Promo Breakdown: Anatomy of a Killer Roleplay
Posted on June 30, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Anyone can write a promo. But a killer roleplay? One that turns heads, gets talked about, and defines a rivalry? That takes more than just words. It takes rhythm, voice, structure, and most of all — intent.
In this column, we’ll break down the anatomy of a s...
Booking Philosophy: Angle-Based vs. Competitive RP – Which System Builds a Better Fed?
Posted on June 29, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Ask any veteran handler what kind of fed they prefer, and you’ll likely hear one of two answers:
-- “I want wins to be earned. Let the best RP win.”-- “I care about story. Let the outcome serve the angle.”
Welcome to the long-running debate at ...
There's a German Fantasy Wrestling Community You Should Check Out
Posted on June 29, 2025Germany’s fantasy wrestling scene has long been a vibrant corner of the broader eFed universe, and at its heart lies fantasy-wrestling.net—affectionately known as FW.net—a German-language hub where thousands of fans craft their own promotions, storylines, and dream matches. Whether...
The Future of Match Writing: Human vs AI in Fantasy Wrestling
Posted on June 29, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Fantasy wrestling is built on the shoulders of storytellers. For decades, handlers, fedheads, and staff writers have poured their creative energy into the matches that drive our fictional promotions forward — crafting blow-by-blow epics, comedic squashes, emotional grud...
How to Build a Champion-Caliber Character in Fantasy Wrestling
Posted on June 28, 2025Everybody wants the gold. But not everyone is built for it.
In the world of eWrestling, everyone thinks their character could be a champion — but few are truly crafted to become one. Whether your fed uses RP competitions, angle-based storytelling, or a hybrid, the reality is the same: titles ...
Is Discord Killing the Art of the Roleplay?
Posted on June 28, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Back in the day, a roleplay was an event. You’d log into your forum, navigate to the roleplay board, and brace yourself for three to five thousand words of blood, sweat, and broken dreams. Every sentence mattered. Every comma was agonized over. Your character’s mo...
The 5 Dumbest Reasons People DON’T Join a Fed
Posted on June 27, 2025Every e-fedder out there has their preference for what they look for in a fed. Some people want to find a promo based fed over a fed that emphasizes character development and vice versa. People will find a reason to WANT to join a fed,, and of course, they’re also going to find a reason NOT to...
Understanding the Landscape of Fantasy Wrestling: A Deep Dive into eFed Types
Posted on June 27, 2025Fantasy wrestling—or eWrestling as it's known to long-time fans—is a creative, competitive, and community-driven hobby that has been entertaining wrestling fans across the globe for over two decades. Short for “electronic federation,” an eFed mimics the structure of a profess...
[CLASSIC] FWLnet eFed Tutorial
Posted on June 26, 2025
// This eFed tutorial was originally posted in 1999 on FWLnet.com, the largest eWrestling website of the time and highly regarded as one of the core foundations to our hobby. Although it is old and refers to wrestling simulators for results, this is maybe one of the best eFed tutorials ever writte...
A Thing About Writing Finishers
Posted on June 26, 2025This is something I’ve been meaning to write about for a while, but hadn’t had the time. It obviously stems from personal experiences, however affects many others out there. No matter what type of results your eFed has, chances are the match writers have a movelist to work off of for eac...