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Post by smathis on Jul 26, 2009 14:17:43 GMT -5
Yup. It's a lot of fun.
Usually the LOTF guys lose to the more established LOW guys. But once in a while the dice really mix it up. For example, the Heartbreak Express now hold the tag-titles for both my LOW fed and my LOTF fed.
I don't expect that to last very long. But they're the only wrestlers to hold titles in both feds up to this point.
And while I do this with impunity, I don't do it often. I've divided the LOW and LOTF cards into three brands or divisions: LWF, LOTF and a Memphis-flavored fed. There's not much cross-pollination besides two or three annual events where everyone's eligible to pile in. But each season, I pick a few from each other fed to sort of promote the brand in the other fed.
For example, this year the Heartbreak Express and the Samoan Island Tribe were in the LOW brand. There really wasn't anyone from the LOTF in the singles race. A couple of the Memphis guys were, though.
Later in the year, when the LOTF kicks off its season, I plan on having Larry Zybysko and Bryan Danielson in the LOTF fed. That's Danielson's home fed for me anyway. But Zybysko is my current Money in the Bank guy and he's managed by a interbrand stable run by Sherri Martel and Larry Sweeney. So he's likely going to try to get the LOTF title when it becomes available.
He really has no chance at championship gold in the LOW fed against guys like Rikidozan, Gene Kiniski, Lou Thesz, Hulk Hogan and Buddy Rogers. But he could probably hold the LOTF belt for a full season or even longer. Plus the LOTF fed is more hardcore so his turnbuckle move would fit in better anyway.
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Post by Mr. Jimmyface on Jul 27, 2009 0:08:20 GMT -5
Absolutely I do! Mixing the two of them together works tremendously for my fed set up. I have two major league promotions (WCW & ECW, Western & Eastern Championship Wrestling), and the smaller ICW (Independent Championship Wrestling). A lot of the LOW talent starts in WCW & ECW, and the LOTF talent starts in ICW. The key difference between ICW and the others is that wrestlers cannot have a Rahl Rating of 30 or higher and compete in ICW.
Twice a year (when I get the new sets), I have a Draft among the three companies to change up the talent roster of all three companies. It is completely random, and it forces me to adjust my rosters and re-work storylines and match ups. It works well with all companies, but especially for ICW. When a LOTF wrestler goes to the big leagues, it is their rite of passage and their fans are excited that they can now compete on a larger platform (kind of like how I felt seeing C.M. Punk in WWE after meeting him during his indy career in Pittsburgh). When LOW wrestlers go to ICW, for the most part it is something I try to cast in a positive light.
For example, Chris Hero and Sam Hayne have both gone to the big leagues. Chris is getting the small fish in a bigger pond storyline, and Sam is off to a great start to the point where I may make him my "Undertaker" styled wrestler. ICW also received Angelo Mosca and Bryan Danielson in their place. Mosca was a surprise entrant who is coming in as a bully. He is looking to push around anyone who gets in his way of total domination. Danielson was the most sought after wrestler by both major leagues, and when ICW announced that they signed him, ICW fans could not believe that they got him. It would be like a big talent pitcher turning down offers from both The Yankees and The Red Sox so he could play for Detroit.
Mix them up, and you will find some amazing results!
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