Create-a-Wrestler Guide

== Introduction ==
The Waifu Wrestling Alliance (WWA) uses the video games WWE 2K23 (and sometimes Fire Pro Wrestling World and MDickie's Wrestling Mpire) to simulate the wrestling matches as a result of in-character roleplay. These are recorded and uploaded to YouTube by our team of "Simmers" and "Uploaders". These matches are always contested under AI vs AI (or COM vs COM) to determine match results. The characters are never controlled at any point to determine the outcome of a match.
To that end, our team of CAW Designers (Create-a-Wrestler designers), or players personally if they own the game, create these custom characters as required. The WWA roster is made up of all manner of creatures, including but not limited to orcs, demons, horse-girls, Saiyans (from Dragon Ball Z), zombies and of course regular humans. Of note is that there are no male wrestlers in the WWA at all, with the exception of the company’s CEO and founder, a dog who wants spaghetti unsurprisingly named SpaghettiDog.
Please note, there are no real-life people in the WWA, but some characters take their likeness or name from such real-life persons, ie. ‘Kelly Omega’ or ‘Cactus Jane’, obvious references to IRL male wrestlers, or cousin characters “Priscilla” Divine and “Kelly” DiVanna, named in tribute to real life wrestler Priscilla Kelly.
A trend in the early days was to name characters ‘[X] Girl’, such as ‘Pizza Girl’ or ‘Farmer Girl’. There are still a few holdovers from those early days, so do not feel obligated to name your character something ‘real’, ie. Firstname McLastname.
There are a small handful of non-English names/pseudonyms in the WWA as well, such as “BISHAMONTA” (based on the Buddhist God of War), “La Misquita” (Spanish for “The Misquito”) and “Sue Plex” (a not-so-subtle pun on the wrestling move, a suplex).
== Rules for Characters ==
We use a handful of agreed upon rules to ensure that all matches are contested fairly:
=== OVR Values ===
* The current maximum allowed OVR (overall statistics score) is 89.
You can make your character any sort of OVR up to that number as long as it makes sense. Those at 89 are the pinnacle of the company, the main eventers. Trainees and rookies (as decided by the person who owns those characters) are approximately 70. There is no lower limit, with the lowest card members coming in at around 50. Just make the stats make sense for your character and try not to focus on the OVR. If you make a CAW and it comes out to 92, then it's likely you are over-statting something. Remember, the goal is to have good matches, not to win.
=== WWE 2K Community Creations ===
When uploading to the WWE 2K Community Creations please use any or all of the hashtags:
#waifumania, #WAIFUMANIA, #Waifumania, or #wwa
Please note that to upload to, and download from the 2K Community Creations, you will need a legally purchased and legitimate copy of the game.
=== Move-Sets ===
There is already lots of crossover between move-sets and entrance themes, so don't stress too much about that. If your character has a real-life song, it may be featured in an entrance, time permitting. That said, please feel free to search the Wiki for move names before choosing a finisher to ensure as best as possible there is not too much overlap. The goal is always to put on good matches, so a move-set full of nothing but other wrestlers' finishers will make your character look quite silly
* The only banned move in a move-set is "Wrist Clutch Assault" because it is just the worst
* Be somewhat realistic; a superheavyweight should not be doing springboards and hurricanranas as their whole arsenal. One big move like this is acceptable, and encouraged.
* We simulate matches on Simulation mode for weight detection. This means, smaller characters with low strength cannot lift larger or heavier opponents. There is a section in the move-set creator for Weight Detection moves, so please plan accordingly. Please note: Signatures and Finishers are not affected by weight and anyone can hit their Signatures and Finishers on anyone else.
=== Other ===
There is to be no nudity on the CAWs, and nothing that will get our CAW Designers or Simmers banned by 2K. This includes symbols or logos that promote hate or are just obscene. If you have to ask, the answer is probably 'just don't use it'. However, many of our characters and CAWs are intended to be sexy or visually appealing, so that aspect is perfectly acceptable. If that is the goal, our CAW Designers can make it happen.