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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 5, 2014 1:03:55 GMT -5
actual companies or pic fed "companies"? actual wrestling companies. I want to see what companies really are your favourite to see if it influences your guys feds. -Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling/Jim Crockett Promotions -World Championship Wrestling (WCW) -Smokey Mountain Wrestling (SMW) -World Wrestling Federation (WWF) -Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) and finally the short lived American Wrestling Federation.
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Post by Wicked on Jul 5, 2014 1:10:55 GMT -5
As much as I love old school wrestling I have to go with some indy wrestling companies.] I love PWG and Chikara, they are my favourites (also a Canadian indy company called SMASH). ROH used to be my one and only love but it hasn't been the best as of late.
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Post by Tyler Black on Jul 5, 2014 1:13:48 GMT -5
WWE 2011-now ECW ROH PWG those are my real sources of inspiration when im in a slump Pic fed companies PWF ROP FIW also deserve a nod
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 1:15:25 GMT -5
Honestly I'd like to say ECW... but I'm not going to just forget all the bad things about it (Most of the matches, some of the TV episodes are disjointed messes, plus some storylines didn't make sense) and only remember the good (Pretty much everything with Raven in it, every match with technical wrestlers or highflyers, almost every promo, Bill Alfonso, and the influence it had on the business). You know what, now that I think about it BDW's almost an exact clone of ECW.
- Favors storylines over improving matches
- Almost the whole roster is made up of ECW wrestlers
- Paul Heyman books everything and I have the ghost of Joey Styles' announcing career commentating.
Who am I kidding? BDW was always meant to be an ECW clone and even the commentators poke fun at it.
As for pic fed companies, haven't seen a lot of old stuff but my favorite one at the moment is GWF.
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Post by slowgraffiti on Jul 5, 2014 5:28:51 GMT -5
How long should a pic fed feud last? I think it all depends on where in the card the feud is, but even then that can change. If you want it to be a defining feud for your fed, then I'd say we're looking at six months to a year, with plenty of twists and turns along the way to make it memorable - think The Authority vs Daniel Bryan kinda length. Some main event feuds are just transitional though, to build up a champ or whatever, and those can be two or three months. Feel free to drop me a PM if you want a bit more advice, maybe on a specific feud that you don't want to spoil by posting all over the board. I just thought I'd let my pic fed friends that today is my birthday and I always find it weirs being called asparagus so just call me Richard. Happy birthday Richard man, have a blast. Get anything good? I know birthday's aren't all about the swag, but really, they're all about the swag. In response to your other question, my favourite wrestling promotions of all time are probably Chikara and ROH (between 2005 and 2009). I also have a soft spot for 05-06 CZW, and PWG, though I find it hard to call PWG one of my favourites because it's more mostly dream matches and that kind of thing. I dare say my choices can be seen through my fed Edit: Oh yeah - forgot all about ECW, which was my main inspiration for ROP. How silly of me... though I don't hold as much of a candle to it as I once did, but it's daft to pretend it didn't influence EVERY SINGLE THING I DID. As far as pic feds go, my main inspiration was FCW (not that you could see it through my crapty arenas and customs), but when I first watched Darkest Day I was absolutely blown away by what was possible, and decided I had to try it for myself. Back in maybe 06-08 there was just a really good group on the board, feds like HLW, BAOW, WWE:ML, ROG, IZW, VWA, which I felt all pushed one another to be better, and try harder to make our shows the best we could, with the same going for late 2011 when brm was absolutely killing it with FIW and I was struggling to keep up, so that was definitely a huge inspiration too.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 6:43:55 GMT -5
Happy birthday Dick!
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Post by Wicked on Jul 5, 2014 10:32:47 GMT -5
I just thought I'd let my pic fed friends that today is my birthday and I always find it weirs being called asparagus so just call me Richard. Happy birthday Richard man, have a blast. Get anything good? I know birthday's aren't all about the swag, but really, they're all about the swag. In response to your other question, my favourite wrestling promotions of all time are probably Chikara and ROH (between 2005 and 2009). I also have a soft spot for 05-06 CZW, and PWG, though I find it hard to call PWG one of my favourites because it's more mostly dream matches and that kind of thing. I dare say my choices can be seen through my fed Edit: Oh yeah - forgot all about ECW, which was my main inspiration for ROP. How silly of me... though I don't hold as much of a candle to it as I once did, but it's daft to pretend it didn't influence EVERY SINGLE THING I DID. As far as pic feds go, my main inspiration was FCW (not that you could see it through my crapty arenas and customs), but when I first watched Darkest Day I was absolutely blown away by what was possible, and decided I had to try it for myself. Back in maybe 06-08 there was just a really good group on the board, feds like HLW, BAOW, WWE:ML, ROG, IZW, VWA, which I felt all pushed one another to be better, and try harder to make our shows the best we could, with the same going for late 2011 when brm was absolutely killing it with FIW and I was struggling to keep up, so that was definitely a huge inspiration too. Thanks man I appreciate the birthday wishes. I guess I am such a diehard ROP fan is because I have watched all the same companies as you. I got Rsc Kane (removable mask version), Bam Bam Bigelow, RVD, Billy Gunn, and a Rikishi figure. I also got this order from highspots: -A figure no one will be told about . It's top secret... -PWG Anthology Volume Five - 9 DVD Set -PWG Anthology Volume Six - 10 DVD Set -FMW - Crash and Burn VHS -FMW - Ring of Torture VHS -FMW - The Enforcer VHS (AKA Masato Tanaka FMW DVD) -JCW - The Gathering 2010 Triple DVD Set -I got a free Dragon Gate USA - Open the Golden Gate 2013 DVD for my purchase My brother got me boppv basic series Brock Lesnar and Dolph Ziggler. My parents got me season 5 of the wire and seasons 4 and 6 of Oz. I am having a terrific birthday. Happy birthday Dick! Thanks buddy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 10:42:05 GMT -5
Happy birthday Richard man, have a blast. Get anything good? I know birthday's aren't all about the swag, but really, they're all about the swag. In response to your other question, my favourite wrestling promotions of all time are probably Chikara and ROH (between 2005 and 2009). I also have a soft spot for 05-06 CZW, and PWG, though I find it hard to call PWG one of my favourites because it's more mostly dream matches and that kind of thing. I dare say my choices can be seen through my fed Edit: Oh yeah - forgot all about ECW, which was my main inspiration for ROP. How silly of me... though I don't hold as much of a candle to it as I once did, but it's daft to pretend it didn't influence EVERY SINGLE THING I DID. As far as pic feds go, my main inspiration was FCW (not that you could see it through my crapty arenas and customs), but when I first watched Darkest Day I was absolutely blown away by what was possible, and decided I had to try it for myself. Back in maybe 06-08 there was just a really good group on the board, feds like HLW, BAOW, WWE:ML, ROG, IZW, VWA, which I felt all pushed one another to be better, and try harder to make our shows the best we could, with the same going for late 2011 when brm was absolutely killing it with FIW and I was struggling to keep up, so that was definitely a huge inspiration too. Thanks man I appreciate the birthday wishes. I guess I am such a diehard ROP fan is because I have watched all the same companies as you. I got Rsc Kane (removable mask version), Bam Bam Bigelow, RVD, Billy Gunn, and a Rikishi figure. I also got this order from highspots: -A figure no one will be told about . It's top secret... -PWG Anthology Volume Five - 9 DVD Set -PWG Anthology Volume Six - 10 DVD Set -FMW - Crash and Burn VHS -FMW - Ring of Torture VHS -FMW - The Enforcer VHS (AKA Masato Tanaka FMW DVD) -JCW - The Gathering 2010 Triple DVD Set -I got a free Dragon Gate USA - Open the Golden Gate 2013 DVD for my purchase My brother got me boppv basic series Brock Lesnar and Dolph Ziggler. My parents got me season 5 of the wire and seasons 4 and 6 of Oz. I am having a terrific birthday. Happy birthday Dick! Thanks buddy. I live in the state where the wire was filmed
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Post by Wicked on Jul 5, 2014 10:48:41 GMT -5
I live in the state where the wire was filmed That is amazing! It is one of the greatest TV shows of all time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 12:23:31 GMT -5
I live in the state where the wire was filmed That is amazing! It is one of the greatest TV shows of all time. It really is, and this might come as a shock but, Baltimore is more of a craphole than depicted on the wire lol
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Post by slowgraffiti on Jul 5, 2014 12:47:18 GMT -5
That is amazing! It is one of the greatest TV shows of all time. It really is, and this might come as a shock but, Baltimore is more of a crap hole than depicted on the wire lol And your football team sucks... /bitterbrownsfan
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 12:48:37 GMT -5
It really is, and this might come as a shock but, Baltimore is more of a crap hole than depicted on the wire lol And your football team sucks... /bitterbrownsfan Lol 2 Super Bowls
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Post by The Champ is Here! on Jul 5, 2014 20:52:09 GMT -5
Saw some discussion on a mattel Delirous custom, I am also almost done with a Frightmare, also in orange
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 21:00:24 GMT -5
Saw some discussion on a mattel Delirous custom, I am also almost done with a Frightmare, also in orange Don't know who those guys are but they look pretty cool
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Post by Wicked on Jul 5, 2014 21:10:29 GMT -5
Saw some discussion on a mattel Delirous custom, I am also almost done with a Frightmare, also in orange These are awesome. I am still working on my Hallowicked.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 5, 2014 21:23:13 GMT -5
And your football team sucks... /bitterbrownsfan Lol 2 Super Bowls Shut up, you're an Eagles fan!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 21:25:26 GMT -5
How often do you guys do "On A Pole" matches?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 21:27:22 GMT -5
Lol 2 Super Bowls Shut up, you're an Eagles fan! You don't tell me nothing
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Post by Tyler Black on Jul 5, 2014 22:20:22 GMT -5
Saw some discussion on a mattel Delirous custom, I am also almost done with a Frightmare, also in orange Awesome customs man wish I had the skills to make a delirious to tag team with abyss
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