There's still a ton of work to do, and I can't guarantee how frequently I'll be posting updates, but I'm off to a start for what will be the most accurate and in-depth 1986 scenario I have personally seen. So far, I have at least partial (workable) rosters and television data for the following companies:
Jim Crockett Promotions
Central States (Kansas City)
Pacific Northwest Wrestling (Portland)
Championship Wrestling from Florida
American Wrestling Association
Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)
World Wrestling Federation
Continental Wrestling Association (Memphis)
Continental Championship Wrestling (Alabama/Gulf Cost/East Tennessee)
Texas All-Star Wrestling (San Antonio)
NWA Polynesian (Hawaii)
World Class Championship Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
All Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
EMLL (Mexico)
UWA (Mexico)
World Wrestling Association (Mexico)
Stampede Wrestling
All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling
Gulf Athletic Club (Houston)
Dale Martin Promotions (UK)
Vancouver All-Star Wrestling
World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis)
International Championship Wrestling (Angelo Savoldi's group in the northeast US)
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
There's still a ton of work to do - finalizing rosters and television shows, fleshing out staff, sponsors, setting stats, wages, and relationships, entering data for teams and factions, etc. I think I've got a lot of the belt information down. I've been trying to keep things as accurate to January 1, 1986 as I can, so there may be instances right now where, for example, someone could end up saying, "How can you not have (American Talent A) working for All Japan?" and the answer is that I'm building things off of the first month of the year as much as possible. I'm potentially open to adding touring commitments for guys who didn't start until later in the year, we'll just see how it goes.
I have a full time job, I'm getting a bachelor's degree, I help my fiancee with her small business, and we have 8 animals to care for, along with trying to make time for family, friends, and our own sanity. So I'll probably be running hot and cold on how much work I get to put in for any given week, but I am dedicated to getting this done and sharing it. From time to time, I may ask for input, but there are some things I'm just not interested in budging with.
I don't want to add workers who hadn't actually debuted yet. Yes, it changes the entire landscape if the Rock never debuts, but in 1986 he wasn't on the radar. I don't believe in anyone having 100 or 0 ratings in anything. The biggest example I've seen in historical scenarios is Andre the Giant having 0 in speed. To me, that means he can't move at all. Was he slow and stiff in 1986? Absolutely. But he could in fact move, he was not literally the immovable object. I think ratings in the 90s should be rare.
I also have to figure out the wage situation, because a problem I have frequently encountered with the historical scenarios is the remaining territories purging their entire main event and even upper midcard scene immediately. A big example that I remember was starting a 1990 scenario as WCW, and within the first couple of days, Memphis had released every name that wasn't Jerry Lawler with his unsackable agreement. It's just not realistic.
I'll stop being long winded, and I'll try to keep this updated as much as possible until I get it finished and shared. I welcome any feedback, suggestions, etc. I hope people will be as interested in this as I am.