WORLD WIDE WRESTLING: SECOND EDITION
NATHAN D. PAOLETTA • PLAYTEST DRAFT 4 • AUGUST 2020
Welcome to World Wide Wrestling: Second Edition! This
playtest text assumes you’re already familiar with the
World Wide Wrestling RPG. You should be able to fill
in any gaps or unstated assumptions in these rules and
guidelines with how it already works in the base game.
This document is a basic presentation of the rules
changes for the Second Edition. The full published game
will include more explanatory text, examples and essays
to form a complete package.
Thank you to my patrons for enabling the development of
World Wide Wrestling: Second Edition, and for playtesting!
patreon.com/ndpaoletta
OVERVIEW OF SECOND EDITION REVISIONS
World Wide Wrestling: Second Edition is a revision in
two parts: first, it combines all of the material from the
various supplements with that of the base game to create
an expanded, integrated game. Second, all of these
rules have been revised towards addressing common
sticking points for both new and experienced players, as
well as implementing design insights from years of play
experience.
Global Revisions
Keyword - Book: Wherever the word is formatted book,
it acts like Creative’s booking - this counts as the scripted
outcome of the relevant match, overriding any existing
booking. When unformatted it means “to make a match,”
as in regular wrestling lingo.
Momentum Economy: Most Basic Moves and some
Gimmick Moves have been revised to give Momentum on
a Botch, while reducing the number of “gain Momentum”
options for 7-9 results. In the game world, this represents
wrestlers learning from their mistakes. Mechanically, it
smooths out the Momentum economy so that all players
have a chance to gain Momentum during a given Episode,
even if the dice are unkind!
Play Aids: Use the print-and-play Move Cards to help
everyone keep track of what Moves are available. In
particular, try printing two copies of the Wrestling Moves
and giving each opponent a “hand” of their options for
what they can do during a match.
This document presents each set of Moves on a single
page, so they can be printed as one-sheet references.
There are also sheets of print-and-play Move Card play
aids. In some instances the phrasing for a Move has been
slightly reduced to fit on the card - when in doubt, consult
the full writeup of the Move.
Finally, this playtest includes a redesign of the wrestler
Gimmicks, which are provided in a separate PDF.
Now get to the action!
Question, comments or feedback?
email me at n.d.paoletta@gmail.com
Revision Log
» Gimmicks: The +Power Stat is now +Body, there’s a
new character mechanic called Wants, Heat questions
and Moves have been revised across the board.
» Roles: The Babyface Move has been significantly revised,
and the Heel Move slightly revised. The Advanced and
Lucha Libre Roles are now additional options to add to
your Role Move, instead of unique Moves.
» Advancement: The overall Advancement process is
the same, but many of the individual elements have
been significantly revised. In particular, wrestler Wants
are a new way to gain Advances, the Top Spot works
differently, and the things you buy with Advances have
been revised.
» Moves: All of the Basic and Wrestling Moves have been
revised. A new Basic Move has been added: Play Politics
» Wrestling: The Wrestling Move no longer includes
+Look as an option. The way the wrestling rules are
presented is aimed at making it easier for players without
a lot of wrestling knowledge to get into the spirit of it.
A new Match Move has been added: The Comeback.
» Stipulations: There’s more clarity about the difference
between storyline stipulations and Stipulation Moves.
The example Stipulation Moves have been revised.
» Promotions: A revision of the basic rules for treating
the Promotion as a character for Seasons of play.
» World Wide Wrestling: Added an example Promotion.
» Wrestling Move Sequences: Added visual examples
play aid.
» Quickstart: A quickstart walkthrough for booking a
First Episode has been added as a Creative reference.
 GIMMICKS & ROLES
Changes to Stats: Gimmicks continue to have four core
stats. +Power is replaced with +Body. +Body represents
not only physical strength, but general athletic ability,
gymnastic skills and fine control over the movement of
the body. Moves that roll on +Body have been re-framed
around that conception (including Gimmick Moves).
As more Gimmicks were designed over the years, +Power
became a limiting factor for the diversity of possibilities in
wrestling. +Body is easier to apply to different concepts.
New Mechanic - Wants: When you make a wrestler
for the first time, pick a Want from the choices on your
sheet. Wants are basic character motivations to help you
play the wrestler and structure your feuds. Each Gimmick
has one unique Want, in addition to those shared by all
wrestlers.
Whenever you have a match where you feel like your
Want has been satisfied, gain an Advance and choose a
new Want.
You can also change your Want at any time, based on
the events of play. This does not get you an Advance, but
there’s no penalty to changing Wants. You can have the
same Want multiple times, just not in a row - once you
gain an Advance, you need to choose a new Want, but
there’s no reason not to go back to one you’ve satisfied in
the past if it comes up again.
The Want rules replaces the “end a feud satisfactorily”
option to gain an Advance from the original game. When a
Want is satisfied, it’s time to move on to a new feud!
Changes to Heat: Most of the Gimmicks have had
slightly revised Heat questions. No other changes.
The Gimmick Sheets have been revised to highlight a
rule that has been in the game, but is often overlooked -
Cooling Off. If you don’t cross paths with a character you
have Heat with during an Episode, lose one Heat.
Changes to Finishing Moves, Moves and Injury:
The Gimmicks have been individually updated to
accommodate the other changes and focus down on their
essential identities. See the revised Gimmicks for details.
Changes to Advances: Advances have been revised
such that they are checked off when taken, in addition
to revisions to accommodate other changes. See the
Gimmicks and the Audience & Advancement section for
details.
Changes to Roles: The Babyface and the Heel Move
have updated effects. The biggest change is that Babyface
now has an option that “counters” cheating.
❏ BABYFACE: Spend 2 Momentum and pick one:
» 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: Spend 2 Momentum and pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your opponent
» Leave someone lying helpless on the floor
» Postpone a match you’ve been booked in
» Cheat in order to book yourself to win a match
Changes to Advanced Roles: When you take an
Advanced Role, you add the associated Advanced Role
Option to your Role Move. Thus, you are Babyface
Celebrity or Heel Celebrity, Babyface Icon or Heel Icon,
etc.
When you make a Babyface or Heel turn, you keep the
Advanced Role Option.
❏ CELEBRITY: Add the following to your Role Move:
» Creative must book you to win your next match.
❏ ICON: Add the following to your Role Move:
» Make any roll a 10+, for you or someone else
❏ LEGEND: Add the following to your Role Move:
» You and your opponent count as having +1 Audience
for the rest of a match or segment.
Lucha Libre Roles: Anyone established as wrestling in
the Lucha Libre tradition can use a Lucha Libre Role. The
Luchador always does.
Add the associated option to your matching Role Move -
that is, Técnico always adds to the Babyface Move, and
Rudo always adds to the Heel Role:
❏ TÉCNICO: Add the following to your Role Move:
» an ally comes to your aid, and gain +1 Heat with them
❏ RUDO: Add the following to your Role Move:
» leave an ongoing match to save yourself. Lose the match,
and you and your opponent gain +1 Heat with each other.
 AUDIENCE & ADVANCEMENT
The Audience Ladder: The Top Spot is now a fifth rung
of the ladder. In addition, when a wrestler is knocked out
of the Top Spot, they reset their Audience instead of just
dropping by one. This separates out the Top Spot cleanly,
adds a little more time between getting multiple Advances
through Audience, and creates more ebb and flow on the
card during a Season of play.
Taking the Top Spot: When you’re at +4 Audience,
and you gain an Audience, you take the Top Spot. Only
one wrestler can be in the Top Spot at a time, with one
exception: if two (or more) wrestlers move into the Top
Spot simultaneously (like if they both have +4 Audience,
and then work a match while at +4 Heat with each other,
thus both gaining +1 Audience at the end of the match).
In this case they can share it, but are both knocked out by
the next wrestler to take it.
» Anyone knocked out of the Top Spot resets Audience
(to their “starts and resets to” Audience).
» If you ever need to roll +Audience when you’re in the
Top Spot, roll at +4.
» Everyone in the Top Spot at the top of an Episode makes
the Over Move (including while sharing it.)
In a longer-term Season of play this create a more dynamic
flow of wrestlers having to work to get the Top Spot only
to be dethroned by their rivals, as opposed to the “scrum”
around the top spot with multiple changes in short order
across individual Episodes.
Changes to Advances: The basics of gaining and
spending Advances are the same. Instead of pick-anything
menus, however, each Advance option is now a take-
once checkbox. Individual Gimmicks may have different
Advance from each other, as part of their Gimmick design.
The triggers to gain Advances are:
» Your Audience falls to 0 the first time in an Episode
» You take the Top Spot
» You satisfy your Want (and pick a new one)
» A unique Gimmick-specific trigger
Finally, Advances can be banked and spent whenever
you’d like, you don’t need to spend an Advance as soon as
you get it.
The finite Advances reinforce the sense of progression
along a character arc in long-term play, and the revised
triggers give the different Gimmicks stronger flags for the
kind of thing they should be aiming for in play.
The Over Move: The Over Move has been redesigned to
not give as much advantage to wrestlers with high +Look,
and be more flexible in general.
❏ OVER: When you’re in the Top Spot at the top of the
show, you get to weigh in on your storylines. The Episode
opens with a segment focused on you and your agenda.
Gain +3 Momentum, and then spend Momentum 1-for-1 to:
» Demand, and be granted, any match you wish as the
main event of the Episode.
» Add a stipulation to an upcoming match (this can be
the one you just demanded).
» Call out anyone on the roster (and gain +1 Heat with
them).
» Declare a non-wrestling segment for later in the show,
one designed to showcase you in the best possible light
or introduce a new aspect to your wrestling personae.
When that segment starts, take +1 Momentum.
You can choose not to spend any Momentum (and thus
start the Episode with all 3), but you’re not fulfilling
your potential. Creative makes a Soft Move to prod you
towards greatness, or test whether you’re worthy of your
current position.
Example Audience Ladder:
AUDIENCE
This is how popular you are with the crowd!
You start and reset to Audience +1.
TOP ❏ Gain an Advance. Anyone you knock out of
SPOT the Top Spot resets their Audience. Make the
OVER Move at the top of each Episode!
+4 ❏ Start each Episode with 2 Momentum.
+3 ❏ Start each Episode with 2 Momentum.
+2 ❏ Start each Episode with 1 Momentum.
A+1 ❏ Start each Episode with 1 Momentum.
Gain an Advance. If you have 0 at the end
0❏ of an Episode, you’re fired!
ROLL +AUDIENCE FOR: WORK THE AUDIENCE, PLAY POLITICS
 BASIC MOVES
The concept of the Basic Moves remains: all wrestlers
do these things, and they are triggered either by the
player narrating the condition for the Move as they play,
or by narrating into it intentionally.
They have been redesigned to more evenly spread
Momentum gain during play, and address the observed
phenomenon of players avoiding making Moves because
they don’t want the consequences of a Botch. Basic
Moves now give a Momentum on a Botch, along
with the invitation for Creative to make a Hard Move.
Wrestlers learn from their mistakes!
❏ CUT A PROMO: When you take the mic and speak your
mind, roll +Look.
» On a 10+: you connect with the audience, pick 2:
» On a 7-9: you have their attention, pick 1:
» Make Creative book you in a match
» Add a stipulation to a relevant match
» They come out to respond to your promo
» Gain +1 Heat with the subject of your promo
» On a Botch: it doesn’t connect. Gain +1 Momentum.
❏ ATHLETIC FEAT: When you demonstrate your extraordinary
strength or athletic ability, roll +Body.
» On a 10+: you do it easily. Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent, or, if you don’t have an opponent and you’re
just showing off, gain +2 Momentum.
» On a 7-9: it’s a cool move but you show the strain. Gain
+1 Momentum and pick either:
» You do it, but it hurts. You have to forfeit your next
scheduled match while you recover.
» Someone steps in to cover for you, and you pull it
off with their help. If it’s another player wrestler,
they gain +1 Momentum.
» On a Botch: take an injury, and +1 Momentum.
❏ WORK THE AUDIENCE: When you pump up, lambaste or
otherwise work to get the crowd cheering or jeering you,
roll +Audience.
» On a 10+: they pop big. If you want, you can spend
1 Momentum to gain +1 Heat with your current or
upcoming opponent, the crowd can’t wait to see you go
at it! Else, 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.
❏ CHEAP HEAT: When you insult or praise the audience
or their hometown, gain +1 Momentum. You can only get
Cheap Heat once per episode.
❏ BREAK KAYFABE: When you expose a legit truth on
camera that you know could cause trouble, roll +Real.
» On a 10+: it’s exactly what the crowd was waiting for,
gain +1 Audience.
» On a 7-9: you blur the line. Gain +1 Momentum, and
pick 1:
» Creative books you into an embarrassing loss as
punishment for going off-script.
» The truth you reveal loses you -1 Heat with someone
involved.
» You lose the faith of someone who was investing
in you backstage.
» On a Botch: All three, and gain +1 Momentum.
❏ RUN-IN: When you interrupt a match in-progress, roll
+Heat with the wrestler you’re coming after.
» On a 10+: it’s a hot angle! You both gain +1 Heat with
each other, and you pick 1:
» On a 7-9: your target gains +1 Heat with you and picks 1:
» You attack them in the ring! This books them as
the winner, as their opponent gets DQed for your
outside interference.
» You distract them from outside the ring, and their
opponent takes control of the match. This does not
change the outcome, but you’re booked into a grudge
match with them later this Episode.
» You shove the ref, start a brawl or otherwise interfere
such that the match cannot continue. This books the
match a no contest, and you both take +1 Momentum.
» On a Botch: you get stopped before you hit the ring.
Take +1 Momentum.
❏ PLAY POLITICS: When the cameras are off and you want
to resolve a disagreement in your favor, roll +Audience. If
you’re arguing with another player wrestler, they also make
this Move, and whoever rolls higher gets the result.
» On a 10+: you pick one and then they pick one.
» On a 7-9: they pick one and then you pick one:
» They agree that you’re right.
» The argument stays a private matter.
» Creative sets up a match or other segment that the
person who selects this options wants to see.
» Change your Want to something they want to see
as a result of your argument.
» On a Botch: you lose -1 Heat with them (or with each
other, if confronting a player wrestler), and Creative
makes as Hard a Move as you’re asking for.
Play Politics is a new Basic Move, to give structure to off-
camera altercations. If there’s a legit argument on-camera,
that generally still falls under Break Kayfabe.
 WRESTLING
Wrestling a Match: The overall structure of “narrative
action” remains - one player at a time has narrative
control in the match, and control passes around as a result
of Moves and events in the match. Creative books the
ending ahead of time, then reveals the booking whenever
they desire during the match.
❏ THE WRESTLING MOVE: Narrate a sequence of maneuvers
and moments that lead up to a showcase spot. This showcase
is something you want people to remember about the match.
» If you showcase your physical strength, acrobatic
skill or a signature maneuver that requires incredible
athletic ability, roll +Body.
» If you showcase your technique, create or subvert
what the audience expects to happen next, or
demonstrate a signature maneuver that requires
high-level wrestling skills, roll +Work.
» If you work with your opponent to showcase an
innovative or exciting maneuver that requires both
of you to achieve, roll +Heat with them.
» On a 10+: the crowd pops as you nail the spot. Retain
control of the match and take +1 Momentum.
» On a 7-9: you keep their attention. Choose whether to
hand control of the match to your opponent and take
+1 Momentum, or retain control of the match.
» On a Botch: you botch the spot. Your opponent
describes how they counter you (or saves you from
disaster), and takes control of the match.
Removing +Look as an option differentiate “talkers” (relying on
+Look) from those with more in-ring talent (+Body and +Work).
❏ 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.
❏ 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 Audience, 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: you fucked up. Take an injury, and Creative
makes a Hard Move.
❏ 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.
The Comeback is a new Move formalizing when a player should
voluntarily hand off narration to their opponent.
❏ TAG TEAM: When you’re in a tag team match, you can
do the following:
» If you make a hot tag to your partner to bring them into
the match at a critical moment, roll +Heat with them.
They gain that result of the Wrestling Move (i.e. retain
control and gain Momentum, choose whether to gain
Momentum or retain control, or botch).
» You can abandon the team by spending 2 Momentum
and describing how you leave your partner to the mercy
of the other team. This books your team to lose the
match, and you gain +1 Heat with each other.
Dedicated Tag Teams: When two wrestlers form a
Dedicated Tag Team, they both spend an Advance on that
option, and then frame a segment or vignette showing
their formation. Choose a team name and a tandem
finishing move. When a Dedicated Tag Team wrestles, use
the Tag Team Move as normal. In addition:
» You can spend Momentum on each others rolls
» If your team is booked to win, whoever gets the pin
can pick the Finishing Move of either teammate to use.
They roll for and gets the benefits of the chosen Move.
» If someone abandons the team during a match, the
Dedicated Tag Team is dissolved in addition to the normal
effect. You both gain the Advance you spent on it back.
You are booked against each other as your next feud.
» If you wish to mutually dissolve the tag team, you can do
that at any time. Frame a scene showcasing the parting
of ways. You both gain the Advance you spent on it
back, with no further effects.
The One-Two-Three: As you narrate your wrestler doing
their thing in the ring, try this:
» Narrate the set-up move or your initial attack, and pick
up the first die. Ask for your opponents response. Then;
» Narrate your reaction to their response, a transitional
move or a crowd-pleasing taunt, and pick up the second
die. Ask for your opponents response. Then;
» Narrate your big showcase spot, and roll the dice for
the Wrestling Move!
If you are comfortable with the back-and-forth flow
you don’t need to do this, but if you’re wondering what
you actually do in a wrestling match, this is a good start!
Pick up one die for the beginning and middle of your
sequence, then roll them for the big spot. Asking your
opponent for their response doesn’t mean they have
control, but they do have input. You still have the final
say over how the sequence goes—remember, you are
professionals working together to make you look good
(or devious, or whatever you’re going for) when you have
control of the match.
 MATCH STIPULATIONS
Match Stipulations: Match Stipulations can be narrative
conditions that change how a match looks and feels
without changing the rules (“storyline” stipulations), or
can be one of the following Stipulation Moves. Whenever
a player or Creative has a chance to add a stipulation to a
match, it’s up to them which they want to use.
Storyline Stipulations: These are things that change
how a match plays out, often with an alternate win
condition, without needing additional rules. The point of
a stipulation is to enhance drama or showcase a particular
advantage or disadvantage of one of the wrestlers. Some
examples:
» Cage Match (winner escapes the cage)
» Falls Count Anywhere (can wrestle outside the ring)
» Lumberjack (ring is surrounded by other wrestlers, to
keep the competitors from escaping)
» Submission Match (must win by making your opponent
tap out)
Stipulation Moves: When you add a Stipulation Move
to a match, consult the Move to see how it changes the
rules for the match. Some are intricate, to give players
a framework for really getting into the details of a
match; some just change the potential outcomes of the
Wrestling Move (or other Match Moves).
You can stack storyline stipulations with a Stipulation
Move (a Hardcore Match inside a cage, for example), but
if you want to add a Stipulation Move to a match that
already has one, it’s up to Creative whether they both
apply, or whether one supersedes the other.
❏ STIPULATION—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.
❏ TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS: A match with multiple falls
proceeds according to the standard rules, except that Creative
reveals the booking for each fall individually during the
match. Each fall can be swerved by Moves as normal, but
the match continues until the winner gets their second fall.
» The winner of each fall before the final one makes the
Wrestling Move as normal for that fall.
» Once the fall is counted, the losing wrestler takes control
of the match if they don’t have it as a result of the
Wrestling Move.
» The wrestler who’s booked to win the final fall, and thus
the match, makes their Finishing Move on that final fall.
❏ STIPULATION—CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN: This match is built
around the wrestlers using their knowledge of legitimate
grappling, holds and counters in order to demonstrate their
ability.
» If you showcase your technique or superior grappling
skills, roll +Real for the Wrestling Move.
» You only gain Momentum from the Wrestling Move
for rolling on +Work or +Real.
» If you Botch when you roll on +Real, your opponent may
spend 1 Momentum to give you an Injury, punishing
you for your slip-up.
❏ EXHIBITION MATCH: This match showcases the art of
wrestling for its own sake. The wrestlers are meant to display
a spectrum of strategies to gain an advantage. Replace the
standard Wrestling Move result list with this one:
» When you roll on a stat (+Work, +Body, or +Heat),
make a checkmark next to it.
» If you have a Move that allows you to roll on another
Stat, still check off on of those three.
» On a 10+: the crowd pops as you nail the spot. Retain
control of the match and choose whether you cash in
your checks for Momentum.
» On a 7-9: you keep their attention. Choose whether to
hand control of the match to your opponent, or retain
control of the match.
» On a Botch: : you botch the spot. Your opponent
describes how they counter you (or save you from
disaster), and takes control of the match. Erase one
check.
» When you cash in checks: gain Momentum equal to
Stats checked, and erase your checks.
In Addition:
» Roll +Stats Currently Checked for your Finishing Move
» After the match, win or lose, gain Momentum equal to
the Stats checked at the end of the match.
 THE PROMOTION
Living Promotions: just as the wrestlers grow and
change through their storylines and feuds, the Promotion
develops as the roster brings new eyeballs, more butts
in seats and finds new audiences. Playing a Living
Promotion isn’t necessary for one-shot Episodes, but is
appropriate for a Season of play.
Championships: Start your Promotion with as many
Championships as you’d like. Generally, you’ll have a
main event title, some kind of lower-card or specialty
championship, and a set of tag team belts. Start a new
game with NPWs holding these Championships, in order
to give your wrestlers those initial goals to strive for.

Making A Promotion: This can be decided by Creative, Supports & Struggles In Play: Creative uses Supports
or be a collaborative effort among all players before they and Struggles as aids to play. Use both of them to add
make their wrestlers. A Promotion consists of: tension to storylines and bring in new NPWs.
» A Name: Branding is key, of course. Any Botch is an opportunity to remove a Support or
» A Tier: Start at Tier 0. add a Struggle, especially if they come from +Real
» Reach: What area do you tour or broadcast to? rolls pertaining to the inner workings of the company.
» Two Supports: Supports are things that you’ve built the Use these changes to reflect how conflict between the
Promotion on, and that you can rely on for expansion wrestlers resonates out to impact the viewership.
» Two Struggles: Struggles are issues you’re having Supports and Struggles are vibes that your fans pick up
that threaten the future of the Promotion. on. Good things bring out celebratory fans; bad things or
changes to the core of your promotion make the crowd
Tiers: Start at Tier 0. Your Promotion has a Tier Threshold suspicious or drain the enthusiasm from ticket holders.
equal to your (current Tier) + ((current # of players)
x3). At the top of an Episode, if the sum of the player Example Supports:
wrestlers Audience is greater than your Tier Threshold, » Devoted Following
you Tier Up. Your Tier increases by 1. Then, the wrestler » Strongly Kayfabe
» Mainstream Appeal » Inclusive Culture
currently in the Top Spot (or you, if nobody is) picks one:
» A Dedicated Home » Combat Sport Focus
» Add a new Support, reflecting the nature of the new Arena
audience the Promotion has gained. » Motivated Roster
» Multiple Touring Shows » Large War Chest
» Remove a current Support, superseding the need for it. » Broadcast Deal
» Increase or decrease your Reach, reflecting expansion » Elite Production Staff
» Cable Deal » Kid-Friendly/PG
into a new market or area or consolidation.
» High-Concept » Well-Connected
» Remove a Struggle, reflecting how having new fans Storylines
address that issue. » Social Media
» Theatrical Presentation Expertise
» Add a Struggle, reflecting an unintended consequence
» Trustworthy
of the Promotions expansion. If your Promotion has no » Unbroken Title
Management
Struggles, you must add one - nothing is perfect. Lineage

Then, all wrestlers reset their Audience, as now they have to Example Struggles
» Blacklisted
win over all these new fans! If someone is in the Top Spot, » Niche Fanbase » Outlaw Federation
they make their Over Move before resetting audience. » In Debt » Umbrella Federation
» Hostile Silent Partner For Unrelated
Reach: Your reach describes the geographic area or » Disgruntled Talent Companies
media market that can access your product. Pick your » Green As Grass Roster » Fractured Creative
starting Reach, then move one step when you increase or » Overreaching Committee
decrease Reach.
» Poor Maintenance » Bloated Roster
» Local Reach (you perform for a hyper-local audience) » No Merch » Behind the Times
» Municipal Reach (you perform in a city or a multiple- » Strong Competition » Pointlessly
city shared market) » Unlicensed Bureaucratic
» Regional Reach (you perform on a circuit in your area) » Tax Write-off For » Convoluted Lore
» National Reach (you perform anywhere in your country) Unrelated Venture » Theatrical...
» International Reach (you perform anywhere in the world) » Bad Sponsorship Deal Pretensions
 EXAMPLE PROMOTION: WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
World Wide Wrestling is a national touring company,
mostly in the US but with occasional forays both north
and south of the border. It was created when an ex-
promoter from the Southern territories bought into a
new company in the upper Midwest, bringing booking
know-how and personal connections with veteran
wrestlers with him. The founder, a lifelong wrestling fan
looking to create something new, also built the business
side to keep pace with the creative side.
Wrestlers & Staff
Tricia “Tina Tahini” Terzy is the founder of World Wide
Wrestling, and funded it initially out of dividends from her
career as a savvy financial manager. Once the promotion
got off the ground she went all-in on the venture, which
changed her lifestyle for the better but did cut off the
easy money. Her occasional on-screen backstage reporter
character “Tina Tahini” is a familiar face to long-time
World Wide Wrestling fans.

It’s been slow going, but the last year or so has seen Professor Atomo, the Dean of Wrestling Science, is
a lot of new fans coming to the small arenas and local the head booker of World Wide Wrestling as well as an
active wrestler. With his experiences from promoting
university sports centers that form most of World Wide
in the territory era, he does his best to keep the stories
Wrestling’s circuit. The promotion tries to live up to
centered on personal grudges while spicing things up
its name by bringing in talent from other countries to
with high-flying and more modern gimmicks to pop the
showcase a diversity of wrestling styles, but this effort
live crowd. In the ring, he usually acts as a gatekeeper to
also causes a lot of financial and booking headaches. up-and-comers.
C. Colton Craig is the “Co-Owner and General Manager”
The Promotion of World Wide Wrestling. Originally a stage actor, he was
» Reach: National hired on his good looks and the air of authority he exudes
» Supports: Mainstream Appeal, Diverse Roster on the screen. Once he smartened up, he brought in new
» Struggles: In Debt, Behind the Times ideas from the theatrical world for how to make things
look good--most of which paid off. Now, in addition to his
on-screen role he’s also the lead producer of the show, in
Championships: There are no weight, gender or style charge of how everything looks and sounds to the crowd.
divisions in the company. Every wrestler is eligible to
compete for every belt. “Brawny” James Dio is the ring announcer and in-ring
interviewer, the voice of World Wide Wrestling. A retired
» Main Event: Pan–Oceanic World Wide Wrestling
Championship (the “POW” Title). It is currently held by wrestler, the “Man From the Silver Mountain” is in good
as shape as ever, his bald head and signature goatee
Doctor Moreau, a recent addition to the top of the card.
hearkening back to his glory days in the squared circle.
» Midcard: Grand Athletic Sports Pro Championship (the
“GASP” Title). Often held by more technical wrestlers, Doctor Moreau is the current POW Champion. A
it is currently around the waist of Joey Crak, a popular mysterious masked luchador who’s always one step
mainstay of the roster. ahead, he defeats his opponents by slipping a mask
of his own design over their heads. These masks have
» Tag Team: The World Wide Wrestling Tag Team a suite of powers, including controlling thoughts,
Championship has only recently been created as the
changing personalities, or compelling the victim into his
roster has grown, and awaits it’s first awarding.
“laboratory” for future experimentation.
» Other: The Journeyman’s Cup is a trophy won in an
annual tournament by a promising young wrestler. It Joey Crak is the current GASP Champion. A hardcore
favorite from Philadelphia, Joey blends hyperviolence
also entitles the winner to a title match of their choosing
with technical acumen to make himself one of the most
at any point before the next tournament.
formidable, and versatile, wrestlers in the company.
Custom Move: Use this Move anytime a player is planning to play a wrestler for only one Episode in a Season, whether
they are a drop-in guest, someone just trying out the game, or if it’s their Episode “off” from their usual wrestler.
❏ ONE NIGHT ONLY: You’re here to pop the crowd and, hopefully, bring some of your current fans to the Promotion.
» Take +1 Audience at the top of the Episode (after the Over Move is made, if anyone is in the Top Spot).
» During the Episode, if you gain Audience or someone else gains Audience due to a match or segment they have with
you, all players gain +1 Momentum.
» If you would gain an Advance (for any reason), you can give that Advance to another player who you think deserves
it. When you do so, describe how you give them the rub, on or off camera.
If you return for a subsequent Episode, this Move no longer applies. Reset your Audience at the top of the Episode.
 THE PROMOTION CHAMPIONSHIPS
❏ MAIN EVENT: Pan-Oceanic WWW Championship
Promotions live, grow and change along with the roster.
❏ MIDCARD: Grand Athletic Sports Pro (GASP)
NAME & DESCRIPTION
World Wide Wrestling. A national touring company, mostly in the US but with occasional
❏ TAG TEAM: WWW Tag Team Championships
forays both north and south of the border. Founded by a fan with good business sense ❏ SPECIALTY: The Journeyman’s Cup
who brought in a southern territory-era booker to handle the creative side. Took on big ❏:
loans to go national, and is getting good media and response to a diverse and exciting
❏:
roster, but everything costs money and the old-school booking sensibilities sometimes hold
back individual wrestlers and storylines.
SUPPORTS STRUGGLES
These are core elements your These are specific issues you
Promotion is built on, what face as a company, and that put
differentiates you from the
REACH the future of your Promotion in
This is the geographic area or
competition. Pick 2: media market that you can reach jeopardy. Pick 2:
❏ Devoted Following with your shows. Pick your ❏ Niche Fanbase
✗ Mainstream Appeal
❏ starting Reach: ❏ Hostile Fanbase
❏ Kid-Friendly ❏ LOCAL: You perform for a small ✗ In Debt
❏
❏ Cultural Crossover Appeal audience that is mostly the same ❏ Hostile Silent Partner
❏ Dedicated Home Arena from show to show! ❏ Disgruntled Talent
❏ Cable TV Deal ❏ MUNICIPAL: You perform in ❏ Green As Grass Roster
❏ Large War Chest a city or multiple-city shared ❏ Poor Facility Maintenance
❏ Social Media Expertise market! ❏ No Merch Production
❏ High-Concept Storylines ❏ REGIONAL: You perform in a ❏ No License to Operate
❏ Theatrical Presentation circuit or in a media market that ❏ Created as a Tax Writeoff
❏ Strong Kayfabe covers multiple cities! ❏ Bad Sponsorship Deal
❏ Inclusive Culture ✗ NATIONAL: Your shows can be
❏ ❏ Outlaw Federation
located or broadcast anywhere
❏ Combat Sport Focus in the country!
❏ Fractured Creative Vision
✗ Diverse Roster
❏ ❏ Bloated Roster
❏ INTERNATIONAL: You can
❏ Motivated Roster perform or be seen anywhere
✗ Behind the Times
❏
❏ Elite Production Staff in the world! ❏ Shock Value Booking
❏ Trustworthy Management ❏ Convoluted Lore
❏ Unbroken Title Lineage ❏ Theatrical...Pretensions
❏ TIER & AUDIENCE ❏
❏ Your Tier tracks how your Audience grows over ❏
❏ time. Start at Tier 0. ❏
❏ ❏
TIER
TIER EFFECTS
Your Tier Threshold is the total amount of When you Tier Up, the wrestler in the
ADVANCEMENT Audience your Roster needs to accumulate Top Spot picks one. If nobody is in the
WHEN YOU TIER UP, PICK ONE: before Tiering Up. Top Spot, Creative picks one.
❏ Unlock Mythic Moments It is equal to Tier + (# of player wrestlers x 3): » Add or remove a Support, reflecting the
❏ Unlock an Audience Move cause or effect of your new audience.
❏ Unlock an Audience Move TIER THRESHOLD » Increase or decrease your Reach,
❏ Add a new Championship reflecting expansion or consolidation
At the top of an Episode where your roster’s of your audience.
❏ Add a new Championship total Audience exceeds the Tier Threshold:
❏ Retire an old Championship » Remove a Struggle, reflecting how your
» increase your Tier by 1 new fans helps manage that issue.
❏ Debut a new Main Event NPW
❏ Debut a new Main Event NPW » the wrestler in the Top Spot picks a Tier Effect » Add a Struggle, reflecting an unintended
❏ Retire a Main Event NPW » all wrestlers reset their Audience consequence of new eyes on your
product.
❏ Start an Invasion Angle » Creative picks an Advance
» If your Promotion has no Struggles, you
ndpdesign.com/wwwrpg | updated 8-2020 must add one - nothing is perfect.
 FIRST EPISODE QUICKSTART: MAKING WRESTLERS
Here’s a condensed quickstart walkthrough of how to get
a first Episode going and think about initial booking.
FIRST: Hand around the Gimmicks and read or
summarize the following as the players look at them:
“We’re going to play out an Episode of a televised pro
wrestling promotion, called World Wide Wrestling. I’m
Creative. I decide the order of which segments go when,
I frame the backstage and interview scenes, and I book
the matches, including their outcome, ahead of time. You
each play a wrestler, represented by these Gimmick sheets.
We can have one of each Gimmick in our game, and these
are the broad archetypes you tend to see in wrestling.
Don’t worry about making the “right” decision, just pick
something that you think is cool.
This game includes what happens both on- and off-camera.
You’re playing a professional wrestler who’s inhabiting a
certain Gimmick in this promotion, but you may have your
own career goals and backstage aspirations, outside of
the ring. In a single session we mostly play the on-camera
action, but it’s something to keep in mind as we play.”
While everyone’s taking a look at the Gimmicks is a good
time to take one and run through the different sections
to orientate everyone towards how they work. Read or
summarize this overview:
» Pick (or choose) your Hailing From and Entrance; come
up with anything you want for your specific Gimmick;
come up with your wrestling name.
» You have 4 stats, which range from -2 to +3. Each Gimmick
has a starting statline, and then you make one decision
(usually adding +1 to a Stat, but see what it says on your
sheet). Higher is better!
» Body is your physical strength and athletic ability
» Look is your overall “it” factor and charisma, and your
talking ability
» Real is your ability to break the fourth wall effectively
and entertainingly combine back-stage reality with the
on-camera storylines
» Work is your technical wrestling ability and skill telling a
story in the ring
» You’ll have Heat with every other wrestler. Heat represents
how entertaining and compelling your relationship is,
positive or negative; you have Heat with both your tag
team partner and your blood feud enemy. We’ll do Heat
after everyone has decided on their character and made
their other choices.
» Pick a Want that seems interesting to you. You can change
your Want whenever, but when you wrestle a match and
get what your Want out of it, that gets you an Advance.
You can pick now or after we do Heat.
» You start as a Babyface (good guy) or Heel (bad guy),
your choice. You can pick now or after we do Heat. It’s
generally best if there’s a roughly even split of babyfaces
and heels for the first Episode.
» Moves are the cool unique things your character can do that
nobody else does. You have one or two already selected,
and then you make a choice from the remaining ones, as
it says on your sheet. You might want to pick Moves that
ask you to roll + your high Stats, but generally just pick
what sounds cool!
» Audience tracks how popular you are! This is what you
really care about - if you lose all your Audience you’ll
get fired. Your Gimmick says you “start and reset” to a
number, just put a check in the box next to that number
to indicate you currently have that Audience score. This
will go up and down in play.
» Your Audience score tells you how much Momentum you’ll
start the Episode with, but all new characters start with
1 Momentum. Note that in the Momentum box, or take
that many poker chips. Momentum is spent to give your
rolls bonuses, and goes up and down a lot in play.
» Injury and Advances come up during play, and you don’t
have to do anything with them now. Advances are what
you get you more Moves and better stats, along with
storyline improvements like getting a manager or making a
dedicated tag team. There are also some boxes for recording
your stats on the back of the sheet for quick reference.
INTRODUCE THE WRESTLERS: Once everyone has
chosen their Gimmick and made their choices, pick
someone to introduce their wrestler. Ask about their
mental image of the character and their general “deal” -
what’s their ring gear? What kind of fans do they have?
What’s their entrance look like? Tell the players to write
down each other wrestler’s name in their Heat section as
they get introduced as well.
A player asks one Heat question for each other player (so,
if there’s four players, each player will ask three questions
off their list). One of the other players volunteers to
answer each question. The players should expand on
what that means or implies for their characters, and you
should take some notes so you can make matchups that
build on these initial rivalries and relationships.
The asker adds +1 Heat to the answerer’s wrestler on their
sheet. Heat can be asymmetric (that is, two characters
don’t need to have the same amount of Heat with each
other). A player can answer multiple questions if they feel
it’s appropriate. Once all Heat questions have been asked
and answered, all Babyfaces take +1 Heat with each Heel,
and all Heels take +1 Heat with each Babyface.
 FIRST EPISODE QUICKSTART: BOOKING & STARTING THE SHOW
LAST WEEK, ON WORLD WIDE WRESTLING: To get
everyone warmed up, go around the table one last time
and ask each player to describe a highlight from the last
time the imaginary viewing audience saw their wrestler.
It could be a match, a promo, a backstage interaction,
or anything else they want! The purpose of this is to
get everyone thinking about what’s cool about their
character, and to give you some context to work with
when you book the show.
BOOK THE SHOW: Now, call for a 10-minute break.
It’s time for you to book the Episode. You decide now
which segments are going to happen, which matches are
scheduled on the card, and who’s booked to win! Keep
in mind that your plans will be swerved by the players
actions and the results of Moves. Your booking is the
baseline of the Episode, not a straitjacket. Booking largely
depends on the number of players. You will generally
have to add some non-player wrestlers (NPWs) into the
mix. Some suggestions:
» 2 Wrestlers: If the characters are opposed Babyface
and Heel, start by putting them in an ad-hoc tag-team
match against an NPW team, then book a singles match
between the two of them. If they’re the same Role, then
book two singles matches against NPWs, and then a tag
match against an opposed NPW team.
» 3-4 Wrestlers: Start with a singles match between a
Babyface and a Heel, and then a tag-team match with
the Babyfaces on one team and the Heels on the other,
filling out the short team with an NPW if there’s only 3
players. Alternately, a singles series where the loser of the
first match has to compete in the second one, and then
a main event triple threat between all three wrestlers,
with something like a championship shot or a winners
purse on the line.
» 5 Wrestlers: Start with a singles match between a
Babyface and a Heel, then a singles match between
another wrestler and an NPW, then a four-player tag-
team match. The player not involved in the tag match
should be highlighted in the NPW match. Alternately,
a big match (like the Regal Wrangle) that involves the
whole roster in place of the tag match, or a 2-versus-3
handicap tag match.
» 6+ Wrestlers: Start with a singles match between a
Babyface and a Heel, then a tag-match putting the other
four wrestlers on opposing teams. Then use one of the
big matches (like a Regal Wrangle or traditional Battle
Royal) to play out a match with the whole roster!
Book the winners of each with an eye towards drama,
depending on the nature of the wrestlers. It may be more
dramatic for the green-as-grass Babyface to win over
the grizzled veteran Heel, or for the villainous veteran
to demonstrate his experience by beating down the new
meat to make a point. When in doubt, book the Heel to
win (so the Babyface can chase them later, to create an
ongoing feud). Also, use the relationships the wrestlers
have developed through their Heat and Last Week
contributions to drive your booking.
Book any other segments you want around the matches.
Generally, put an interview segment before each match,
so the wrestlers involved have a chance to Cut a Promo
before going in the ring.
MOMENTUM: Remind players that they can spend any
amount of Momentum to add that amount to any roll,
and they decide after the roll. If someone groans at the
result of a roll, it’s a good time to ask them if they want to
spend Momentum! Try using physical tokens, like poker
chips, to track Momentum. It helps everyone remember
they have it, and they can throw them down dramatically
to use it.
STARTING THE EPISODE: Once you’ve booked the
show and everyone’s ready, start with the first segment:
a backstage interview with the contestants for the first
match. You should name the interviewer, banter with
the wrestlers, and then stick the mic in one of their faces
and ask “You’re scheduled to wrestle (their opponent),
what are your thoughts?!” When they answer, no matter
what they say, they’ve made the Cut a Promo Move.
The player rolls 2d6 and adds their +Look stat, then
references the results chart under the Move description
on the Basic Moves sheet. This is a chance for the
characters to start building Momentum (in addition to
what they start with), or start gaining more Heat with
their opponent.
Give their opponent the mic to Cut a Promo as well, then
go to the ring!
 FIRST EPISODE QUICKSTART: WRESTLING
WRESTLING: First, each player should describe their
character’s entrance.
If they do anything in particular to pump up or insult the
crowd, make sure they make the Work the Audience
or Cheap Heat Moves, as appropriate. Then, read or
summarize the following.
You’ll both get a chance to show off in the ring. Whoever
has control of the match narrates a sequence of wrestling
moves (or holds, or strikes, or whatever you want) that
culminates in an important, impressive or dangerous
maneuver that advances the overall story of the match.
When you get to that point, you’ll make the Wrestling
Move. The control of the match might change then, or you
might keep it, in which case you continue narrating the
next sequence.
Now, the person who isn’t in control can use the Interrupt
Move to cut in and take control of the match! You can use
other Moves as well, if you want, like Work the Audience.
When the match is getting towards the end, I will reveal
who I’ve already decided is winning the match, and then
you work together to make that happen. If you want to
swerve my booking, you can, (which usually means you’ll
make the Break Kayfabe or Heel Move, or another on your
sheet that’s appropriate). Whoever’s booked to win will also
get to hit their Finishing Move at the end of the match.
Before we get started, I’m going to hand this mic to another
player. They’ll play the ringside announcer during your
match! Announcer, your job is to summarize and add
whatever fun context you want for the “imaginary viewing
audience” at home. In addition, you can “put over” each
wrestler once per match by describing how awesome what
they just did was. This means that their result on a Move
bumps up one, from a Botch (6-) to a partial (7-9), or a
partial to a full (10+) success.
Hand the mic to whoever you want to be the Announcer
for the match, and get started! If there isn’t a free player,
then you can play the Announcer, but you do not have the
ability to Put Over the wrestlers in the ring. It’s often clear
from context who starts in control of the match, but if you
need to make a call, go with the Babyface.
If the match is between a single player and an NPW, you
narrate their reactions and any counters they may get,
but the player is the only one who makes Moves or can be
put over by the Announcer. You never roll dice.
The One-Two-Three: If someone has narrative control but
doesn’t seem to know what to do, introduce the One-Two-
Three. Read or summarize the following.
Wrestling matches have beats to them, like any other story.
You have control, so narrate a set-up move or your initial
attack, and pick up the first die. Your opponent responds –
you have control, so you get to say if what they do actually
happens or how it works into your plan, but they have a
chance to say what they’re doing too! The narrate your
reaction to their response, which may be a transitional
move or something like a crowd-pleasing taunt, and pick
up the second die. Ask for your opponent’s response. Now
you’ve built up the big spot! Narrate the cool, important
or impressive move you do, and roll those dice for the
Wrestling Move!
When the match is getting to a natural end point,
depending on your sense of pacing and drama, you call
for the end of the match and reveal who you have booked
to win. The player currently in control of the match is
responsible for narrating how they get to the booked
finish, but whoever’s booked to win rolls for the Finishing
Move, even if they don’t have control of the match. If
a player wants to change who wins, they have to use a
Move (like the Heel move or the Anti-Hero’s Rules? What
Rules?), or else they’re Breaking Kayfabe.
GAINING HEAT: They gain +1 Audience whenever they
wrestle someone they have +4 Heat with, win or lose. This
is a good reason to take Heat when they can!
AFTER THE MATCH: Post-match interviews, backstage
confrontations and other fallout are all appropriate
scenes to have after a match. Also, ask the players what
they have mind when they head back to the locker room
to inform your segments!
THAT’S THE BASICS: That should get you through an
Episode! Have a pre-match promo, play through a match,
stage a post-match wrap-up, and repeat. Remember to
be flexible and work in player agendas if they want to
talk to a particular person, cut a certain kind of promo
or otherwise put their wrestler in the spotlight in a way
you haven’t thought of. The Gimmick and reference
sheets summarize the specifics of each Move, but if you
can’t find an answer for something that comes up there,
reference the rules text.
 FIRST EPISODE QUICKSTART: FAQ
BUT WHAT IF…
…everyone’s looking at me and I don’t know what to
say?
That’s when you make a Soft Move (listed on the Creative
reference sheet). These are the things that happen all
the time in wrestling - you should do your best to hook it
into what’s going on, but it’s also fine to just drop in a new
challenger when you need to move the action along.
…the player Botches and the Move doesn’t say what
happens?
That’s when you make a Hard Move (listed on the
Creative reference sheet). Hard Moves hit the character
where they live - mostly things that happen behind the
scenes, that can actually impact their long-term career
prospects.
…somebody gets injured?
They tick off an Injury box, and then apply the conditions
on their sheet whenever they make sense to do so. The
chances of a wrestler getting injured enough to no longer
be able to compete in one Episode are pretty slim, but
even if they can’t compete they can still appear in non-
wrestling segments.
…somebody gets an Advance?
They can spend it immediately on anything listed on the
top portion of the Advancement section on their sheet, or
save it to spend later.
…one of the players hasn’t been on screen for a long
time?
A couple ways to deal with it: make sure they get the
Announcer mic during matches, remind them that they
can interfere in matches using the Run-In Move, or bring
them into the action by putting them in a non-wrestling
role (like as a referee or ad hoc interviewer).
…I feel like I’m dictating how the characters should
act?
Don’t mistake booking the show for being the only
person to talk. Remind the players that there are
always microphones and cameras available, if they have
something to say or do! After each segment, ask them if
they have something they want to do before getting back
to the booked show. Often, the first interview-match-
interview segment will feel a little artificial, and then once
the players get a better hold on their wrestlers they’ll
start seizing opportunities to bring in their own agendas.
…someone does something that feels like we should
roll dice, but doesn’t seem like it’s covered by a Move?
It may be covered by the Heel or Babyface Move.
Are they being dastardly, or are they standing up for
something they believe in? It may also just be something
you can handle with roleplaying. Make Moves when
they’re called for, but you don’t need to be rolling dice all
the time if you’re enjoying chewing the scenery.
 CUT A PROMO
When you take the mic and speak
your mind, roll +Look.
On a 10+: you connect with the
audience, pick 2:
On a 7-9: you have their attention,
pick 1:
» Make Creative book you in a
match.
» Add a stipulation to a relevant
match.
» They come out to respond to
your promo.
» Gain +1 Heat with the subject of
your promo.
On a Botch: it doesn’t connect.
Gain +1 Momentum.
Basic Move
BREAK KAYFABE
When you expose a legit truth on
camera, roll +Real.
On a 10+: it’s exactly what the
crowd was waiting for, gain +1
Audience.
On a 7-9: you blur the line. Gain +1
Momentum, and pick 1:
» Creative books you an embar-
rassing loss as punishment.
» The truth you reveal loses you -1
Heat with someone involved.
» You lose the faith of someone
who was investing in you back-
stage.
On a Botch: All three, and gain +1
Momentum.
Basic Move
ATHLETIC FEAT
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 one:
» You do it, but it hurts. You have
to forfeit your next scheduled
match while you recover.
» You pull it off with someone’s
help. If it’s another player wres-
tler, they gain +1 Momentum.
On a Botch: take an injury, and +1
Momentum.
Basic Move
RUN-IN
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 as the winner.
» You distract them! Their opponent
takes control as the match contin-
ues. Then, you’re booked into a
grudge match.
» You interfere in the match! This
books the match a no contest, and
you both take +1 Momentum.
On a Botch: you get stopped. Take
+1 Momentum.
Basic Move
WORK THE AUDIENCE
When you pump up, lambaste or
otherwise work to get the crowd
cheering or jeering you, roll
+Audience.
On a 10+: they pop big. Either:
» Spend 1 Momentum to gain
+1 Heat with your current or
upcoming opponent, the crowd
can’t wait to see you go at it!
» 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.
Basic Move
PLAY POLITICS
When the cameras are off and
you’re arguing, 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 oth-
er segment that the person who
selects this option wants to see.
» ment for later in the show.
Change your Want to something
they want to see.
On a Botch: you lose 1 Heat with
them/each other. Creative must
make a Hard Move.
Basic Move
CHEAP HEAT
When you you’re a Heel and
you insult the audience or their
hometown, or when you’re a
Babyface and you praise the crowd
and say how glad you are to be in
their town, gain +1 Momentum.
You can only get Cheap Heat
once per episode! Get as
creative as you want!
Basic Move
OVER
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 upcom-
ing match.
» Call out anyone on the roster
(and gain +1 Heat with them).
» Declare a non-wrestling seg-
When that segment starts, take
+1 Momentum.
Start the Episode with any
Momentum you don’t spend.
Basic Move
 BABYFACE
When you stand up for
something you believe in, act
in sportsmanship or comport
yourself with honor, spend 2
Momentum and pick one:
» 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
HEEL
When you take underhanded
action, take advantage of someone
unfairly or act with villainous
intent, spend 2 Momentum and
pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
» Leave someone lying helpless
on the floor.
» Postpone a match you’ve
been booked in.
» Cheat in order to book
yourself to win a match.
Role Move
BABYFACE
When you stand up for
something you believe in, act
in sportsmanship or comport
yourself with honor, spend 2
Momentum and pick one:
» 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
HEEL
When you take underhanded
action, take advantage of someone
unfairly or act with villainous
intent, spend 2 Momentum and
pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
» Leave someone lying helpless
on the floor.
» Postpone a match you’ve
been booked in.
» Cheat in order to book
yourself to win a match.
Role Move
BABYFACE
When you stand up for
something you believe in, act
in sportsmanship or comport
yourself with honor, spend 2
Momentum and pick one:
» 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
HEEL
When you take underhanded
action, take advantage of someone
unfairly or act with villainous
intent, spend 2 Momentum and
pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
» Leave someone lying helpless
on the floor.
» Postpone a match you’ve
been booked in.
» Cheat in order to book
yourself to win a match.
Role Move
BABYFACE
When you stand up for
something you believe in, act
in sportsmanship or comport
yourself with honor, spend 2
Momentum and pick one:
» 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
HEEL
When you take underhanded
action, take advantage of someone
unfairly or act with villainous
intent, spend 2 Momentum and
pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your
opponent.
» Leave someone lying helpless
on the floor.
» Postpone a match you’ve
been booked in.
» Cheat in order to book
yourself to win a match.
Role Move
 BABYFACE CELEBRITY
When you stand up for
something you believe in, act
in sportsmanship or comport
yourself with honor, spend 2
Momentum and pick one:
» 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.
Advanced Role Move
HEEL CELEBRITY
When you take underhanded
action, take advantage of someone
unfairly or act with villainous
intent, spend 2 Momentum and
pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your opponent.
» Leave someone lying helpless on
the floor.
» Postpone a match you’ve been
booked in.
» Cheat in order to book yourself
to win a match.
» Creative must book you to win
your next match.
Advanced Role Move
BABYFACE ICON
When you stand up for
something you believe in, act
in sportsmanship or comport
yourself with honor, spend 2
Momentum and pick one:
» 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.
Advanced Role Move
HEEL ICON
When you take underhanded
action, take advantage of someone
unfairly or act with villainous
intent, spend 2 Momentum and
pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your opponent.
» Leave someone lying helpless on
the floor.
» Postpone a match you’ve been
booked in.
» Cheat in order to book yourself
to win a match.
» Make any roll a 10+, for you or
someone else.
Advanced Role Move
BABYFACE LEGEND
When you stand up for
something you believe in, act
in sportsmanship or comport
yourself with honor, spend 2
Momentum and pick one:
» 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 count as
having +1 Audience for the rest
of the match or segment.
Advanced Role Move
HEEL LEGEND
When you take underhanded
action, take advantage of someone
unfairly or act with villainous
intent, spend 2 Momentum and
pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your opponent.
» Leave someone lying helpless on
the floor.
» Postpone a match you’ve been
booked in.
» Cheat in order to book yourself
to win a match.
» You and your opponent count as
having +1 Audience for the rest
of the match or segment.
Advanced Role Move
TÉCNICO
When you stand up for
something you believe in, act in
sportsmanship or demonstrate
your technical prowess, spend 2
Momentum and pick one:
» 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.
Lucha Libre Role Move
RUDO
When you take underhanded
action, show disrespect or act to
save yourself, spend 2 Momentum
and pick one:
» Gain +1 Heat with your opponent.
» Leave someone lying helpless on
the floor.
» Postpone a match you’ve been
booked in.
» Cheat in order to book yourself
to win a match.
» Leave an ongoing match to save
yourself. Lose the match, and
your opponent gain +1 Heat with
each other.
Lucha Libre Role Move
WRESTLING: ROLL +BODY
Narrate a sequence that leads
up to a big spot showcasing your
physical strength, acrobatic skill or
incredible athleticism.
On a 10+: the crowd pops as you
nail the spot. Retain control of the
match and take +1 Momentum.
On a 7-9: you keep their attention.
Choose whether to hand control
of the match to your opponent
and take +1 Momentum, or retain
control of the match.
On a Botch: you botch the spot.
Your opponent describes how they
counter you, and takes control of
the match.
Wrestling Move
THE COMEBACK
You can voluntarily hand off
narration to your opponent
whenever you wish.
If you do so at a time 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 .
Wrestling Move
WRESTLING: ROLL +WORK
Narrate a sequence that leads
up to a big spot showcasing your
wrestling technique, grappling
precision or in-ring acumen.
On a 10+: the crowd pops as you
nail the spot. Retain control of the
match and take +1 Momentum.
On a 7-9: you keep their attention.
Choose whether to hand control
of the match to your opponent
and take +1 Momentum, or retain
control of the match.
On a Botch: you botch the spot.
Your opponent describes how they
counter you, and takes control of
the match.
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 you
prove how badass you are.
On a Botch: you messed up. Take
an injury, and Creative makes a
Hard Move.
Wrestling Move
WRESTLING: ROLL +HEAT
Narrate a sequence that leads
up to a big spot that requires you
to work with your opponent to
achieve and make exciting.
On a 10+: the crowd pops as you
nail the spot. Retain control of the
match and take +1 Momentum.
On a 7-9: you keep their attention.
Choose whether to hand control
of the match to your opponent
and take +1 Momentum, or retain
control of the match.
On a Botch: you botch the spot.
Your opponent describes how they
counter you, and takes control of
the match.
Wrestling Move
TAG TEAM
When you’re in a tag team match,
you can make the following Moves
whenever you would make the
Wrestling Move:
If you make a hot tag to your
partner to bring them into the
match at a critical moment, roll
+Heat with them, then they gain
that result of the Wrestling Move.
You can abandon the team by
spending 2 Momentum and
describing how you leave your
partner the mercy of the other
team. This books your team to
lose the match and you gain +1
Heat with each other.
Wrestling Move
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
HARDCORE
When you draw first blood or revel
in violence in the ring, roll +Real:
On a 10+: the crowd goes nuts!
Retain control and pick 2:
On a 7-9: the crowd pops! Gain +1
Momentum and pick 1, and your
opponent takes control:
» Someone gets injured, but it
isn’t discovered until later.
» Gain +1 Heat with your oppo-
nent.
» They gain +1 Heat with you.
On a Botch: your opponent takes
control of the match. Choose:
take an injury or lose all of your
Momentum.
Wrestling Move
 WRESTLING SEQUENCES

The International TO START A MATCH, OR RESET THE ACTION

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
 WRESTLING SEQUENCES

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