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(Thread IKs: TheSwizzler, STING 64)
 
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TheSwizzler
May 13, 2005

LETTIN THE CAT OUTTA THE BAG


Welcome to SAW Season 2!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BmyMy2xrbU


What is SAW?

SAW is something between a traditional wrestling E-Fed from 1998, a Twitch channel and goon community theatre. In short, you sign up and we make a wrestler based on your avatar and username in WWE2K24, then pit them against other goons in a battle for championship gold and bragging rights in AI vs AI battles. Stories and rivalries develop, sometimes poo poo gets really weird.

So You Watch A Video Game Play Itself?

Yep, and the AI is buggy and insane enough that it's watchable. The streams also contain a lot of goon-created video content, extremely weird old commercials, and non-monetary funbux bets on the matches. It's also a chance to hang out and shoot the poo poo in chat with a bunch of goons for a couple hours

I looked at Season 1 and the Lore was impenetrable

Season 2 is a clean slate. People might refer to things from Season 1, but the storylines are all considered concluded, it's a fresh start. Even if you want to get in late, there's no need to watch everything to get what's going on. You get a match, punch your opponent. That's about it.

Who Can Sign Up?

Any SomethingAwful member can sign up as long as you're not a sex weird. Your posts outside of this thread are your own business unless you're a sex weird. If your forums enemies are also here, don't bicker about whatever beef you have in this thread, but you're free to cut scathing promos on them or buy Deathmatches to get them kicked out of SAW

Do I have to roleplay?

Nope. Your level of participation is up to you. You can sign up, see your created wrestler, nod and unbookmark the thread forever. You can drop by the thread every so often, drop sick burns on your enemies and vanish if you want. Some people watch every week but don't want to do promos which is fine. Others create audio files that we turn into video content, some others take matters into their own hands and make elaborately produced video promos for their matches and stories.

How do I cut a promo?

If you have the skill and inclination, you can make your own video content and we'll air it on the streams.

You can create an audio file using vocaroo and send it to me and we'll have our video team turn it into a video, add a storyboard if you'd like.

If you're not comfortable with your voice being used, you can send me text and I'll use an AI to generate the audio.

What are SAWBucks/What's the betting aspect?

SAWBucks are the channel points feature for SAW. You earn them by watching streams gradually over time. You also get the chance to gamble them on match outcomes, or prop bets we occasionally set up. You can use them for lots of different things:

    Special Entrance props (Motorcycles, Dune Buggies, etc)
    Buying title matches for anyone you choose
    Stealing cool parts of other wrestler's costumes
    Switching between the men's and women's divisions using MatthewTheMan's special gender swap gas
    Deathmatching wrestlers you hate
    Resurrecting Deathmatched Wrestlers
    Making embarrassing edits to another wrestler's costume
    Keeping your special PPV costume

I'm worried about getting chainprobed

If you're actually going to get chainprobed by Imp Zone for posting here, you probably deserve it. Seth Pecksniff and Harold Fjord signed up for Season 1 and went unscathed. The EPA hosts SAW but it's not affiliated with the Imp Zone officially, it's just the best subforum fit for the project. Joining SAW does not make you an Imp, but everyone wants the EPA to be more active.

When are the shows?
Neon airs Mondays at 9pm Eastern, Titan on Thursdays at 9pm Eastern. We hold PPV cards on Saturdays or Sundays every 4-6 weeks, as well as occasional "Worldwide" specials intended to be held at times easier to watch from "Other Country" timezones. There are also non-canon "SAW Underground" cards held with no rhyme or reason to their scheduling for fun

Can we have gangtags?

No. This is a non-negotiable term of our agreement with Imp Zone and their customs will be respected.

Do you have a discord?

Yes, and it's a pretty relaxed vibe there, don't be weird. We also host EPA Wrestling club, watching WCW Monday Nitro from the beginning, with monthly PPV picks, as well as TJPW watch parties. We also host movie nights

What's new in Season 2?
Besides having a new roster and fresh storylines, we've moved to WWE2k24 which has some new features that work pretty well with what we're doing.

  • Create a sign! We'll do an announcement for submissions and have a limit of 1 personal sign per participant
  • New Match types! Ambulance, Gauntlet, Casket and Special Referee!
  • In-Match cutscenes and run-ins are possible now without messing up the card! Last season the production team had to use 2k's awful "Create a Video" feature

How do I Sign Up?

Post in this thread with the following info:

Home Subforum: (you must actually post there, stolen valor will be probated)
Division: (Men's or Women's)
Timezone: (optional)
Theme music: (optional)

If you want to tag with another goon, add that in too and if they agree we'll make it happen.

What are the Rules?

Don't be gross or creepy or we'll loving kill you
Forum grudges should be handled in the ring or promo form, slapfight and we'll loving kill you
Politics-free zone, we're here to have escapist fun and there's like 5000 other places to talk about that stuff
Wins and losses don't matter and the game does what it wants, accept this
Request character looks at your own peril, monkey's paw rules are in effect

TheSwizzler fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Apr 21, 2024

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TheSwizzler
May 13, 2005

LETTIN THE CAT OUTTA THE BAG
Important Links:

Twitch Channel:
https://twitch.tv/tha_swizzler

Youtube Channels:
Wiggly Wayne DDS's SAW Youtube Channel containing all previous streams, as well as IZWF and VGCW
https://www.youtube.com/@zylche0

Megamissen''s channel for additional SAW Content, including entrances with music and our Holiday Specials:
https://www.youtube.com/@Megamissen-sa

Ghosthorse's promo zone with additional content including some SAW Season 1 credits sequences
https://www.youtube.com/@ghosthorse_promo_zone-dd9gv

SAW Promo and bumper archive (Work in Progress)
https://www.youtube.com/@Tha_Swizzler/videos

Discord (don't be weird):
https://discord.gg/5DBXrt7y4R

Megamissen's SAW Results Wikithread with timestamped links to specific matches
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4038052

SAW Season 1 Thread:
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4036635

SAW Merch (Season 1 t-shirts, glasses and mugs)
https://somethingawfulwrestling.creator-spring.com/

SAW Season 2 Press Kit (Wrestler and logo images)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YhkTgH4pz4VfkfaADdPYqwONKfpU46gE?usp=sharing

Some "Best Of" Video Content From Season 1:

Hazamuth's Video Games Stable Venture Brothers Intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv22Ha8Y6W8

ghosthorse's Thursday Neon Evangelion OP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6_oTILJyUQ

Megamissen's Naruto Neon OP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rklYjgzV6Wc

Megamissen's Neon ED:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJCqDbQ8E0k

Snooze Cruise's Season 1 Recap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCLorhS2zww

This is just a few, our video team does some incredible work, and there's more on the way!

Credits:

SAW is a team operation. A lot of people put work into making the show the best it can be.

Founders:
TheSwizzler
STING 64

Lead Producer (Video Content):
Megamissen

Associate Producer (Video Content)
Snooze Cruise

Segment Producers (Additional Video):
Hazamuth
ghosthorse
neoaxd
That DICK!

Original Music:
tawal

Talent Relations (CAW Creation):
KungFuGrip
TheSwizzler
tawal
FurnaceFace
ddinkins

Community Manager:
rox

Belt and Arena Design:
STING 64

Marketing and Graphic Design
Hazamuth

Technical Support, Recordkeeping and Video Archiving
Wiggly Wayne DDS


Voice Cast:
ddinkins
Namtab
Hazamuth
Rags to Liches
TheSwizzler
That DICK!
copy

TheSwizzler fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Apr 28, 2024

Hazamuth
May 9, 2007

the original bugsy

Sign me up so I can have my revenge. All the same choices as last time around.

Edit: My clean slate of revenge with no callbacks to prior events, that is.

Hazamuth fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Mar 4, 2024

Megamissen
Jul 19, 2022

any post can be a kannapost
if you want it to be

cspam / womens div same as last season


The Joshi Puro Mafia is ready to dominate the season...

Leraika
Jun 14, 2015

Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
It's me, your pal, Leraika!

And I'm gonna lead the Traditional Games women's division to victory (of some sort) again!!!!!

e: also me and snooze are merry meeple massacre again, ready for hexing and pokedexing

Leraika fucked around with this message at 20:25 on Mar 4, 2024

Rags to Liches
Mar 11, 2008

future skeleton soldier


It’s time for the Bone Boyz to get the Bonemobile back (and those tag belts too)!

Sign me up, same choices as last season! (byob, men’s division, EST time zone)

Rags to Liches fucked around with this message at 20:36 on Mar 4, 2024

explosivo
May 23, 2004

Fueled by Satan

reporting for duty for season 2, fighting for the honor of the PSP (fake) men's division

Hot Diggity!
Apr 3, 2010

SKELITON_BRINGING_U_ON.GIF
I am back and will not miss the first 3/4 of season two. I am now choosing to represent the Sports Argument Stadium.

Ohtori Akio
Jul 15, 2022
cccc / womens / joshi puro mafia

Lpzie
Nov 20, 2006

+1, no changes

TheSwizzler
May 13, 2005

LETTIN THE CAT OUTTA THE BAG
loving TOLD YOU I DIDN'T KILL HER

Wiggly Wayne DDS
Sep 11, 2010



try and add in timezone and preferred theme music when signing up btw, it helps us

Home Subforum: yospos
Division: Mens
Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch5luC9NFDM
Timezone: UTC+0

Ohtori Akio
Jul 15, 2022

TheSwizzler posted:

loving TOLD YOU I DIDN'T KILL HER

you did.

lobster shirt
Jun 14, 2021

im ready to get my rear end beaten for cspam, mens division

edit: entrance music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKQFrrip8M

lobster shirt fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Mar 4, 2024

tawal
Feb 7, 2012

Mz and I are coming back stronger than ever. The whole federation is on notice

Mr Hootington
Jul 24, 2008

I would Ike to sign up.

CSPAM/ Men's






ddinkins
Sep 5, 2012

Please sign me up but this time for CSPAM men's

Cthulu Carl
Apr 16, 2006

Drug-free and saved Cthulu Carla will return to the women's division to bring them the light of Jesus and guide TG away from satanic pursuits like skull gems and D&D.

I'll also be accepting applications to join my tag team, the Rules Lawyers.

Still working on my first sermon "Jesus Versus the Moneychangers: World's Best Table Match?" so stay tuned and God bless.

Edit to add theme:

Home Subforum: Traditional Games
Division: Women's
Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXeHwhLPKz8
Timezone: EST: UTC−05:00

Cthulu Carl fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Mar 5, 2024

Ohtori Akio
Jul 15, 2022

Mr Hootington posted:

I would Ike to sign up.

CSPAM/ Men's

make this man a disgusting heathcliff fursuit.

rox
Sep 7, 2016

sounds neat im in

games, womens

Insetik
Mar 30, 2010

MERRY GLIZZMAS
Can't wait to see us all going in the new game... I'll stick with what I was for season 1, in terms of division and faction, and try to be even more EXTREME this time.

Name: Insetik
Division: Mens
Subforum: Video Games

Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:

try and add in timezone and preferred theme music when signing up btw, it helps us

Oh, yeah I may change my theme song, maybe I'll edit this post with it if I do.

Insetik fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Mar 4, 2024

biosterous
Feb 23, 2013




changing nothing, but for reference:

biosterous
men's
BYOB
EST
the oddfather by john petrucci https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eRqWbqqfsk



thank you saoshyant for this sig!!!
gallery of sigs


he/him

biosterous fucked around with this message at 20:30 on Mar 4, 2024

Snooze Cruise
Feb 16, 2013

hey look,
a post


traditional games, joshi mafia, women's division





Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball! Psycho Ball!

Leraika
Jun 14, 2015

Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.

rox posted:

sounds neat im in

games, womens

thx roxy

The Chad Jihad
Feb 24, 2007


Home: Cspam, but there's a lot so maybe Games? idk if thats more fun
Mens
Theme:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-WqsImPG9g atm
Timezone: UTC-5

The Chad Jihad fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Mar 4, 2024

FutonForensic
Nov 11, 2012

Your Friend SK and I will return as Malice & Gromit and fight for BYOB Men's (I checked with SK).

Both our timezones: EST
Theme: Same as S1


ddinkins
Sep 5, 2012

forgot to add my theme music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnMR6SOBa9k

verbal enema
May 23, 2009

onlymarfans.com
I seekto make my triumphant return to the rings of SAW

Shions of Qud





tawal
Feb 7, 2012

verbal enema posted:

I seekto make my triumphant return to the rings of SAW

Let's loving go

Dick Bastardly
Aug 22, 2012

Muttley is SKYNET!!!
i hope there's more ghosts this season. that's right, i said it

E: byob, men's div, entrance music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojULkWEUsPs


Awesome winter sig by Symbolic, love it!

Lovely sig by the masterful Matoi Ryuko, thanks!

Dick Bastardly fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Mar 4, 2024

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

I'm namtab


biosterous
Feb 23, 2013




big, if true



thank you saoshyant for this sig!!!
gallery of sigs


he/him

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

There has been much said about ADTRW in season 1. Petty. Pointlessly aggressive. I have been working hard to clean up our image and can assure you that we now fight for truth and justice, much like Goku.

While I have now had to step back from being shadow queen in order to focus on the ePa wrestling club's struggle against the joshi mafia, I will always say ADTRW for life.

Please join me in destroying the villainous joshi fans. Join Wrestling Club.


titty_baby_
Nov 11, 2015

Home Subforum: C-Spam (or Pet Island, whichever is funnier)
Division: Mens
Theme music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SEgoi7kjw8 justice- waters of Nazareth


Ohtori Akio posted:

make this man a disgusting heathcliff fursuit.

aw frig aw dang it
Jun 1, 2018


uhhhh cspam I guess, men's, theme music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vaavNvJhhg

oh timezone is CST

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k
ADTRW
Men's
CST
Not sure if I want to change my entrance, but this one is less than a minute long and I'd probably have to run down the ramp in a hurry:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih-K9DgdAgQ


You Can Join Something Awful Wrestling Today

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9pm Eastern on twitch.tv/tha_swizzler

Meowywitch
Jan 14, 2010

I'm fighting for ADTRW?

----------------
This thread brought to you by a tremendous dickhead!

Buck Wildman
Mar 30, 2010

I am Metango, Galactic Governor


CSPAM
Men's
CST
Theme: Outkast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXmqauitBkM

Buck Wildman fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Mar 4, 2024

Megamissen
Jul 19, 2022

any post can be a kannapost
if you want it to be

Meowywitch posted:

I'm fighting for ADTRW?

im assuming you want to join the womens division, what entrance music do you want?

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explosivo
May 23, 2004

Fueled by Satan

explosivo posted:

reporting for duty for season 2, fighting for the honor of the PSP (fake) men's division

I would like to change my theme song to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db7CNgfbm-o

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