gimmicks like what? like never letting the Championship change hands outside of a $35 ppv show? gimmicks like fake-punching and stomping their foot to make a bang sound?
If this doesnt help, I am sorry, but the whole thing is a gimmick, everyone takes their falls, every one reads and follows the script, moddern day wrestling is nothing more than a Broadway show for rednecks and dumb-ass teenagers.
The Rock is going to put the smack-down on all of your candy asses? It's all I can remember from the heady days when my roommate's fiancee (now wife) used to joke around about the Rock and how bad-ass he was.
Character gimmicks and hooks. Types of gimmick matches. Frequently recurring events and scenarios. I'm very familiar with pro wrestling and well aware of its gimmicky nature. What I'm doing is brainstorming for a possible role-playing game supplement. I'd appreciate input from fellow fans. I don't need editorial comments about the industry or the fans, thanks.
Character gimmicks and hooks. Types of gimmick matches. Frequently recurring events and scenarios. I'm very familiar with pro wrestling and well aware of its gimmicky nature. What I'm doing is brainstorming for a possible role-playing game supplement. I'd appreciate input from fellow fans. I don't need editorial comments about the industry or the fans, thanks.
Matches:
Ladder
Hardcore/No Holds Barred
2 out of 3 falls
Table
Iron Man
Triple Threat
Cage
Hell In A Cell (Trademark WWE)
Battle Royal
Elimination Chamber (Trademark WWE)
Tag
Tornado Tag
Elimination Tag
6, 8+ Tag
Mixed Tag
Intergender Tag
Handicap
Tables, Ladder, and Chairs (Trademark WWE)
Chain, Bullrope, etc.
Common angles:
Friends turn on each other
Enemies forced to be a tag team
Guys banding together in a faction, interfering on behalf of teammates
Some generic gimmicks:
The evil foreigner
The patriotic hero
The rich snob
The working man's hero
The weasely cheater
The psycho
The funny smartass
The plucky underdog little guy
The weasely manager
The guy from a legit athletic background
The guy from whatever job you want to pick
The masked guy
Hope this is the type of thing you're looking for-I can give specific examples if you want.
You missed the "blind" girlfriend wearing really big coats who always manages to cause her boyfriend to lose matches. Boyfriend abuses her, and we later find out she is not blind
Yep, I have to agree: pro wrestling is very homo-erotic. I hear Vince McMahon has a beach house on Key West and likes to order fruity frozen drinks when no one is looking.
Here, pick from each category and you can make your own wrestler. Then do a quick write up.
Personality traits (pick two)
Narcissist
Meglomaniac
Despot
Obsessive
Sociopathic
Perfectionist
Patriot
Mysodgenistic
Evil-doer
Good-doer
Reaganesque Good-doer (believes is good, does same as evil).
Bad Ass
Redneck
Effeminate
Hero
Anti-Hero
Heel (traditional villian)
Baby-face (traditional hero)
Delivery styles (Pick two)
Speaks of self in the third person
Speaks in angery monotone
Always Attempts to arouse emotion in crowd
Always accusing rivals of foul play
Always plays up his superiority to rivals.
Breathes heavily and broods for the camera.
Drunken partying frat boy
Dumbass
Silent
Clothing (pick whatever applies)
Speedo trunks
Wrestling siglet
Thong
T-shirt & jeans
Post apoctoylyptic road warrior dress
Stolen leftovers from Devo's closet
Overalls
Pagan ritualistic garb
S & M dress
Silk 3 piece suit
Skin tight pants
Flamboyant colors
Birthplace (samples, pick what works for your wrestler)
Ventura, California
South-Central Los Angles
Tehran, Iran
Mudlick, Kentucky
Ontario, Canada
Parts Unknown
Now do a brief write up!
My Wrestler is named the Apple Avenger. He hails from Cupertino, California. He is Narcissist Perfectionist who wears jeans and a mock turtle neck sweater. He is always accussing rivals of foul play and always plays up his superiority to his rivals.
I?d like to thank you all for your useful and amusing input. It may be a while before I get to use it, as there are other projects which require my immediate attention, but when the time comes I?ll be sure to credit you, at least as a general group. The wrestling supplement is not likely to be published for profit, but it?s something we?ve wanted to do for a long time, and we?ll definitely make it available as a free download if nothing else. Thanks again!
gimmicks like what? like never letting the Championship change hands outside of a $35 ppv show? gimmicks like fake-punching and stomping their foot to make a bang sound?
If this doesnt help, I am sorry, but the whole thing is a gimmick, everyone takes their falls, every one reads and follows the script, moddern day wrestling is nothing more than a Broadway show for rednecks and dumb-ass teenagers.
Wrestiling in its self is a gimmick.
It's all fake. Everyone knows this. They're not fooling anyone except young children, and they usually figure it out pretty quickly. Hell, they don't even call it a sport. . . It's self-referred to as "sports-entertainment."
But is it fun to watch? Yes. It's actually a lot more "fun" to watch than real fighting, except for maybe boxing. In kickboxing, olympic wrestling, ultimate fighting, etc, the matches are often short and ultra-violent. I enjoy watching fighting, but it's not as easy to stomach as cartoony Pro-wrestling.
It's all fake. Everyone knows this. They're not fooling anyone except young children, and they usually figure it out pretty quickly. Hell, they don't even call it a sport. . . It's self-referred to as "sports-entertainment."
But is it fun to watch? Yes. It's actually a lot more "fun" to watch than real fighting, except for maybe boxing. In kickboxing, olympic wrestling, ultimate fighting, etc, the matches are often short and ultra-violent. I enjoy watching fighting, but it's not as easy to stomach as cartoony Pro-wrestling.
It, i do have to admit, used to be realy fun to watch, because the wrestelers were so dramatic, like flair, undertaker, and of course Hulk Hogan(THE OLD 'HAY kids, I am the hulkster don't to drugs, and drink your milk, BROTHER' hogan sirca late 80's-mid-90's). now they are all just foul mouthed pigs, they need to bring back the days of the managers and possys badmouthing one another, that was fun to watch, and laugh at.
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If this doesnt help, I am sorry, but the whole thing is a gimmick, everyone takes their falls, every one reads and follows the script, moddern day wrestling is nothing more than a Broadway show for rednecks and dumb-ass teenagers.
Wrestiling in its self is a gimmick.
Originally posted by Influenza
Character gimmicks and hooks. Types of gimmick matches. Frequently recurring events and scenarios. I'm very familiar with pro wrestling and well aware of its gimmicky nature. What I'm doing is brainstorming for a possible role-playing game supplement. I'd appreciate input from fellow fans. I don't need editorial comments about the industry or the fans, thanks.
Matches:
Ladder
Hardcore/No Holds Barred
2 out of 3 falls
Table
Iron Man
Triple Threat
Cage
Hell In A Cell (Trademark WWE)
Battle Royal
Elimination Chamber (Trademark WWE)
Tag
Tornado Tag
Elimination Tag
6, 8+ Tag
Mixed Tag
Intergender Tag
Handicap
Tables, Ladder, and Chairs (Trademark WWE)
Chain, Bullrope, etc.
Common angles:
Friends turn on each other
Enemies forced to be a tag team
Guys banding together in a faction, interfering on behalf of teammates
Some generic gimmicks:
The evil foreigner
The patriotic hero
The rich snob
The working man's hero
The weasely cheater
The psycho
The funny smartass
The plucky underdog little guy
The weasely manager
The guy from a legit athletic background
The guy from whatever job you want to pick
The masked guy
Hope this is the type of thing you're looking for-I can give specific examples if you want.
I can post more later.
Jeff
Jerry the king lawler is one big stereo type.
Personality traits (pick two)
Narcissist
Meglomaniac
Despot
Obsessive
Sociopathic
Perfectionist
Patriot
Mysodgenistic
Evil-doer
Good-doer
Reaganesque Good-doer (believes is good, does same as evil).
Bad Ass
Redneck
Effeminate
Hero
Anti-Hero
Heel (traditional villian)
Baby-face (traditional hero)
Delivery styles (Pick two)
Speaks of self in the third person
Speaks in angery monotone
Always Attempts to arouse emotion in crowd
Always accusing rivals of foul play
Always plays up his superiority to rivals.
Breathes heavily and broods for the camera.
Drunken partying frat boy
Dumbass
Silent
Clothing (pick whatever applies)
Speedo trunks
Wrestling siglet
Thong
T-shirt & jeans
Post apoctoylyptic road warrior dress
Stolen leftovers from Devo's closet
Overalls
Pagan ritualistic garb
S & M dress
Silk 3 piece suit
Skin tight pants
Flamboyant colors
Birthplace (samples, pick what works for your wrestler)
Ventura, California
South-Central Los Angles
Tehran, Iran
Mudlick, Kentucky
Ontario, Canada
Parts Unknown
Now do a brief write up!
My Wrestler is named the Apple Avenger. He hails from Cupertino, California. He is Narcissist Perfectionist who wears jeans and a mock turtle neck sweater. He is always accussing rivals of foul play and always plays up his superiority to his rivals.
Robbie Proseus
Writer, Editor
Infernal Funhouse Productions, LLC.
http://www.infernalfunhouse.com
Originally posted by a_greer
gimmicks like what? like never letting the Championship change hands outside of a $35 ppv show? gimmicks like fake-punching and stomping their foot to make a bang sound?
If this doesnt help, I am sorry, but the whole thing is a gimmick, everyone takes their falls, every one reads and follows the script, moddern day wrestling is nothing more than a Broadway show for rednecks and dumb-ass teenagers.
Wrestiling in its self is a gimmick.
It's all fake. Everyone knows this. They're not fooling anyone except young children, and they usually figure it out pretty quickly. Hell, they don't even call it a sport. . . It's self-referred to as "sports-entertainment."
But is it fun to watch? Yes. It's actually a lot more "fun" to watch than real fighting, except for maybe boxing. In kickboxing, olympic wrestling, ultimate fighting, etc, the matches are often short and ultra-violent. I enjoy watching fighting, but it's not as easy to stomach as cartoony Pro-wrestling.
Originally posted by Splinemodel
It's all fake. Everyone knows this. They're not fooling anyone except young children, and they usually figure it out pretty quickly. Hell, they don't even call it a sport. . . It's self-referred to as "sports-entertainment."
But is it fun to watch? Yes. It's actually a lot more "fun" to watch than real fighting, except for maybe boxing. In kickboxing, olympic wrestling, ultimate fighting, etc, the matches are often short and ultra-violent. I enjoy watching fighting, but it's not as easy to stomach as cartoony Pro-wrestling.
It, i do have to admit, used to be realy fun to watch, because the wrestelers were so dramatic, like flair, undertaker, and of course Hulk Hogan(THE OLD 'HAY kids, I am the hulkster don't to drugs, and drink your milk, BROTHER' hogan sirca late 80's-mid-90's). now they are all just foul mouthed pigs, they need to bring back the days of the managers and possys badmouthing one another, that was fun to watch, and laugh at.