Post by Brent Delivine on Jul 16, 2016 17:35:41 GMT
Alright, so call me greedy, this is an idea i've been sitting on for maybe 4 months now and was going to post this, but a part of me was telling me not to post it until i had already used it. Since my personal life has pretty much given me nothing but hindrances when it comes to this neat little hobby of ours, i finally decided to swallow my pride and post it.
Keep in mind, this isn't a brand new concept, not trying to take credit for it, i just haven't seen it yet in CAW. In fact, i will just out that this idea originates from such promotions as New Japan Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate, but i've thought of a way it can translate to CAW nicely. I personally think its a good idea but i also once thought eating the purple crayon was a good idea so... take my opinion on it as you will.
First and foremost with this idea, NO WEEKLY SHOWS. No RAW, no Smackdown, no NXT, none of that deal. Shows are strictly Pay-Per-Views. Not like PWG who produce their shows monthly with just "this guy vs this guy would be cool" mentality, there'd be build up (look at the next point). The best example would be New Japan Pro Wrestling, who produce shows from Wrestle Kingdom to Dominion to Invasion Attack, etc.
Well then, how are we going to get the actual build up for the matches then?
Once again, lets use NJPW as an example (i know i know, i love Japanese wrestling, why don't i just marry it?). Between NJPWs PPV events, they produce shows called "Road to" which is essentially a lot of tag team matches, a few 'think nothing major of it' singles matches, and do what is called a "Skirmish" (meaning tag matches involving champions where, if the champion is pinned, the person who pinned them is in line for a title shot either at the next event or later down the road). You could book them however you want to, though.
But whats the benefit in doing something like that?
MOST Road to shows for NJPW go unaired, some do, but for this to translate to CAW, lets pretend none of them do. To understand some of the build up, most viewers have to read what happened. So for this to translate, lets think about it like this: The PPV's are done in CAW style (recording, editing, commentary, etc) and the "Road to" shows are done in E-fed style (writing the goings on).
I should clarify, i am well aware some people are going to be like "I don't want to read the build up, i want to see the build up" and to them i say, fair point and understandable, but do you know what fed owners don't like doing? Editing. Recording. Commentating. It's not like you won't get to see any of the actual wrestling, if you think about it, you're going to see the "important" events, but it's a nice way to keep fed owners from feeling like their batteries fried out from consistent editing.
In a way, it covers all bases to keep a league/league owner alive and ambitious to continue:
- Between the shows you get a rest from the recording and editing stage (unless you're a freak of nature and actually enjoy editing).
- Pay-Per-View styled shows won't be every 9 months because you have to do the 'weekly shows' first.
- You get a little bit more freedom to do some of the build up since you won't actually need to record it. You could do an 8 vs 8 tag team match if you really wanted to.
Overall, the main point of it is having fun. Doing the more stressful stuff such as recording and editing on a consistent basis put more promotions to death than the actual fan reactions to the show itself, hell, some of the worst CAW leagues I've ever seen are still alive today (god damn it) because they find a way to tolerate the editing and recording process.
I guess this idea is more lenient to the people who enjoy writing for E-feds, Writing a full match analysis like they're writing for some wrestling review newsletter or for "the dirtsheets", but it also doesn't have to be a full on documentary. Depending on how well you feel about your writing ability, you could write long extended analysis about every detail of the matches and events, write a short paragraph or two about what happened during the matches and events, or just post the results and write a column or two on some of the key points.
As an example of a beginners way of covering the shows this link leads to a Dragon Gate show recapped on iHeartDG. It's short, covers some major points and the readers now understand some of the build for the upcoming events.
Alright, so that's basically the concept i have. I personally think it's a good method and will probably one day use it. But feel free to leave your comments about the idea below. Think its good? Think its bad? or is there just a base i don't have covered? Let me know!
Keep in mind, this isn't a brand new concept, not trying to take credit for it, i just haven't seen it yet in CAW. In fact, i will just out that this idea originates from such promotions as New Japan Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate, but i've thought of a way it can translate to CAW nicely. I personally think its a good idea but i also once thought eating the purple crayon was a good idea so... take my opinion on it as you will.
First and foremost with this idea, NO WEEKLY SHOWS. No RAW, no Smackdown, no NXT, none of that deal. Shows are strictly Pay-Per-Views. Not like PWG who produce their shows monthly with just "this guy vs this guy would be cool" mentality, there'd be build up (look at the next point). The best example would be New Japan Pro Wrestling, who produce shows from Wrestle Kingdom to Dominion to Invasion Attack, etc.
Well then, how are we going to get the actual build up for the matches then?
Once again, lets use NJPW as an example (i know i know, i love Japanese wrestling, why don't i just marry it?). Between NJPWs PPV events, they produce shows called "Road to" which is essentially a lot of tag team matches, a few 'think nothing major of it' singles matches, and do what is called a "Skirmish" (meaning tag matches involving champions where, if the champion is pinned, the person who pinned them is in line for a title shot either at the next event or later down the road). You could book them however you want to, though.
But whats the benefit in doing something like that?
MOST Road to shows for NJPW go unaired, some do, but for this to translate to CAW, lets pretend none of them do. To understand some of the build up, most viewers have to read what happened. So for this to translate, lets think about it like this: The PPV's are done in CAW style (recording, editing, commentary, etc) and the "Road to" shows are done in E-fed style (writing the goings on).
I should clarify, i am well aware some people are going to be like "I don't want to read the build up, i want to see the build up" and to them i say, fair point and understandable, but do you know what fed owners don't like doing? Editing. Recording. Commentating. It's not like you won't get to see any of the actual wrestling, if you think about it, you're going to see the "important" events, but it's a nice way to keep fed owners from feeling like their batteries fried out from consistent editing.
In a way, it covers all bases to keep a league/league owner alive and ambitious to continue:
- Between the shows you get a rest from the recording and editing stage (unless you're a freak of nature and actually enjoy editing).
- Pay-Per-View styled shows won't be every 9 months because you have to do the 'weekly shows' first.
- You get a little bit more freedom to do some of the build up since you won't actually need to record it. You could do an 8 vs 8 tag team match if you really wanted to.
Overall, the main point of it is having fun. Doing the more stressful stuff such as recording and editing on a consistent basis put more promotions to death than the actual fan reactions to the show itself, hell, some of the worst CAW leagues I've ever seen are still alive today (god damn it) because they find a way to tolerate the editing and recording process.
I guess this idea is more lenient to the people who enjoy writing for E-feds, Writing a full match analysis like they're writing for some wrestling review newsletter or for "the dirtsheets", but it also doesn't have to be a full on documentary. Depending on how well you feel about your writing ability, you could write long extended analysis about every detail of the matches and events, write a short paragraph or two about what happened during the matches and events, or just post the results and write a column or two on some of the key points.
As an example of a beginners way of covering the shows this link leads to a Dragon Gate show recapped on iHeartDG. It's short, covers some major points and the readers now understand some of the build for the upcoming events.
Alright, so that's basically the concept i have. I personally think it's a good method and will probably one day use it. But feel free to leave your comments about the idea below. Think its good? Think its bad? or is there just a base i don't have covered? Let me know!
