Legends Wrestling Alliance

[Mike M]

Hey all,

Toasterboy came up with the idea of booking a Legends territory system similar to the DWA, but only using official Legends cards and no bootlegs (although exceptions may be made if it's a 1-time special attraction).

Since we are all on the other board, I believe everyone will be posting there, but I hope that the rest of you will check us out, since I'd look forward to feedback from the LOW fans exclusive to this board.

Based on the limited number of wrestlers available, we formed 4 regional feds:

EWF (Empire Wrestling Federation)
Run by Mike M & Tournament Master
cotg.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=lowcards&action=display&thread=1195963797

WCCW (West Coast Championship Wrestling)
Run by toasterboy
cotg.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=lowcards&action=display&thread=1151264969&page=5#1193461509
NOTE: toasterboy started a new thread to keep his LWA history separate from his older stuff:
cotg.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=lowcards&action=display&thread=1196142598

CCW (Continental Championship Wrestling )
Run by mwjergs
cotg.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=lowcards&action=display&thread=1195657937

HWA (Heartland Wrestling Alliance)
Run by Thad Killian
cotg.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=lowcards&action=display&thread=1196727168

LWA Umbrella Events
Run by all of the above
Thread to be Started

Please let me know what you think of the EWF especially, but if you have a comment about any of the other LWA-member feds, I'd love to hear them.

Mike

[Graymar]

Good luck to all of you. I hope you have as much fun as we have in the DWA!



Graymar

[Mike M]

Thanks, Graymar! Thanks for the well-wishes, and I hope that you enjoy reading along.

[shazam6000]

Looks like you're off to a great start good luck

[Mike M]

Updated the links to add toasterboy's new thread address.

[Mike M]

Updated to add the HWA Link.

[Graymar]

Mike M,

Can you post a bit about how your 'draft' went?

How did you do it administratively...which wrestlers were selected where?

Thanks

Graymar

[Mike M]

Graymar- I'll break Kayfabe on this one occasion

We held a "snake"-style draft. We toyed with the idea of an auction, but this was much simpler from an admistrative standpoint, and it also made it easier to conduct the draft, since everyone could log on and make their picks as necessary.

I'd say that generally, this draft went like most. Initially, the 'best' wrestlers were chosen by the feds- although that's obviously in the eye of the beholder. There were then 'runs' on tag teams, followed by runs on managers. There was even a run on enhancement talent towards the end of the draft.

There were a few 'upper card' guys that didn't get picked right away, mostly because of 1 of 2 reasons:

1. There was a run on other types of talent (managers, tag teams, etc) that knocked them down a few spots.

2. That particular wrestler didn't fit into the promoter's plans- Don Leo Jonathan was a perfect example of this. He was the 96th pick overall out of 108 picks total. He was picked coming after Cousin Luke, SD Jones, Wild Red Berry and Timber (the four picks immediately preceding him).

We allowed promotions to pick tag teams (from an 'official' list), but if you picked a tag team, you had to forfeit your next pick (since you were getting 2 guys). Here's how the first two rounds went:

1. HWA - Frank Gotch
2. EWF - Nick Bockwinkel
3. CCW - Bruiser Brody
4. WCCW - Harley Race

5. WCCW - The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton, counts as 2nd and 3rd Round Picks)
6. CCW - The Sheik
7. EWF - Buddy Rogers
8. HWA - Ivan Koloff

You'll note that these first two rounds really capture the spirit of the individual promotions as you read them (as an example, the CCW has a TON of hardcore performers). It actually worked out really well, as I think everyone got a number of wrestlers that they wanted.