RICK'S RULES: YEAR 1, MONTH 1 (JANUARY 2001) Overview for "The Rules" for the period of January 1 to January 28, 2001: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This month you will have one Pay Per View. It will occur on Sunday, January 28, 2001. On this card, you will determine your World Heavyweight Champion, so you will have the entire month of January to build for your first pay per view's main event World Title match. "The Rules" for the week of January 1 - January 7, 2001: --------------------------------------------------------- 1. This week you will need to introduce your roster to your fans. Therefore, EVERYONE on your roster must wrestle on at least one television program this week. 2. All matches on your live show this week should have no special stipulations and should all be regular matches, as you are trying to get everyone over with the fans on their ability. 3. Your first live TV show should feature one tag team match between a heel team and a face team for the hour one main event. 4. Your first live TV show should also feature the beginning of a heel vs face singles feud in the main event match. 5. On your taped television programs, you should be sure that all your "Top Star" talent wins their matches this week. 6. For your two house shows this week, you only need to use four (4) of your "Top Star" talent, although, you may wish to use more. "The Rules" for the week of January 8 - January 14, 2001: ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. This week, you should use everyone on your roster again on television, as the fans aren't quite sure what to make of your entire roster and may need to see it again to decide on their thoughts. 2. All matches on your live TV show this week should once again be just plain old regular matches. 3. Your live TV show hour 1 main event this week should feature a "Captain's Match", featuring one member of each team from last week's hour 1 main event. You will want to have a third tag team interfere in this match against BOTH teams involved. 4. Your live TV main event this week should feature a match between a top heel and a top face that ends in a disqualification. 5. Again this week, have all your "Top Star" talent win on the taped programs. This will help get them over further on the house shows. 6. For your two house shows this week, use "Top Star" talent that didn't work last week's house shows. Have one of the "Top Star" heels lose to a "Star" face on at least one house show. "The Rules" for the week of January 15 - January 21, 2001: ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. This week, you should start hype your pay per view on January 28. Use your top heels and faces to cut promos during your taped shows about the pay per view. During the promos, announce 2 of the 7 matches on your pay per view. Also announce that your World Champion will be determined at the pay per view and that next week you will announce on your live TV show how the champ will be decided. 2. On your live TV show this week, you should have 1 hardcore match and the rest of the matches with normal rules. 3. Your live TV show hour 1 main event this week should feature a triangle tag team match featuring the three teams that were involved in last week's hour 1 main event. 4. Your live TV main event this week should feature a rematch from last week's main event between a top heel and a top face. This week make the main event a no disqualification match. 5. Again this week, have all your "Top Star" talent win on the taped programs. This will help get them over further on the house shows. 6. For your two house shows this week, use "Top Star" talent that didn't work last week's house shows. Have one of the "Top Star" faces lose to a "Star" heel on at least one house show. "The Rules" for the week of January 22 - January 28, 2001: ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. This week, you will have your first pay per view on January 28. Last week during the promos, you announced 2 of the 7 matches on your pay per view. This week on live TV you will announce the rest of the pay per view card. 2. You also need to make an announcement on your live TV show about the World Title main event match at the pay per view. This match should feature a "Top Heel" against a "Top Face". It can be ANY type of match, as long as it is for the currently vacant World Title. 2. On your live TV show this week, you should have a variety of matches that will build up your pay per view card. 3. Your live TV show hour 1 main event this week should feature a "Top Face" and a mystery partner vs 2 "Top Heel"s. (use the "m" key when booking for a mystery partner) 4. Your live TV main event this week should feature one of the partcipants in the World Title PPV main event vs a random wrestler from the roster (use the "r" when booking). This match should also have a "special guest referee", who just happens to be the other participant in the World Title match. 5. This week, have all your "Top Star" talent win on the taped programs to help build them for the PPV. This will help get them over further on the PPV. 6. For your two house shows this week, use only 2 "Top Star" talents from your roster. This is because the rest of your roster is preparing for the PPV. 7. PPV Notes: You should have seven matches on this card. All of these matches have already been announced on this week's live TV show. Since one of your "Top Face"s just brought in a mystery partner earlier in the week, you need to find a way to use him/her on the PPV in a non-wrestling role (i.e. manager, referee, outside interference, etc.).