Ok here is the biggest donıt if you want to be in a fed for original wrestlers.
A. Donıt copy a real wrestler! You can use a real wrestler as a starting point but be careful.
B. Donıt use parts of a real wrestlers name or combine two real names.
C. Donıt write interviews that make you sound like a real wrestler.
D. Donıt carbon copy a real wrestlers image.
You might think "Hey Ric Flair is really cool. If I create a wrestler just like him but change his name a bit I will have an awesome wrestler."
WRONG!!!
All you will accomplish with a wrestler like that is to be taunted by other handlers and lose a lot of matches.
I donıt mean you shouldnıt create a pretty boy or a rich wrestler but if you do create them donıt make them into Val Venus or Tiger Ali Singh copies.
Don't create a valet/manager unless it goes with your character (more below)
Below are what you should think about when you create a wrestler.
2. Your wrestlers personality.
Ok, now take the time to sit down and develop your wrestlers personality.
What does he love? What does he hate? What motivates him to get into that squared circle?
What makes him interesting to watch?
Why would you like to watch him if he was a real wrestler?
Develop an interesting personality that you like and that you can play, and remember to be true to this personality when you roleplay him!
But make him realistic. Everybody in the world has weaknesses as well as strengths.
A wrestler with only strengths often tends to be boring, if you give him a couple of weaknesses you will bring more life into him.
It will also be easier to roleplay him in a way that makes him interesting not only for yourself but for the other players. If the personality is yours fine, if it is your best friends fine, if it is your mailmanıs fine, just make sure you can play that personality and you will not become bored with it.
Where did he grow up? How was his childhood? What made him become a pro-wrestler? Yes invent and create a history for your wrestler. With history I mean personal history. Make it a realistic background story though, because if you donıt your wrestler will only look stupid but if you make a good one you will ad a whole new dimension to your character. Here you can explain why he became a loner, why he became a rulebreaker or why he feels so strongly for the fans. And as you go long with his career continue the background story. That way you soon will feel like you know him and will be able to roleplay him better and better.
Many handlers make the mistake of creating a wrestler they canıt roleplay very well. For example, if you create a wrestler from another country ask yourself if you can make him believable. I myself once made the mistake of creating a Shaman voodoo wrestler. At first everything went alright, but after a while I realized I couldn't develop his character. I was stuck writing almost similar interviews time after time. I didnıt have a feeling for them so I decided to drop him.
Iım not the only one who has made this kind of mistake.
Iıve seen "South African" wrestlers come across South African handlers and become trashed, Iıve seen "Swedish" e-wrestlers talking about the Swiss Alps in Sweden and being chased away and ridiculed by Swedish handlers. What I am getting at is this...
If you are going to create a wrestler, take the time to work on him.
If heıs not from your own home country or a country that you know well, make sure you learn a little about the country so that you can get the facts straight.
Believe me it will be worth it. And if you create a good believable background story for your wrestler you will have a great "tool" to use when you roleplay him.... have fun, yet be real!
What is his gimmick, does he have one or is he a no nonsense kind of wrestler?
If you chose a gimmick make sure it is a good one. That you can roleplay it well.
Ask yourself if you think the gimmick will be fresh even after a couple of months.
Ok, while e-wrestling I have seen hundreds of "from the Darkside", "Gravedigger", the Heartbreaker Shawn Stevens, Stone Cold John Hart etc. IT DOES NOT WORK!
Wrestlers created by handlers who think they will get a cool name if they just change a real wrestlers name a little.
Think again. Everyone will recognize where you have taken the name from and you will only come across as someone lacking imagination.
Another thing I have noticed is that many who just have started out in e-wrestling tends to give their wrestlers names that sound more like fictional characters. These are one word names.
Wrestlers with names like Image, Hammer, Alpha, Assassin, Tornado, Dominator, Chaos, Troy, Axel, Spider, I could go on forever.
Ok, there are a lot of wrestlers in real life that also have names that sounds like fictional characters.
Sting, the Undertaker and the Ultimate Warrior but those names go with their image.
Hell, my wrestler has one name, but it goes with his gimmick, personality and roleplay style.
So if you create such a wrestler, make sure their personality goes along with the name.
Also, how do you say MaDnEsS, or AlphaOmeaga? What is that? Well, its crap! A name is a name, it does not have to look cool on paper, but make it sound cool when you put it around "The heavyweight champion of the world." Could you ever say heavyweight champion of the world Doink the Clown? NO! Substitute Killer, Badaxe, Sword, they all are not names of wrestlers.
Yes, you are creating a fictional character, but he is supposed to be a real wrestler, not a character in a comic book.
Many beginners think that if they create a 8 foot 700 pound monster they will be unstoppable and able to just walk over the rest of the competition.
Well think again! Big oversized giants are hated by almost all fedheads.
Why? Simply because they are unrealistic and take a lot of the fun out of the game from the other handlers.
I know that size matters in most things (I can tell you at least one!) but in e-wrestling it doesn't.
Making your wrestler extremely big wonıt help you as most feds decide the outcomes based on the roleplaying and not the size.... fair to everyone.
So create a wrestler that has a realistic size!
7. Hometown
Just what is sounds like. Where does he come from, where does he live. If you chose a place you know and can describe well you can use that in your roleplays. Your wrestler can go back home to prepare for a big match or hold most of his interviews from his home.
I personally hate parts unknown, but if it applies to your wrestler then use it, but think twice.
What does your wrestler look like? As all e-wrestling results and flashes/interviews are in a written form. You have to describe him. That is the only way other handlers can picture him in their mind. So picture him in your mind and tell us all about what he looks like.
Describe how he is built?
Is he well built, thin or fat?
What color does his hair have?
Does he have any hair or has he shaved it off?
If he has hair how long is it?
Does he have any facial hair?
What color is his eyes?
What does his body look like?
Is he hairy, pale or tanned or something else?
Does he have any tatooes?
Does he have any scars?
In other words describe everything about how your wrestler looks like.
If you do it good the other handlers and the fedhead will be able to "see" him.
What does he wear to the ring? Does he wear tights, wrestling pants or a singlet or some other outfit?
Does he have knee pads or elbowpads? Does he tape his wrists? Does he wear a robe to the ring or something else? What color is his ring attire? Does he have any writing on them. Just don't write he's dressed like any other real wrestler.
10. Heel or Face or Neither?
Ok, do you want to be a good guy, a rulebreaker or neither. There are more heels in every fed, probably because they are easier to play. Just make sure you choose an alignment that suits you and that you can play the part well. And remember to stay in character.
What music plays when he comes to the ring? Chose your own music and not a theme an existing wrestler has. I.e no Lenny Laneıs theme (does he even have one AL?). Chose music that suits your wrestlers personality and write it in the form of "Title" by artist/composer.
There are many different wrestling styles you can choose from, the styles you can choose from are often listen on the application pages. Pick a style that is true to your character and size. For example. It wouldnıt be realistic for a 7ı2 500 pounds Giant to be a highflyer. Make him a Powerhouse Brawler and if you still want him to have a highflying move let him have such a move as a finisher. (Like Bam Bam Bigelow and Vader.) In the same sense it wouldnıt be realistic for a 190 pounder to be a powerhouse brawler.
Ok, what do you want to have as your wrestlers finisher? Do you want it to be a breathtaking but highrisk highflying move? Such a move would probably be very interesting to watch but it may backfire. Or do you want it to be a big crushing powermove? It will probably be powerful, but what if you face a wrestler that is so big that you cant pick him up? Or do you want to make your opponents submit? Might be a good choice but what if your opponent is a guy who never submits? Well it is impossible to say what kind of finisher will be most efficient. Ok with that said and out of the way letıs go on.
Once you have chosen what kind of move you want as a finisher. A move that already exists or one that you have invented itıs time to name it. Either keep the existing name of the hold or rename it. Whatever you do if you create a new name create a new name! Donıt just steal a real wrestlers name for his finisher or change it a bit. If you want a name for your hold make it original! Create a name that has something to do with your name or something that has to do with your wrestlers image or background. Or just use the existing name for the hold/move if their is one. There is nothing wrong with having a Figure-four leglock or a inverted piledriver as a finisher.... but a modified camel clutch is tough to defend against!
14. Valet/Manager
The first thing a lot of new e-wrestlers do is create a manager that "looks like Sunny" (or Sable ect...). That is not creative. Having a beautiful manager will not make your wrestler cool, but unoriginal. I have NEVER seen a new wrestler have a manager that "looks like Luna" (or Saphire, or Oprah ect...). A manager is acceptable ONLY IF IT APPLIES TO YOUR CHARACTER. A loner charater with a manager that looks like Sunny is a complete lack of thought. Just stay true to your character, don't think that hot female by your wrestler's side will help you win matches, or impress anybody.
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