Hi Dark, Well, that's essentially what I've done in drafting the initial database. There are plenty of male and female performers who are just a flash in the pan, no substance, and I think were only signed to fill out the roster. Its apparent to anyone who has watched wrestling for any length of time who the real stars are, and who has had the most achievements over all. So what I've done in creating my database is to write up a list of what I believe to be the top 100 stars over the last decade or so, and eliminated performers I feel are just second stringers.
For instance, you mentioned Edge. He's definitely in my top 100 list of male performers. The reason is pretty obvious. He is a multitime world champion, former United States champion, and former tag team champion. His achievements pretty much speak for themselves, and given his huge popularity it would seem strange to exclude a top star of his caliber simply because he had to retire early due to damage to his neck and spine. Now, there are stars like Alex Reilly who started out as the Miz's personal assistant, and briefly got some fame when the Miz turned on him and they started their fude. After Reilly won the fude against Miz he hasn't been back on Raw although he is still under contract. The fact of the matter is at this point he was just filler, a flash in the pan, but is still a rookie without much experience, history, or any achievements that would put him anywhere near the top 100 superstars. We see pretty much the same thing with the WWE Divas, and the situation is actually worse due to the high turn over rate. There are certainly Divas like Trish Stratus who is very famous, perhaps infamous, for having carried the Women's championship for the better part of the last decade, and who appears on Raw now and then for guest appearances. Her protege, Mikie James, has held several women's titles for WWE and TNA so is definitely amung one of the top female performers right now. Others like Christy Hemm were a flash in the pan. She briefly wrestled for WWE around 2005/2006, quit, and then went to TNA. Now, all she does is back stage interviews etc. Basically, one of those performers we could take or leave without noticing either way. As far as the name of the game goes I initially named it "Superslam," but with the direction we are headed in I'm looking at calling it "All Star Wrestling." The name of the federation will have the same name given the only way to merge several different federations is to do what Piledriver did and create a fantasy wrestling federation that allows you to build a roster from any real world federation, but the championships, events, and game story is specific to the fantasy federation. Cheers! On 2/1/12, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > In that case, how about a sort of best of the best type of contest. If there > is limited space in the game, it seems only fair that the wrestlers best > known and best liked by yourself, (and possibly some others here), should be > in the game, irrispective of when they wrestled or what they are doing now. > > For instance, I'd personally love to see Hulk hogan and Bret heart, even > though they technically retired, (even Hulk is semi retired and talks more > now than he wrestles, though given his age that's not surprising), along > with some more modern wrestlers from different federations such as Kurt > angle, edge etc. > > I'd suggest you just skip anyone you think is just a flash in the pan, and > concentrate on the real heroes. In cases of conflict, just go with whichever > one you like best in personality and wrestling technique. > > Of course, I myself haven't seen victoria or! tara wrestle, so it wouldn't > make a huge difference to me which you chose, and other people might think > differently. > > Still, making it a best of the best with a bias to those you think would be > good in the game would stil imho be the best solution. > > heck, you could even make this a little tongue in cheek, call it the best of > time wrestling federation. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
