Draft & ongoing booking project interest?

[Jesse Ewiak]

Might want to PM them, since they might not have checked the thread to see everybody posted their promotions.

 

As for the freelancers, I think the best thing might be to have 2 or 3 of the more knowledgable people on that era in the game act as BS detectors and be able to point it out and either have the person edit the results or have Brody 'leave' (ie. if you're jobbing Brody in the opening match of the card).

 

For injuries/deaths, I'm OK with this being an alternate history. Magnum isn't going to be in his Corvette that night. Adonis isn't going to be in a van in Canada. So on and so forth. Different people are going to be in the ring with different people so injuries aren't going to happen.

 

On roster limits, I think a good number is around thirty. Forty is getting to post-territory collapse 'Big Two' numbers for rosters.

[Grimmas]

So far:

1. Grimmas - Montreal, Toronto, Florida

2. Kris Zellner - GCW, JCP, Florida

3. Beast - JCP, WCCW, PNW

4. Cross Face Chicken Wing - AWA, Mid-South, PNW

5. JerryvonKramer - WWF, Mid-South, GCW

6. Jesse Ewiak - WCCW, PNW, Southwest

7. DylanWaco - ????????????

8. goc - Southwest, Florida, Montreal

9. El Boricua - WWC, ICW, and Florida

10. dedhemingway - Central States, Southwest, WCCW

11. Boon - Southeastern, Memphis (CWA), PNW

12. dkookypunk43 - WWF, WCCW, JCP

13. dawho5 - GCW, Mid-South, Stampede

14. TravJ1979 - Memphis (CWA), GCW, WWF

15. Flyin Brian - ICW, Southeastern, Stampede

16. Peachchaos - Memphis (CWA), WCCW, Stampede

17. RockinCrypt - Mid-South, ICW, PNW

[dedhemingway]

I responded to the PM, but I'll put it here too...

 

Like I said in the PM, the territory I'm most familiar with would be WWF, but that's a little more than I want at the moment. So...

 

1. Central States - Because no one else will want them, and I can mold them into something great. I asked in the PM, where I was told yes, but in the interest of full disclosure, I asked if I'd be allowed to 'save' Harley Race, and then get him back when/if he drops the championship, and was told 'yes', so that's likely the direction I'll go.

2. WCCW

3. WWF

 

Fairly certain I'll get my first choice, but, if not, hey, Von Erichs!

[goc]

I thought El Boricua already made it clear he wanted to book WWC.

[Jesse Ewiak]

Also, El Bourica all but claimed Puerto Rico at the start of this game, and to be frank, he's obviously the guy that should have it. So, just let Dylan finish whatever 9 hour podcast on May 1974 in Portland he's doing and get this thing done.

[Grimmas]

I'm impressed with people picking less popular promotions. It is going to make this easier. Two people having ICW on their list blows my mind.

[goc]

Eh you get to keep Randy Savage and can dump the rest of the roster.

[El Boricua]

Eh you get to keep Randy Savage and can dump the rest of the roster.

That's pretty much it.

[El Boricua]

In my case, my three choices would be WWC, ICW, and Florida. I was waiting to see if any one else had any interest at all in WWC in case I wanted to cede it to them.

 

I like your style dedhemingway with your choice of Central States, I confess that's the territory i though you'd end up with when you said that you were open to any, but good to see you own it.

 

However we end up doing freelancers I just hope that my access to Abdullah the Butcher is not restricted too much.

[TravJ1979]

 

So far:

 

1. Grimmas - Montreal, Toronto, Florida

2. Kris Zellner - GCW, JCP, Florida

3. Beast - JCP, WCCW, PNW

4. Cross Face Chicken Wing - AWA, Mid-South, PNW

5. JerryvonKramer - WWF, Mid-South, GCW

6. Jesse Ewiak - WCCW, PNW, Southwest

7. DylanWaco - ????????????

8. goc - Southwest, Florida, Montreal

9. El Boricua - WWC, ICW, and Florida

10. dedhemingway - Central States, Southwest, WCCW

11. Boon - Southeastern, Memphis (CWA), PNW

12. dkookypunk43 - WWF, WCCW, JCP

13. dawho5 - GCW, Mid-South, Stampede

14. TravJ1979 - Memphis (CWA), GCW, WWF

15. Flyin Brian - ICW, Southeastern, Stampede

16. Peachchaos - Memphis (CWA), WCCW, Stampede

17. RockinCrypt - Mid-South, ICW, PNW

 

 

If we are going by order of signup, barring Dylan's picks, there is only one conflict (JVK, Jesse Ewiak, and Beast all got the promotions Dkookypunk43 chose). The rest comes out as:

 

Grimmas - Montreal

Kris Zellner - GCW

Beast - JCP

Cross Face Chicken Wing - AWA

JerryvonKramer - WWF

Jesse Ewiak - WCCW

DylanWaco - ?

goc - Southwest

El Boricua - WWC

dedhemingway - Central States

Boon - Southeastern

dkookypunk43 - ?

dawho5 - Mid South

TravJ1979 - Memphis (CWA)

Flyin Brian - ICW

Peachchaos - Stampede

RockinCrypt - Portland

With Toronto and Florida being the two offices left, plus AJPW, NJPW and Freelancers of that comes to pass.

[dedhemingway]

In my case, my three choices would be WWC, ICW, and Florida. I was waiting to see if any one else had any interest at all in WWC in case I wanted to cede it to them.

 

I like your style dedhemingway with your choice of Central States, I confess that's the territory i though you'd end up with when you said that you were open to any, but good to see you own it.

 

However we end up doing freelancers I just hope that my access to Abdullah the Butcher is not restricted too much.

I admit, I fully intend to burn it down and rebuild. Just want to see who I can draft before I settle on a style.

[El Boricua]

It's possible that someone who already made their choices could decide to go for a Japan territory if it's now an option. And Dylan's selection would probably shift some of the others. Nobody wants WWA? Are there any other territories left over?

[TravJ1979]

Here is what I am thinking for rules. Let's use this as a base and hammer out if there are any disagreements.

 

Start Date: July 1, 1983 (July 1, 2015)

 

We follow the days and months of our year, but subtract 32 from the years. So you post your card from July 4, 1983 on July 4, 2015 and so on. Holidays can be from this year, no need to look up what day Thanksgiving was in 1983 and use the one from 2015.

 

Picking a promotion:

1) Everybody puts in a top 3 list and I try to make it fair, if there is any conflict there will be a discussion between the parties in conflict.

2) You get the owner, announcers and referees from that promotion.

3) You get to take one talent from that original roster onto yours. Whether a manager or wrestler. If you want a tag team, then you forfeit your first round pick.

 

Picking your Talent:

1) There will be a snaked draft from the remaining available talent.

2) It will be done on the board.

3) Once a pick is made, the person on the clock has 10 hours to pick. if they miss their 10 hours then the next person can pick and the person who missed their pick can insert their pick ASAP (like the NFL draft, put 10 hours instead of 6 minutes)

4) If you pick a tag team you forfeit your next pick.

5) You can pick any available talent (ie everyone on the list, minus the freelancers).

6) Draft goes until all talent is picked or people drop out (Maybe a max roster of 40?)

 

The Talent and Booking:

1) Booking a weekly TV show is a must and any other house shows or major events you want are bonus.

2) The NWA Champion starts as Harley Race and he will remain Champion until every player who is a part of the NWA votes to change him.

3) Every player apart of the NWA can work together to determine dates on the NWA Champion.

4) Japan tours will be the same as what actually happened, so if that wrestler is on your roster you just can't use them while they are on tour.

5) NWA members can work together for trades and sharing talent, if wanted.

6) Any other trades can happen, but must be agreed upon by both players.

 

Freelancers:

This one is where we are unsure, I propose that that each freelancer is drafted out each month and get 1 month contracts.

 

6-Month Updates:

1) At the end of 6 months any unactive promotions or rosters are up for grabs.

2) There will be a re-distribution draft where each player can protect 10 guys and everybody else is entered into a new draft.

3) Players can switch promotions at this point, if wanted.

4) Optional: Each roster has one wrestler taken off of it through a random drawing.

 

Injuries:

1) Every month there is a random wrestler injured a random amount of time (ie promotions are numbered and a random number generator pick the promotion, then talent is numbered and a random number generator determines the wrestler, then a dice is rolled to determine how many months they are injured for).

 

So, this is my proposal of rules.

 

Other options are at the six month point there is a poll to determine the order of picks based on past performance.

 

Also, if promotions not apart of the NWA wants to share champions they can.

 

Titles, how shows are booked, etc... are all determined by player.

 

This is my proposal, we can debate any of this and go from here.

 

I like this.

 

Notes on things not finalized:

 

I am in the camp of wrestlers retiring, injures, and deaths be the same as they actually happened.

 

Sometime before the draft, I'd like a list posted of every piece of talent draftable (and not draftable i.e. freelancers, etc.) separated by role (Wrestler, Manager) so that pre-draft I can make my picks on paper and just cross off those that get picked before my turn in the rotation.

 

Also since we are likely to finalize promotions by this weekend, is the draft possible for this weekend? That would give 3 weeks for bookers to work out their format, frequency of shows, etc.

[Beast]

What about future debuting wrestlers? Will that be an every 6 months thing where those workers will be added to the next draft?

 

And is the draft order being determined by random order as well?

[RocketCrypt]

On second thought, if it comes down to my third pick, I'd rather have Florida over Portland.

[TravJ1979]

On second thought, if it comes down to my third pick, I'd rather have Florida over Portland.

That leaves Portland and Toronto open for Dylan and Dkookypunk43 tentatively

[Grimmas]

And what about future debuting wrestlers? Will that be an every 6 months thing where those workers will be added to the next draft?

I would think adding them to the draft every six months would be the best option.

[Grimmas]

 

On second thought, if it comes down to my third pick, I'd rather have Florida over Portland.

That leaves Portland and Toronto open for Dylan and Dkookypunk43 tentatively

 

I can be persauded to switch from Montreal to Toronto, if it's a big deal anyway.

[TravJ1979]

 

And what about future debuting wrestlers? Will that be an every 6 months thing where those workers will be added to the next draft?

I would think adding them to the draft every six months would be the best option.

 

 

I agree.

[Flyin' Brian]

Mainly wanted ICW because it was smaller and close to where I live so I'm familiar with the area. I travel a lot for work and I'm passing through those small Kentucky and Tennessee towns all the time. JCP would have been great too but I know there was more of a demand for them and probably more than I want to take on being new.

 

I like all the setup so far, I would rather not go by real life deaths and injuries because this is a new continuity we are creating, and I think it adds more to it for them to be random than to know they are coming. I'm ok with having a higher probability after the fact though.

 

Really looking forward to this.

[KrisZ]

The one problem with ICW is they were on death's door in July 1983.

[goc]

Well we need the territory unless someone (Dylan?) is going to suddenly decide to book All Japan or New Japan.

[El Boricua]

It is still technically alive for our purposes. The only other ones that are around I think are WWA, Hawaii, and Vancouver. Maritmes too but it's seasonal.

[goc]

WWA was pretty much dead by that point also wasn't it?

[Flyin' Brian]

I'll switch if it's decided they are too far gone, but I like a challenge. They did make it until sometime in 1984.