Match Times / Booking

[mdale2k]

Hey guys;

In the tweakcirc what do you set the "typical" match time. Does it depend on the error? I had it at the standard 7 but I feel the matches are too long.

Q 2: Do you guys always book the exact time for the finish or just the winner. I typically only book the finish if I want a finish at the time. Like, an example, I wanted Johnny B. Badd to beat Terry Taylor, but the match went 27 minutes lol, way too long.

Just wondering what you guys do.

Cheers

[LillaThrilla]

I usually change the match length to 5. TNM matches tend to go too long with too many moves for how a real match goes.

Sometimes I just book a winner, sometimes I book a time. A big factor is the card. A TV show or PPV can only fit so many matches in. For a non-televised match it's not so important.

[doughcomic]

I run my shows more like a mash up of old school TNA & NJPW. I maintain a roster of 30 wrestlers and hold one show a week. I use 24 wrestlers per show allowing anywhere from 6 matches to 12 per show. I allow 3 to 5 hours per show as some shows have special matches like I run a Royal Rumble Style match with 15 entrants, a Mini G1 Tournament with 3 blocks, one show has every match in a steel cage. I have a 3 week event that is set up like Battlebowl for those who remember that PPV. I prefer longer matches unless I am doing a KOTR event.