OctoberRaven

I'd give Orlando Jordan a Gay gimmick, I mean, isn't his gimmick is that he's bisexual? Or am I missing something? And as there's no Bisexual gimmick in EWR, Gay would be the closest thing, right?

Yes, because he's just like Vince McMahon when he bought Vince Sr out... Except without the millions of dollars, an established fanbase, a home venue in the largest city in the US where thousands watch the top stars, and the best marketing skill the business has ever seen. Granted, I tried to suggest a fed too, but at least they are a legitamite promotion and I didn't do it to put myself over... Anyway, thanks Bill.

Been listening to Cage a bit lately, especially their Hell Destroyer album. If you haven't heard of them, they're essentially Five Finger Death Punch with an actual set of balls. ...So, not at all like FFDP then... Okay, they're to Judas Priest like what Iced Earth is to Iron Maiden, if that makes any sense.

What did we learn at tonight's Fight Night? Mullet Power > Freakishly Tall Europeans

Entrances would still be kinda awesome, if only for Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg talking about the individual merits of the fighters during that. Though I'd only give a major DO WANT about it for the ability to put my own entrance music in, which I don't know if that's even doable for PS3, because I won't want my 'me' fighter coming out to some wuss rock like Disturbed or POD. I wonder how customizable the banners will be if they are. Like, if you can put "YOU GONNA GET YOUR NOSE BROKE" or something.

Good luck Bill.

double post... how, dunno.

Mad Man Pondo and 2 Tuff Tony have actually been working together for a while as Baka Gaijin (Idiot foreigners). I'd give them a 70+ in experience.

Another worker to add: Name: J-Biggs Short Name: J-Biggs Age: ?? (20s?) Birth Month: ?? Weight: Heavyweight Contract: None OR Open to ICW (Tweener, Machine) Brawl: 82 (Really, this guys like a young Joe mixed with Kobashi) Speed: 40 Tech: 58 Stiff: 79 Selling: 49 Over: 11 Charisma: 55 Attitude: 100 Behaviour: 48 (He recently got arrested for a VERY BAD THING, it's amazing he's not in jail right now) Wage: $1000 Finishers: Broken Neck Driver 04 (Impact), Crossface (Submission) Attributes: Superstar Look, Menacing, Shooting, High Spots

Also, expect a long (but not as long as initial boot) wait after the first day, and when you get to the first of every month/year thereafter. The first day is the big one, what with the typical roster purging.

More Gimmick Changes: Retail Dragon should be Blue Collar; part of his gimmick is that he's a Wal-Mart employee. Kuishinbo Kamen should be Clown. Kanjyuuro Matsuyama should be Comedy Character. He's got a Kabuki gimmick. Also, his Charisma should be higher, as he gets good reactions in the talking parts of his comedy matches. Maybe 50s, or 60s. Tigers Mask is a heel, and should have an Evil gimmick. He's part of Black Buffalo's Rudo Army now. Kikutaro is a Comedy Character as well. Also, Hi69's Trance Rave is an Impact move, not Top Rope.

I'll be suggesting additions from South Florida's indy scene, these guys are practically unknown outside of the Miami area, but you never know... First, the big fed in Miami: Name: Independant Championship Wrestling Short name: ICW Based in America Level: Small (Highest gate was ~350), 40% (According to one of the bookers, very close to a TV deal) Money: Not acurrate by any means, but I'd go with ~$1 mil Risk: 40% (Family-oriented for the most part, but crazy brawls happen) Owner: ICW Booking Crew (Owner, 40% Talent/80% Backstage, Booker, Unsackable, No Specific Style) No TV deal yet, but monthly events. Names change fairly often, so I'll give them when I can. Advetising: ~1% (They have a website, and small flyers, that's about it) Merchandise: ~1% (T-shirts always on sale at shows) Production: ~10% (They have a camera crew, outdoor event lights that USUALLY work, and a custom-built stage) People in current save part of ICW's roster: Big Daddy Gonzo (Open, Heel, Evil Boss (Storyline owner of ICW, doesn't work in authority angles, though), Rusty Brooks (Open, Heel, The Brain (currently managing a heel)), J-Dawg (Open, Tweener, Gangsta), Angel Rose (Open, Face, Fun Babyface Ticket Prices: $10 for all shows. Referees: Bruce Owens (50%, 40% Backstage, Open) Fish (40%, 40% Backstage, Open) Production: Flash (35%, 30% Backstage, Open) Road Agent: Ton (10%, 20% Backstage, Open) I'll add workers as I go along like I said, but here's two of their bigger names for now: Name: Mykal Manix Short Name: Manix Age: ?? (30s?) Birth Month: ?? Weight: Heavyweight Contract: None OR Open to ICW (Face, Fun Babyface) Brawl: 62 Speed: 20 Tech: 23 Stiff: 38 Selling: 63 Over: 12 Charisma: 60 Attitude: 100 Behaviour: 100 Wage: $1000 Finishers: M&M Drop (Impact), Hiptoss Neckbreaker (Impact) Attributes: Fonz Factor, Menacing, Booker, Trainer Name: Maxx Stardom Short Name: Stardom Age: ?? (Mid 20s?) Birth Month: ?? Weight: Lightweight Contract: None/Open with ICW (Face, Fun Babyface) Brawl: 46 Speed: 59 Tech: 61 Stiff: 32 Selling: 68 Over: 9 Charisma: 53 Attitude: 80 Behaviour: 80 Wage: $1000 Finishers: Plasma Blast (Impact), Corkscrew Hollywood Star Press (Top Rope) Check: Fonz Factor, Superstar Look, High Spots Alternate Names: El Electrico, Trigger Tag Team: Mykal Manix and Maxx Stardom Name: The Network Experience: 40 Finisher: Superplex and Frog Splash Stable: The Network Members: Mykal Manix, Maxx Stardom, Angel Rose Leader: Mykal Manix Manix, Stardom, and Rose all have loyalty to each other.

Pretty sure it's a gimmick qualification thing. I have to check which gimmicks, though. Probably Street Fighter and Martial Artist. Edit: Gamefaqs says otherwise. Huh.

I also found it weak that you couldn't do much with the tats... and if you tried to make your own words with tattoos, you couldn't use the character in online mode! I mean, I know WHY they did it, so people can't have guys with three Ks on their chest or something like that, but I still felt that was discouraging creativity. There's only so much you can do with the CAFs, which is why I'd rather see more CAFs than an improved career mode (though that's not to mean a revamped career mode would be something I'm against). Also, I will only get EA MMA if you can make a women's fighter from Wascilla Alaska. Oh, and if Arlovski's in it, because I'm a mark for the Pitbull.

Well, I haven't used it outside of Operation Anchorage yet, but 'red paste' didn't describe what happened to the people I used it on. I'll have to use it later in the Wasteland to see for myself. It WAS a fun weapon in the Operation Anchorage mission though.

Sadly, this IS THQ we're talking about, so I'm not completely throwing laurel-resting out of the equation... The lack of depth in CAF was my least favorite part about the game, really. Though I absolutely marked out seeing Hialeah, Florida (where I was born) as a viable hometown... it was also a letdown that, for whatever reason, you couldn't be fighting out of Hialeah, Florida...

I'd like to see LOTS of additions to CAF. Namely, more hometowns and Fighting Out Ofs (WTF, no Hong Kong), and the ability to choose what style Bruce Buffer calls for you (for example, if you just want to be known as a Judoka). Also, more than six nicknames, please.

That does sound like a great lineup.... well, except for Jobforacowboy that is... One day I'm going to move to a place with a metal scene. I hear Alberquerque's good for that.

Is that anything like the one from Fallout 3's Operation Anchorage addon?

Don't get me wrong, getting to see Slayer was totally awesome, and it was worth sitting through Manson to get to see them play. But other than Slayer, NOBODY else I care about comes down. And the local scene, well, there's only two local acts I think of that are even worth mentioning. One is 1000 Pounds of Thrust, who aren't terrible, but not a band I'd pay money to see. The other is called Warrick, I've seen them twice at local wrestling shows, and they pretty much did 30-second covers of Metallica songs. When I say "All we get is Slayer", I mean it like, going to a resturant and all they have is steak. Is steak good? Yes, of course. But sometimes you want to have ribs, or a hamburger, or hot wings. So Slayer coming down here is definately a good thing, but I'd also like so see other bands too. Namely Testament, Iced Earth or Six Feet Under just to name a few. You think a Florida based band like SFU would do concerts across Florida....

PS3, because otherwise you're betting 200 dollars that your Xbox won't die on you, and given it's insanely bad failure rate it's not a safe bet at all. Now if you WANT a 200 dollar paperweight, by all means get a 360.

My weapon of choice is Doviculus from Brutal Legend's Quadruple-Necked Guitar. Kill them with METAL! Of course I suck at guitar, so I'd probably be better off with Fallout 3's Fisto! weapon, so I can literally punch people's limbs off.

J-Dawg's finishers should be backwards. He uses the Dawg Drop less often that the Dawgy Dawg Time. Gimmick should be Gangsta. If Angel Rose is the Angel Rose from ICW, brawl should be 34, speed 63, technical 48, charisma 44. Finishers should be Code Red (Impact) and Swanton (Top Rope). Gimmick should be Fun Babyface. Big Daddy Gonzo, speed should be more like 1. He almost NEVER leaves his feet. Technical should be lower too. Minoru Suzuki's finisher is called the Saka-Otoshi, and is a submission. Tanomusaku Toba should NOT have Menacing; dude's a beanpole. He's also a lightweight. He should have Shooting Ability. Gimmick is Martial Artist. Sanshiro Takagi's gimmick is Impersonator; he's essentially a Steve Austin parody. Asian Cougar's name should be changed to Asian Coogar (that's how it's spelled, seriously). Tag team Asian Coogar and Tsubasa (not sure if they have a name, but if they do I don't know it). Experience... I'd say in the 20s. Dr. Cube's finishers are the Iconoclasm (Impact), and Scalpel Leg Drop (Ground). Gimmick is Comic Book Villain.

You guys are lucky. Here in Fort Lauderdale all we get coming to us is Slayer, and that's when they tour with Marylin Manson. Every other metal band I look up for tour dates come to Orlando at the closest, which is a five hour drive WITH good traffic.