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Your Agendas Your Principles Your Soft Moves

Challenge, and celebrate, the wrestlers: No Champion ✶ Be a fan of the wrestlers. Make a Soft Move whenever the players look at you
reigns unchallenged. No insult is left unanswered. No ✶ Explain the audience reaction. expectantly for what’s coming next.
friendship is left untested. Nobody gets a free ride. ✶ Describe every gimmick evocatively. Often, a Soft Move goes along with a segment. Use
Make it look like you had it planned that way all along: ✶ Describe everything as larger than life. Soft Moves to drive your choice of segments, when you
Follow the player’s swerves, and guide them back into ✶ Make the world seem constructed, but frail. don’t have anything else in mind.
the storylines as established thus far in order to create ✶ Make your Move, but never speak its name. ✶ Put a microphone in their face.
overarching coherent narratives. ✶ Speak through your NPWs. ✶ Take the next step for a storyline.
Entertain the imaginary viewing audience: This is ✶ Use a real-world cause for a kayfabe effect. ✶ Book them in a match.
who’s judging your storylines. And of course, at the end ✶ Use a kayfabe cause for a real-world effect.
✶ Bring in something On Deck.
of the day, you and your friends playing the game are ✶ Think offscreen.
✶ Put something they Want at risk.
the true audience. Make yourself smile! ✶ Book for maximum drama.
✶ Announce kayfabe badness.
✶ Swerve the storyline.
At the Top of each Episode At the End
First, see if anyone is in the Top Spot. Cool off Heat: Each wrestler loses
If so, they make the OVER Move. -1 Heat with anyone they have Heat Your Hard Moves
with, but didn’t interact with during Make a Hard Move whenever someone gets a Botch
Then, see if the Promotion gains new Audience.Compare the total
the Episode. (with caveats below), or whenever a wrestler gives you
Audience of the wrestlers in this Episode to the current Tier Thresh-
the perfect opportunity for one.
old (Top Spot counts as +5). If it’s higher, than everyone resets their Future Endeavored: Anyone with
Audience. Start the Episode with a vignette representing the new 0 Audience is fired. The player can
Some Moves give specific outcomes on Botches, it’s up
to you whether you also make a Hard Move.
viewers you’ve gained! make a new wrestler to keep playing.
During a match, Botches on the In-Ring Moves have a
Ordering the Card & Booking Matches specific utility of switching narrative control. Be very
Feuds and storylines emerge out of what happens during each Episode. Between Episodes, think about selective about also adding a Hard Move.
the next steps you would like to see for each ongoing storyline to plan out the card.
✶ Turn the audience on them (and they lose -1
✶ Put something big and exciting on early, to pop the crowd and get everyone’s blood pumping. Audience).
✶ Foreshadow each important match with an interview or vignette focused on those competitors. ✶ Turn an NPW on them (and they lose -1 Heat with
✶ Put something to cool down the action between the most important matches. that NPW).
✶ The more prestigious the Championship, the later it goes on the card. ✶ Create backstage intrigue.
✶ End the show with your biggest draw! ✶ Announce legit badness.
To book a match, decide on: ✶ Hire or fire someone important (NPW only,
The Participants: A player’s wrestler vs NPW, player vs player, or multiple wrestlers. You simply nar- unless a player’s wrestler is at 0 Audience).
rate the events and outcomes of NPW vs NPW matches if you need to cover them in play. ✶ Push an NPW ahead of them.
The Stipulations: A match can have a storyline stipulation, a Stipulation Move, or both. Keep in ✶ Steal their victory.
mind that players will often add Stipulations through their Moves in play. ✶ (For Living Promotions) Remove a Support.
The Stakes: Is this simply about winning and losing, or is something on the line, like a Championship
✶ (For Living Promotions) Add a Struggle.
belt, a mask, a contract, or a career?
The Winner: Which winner creates the most compelling story—or which loser? Your choice of win-
ner is the BOOKED result for the match, which can be swerved by the players with their Moves.
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The Card Promotion Tier

The current storylines and feuds, in the order you think will make for the most dramatic and Note the current Tier Threshold. For Simple Promotions, this is (#
compelling arc during this Episode. Plan your segments, and note your BOOKING for any matches. of Player Wrestlers) x 3. For Living Promotions, see page 129 of
Start off the Episode: ➠ Match Booking World Wide Wrestling.
✶ Current Tier Threshold:

Segments
Mid-Episode: ➠ Match Booking A non-exhaustive list of possible segments.
Interviews: Put a mic in a wrestler’s face and ask them some
questions. These can be:
➠ pre-taped, now playing for the viewing audience
Mid-Episode: ➠ Match Booking ➠ broadcasting live from backstage
➠ live in the middle of the ring
Vignettes: Short scenes showcasing a wrestler’s personality,
agenda, lifestyle, or goals. These can:
Mid-Episode: ➠ Match Booking ➠ be high-concept and slickly produced
➠ be shot mockumentary style to capture something “from real
life”
Matches: Wrestling! Decide on who is in which match, and
Finale for the Episode: ➠ Match Booking BOOK the winner before it starts.

Backstage: Catch up with a wrestler in real-time:

➠ before or after a big match
On Deck ➠ as they make a surprise appearance
Between each Episode, put at least one element per wrestler On Deck for the next one. Anything ➠ to get a reaction to a foe’s actions
that you are excited to see, and that will demand a response when introduced, can be On Deck. Off-Camera: The interactions of the performers as pros
A New Challenger: An Off-Camera Relationship Surfaces: when the audience isn’t watching. These can:
➠ capture the fallout from Break Kayfabe
A Betrayal: A Locker Room Confrontation:
➠ showcase in-character discussion about something important
➠ provide an opportunity for Play Politics
Commercial Break: A break between one sequence of seg-
A New Responsibility: A Rumor (Founded or Unfounded): ments and the next. These can:
➠ play up the local sponsors for your Promotion
A New Valet or Mentee: …Or Anything Else: ➠ use a commercial as a kind of vignette
➠ provide cover for off-camera interactions
A Stable: Pre- and Post-Show: Set up things you have On Deck, intro-
duce new backstage NPWs, or stage an in-character debrief
after an Episode.
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CHEAP HEAT: When you insult or praise the audi- RUN-IN: When you interrupt a match in-progress, roll WORK THE AUDIENCE: When you
ence or their hometown, gain +1 Momentum. +Heat with the wrestler you’re coming after (establish Heat pump up, lambaste or otherwise work to
➠ You can only get Cheap Heat once per at +1 if necessary). get the crowd cheering or jeering you,
Episode. ✶ On a 10+: it’s a hot angle! You both gain +1 Heat with roll +Audience.
each other and you pick 1 from the 7–9 list. ✶ On a 10+: they pop big. If you want,
CUT A PROMO: When you take the mic and speak
✶ On a 7–9: your target gains +1 Heat with you and they pick 1: you can spend 1 Momentum to
your mind, roll +Look. gain +1 Heat with your current or
➠ You attack them in the ring! This BOOKS them as
✶ On a 10+: you connect with the audience, pick 2 the winner, as their opponent gets DQed for your upcoming opponent, the crowd
from the 7–9 list. outside interference. can’t wait to see you go at it! Else,
✶ On a 7–9: you have their attention, pick 1: ➠ You distract them from outside the ring, and their bask in the moment and gain +1
➠ Make Creative BOOK you in a match. opponent takes control of the match. This does Momentum.
➠ Add a stipulation to a relevant match. not change the outcome, but you’re booked into a ✶ On a 7–9: they play along. Gain +1
➠ They come out to respond to your promo. grudge match with them later this Episode. Momentum.
➠ Gain +1 Heat with the subject of your promo. ➠ You shove the ref, start a brawl or otherwise ✶ On a Botch: you’ve lost them. You
✶ On a Botch: it doesn’t connect. Gain +1 interfere such that the match cannot continue. This can’t Work The Audience again this
Momentum. BOOKS the match a No Contest, and you both take +1 Episode. Gain +1 Momentum.
Momentum.
BREAK KAYFABE: When you expose the ✶ On a Botch: you get stopped before you hit the ring.
legit truth on camera that you know could PLAY POLITICS: When the cameras are
Gain +1 Momentum. off and you want to resolve a disagree-
cause trouble, roll +Real.
ment in your favor, roll +Audience. If
✶ On a 10+: it’s exactly what the crowd was ATHLETIC FEAT: When you demonstrate your extraordinary
you’re arguing with another player wres-
waiting for, gain +1 Audience. strength or athletic ability, roll +Body.
tler, they also make this Move, and who-
✶ On a 7–9: you blur the line, gain +1 ✶ On a 10+: you do it easily. Gain +1 Heat with your opponent or ever rolls higher gets the result.
Momentum and pick 1: if you don’t have an opponent and you’re just showing off, gain
✶ On a 10+: you pick 1 from the 7–9 list,
➠ Creative BOOKS you into an +2 Momentum.
and then they pick 1.
embarrassing loss as punishment for ✶ On a 7–9: it’s a cool move but you show the strain. Gain +1
going off-script. Momentum and pick either: ✶ On a 7–9: they pick 1, and then you
pick 1:
➠ The truth you reveal loses you -1 ➠ You do it, but it hurts. You have to forfeit your next
Heat with someone involved. scheduled match while you recover. ➠ They agree that you’re right.
➠ You lose the faith of someone who ➠ Someone steps in to cover for you, and you pull it off ➠ The argument stays a private
matter.
was investing in you backstage. with their help. If it’s another player wrestler, they gain +1
✶ On a Botch: All three, and gain +1 Momentum. ➠ Creative sets up a match or other
segment that the person who
Momentum. ✶ On a Botch: ouch! Take an injury, and gain +1 Momentum.
selected this option wants to see.
OVER: When you’re in the Top Spot, the Episode opens with you. Gain +3 Momentum, and then spend ➠ Change your Want to something
Momentum 1-for-1 to: they want to see as a result of your
argument.
➠ Get any match you wish as the main event.
➠ Add a stipulation to an upcoming match. ✶ On a Botch: you lose -1 Heat with them
(or with each other, if confronting a
➠ Call out anyone on the roster (and gain +1 Heat with them). player wrestler), and Creative makes
➠ Declare a non-wrestling segment for later in the show. When that segment starts, take +1 Momentum. as Hard a Move as you’re asking for.
✶ Start the Episode with any Momentum you don’t spend.
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BABYFACE: When you stand up for something you believe in, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior to BOOK a cheater to lose a match.
HEEL: When you do something underhanded to get what you want,
spend 2 Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK yourself to win a match.
LUCHA LIBRE ROLE—TÉCNICO: add the following to your Babyface Move:
➠ An ally comes to your aid and gain +1 Heat with them.
LUCHA LIBRE ROLE—RUDO: add the following to your Heel Move:
➠ Leave an ongoing match to save yourself. Lose the match, and
you and your opponent gain +1 Heat with each other.
ADVANCED ROLE—CELEBRITY: add the following to your basic Role
Move:
➠ Creative must BOOK you to win your next match.
ADVANCED ROLE—ICON: add the following to your basic Role Move:
➠ Make any roll a 10+, for you or someone else.
ADVANCED ROLE—LEGEND: add the following to your basic Role Move:
➠ You and your opponent count as having +1 Audience for the rest
of a match or segment.
Common Match Stipulation Moves
STRAIGHT MATCH: Use the standard Wrestling Move as normal, with
the following addition: when you hit 10+ on the Wrestling Move, retain
control of the match and pick either:
➠ Gain +1 Momentum.
➠ Spend 1 Momentum to go for the victory.
✶ Going for the victory entails anything which would win the match per
its other stipulations. When you go for the victory, your opponent
can Interrupt or use another appropriate Move to kick out, break the
pin or otherwise steal victory from your grasp. If they cannot do so or
choose not to, then you roll for your Finishing Move, and that result
determines who wins the match.
Living Promotion: Specialist Moves updated 1-2021
GATEKEEPER: Whenever a wrestler you have Heat with is booked into a match
with high stakes, you can demand to have a match with them first. Creative decides
the details, but cannot deny you this demand.
➠ When you lose one of these matches in a manner satisfactory to you, you
and your opponent both gain +1 Momentum.
GIANT: Take +1 Body (Max +4). You change Role (Heel to Babyface or vice versa)
whenever Creative demands it. You keep your Advanced Role, if any.
➠ You can choose to take +2 Momentum instead of +1 Heat with your
opponent when you make a Creative-imposed Role turn.
ICONOCLAST: When you Cut A Promo on someone in an Advanced Role, choose
to roll on +Look or +Real, whichever is higher. Add the following to the 7–9 Cut A
Promo result list:
➠ You are BOOKED to win your next match with them.
TIME BOMB: You decide when it’s time to hang up your boots. At the top of an Epi-
sode, you can book a retirement match with any opponent of your choice. When
your opponent wins, they gain +1 Audience. Once retired, create a new wrestler or
take over an NPW wrestler for the remainder of the Season.
➠ If the booking is swerved such that they don’t win, the feud continues until
your opponent wins a match over you.
PRODIGAL: Whenever you take an Episode off, you make a triumphant return in
your return appearance. When you return, call out someone on the roster with
lower +Audience than you (or whoever seems to need help the most, if there’s
no clear candidate). You take +1 Heat with each other and Creative books the first
match in your feud.
➠ If your opponent gains +1 Audience from a match with you during your
feud, they gain an additional +1 Audience, and you move on to another
opponent (or go back to your other life).
HARDCORE: When you draw first blood or revel in violence in the ring, roll +Real:
✶ On a 10+: the crowd goes nuts! Retain control of the match and pick 2:
✶ On a 7–9: the crowd pops! Gain +1 Momentum and pick 1, and your opponent
takes control of the match:
➠ Someone in the match gets injured, but it isn’t discovered until afterwards.
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your opponent.
➠ They gain +1 Heat with you.
✶ On a Botch: you played it too safe or went too hard. Your opponent describes
how they counter or save the spot and takes control of the match. Choose
whether you take an injury or lose all of your Momentum.
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INTERRUPT: When you want to take control
of the match, spend 1 Momentum and nar-
rate how you counter, disrupt or otherwise
interrupt the current sequence.
➠ You gain control of the match and
narrate the next sequence.
THE COMEBACK: You can voluntarily hand
off narration to your opponent.
➠ If you do so when you have the upper
hand and the audience can see that
your opponent is at your mercy, and
you have no Momentum, gain +1
Momentum.
CHAMPIONS ADVANTAGE: If your Champi-
onship is at stake in a match, you can roll out
of the ring and get counted out whenever
you have control. You lose the match, but
retain the title, as titles do not change hands
on a countout. Roll +Audience.
✶ On a 10+: gain +1 Heat with your
opponent and pick 1 from the 7–9 list.
✶ On a 7–9: pick 1:
➠ Announce the rematch on your own
terms. Add a stipulation if you’d like.
➠ You avoid immediate retribution by
fleeing backstage.
➠ Creative BOOKS your next match with
a No Disqualification stipulation,
whether you like it or not.
✶ On a Botch: the crowd really wanted to
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see you win or lose that match! Lose -1
Audience.
INTO
The One-Two-Three LOCKUP
One: Narrate the set-up move or your initial
attack and pick up the first die. Ask for your
opponent’s response. Then:
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WRESTLING: Narrate a sequence of maneuvers and moments TAG TEAM: When you’re in a tag team
that lead up to a showcase spot. This showcase is something match, you can do the following:
you want people to remember about the match. ✶ If you make a hot tag to your partner to
➠ If you showcase your physical strength, acrobatic skill or bring them into the match at a critical
a signature maneuver that requires incredible athletic moment, roll +Heat with them. They
ability, roll +Body. gain that result of the Wrestling Move
➠ If you showcase your technique, create or subvert what (i.e. retain control and gain Momentum,
the audience expects to happen next, or demonstrate a choose whether to gain Momentum or
signature maneuver that requires high-level wrestling retain control, or Botch).
skills, roll +Work. ✶ You can abandon the team by spending
➠ If you work with your opponent to showcase an 2 Momentum and describing how you
innovative or exciting maneuver that requires both of leave your partner to the mercy of the
you to achieve, roll +Heat with them. other team. This BOOKS your team to lose
✶ On a 10+: the crowd pops as you nail the spot. Retain the match, and you gain +1 Heat with
control of the match and gain +1 Momentum. each other.
✶ On a 7–9: you keep their attention. Choose whether to WORK REAL STIFF: When you want to actu-
hand control of the match to your opponent and gain +1
ally hurt your opponent, roll +Real.
Momentum or retain control of the match.
✶ On a Botch: you botch the spot. Your opponent describes ✶ On a 10+: you really lay them out, pick 2
from the 7–9 list:
how they counter you (or save you from disaster) and takes
control of the match. ✶ On a 7–9: it hurts, pick 1:
➠ You injure your opponent.
DURING A MATCH, THE ANNOUNCER HAS THIS MOVE: ➠ The match is BOOKED to end in a no
PUT OVER: After a wrestler in a match rolls the dice for a contest.
Move, recap what they just did in the most glowing light ➠ Your opponent loses -1 Audience,
(including covering up or explaining away an error or Botch). as you break the illusion of their
Bump the die roll up to the next result level, from a Botch (6-) toughness.
to a partial hit (7–9), or from a partial hit to a full hit (10+). ➠ You gain +1 Audience, as the
✶ The Announcer can use this Move on each wrestler once audience can see you’re a legit
badass.
per match.
✶ On a Botch: it hurts you. Take an injury,
and Creative makes a Hard Move.
Your
Big
Spot! Three: Narrate your big
INTO SETS UP INTO INTO
showcase spot and roll
the dice for the Wrestling
HEADLOCK PUSHOFF SHOOT THE ROPES SHOULDERBLOCK Move!
TACKLE
Two: Narrate a transitional move or a crowd-pleasing taunt, and
pick up the second die. Ask for your opponent’s response. Then:
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Your
Big
Spot!
INTO INTO SETS UP INTO INTO

LOCKUP HEADLOCK PUSHOFF SHOOT THE ROPES SHOULDERBLOCK

TACKLE

The Warm-Up TO BUILD UP THE ENERGY

Your
Big
Spot!
SETS UP INTO INTO INTO INTO

IRISH WHIP DROPDOWN/LEAPFROG ARM DRAG BODY SLAM KICKOUT

Brawl TO BEAT ‘EM UP

Your
Big
Spot!
SETS UP INTO INTO LEADS TO INTO

CLOTHESLINE TOSS TO CORNER FOREARM STRIKES KICKS TO GUT BACKED OFF

BY REF
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Aerial Attack TO WOW THE CROWD

Your
Big
Spot!
SETS UP COUNTERED TRY AGAIN COUNTERED INTO

ARMDRAG CROSSBODY KICKOUT MOONSAULT KNEES UP

Begging Off TO BUILD THE HEAT

Your
Big
Spot!
REVERSED INTO INTO INTO

HAMMERLOCK SHOOT INTO ROPES GRAB ROPES/ HANDS UP DUCK OUT OF RING
STOP MOMENTUM

Hit The Mat TO SHOW OFF SOME SKILLS

Your
Big
Spot!
INTO INTO REVERSED SETS UP INTO

COLLAR & ELBOW LEG HOOK TAKEDOWN ARMBAR ANKLELOCK ROLLUP

TIEUP FOR THE PIN
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The Mysterious Mercury’s

The “Patriotic Paragon” Uncanny Lariat!
Lady Freedom’s Call Your Mother
Lariat clothesline
Devastating Taunt

“Godsent” Lance White’s

God’s Last Gift

Small Package
“Proud” Mary Piledriver
Panache’s Pride
Before the Fall

Avalanche
Spanish Fly
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Eric Angelo’s
Entrapped Leg Lariat Kade “Juke Box”
Thornegage’s Test of Time
Leaping Leg
Lariat Top Rope
Shining Wizard

Japanese Ocean
Cyclone Suplex

Straitjacket German
Electric Chair Suplex
SUplex
Valhalla
Calls

Critical Palm Thrust

Heart Punch
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Wrestler Details Wrestler Names

Roll three dice into the ring below. If more than one die lands on the same space, reroll one of them or move it Use the highest number you roll for name type, and
to an adjacent space. They will give you three details to use to inspire your wrestler. Or, if you want to use spe- the lowest for moniker. Use the monikers as given,
cific attributes as inspiration, roll directly on those relevant to the wrestler you need. or as inspiration for more specific ones!
NAME TYPE MONIKER
TERRITORY ERA
1 Generic 1 “Cowboy”
1 Green 1 Helpful 1 Traditional 2 Exotic 2 “Natural”
2 Young 2 Nervous 2 Mat-based 3 Regional 3 “Crusher”
3 Steady 3 Confident 3 Brawling 4 Foreign 4 “Killer”
5 Everyday 5 “Amazing”
4 Experienced 4 Arrogant 4 High-Flying
6 Tough 6 “Gorgeous”
5 Veteran 5 Selfish 5 Risky AT TITUDE ERA
6 Retired 6 Friendly 6 Crowd-Pleasing 1 Supernatural 1 “Dominator”
RING EXPERIENCE AT TITUDE WRESTLING STYLE 2 Youthful 2 “Abominable”
3 Exxxtreme 3 “Sexy”
1 Local Talent 1 Happy To Be Here 1 Safe Worker 4 Punny 4 “Deathwish”
2 Regular Jobber 2 A Profession 2 Jealous 5 Offensive 5 “Extreme”
3 Steady Hand 3 Holier Than Thou 3 Overbearing 6 Overwrought 6 “Phenomenal”
REALITY ERA
4 On The Way Up 4 Supernatural 4 Takes Liberties 1 Everyday 1 “Fearless”
5 Featured 5 Rich & Powerful 5 Good Dance Partner 2 Referential 2 “Egomaniac”
6 Champ 6 From Foreign Lands 6 Business First 3 Real Name 3 “Unlimited”
4 Timeless 4 “Moneymaker”
CARD POSITION GIMMICK REPUTATION
5 Media-Inspired 5 “Shooter”
1 From Another Sport 1 Non-Existent 1 Buddy 6 Two First Names 6 “Professional”
2 “Youngest Ever...” 2 Annoying 2 Mentor These name prompts are separated by era, which
3 Former Champ 3 Loud As Hell 3 Rival roughly map to the 70s-80s (Territory Era), the 90s-
00s (Attitude Era) and the 10s-today (Reality Era).
4 “Strongest Ever...” 4 Bitter 4 Competitor Just pick whichever you feel is a good match for
5 Holds Title Elsewhere 5 Entitled 5 Family your Promotion.

6 “First Ever...” 6 Loyal 6 Boss

ACCOLADES FAN BASE RELATIONSHIP
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ATHLETIC FEAT BREAK KAYFABE CHEAP HEAT CUT A PROMO

When you demonstrate your
extraordinary strength or athletic
ability, roll +Body.
on a 10+: you do it easily. Gain
+1 Heat with an opponent, or +2
Momentum if you’re showing off.
on a 7-9: you show the strain.
Gain +1 Momentum and pick 1:
➠ You do it, but it hurts. You
must forfeit your next sched-
uled match while you recover.
➠ You pull it off with someone’s
help. If it’s another player,
they gain +1 Momentum.
on a botch: ouch! Take an
injury, and +1 Momentum.
When you expose a legit truth on When you’re a Heel and you When you take the mic and speak
camera, roll +Real. insult the audience or their your mind, roll +Look.
on a 10+: it’s exactly what the hometown on a 10+: you connect with the
crowd wanted, gain +1 Audience. or audience, pick 2:
on a 7-9: you blur the line. Gain When you’re a Babyface and you on a 7-9: you have their atten-
+1 Momentum, and pick 1: praise the crowd and say how tion, pick 1:
➠ Creative BOOKS you an embar- glad you are to be in their town, ➠ Make Creative book you in a
rassing loss as punishment. gain +1 Momentum. match.
➠ The truth you reveal loses ➠ Add a stipulation to a relevant
you -1 Heat with someone match.
involved. You can only get ➠ They come out to respond to
➠ You lose the faith of some- Cheap Heat once your promo.
one who was investing in you ➠ Gain +1 Heat with the subject
backstage.
per Episode.
of your promo.
on a botch: All three, and gain
Use it or lose it!
on a botch: it doesn’t connect.
+1 Momentum. Gain +1 Momentum.

BASIC MOVE BASIC MOVE BASIC MOVE BASIC MOVE

OVER PLAY POLITICS RUN-IN WORK THE AUDIENCE

When you’re in the Top Spot, the
Episode opens with you. Gain
+3 Momentum, and then spend
Momentum 1-for-1 to:
➠ Get any match you wish as
the main event.
➠ Add a stipulation to an
upcoming match.
➠ Call out anyone on the roster
(and gain +1 Heat with them).
➠ Declare a non-wrestling seg-
ment for later in the show.
When that segment starts,
take +1 Momentum.
Start the Episode with any
Momentum you don’t spend.
BASIC MOVE
When you argue while the
cameras are off, roll +Audience.
(If it’s two players, higher result makes the Move).
on a 10+: you pick 1, then they
pick 1.
on a 7-9: they pick 1, then you
pick 1:
➠ They agree that you’re right.
➠ The argument stays private.
➠ Creative sets up a match or
segment that the person who
selects this option wants to see.
➠ Change your Want to some-
thing they want to see.
on a botch: you lose 1 Heat
with them/each other, and Cre-
ative must make a Hard Move.
BASIC MOVE
When you interrupt a match in-
progress, roll +Heat.
on a 10+: you both gain +1 Heat
with each other, and you pick 1.
on a 7-9: your target gains +1
Heat with you, and they pick 1.
➠ You attack them in the ring!
This BOOKS them the winner.
➠ You distract them! Their oppo-
nent takes control as the match
continues. Then, you’re booked
into a grudge match with them.
➠ You interfere in the match! This
BOOKS the match a no contest,
You both take +1 Momentum.
on a botch: you get stopped.
Take +1 Momentum.
BASIC MOVE
When you pump up, lambaste or
otherwise get the crowd cheering
or jeering you, roll +Audience.
on a 10+: they pop big. Pick 1:
➠ Spend 1 Momentum to gain
+1 Heat with your current
or upcoming opponent. The
crowd wants to see you fight!
➠ Bask in the moment and gain
+1 Momentum.
on a 7-9: they play along. Gain
+1 Momentum.
on a botch: you’ve lost them.
You can’t Work The Audience
again this Episode. Gain +1
Momentum.
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BABYFACE
When you stand up for
something you believe in,
embody sportsmanship or
comport yourself with honor,
spend 2 Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent
speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in
a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior
to BOOK a cheater to lose a
match.
ROLE MOVE
TÉCNICO
When you treat others with
respect or demonstrate your
technical prowess, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent
speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in
a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior
to BOOK a cheater to lose a
match.
➠ An ally comes to your aid,
and gain +1 Heat with them.
ROLE MOVE
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BABYFACE
When you stand up for
something you believe in,
embody sportsmanship or
comport yourself with honor,
spend 2 Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent
speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in
a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior
to BOOK a cheater to lose a
match.
ROLE MOVE
BABYFACE LEGEND
When you stand up for
something you believe in, spend
2 Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent
speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in
a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior
to BOOK a cheater to lose a
match.
➠ You and your opponent have
+1 Audience for the rest of
the match or segment.
ROLE MOVE
BABYFACE
When you stand up for
something you believe in,
embody sportsmanship or
comport yourself with honor,
spend 2 Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent
speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in
a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior
to BOOK a cheater to lose a
match.
ROLE MOVE
BABYFACE CELEBRITY
When you stand up for
something you believe in as you
showcase your fame, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent
speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in
a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior
to BOOK a cheater to lose a
match.
➠ Creative must BOOK you to
win your next match.
ROLE MOVE
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BABYFACE
When you stand up for
something you believe in,
embody sportsmanship or
comport yourself with honor,
spend 2 Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent
speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in
a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior
to BOOK a cheater to lose a
match.
ROLE MOVE
BABYFACE ICON
When you stand up for
something you believe in while
doing your iconic thing, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave your opponent
speechless.
➠ Make Creative book you in
a match.
➠ Expose villainous behavior
to BOOK a cheater to lose a
match.
➠ Make any roll a 10+, for you
or someone else.
ROLE MOVE

HEEL
When you do something
underhanded or dastardly to
get what you want, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly
lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your
matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK
yourself to win the match.
ROLE MOVE
RUDO
When you act selfishly or
disrespect others, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly
lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your
matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK
yourself to win the match.
➠ Abandon a match to save
yourself (BOOKING you to
lose). You and your opponent
gain +1 Heat with each other.
ROLE MOVE
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HEEL
When you do something
underhanded or dastardly to
get what you want, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly
lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your
matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK
yourself to win the match.
ROLE MOVE
HEEL LEGEND
When you do something
underhanded or dastardly to
get what you want, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly
lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your
matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK
yourself to win the match.
➠ You and your opponent have
+1 Audience for the rest of
the match or segment.
ROLE MOVE
HEEL
When you do something
underhanded or dastardly to
get what you want, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly
lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your
matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK
yourself to win the match.
ROLE MOVE
HEEL CELEBRITY
When you do something
underhanded or dastardly to
get what you want, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly
lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your
matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK
yourself to win the match.
➠ Creative must BOOK you to
win your next match.
ROLE MOVE
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HEEL
When you do something
underhanded or dastardly to
get what you want, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly
lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your
matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK
yourself to win the match.
ROLE MOVE
HEEL ICON
When you do something
underhanded or dastardly to
get what you want, spend 2
Momentum and pick 1:
➠ Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
➠ Leave someone helplessly
lying on the floor.
➠ Postpone one of your
matches.
➠ Cheat in order to BOOK
yourself to win the match.
➠ Make any roll a 10+, for you
or someone else.
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INTERRUPT
When you want to take control
of the match, spend 1 Momentum
and narrate how you counter,
disrupt or otherwise interrupt
the current sequence.
➠ You gain control of the
match and narrate the next
sequence.
WRESTLING MOVE
WORK REAL STIFF
When you want to actually hurt
your opponent, roll +Real.
on a 10+: you really lay them
out, pick 2:
on a 7–9: it hurts, pick 1:
➠ You injure your opponent.
➠ The match is BOOKED to end
in a no contest.
➠ Your opponent loses -1 Audi-
ence, as you break the illusion
of their toughness.
➠ You gain +1 Audience, as the
audience can see you’re a
legit badass.
on a botch: it hurts you. Take
an injury, and Creative must
make a Hard Move.
WRESTLING MOVE
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WRESTLING ➠ +BODY
Narrate a sequence leading up to
a spot showcasing your physical
strength, acrobatic skill or
incredible athletic ability.
Roll +Body.
on a 10+: you nail it! Retain con-
trol and gain +1 Momentum.
on a 7–9: it goes well, pick 1:
➠ Hand control of the match to
your opponent and gain +1
Momentum.
➠ Retain control of the match.
on a botch: you botch the spot.
Your opponent describes how
they counter and take control of
the match.
WRESTLING MOVE
CHAMPION’S ADVANTAGE
If your Championship is at stake,
you can leave and get counted
out. You’re BOOKED to lose, but
retain the title. Roll +Audience.
on a 10+: gain +1 Heat with your
opponent and pick 1:
on a 7–9: pick 1:
➠ Announce the rematch on
your own terms, including a
stipulation.
➠ You avoid immediate retribu-
tion by fleeing backstage.
➠ Creative BOOKS your next
match with a No Disqualifica-
tion stipulation.
on a botch: the crowd wanted
to see a finish! Lose -1 Audience.
WRESTLING MOVE
WRESTLING ➠ +WORK
Narrate a sequence leading
up to a spot showcasing your
technique, playing with audience
expectations, or high-level
wrestling skills.
Roll +Work.
on a 10+: you nail it! Retain con-
trol and gain +1 Momentum.
on a 7–9: it goes well, pick 1:
➠ Hand control of the match to
your opponent and gain +1
Momentum.
➠ Retain control of the match.
on a botch: you botch the spot.
Your opponent describes how
they counter and take control of
the match.
WRESTLING MOVE
TAG TEAM
When you have a tag team
partner, you can do these
whenever you can make the
Wrestling Move:
make a hot tag to your part-
ner to bring them into the match
at a critical moment. Roll +Heat.
➠ They gain that result of the
Wrestling Move.
You can abandon the team
by spending 2 Momentum and
describing how you leave your
partner at the mercy of the
other team.
➠ This BOOKS your team to lose
the match, and you gain +1
Heat with each other.
WRESTLING MOVE
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WRESTLING ➠ +HEAT
Narrate a sequence leading up to
a spot showcasing an innovative
or exciting maneuver that
requires both of you to achieve.
Roll +Heat.
on a 10+: you nail it! Retain con-
trol and gain +1 Momentum.
on a 7–9: it goes well, pick 1:
➠ Hand control of the match to
your opponent and gain +1
Momentum.
➠ Retain control of the match.
on a botch: you botch the spot.
Your opponent describes how
they counter and take control of
the match.
WRESTLING MOVE
THE COMEBACK
You can voluntarily hand off
narration to your opponent;
because you want to see what
they’ll do next, because you’re
out of ideas, or anything else.
➠ If you do so when you have
the upper hand and the audi-
ence can see that your oppo-
nent is at your mercy, and
you have no Momentum, gain
+1 Momentum.
WRESTLING MOVE
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PUT OVER GATEKEEPER GIANT ICONOCLAST

After a wrestler in a match rolls
the dice for a Move, recap what
a wrestler just did in the most
glowing light (including covering
up or explaining away an error or
botch).
Bump their die roll up to the
next result level, from a Botch
(6-) to a partial hit (7–9), or from
a partial hit to a full hit (10+).
➠ You can use this Move on
each wrestler once per
match.
➠ If your wrestler enters the
match, pass the Announcer
Role to another player.
ANNOUNCER MOVE
They gotta go through you.
Whenever a wrestler you have
Heat with is booked into a
match with high stakes, you can
demand to have a match with
them first. Creative decides the
details, but cannot deny you this
demand.
➠ When you lose one of these
matches in a manner sat-
isfactory to you, you and
your opponent both gain +1
Momentum.
You must have +2 Work (or more) to
become the Gatekeeper.
SPECIALIST MOVE
You have a job for life.
Take +1 Body (Max +4). You
change Role (Heel to Babyface
or vice versa) whenever Creative
demands it. You keep your
Advanced Role, if any.
You can choose to take +2
➠ the following to the Cut A Promo
Momentum instead of +1
Heat with your opponent
when you make a Cre-
ative-imposed Role turn.
You must have +2 Body (or more) to
become the Giant.
SPECIALIST MOVE
You'll take them all down.
When you Cut A Promo on
someone in an Advanced Role,
choose to roll on +Look or +Real,
whichever is higher. If on +Real,
you must reference some legit
issue you have with them. Add
7–9 result list:
➠ You are BOOKED to win your
next match with them.
You must have +2 Real (or more) to
become the Iconoclast.
SPECIALIST MOVE

TIME BOMB PRODIGAL

You're almost done.
You decide when it’s time to
hang up your boots. At the top
of any Episode, you can BOOK
a retirement match with any
opponent. When they win, they
gain +1 Audience. Play another
wrestler for the rest of the Season.
➠ If the BOOKING is swerved
such that they don’t win, take
+1 Heat with them. The feud
continues until your oppo-
nent retires you.
You leave, you come back.
Whenever you take an Episode
off, your next appearance is
a triumphant return! Call out
someone on the roster with lower
+Audience than you. You take +1
Heat with each other and Creative
books the first match in your feud.
➠ If they gain +1 Audience from
a match with you, they gain
an additional +1 Audience, and
you move on (or go back to
your other life).

You must have 2 or more Injuries You must have +2 Audience (or more)
checked to become the Time Bomb. to become the Prodigal.
SPECIALIST MOVE SPECIALIST MOVE

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