The 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.
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. )
Since last year, any version of the WWE Women's Championship was also included as a part of this rule. This will continue for 2019.
Eligible Promotions:Any - it has all changed this 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 below.
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 Dudleys, DX or Hart Foundation
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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.
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4 tag teams is the maximum amount of teams for each roster - this has been reduced from the 5 of previous years down by 1.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 4 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 - for this year it will be Necro or Bounty Hunter.
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.
Side Note: As a general rule, players tend to PM the next player in line after they make their pick. This is done both out of courtesy and to ensure smooth running of the draft.
Write Up Rules
Once the picks are made and rosters are assembled, the write ups commence. Prior to last year, 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.
Below is an outline of how the order of your posts may run, although variations are acceptable once they are within the guidelines of 4 posts per player:
1 post that will be your company statement – This will outline your company history and roster.
1 post that will preview your PPV – This will be a post dedicated to how your PPV came about, like a preview post. It will outline whos feuding with who, why the feuds began, how they escalated and what their status is before the PPV and how they turned into matches for your PPV.
2 PPV posts – This is your show, and the crown jewel of all your hard work. It will be the payoff to your feuds. In this post you will detail your matches that take place on your PPVs, what happened in your matches, who got their win and who took the loss, the outcome of the match and the aftermath of your feud. . Your PPV is one post but due to posting restrictions on images, you may spread your show over 2 posts if needed. (one show split into two parts, eg first 3 matches take place in part one and next 3 take place in part 2). You can have no more than 2 posts for your PPV.
The above is only a reference guide to help new players and give them an idea of the expectations. You can do whatever you like within the 4 posts really, and it is a max guideline - not a minimum. If you want to submit less, that's perfectly okay - but please try at the bare minimum to submit a PPV card.
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.
