Post by Omar Azure (LXW CEO) on Apr 13, 2019 23:38:48 GMT -5
COMPANY INFORMATION
Registered Name: Lucha Xtreme Wrestling
Established: January 2019.
Company Director: Omar Azure.
Registered Headquarters: Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Base Of Operations: Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Event Frequency: Bi-weekly/Sporadic.
Event Day: Friday.
Event Location: Varies.
Distribution: All LXW programming is available to stream on Hulu and directly from lxwrestling.com.
Company Size: Global.
What is the LXW?
The LXW is a role playing wrestling E-Fed set in a fictional world where wrestling is very real. Occasionally, matches are angled to progress the storylines. The Staff will discuss this with you ahead of time so you know. You may even come up with an angle that requires a match is angled. Once again, please confirm this with the staff if you are doing so.
Think of the LXW as a true combat sport like MMA instead of a wrestling promotion with writers and bookers controlling the match outcomes and you’re on the right track.
This world is very similar to ours except for one major difference: the LXW is one the smallest premiere wrestling promotions in the world, and is proud to be associated with the XHF NETWORK, The WWE, ROH, NJPW, etc. and all the wrestlers past and present from those companies do not exist in the world of the LXW.
You get to be a wrestler in this world and you compete in matches by role playing (RPs). What does that actually mean? You write a RP for your match that tells your character's story. Usually a RP includes a monologue directed at your opponent where you talk some trash, and one or more scenes from your characters life as they prepare for their next match and react to their last match as well as other goings on in the fed. Whoever writes the better RP wins the match, or in some cases by storyline, if the need arises.
The LXW holds Fight Night shows approximately every other week. There are THREE (3 ) bi-weekly FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHT NIGHT events per cycle, followed by a PAY-PER-VIEW event to end the cycle. As a wrestler in the fed, you have the option to sign up for a match or take the show off as your real life commitments allow. Show sign ups are open for about a week, then the owners will set the matches, announce the card, and post deadlines for RPs. You can also volunteer to write a match or promo segment for the show, you will be rewarded with Ranking Points if you do so.
It is entirely up to you how much you participate but it is worth noting that the more you put in the more you will get out of the experience. You can work with the other writers in the fed to have an epic feud or form a dominant alliance. You don’t have to but it’s a lot of fun if you do.
Once you sign up for a match, you write and post your RP before the deadline. Your RP will then be judged against your opponents RP to decide a winner. One to two day extensions can be asked for if you are running late and may be granted if your opponent and the owners approve.
After all RPs have been posted or the deadline has passed, the RPs will be judged by the staff (or guest judges for matches staff are participating in). Once the winners are decided, all matches and promo segments are combined by the owners into the full show which is posted for your reading enjoyment. And then the cycle repeats: show sign up, RPing, match/segment writing, judging, show is posted.
Up next is a more detailed description of each step but first you might want to browse through some recent RPs, shows, and character bios to get a feel for the place. Then come back here for the specifics.
Step 1: Create Your Characters Bio
Once you have joined and approved you must create a character bio. Please Note…..You have to create a character bio before you will be booked on a show. The bio serves two purposes. First, it is a reference for your opponents so they have something to work off when writing a RP for a match against you. Second, it is a reference for match writers so that your character can have a unique style that is consistent from match to match.
As you spend more time in the LXW, check your bio and update it as necessary. You might need to update the titles won, switch your status from heel to face or vice versa, change your entrance music, change your attire, or even change your pic base. Your opponents and match writers will check on the bio so keeping it up to date is a nice thing to do.
Many LXWers also like to add a list of their match results with links to their RPs and include brief info on their supporting cast.
About pic bases. They might seem like fluff but they matter because we use pic bases for show graphics. If you want to be featured on a show poster, you need a pic base. (LXW is in the works to be a Poser Picture Base Efed In 2019!) Please check the Taken List and make sure that the picture base is not all ready taken.
If you have read this far THANK YOU!!!! It must means that you are interesting in joining LXW, so for now go ahead and stop reading this and and JOIN us, and then start creating your BIOGRAPHY.
Step 2: Introduce your character to the Staff
Once you complete your character bio, let the staff and other LXW members know that there is a new face or heel on the roster, probably best done by saying "Hello, I just made a new character named <xxx>" in a post on the LXW Efed facebook page at www.facebook.com/luchaxtremewrestling. This will get on the list of people tagged for show sign ups.
Step 3: Writing RPs
Once the staff take all the sign ups and book the matches, a show card will be posted with all the match announcements as well as deadlines for RPs and matches/promo segments. Now it is time to write your RP.
There is no template for a RP. The focus should be on how the LXW affects your character's life and how your character is approaching your next match. What story you tell within that framework and how you tell it is entirely up to you. You'll find out what works when other members read and reply to your RP. It isn't a rule but it is a bad idea to write a RP for a match that doesn't even mention your opponent.
Your RP can be as long as you want but don't pad it with filler thinking size matters. Quality will beat quantity every time.
You can and should use any of the formatting tools available to make your piece easy to read.
The best piece of advice I can give you is to read a bunch of RPs from the past show or two as well as the comments they received if any. This should give you a good starting point for your own work. Beyond that, all I can offer is to have fun and write something you would enjoy reading.
There are a few hard rules for writing RPs and breaking any of them will work against you in the judging phase:
DO NOT read your opponents current RP and reference it in your RP for the match. This is EXTREMELY frowned upon and could result in you losing the match even if you did write the better RP.
DO NOT reference “non-public” parts of your opponents past RPs. It is assumed that monologues are public knowledge and fair game. It is also assumed that any scenes from RPs are not public knowledge unless specifically written that you would know what was said or done in the scene.
DO NOT use another character without asking permission. Most writers will agree to let you use their character if you ask first. It’s also a common courtesy to share any scenes using someone else’s character with that person in a PM so they can give it a thumbs up or suggest changes to actions or dialogue so the character stays true to their vision. This applies to supporting characters as well as main characters.
A Note about Swearing:
Your content does have to meet the TOS for the entire site. The most apparent way this may affect your writing is swear words. We don’t like reading pieces littered with the censored gif so we self censor. It’s simple. Swap out the letters of the naughty word with an asterisk. F***! S***! D***! C***! M***** f******! I’m not encouraging you to turn your character into a foulmouthed drunken sailor but we are writing larger than life characters who make their living beating the crap out of people. A little swearing is sure to fit the image. This is how you should do it.
With regards to colors, it is a courtesy to others with less than perfect eye sight to stick to the darker side of the spectrum.
Step 4: Writing Matches and Promo Segments
The only requirement for being a member is signing up for matches and writing RPs. We will see to the rest if that is all you have the time or energy for.
But you can contribute more if you want. When the show card is posted, we will ask if anybody wants to write a match. Anyone can volunteer to write any match on the card, although usually it would be to write the match they are in. This can be a great benefit to you as you have control over what happens and can write in specific events that continue to tell your character’s story.
If you do write a match, you should contact all participants in the match to see if they have written a STRAT for anything special they would like to happen during the match. Then refer to each wrestler’s bio page so you know their ring entrance, their wrestling style, and impact moves.
You have almost complete freedom write whatever you want in the match. There are some occasions where the staff may tweak the match for a major storyline. You should try to give all participants a chance to shine; no one sided squashes unless your opponent no shows (doesn’t post a RP) and their account suddenly disappears. If that happens, you can literally carve them into little pieces, douse them in lighter fluid, and set them on fire. (I’m not kidding. That was the fate of The Dog Who Eats Cheeseburgers.)
Don’t forget to add commentary from our announcing team of Eric Johnson and Yuma Azure. They have short bios too so try to keep them in character. Good commentary can really put a match over the top and is always useful in pushing storylines forward.
It is ideal if you write two endings for the match, one for each person winning. Submit the completed match to a staff member.
Head of the Creative Team will edit the match for the appropriate ending after judging decides the winner.
You can also submit segments for a show, regardless of whether you have a match or not. It can be a locker room interview, a video vignette, an in ring promo, or whatever else you can think up. Segments are written in the same style as the matches and will be inserted into the show during the breaks between matches.
FORMATTING: It is helpful if when writing the match you do some simple formatting. You don’t have to but it is really appreciated. Descriptive text should be bold and in the color #00ba14. When someone speaks, their name should be in bold, underlined, and in the color #ff1100. Their dialogue is normal.
Here is an example:
The referee makes one last attempt to break them apart, stepping directly between them. That’s when Trace throws a haymaker and Frank counters with a knee strike. Both blows land squarely… ON THE REFEREE! Trace’s fist connects with the ref’s jaw at the exact same instant Frank’s knee impacts his stomach. The referee folds up like a cheap accordion and falls to the mat.
Eric Johnson: “The ref is down! That is not good.”
Yuma Azure: “No, it's not. This match just entered the Demon zone where anything goes and there is no one to stop it.”
Eric Johnson: “Frank Lynn better be ready to go through hell if he wants to win now.”
Both wrestlers stop their assault and look at the ref as he lies there clearly unconscious. Frank drops to a knee to check the referee. Trace doesn’t.
Despite Daphne screaming a warning to Frank, Trace winds up and hits Frank in the back of the head with a superkick. Frank falls onto the referee, barely conscious.
Trace surveys the scene, then turns towards the entrance stage. He motions with his arm, signaling someone to come out.
Yuma Azure: “Oh sh*t. What does Trace have in mind?”
Step 5: There’s a step 5?
There's a step 5? Not really. By now you know everything you need to. Too join in the fun.
If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask a staff member. We are a generally nice and social group so you should get an answer pretty quickly.
Feel free to contact other writers if you have an idea for a feud or alliance. The worst they can say is “Sorry, I’ve got something else going right now”. Best case scenario, you will find yourself in a compelling story that gets the rest of the fed talking. You can also contact the owners if you are looking for a long term direction and we can try to help you out.
And the last thing before I send you into the wilds to fend for yourself: if you ever have any concerns or questions about anything LXW related, you can always contact a LXW Staff. We are here for you.
Staff Information
Omar Azure - Chairman/Admin
(The Chairman will be responsible for all things fed-wide, but as a member of the creative team, the Chairman's main responsibility is setting up the creative team. The Chairman will moderate, organize, and influence the creative team, but may also create cards, write segments, develop and post deadlines for shows, and determine match notes.)
Meet Omar Azure: Athletic, charismatic, occasionally dragonic, and a bonafide worldwide sensation. The ewrestling Universe may know Azure for his exploits in JCW, but the mysterious Chinaman’s legend spanned across countries and continents long before he ever stepped into a American wrestling ring. At the age of 18 and achieving success in his homeland, Azure relocated to Japan to tone his skills in the notorious dojo system of the Far East. Unsurprisingly, he thrived, winning multiple championships and marshaling several fans that he calls ‘The Dragon Club’ to support him (they begin calling Azure "Dragon King" ). With The Land of the Rising Sun annexed to the Dragon Club, he relocated to America to ply his trade in pro wrestling. Azure had a short run in Riot Star Wrestling, but had most of his success with Xcellent Championship Wrestling where he retired as a wrestler and two time XCW World Heavyweight Champion in 2018. In the present Azure is a proud father and husband, and has relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico to fulfill his dream by owning and operating his own pro wrestling promotion. Ever since in the early development of Azure's very own promotion "Lucha Xtreme Wrestling" the press has been buzzing around and asking one simple question, WILL OMAR AZURE EVER UNLEASH THE DRAGON KING IN HIS OWN COMPANY? Well, will he, only time will tell.
Vacant - Director of Wrestling Operations
(The DWO will be responsible for assigning matches to mules, writing a minimum of two matches per show, and moderating the creative team. The DWO will also be responsible for setting up deadlines for segments and coming up with angles, as well as organizing match notes. The DWO is essentially second-in-command in LXW.)
Vacant - Ambassador of Wrestling Operations
(The AWO may be responsible for assisting the “Chairman” and the “Director of Wrestling Operations” in regards to match booking. The AWO may also be called on to post cards, create angles, write segments, post show deadlines, and overall assist the Chairman and the DWO; The AWO should expect to write at least one match per show. Outside of the creative team, the AWO is essentially the "voice of management.")
Vacant - Creative Content Creator Lead
(The C3 Lead will be responsible for writing a minimum of two matches, and a maximum of five matches, per show. The C3 Lead will have full access to the creative team forum and will be looked at as a leader of the team. Outside of the Chairman and DWO, the AWO and C3 Lead are looked at as two of the most important members of our creative team.)
Vacant - Creative Content Creator
(C3s will be responsible for writing a minimum of one match, and a maximum of three matches, per show. C3s will have full access to the creative team forum and are encouraged to offer ideas and suggestions for storylines and angles.)
Vacant - Mule
(Mules are a temporary position and will be used to fill spots that are left without match writers. The Chairman, the DWO, the AWO, or the C3 Lead may reach out to mules to ask them to take on a match. Mules are not required to write a minimum amount of matches per show but will have a maximum of three matches per show that they can take. Mules will not have access to the creative team forum.)
Hugo Santana - Play-by-Play Commentator
Hugo Santana is a former professional wrestler turned lead announcer for LXW. In fact, Hugo Santana has been a member of the CLLM roster longer than most. Although a reasonable performer in his day, Santana 's real talent, and passion, lies in his ability to talk an audience through action in the ring. The LXW duo of Jorge Cabrerra and Hugo Santana is often regarded as one of the finest partnerships in the world.
Jorge Cabrerra - Colour Commentator
Guatemalan-born Jorge Cabrerra dreamed of working in professional wrestling all through his childhood. Not blessed with the physique, or the aptitude, for a career in the ring, Hugo began writing about the sport instead. Moving to Mexico, Santana became the editor of a popular lucha libre newsletter before heading to LXW as their head of communications.
Once in the building, Cabrerra's natural charisma and in-depth knowledge became apparent and Omar Azure moved Cabrerra over to colour commentary. Together with Hugo Santana, Jorge Cabrerra makes up the one of the world's most loved announce teams.
Kari Tsukumo - Backstage Correspondent
Kari is an aspiring journalist and sister of Yuma Tsukumo Azure the wife of Omar Azure, which certainly helped her application for employment. She’s using this role as a means to gain industry experience and fine-tune her investigative skills. Kari is like a dog with a bone, overcoming anything if it means getting her hands on a good story. She has the drive and passion that’s required in sports journalism, even though she can be overbearing with it at times.
Johnny Revere - Backstage Correspondent
Revere is a graduate of Emerson College, and is the former college roommate of LXW play-by-play man Michael Riggs. Revere doesn’t hesitate to ask the tough questions, and can often rub wrestlers the wrong way. He is impatient, but very effective at doing his job. Face wrestlers annoy him to a certain extent. He’s always gravitated toward the heels.
Melissa May - LXW Official Ring Announcer
A Cape Cod native, hailing from Falmouth, MA, Melissa May has always had a strong voice. She used to sing the national anthem at her high school’s basketball and football games. A graduate of UMass Amherst, she has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a minor in vocal performance. Some connections eventually led her to LXW, where she got a job as part of the advertising staff. Omar Azure heard her singing one day, and fell in love with her voice. He admiralty offered her the announcing job and accepted.
Pablo Castrajena - Official Time Keeper (The official time keeper for all LXW events.)
Pablo Castrajena is a retired luchador who spent most of his career wrestling under the mask of The Phantom Cat, Fantasma Gato. A well respected midcarder, even if he ended his career both maskless and title-less, few were surprised to see Castrajena make the transition to TIME KEEPER when his in-ring days were over.
Since his retirement in 2008 Castrajena has been assisting with the monthly independent shows around Mexico, most notably in LXW where he has worked since it opened in 2019.
Javi Moncada - Senior Referee (The senior official, responsible for overseeing referee duties for all main events and title fights.)
Referee Javi Moncada is a wrestling veteran, having officiated over 3000 independent matches in his career. In fact, Moncada once held the record for having refereed the longest wrestling match in history at an astonishing 17 hours and 14 minutes.
Amazingly, despite all his experience, Moncada hadn't even been offered a contract with a name promotion until late 2018 when he was asked to join the opening roster of Lucha Xtreme Wrestling, LXW.
Enmascarado – Referee (An official EOW referee, responsible for officiating sanctioned matches where required.)
Referee Enmascarado is a fairly decent referee from Mexico whose most interesting feature is that he officiates matches while wearing a traditional lucha libre mask.
Komplete Kaos – Referee (An official LXW referee, responsible for officiating sanctioned matches where required.)
Komplete Kaos might be the ring name of Jack Kane, but it happens to be a pretty good description of his matches too. As Jack often states, if there wasn't a weapon involved then the match didn't happen.
Komplete Kaos' strange mix of high-flying and hardcore wrestling has seen him settle into the mayhem of LXW well, and his willingness to use even the fans themselves as weapons against his opponents gives some of wrestling's wildest spectators some reason to ignore his terrible in-ring ability. Surprisingly choosing to go into retirement in 2015, Kaos has stayed in the business as a referee specialising in dethmatches.
Helga Kurgen – Referee (An official LXW female referee, responsible for officiating sanctioned female matches where required.)
Retired pro wrestler Helga Kurgen would never have been considered the best example of the LXW training system, but her platinum blonde hair and blue-eyed, pale skinned looks certainly captured the imaginations of LXW's male fans. Unfortunately, a botched move at the hands of Tallahassee Cassie left her with dangerous concussion just four years into her career it all seemed to be over for the Swiss grappler.
However the friendship which sprang up between the two following the accident spurred Helga to rejoin the industry two years later, this time as a referee. When her friend Cassie became the head booker of debuting PEWWA in 2013, Helga was offered the head ref position, but other commitments meant she didn't join the company until January 2014. Kurgen replaced previous referee Aneta Szymanska, whose match with the bullying Angel Divine had seen her move to the active roster. Kurgen is known to be completely against 'ref bumps' due to her medical condition.
Hugo Lugo – Referee (An official LXW referee, responsible for officiating sanctioned matches where required.)
Hugo Lugo is a fairly poor professional wrestling referee from Mexico whose only saving grace is that his name rhymes.
