Guest swan Report post Posted March 13, 2003 Metal Maniac had a very good point. Find someone who has been around the business a while to do booking and run the locker room. If try to do everything yourself.. A) the boys will have no respect for you. They will see you as just a money mark who wants to play with "real life action figures." B) you won't be able to handle the politicking that workers oftentimes like to do. And don't say there won't be politics. Politics, glass ceilings, and bullshit exist in all indys, from the ones in bars in rural Wisconsin drawing 20 people, all the way up to ROH. and finally, and perhaps most importantly... C) the boys will walk all over you. Since you don't have their respect for reasons identified in A, you don't have control, either. With this can come problems of certain people refusing to job, and certain people wanting others to not be booked or pushed. Makes you wonder how Tommy Fiero ever ran a promotion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phoenix Fury Legdrop Report post Posted March 13, 2003 Watch Wildside. Sounds like I'm sucking up, but they're the prototype for an indy promotion. They don't waste money, they use everyone to their full potential, and they focus more on storylines than making a bunch of smart marks cream their pants over a 30 minute "strong style" match. Honestly, I'd rather watch a promotion with amazing storylines and mediocre wrestling (not that Wildside's mediocre by any means) than a bunch of strong style bullcrap with no storylines heading into it. You have to make people BELIEVE. That's the problem with wrestling anymore, no one believes. If you ever want to get a storyline over, you have to get your audience to believe it. Oh, and never use the words "work" and "shoot" in front of fans/on TV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Retro Rob Report post Posted March 13, 2003 Is this guy bullshiting us? He hasn't replied to anything yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tully316 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2003 No bullshitting, just soaking up all the good info. For those wondering, I'm currently based in Ohio, but I may be relocating to North Carolina in the next year. Thanks to everyone who's replied so far, some very valuable advice indeed....please add any more fi you think of anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HollywoodSpikeJenkins Report post Posted March 14, 2003 Pfft. North Carolina. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mad Dog Report post Posted March 14, 2003 Open one around Columbus. There's a decent size smark community and people will go to anything remotely sports related. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JHawk Report post Posted March 14, 2003 Dude, if you're in Ohio and need any help at all (booking, broadcaster, whatever), HOLLER! I'd love to get involved with some part of the business besides writing Raw reviews. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phoenix Fury Legdrop Report post Posted March 14, 2003 Hey, no offense, but nothing's worked in NC for a long time. Look at last year's OMEGA restart for an example. And you'd have to be really careful with the booking, since it seems like every worker decent or better's been getting work in Wildside in the last six months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HollywoodSpikeJenkins Report post Posted March 14, 2003 Ohio = far from NY BAH! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sandman9000 Report post Posted March 14, 2003 Open a deathmatch fed in NC and I'll be your best friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunk 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2003 Although, everything has allready been said, I have a few points. I would very much agree that you have to do everything you can to make people aware of your promotion. Put osters up, contact radio stations, go to local newspapers, hand out flyers at public places etc. Similarly, I think its very important to be professional. I once went to a show where the talent came out and sat with the fans to watch the show. In my opinion, that sort of thing shouldnt happen. Treat you promotion like its on par with the WWE. If you hear any of your workers speak otherwise, then let them knoe that they had better change thier opinion, or they will be kciked out. You'll never make it big, unless you act like it. Also, I don think it has been said enough, that it is important to take it slowly. Dont run before you can walk. You only need to look at the number of failed promotions that failed after a single show, to see how true this point is. Build slowly towards bug pay offs. Hire the odd name value guy, but dont hire more than one on the same show to start off with. Finally, it may sound simple, but give the fans what they want and book to your strengths. If you look at the success of TNA and ROH, I think its partly down to the fact that they booked to their strength and gave the fans what they want. In the case of ROH, fans wanted to see WRESTLING and not sports entertainment. TNA put the belt on Killings and The X title on Low Ki, because thats what the fans wanted. They also realised that the X division was their main draw, and so you saw Killings win the title in the second match of the night, while the X divison was given the main event spot. On the other hand, the WWE pushes people at us that we dont want to see, and so nobody watches their shows. The super 6 on smackdown are the shows main strength, but we got them in pointless heatless matches (that were good) and had lesnar/taker in the main event that we didnt give a shit about. If your big money guy isnt over, then dont continue to put him in the main event, book to your srengths and give the fans what they want to see. ChUnK! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Renegade Report post Posted March 16, 2003 Do not rely on hardcore matches is the only thing I can think of that hasnt already been mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Retro Rob Report post Posted March 16, 2003 Ohio = far from NY BAH! Ditto. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
