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ggazooPosted on 05/01/06 at 02:39:50

Hey guys,

Well, the wedding is done, the house is bought, and I've got a vacation coming up... which means I've finally got some free time to invest in a new circuit. ;)

Problem is, I'm not sure which one to run with, so I wanted to get some feedback from you guys. Here's a few options that I've worked out:

1) A WWE circuit that picks up at WrestleMania 22. Basically, taking today's product and booking it as realistically as possible as far as who is available to hire. The problem with this one is that the talent pool out there is pretty thin these days if I want this option to have any longevity.

2) An NWA setup, but with the WWF, WCW, and ECW as the regional territories. Like the old days of the NWA, there would be one floating World Champion through the 3 territories. There would probably only be one card per month from each territory just to keep things manageable. Not sure how to run this one though. I could use the Weight Class Wizard's brand spilt functionality, but I want the territories to truly feel separate (i.e. for wrestlers "truly" jumping ship). Would each territory have their own World Champion? How would you decide who gets a shot at the NWA Title without vacating a territory's main belt and vacating it each time?

3) I'm from Toronto, so a Canadian based promotion (Maple Leaf Wrestling or Stampede Wrestling), using Rick's old school rules. This would be a true fantasy circuit, as anyone from Bruno Sammartino to Brock Lesnar could appear at any one time.

4) A WWF fed starting from Wrestlemania 1. One card each month, attempting to get in at least 20 years worth of cards. Obviously, this would be pretty much results only, with minimal write-up.

Which one?
dabirdmanPosted on 05/01/06 at 02:47:15

I say go for the one you feel will be the most fun for ou and not feel like work. Me being an old scooler, I like the idea of the WWE from Wrestlemania 1 and seeing how tings go. Will Hogan hog up the 80's and leave good people like JYD just shy of the big one? or Will Hogan be a bust and lose the title right after Wrestlemania and become a high priced mid carder?...Either choice you pick all the above ideas sound interesting.
americamamushiPosted on 05/01/06 at 17:40:13

I'm gonna say #1.  But like dabirdman said, you should do whatever one is going to be the most fun for you, because despite what anyone things will be the most entertaining before you start, if you're enjoying what you're writing a lot of people who may have picked a different option will still enjoy reading your product.  If you like it and have fun with it it'll shine through no matter what.
ggazooPosted on 05/01/06 at 21:55:26

Thanks guys. I had a question about the NWA style circuit, if I choose to go that way.

How could I do that in TNM? I could use the Weight Class Wizard's brand split functionality, but if a wrestler quits, he's gone from the whole circuit, so he can never "jump ship". How can I have a floating World Champion for 3 separate circuits?

How did they do it in the old days? Because lets say that Booker T is the WCW Champion. Shouldn't  that make him the #1 contender to the NWA Championship, or is there another way to do it? I don't want to keep vacating territorial titles each time someone wins the big one.
djmasterscooterPosted on 05/01/06 at 23:29:08

I'm currently trying to establish a huge NWA-style circuit, with a whole load of regional champions and world champions.  Taking a cue from Texan, separating the wrestlers into separate territories (in a spreadsheet, not within a circuit) is probably the best thing to do.

Texan said he used his own little system for match rankings.  I have done the same thing, and suggest you come up with something comfortable for your use.  Almost like Texan's but not quite (although I don't know the other parts of his), I assign a wrestler a ranking based on the combination of the four attributes (Higher ranked wrestlers have a better advantage), then using a dice system, I determine who will win the match, and the length, I would then book it in TNM.  I also use a push system as well (wrestlers with bigger pushes have the better advantage.)   Believe me, this gets more complex as it goes on.  Anyways, I'm babbling.

Separate the wrestlers using a spreadsheet, keep them within the territory for a certain # of matches (let's say a month's worth) then switch them around.  That is what I am doing, although I have come up with more.

Once I get it all sorted out, I'll probably do a write up of my Territory-style rules if anyone is interested.
rey619Posted on 05/02/06 at 07:06:28

On 05/01/06 at 02:39:50, ggazoo wrote:Problem is, I'm not sure which one to run with, so I wanted to get some feedback from you guys. Here's a few options that I've worked out:
Just don't try to do anything big. Even running a full WWE circuit proves to be too much for people. A single brand is usually enough. There are quite a few Smackdown circuits around now, how about trying your luck with RAW?

But of course, as the rest has pointed out, you should do what you want the most.
HugeRockStar760Posted on 05/02/06 at 16:45:55

On 05/02/06 at 07:06:28, rey619 wrote:

Just don't try to do anything big. Even running a full WWE circuit proves to be too much for people. A single brand is usually enough. There are quite a few Smackdown circuits around now, how about trying your luck with RAW?

But of course, as the rest has pointed out, you should do what you want the most.
That would be a good idea. In fact, since I only run WWE Smackdown!, you could always start RAW based on the happenings from my circuit. (I traded The Undertaker, Orlando Jordan, and Hardcore Holly to RAW for Chris Masters, Carlito, Chavo Guerrero, and another wrestler to revealed later). To get a good idea how RAW went on after WrestleMania, you should probably read the WrestleMania card. The big angle was the return of Bret Hart to conclude the HBK/Bret Hart/Vince McMahon saga and the heel turn of John Cena and face turn of Triple H.

I probably could've run RAW as well, but at the time I was not enjoying RAW too much. For some reason, Smackdown! is more enjoyable.

So basically we could have competing circuits if you want. I'm probably going to run ECW as well, but I'm not sure.
HugeRockStar760Posted on 05/02/06 at 16:48:22

On 05/01/06 at 21:55:26, ggazoo wrote:Thanks guys. I had a question about the NWA style circuit, if I choose to go that way.

How could I do that in TNM? I could use the Weight Class Wizard's brand split functionality, but if a wrestler quits, he's gone from the whole circuit, so he can never "jump ship". How can I have a floating World Champion for 3 separate circuits?

How did they do it in the old days? Because lets say that Booker T is the WCW Champion. Shouldn't that make him the #1 contender to the NWA Championship, or is there another way to do it? I don't want to keep vacating territorial titles each time someone wins the big one.
To be honest, if you're not familiar with the NWA territorial system, it is best not to try to start a circuit like that. It is too much work. Masked_Texan has a really good idea of how the NWA was run back in its heyday so it is fun and enjoyable to him.

If you want to run something with the NWA, just pick any promotion from that time and run one promotion with NWA champions. For instance, Jim Crockett Promotions, which makes things easy since that was where the World Title was always defended after awhile.
JustinPosted on 05/02/06 at 20:03:36

there are some NWA-style rules here:

http://www.geocities.com/JL_Stinger/tnm7/rules/rules.html

more guides than rules... just gives the set up stuff