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Post by strategistjbstevens on Aug 1, 2023 2:32:21 GMT 1
DATA LINK: www.mediafire.com/folder/qlt6u1a0aipin/The_SimulationSTEAM WORKSHOP LINK: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3034855709Most recent update: October 12, 2024 Since late 2022, I've been working on a little project in Pro Wrestling Sim. The game lacks a comprehensive default database and I wanted to make a fictional database that I could have fun with and make interesting fantasy saves with. As the months have gone by, I've put in a lot of work to this, and it's very playable. There are 22 active promotions, and of those 18 are completed. There are approximately 1,000 active workers in the database, with plans for between 2000-2500 in total. I'm now posting this to get public feedback as I continue to develop the mod. It's playable and fun, but there's still work to be done. There are a handful of workers with renders, and I made logos for every active promotion. As of now, the promotions of America, Canada, Britain, Europe, Japan, and Australia are completed. I am in the process of adding 2 promotions in Mexico and 2 promotions in Puerto Rico. There's also going to be many free agent workers available in each region.
There are currently 28 networks in the database. A complete set of venues are included for each of the regions with completed promotions (America, Canada, Britain, Europe, Japan, and Australia). The database's start date is on January 1, 1976. The lore of the mod goes back to the early 1900s, with 11 inactive promotions and the bios of important characters contributing to it. There will be other posts in this thread that will give more of an introduction into the lore of the game about specific characters and promotions, but in this first post I'll give a quick going over of what's been done so far. There are five promotions in America. World Premier Wrestling is owned by Roberto Ricci. Roberto is the son of Angelo Ricci, a prominent wrestler from the 1930s until the 1950s. Roberto didn't have much to do with pro wrestling until his father was forced out of the Liberty Wrestling Federation in a coup, and after Angelo's death his son wanted revenge. Roberto opened WPW, took several wrestlers who were unhappy with the LWF for ousting Angelo, and he put them out of business in 3 years. He then went after several other promotions, and WPW has been responsible for the closure of the LWF, Vancouver Royal Wrestling, Texas Championship Wrestling, and Southern World Class Wrestling. Roberto respects wrestling and its tradition, but he has no respect for promoters as he holds a grudge due to his father being largely forgotten and ignored by those in the industry. WPW faces practically no competition, aside from Quentin Love. Love bought Atomic Vegas Wrestling in 1971, changed the name to Las Vegas Wrestling Entertainment, and has been promoting some risqué shows. WPW has easily taken their best talent, and the shadiness and downright disgusting behavior of Love has resulted in LVWE suffering. Other promotions include 50th State Wrestling, a promotion whose owner, Kahiau Kahananui, has a lot of influence in wrestling, Washington State Wrestling, an old promotion slowly dying, and New England Championship Wrestling, a promotion responsible for creating most of the modern stars in America and Canada. Only one major promotion remains in Canada. Historically, four promotions controlled their regions of Canada. The Labelle Wrestling Company, Ontario Championship Wrestling, Calgary Combat Stampede, and Vancouver Royal Wrestling worked together for decades, but when World Premier Wrestling began stealing stars and venues, they suffered. VRW went out of business in 1969, and in 1974, the other three promotions decided to merge together and form the Canadian Wrestling Coalition. They've done a good job of keeping WPW from doing any more harm, and thanks to the merging of rosters they now have perhaps the best set of talent in the world. Britain's wrestling industry was ruled by Majesty Wrestling for two decades. The promotion had the official backing of the government, thanks to Harry Billingsley's deceit, and they had the law behind them to shut down all other promotions in the country, forcing those that remain to go into hiding just to keep holding shows. They opened their own training school and had a monopoly on wrestling. Then in 1971, New Era Wrestling began after a group of underappreciated wrestlers left Majesty Wrestling and got the backing of a rich investor. They've taken a lot of stars from Majesty Wrestling, and the two promotions are fighting each other with underhanded tactics and putting on great shows. Europe lacked any major wrestling promotion for many years because World War I and World War II. Wrestling was mostly a carnival show attraction until the late 1940s, when small, organized promotions finally began to pop up and stay running. Then in 1955, European Championship Grappling opened. It held shows with the best talent in Europe, and after touring around West Germany, ECG would tour all of Western Europe and become a solid promotion. In 1975, Gregor Wendl, the promoter of ECG, was forced to resign in disgrace after a scandal. ECG lost most of its roster, and even with the aid of a new young owner, the promotion is having trouble regaining credibility with fans and people within wrestling. Japan has a history of the wrestling industry regulating itself. In 1948, the Empire Wrestling Alliance was formed. Any promotions within the alliance benefitted immensely, but any promotions that went against the alliance or ran without it's backing would be run out of business through all manner of unethical business practices. Things ran smoothly until 1955, when the International Wrestling Association left the alliance to become the top promotion in the country, after it became unhappy with its status within the alliance. The EWA funded and formed the Royal Wrestling Association, and soon the two promotions were at each other's throats. In 1959, the IWA went out of business, but a large blow had been dealt to the EWA, and it took years to recover. In 1971, Modern Golden Japanese Wrestling was started, after a massive exodus of wrestlers from the RWA left due to dissatisfaction with the CEO of the RWA, Masu Wakamura. The disagreement was very public, and the EWA's image suffered greatly. The alliance is suffering from more internal fighting, and while the RWA is still the top promotion in the country, it's stagnant and falling from its position. Australia's promotions are spread apart and there's not much history, but that history is being made in the present. Four notable promotions are across the continent: Emerald City Championship Wrestling in Sydney, Australia, the Melbourne Wrestling Federation in Melbourne, Australia, Iron Championship Wrestling in Perth, Australia, and Darwin Wrestling in Darwin, Australia. ECCW and the MWF were inspired by American promotions. They're the largest promotions in Australia, but they're nowhere near being at a national level and they only hold shows within their regions. They're looking to expand, but they're constantly at each other's throats, and rather than work together, which could improve their situations, they instead steal talent and sabotage shows. Iron Championship Wrestling was created by a wrestler named Iron Strangler, after he left Darwin Wrestling. ICW is a mostly traditional wrestling promotion, but it also has some hardcore wrestling and innovative styles. ICW does okay, but it's held by back Iron Strangler withholding pay and doing whatever he can to get one over on his roster. Darwin Wrestling had the best wrestlers in Australia, but when Cyclone Tracy hit the city of Darwin in 1974, a large portion of the roster who had lived in the city evacuated, resulting in Darwin losing much of its roster and having to bring in new wrestlers. Still, it has great wrestlers and the potential to rebuild. Mexico has considered wrestling to be a part of its culture for most of the 20th century. In 1921, CROWN Wrestling began holding shows, and it would have a golden era throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Fans flocked to shows and the promotion toured the country. In 1972, Grand Golden Wrestling was started after a group of popular wrestlers left CROWN due to a dispute. GGW dealt a heavy blow to CROWN, but CROWN has recovered and now is on the offensive. Wrestling in Puerto Rico has been in a state of war since the end of Puerto Rican People's Wrestling in 1961. Two promotions opened after it's death, the Sunshine Wrestling Federation (SWF), and Wrestling and Revolution (WAR). The SWF looks to give family friendly wrestling, and occasionally holds shows in South Florida and New York City. WAR holds violent hardcore shows, and isn't afraid to use violence and intimidation, plus it's connections to the criminal world, to keep the SWF from getting any stronger. I look forward to receiving feedback as I continue making this mod.
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Post by strategistjbstevens on Aug 1, 2023 2:40:00 GMT 1
The following is a post giving information on some lore of the mod, in the form of End of Year Awards for 1973, 1974, and 1975.
1973 End of Year Awards
Wrestler of The Year: Kunihiko Yoshikawa
Kunihiko Yoshikawa had the best year of his career in 1973. The modern icon of Japan spent the year solidifying his claim to being the best wrestler in Modern Golden Japanese Wrestling. On April 30, 1973, Yoshikawa won the first Golden Grand Prix, and he went after the MGJW World Championship, held by Tanosuke Kiyota. Kiyota refused to face Yoshikawa in a singles match, and their encounters were often in tag matches. Finally, Yoshikawa got his one-on-one match against Kiyota on July 27, 1973. The two put on an all-time great match, and after a thirty two minute match, Yoshikawa got the win, becoming the MGJW World Champion. He spent the rest of the year putting on great performances in non-title and title matches, making him the best wrestler in the world for 1973.
Tag Team of The Year: Kofuyu Yamamuro & Rise Tezuka
The best tag team in the world for 1973 goes to Kofuyu Yamamuro and Rise Tezuka. The two women had a great year in Shining Stars Wrestling, putting on great tag matches. They chased the SSW Tag Team Championship, looking to capture the titles for a second time as they were the inaugural tag champions from 1966 to 1968, but they often lost their contender matches. They did manage to get one title match, in a heel vs. heel bout against Mutsuko Tokuma and Satsuki Tao. The bout ended in shenanigans, and Yamamuro and Tezuka almost became a babyface team again, but it didn’t happen. Although they’ve both had success in singles matches, especially Tezuka who is a former SSW Super Stars Champion, they’ve shown that they’re not going anywhere as a team and that they won’t stop giving it their all while the SSW Tag Team Championship is held by another team.
Women's Wrestler of The Year: Arita Roku
The most iconic joshi wrestler today, Arita Roku has helped put Shining Stars Wrestling on the map. She started out the year strong, as she won the first League of Stars tournament, reaching the finals to face Eva Labelle. Labelle was the reigning SSW Super Stars Champion in her second reign, and she put the title on the line in the tournament. Roku’s victory in the finals of the tournament made her the new SSW Super Stars Champion, giving her a third reign with the title. Roku and Labelle feuded throughout most of the year, and they put on stellar performances, although Roku’s performances were just enough to make her the top women’s wrestler in the world for 1973.
Rookie Wrestler of The Year: Travis Slater
Since debuting on April 27, 1973, Travis Slater has shown quite a lot of promise in the world of wrestling. A trainee of Stanley Blackwell, Slater made his debut in Blackwell’s promotion, New England Championship Wrestling, and he quickly set himself apart by being a high-flyer. The young man has shown a good amount of charisma and is at ease with the crowd. Although he’s a high-flyer, he’s shown a lot of great in-ring psychology, and he may be Blackwell’s best trainee yet. Slater could easily become the best wrestler of the world within the next fifteen years.
Promotion of The Year: Shining Stars Wrestling
As Japan’s showcase of great joshi wrestling, Shining Stars Wrestling put on spectacular shows in 1973. On February 18, 1973, they held their annual Anniversary Show, celebrating their seventh anniversary. This year’s edition was dubbed the League of Stars: Shining Stars Wrestling Anniversary Show, as it featured the first ever League of Stars tournament. The tournament featured the best wrestlers of the roster, and it ended with Arita Roku defeating Eva Labelle, winning the tournament and the SSW Super Stars Championship which Labelle had put on the line. The tag division has also thrived, with Mutsuko Tokuma and Satsuko Tao mowing down the competition. SSW has also used a fair amount of foreign talent, showcasing great wrestlers from America, Canada, and Australia. It’s done a great amount to further showcase women’s wrestling as a legitimate and moneymaking area of pro wrestling, and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down in the coming years.
Show of The Year: MGJW Night of Gold (April 30, 1973)
Modern Golden Japanese Wrestling held it’s first Night of Gold event on April 30, 1973. The event featured the Golden Grand Prix tournament, which featured sixteen of the best MGJW wrestlers. The one-night tournament was won by Kunihiko Yoshikawa, establishing him as the top babyface in the promotion.
Match of The Year: Tanosuke Kiyota (c) vs. Kunihiko Yoshikawa (MGJW World Championship) (MGJW, July 27, 1973)
Over the course of the year, Kunihiko Yoshikawa chased after Tanosuke Kiyota for the MGJW World Championship. Kiyota would only accept tag matches against Yoshikawa, but after Yoshikawa won the Golden Grand Prix he was considered the top contender for the title. The two finally went up against each other in a singles match on July 27, 1973, at the final show of a tour. They put on what many consider to be the best wrestling match of all time. Yoshikawa came out victorious, and although they’d face off in more tag matches later in the year, they haven’t fought in another singles match since then, although if they do, it may be hard to top the match they had this year.
Match of The Year: Tanosuke Kiyota (c) vs. Kunihiko Yoshikawa (MGJW World Championship) (MGJW, July 27, 1973)
Over the course of the year, Kunihiko Yoshikawa chased after Tanosuke Kiyota for the MGJW World Championship. Kiyota would only accept tag matches against Yoshikawa, but after Yoshikawa won the Golden Grand Prix, he was considered the top contender for the title. The two finally went up against each other in a singles match on July 27, 1973, at the final show of a tour. They put on what many consider to be the best wrestling match of all time. Yoshikawa came out victorious, and although they'd face off in more tag matches later in the year, they haven't fought in another singles match since then, although if they do, it may be hard to top the match they had this year.
Feud of The Year: Tilly Fury vs. The Missus (Fannie Raye) (Southern World Class Wrestling)
While the women’s division of Southern World Class Wrestling can often be boring, this storyline captured many hearts and inspired many fans. Tilly Fury was the reigning SWCW Women’s Champion and she wasn’t looking to give up the title. Going into 1973, she faced serious opposition for the first time in her reign from a masked wrestler known as The Missus. The Missus wrestled in a full-body suit, and nothing was known about her. She always fought hard and was relentless, endearing her to the crowd. Finally, on May 27, 1973, The Missus defeated Fury to win the championship. She then unmasked to reveal to the audience that she was African American and stated that her name was Fannie Raye. She stated that she feared being rejected by the audience of SWCW and so she’d spent her entire career hiding her identity. However, she stated that she believed that she could now safely compete in her own skin, and she asked the fans to continue supporting her. The crowd did indeed cheer for her, and Raye would spend the rest of the year defending the title for the fans of SWCW. Multiple big names had advocated for Raye to become the champion, including company icon Virgil Jones. Raye is a young wrestler, having turned 27 years old this year, and she’s likely to become a great icon in women’s wrestling.
1974 End of Year Awards
Wrestler of The Year: Pierre Levesque
After a great year of success in America and Canada, Pierre Levesque has certainly earned the title of Wrestler of The Year. He opened the year as the WPW Premier Champion, having beaten the previously undefeated Vicious Vazquez at Premiere Night 1973. Levesque was being built as a potential secondary top babyface of the promotion, and many felt that he could even surpass Nicky Ernest, seeing as Levesque is four years younger than Ernest. Levesque would’ve likely surpassed the 1,250 day reign of Ernest, if he hadn’t decided to leave. In June 1974, Levesque began talking with Emile Labelle, the owner of the Labelle Wrestling Company, where Levesque had started his career. There were plans to merge the three major Canadian companies, the LWC, Ontario Championship Wrestling, and Calgary Combat Stampede. Levesque agreed to join them, and WPW quickly had him drop the Premier Championship to Big Bill Carver on June 28, 1974. Three days later, on July 1, 1974, Levesque made his return to Canada with the new Canadian Wrestling Coalition on their first show, United. He hadn’t been announced prior to the show, and he debuted as an entrant in the Calgary Stampede battle royal. Levesque won the battle royal, and he quickly established himself as a heel, proclaiming that he’d conquered wrestling in America and now he was going to conquer wrestling in Canada. Fans felt like he’d betrayed them by going to America to be a top babyface, and he let them know upon returning that he wasn’t going to be as nice as he’d been during his initial run in Canada with the LWC. He spent the final half of the year putting on great matches against wrestlers such as crowd pleasers like Trapper Pierce and feuding with people he’d previously fought alongside in the LWC, including Felix Labelle and Gabriel Labelle. Levesque has lately been stating his intention to become the CWC Undisputed Canadian Champion, currently held by Paul Robinson. His next year is going to be great, although this year is going to be hard to top for Levesque.
Tag Team of The Year: Felix Labelle & Gabriel Labelle
The brothers have spent 1974 continuing to showcase how much wrestling talent is in the Labelle family. They’re the sons of legendary Canadian wrestler, Emile Labelle. They’ve been teaming together since the middle of the 1960s, winning tag titles in America and Japan. This year, they put on great matches in Canada as the Canadian promotions prepared to merge. On June 29, 1974, they won the OCW Tag Team Championship, appearing their earlier in the month as talent from OCW and the LWC began appearing on the other promotion’s shows in preparation for the merger. All championships were retired on July 1, 1974 when the new Canadian Wrestling Coalition promotion emerged, but the Labelle brothers would then become the first CWC Tag Team Champions. They spent the rest of the year defending those titles in some phenomenal tag team matches. On their own, both men are top wrestlers, but together they’re quite a team, likely because of their tight brotherhood and the great training from their father.
Women's Wrestler of The Year: Eva Labelle
The middle child of Emile Labelle, Eva Labelle has done a great job of living up to her last name. The great wrestler has fought in Japan with Shining Stars Wrestling, and with her father’s promotion in Canada, the Labelle Wrestling Company. Towards the middle of the year, she signed a contract with the Canadian Wrestling Coalition to join it’s debut roster. She appeared on their inaugural show, facing Kailey Kaine, who was the final LWC Catch-As-Catch-Can Women’s Champion. The match was for the CWC Women’s Championship. After a tough fight, Labelle came out as the winner. She’s dominated the women’s division of the CWC as a fan favorite, just like her father and brothers. She would have a great series of matches against Arita Roku, who she’d fought before in Shining Stars Wrestling, when the roles were reversed, with Labelle as a heel and Roku as a babyface. Labelle’s contract with the CWC will only last until July 1, 1977, as she wants to travel the world afterwards. She’s in the prime of her career and she’s still got plenty of years to capture more major championships.
Rookie Wrestler of The Year: Carwyn Grant
Grant debuted on January 4, 1974, after training with the Majesty Wrestling training school. The Welshman has good looks and the skills to match. He can put a match together quite well, and in his matches he gives it his all, pushing himself to the limit. Grant might do big things in the United Kingdom if he’s given time to grow.
Promotion of The Year: Modern Golden Japanese Wrestling
Now in their third year of existence, Modern Golden Japanese Wrestling has hit its stride this year. With Kunihiko Yoshikawa holding the the MGJW World Championship, Yoshikawa has put on great matches against the other stars of MGJW. Although his body is starting to break down, he’s still able to go more than everyone else on the roster, although the entire main event and upper midcard scene is stacked with talent. MGJW is quickly rising, and before long they could catch up to rival promotion the Royal Wrestling Association.
Promotion of The Year: Modern Golden Japanese Wrestling
Now in their third year of existence, Modern Golden Japanese Wrestling has hit its stride this year. With Kunihiko Yoshikawa holding the MGJW World Championship, Yoshikawa has put on great matches against the other stars of MGJW. Although his body is starting to break down, he's still able to go more than everyone else on the roster, although the entire main event and upper midcard scene is stacked with talent. MGJW is quickly rising, and before long they could catch up to rival promotion, the Royal Wrestling Association.
Show of The Year: CWC United (July 1, 1974)
On July 1, 1974, the Canadian Wrestling Coalition made it’s grand debut. The promotion formed after a merger between the Labelle Wrestling Company, Ontario Championship Wrestling, and Calgary Combat Stampede. The promotions hoped that by pooling their resources and talent together, they could combat World Premier Wrestling, which had begun to invade Canada, poaching stars and venues in the same way that they’ve done to Southern World Class Wrestling. At this show, Felix Labelle & Gabriel Labelle became the first CWC Tag Team Champions. Eva Labelle defeated Kailey Kaine to become the first CWC Women’s Champion. Pierre Levesque made his big return to Canada, winning the new iteration of the Calgary Stampede in it’s rumble format. However, it would be the main event, between Emile Labelle, Terry Fulton, and Paul Robinson which was the biggest highlight of the show. This show was a dream come true for fans in Canada, featuring many dream matches as the three top promotions became one promotion.
Match of The Year: Emile Labelle (LWC Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Champion) vs. Terry Fulton (Calgary Heavyweight Champion) vs. Paul Robinson (OCW Champion) (CWC Undisputed Canadian Championship) (CWC United, July 1, 1974)
In the main event of CWC United, a major three-way match happened. Since the Labelle Wrestling Company, Ontario Championship Wrestling, and Calgary Combat Stampede had merged, it was decided that the champions of the three promotions would face off to fight for the CWC Undisputed Canadian Championship. Each man was a top wrestler in their respective companies, with Labelle being a three time LWC Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Champion with 3,449 days spread among those reigns, Robinson having held the OCW Championship twice for a total of 396 days, and Fulton having a reign with the Calgary Heavyweight Championship for 995 days. At 57 years old, the legendary Labelle was still able to keep up with Fulton and Robinson, who were both 40 years old. Fulton, the heel wrestler in the match and a tough American fighter, went after Labelle immediately. Robinson came to Labelle’s aid, but Fulton fought him too. Fulton had the upper hand early on and got a nearfall on Robinson. However, Labelle and Robinson made a comeback, teaming together to beat Fulton to the point that he couldn’t continue, and they threw him outside the ring. Labelle and Robinson then shook hands and began competing against each other. Labelle was winning the match and pinned Robinson, but Fulton stopped the pinfall and began beating on Labelle. Robinson stopped the beating, and finished Fulton off for good, but he refused to pin him and he refused to pin Labelle. He instead helped Labelle up, and the two finished their fight. In the final three minutes, Labelle made a last attempt, but Robinson avoided it and hit his signature move, then he pinned Labelle to win the match and cement himself as a modern icon of Canada. Labelle retired after the match to manage the business side of the CWC. Fulton wasn’t signed to the promotion and returned to America to wrestle. Robinson spent the rest of 1974 defending the title and having a great series of matches. This match helped establish the CWC as a major promotion, and it turned Robinson into a national name in Canadian wrestling.
Feud of The Year: Hoss Calhoun vs. John Green (Southern World Class Wrestling)
As 1973 ended, John Green faced a challenge from Hoss Calhoun. Calhoun, a large Canadian who had been dominating his opponents in SWCW since joining the promotion in 1970, made it known that he was coming to take down Green. Green was in his 2nd reign as the SWCW Heavyweight Champion, and the company had been building him up to become the next Virgil Jones, but he lacked something indescribable that kept the fans from taking to him like they did with Jones. Calhoun hounded Green, and when Green denied him a title opportunity, Calhoun went and beat up Green’s real life brother, who’s not involved in wrestling. With his brother beaten and bloodied in the ring, Green made the save and fought back against Calhoun, running him off and accepting the challenge. The two faced off on May 27, 1974, and Calhoun shockingly dominated Green in the match, beating him to within an inch of his life. Green lost, but the crowd gave him a standing ovation. He returned a few months later and came after Calhoun, but he wasn’t successful in taking back the title. Once again, this storyline has shown how good the booking ability of Virgil Jones is, despite the declining state of SWCW.
1975 End of Year Awards
Wrestler of The Year: Gabriel Labelle
Gabriel Labelle has put on a stellar performance this year in the Canadian Wrestling Coalition. After he and his younger brother Felix lost the tag titles on May 3, 1975, Gabriel began performing in more singles matches. He fought many of the top heels, having a great match against Minori Hashimoto. Later in the year, he had a few setbacks. After Pierre Levesque won the CWC Undisputed Canadian Championship, Labelle made it clear that he was going to win the belt and stop the disrespect of Levesque towards the fans, but he was immediately attacked by the newly formed group known as The International Hit Squad, a group of wrestlers who’d competed in Japan, consisting of Jonathan Slice, Nathan Smith, Claude Cloutier, and Brock Casper. Towards the end of the year, he lost to Logan Andrews, a 30 year old wrestler who’s been showing a lot of potential. Labelle has clearly shown that he’s looking to begin putting over the future greats of the business, as he’s now 37 years old. However, his talents are still exceptional, and as his father only retired last year at the age of 57, Gabriel could easily end up competing for another 20 years.
Tag Team of The Year: Ian Hartwell & Jefferson Virginia
For the second year in the row, Ian Hartwell and Jefferson Virginia would start and finish the year as the WPW Tag Team Champions. They began the year in their second reign as champions. They’ve been getting the crowd on their side ever since turning babyface a couple of years ago. The wrestling ability of Virginia and the crowd-pleasing ability of Hartwell has made them a great duo, and their chemistry as a team always shows. On April 25, 1975, they lost the tag titles to Buck Winslow and Phil Harmony, but they quickly won the titles back to start their third reign on September 6, 1975 at Premiere Night. Virginia would also win the WPW Premier Television Championship for the first time on November 23, 1975, in a shocking victory over Big Bill Carver. Everything was looking up for them, but on December 17, 1975, a plane crash happened, killing several WPW wrestlers. Hartwell died in the crash, while Virginia barely survived, suffering a broken back. Still, the time they’ve spent as a team for the last several years has been memorable, and they earned the achievement of being the team of the year for 1975.
Women's Wrestler of The Year: Eva Labelle
For the second year in a row, Eva Labelle is the top woman in the world. She started out the year as the CWC Women’s Champion, and she continued putting on great matches against heels. She dominated her matches until she came up against Tilly Fury. Fury was able to overpower Labelle, and won the championship on September 6, 1975. Labelle continues to put on great performances at the age of 35, and she’s nowhere near being done with her in-ring career.
Rookie Wrestler of The Year: Blaze Storm
A trainee of Paul Robinson, Blaze Storm made his debut on July 1, 1974 on the first Canadian Wrestling Coalition show. The final half of his rookie year was during the first half of 1975, and it would prove to be quite successful. Storm has gotten wins over some top heels, and the CWC quickly pushed the big babyface to the main event scene by the end of his rookie year. While Storm has some flaws, his entertainment and look are enough to hide it and his booking has been protective enough that he looks good in his matches. With time, Storm could become a great star.
Promotion of The Year: Canadian Wrestling Coalition
In its first full year of existence, the Canadian Wrestling Coalition has shown out. Featuring a large roster of the best wrestlers in Canada, the promotion has put on great matches. Its tag and women’s divisions have flourished, and its CWC Undisputed Canadian Championship is considered the second most prestigious championship in North America, despite only having two champions in its lineage. It’s United show on July 7, 1975 showed fans what the CWC would be looking like in the near future, with Willie Stump winning the 1975 Calgary Stampede to establish himself as a rising star, Paul Robinson showing some weakness against Brett Gainey, but still coming out on top, and a crop of young stars having matches on the undercard. A number of interesting storylines are going on, such as The International Hit Squad and their attacks on the greats of the CWC. The CWC has achieved its goal of keeping World Premier Wrestling away from Canada, and it could possibly become a big thing in America if it ventures south.
Show of The Year: NEW Defining Our Era (October 3, 1975)
Defining Our Era took place on October 3, 1975. The fifth Defining Our Era show, it proved to be the best of the NEW shows so far. The main event featured Rudy Ward defending the NEW World Championship against Rex King. King had been the top star in British wrestling, having wrestled for Majesty Wrestling and being a three time United Kingdom Heavyweight Wrestling Champion with a total length of 2,569 days as champion. He left Majesty Wrestling in 1973, traveling the world and taking time off from wrestling. He was seen meeting with various promotions around the world, with many wondering where he’d sign. In the middle of 1975, King made his return to wrestling when he debuted with New Era Wrestling, a shocking move that was actually orchestrated by Rudy Ward, as the two are friends. King immediately went after Ward and the World Championship, getting his title match at Defining Our Era. Ward attempted to mow down King, but King wouldn’t have it, and he won the championship. This event broke a lot of records for NEW, and it helped establish the promotion as a viable challenger to Majesty Wrestling’s monopoly on wrestling in the United Kingdom.
Match of The Year: Eva Labelle (c) vs. Arita Roku (CWC Women’s Championship) (CWC United, July 7, 1975)
In the culmination of a long feud that spanned across two promotions, Eva Labelle put the CWC Women’s Championship on the line against Arita Roku. Roku had been coming after the championship since 1974, and she was confident that she could win it. The two had fought plenty of times in Shining Stars Wrestling, with Roku being a three time Super Stars Champion and Labelle being a two time Super Stars Champion. Unlike in SSW, in the CWC Labelle is the babyface and Roku has been the heel. The two put on an all-time classic, and in the end, Labelle came out as the winner, finally ending their feud.
Feud of The Year: Chiyuki Miyahara vs. Nayoko Furutani (Shining Stars Wrestling)
For most of the year, Chiyuki Miyahara has been pursued relentlessly by Nayoko Furutani. Furutani is a major fan favorite in Shining Stars Wrestling, and she’s chased the Super Stars Championship since the late 1960s. She finally won it on January 20, 1972. However, she lost the belt 29 days later to Eva Labelle. She fought hard to climb back to the top of the rankings and on February 18, 1975, she won the League of Stars tournament. Furutani challenged Miyahara, but Miyahara constantly ducked her. Furutani would finally get a few title shots during the year, but each time Miyahara used underhanded tactics to get the win, or would get herself disqualified. The feud has put Furutani’s popularity over the top, and the fans are seething at Miyahara. This feud will likely propel both of them to great heights.
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Post by strategistjbstevens on Aug 4, 2023 3:30:35 GMT 1
I'm about halfway finished with Roaring Lion Wrestling's roster. Afterwards I'll move on to Big Japan Wrestling and that'll finish up Japan's five promotions. In the meantime, he's some quick biographies on Roberto Ricci and World Premier Wrestling, as well as a summary of workers involved in a plane crash to give more insight into the lore of the mod.
Roberto Ricci
At 38 years old, Roberto Ricci has achieved quite a lot. Since 1964, he's run World Premier Wrestling, and thanks to his smart business sense and ruthless tactics, he's built the promotion up to now hold shows across America and parts of Canada. Roberto has no interest in working with most other promotions. This is because of how many in wrestling forgot about his father.
Roberto is the son of Angelo Ricci, a prominent wrestler who competed from 1930 until 1957. He retired due to poor health, and he worked in the Liberty Wrestling Federation as a booker and head agent, but a coup resulted in him being ousted. His health got worse, and he died in March 1964. Roberto previously had no interest in working in wrestling, but he vowed to get revenge on those who betrayed his father.
A smart businessman with who had previously been a first-line office manager, Roberto also had knowledge about wrestling as he often travelled with his father as a child and teenager and learned a lot about the inner workings of wrestling. In 1967, he'd put the LWF out of business. He didn't stop there, and he's since gone after other promotions. Using various underhanded tactics, Roberto believes that it is up to him to clean up pro wrestling and remove dishonorable promoters, and to this day he continues to break his promise to his dying father to not seek revenge.
World Premier Wrestling
Roberto Ricci opened World Premier Wrestling at the age of 26, immediately after his father died. His sole purpose was to put the Liberty Wrestling Federation out of business for ousting his father from the promotion in a coup. He recruited many wrestlers in the LWF who weren't happy with his father's ousting, including figurehead David Ironside. Ricci would also steal venues from the LWF with exclusively agreements and he took their TV deal. In 1967, the LWF shut down.
Rather than end his crusade, Roberto targeted other promotions. He wanted to expand WPW into new markets, so his next target was Texas Championship Wrestling. Using the same tactics as he had done before, he was able to force TCW into a buyout in 1970. At the same time, he was looking into Canada, and he put Vancouver Royal Wrestling out of business in 1969.
WPW has faced some resistance though. In 1971, Quentin Love bought Atomic Vegas Wrestling and rebranded it to Las Vegas Wrestling Entertainment, and he immediately called out Roberto, but it's resulted in LVWE losing their good wrestlers and now having to host most of their shows in bar parking lots. The three major promotions of Canada merged to form the Canadian Wrestling Coalition in 1974, and so far, they've been successful in stopping WPW from taking over wrestling in Canada. Despite this setback, WPW gained a big victory in 1975 when Southern World Class Wrestling went out of business. They gained some great entertaining wrestlers, and their main event scene was stacked with talent.
However, they've recently experienced a major incident, as on December 17, 1975, a plane crash occurred. WPW wrestlers on the plane were Fannie Raye, Gino Gonzalez, Ian Hartwell, Jefferson Virginia, Nicky Ernest, and Vicious Vazquez. Everyone on the flight died except for Jefferson Virginia, but he suffered a broken back and may never be able to wrestle again. WPW's main event scene is depleted except for a few stars and the WPW Premier Television and WPW Premier Tag Team Championships are vacant, but they still have plenty of wrestlers on the undercard who can fill in and they're looking to expand their roster soon.
December 17, 1975 Plane Crash
On December 17, 1975, a plane carrying several World Premier Wrestling roster members crashed. Only one wrestler survived, and all other passengers died. This is a summary of the careers of those in the crash.
Fannie Raye
Fannie Raye debuted in 1965. Upon debuting, she began wrestling in a full body suit and mask under the name of The Missus to hide that she was an African American, fearing that many in the south wouldn't accept her. After some time competing on local shows, she joined Southern World Class Wrestling in 1968. It took many years, but she became more and more of a crowd favorite as she took punishment from brutal heels but kept bouncing back to keep fighting. SWCW wasn't willing to push her towards the title, but Virgil Jones, a 17-time SWCW Heavyweight Champion, fought for her to be pushed.
On May 27, 1973, she defeated Tilly Fury to win the SWCW Women's Championship, and she finally unmasked and revealed her real identity. She cut a heartfelt promo and asked for the crowd to accept her, and they would. While she still faced adversity backstage and from certain fans, she was a very popular wrestler, and many felt that she was the most popular women's wrestler in America.
Raye held the Women's Championship until SWCW shut down in 1975. She joined WPW, and she was set to become their inaugural WPW Premier Women's Champion. However, Pattie Wilkes, a notorious trainer and wrestler, used her influence to stop this and instead it was Wilkes who won the title. Wilkes was angry that Raye had begun to overshadow her, especially since Wilkes had been the SWCW Women's Champion for most of the title's existence and because she wasn't the one who trained Raye. Wilkes is also racist, and she was against Raye having any success. They had clashed in SWCW, but things became intense in WPW. Raye was finally set to defeat Wilkes on Christmas in 1975, but she would die in the plane crash on December 17th. Sadly, Raye wasn't even supposed to be on the plane. Originally, Pattie Wilkes was set to be on the flight. However, Wilkes no showed and at the last-minute Raye was chosen to take her place. Fannie Raye was 29 years old.
Gino Gonzalez
Gino Gonzlez debuted in 1959 while he was still 16. He gained a lot of experience in the mid-south region, and in 1963 he would join Texas Championship Wrestling. He was a great babyface for them, and in 1966 he became the first TCW Television Champion and in 1967 he won the United Stated Heavyweight Championship. CROWN became interested in him in 1968, but he used this as leverage to get a deal in World Premier Wrestling, which wanted him as he was a young star in TCW, a promotion that WPW wanted to destroy.
Gonzalez was immediately liked in WPW by Roberto Ricci. Roberto felt like they had a potential star to help them expand into the mid-south region. Gonzalez won the TV Championship in 1969, and he'd lose the belts to Tony Global, starting a long-term storyline feud between them. In 1972, Gonzalez won the tag titles with Pierre Levesque in a pairing that started after Global feuded with Levesque over the TV Championship. They beat Global and Sonny V, although they lost them back to Global and Sonny V soon afterwards.
In 1975, Gonzalez was the last man eliminated in the 1975 Grand Royal, losing to Tony Global. Global won the Premier Championship in November 1975, and he was planned to be a transitional champion, moving the belt from Nicky Ernest to Gonzalez. However, Gonzalez would end up on the flight which crashed, as WPW planned to put him and Ernest in a brief team together. Gino Gonzalez was 33 years old.
Ian Hartwell
Ian Hartwell got his start in 1965. Early on, he worked shows across the northeast region. He was spotted by Stanley Blackwell, the owner of New England Championship Wrestling. Although NECW often only used trainees of Blackwell, Hartwell impressed Blackwell and Blackwell took Hartwell under his wing in 1966, helping mold him into a better wrestler. Hartwell continued performing on local shows, where he met Jefferson Virginia. The two became friends, and Virginia helped get Hartwell a job in WPW in 1970.
With Virginia and Rickshaw Randy, Hartwell won the Six-Man Tag Titles, then he turned face with Virginia. They would have three reigns with the tag titles, and the two became solid midcarders. Virginia then began getting more of a singles push, but Hartwell wasn't being left behind, as he was planning on changing his gimmick and look and revamping himself. However, he would die in the December 17, 1975 plane crash. Ian Hartwell was 30 years old.
Jefferson Virginia
Jefferson Virginia debuted in 1967. He competed on outlaw shows, and he wasn't very good at wrestling, but he was a great entertainer with surprisingly good charisma. Virginia was spotted by a scout from WPW early in his career, and he joined the promotion. He quickly joined Rickshaw Randy and Roland Trevor to win the Six-Man Tag Titles, and he was billed as a Canadian alongside the two real Canadians. Virginia would help his friend Ian Hartwell get a job with WPW after Trevor left and they needed a replacement. Hartwell and Virginia began teaming together with Rickshaw Randy, and after one more Six-Man Tag Title run, they turned face. They chased the WPW Premier Tag Team Championship, and they'd become three-time tag champions.
On November 23, 1975, Virginia would get a shocking victory over Big Bill Carver for the WPW Premier Television Championship. He only held it for 24 days, as on December 17, 1975, Virginia was in a plane crash. He barely survived, but he's suffered a broken back, and he'll be unable to compete for no less than 18 months, assuming he'll even be able to make an in-ring return.
Nicky Ernest
Nicky Ernest got his start in 1959. A trainee of Stanley Blackwell, Ernest would become the second greatest product of NECW, right behind David Ironside. Ernest became a massive star very quickly, and on December 25, 1959, he won the New England Championship. He'd hold it for 763 days, and afterwards he left to go to the Liberty Wrestling Federation. He wouldn't be there long, as he joined World Premier Wrestling when they opened in 1964.
Ernest was a main eventer by the late 1960s, but at the time, David Ironside was the undisputed star of WPW. Ironside held the WPW Premier Championship for 2,111 days, then he finally dropped the belt to Rickshaw Randy. Eight days later, Rickshaw Randy dropped the belt to Ernest. Ernest held the belt for 1,250 days, losing it to Vicious Vazquez. That same year he won the Grand Royal, and he'd win it again in 1974. After winning the 1974 Grand Royal, he challenged WPW Premier Champion Big Bill Carver on an episode of Premier World of Wrestling. This reign lasted 436 days, before he lost it to Tony Global.
Ernest was beginning to feel the effects of years of wrestling on his body, and he was ready to allow someone else to take the spotlight for a while. Gino Gonzalez was supposed to win the belt from Global, and to help with the upcoming transition, Ernest was paired with Gonzalez in a team. They were both travelling on the plane which crashed, and Ernest died instantly. Nicky Ernest was 38 years old.
Vicious Vazquez
Vicious Vazquez got his start in wrestling in 1961. He became a star heel in Texas, and he joined Texas Championship Wrestling. Standing at 7'2 and weighing 325 pounds, Vazquez was an intimidating sight. He was pushed fast as an unstoppable heel, and on August 3, 1963, he won the TCW Heavyweight Championship. He was originally going to hold it long enough to put over a major babyface, but Vazquez had quickly learned how to play politics and use his intimidating look to get what he wanted. He would hold the championship for 2,066 days.
In 1969, Vazquez accepted an offer from World Premier Wrestling. Vazquez was kept away from the titles, but he kept his winning streak for many years. On June 11, 1973, Vazquez won the WPW Premier Championship from Nicky Ernest. Vazquez wasn't looking to lose the title, especially not cleanly, but Roberto Ricci wasn't going to allow him to get out of losing the title, so on September 1, 1973, Vazquez lost the only match he'd ever lose in his career, losing to Pierre Levesque.
Vazquez continued winning until his death in the plane crash. Vicious Vazquez was 39 years old.
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Post by thenextgenalpha on Aug 5, 2023 18:04:52 GMT 1
Are there any images for this db?
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Post by strategistjbstevens on Aug 6, 2023 2:11:46 GMT 1
Are there any images for this db? They're being worked on by a friend, but at the moment there are no renders for the mod. |
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Post by Asaemon on Aug 6, 2023 9:06:21 GMT 1
Are there any images for this db? They're being worked on by a friend, but at the moment there are no renders for the mod. Are you gonna go for renders or AI generated images? |
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Post by strategistjbstevens on Aug 6, 2023 16:38:24 GMT 1
They're being worked on by a friend, but at the moment there are no renders for the mod. Are you gonna go for renders or AI generated images? Renders. Always better for a person to do it. |
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Post by strategistjbstevens on Aug 6, 2023 21:33:44 GMT 1
There are some families in the mod. The most notable family would be the Labelle family, so here's an entry on them.
The Labelle Family
The most well-known wrestlers in Canada and respected by fans across the world, the Labelle family consists of Emile Labelle and his children, Gabriel, Eva, and Felix. Emile debuted in 1938, wrestling on carnival shows and small local shows, before fighting in World War II. After returning, he opened the Labelle Wrestling Company in his home region of Quebec. He's the first LWC Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Champion, and the LWC features the best wrestling matches in North America. Emile was a major babyface, and over the course of 30 years in the LWC he was a three time Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Champion, having 3,449 days across these reigns.
In 1956, Gabriel Labelle debuted. He started out on the lower end of the card in the LWC and he'd begin working alongside his father in Japan and Hawaii in the early 1960s. Gabriel and Emile won titles in 50th State Wrestling and Roaring Lion Wrestling, Meanwhile, Eva Labelle made her debut in 1958. Eva would start her career in America, and she joined Southern World Class Wrestling, where she surprisingly beat Pattie Wilkes for the SWCW Women's Championship. Wilkes didn't like Eva, and eventually Eva lost the title back to Wilkes and left SWCW to join the LWC, which had started a women's division. Eva became the first Catch-As-Catch-Can Women's Championship. She'd also start competing with Shining Stars Wrestling in Japan, having a great feud with Arita Roku. Felix Labelle made his debut in 1963, and while his two older siblings are winning major singles championship, Felix is getting his start in America with the Liberty Wrestling Federation. He gets some singles success there and he becomes a notable tag wrestler, then he begins teaming with Gabriel in Japan, Washington state, and Hawaii.
As the 1970s begin, all three siblings are finally regularly competing together in Canada in the LWC. When the LWC begins talking about a merger with Calgary Combat Stampede and Ontario Championship Wrestling, it's decided that Gabriel and Felix will become the final OCW Tag Team Champions, then they became the first CWC Tag Team Champions. Eva would become the first CWC Women's Champion. Emile wrestled against Calgary Heavyweight Champion Terry Fulton and OCW Champion Paul Robinson in a match where all three champions faced off for the Undisputed Canadian Championship. Emile lost with Robinson pinning him, putting over Robinson as the new modern icon of Canadian wrestling. Emile then retired at the age of 57 to run the day-to-day business operations of the Canadian Wrestling Coalition.
Personality & Style
Emile, Gabriel, and Eva are the most similar to each other. They're all traditionalist in terms of pro wrestling. Eva is considered the toughest of them. They're all considered great backstage presences. Emile is a great technical wrestler, and each member of the family has a background in amateur wrestling. Felix is the odd man in the family, as he uses a high-flying style and he's smaller than the rest of his family, although they're all within the 180–195 pounds range, while Felix is in the 140-150 pounds range. Felix is a great worker in his own right, but he often doubts his own skills, causing him to sometimes push himself, which resulted in him getting injured in 1968 and 1972, with the 1972 injury putting him on the shelf for over a year.
All members of the family have a brain for the inner workings of pro wrestling. Emile ran the LWC for its entire lifespan, and with the merger of the LWC, CCS, and OCW it was Emile who was chosen to be the one to operate the new Canadian Wrestling Coalition. While Gabriel is comfortable with remaining in the CWC for the rest of his career, Eva Labelle only signed a three-year deal, and when it expires, she's made it known that she wants to work in different promotions. Felix seems to be preoccupied with his own plans.
Misc.
Emile is now 59. Gabriel is 37. Eva is 35. Felix is 30. Gabriel is married to Arita Roku. Roku knew Gabriel as she worked in the LWC from 1969 until the 1974 merger, and afterwards she'd signed with the CWC. Eva is married to Tom Parenteau, an enhancement talent from Quebec. Felix is married to Lizzie Borden, a midcard wrestler from America that he met in 1967 while working for the LWF.
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Post by strategistjbstevens on Aug 7, 2023 19:31:55 GMT 1
New update released: www.mediafire.com/file/j0bc8mhov6xvv0t/The+Simulation.db/fileRoaring Lion Wrestling is completed. The roster is finished up. They have a TV deal as well as their production values and drug testing set. That's 13 promotions completed, with 9 left to go. Next up will be Big Japan Wrestling. Glad to see that people have been interested in this. The mod is coming along well. Thanks to all who are checking it out.
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Post by Ace1193 on Aug 9, 2023 17:14:11 GMT 1
Don't worry over images if u choose not to do them don't worry  |
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