Georgiafan's WWE2k - Retro 'Rasslin

[georgiafan]

Official Start - Roster

Alright baring any last-minute changes I've finished the roster and will be doing the draft tonight.

Notes / Ramblings
I started out saying 85 to 87 roster and ended up being more 85 and 86. So I likely will stay away from people that were around in the later 80's like Hart Foundation.

I loved being able to easily edit class and popularity for MyGM that allowed me to fix the cruiserweights and giants easily. I did end up having 5 or 6 cruiserweights by that era's standards

I did tweak the popularities of guys so I maxed out Hogan at 70 and your see the other main event guys in the 60 range. The lower guys I set to around 40. That should lead to some tough decisions as I will want to get the expensive guys the first few rounds. I'll prob have to go for some cheap guys in mid rounds.

I have actually tried my hand at making some render pics for some of the guys I couldn't find. It was good to learn how to remove background in images. I used a site that wanted you to pay for the quality images still they turned out good enough for me. So if anyone knows if a good site to avoid that let me know. I was struggling with the size options and how you can apply them in the game. I think I've got it now.

In my test run I got a email from someone on the other brand saying they wanted to join me. I'm going to keep that open as a option to allow some unpredictable so I may sign someone that way especially if they were in the WWF during these years.

I don't think I'm going to use the power cards related to injuries

I will be doing some things in exhibition and playing them into storylines on here. Things like 10-man royal rumbles and matches for #1 contenders using matches you can't find in MyGm.

I've thoughts about using a little bit of video for special things so may test that out.

Draftable Guys - Singles (27)
GM - Jack Tunney

King Kong Bundy
Andre The Giant
Macho Man
Roddy Pipper
Big John Studd
Hulk Hogan (88 version)
Ted Dibiase

Tito Santana
Bob Orton
Junk Yard Dog
Ricky Steamboat
Mr. Wonderful
Jim Duggan
Don Muraco
Hercules
Hillbilly Jim
Honkytonk Man
Jake Roberts

Paul Roma
Iron Mike Sharp
Uncle Elmer
Corporal Kirchner
Brooklyn Brawler
Adrian Adonis
Virgil
Koko B Ware
Outback Jack

Draftable Guys - Tag Team (14)
Jim Brunzell (killer bees)
B Brian Blair (killer bees)
Iron Sheik
Nikola Volkoff
Smash (demolition)
Ax (demolition)
Brutus Beefcake (dream team)
Greg Valentine (dream team)
Davey Boy Smith (British bulldogs)
Dynamite Kid (British bulldogs)
Haku (islanders)
Tama (islanders)
Brett Hart (hart foundation)
Jim Neidhart (hart foundation)

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Legends (9)
Terry Funk
Stan Hanson
Jessie Ventura
Missing Link
Mr. T
Billy Graham
George Steele
Harley Race
Jimmy Snuka

Definitely Will Not Draft (21)
*Mostly WCW guys

Dusty Rhodes
Lex Luger
Animal (road warriors)
Hawk (road warriors)
Barbarian
Warlord
Arn Anderson
Rick Flair
Terry Gordy (Freebirds)
Michael Hayes (Freebirds)
Dr. Death
Big Boss Man - For Big Bubba Rogers
Farooq - For Ron Simmons
Jerry Lawler
Nikita Koloff
Magnum TA
Robert Gibson (rock & roll express)
Ricky Morton (rock & roll express)
Rick Steiner
Barry Windham
Rick Rude

* This would be 41 draftable guys for me, 21 I will not draft and 9 legends
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Inactive
* Will save for season 2/3

Dino Bravo
One Man Gang / Akeem
Typhoon
Earthquake
Bushwackers (luke and butch)
Hakushi
Mr. Perfect
Bam Bam Bigelow
Sgt Slaughter

Didn't download
Ric Martel*
S.D Jones
Billy Jack Haynes
Moondog Spot
Abdul Butcher - couldn't find a good version I could download
Cactus Jack
Ole Anderson
Dick Slater
Ole Anderson
Kamala* - All the good ones were either locked behind DLC or crashed
Bobby Eaton
Bob Backland
Lanny Poffo
Ted Arcidi
Tom Zenk
Butch Reed
Rougeau Brothers

Testing 1-2-3

Spoiler

[Bard]

Love it! I can't wait!

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[georgiafan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bard

Love it! I can't wait! Sent from my SM-N970U using Tapatalk

I’m very excited to get started and get the kinks worked out on how I’ll post it. Going to be tough not to get to far ahead of posting.


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[georgiafan]

Draft Results

Round 1
The biggest story was the 2 most popular stars Hogan and Flair were not on the list of options. This made it a no brainer decision for the 1st pick. Macho Man has stamina, popularity and mic skills. He is a specialist that can work heel or face. We now hoped Regal would go with Sting.

Me / Raw/ Jack Tunney - Randy "Macho Man" Savage"

CPU / Smackdown / William Regal - Sting

Round 2
Me - Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase

CPU - Jake 'The Snake" Roberts

We pick another specialist in Dibiase who will be a main event level heel. It was a tough pick between him and Andre. They break our hearts getting Jake someone we really wanted.

Round 3
Me - Andre The Giant

CPU - Jerry "the king" Lawyer.

A easy decision to grab Andre here with Jake off the board with his star power and being a giant.

Round 4
Me - Tito Santana

CPU - Dusty Rhodes

After taking some expensive guys they got for a cheaper route. Tito is another specialist with high stamina while they grab the more popular Dusty Rhodes. Tito also has mic skills.

Round 5
Me - Ricky Steamboat

CPU - Animal

Another pick that will save a lot of $ as they go for the much more popular road warrior. Cruiser weights are few and far between so we wanted to make sure we got one that can work with the giants in singles action.

Round 6
Me - Big John Studd

CPU - Faarooq / Ron Simmons

This could end up being a fantastic pick as Big John Studd is not only a giant. He has 80 stamina, a 5 on the mic and can work in tag teams. Another pick for them who wasn't on our board.

Round 7
Me - Davey Boy Smith

CPU - Arn Anderson

Its time to start working on the tag teams and Davey Boy gets the call.

Round 8
Me - Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndoff

CPU - Michael P.S Hayes

Paul is a staple for this time period that can work the mic and be in the occasional main event.

Round 9
Me - Nikala Volkoff

CPU - Lex Luger

Another guy that was a little cheaper then other options. He can work in tag teams or the mid card and is another high stamina guy. This means Iron Sheik is likely to get brought in or drafted. Lex is another guy not on our board

Round 10
Me - Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

CPU - Ricky Morton

Things are surprisingly going nearly perfect as they take someone else, we weren't going to. However, Rick Morton is going to be a great addition for them. This could be a pick that is regretted as Greg isn't all that popular and doesn't have big stamina. He does have a 5 on the mic and is a specialist. Keep a eye on Beefcake to be brought in.

Round 11
Me - Dynamite Kid

CPU - Nikita Koloff

A big relief is taken here as we needed to complete a tag team. He is also a cruiser weight and as we mentioned those are hard to find.

Round 12
Me - Adrain Adonis

CPU - Jim 'Hacksaw" Duggan

We looked up and realized oh crap we haven't taken a single "fighter" style yet. This is our pick for sleeper in the entire draft and a bit of a lesser-known name in Adrian Adonis. He had the highest stamina of any draftable guy with a amazing 89. His style of a fighter will match up well as a lot of bruiser baby faces to go up against. The 1st time in a while they draft someone we wanted.

Round 13
Me - The Honkytonk Man

CPU - Cowboy Bob Orton

After the Adonis pick we said we had better take another fighter that's a baby face and looked at Haku. He had amazing stamina and could work tag teams as well. However we saw The Honkytonk Man pretty high up on the popular list and we couldn't risk not getting him.

Round 14
Me - King Kong Bundy

CPU - Virgil

We didn't really need a 3rd giant on the roster however King Kong Bundy is another staple of the era. He can also team with Big John Studd as the 2nd tag team to feud with the British Bulldogs.

Round 15
Me - Haku

CPU - N/A

Our gamble of waiting on Haku paid off and we got a 84 stamina and the only baby face fighter on the roster. His partner Tama has low popularity and should be pretty easy to bring in down the line. They are out of $ and have to forfeit their pick.

Round 16
Round 16 was actually the toughest pick of the whole night. We could go cheap and bring in 2 to 3 opener types. They had low popularity, but that could be worked on and at worst would give depth to the roster and not overuse guys. A lot of cheap names to pick from like Killer Bees, Iron Mike Sharpe, Paul Roma, Brooklyn Brawler, Corporal Kirchner, Uncle Elmer, Koko B Ware etc.

The other strategy was to take one more popular guy and the Iron Shiek was a prime candidate. He could complete a tag team on the heel side. However, Tunney has always had a soft spot for Hillbilly Jim and spend nearly all the money on him. His bruising style will fit well with the heel specialists/fighters as a mid-card with solid popularity.

Me - Hillbilly Jim

CPU - N/A

[georgiafan]

Roster Breakdown

stamina / popularity

Raw - Faces

Giants
Andre The Giant - 71/65

Bruiser
Davey Boy Smith - 64/49
Hillbilly Jim - 76/48
Hulk Hogan -

Specialist
Macho Man - 78/68
Tito Santana - 80/ 54

Fighter
Haku

Cruisers
Dynamite Kid - 57 / 47
Ricky Steamboat - 80/46
Tama -

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Raw - Heels

Giants
Big John Studd - 80/ 54
King Kong Bundy -66/48

Bruiser
Paul Orndoff - 60/54
Nikola Volkoff - 82/51

Specialist
Ted Dibiase - 76 / 71
Greg Valentine - 59 / 49
Honkytonk Man - 70 / 49
Iron Sheik -

Fighter
Adrain Adonis - 89/ 44

Cruiserweights
None

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Smackdown - Faces

Giants
None

Bruiser
Sting - 73/62
Faarooq - 60/55
Animal - 76/55
Lex Luger - 80/53

Specialist
Dusty Rhodes - 65/57

Fighter
Jim Duggan - 55 /51

Cruisers
Rickt Morton - 85/53

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Smackdown - Heels

Giants
None

Bruiser
Jerry Lawler 71/61

Specialist
Jake Roberts - 84/61
Michael Hayes - 61/53
Nikita Koloff - 61/53

Fighter
Arn Anderson - 58/54
Bob Orton - 69/46
Virgil - 71/41

Cruiserweights
None

[georgiafan]

Dibiase Buy's Championship

With the world title vacant it came out that the Million Dollar man has bought the title and will be the new heavyweight champion. The tag team champions will be crowned in the 2nd week of raw. The tag team match will be The Hennan Family vs The British Bulldogs. It's not known who the #1 contender for the heavyweight championship will be. We expect it to be either Macho Man or Andre.

The IC champion will be decided in a 10-man royal rumble tentatively scheduled for week 1. The participants in the 10 man will be the 8 guys listed below plus Paul Orndoff and Outback Jack. Outback is receiving a tryout match as he is currently trying to secure a permanent contract with the company.

Heavyweight Class
Ted Dibiase (champ)
Macho Man
Andre
Paul Orndoff

Intercontinental Class
Tito Santana
Nikola Volkoff
Greg Valentine
Honkytonk Man
Ricky Steamboat
Adrian Adonis
Haku
Hillbilly Jim

Tag Teams
Hennan Family (Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy)
British Bulldogs (Davey boy Smith & dynamite kid)

Promo Skills
5 is the max

Macho Man - 5
Tito Santana - 5
Ted Dibiase - 5
Greg Valentine - 5
Big John Studd - 5

Davey Boy Smith - 4
Paul Orndoff - 4

Honkytonk Man - 3
King Kong Bundy - 3
Dynamite Kid -3

Ricky Steamboat - 2
Nikola Volkoff - 2
Adrian Adonis - 2
Andre The Giant - 2

Hillbilly Jim - 1
Haku - 1

[Dlemons]

I’m hooked. Love all of it.


Lmao at DiBiase buying the title. I do stuff like that in mine all the time. Good stuff dude

[georgiafan]

Thanks I’m glad your liking it and I’m having a blast doing it. I’ve not done week 1 yet as I know I will want to do the first month in the some time. I was born in 82 so the 85-93 range was right in my wheelhouse.

I about posted the clip of when it happened back in this time frame. But didn’t think it really fit since it was done in the ring.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dlemons

I’m hooked. Love all of it. Lmao at DiBiase buying the title. I do stuff like that in mine all the time. Good stuff dude