Boards PW Draft 2020 - Discussion (and Sign Up) Thread

Necro

After some discussion on the matter... it's back....

THE PW BOARDS 2020 DRAFT!!!

Similar to other years, we’ll have 20 people (hopefully) competing in this years draft. The winners and draft admins of previous years will gain automatic entry to the draft, though it’s worth pointing out not all of them are even posting on boards any more.

Of course we won't stop accepting names at 20 sign-ups, there is always a requirement for a reserve list in case one or more of the 20 has to drop out for a plethora of reasons.
I'll be sending a few PMs around to invite previous players to come back and participate again, and also hopefully trying to get a few new players on board.

Our list of automatic sign-ups is now at 5, should they wish to opt out they can let me know.

Sign-Ups:

1. Mr. Nice Guy
2. Lord TSC
3. Bounty Hunter
4. beakerjoe
5. Necro
6. brianregan09
7. ShagNastii
8. Hello 2D Person Below
9. PTH2009
10. daithi1989
11. Furious Red
12. thebostoncrab
13. JP Liz V1



A brief rundown on the rules:

Rules:

Draft Order
The order people make their picks is decided at random, via a completely unbiased List Randomizer website (random.org). There will be a number of rounds in which the drawing order will not be random. These will be made clear at the start of these rounds.

Tag Teams:

Tag Teams come as a package so for example if you want the Authors of Pain then you don't have to pick Rezar one round and then Akam the next. The rules for tag teams are as follows:

- Cannot have a world champion in them ie no DX or Hart Foundation
- Must have tagged together for at least 3 months in WWE, TNA, ROH, NJPW or anything historically going under the NWA banner.
- Intergender tag teams not allowed
- Members of factions, ie Wade Barrett and Rusev, are not deemed valid picks as they are not classed as legit tag teams under the criteria for the game.
- 5 tag teams is the maximum amount of teams for each roster.

World Titles:

World titles are considered as the following:
WWE, World Heavyweight Title/WCW, TNA, NWA and IWGP world championship

(Note: For the benefit of the game as a whole and to reflect the realistic loss in prestige of the NWA Title, only holders of the NWA Title up until the WCW World Championship came into use will be regarded as World Champions for the purposes of the game. )

Eligible Promotions:
Any - it has all changed since last year. If you want to draft Bandylegs McGillicuddy from Ireland - as long as you can categorically prove he has had a pro wrestling match - he is yours!
The only exception to this rule is in relation to tag teams - please see above.

Time Frame:
None. The old pre 1970’s rule remains abolished.
There will also be a celeb round where celebs who have appeared on wrestling TV are eligible for picks.

- people who would be considered Celebs more so than wrestlers are only eligible to be drafted in the special celeb round and not in any other round

- Managers, commentators and female wrestlers are eligible if people wish to pick them. Once they are drafted - they’re yours!


Trades:
Trades are allowed from Round 5 onwards but you are limited to 5 trades each. When a trade occurs it is superstars you are trading, not a pick in the draft, so you must be able to make the draft pick before they are eligible to be drafted, i.e all normal rules such as 5 tag team picks limit are still in effect.

Trades may be vetoed by those running the game in order to ensure a fair balance is maintained. However, this is extremely unlikely to occur for the vast majority of trades, and will only be discussed in situations where there is suspicion of other matters influencing the game.

Stip rounds:

There are a number of stipulation rounds lined up. Make sure to read each carefully, and if you're unsure what you're meant to do, ask in the discussion thread and verify your pick with an organiser.

Missed Picks

The draft runs under a 24 Hour rule. In other words, you have 24 hours to make your pick from the moment the person prior to you has made theirs. This will be enforced so as not to slow down the game. If you think you are going to miss your window, PM someone a list of who you'd like and they can make your pick for you. Should you miss your window, your pick will be pushed back to the end of that round.

Write Up Rules

Once the picks are made and rosters are assembled, the write ups commence. In the past, it has usually been a rule of 4/5 shows (weekly shows with a PPV at the end) is the maximum amount of shows a player could post. However, to reflect the dwindling efforts of the players to commit to a huge body of work/time in reading others work, it was changed to a maximum of 4 posts.

Now comes another change, and let's see how it goes.

Players are limited to a maximum of 2 posts.

One is for your company statement, to outline your roster - the major players, feuds etc. This is not mandatory,

The second post is your match card. Your ultimate fantasy match ups as drafted by you.

Due to posting limitations re: images, if you wish to extend your PPV across your two posts this is permitted.


Note - Rules may be amended during the contest to help run the game smoother if it's felt this is necessary but we will aim to ensure everyone is kept up to date if this has to happen.

I am hoping to kick this off potentially next week sometime depending on sign up rate.

So hop on board folks,

Sign Ups are now...

brianregan09

I'm in

ShagNastii

Go on then

beakerjoe

Ah sure you have won me over Necro..... ya bollocks

In.

PTH2009

I'll try it for the laugh

daithi1989

I’ll give it a go again this year!

Necro

That has us up to a tentative 10 so far, welcome aboard folks.
I'll keep sign ups open till Sunday or Monday anyways and we shall see how we are faring numbers wise then.

Furious-Red

Ah sure stick my name down

Lord TSC

I know I'm automatically but still....

thebostoncrab

With the 2 post rule you can consider me in

Are belts part of the draft, or is there a particular round for them?

What's the story?

Necro

Deleted User wrote:

Are belts part of the draft, or is there a particular round for them?

Belts can be used by anyone, or you can make up your own if preferred

JP Liz V1

LibSuperstar

I was tempted to sign up but remembered that I would have to book shows.

Necro

LibSuperstar wrote:

I was tempted to sign up but remembered that I would have to book shows.

No, all that's required is a PPV card based on your roster this year.

Necro

I'll leave this open till Monday night and then we'll get cracking from Tuesday or Wednesday folks. Still 7 places left if anyone else wants to throw their hat in the ring

Mr.Nice Guy

I wasn't sure I'd enter this year as I've stopped following modern wrestling due to being turned off by it. If not for listening to the Jim Cornette podcast I wouldn't know anything that was going on. As well as that, like a lot of others, my enthusiasm for the investment required for the write-ups wasn't there.

I do like this more accessible take on it though, and hopefully it leads to a revival of interest. Consider the 5 time champ back to defend his crowd.

NITRO95

Feck it I'll throw my name in

Necro

Welcome aboard NITRO!

Updated Sign-Ups:

1. Mr. Nice Guy
2. Lord TSC
3. Bounty Hunter
4. beakerjoe
5. Necro
6. brianregan09
7. ShagNastii
8. Benjamin Millions Speech
9. PTH2009
10. daithi1989
11. Furious Red
12. thebostoncrab
13. JP Liz V1
14. NITRO95
15. A Brad Maddox Guy
16. Hammer of the Clods

Bump

Necro

Will be closing off sign ups tonight with a view to starting the picks tomorrow or Wednesday.

Last chance to sign up!!

ShagNastii

Any lurkers or newbies put your hand up.

The draft really is great fun.

Bounty Hunter

Necro wrote: »

Will be closing off sign ups tonight with a view to starting the picks tomorrow or Wednesday.

Last chance to sign up!!

A Brad Maddox Guy

I had no intention of doing the draft this year cos I've not watched wrestling since WrestleMania but I wasn't sure I could resist with the revised structure....

Hammer of the Clods

Can I drop my name in for this?

Necro

Welcome aboard Hammer of the Clods!

Necro

Ok folks sign ups are closing at 4pm today, 16 players is actually 1 up from last year which is a good thing:)

We also have some old faces returning and some new blood, so hopefully you all enjoy the upcoming few weeks.

I'm aiming to have the first round up sometime this evening when I get home from work and we can start then.

Necro

Picks Thread is now live.

Round 1 Order will be released at about 7pm.

Will I set up a seperate discussion thread or are ye happy to leave it here?

Necro

Round 1 order is up



Please keep discussion of undrafted wrestlers to an absolute minimum - if you mention him and Bob takes him as his next pick that's on you, not me :P

Furious-Red

Necro wrote: »

Picks Thread is now live.

Round 1 Order will be released at about 7pm.

Will I set up a seperate discussion thread or are ye happy to leave it here?

Id say just use this one and may change the title of it?

Necro

Yeah, if a friendly mod wants to change the title that would be nice

Necro

Hello 2D has been PMed, and thus begins the torturous wait for picks :pac:

Lord TSC

3rd? Awesome. That’s....I’m going to be spoiled for choice...

Will change the name now.

daithi1989

2nd; which means, all going well, will get my No1 option!

Its good to have the draft back! Weeks of wondering will your pick still be available when your turn comes round!

daithi1989

Its the waiting that kills ya...!

Necro

Hopefully 2D will be on before 7, I would hate for the first pick to miss their go!!

Bounty Hunter

No plans whatsoever this year for a change so actually somewhat happy not having a really high number in round one. So many great choices available either way and I am not locked in to having to have someone, so will just watch on and enjoy seeing what choices I have left come the time.

beakerjoe

I hope round 3 order is decided by The Rumble..... gives me soneone to root for

Necro

beakerjoe wrote:

I hope round 3 order is decided by The Rumble..... gives me soneone to root for

I was thinking of that myself actually. Would people be happier with that for Round 3 or is it too early?

I can do it for a later round if preferred

daithi1989

Would like R3 being decided by Rumble alright.

Gonna be round 8 or 9 before I get a chance to post by pick, so hopefully Hello 2D can pick before then. If not, I presume I’m good to go?

Necro

daithi1989 wrote: »

Would like R3 being decided by Rumble alright.

Gonna be round 8 or 9 before I get a chance to post by pick, so hopefully Hello 2D can pick before then. If not, I presume I’m good to go?

Yeah if H2D hasn't made their pick by 7pm then they miss it

I will PM them again now as a reminder

ShagNastii

Geeeez the Rumble is coming up next.

Thinking Mania to Mania I can’t think of a worse year for me keeping up with WWE. Couldn’t tell you a single champion at present.

Sorry for the delay.

Necro

No hassle, I was getting worried you wouldn't make it

daithi1989

Should have my pick up round half 8 or 9! Know who I want, but on the phone for now.

Lord TSC

While it's awesome to get such an early pick, its kind of a hindrance as well.

I'm torn between picking a top level name, or trying to think of a gimmick and picking accordingly.

Did Daithi misunderstand the stipulation?

thebostoncrab

They both won the nxt tag titles so are eligible. Already a contender for best pick of the draft this, great pick!

daithi1989

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Did Daithi misunderstand the stipulation?

I hope not?? Presume the pick is okay?

Necro

Pick is fine