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Post by OrochiGeese on Sept 19, 2007 5:29:38 GMT -5
Ok, new idea that's been floating in my mind, I'd love feedback on this  I've been thinking about Amplitude recently and booking in general. Without committing to a totally strict structure with no flexibility, I've been considering 'branding' some of the wrestlers to Amplitude and others to Voltage. I think that will help ease booking on my part and I can keep Amplitude for the newer and low card wrestlers. That was sorta the original plan for Amplitude but not AS structured as this. To further the division, the TV Title equivalent I've wanted to establish for a while here may end up being exclusive to Amplitude. That will leave the OG-Joshi World Championship as the title to hunt for those girls that are seen mainly as on the Voltage roster. The tag title/division could be used for both shows. I'm not looking for a Raw/Smackdown split, but a Raw/Heat relationship with flexibility. What I mean by the "Heat" analogy is that, in addition to competing for the Amplitude Title (and tag), it would be a HIGH objective for those roster members to win the right to "level up" to consistently being on the Voltage roster so they could eventually vye for the World Title. But the biggest change here would be the new championship, as the other ideas are just a slightly more rigid execution of the original idea for Amplitude. Also, if we do this, it won't really start til after the 12/13 show as things are booked up until then. |
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Post by motosada on Sept 20, 2007 5:42:25 GMT -5
Sounds more like you're going for a "WWE/OVW"-type analogy; Voltage and Amplitude will be pretty much set with their rosters, each with their own titles, etc, but there'll be floaters, Amp talent that'll mostly be losing to Volt talent on Voltage shows, and Volt talent mostly beating Amp talent on Amplitude, right?
So, would the TV/Amplitude Title be exclusive to Amplitude (kinda like what we'd talked about for the Voltage Championship)? Or would the Amp champ be able to transcend to Voltage and PPVs to face challengers (whom I also assume would have to be Amp rostered)?
Also, would the rosters be set as far as how many people were allowed to be on each show (like, 60% Volt/40% Amp)? Like, if one wrestler gets bumped up from Amp to Volt, does that mean one wrestler from Volt gets knocked down to Amp (equivalent exchange and whatnot)? Or, would there be a group of joshi that are in-between and appear on both, and the path is Amp -> float -> Volt (say, 55% Volt/10% floaters/45% Amp)?
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Post by OrochiGeese on Sept 20, 2007 6:25:28 GMT -5
Voltage and Amplitude will be pretty much set with their rosters, each with their own titles, etc, but there'll be floaters, Amp talent that'll mostly be losing to Volt talent on Voltage shows, and Volt talent mostly beating Amp talent on Amplitude, right? Exactly. There will be floaters and flexibility. Keina may be "Amplitude talent" mainly but can still come to Voltage to job (or if she's doing well on Amplitude, she can "scout out" Voltage to see if she's ready). And occasionally "Voltage talent" may come to visit Amplitude for various reasons, especially if the tag title is being contested there. As the tag titles can be held by ANYONE in OG-Joshi and defended on any show. So, would the TV/Amplitude Title be exclusive to Amplitude (kinda like what we'd talked about for the Voltage Championship)? Or would the Amp champ be able to transcend to Voltage and PPVs to face challengers (whom I also assume would have to be Amp rostered)? Yeah the Amplitude Title will be exclusive to Amplitude shows and PPVs but not really on Voltage unless in the rare occasion that a specifically unique story calls for it. If a Voltage talent is vying for the Amplitude title, it's 99% likely that they'll have to do it on an Amplitude show or a PPV. Also, would the rosters be set as far as how many people were allowed to be on each show (like, 60% Volt/40% Amp)? Like, if one wrestler gets bumped up from Amp to Volt, does that mean one wrestler from Volt gets knocked down to Amp (equivalent exchange and whatnot)? Or, would there be a group of joshi that are in-between and appear on both, and the path is Amp -> float -> Volt (say, 55% Volt/10% floaters/45% Amp)? It's not gonna be set in stone or necessarily always mathematically even but a 45/10/45% division is what I'd generally strive for. However, if someone gets lifted to Voltage, i won't necessarily drop someone to Amplitude to compensate. If I see someone who may benefit on Amplitude at the time, I'll do it. But no zero sum here, I'll only bump or drop if I feel it really helps the shows and talent themselves. At the worst case scenario, I'd just increase the floater number if I find a lot of people seem to be elevating or dropping. And yeah the general path will be Amplitude->floater->Voltage but the floater thing is really based on what I need for show booking/match making at any given timee and if a wrestler benefits from being a floater or not. Not all Amplitude wrestlers that "level up" will necessarily go to the floater position, some may go right to Voltage if that's what will be right for them and my booking. And some might stay on the top of Amplitude a bit longer if they benefit from that. (think like RVD with the TV Championship for a year rather then competing for the World Title. It helped set him apart and elevated him and the division.). If there's a feud waiting for them on Voltage that they're ready for, they'll go there and not look back. So floater status is really more a function of my booking mixed with present time story lines then their exact positions. Keep in mind that a "floater" isn't the same as an Amplitude wrestler jobbing on Voltage. Tigress Mask is a great example of a floater cause she's really right there in the midcard now. She could compete really well with those on Amplitude and still give those on Voltage a fight. But someone like Naomi could appear as jobber fodder for a Voltage person that needs some squashes to build them up. That's one of the reasons that there will be flexibility in this system. The floaters are floaters due to competitiveness, but an Amplitude low carder can still show up on Voltage often in the role of jobber and not be a floater. I'm gonna start making a draft list for talent on each show. Obviously, its just a draft to begin with so this isn't set in stone (in addition to the flex factor already mentioned in this situation anyway). But it sounds like you understand the idea here. Are you in favor of it? |
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Post by dragonzombie on Sept 20, 2007 11:15:10 GMT -5
I think this split idea is cool. kinda reminds me of the Njpw, lock up, wrestle land split.
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Post by motosada on Sept 23, 2007 21:56:27 GMT -5
Well, really, it just sounds like you're using this to add in the new title. hahah But, yeah, sounds good. I'm all for it. I wish I could be a bit more for it, but hopefully after October, I can get back on a comp to do my usual thang. Speaking of which, is the Amplitude Championship going to be a pallet swap of the Voltage Championship, or made from scratch? [edit] I just noticed, the background for the boards still says "OG-FPD Joshi". Gotta get that fixed... |
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Post by OrochiGeese on Sept 23, 2007 22:30:24 GMT -5
LOL, yeah thats an old background The idea for the Amplitude title came after the split idea, actually. I was thinking of the split all month as I wanted a way to help focus my Voltage booking in light of having a freaking HUGE roster right now. And the split came to me as the way. The title was an afterthought that helped finalize the idea as I thought it was a good way to reward the top of the Amplitude "roster". The Amplitude title design will be exactly the same as the Voltage title design (colors and all) since we never actually instituted that title but I love the look. So all those pics are still good |
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Post by motosada on Sept 23, 2007 22:33:59 GMT -5
Good, except where they still say "Voltage Championship". :b
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Post by OrochiGeese on Sept 23, 2007 22:38:17 GMT -5
Well it doesn't say that on the belt, just the pics We can alter the pics right? Its not like we have to do the belt over again... RIGHT!?  |
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Post by OrochiGeese on Sept 23, 2007 22:40:27 GMT -5
Well I'm half-right. We have one core picture that is just of the belt:  And one pic that you added the Voltage logo to:  Damn that belt looks awesome. PS Folks, that's the new Amplitude belt design ;D |
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Post by motosada on Sept 23, 2007 22:53:50 GMT -5
Well, the catch is, all that stuff is on my dead harddrive, but, there's certainly potential to get it all cleared up well before this stuff goes down.
Question, tho; shouldn't we, perhaps, change the color of the belt stripe thing to orange, since that's Amplitude's color?
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Post by OrochiGeese on Sept 23, 2007 23:31:23 GMT -5
I get what you're saying but to be honest, I kinda LOVE that belt the way it is. I think the purple really works for it. I'm not sure if it would look good orange PLUS the OG-Joshi title already has red in it and I like having a Red, Green, Purple theme for the belts. The red and orange might look too alike.
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Post by leche on Sept 24, 2007 16:19:03 GMT -5
*cough*
Just wanted to pop in and say that I liek this idea...
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Post by OrochiGeese on Sept 24, 2007 22:03:47 GMT -5
Sweet Thanks for your support Leche, I really appreciate you letting me know |
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Post by OrochiGeese on Dec 13, 2007 4:33:48 GMT -5
Just wanted to update on this cause there hasn't been an Amplitude in a while. The plan is for Celes to make an announcement at the OG-FPD 4 year Anniversary PPV about the Voltage/Amplitude split. After that, I'll finalize the rosters and start booking stretches for each show |
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Post by OrochiGeese on Jul 24, 2010 3:05:08 GMT -5
First off, I'd like to say that while it took a little while, I'm very happy with the state Amplitude is in and the overall IDEA of the brand split. I think it worked really well for OG-Joshi when we needed it and once we got into a rhythm. The build to the Amplitude title and Coach Carter's affinity to the brand also has been fun for me to write. And I love the Title match and the main event stories planned for afterward.
But we're in need of a roster re-shaping pretty badly. I would say that a good half of the Voltage roster is inactive. I genuinely wish everyone the best who isn't around here often or at all anymore (especially if major real life issues have stood in their way and are stressing them out. But even if people are now entertained by other things more then Fire Pro, I understand that too.). I realize real life stuff takes first priority and as we all get older, that stuff gets more pressing. Everyone who has been part of this fed is always welcomed back and is also always allowed to do things at their own pace. I still consider JoeTwinky's "OG-Joshi is a playground" quote to be a central theme of this fed. I've never wanted this to be a requirement for anyone and when people get busy or want to do other things, you should do it.
The thing is, OG-Joshi does have to react in its own way to keep going and keep those who are still around interested and able to move forwards. I can't really book inactive edits over active edits (and by "over" i mean both by frequency and in some cases win/loss) who are hungry. It's just not fair and it leads to feuds that have no pop. A fed can't be stagnant and survive, even if everyone is active. Change and flow has to occur. I still love a lot of the veteran edits though and try to find places for them in existing stories (Haley Cannon being paired with Alicia is an example). But if I can't find a place, I'd rather at least see them in really good matches cause there are a helluva lot of excellent edits on this roster that can just flat out entertain in the ring. I think it would be entertaining to see some of them do it against newer opponents they haven't faced. Shuffling opponents is pretty important for variety no matter what the reason.
So i expect there to be some trading between rosters, not unlike what I'm doing with UBL with the Front Lines "challenging" Reserve Roster members for their spots. I think quite a number of Amplitude wrestlers will earn spots on Voltage and some of the vets will go down to Amplitude to help build new talent.
If you are on Amplitude and are active, you can pretty much make the choice. Stay on Amplitude and vye for that Title or go to Voltage. If you're in a tag team, you're basically on both brands but I will say that many of our newer tag teams deserve some time on Voltage and will get it. As I make mention in the show, Illumination set a record for the amount of newer talent making PPV debuts and they all earned it.
If you're around, and you're hungry for participation, you'll realize OG-Joshi is all you can eat with no cover charge. Just try not to fill up on rolls first. Don't be that guy. Go for the lobsters stuffed with tacos.
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