I absolutely LOVE Marina as the hard-ass enforcer of the Death Riders. She's scary as all hell in the best way.
Mina turns on a lot of people.
Oh, wait, not what you meant...
Streaming is super easy nowadays, the functionality to stream to twitch is built into PS4, and maybe PS5, can't say as I don't have one.
For recording/streaming PC games, OBS Studio is free and open source.
You can also stream/screen share on discord on PC, I assume you can do it on consoles, as well.
Steam also has game recording, now.
Since this would be just a small community thing, you don't need a fancy microphone or really any voice recording, at all. So that's the easy part.
I like the idea of using Fire Pro, but IIRC, it's possible to edit the stats of any wrestler in WWE2K, even the "vanilla" ones. I used to make every wrestler a perfect 100 for my nephews so they could pick their favorites without worrying about arbitrary numbers. Granted, it's a universal change, so if you're also playing a career or fantasy booking mode, that will also be effected.
The hard part is getting a group together to actually make it happen. Schedules and jobs and all that.
Clearance is often stuff printed to be sold at shows and merch tables at conventions that just didn't sell. Or stuff that they think will sell big, like the CM Punk shirt after he debuted on episode 2 of Rampage. Some stuff is premade for these purposes. Which is why I said "primarily".
Additionally, some customers don't want to pay for an item and then wait anywhere between one and three weeks to get it, they would prefer to see it at a show or in a store and walk away with it immediately after paying. But, printing for that type of customer is always a gamble.
"Clearance" is just trying to recoup some of that cost.
The point is that when all is said and done, it comes down to individual preferences and tastes. I get your frustration, I have yet to see a Young Bucks or Kenny Omega shirt that I like, despite wanting Young Bucks and Kenny Omega shirts. But I'm not condemning every other shirt design because of it. Given how PWTees (AEW's actual shirt provider) operates, primarily by print-to-order, they don't exactly lose money on bad designs. Their business model benefits from throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks. If they have nothing you like, don't open your wallet, or seek other merch that you do like. I have 22 AEW action figures and 6 AEW shirts. Hell, an AEW action figure at Walmart costs less than a shirt from PWTees most of the time.
I own the second one. Absolutely love it. I also have the pink TJPW "Popsicle" shirt.
Does this make us wrestlefriends and shirtfriends?
Personally, I'd like him to debut after the new year, have a few feuds, and maybe a title run, then be a strong contender in next year's CC.
I'm looking forward to all the "LEAVES IS PLANTS" signs that will be in the crowd tonight.
I just want to take the opportunity to say that I bought this:
And I've worn it enough over these past 5 years that it has faded almost beyond recognition.
Is it stupid? FUCK YEAH it's stupid. And that's what I like about it.
I've been kicking around an idea these last few weeks and I figured it was time to get community input:
We already have Meme Monday, and as wrestling fans, we've all played "armchair booker" at some point. So how would you wrestlefriends feel about "Fantasy Booking Friday"? Every Friday, a challenge would be presented for a fictional storyline or premium live event. Challenges can be realistic, comedic, or somewhere in between, as can submissions.
Example challenges:
Realistic: How would you book a WCW vs WWF show in 1995? Extra stipulation: Vince refuses to let any his guys wrestle Hulk Hogan, how would WCW counter?
Comedic: Using a wormhole in time, Paul Heyman books an ECW vs GCW show. Extra stipulation: Paul E. is forced to make chicken salad out of chicken shit when he realizes the wormhole connects only to WWECW.
In between: Tony Khan announces the new "AEW Jobber Division", with it's own championship. Extra stipulation: only wrestlers with negative win/loss records are eligible, meaning the Jobber Champion will have to forfeit the title if they have too many successful defenses.
Would you guys be interested in this? Or at least trying it out for a few weeks?