American Outlaw Wrestling has recently re-opened with a unique twist to efedding. The majority of us, in this hobby, have been involved in RP or angle feds. AOW is a turn-based fed. Turn-based is a unique style of fed. You can post RP’s to create a storyline, further a storyline, develop your character, etc. For the matches, turn-based means that the competitors booked for matches take “turns” writing their own entrances and then take their “turns” writing out their match in segments. The entrances are written by those involved, and the entrance order dictates the order in which each competitor posts a match segment.
The match continues until a competitor thinks they have either done enough damage or are at a point in which they feel their writing has been that much better than their opponent(s) and feel they are at a point in which they can win. At that point, said competitor asks for a “deputy decision”. This is, almost in effect, like an RP deadline where the match is judged. The deputy (which in other feds would be a referee) then decides the outcome of the decision. Here, a few options could happen. The deputy could agree with the handler that he/she has done enough to win the match, that the match should continue, or that another handler has won the match. Naturally, if an ending is decided by the deputy, the match is finished at this point. The other option is a continuation of the match, which would result in the next competitor taking a turn to write a segment until a sufficient ending of the match occurs.
If this all seems a bit much, no need to worry. Our entire roster, to date, has transitioned from RP feds and adjusted rather quickly. Even those who had not previously had any match writing experience have not had a major learning curve. If you like a challenge and want to help a resurgent company, come give us a shot.