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**LKJ** · 03-25-2012, 05:00 PM

Yeah I don't really know how that rule works. He can be Stone Cold for longer than Stone Cold the full-time character existed? We're just assuming that he won't go stale because he didn't go stale in the time of his peak run?

teejayC · 03-25-2012, 05:03 PM

I don't know what Dylan had in mind but the way I interpreted the rules is that if he starts his career as Stone Cold then it only lasts from the beginning of Stone Cold to the end of Stone Cold, so 6 years or so, and then sporadic appearances afterwards.

moorobot · 03-25-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan

No you don't have to keep him as a heel early. I hate to mention an undrafted again, but the guy who drafts Austin doesn't have to have him be stunning steve austin, they can have him be stone cold from day one.

. Seems we have a difference in opinion amongst the co-rulers if he never has to be Stunning Steve, unless Dylan just means he can retire early by this comment.

**LKJ** · 03-25-2012, 05:06 PM

Oh, that would make sense. I think that's fine. Basically the owner picks him up when WWF did. After all, there's nothing in the rule saying that you're drafting every guy at age 20.

[Phill] · 03-25-2012, 05:08 PM

Pretty standard pick. Ill either say nothing more or completely burn you on this at the end of the draft though depending how the stars align

teejayC · 03-25-2012, 05:09 PM

I meant that I interpreted that specific post in that way. He can either be a midcarder for 5 years and then become Stone Cold till the end of his career or he can be Stone Cold straight away.

If Dylan meant that he can be Stone Cold straight away but maintain his actual career length then uh, I guess that's cool, since he made the rule and I didn't modify it before the #1 pick.

derwipok · 03-25-2012, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by moorobot

That would be a terrible pick at #1 in a career draft...if not for the preposterous rule which allows him to start his career as Stone Cold.

I don't know what to think of it now; maybe he would have been able to get over as Stone Cold right away, or maybe he wouldn't have been able to pull off the character when he was young, subsequently spoiling the gimmick, and then his big peak never happens or is significantly weaker.

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Originally Posted by LKJ

Yeah I don't really know how that rule works. He can be Stone Cold for longer than Stone Cold the full-time character existed? We're just assuming that he won't go stale because he didn't go stale in the time of his peak run?

These are valid concerns and it would probably be unrealistic to assume that you can get 12 years of Stone Cold but I don't think it would be unreasonable to argue that you could make him Stone Cold a bit earlier than in real life and get another 2-3 years of his peak.

moorobot · 03-25-2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by teejayC

I meant that I interpreted that specific post in that way. He can either be a midcarder for 5 years and then become Stone Cold till the end of his career or he can be Stone Cold straight away.

If Dylan meant that he can be Stone Cold straight away but maintain his actual career length then uh, I guess that's cool, since he made the rule and I didn't modify it before the #1 pick.

I certainly hope your interpretation is correct. The alternative is very silly, because most guys in the history of wrestling largely came up with their own character/promos, so it is more or less giving people their peak mind/charisma/personality in a career draft.

[Phill] · 03-25-2012, 05:15 PM

Why is it relevant how long he was Stone Cold for?

Oh, i think i see, yeah if this is a career draft then it makes sense it has to track to some degree of reality. Though 6 years of Stone Cold would beat 20 years of a lot of undrafted doing whatever.

derwipok · 03-25-2012, 05:17 PM

This seems like the right time to determine what exactly the rule should. We seem to have 3 different options:

- You get the actual career, 6 years of various gimmicks and 6 years of Stone Cold
- You can modify the career and argue that he would still be awesome if you made him Stone Cold earlier
- You can get him at the start of the peak and only have 6 years to work with

teejayC · 03-25-2012, 05:23 PM

Unless Dylan wants to overrule this, you get them for the actual length of their career. You can pick them up at any point in their career though. If you had to pick them all up before they debuted you would have no main eventers to start out.

derwipok · 03-25-2012, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by teejayC

Unless Dylan wants to overrule this, you get them for the actual length of their career. You can pick them up at any point in their career though. If you had to pick them all up before they debuted you would have no main eventers to start out.

Good point, there almost no wrestlers who come in and main event right away.

moorobot · 03-25-2012, 05:32 PM

Sending a pm to the next person after you draft generally greatly speeds these things up.

I can't count the times that I pmed somebody who was up and we were waiting on, and then they immediately showed up to pick.

**LKJ** · 03-25-2012, 05:33 PM

I PM'd TBE and mflip. I doubt we'll wait more than a couple of hours longer on them.

ItsRainingMen · 03-25-2012, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by moorobot

That would be a terrible pick at #1 in a career draft...if not for the preposterous rule which allows him to start his career as Stone Cold.

I don't know what to think of it now; maybe he would have been able to get over as Stone Cold right away, or maybe he wouldn't have been able to pull off the character when he was young, subsequently spoiling the gimmick, and then his big peak never happens or is significantly weaker.

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Originally Posted by LKJ

Yeah I don't really know how that rule works. He can be Stone Cold for longer than Stone Cold the full-time character existed? We're just assuming that he won't go stale because he didn't go stale in the time of his peak run?

SCIENCE!