Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) Credit to @MLB for these Pre-Set Rosters. American Freelance Barry Horowitz Bob Backlund Bobby Walker Brakus Chris Adams Chris Champion David Taylor Devon Storm Dick Slater Disco Inferno Duke Droese Gambler Glacier Gypsy Joe Hack Myers Ice-Train JT Smith Jason Ahrndt (Joey Abs) Jim Powers Jimmy Golden Jimmy Snuka Joe E. Legend Joe Gomez John Tenta (Earthquake) Johnny Gunn Luna Vachon Mark Starr Matt Borne Matt Hardy Mike Enos Mo Mustafa Pat Tanaka Ray Odyssey Reckless Youth Ricky Santana Scott D'Amore Steve Armstrong Tatanka Teddy Hart Trent Acid Vampire Warrior (Gangrel) VK Wallstreet Wayne Bloom New Japan/All Japan Pro Wrestling Akira Taue Bobby Duncum Jr. Bull Nakano El Samurai Giant Baba Giant Kimala Giant Kimala II Haruka Eigen Hiroshi Hase Hiroyoshi Tenzan Jaguar Yokota Johnny Ace Johnny Smith Jumbo Tsuruta (retired end of ‘98) Jun Akiyama Kengo Kimura Kenta Kobashi Koji Kanemoto Manami Toyota Masanobu Fuchi Minoru Suzuki Mitsuharu Misawa Osamu Nishimura Riki Choshu Rusher Kimura Scott Norton Shinjiro Otani Tamon Honda Takako Inoue Takao Omori Tatsumi Fujinami Tiger Mask IV Tomohiro Ishii Toshiaki Kawada Yoshiaki Fujiwara Yoshinari Ogawa Yuji Nagata WAR/BJW/FMW/Michinoku Pro Abdullah Kobayashi Aki Kambayashi BADBOY Hido Big Titan (Fake Razor Ramon) CIMA Crusher Maedomari Dick Togo Doink the Clown Gedo Genichiro Tenryu Gennosuke Kobayashi Gosaku Goshogawara Gran Hamada Gran Naniwa Great Kojika Hayato Nanjo Hideki Hosaka Hisakatsu Oya Horace Boulder Jado Kaori Nakayama Katsutoshi Niiyama Kendo Nagasaki Kishin Kawabata Koji Kitao Koji Nakagawa Lenny Lane Masato Yakushiji MEN'S Teioh Miho Kawasaki Minoru Fujita Miwa Sato Mohammed Yone Naohiro Hoshikawa Ricky Fuji Ryuji Yamakawa Satoru Shiga Seiji Yamakawa Shadow WX Shiryu Shoichi Funaki Shoji Nakamaki Shunme Matsuzaki Super Delfin Takashi Ishikawa Takashi Okano Tetsuhiro Kuroda Tiger Mask Tomoaki Honma Wellington Wilkins Jr. Yuichi Taniguchi Zumbido Stampede Wrestling Owner: Stu Hart Alexander Arafat Bad News Allen (retired May of '99) Beef Wellington Bertha Faye Big Titan (Fake Razor Ramon) Buddy Lee Parker Bruce Hart Carl LeDuc Cuban Assassin Dean Durrango Dr. Zhivago Dynamite Kid (retired in October of 1996 but still could get a few months of shows until the end of the year) Gama Singh Greg Polyck Harry Smith (ruled ineligible by @Perfectly Straightedge but Cagematch lists him) Jason Helton Jason Neidhart Jerry Morrow Johnny Devine (1997 rookie class) Johnny Smith Jordan Clark Keith Hart Ken Johnson Kerwin Bostyk Matthew Annis Mike Anthony (Bastion Booger) Mike Sharpe (retired in 1997) Morris Nepoose Poison Ivey Red Arrow Red Thunder Renee Dupree (1997 rookie class) Rob Conway (1997 rookie class) Rob Lefevre Ross Hart Sean Morley (Val Venis) Steve Disalvo (Minotaur) Tatanka Ted Annis (Teddy Hart) Tiger Khan TJ Wilson CMLL/AAA Atlantis Black Warriors Blue Demon Jr. Blue Panther Coco Azul Dos Caras El Dandy El Hijo del Santo El Pantera El Satanico El Texano Felino Halloween Heavy Metal Hector Garza Jerry Estrada La Parka Latin Lover Lizmark Mascara Magica Mil Mascaras Mr. Niebla MS-1 Negro Casas Octagon Pentagon Pierroth Jr. Pirata Morgan Rambo Rey Bucanero Sangre Chicana Shocker Silver King Solar Super Astro Tinieblas Jr. Villano III Villano IV Villano V Winners Gaea/JWP Akira Hokuto Bolshoi Kid Candy Okutsu Chigusa Nagayo Chikayo Nagashima Command Bolshoi Cutie Suzuki Devil Masami Dynamite Kansai Fusayo Nochi Hikari Fukuoka Hiromi Kato Hiromi Yagi Kanako Motoya KAORU Maiko Matsumoto Makie Numao Mayumi Ozaki Meiko Satomura Rieko Amano Rina Ishii Saburo Sakura Hirota Sonoko Kato Sugar Sato Tomoko Kuzumi Tomoko Miyaguchi Toshie Uematsu Toshiyo Yamada Yuki Miyazaki UFC 1996 Amaury Bitetti Brian Johnston Cal Worsham Dave Berry Don Frye Fabio Gurgel Felix Mitchell Gary Goodridge Jack Nilson Jerry Bohlander Joe Moreira John Campetella Julian Sanchez Keith Mielk Ken Shamrock Kimo Leopoldo Koji Kitao Marcus Bossett Mark Coleman Mark Hall Mark Schultz Matt Andersen Moti Horenstein Paul Herrera Paul Varelans Rafael Carino Reza Nasri Roberto Traven Sam Adkins Scott Ferrozzo Scott Fiedler Steve Nelmark Tai Bowden Tank Abbott Thomas Ramirez Zane Frazier Untouchable List 1-2-3 Kid Bam Bam Bigelow Dan Kroffat Dan Severn Jake Roberts Jim Duggan Jushin Thunder Liger Juventud Guerrera Mr. JL (Jerry Lynn) Road Warrior Animal Road Warrior Hawk Scott Steiner Stan Hansen Scott Norton William Regal Yokozuna Edited September 17, 2023 by Perfectly Straightedge Updated with Stampede and removed SMW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff5819 Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 Brian pillman had debuted with wwf on June 24th Superstars in a ringside interview although he was injured at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, jeff5819 said: Brian pillman had debuted with wwf on June 24th Superstars in a ringside interview although he was injured at the time. Thank ya, that is updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr JMML Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 I'd take Battlarts if it's available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control21 Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 That'd be awesome to have another active shoot-style promotion. Even it means I might have more competition for certain talent than I expected! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 That works, I added some guys to the roster via Cagematch.net. I did have to remove Taka, and Funaki from the BattlArts has they have already been assigned to W*ING USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 Thanks for putting these together @Perfectly Straightedge, they look good to me. Some questions: *Since Onita is the owner can he wrestle on a card or would I have to drop someone to use him as a wrestler? Onita might switch roles depending on what's happening. I am also contemplating using Terry Funk part-time but also on commentary and I want to know if I'd have to release anybody to put him on an actual card. *I want Boogie Man/Jason/Freddy/Crypt Keeper (please add Crypt Keeper) as separate gimmicks that occasionally face and team together. Do I need to draft other wrestlers and put them under those masks? *Can I have Aja Kong? She only had one match in FMW in 1996 but she was active a lot in 1997. Kong might be used as a manager for Mr. Pogo or she might wrestle, I haven't decided what to do yet. *One idea I think could be rad since we're doing shoot promotions like RINGS and Battlarts is to include UFC/Pride 1997 into the free agent pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control21 Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 Yes, I did plan on making use of some Shooto and Pancrase guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, MLB said: Thanks for putting these together @Perfectly Straightedge, they look good to me. Some questions: *Since Onita is the owner can he wrestle on a card or would I have to drop someone to use him as a wrestler? Onita might switch roles depending on what's happening. I am also contemplating using Terry Funk part-time but also on commentary and I want to know if I'd have to release anybody to put him on an actual card. *I want Jason/Freddy/Crypt Keeper (please add Crypt Keeper) as separate gimmicks that occasionally face and team together. Do I need to draft other wrestlers and put them under those masks? *Can I have Aja Kong? She only had one match in FMW in 1996 but she was active a lot in 1997. Kong might be used as a manager for Mr. Pogo or she might wrestle, I haven't decided what to do yet. *One idea I think could be rad since we're doing shoot promotions like RINGS and Battlarts is to include UFC/Pride 1997 into the free agent pool. 1. I have no issues with Onita wrestling; that's entirely up to you. He is on your roster. He is one of those exceptions sorta like using Vince as an on-screen figure, Paul Heyman or Eric Bischoff. So I have no issues with Onita wrestling and not costing a spot. As for Funk. He is going to cost a spot much like Lawler in the WWF will cost a spot unless he is put in the commentary booth full-time as a color commentator. 2. I had no idea how that gimmick worked or anything. I just read on Cagematch, and it showed Jason the Terrible. So I assumed he was the only guy, but if others portrayed, then yeah, I will add them as separate gimmicks, and you wouldn't need to sign anyone else, but I would make Crypt Keeper, Freddy, and Jason all count as a spot a piece. As for who portrays, that's up to you. You have that right if you want to draft someone and put them under the mask as a duel worker you can but if not then I will just make them all cost a spot on your roster if that makes sense. 3. For Aja, you could add her to your roster but the only reason I would say to hold out till the draft is just cause she would cost an exemption pick. So you could save your exemption spot and just draft her in the upcoming draft. 4. I have ZERO issues with that, but I would need some help with Pride/UFC cause that's a whole universe. So whoever wants to take point on that and help I have zero issues with adding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control21 Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 As for the 4th point, shoot guys should be fine for shoot-style promotions as long as you can reference when/where they were active in a certain year. If anyone else wants to draft those types of people, that's fine too I suppose. I don't think we need to add them to the free agent pool (I can create a list if you need it), but if someone drafts them or adds them during free agency, they can reference their activity in 1996. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 29 minutes ago, Perfectly Straightedge said: 3. For Aja, you could add her to your roster but the only reason I would say to hold out till the draft is just cause she would cost an exemption pick. So you could save your exemption spot and just draft her in the upcoming draft. Good point, I already have Shark and Crusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 Is there a claim order for free agents proceeding the draft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 With how long it took me to make the rosters and just how VAST I see this free agency will be. I will do a 24-hour hold on any movement until I get everything straightened up and squared away with rosters and everything after the draft. For at least the first few days, I considered restricting how much talent could be released and signed within a day. Just cause it's going to take some work to square away everything. We can get there, though, once we get everything started. So it's been 24 hours and I don't see anyone else joining. So with that being said. If nobody has any questions or concerns about rosters or anything, then we can go ahead and do the random generator so that we can go ahead and see who will be what promotion and get this first phase done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control21 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 Sounds good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 I sent ps the randomized. I’m also offering to ghost draft a roster that can be released as free agents throughout the year as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff5819 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just looking at the list and noticed that Jim Cornette isn't listed as part of the wwf managers list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 I will add him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 Okay, guys, go ahead and double-check your rosters and start your exempt process. I gave ECW, WCW, and WWF 5 more exempt spaces to keep their rosters as authentic as possible to the timeframe. So the exemption from the draft cap is 20 for ECW, WCW, and WWF. The Foreign Promotions do not have an exemption from the draft cap, and they can keep their whole roster if they like, just because their promotions are so different. The talent they are looking at is not in the same category as the American Promotions. Remember, however many exempt spots you use is how many rounds you will be skipped in the draft. You don't have to use all your exempt spots. Post your exemptions here so I can get them marked down. Remember, whoever isn't exempt CAN BE DRAFTED! Also, you get three free manager spots as well. So use those wisely. They don't count toward your Exemption List. So you get three free managers. W*ING USA if you have managers let me know, and I will add them for you cause I just added your roster. When making your roster, I didn't know who was or wasn't a manager, so it's blank. Example. I use 14 of my 20. Then I will start drafting at round 15. If WCW uses all 20, then they start drafting at Round 21. If the foreign promotions keep their whole roster and have a roster of 39, they can select to draft at round 40 to get their roster to cap or wait till the draft ends and pick up from Free Agency. Everyone's roster cap is 45. So that way, talent can be evenly distributed. You will get an increase of talent by 5 spaces every 6 months as long as you stay active, which means if you post a show once a month, which is the quota. Then you will be eligible for a bonus of 5 in January that will keep stacked until you hit the max roster cap of 70. LowBlow will be joining as the placebo to draft the whole process. This is to help make a free agency fresh so we can keep adding to the free agency throughout the year. When talent gets added to free agency, I will make a 24-hour pause on free agency so everyone can see who got added and then we can reopen free agency the following day. Rookie Draft for 1997 will be in January, and I will also start that list later today. I think that covers everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff5819 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 That's great my exemption list is nearly complete. Do announcers count towards the 20 exemptions list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 Please add Victor Quinones to managers for W*ING USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 I really like balance of this project with two major, two hardcore and two shoot promotions active. Since you're running ECW, @Perfectly Straightedge, we will have something of a "rivalry" but I am open to talent exchanges/invasions down the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 51 minutes ago, jeff5819 said: That's great my exemption list is nearly complete. Do announcers count towards the 20 exemptions list? That brings up the question do you guys want to do the announcers, ring announcer and everything from real life or draft them? Announcers don’t count towards cap so if you want a three man booth like what WCW and WWF ended up doing. I have no issues with that and you don’t need to mark them exempt. Now if you go over your three managers then you will need to use an exempt on your manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, MLB said: I really like balance of this project with two major, two hardcore and two shoot promotions active. Since you're running ECW, @Perfectly Straightedge, we will have something of a "rivalry" but I am open to talent exchanges/invasions down the road! Yeah I will be honest I didn’t see the two shoot promotions coming. So I’m very curious how that plays out. Very excited about it. Also for sure I’m more than happy to work out loans, trades and stuff. ECW needs The Funker to make an appearance. I got Paul Heyman and if we know anything about Heyman is that business is always open. I’m going to work on my exempt list once my wife leaves for work. So mine will be posted in about a hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff5819 Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 I'm happy for announcers, ring announcers and Interviewers to just be as they were at the time just thought id ask to clarify as I want the 3 man booth of the time. That said I'm happy either way though. Also just noticed Marlena isn't on the WWF list and she was a big part of the Goldust Character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectly Straightedge Posted August 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 That will be added as well. Using cagematch overlooked managers pretty hard. So that’s why I said do a double check for everything I mean we are all human. I tried grabbing the most relevant I could find but of course people are going to fall through the cracks. It’s nothing personal just hard to catch every single roster member 20 some years later. Lol I should have paid closer attention to Smackdown hotel as well. I will get her added as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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