TABLE OF CONTENTS- 1. Information 2. History 3. Titles 4. Tours 5. Shows 6. Roleplays/Flashes 7. Strats 8. Angles 9. Fictional Staff 10. Real Staff 11. Rules 1. Information WAVE is a "puroresu" (Japanese wrestling) e-wrestling promotion that looks to provide an e-wrestling outlet for the fans of the sport. WAVE is a hybrid of the many styles that are incorporated in Japanese wrestling, from the technical style of New Japan, to the hard-hitting fighting spirit of All Japan, and even the hardcore sprints of mid-90's FMW. One thing that WAVE is not American wrestling or "sports entertainment". No interferences, screw job finishes or shows full of five-minute matches, WAVE is strictly puroresu. That is not to say that there are no crazy storylines, characters or outside the ring entertainment in WAVE, but things are ultimately decided in the ring. 2. History On April 21st, 2003, Osamu Ishimura, former referee and now millionaire, announced the creation of his own wrestling promotion based out of Tokyo, Japan called WAVE. The goal of this promotion is to create a "wave" of puroresu love to spread throughout Japan and the entire world. He wanted to achieve this by putting all the best aspects of puroresu into WAVE, making for a hybrid and enjoyable experience. After bringing together a small staff and getting a weekly television deal with Samurai TV!, Mr. Ishimura now scours the world for natives and gaijins to battle in WAVE. The first edition of WAVE on Samurai TV! is set for Wednesday, May 14th. 3. Titles WAVE World Heavyweight Title- The World Heavyweight Title is the top of the mountain for all non-hardcore heavyweights in the promotion. It is defended only on large television shows and only to the top contenders. WAVE World Brass Knuckles Title- A championship where every bout is decided in a certain type of hardcore "death match". These matches prove to be interesting as many of the wrestlers that go after this title have real wrestling ability just like their Heavyweight title counterparts. This belt is defended once or twice a month. WAVE International Jr. Heavyweight Title- The top and only junior heavyweight belt in WAVE makes for stiff competition. With the mix puroresu and lucha libre growing even further in Japan, the clashes that will take place over this belt will be tremendous. This belt is defended once or twice a month. The weight limit to compete for this title is 225 pounds. WAVE World Tag Team Titles- Since there are no strict "tag teams" in WAVE, the tag titles are often held by the top singles wrestlers who form alliances together. This is similar to how many other promotions have done things in the past (Early 90's AJPW), making it an extremely competitive environment. These belts are usually defended once every month. 4. Tours WAVE like other real-life promotions in Japan, run tours that often range from 4-20 shows that closely follow each other. There are usually 1-4 larger or more important shows on each tour, these will almost always be shown on WAVE on Samurai TV!. Most of the matches on tour shows are either tag or six man tag matches, saving big singles matches for more important shows. How a wrestler performs in these matches can often put him higher in line for title shots or a push. Tour shows are written in a small summarized format. 5. Shows WAVE on Samurai TV!: The weekly television outlet for WAVE and airs live every Wednesday night from 8 PM to 10 PM. It can feature anywhere from four to eight matches and is announced by Yasuo Shimada and Kiyoshi Miyazaki. Matches are written in the ABS format. Weekly WAVE on Samurai TV!: The flash show for WAVE, which showcases the wrestlers and their feuds. This airs every Monday from 6 PM to 6:30 PM. 6. Roleplays/Flashes WAVE focuses on quality flashes. It doesn't matter how long or short the flash is, as long as it is a good read and gets the point across. You can use foul language if you want, just make sure to BLEEP it. You cannot attack or involve any of the other WAVE wrestlers or staff unless you have permission from the handler or myself. You can't refer to any real life wrestlers in Japan or the rest of the world. You are expected to RP every week for WAVE and if you make it a habit of not doing this, then you could be kicked out. 7. Strats Strategies are extremely wanted and welcome. Sending strategies in will make your wrestler be displayed closer to the way that you imagined. Strats also can be the final factor in deciding a close match. Attitude, move set, spots, modified entrances are things you can use in your strat. 8. Angles Angles are feuds/storylines that your wrestler and an opponent or multiple wrestlers are involved in. These feuds can usually last anywhere from a month too much longer depending on the feud. This is the most important aspect of WAVE, this is what builds up your characters heat and value here. Doing this is generally a collaborative process between you, another handler or multiple handlers, and myself. The creative process involved in this is the most rewarding aspect of e-wrestling and makes the fed what it is. If you wish to get involved in a storyline then you can contact me with ideas or another handler. 9. Match Decisions Matches are decided by a mix of Flashes/Strats/Storylines/Character Heat and other factors. If you don't agree with who won the match then you can ask me why and I will give you an answer. If you come at me in an irrational or pissed off manner then I will not listen to you and you could be kicked out of WAVE. 10. Fictional Staff Osamu Ishimura: A former referee who is a diehard for puroresu, he loves the business like few do. Osamu Ishimura runs WAVE as a fan first, putting his love for puroresu into all of his decisions. Kiyoshi Miyazaki- A former radio DJ, Kiyoshi Miyazaki always gives his opinions no matter how controversial they can be. He provides the shock aspect of WAVE's weekly syndicated show. Yasuo Shimada: Like Ishimura, Shimada was also a former referee but now returns to wrestling as the play by play announcer for WAVE. From the many years of being in the business, Shimada has knowledge that few others can contend with. Using this knowledge, Shimada provides all accurate information with his announcing duties. Seiko Fukao: A failed teenage pop singer, Seiko Fukao provides beauty and brightness to WAVE (Television Show). She provides the interviews with the top stars of WAVE, getting the best details and thoughts of the wrestlers. Kensuke Noguchi: The senior referee of WAVE, Noguchi has been known to make few mistakes when calling a match. He doesn't allow cheating or crowd brawling, making the wrestlers stay in a "wrestling" match. Jiro Tsujimoto: A young upstart referee who is apprenticed under Kensuke Noguchi, Tsujimoto calls many of the undercard matches in WAVE. This young and energetic man looks to one day become the top referee in Japan. Misao Fujiwara: Former hardcore wrestler, Fujiwara now is a hardcore referee. This tough and battered old man calls all of the "garbage" matches in a no-nonsense way. 11. Real Staff I am Rob Winters and I have been in e-wrestling since around 97. I handled in GFWA, RCW along with many smaller feds before that. I was the VP of HLWA for a while before trying to start my own puroresu e-fed. This was a failure as I was never able to get things off the ground. Now, after being off and on in e-wrestling for the last year, I'm coming back with WAVE. Being a huge fan of puroresu, I'm looking to bring it back to e-wrestling where it has been forgotten for too long. 12. Rules 1. Try to remember that this puroresu. No running people over with cars or any other crazy stuff like that. 2. No complete coward characters. "Fighting spirit" is a wrestlers inner-will which determines how much heart he has and how tough he is. This is an important aspect of your wrestler, as the fans will most likely not provide much heat for him if he lacks the fighting spirit. So try to avoid creating a character that would lack fighting spirit. 3. No pyrotechnics, fireworks, flashy production etc. WAVE does not have these things on their shows and should not show up in wrestler entrances etc. 4. No translators or captions from Japanese to English. In WAVE you view things as if you were a Japanese fan watching a show, understanding all the words etc. So there doesn't need to be an excuse for writing in English because everyone is. On the other spectrum, if you have a gaijin it might be smart to RP that there are captions explaining his words or something along those lines. 5. Don't be a jerk. Treat other handlers and myself respectfully. People that act the opposite way will not last long here.