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shapyPosted on 07/17/07 at 21:05:33

well I just ran into a problem with my fed. it really screws A LOT up. for those who have been following, or not, i'm about to run a big pay-per-view and the main event is an iron man match between bam bam bigelow and ted dibiase to determine the first world champ of the fed. i've been hyping and building it up for a while. infact, just had a big deal contract signing at the last show. i scheduled 2 tv shows between the contract signing and the match. i just ran the first tv and afterwards, bam bam quit immediately. DAMN IT! so now, with only 1 tv show left before the pay-per-view, what should i do? the way i look at it, i have only 3 options:
1) pretend it never happened, force bam bam back into a contract and go on with the match and plans i have
2) since technically bam bam signed a contract, force him to wrestle the match, and then he's done with my fed
3) come up with what would have to be an incredible reason/angle in this last tv show to explain why bam bam is gone and quickly fill his spot with someone else

i'm really scratching my head here....part of me wants to go with #1 because i've planned out the next 4 months (tnm time) with bam bam in the fed, but i also want to stay true to the rules of tnm.... so i ask, what would you do?
ntnrerunPosted on 07/17/07 at 21:36:30

you could have dibiase demand the match be a loser leaves town match. select bam bam using the mystery wrestler feature and then have him job to dibiase.
suicidalbynaturePosted on 07/17/07 at 21:46:28

Everybody has a price! Didiase paid off Bam Bam but Backlund caught wind of this and signed a top name wrestler as back up just in case Bam Bam decided to take the money and run.

It makes Bam Bam look like a puss and really buries him, makes Dibiase look like a dastardly heel (which is good) and whomever you bring in to replace Bam Bam will instantly be a top level face.
VertigoPosted on 07/18/07 at 00:01:58

I love it when this happens! TNM is so good for things like this. TNM throws you the curveball and you're trying not to strike out.

What I would do... 1 more show left...

- Did Bam Bam actually read what he was signing? Maybe there is something in the contract that he didn't see. Maybe Backlund is the crooked owner, not Flair? Or maybe Flair slipped a demand into the contract without Backlund knowing that states Bigelow has to wrestle a match against the toughest of odds (example: 4-on-1 Handicapped Match, no DQ) at the show before the PPV.

Either way, I wouldn't make him be gone. Don't forget you don't have to sign managers to contracts. Maybe Bigelow gets an injury at the show before the PPV which puts a cast on his leg and leaves him unable to compete. However Backlund allows Bigelow to hand pick a replacement, either someone currently on the roster (Scorpio?) or bring in someone new. Bigelow can be that persons manager for a bit until he fades out of the scene or until you can rehire him when his "injury heals."
shapyPosted on 07/18/07 at 00:05:12

thanks for the input guys. i did make a decision as to what i'm gonna do. i'm damn glad i had dibiase and virgil double suplex bam bam through the table at Int'l Incident. remember (for those who read it) that after that happened, backlund called for medics. damn, it's like i was planning for something that i didn't even know about. anyway, i'm not gonna give it away here....you'll have to read on when i post it.
Rick GarrardPosted on 07/18/07 at 02:24:18

usually what I do in a situation like this is invoke the "~" key for the match to force the guy that quit to show up  for that one night only.  Of course if he were to happen to win the title, then you just bring him back on occasion using the "i" key when booking opponents to call in the uncontracted champion.  (Very useful tidbits that kept my TNM-RG Memphis running for those 592 cards).
shapyPosted on 07/21/07 at 11:22:03

okay, well after a few days, i've come up with my plan for handling bam bam quitting. you can check out the newest Friday Night Uncensored to see how it begins to unfold. mind you, the matches on this show were booked and ran before knowledge of bam bam was known. lucky for me, i didn't put him in a match, so i was able to play it out a bit better than i thought. 1 more tv show before the ppv, slamboree. check it out here:
http://empirefed.9f.com/rich_text_15.html

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