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Hey guys! Welcome back to Bard's Last Ride, fitting title with The Undertaker retiring. I am calling this my Last Ride because I am basically giving myself one more chance, one final shot. This Universe is going to last past WWE 2K18 (unless huge additions are made, then which I will "transfer" this over.) Someone left my schedule leaving a huge gap in my days three days a week, and I believe with those gaps I will be able to put up some great content, so I am ready...how about you?

I am running this year of 2001 Universe simply because I have never done that before. There will be two shows, three rosters for this Universe. There will be the WWF and there will be New Japan Wrestling (NJW). WWF will have every WWF, ECW, WCW superstar that I have on the game, and NJW will have most of the current WWE stars on it crafting their skills. Now then, where does the third roster come in to play? Well, OVW is still a thing after all, and superstars like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Randy Orton, and Batista are there right now.

With all that said, let us look at some rosters:


WWF:

Mick Foley.
The Rock.
Steve Austin.
Undertaker.
Kane.
Tazz.
Billy Gunn.
D-Lo Brown.
Crash Holly.
Mark Henry.
Edge.
Christian.
Jeff Hardy.
Matt Hardy.
Bradshaw.
Farooq.
X-Pac.
Roaddog.
R-Truth.
Grandmaster Sexay.
Scotty Too Hotty.
Rikishi.
Steve Blackman.
Al Snow.
Taka Michinoku.
Sho Funaki.
Triple H.
Vince McMahon.
Shane McMahon.
The Big Show.
Chris Jericho.
Kurt Angle.
William Regal.
British Bulldog.
Hardcore Holly.
Val Venis.
Gangrel.
Viscera.
Chris Benoit.
Eddie Guerrero.
Dean Malenko.
Perry Saturn.
Bubba Dudley.
Dvon Dudley.
Test.
Albert.
Steven Richards.
Goodfather.
Bull Buchanan.
Big Bossman.
RVD.
Tazz.
Spike Dudley.
Tommy Dreamer.
Rhyno.

Chyna.
Trish Stratus.
Lita.
Dawn Marie.
Torrie Wilson.
Stacy Keibler.
Molly Holly.

*WCW superstars to be announced






OVW:

Randy Orton
Leviathan (Dave Bautista)
Prototype (John Cena)
Brock Lesnar
Shelton Benjamin
Rico
AJ Styles
Mike Mizanin
Rene Dupree
Kofi Kingston
Mickie James
Mark Jindrack
Carlito
Chris Masters
Johnny Nitro
Joey Mercury
Melina
Maven
John Heidenreich
Chris Nowinski
Jamal
Rosey
Rob Conway
Spanky
Zack Gowen
Doug Basham
Danny Basham
Charlie Haas





NJW:

Big Cass
Big E Langston
Michael Rotunda (Bo Dallas)
Braun Strowman
Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro)
Joe Hennig (Curtis Axel)
Fredrick Rosser III (Darren Young)
Enzo Jerzey (Amore)
Tito Colón (Epico)
Prince Devitt
Singh Dhesi (Jinder Mahal)
Karl Anderson
Kevin Steen
Doc Gallows
Eddie Colón (Primo)
Leakee (Roman Reigns)
Alexander Rusev
El Generico
Tyler Black
Sheamus O'Shaunessy
Mystico (Sin Cara)
Big T (Titus O'Neil)
Austin Creed (Xavier Woods)
John Moxley
Mike Dalton (Tyler Breeze)
Baron Corbin
Uhaa Nation (Apollo Crews)
Aiden English
Johnny Curtis (Fandango)
Chad Betts (Gable)
Simon Gotch
Brodie Lee (Luke Harper)
Curt Hawkins
Jason Jordan
The Dragon (Kalisto)
Connor O'Brien (Konnor)
Mojo (Rawley)
Leo Rowan (Eric)
Long Island (Zack Ryder)
Heath Miller (Slater)
Jacob Hager (Jack Swagger)
Joshua Fatu (Jey Uso)
Jonathan Fatu (Jimmy Uso)
Victor Leon (Viktor)
Bray Wyatt
Perfect Nick (Dolph Ziggler)
SilverBack (Ryback)
Bull Dempsey
CM Punk

Alicia Foxxy
Rose (Bayley)
Charlotte Flair
Dana Brooke
Tenille (Emma)
Nia Jax
Saraya-Jade (Paige)
Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks)
Danielle (Summer Rae)
Sarona Snuka (Tamina)
Lexi Kaufman (Alexa Bliss)
Rebecca Quinn (Becky Lynch)
Leah Van Dale (Carmella)
Trinity Fatu (Naomi)
Nattie Neidhart








ROH:
Adam Pearce
Mike Bennett
Colt Cabana
D-Lo Brown
Abyss
C.W. Anderson
KENTA
Bryan Danielson
Chris Hero
Maria Kanellis
Paul London
Low Ki
Jerry Lynn
Daniel Puder
Joey Ryan
Samoa Joe
Alex Shelley
Matt Stryker
Jimmy Yang
Ariel
Athena
Trinity
Lucy
Bret Hart
Jushin Thunder Liger
PAC
Ken Shamrock
Grand Master
Super Crazy
Amazing Kong
Adam Cole
Beer City Bruiser
Chris Sabin
Cody (Rhodes)
Christopher Daniels
Kazarian
Jay Briscoe
Jay Lethal
Kenny King
Matt Jackson
Matt Sydal
Nick Jackson
Mark Briscoe
Raymond Rowe
Will Ospreay
Manuel Andrade (Andrade Almas)
Bobby Roode
Drew Galloway
Riderick Strong
Adrienne Reese (Ember Moon)
Akam
Rezar
Johnny "Good Guy" (Gargano)
Tommaso Ciampa





To add my own twist, we will be starting a little later in the year, we will be starting at Judgment Day, May 20th, 2001. Raven and Justin Credible have been added to the WWF roster. No news on WCW still. I will post the Judgement Day card here soon, it will have storylines, because it will not all the way resemble real life's.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY:

WWF Champion:
Name - Reign - Date Won - Length
- *Stone Cold Steve Austin - 5 - April 1st, 2001 - Ongoing
- The Rock - 6 - February 25th, 2001 - 35 days
- Kurt Angle - 1 - October 22nd, 2000 - 126 days
- The Rock - 5 - June 25th, 2000 - 119 days
- Triple H - 4 - May 21st, 2000 - 35 days
- The Rock - 4 - April 30th, 2000 - 21 days
- Triple H - 3 - January 3rd, 2000 - 118 days
- The Big Show - 1 - November 14th, 1999 - 50 days



WCW World Champion:
Name - Reign - Date - Length
- *Ric Flair - 9 - June 25th, 2001 - Ongoing
- Booker T - 4 - March 26th, 2001 - 89 days
- Scott Steiner - 1 - November 26th, 2000 - 120 days
- Booker T - 3 - October 2nd, 2000 - 55 days




WWF Intercontinental Champion:
Name - Reign - Date - Length
- *Lance Storm - 1 - July 23rd, 2001 - Ongoing
- Albert - 1 - June 26th, 2001 - 27 days
- Kane - 1 - May 21st, 2001 - 36 days
- Triple H - 4 - April 16th, 2001 - 35 days
- Jeff Hardy - 1 - April 10th, 2001 - 6 days
- Triple H - 3 - April 3rd, 2001 - 7 days
- Chris Jericho - 4 - January 21st, 2001 - 72 days
- Chris Benoit - 3 - December 10th, 2000 - 42 days
- Billy Gunn - 1 - November 21st, 2000 - 19 days
- Eddie Guerrero - 1 - September 4th, 2000 - 78 days




WWF Light Heavyweight Champion:
Name - Reign - Date - Length
- *Tajari - 1 - August 6th, 2001 - Ongoing
- X-Pac - 1 - June 25th, 2001 - 43 days
- Jeff Hardy - 1 - June 11th, 2001 - 14 days





Women's Championship:
Name - Reign - Date - Length
- *VACANT
- Chyna - 2 - May 20th, 2001 - 1 day
- Lita - 2 - May 14th, 2001 - 6 days
- Chyna - 1 - April 16th, 2001 - 207 days
- Ivory - 3 - October 31st, 2000 - 152 days
- Lita - 1 - August 21st, 2000 - 71 days
- Stephanie McMahon Helmsley - 1 - March 20th, 2000 - 146 days
- Jacqueline - 2 - February 3rd, 2000 - 56 days




WWF World Tag Team Champions:
- *The APA - 3 - July 9th, 2001 - Ongoing
- The Dudley Boyz - 4 - June 22nd, 2001 - 17 days
- Two-Man Power Trip - 1 - April 29th, 2001 - 22 days
- The Brothers of Destruction - 1 - April 17th, 2001 - 12 days
- Edge & Christian - 7 - April 1st, 2001 - 16 days
- The Dudley Boyz - 3 - March 19th, 2001 - 13 days
- The Hardy Boyz - 4 - March 5th, 2001 - 14 days

TAG TEAMS:

WWF:

Hardy Boyz

Dudley Boyz

X-Pac & Justin Credible

The Holly Cousins

Radicalz (Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn)

APA

Kai En Tai




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NJW:


Fatu's

Vaudevillians

The Colon's

The Assassins (Victor Leon & Connor O'Brien)

The Bullet Club

The Wyatt Family



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ROH:

Authors of Pain

The Revival

D.I.Y

The Briscoe's

The Young Bucks

The Addiction

Air-Boom (Sydal & Black)

Beer City & Chris Sabin

PPV Schedule:

2001:

May: Judgement Day

June: King of the Ring

July: TBA

August: Summerslam

September: Unforgiven

October: No Mercy

November: Survivor Series

December: Vengeance




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December: Wrestle Kingdom I

Undercard:

Sunday Night Heat

Raven vs. R-Truth

Molly Holly & Dawn Marie vs. Torrie Wilson & Stacy Keibler



Main Card:

Intercontinental Championship Match:
Triple H (c) w/Stephanie McMahon vs. Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle won a number one contender battle royal, and in a backstage moment he found Stephanie McMahon, and gave her a huge hug about his big moment. He was happy to be challenging for the IC title...Stephanie's husband's title...Triple would see them hugging, but what he couldn't see is Stephanie trying to get Kurt off of her, but an angry Triple H did not care and thus a feud was reborn.

William Regal vs. Rikishi

- Rikishi was out with an eardrum injury before returning in May. Foley persuaded Rikishi to turn back face and give Stephanie a Stinkface. Regal takes exception to this and challenges Rikishi to a match at Judgment Day.

Number One Contender Match for WWF Championship:
The Rock vs. Kane

Tag Team Championship Match:
Edge & Christian (c) vs. The Holly Cousins

- Crash said Edge and Christian are not real Canadians, but liars. Edge and Christian have zero idea what he is talking about, but in a tag team match Hardcore Holly pinned Christian to get this title match.

Women's Championship Match:
Lita (c) vs. Chyna

- After winning the belt at Wrestlemania, Chyna took it upon herself to deride the whole women's division by whining about a lack of competition. Lita then came out and challenged Chyna to a match at Judgment Day. In the build up, Chyna and Lita started tagging together with Chyna trying to toughen Lita up by refusing tags. Lita would challenge Chyna on the go-home on Raw 6 days ago, and won by a school-boy roll-up to become the Champion.

Hardcore Championship Match:
Gangrel (c) vs. Rhyno vs. RVD

- Rhyno and RVD are pissed off as to how ECW superstars have been portrayed since joining the WWF, and want the hardcore title in extreme hands.

European Championship Match - Submission:
Chris Benoit (c) vs. Chris Jericho

- The two men had been getting along, until Benoit won some gold. Jericho out of jealousy attacked Chris Benoit, stating they were never friends. Benoit then said he was willing to put the gold on the line in a submission match against Chris Jericho at Judgement Day.

WWF Championship Match - No Holds Barred:
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) vs. The Undertaker

- The main event at Judgment Day featured a No Holds Barred match, a match with no disqualifications nor countouts, in which Steve Austin defended the WWF Championship against The Undertaker. The buildup to the match began on the April 30 episode of Raw Is War, Austin retained the WWF Championship against Undertaker, though by disqualification after executing a low blow on Undertaker, thus resulting in the decision. In the following weeks, Undertaker attacked Austin, and at one point taking his vest and the WWF Championship. Around that time, The Undertaker, received a phone call stating that his wife, Sara, had been involved in a car accident. The Undertaker found out that everything was okay and that there had not been a car accident at all. The Undertaker began to hunt down whoever made the phone call. On the May 17 episode of SmackDown!, during Undertaker's match with Triple H, WWF Champion, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin appeared on the "Titantron" and admitted that he and Triple H were the ones who had made the phone call.

Originally Posted by wiscowilz (Post 2048775575) Looks good, can't wait to see where it goes, especially with guys like Cena/Batista/Orton in OVW still and current guys in NJW

Originally Posted by Bard (Post 2048775643) They were in OVW at the time, so they get to start there. Obviously no NXT yet, so if someone signs from NJW they will likely end up there. Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk