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Yolo tag team titles

Sooo.... how will we handle the YOLO County tag team titles? Otis and Tucker have the "titles" in their C&A section, there is even an article for the title. WWE Yolo County Tag Team Championship. For me, I would remove the entire thing, looks more like a joke. It's not even sure if WWE will follow the joke or storyline. It's like the "Champion of Liechtenstein" or ""Mexican Heavyweight Champion". --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:00, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Personal note. I'm scared of reddit users. This is the kind of thing they love and, if we remove it, they will start to complain. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:20, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

As far as I can tell there is no reason for it. They were not announced on air as champions and there appears to be no recognition. If kept, it should be treated more like FTW or Million Dollar championships. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 12:07, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

" presumably through one of their connections with a minor local promotion in Yolo County, California. " in the lede is scary. Wikipedia should not presume anything. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:22, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

No recognition? WWE did an official "new champions with their belts" photo shoot. MPJ-DK (talk) 12:47, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

However... their WWE profile is empty. For me, it's just a joke, like Flair's KFC royal rumble win, a Mexican Heavyweight title or Gargano's Liechtenstein title. I created the AfD for the titles. About the C&A section.... --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 12:53, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

"To me" is like the poster child start to original Research. Lack of WWE updates do not prove anything. Maybe the WWE were as surprised as we were that it was not a unification match as originally scheduled. You don't know that for a fact MPJ-DK (talk) 15:47, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

They're cardboard belts. Seriously, this is an obvious joke angle. oknazevad (talk) 12:56, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

biodegradable and environmental, was the wooden belt a joke? MPJ-DK (talk) 13:01, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

We all have seen title represented by other thing than belts. The Queen of FCW (a crown), the FCW 15 championship (medal), Progress title ("large staff with an eagle head piece")... but i'm asking if the title is a one night joke or it's gonna be part of WWE programing. Like Lieschstein or mexican heavyweight titles. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 13:20, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

The hemo and wood belt was a gimmick, and reverted as soon as he lost. This I see as WWE mocking low-budget indies. But all of that doesn't really matter, because the storyline is a day old and we don't need to jump into a whole article for something like this. WP:TOOSOON applies. oknazevad (talk) 13:24, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Yeah I do not understand why this was ever added to Wikipedia. As Matt Hardy would say, "delete delete delete". We also need to remove it from their C&A sections. StaticVapor message me! 13:33, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

• it has a more credible introduction than the IC belt, this was not a "tournament in Rio" after all, as for "it is a joke" i am thinking we will need a very reliable source on that or it would be Original Research to.interpret this as a joke. Oh and it was won as legitimately as any other championship, the outcome of a predetermined match. MPJ-DK (talk) 14:52, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
  • That might be so, but it was never announced to be a title match and they were not announced as having won the titles after the match. So is it really more legit? The Greatest Royal Rumble championship belt had more than that yet its article got deleted. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:59, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

• Your point is moot, the WWE themselves posted a video of the champions with their belts afterward. And who decides when a wwe championship is real? WWE, just like they did with the Million $ Championship, or did someone think DiBiase just made that up? All.championships are "hoaxes" in the way wrestling is not a competitive sport where you actually win. I see this a material discrimination against cardboard. MPJ-DK (talk) 15:07, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

I think your argument is "ab absurdo". The argument is "wrestling is fake/scripted, so let's include every single title". --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 15:28, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

I never said that, I said claiming "it is fake" as an argument against this is not valid. I did not state here that this was a reason to not delete, just that it was not a reason tobdelete. Same words, differnt order, opposite meaning. So please do not put words in my mouth. Thanks. MPJ-DK (talk) 15:41, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

• We have zero evidence of long-term notability. It's been two days. And, unlike the 24/7 title, the belts are cardboard, not the typical leather-and-metal that indicates it's sticking around. It doesn't deserve an article yet, if ever. There's WP:NODEADLINE. We can wait to see. oknazevad (talk) 15:09, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Se have zero evidence that it won't just because it isn't made with tye typical materials. Don't be sobclose minded, it may be a cost cutting measure, we don't know that. MPJ-DK (talk) 15:41, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

• Here's the question - Does it meet WP:GNG? Probably. Is it something better covered in another article? Those are the only two questions on if there should be an article on the belt. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:49, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
  • Technically the GNG question is the only one that matters, which you said "probably ", so i suggest a bold strategy, let us see how it plays out.MPJ-DK (talk) 16:01, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
    • No it's not the only question that matters. There are plenty of things that are better covered within another article.
    • Now, does it meet GNG? Don't know. The only non-primary source that would be even mentioning this is WP:ROUTINE coverage by pro-wrestling-specific websites; as it is we give too much importance to that sort of routine coverage in determining notability. As for the "better covered in another article" question, the only place i can see it being mentioned is Heavy Machinery's article as part of the storyline. No, we don't know if it's just for this one storyline. But we also don't know that it is not. Any conclusion one way or the other is equally speculative and therefore inappropriate to endorse, which is exactly what having a separate article does. The assumption is unfounded, premature, and based on synthesizing separate facts to draw a conclusion. There is no harm in holding off, and waiting to see what develops. There is no rush, there is no deadline, and Wikipedia is an encyclopdia, not a newspaper. oknazevad (talk) 16:10, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
      • I will let Lee Vilensk answer that one since he is the only one making a statement on if the subject meets GNG, don't want to speak on his behalf of why he said "probay"MPJ-DK (talk) 16:23, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
        • I think it most likely meets GNG. I'm sure if I searched enough, I'd be able to find plenty of RS that comment on the this; which is why I said probably. The issues are regarding WP:1E and if this should be commented on elsewhere. It is potentially WP:TOOSOON for an article, as it could potentially be only one event, however, as an article already exists, deleting it would mean that any new title that is created should only have an article after a certain period of time. Titles only held by one person (or only known by one user) should be in that person's page until a WP:SPLIT. I have no problems with an article here, and if it's turned into a single event, redirect and place information into another article. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:40, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Since we are slinging OR here i got my own take on it. The WWE is paying homage to the territory days with this championship. Territories would often bring in an outside, "billed as champion upon arrival " have them lose to a local guy and bingo, championship without holding a tournament. Also wwe is concerned about the earth so the belts are recyclable, if someone throws it off a bridge (has happened before) it will not harm the environment. Also i applaud WWE for giving fans a low cost option to have a replica championship belt to show off their fandom. So not a hoax or a joke. MPJ-DK (talk) 16:18, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

The only part of that that I can even remotely agree with is the first part. The rest of it is such a stretch that one would have to be more flexible than one can even get doing DDP Yoga. Like, it seems like you are joking yourself. Frankly, I can't take you seriously on this. oknazevad (talk) 16:23, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Just putting other unsoruced arguments out there so that "it is a joke" does stand alone in people putting their own interpretations on in and use is as an argument for/against something. And how you chose to take it is cool with me, i don't judge. Am i being facetious? Serious? Trying to show what is and is not a deletion argument etc.? I may not even know myself any more ;-) MPJ-DK (talk) 16:37, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

It has enough sources to meet GNG, however as does basically every championship title change. Thats why we have WP:FORK. Could everything be summed up in 2 sentences within another page, absolutely. Therefore, it shouldn't have its own page. The Million Dollar Championship was active for 4 years. So far this had 1 night. Its impossible right now to know what will happen, which is why too soon applies here. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:52, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Nothing in that link has to do with this discussion, i am sure you meant content fork, not off Wikipedia copying. MPJ-DK (talk) 18:47, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Yeah, WP:CFORK. It can be included in another article, it does not warrant its own. At least night at this point. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 18:51, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Did you read it? Very first line defines in at A content fork is the creation of multiple separate articles (or passages within articles) all treating the same subject. So that is not actually what is happening here, there no content that it was split off from, it did not fork off something. So again not actually a valid argument in this case. Your argument could apply to any championship list. /the more you know.MPJ-DK (talk) 19:02, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

This seems like a TNA World Beer Drinking Championship situation to me, but the only thing we can do right now is wait. This discussion isn't going to get very far until SmackDown next week. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:31, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

I think too it's best to wait till the next episodes. Meltzer said on his radio the idea behind this angles is likely again to make wrestling outside WWE look like a joke (I think this is also obvious). We will see if they run further with the angle so that it may become relevant, it's unlikely this will become an actual title though. --Casra (talk) 17:13, 15 June 2019 (UTC)

How to join

Can someone please tell me how to join this wiki project ? TheWWEThunderbolt (talk) 06:49, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Read here. --JDC808 ♫ 07:05, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Thoughts on tag team notability

Recently, I AFDed The Hype Bros which didn't result in anything. I was wondering we should come up with a threshold for single pages of tag teams? I think this is crucial, not only for knowing which ones to keep/delete, but also to be able to create new ones like The Boss 'n' Hug Connection, Nia Jax and Tamina, Awesome Truth, 3MB, Heath Slater and Rhyno, Miz and Mizdow and so on. This came to my attention when I saw the existence of Vince's Devils. THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 14:36, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

We started working on a PW specific notability guideline at one point but not sure what happened to it, but I think its worth finalizing. I think it was saved on MPJ-DK's sandbox - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:51, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Indeed. This needs clarification. Actually, a no consensus result is probably the right result in this case. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:19, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

I believe it was at User:MPJ-DK/Notability (professional wrestling). This should definitely be a priority. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:27, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

Yeah I agree. We should have one for tag teams, singles wrestlers, promotions, etc. It is all going to overall go by the WP: GNG, but we can have other criteria that would indicate notability. I know some sports articles, all they have to do is play one game in the major leagues and then they are notable. Obviously we probably should not make it that easy, but championships or tenure with major promotions could indicate notability with our own criteria. StaticVapor message me! 21:09, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

THere you go, undeleted so that you guys don't have to start from scratch. I am happy to host this while you work through this, or put in it draft space - your call. MPJ-DK (talk) 03:57, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

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The wrestling section needs different notability rules than the rest of the site for a few reasons:

- Wrestling has always gotten little coverage. Not because people didn't care but because places didn't want to cover it due to it being fake.

- Wrestling up until 1980 was regional. This limited how much coverage there was, while the NFL, MLB and other sports didn't have that issue. Coverage is not a good way to determine notability. The Apter mags were also biased towards the Northeast since they were from the Northeast, while places like Continental didn't want Apter reporters there since they were only running Alabama.

- Places like Japan and Mexico still have a very undeveloped internet. One is due to poverty and the other due to people preferring to use their phones. The chances of either of those situations changing anytime soon is low, so even if results were listed in newspapers and stuff, it's going to be a long time, if ever before they get online. The language barrier also makes it very hard for people like myself to find information.

- There's little footage prior to 1980. Not because people weren't watching wrestling, they definitely were. But the VCR wasn't invented yet and due to the other reasons I listed above, it got less coverage.

- Many people have compiled regional results. However, they don't have official websites/publications so therefore they don't meet notability guidelines for sources and it can't be used. So someone like a Matt Farmer who has done a lot of work would have to type up the results then send them to a source like Dave Meltzer to be posted for it to be recognized, which probably won't happen.

KatoKungLee (talk) 15:34, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

• Note - WP:GNG still applies, cannot set the bar lower than that. MPJ-DK (talk) 15:59, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

• As as the most prolific editor of Mexican articles and a total non-speaker of Spanish I can say that he language barrier also makes it very hard for people like myself to find information. has not been a barrier, nor should it be a reason to lower the notabiliy criteria. MPJ-DK (talk) 16:02, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

Thoughts on current notability draft

Thank you MPJ-DK for restoring. Here are some thoughts I have right now based on where things currently are.

1. The nutshell says A professional wrestler is presumed to be notable if the person has worked for a major professional wrestling promotion on a regular basis or won a significant championship (bolding added by me) however I do not see where this championship is listed, except for groups. How long do they need to hold the championship, since someone like Nicolas held a championship but I do not believe should have his own page. Perhaps holding for over 100 days for individuals as well? 3 months seems to be a rarity in reigns these days.
2. User:MPJ-DK/Notability_(professional_wrestling)#Professional_wrestlers asks the note of how long they appear full time to be notable. I would say 6 months should suffice. WP:NBASE only requires you to play one game for an MLB team to be notable, so I think this is more than reasonable.
3. User:MPJ-DK/Notability_(professional_wrestling)#Post_territory_days_(1990s-present) I propose we add NXT UK to NXT or clarify and state any developmental brand, to make it apply once additional NXTs open. In addition we have the note about what makes them notable. I would say we include holding a belt for the 90 days I mentioned above, or appeared on 2 network specials. Street Profits have been on many weekly episodes but consistently keep getting deleted, so I think this criteria makes sense.
4. I am not very familiar with the European wrestling scene so not sure I can add anything to that discussion, but I am sure someone here is more familiar. Similarly I notice no Canadian promotions on the list, are there none that should qualify? *Treker I believe you typically edit the Canadian ones and could perhaps answer more on this, and I feel like you might be from Europe, right?
5. User:MPJ-DK/Notability_(professional_wrestling)#Professional_wrestling_officials_etc. is a bit confusing to me. Are we saying they need to meet the same criteria as the wrestlers? What exactly makes a referee notable? What about a ring announcer? Do they just need to meet GNG?
6. User:MPJ-DK/Notability_(professional_wrestling)#Groups I believe criteria for a group to be notable it must be over 1 year. There consistent are teams thrown together for some purpose but they quickly die. 1 year does make it pretty substantial. For example, Owen Hart and Yokozuna were together for almost 6 months, and held the championship twice for a total of 175 days. Based on my suggestions, they do not meet the criteria for length as a team but do for length of a reign, does everyone agree they are notable?
7. In User:MPJ-DK/Notability_(professional_wrestling)#Events,_tournaments I think we need to clarify what criteria a supercard needs to meet to be considered. This is part of what often led to the debate on WWE_Global_Warning. It was an event, held in a stadium of over 50,000 people, and was released on VHS/DVD. Based on the criteria here, I do not know how many of the pre pay-per-view events like Showdown at Shea meet the criteria and Global Warning doesn't.
8. For User:MPJ-DK/Notability_(professional_wrestling)#Matches,_rivalries_and_incidents I suggest we include Fingerpoke of Doom and/or Mass Transit incident (professional wrestling) to the list. It makes it less WWE focused and shows incidents in addition to just matches.
9. When referencing reliable sources we should probably also include a link to WP:PW/RS for reference, although not all inclusive, it gives a good starting point.

I will try and do a more detailed read later, but thats my current thoughts. Anyone else? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 16:37, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for pining me Galatz. Yes I am indeed from Europe, Sweden to be exact, but the most wrestling I'm familiar with is British/Irish and Canadian. I would say personally that I feel that if a Canadian wrestler has hold a title from Stampede Wrestling they really should be assumed to be notable. Even just working in Stampede should most likely grant you enough coverage for notability in most cases. I would also say that coverage from SLAM! Wrestling is a great indicator that a wrestler was noteworthy. British wrestling is a little harder, hopefully someone from the erea can shime in more.★Trekker (talk) 16:48, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

One other though I forgot to mention. In terms of when to break out a a championship article, I think we need to look at WP:SPLIT. I believe unless it is over 50-60k range, there is no reason to break out. I am just not sure if this belongs here or in style guide (which already says to break out the list if it has 10 entries) but it cannot hurt to mention them in both, as long as they are worded consistently. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:07, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

• With my limited knowledge, I support the 1 year group notability suggested by Galatz. Rivalries are quite tricky. Since we have pages like The Undertaker vs. Mankind, it wouldn't be a problem to have others like The Rock vs. John Cena, Cena vs. Orton, The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar, Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon and Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (although easily mergeable to Montreal Screwjob). At some point it could be just too much. THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 17:50, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
  • Having articles for fueds/rivalries seems very dificult, the The Undertaker vs. Mankind article is only about the specific match, not the whole ordeal. That makes much more sense to me.★Trekker (talk) 18:09, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
    • There is a Sport Rivalry criteria out there which just says it should meet WP:GNG. With very few exceptions, rivalries would just be a FORK, just based on the nature of PW rivalries vs sports which can go on for decades. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 18:46, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
      • I will look through the above in more detail later - however, I think there is a case that some more rivalries do meet GNG. Potentially Austin Vs McMahon, Hogan/Andre, heck, I expect there's tonnes of sources on the Orton/Cena rivalry. It should be noted that they could be created, but they'd have to be of high quality to be anything other than a fork. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:20, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

My thoughts on some of your points:

1 - 100 Days of holding a title is too much. The majority of wrestlers would not meet this criteria, especially since a lot title histories are incomplete.

2 - If one day is good enough for any of the sports leagues, one match should be enough for wrestling as well. But there's discrimination towards wrestling and it's fans and the non-fan editors wouldn't allow it. May have to come down to holding x titles, wrestling for x years or something else for the territory days.

4 - We are sadly going to see almost no European wrestling articles on here ever for anyone before the mid-80's. The only people who could ever meet the criteria were super stars like Jackie Pallo, Big Daddy or people who had long careers in the US. Even tons of WOS wrestlers who had pretty good careers there will be eaten alive by the non-wrestling editors on here. Sourcing on that is next to impossible, since only we really only have WOS tapes and every other site will end up deemed a "personal site" due to the lack of footage. I see similar fates for Canadian wrestlers who never bothered in the US. Had Vince not bought Stampede, it wouldn't have gotten the coverage it got here. Larry Kasaboski ran a Canadian promotion for 30 years and I'd be surprised if even Dave Meltzer knew who he was, since he was regional and no footage exists. But obviously, he was doing something right.

5 - Refs would have to be super specific situations, mostly revolving around people who mainstayed in one promotion for decades or wrestled in matches. Announcers would probably meet similar fates.

As we talked about elsewhere in the thread, wrestling was all local prior to WWF in 1986 and since it wasn't in a national league like other sports, what happened in the middle of Canada wasn't really important to the people in Memphis. And since every territory minus Memphis was dead by 1992 and didn't keep their footage, we really only have various kayfabe mags and whatever newspapers may have covered, but someone would have to look through those and either write their own book or get Dave to publish them. I do have some fan newsletters sitting around from the 70's which would be sources and were the 70's kayfabe version of the Wrestling Observer, but the non-wrestling fan editors would never allow them. KatoKungLee (talk) 02:47, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Man, all your points are so true and sad. I wish there was a way to solve this somehow.★Trekker (talk) 18:14, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

• KatoKungLee names? Maybe someone else knows of sources. i have a book on Cnafians, maybe there is something there. MPJ-DK (talk) 20:18, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
  • I have tons of old magazines from the 90s if anyone needs something specific from those I can try and check too - Galatz גאליץ ^{שיחה Talk} 13:08, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
    • User:Galatz and MPJ-DK, MPJ - I didn't understand your question. I also have tons of old programs(I have all kinds of programs from 90's Japanese companies but I do not know how to cite them), and a huge collection of mags from the 60's-80's along with fan newsletters. I don't even know how we could go about sourcing fan newsletters though because they were regional and the people involved are long gone, but they had all kinds of results that I've never seen elsewhere since there was only maybe one national wrestling magazine in the 60's.
      • There is a format for citing them. Check out Template:Cite magazine - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 01:17, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

American promotions

I moved the page to Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Notability where I imagine it will ultimately live. I tagged it as under construction and not yet ready. I also set up some redirects to it so we can short hand refer to it once finalized. Unfortunately WP:PWN and WP:NPW are both already taken. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:14, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

I made all of the changes mentioned above that seemed to have no objection, either raised by me or others. I also made a few other changes to formatting/wording. Please feel free to review and revert any you disagree with. Anything I believe is still open I have underlined to make it easier to find for anyone who doesnt have time to do a detailed review. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 16:16, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

@STATicVapor: Thanks for adding to the list of promotions. It brought a couple thoughts in my head. First, for MLW we should specify that their original run does not qualify, only their relaunch with the BeIN contract. Similarly does wrestling for Impact still make someone notable? I would be ok saying TNA from May 2004 (move off PPV shows) until March 2017 (change from TNA to Impact). At this point I believe being signed to AEW does not make someone notable since they have not put on a show. I suggest we table them until later. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:45, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

No problem! I momentarily forgot that they had that original run 2002-2004. We might also have to specify for Ring of Honor, that it would have to be after 2007 (first PPV) or 2009 (first TV deal). However, if they were drawing close to 1000+ to their shows before then, I would support a earlier date. On Impact, I agree on there possibly being a cut off. When they got kicked off Spike, through all the GFW problems they were struggling to give away free tickets. Now, they have turned their business around recently, so I think we should consider 10/2018 or 1/2019 as a new start date for notability. StaticVapor message me! 21:52, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Question - if Impact Wrestling (after the name change) does not make someone notable Galatz, how would MLW qualify? They are both currently on networks with limited viewership - I don't know the difference between the "BeIN" network and wherever IW is at right now? An option to determine the criteria is to rank all current US promotions from "most notable" to "least" and figure out where the cut off line is. And be sure that we have an appropriate line drawn for where just working for the company for x period of time makes you presumably notable. MPJ-DK (talk) 22:28, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Its a tricky question without really a great answer. TNA during its hay-days had over a million views a week and were covered by a lot of sources. Ever since the name change their ratings have plummeted and you really do not see them being covered by major sources much at all. According to Dave Meltzer their ratings right now are about 10,000 per week with another 10,000 on Twitch, so about 20,000 people are watching it. MLW Fushion has roughly 3 times that many views on YouTube plus whatever they get on TV (no clue what that number is). Based on personal experience I just see MLW covered more now than TNA. Its not an exact science but thats why I said what I did. I welcome other opinions though - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 01:24, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

BeIN has larger reach than Pursuit Channel. BeIN is on the level of El Rey Network (Lucha Underground) and AXS TV (NJPW and Women of Wrestling in America). Outside of television deals we should take the amount of people they draw to their shows into consideration. As well as how much they are covered in reliable sources. I'll do a little detailing here. This is going to be tricky, because all these promotions had their high and low points.StaticVapor message me! 02:52, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Top tier

WWE 1990–2019, followed by WCW 1990-2001 is probably top tier (less time needed there to satisfy the criteria). After that it would be TNA during their time on national television on major stations (Fox Sports Net and Spike) so that would be 2004–2014. TNA drew less and had lower viewership than WCW, but we're a solid number two behind WWE from 2004/5–2014.

Number two

Following that is where it is not clear as day. ROH only had a network deals (2007–2011 and 2015) and even then, HDNet and Destination America have about the same reach as Pop TV (showed Impact after Spike deal) and BeIN Sports (MLW). Now ROH runs in syndication only in certain markets on FOX or CBS (the non-cable free channels), so viewership data is not available. ROH was the number three promotion for many years and then coinciding with the fall of TNA/Impact, they became the second largest promotion. This is sourced in the Ring of Honor article. They draw about 2000 to a record 6000 for their big shows, with the touring shows doing around 1000. My question is when does the notability start for them? 2015–2019 is probably the highest profile time in their existence, but they were well known as the number 3 promotion from 2005–201x.

After that...

Three is where is gets fishy Impact has a wide international reach, so even though they are not as big in US now, I do not think we need to do the cut-off on them. See List of Impact Wrestling programming for international deals. Then there is MLW (2018-2019). They are the only other promotion with a national deal if you don't count NJPW and Lucha Underground. They fight for third with Impact due to higher attendances. Impact draws about 1000-1500 for PPVs now, usually a lot less than that for television tapings. However, this is a very recent thing where business is picking up for them. While since mid 2018 MLW has been drawing 1000-2100 for their monthly supercards/television tapings.

Above the indies

So all four currently have a significant precense as American promotions. Impact and MLW slightly less than ROH. After that would be Lucha Underground, Women of Wrestling and Ring Warriors due to their television deals. All three of those are not year round promotions though. All three are kind of television shows, rather then full-time promotions. National Wrestling Alliance (late 2018-2019) is the only other one besides (WWE, ROH, MLW, Impact) that comes close to 1000 for their supercards in 2018–2019. While LU, WOW and Ring Warriors do their television tapings in small buildings.

Retrospect

Somewhere in there is where Extreme Championship Wrestling lies. Very notable, but they didn't draw huge crowds and were only seen through tape trading for most of their existence. Only 1999–2001 they were on a major network, but in a awful time slot. StaticVapor message me! 02:41, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
Also we should try to do subsections everytime we talk about a different part of the notability essay. It was hard to find a place to jump into the conversation when I first saw this lol. StaticVapor message me! 02:52, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

ECW is very hard for me to judge. I discovered them late night NY TV probably in 94/95 time frame and used to wait up until 3am (I think that was when it ended) every Saturday night/Sunday morning to watch. So when they invaded Raw in 1997 I had no idea others didn't know about them. But based on how those old days are still discussed and talked about I think the small reach in the early days shouldn't exclude them from being considered a top tier during those times. At the least if WCW/WWF are tied for #1, ECW is a stand alone #2.

This may be based on my preference of websites/podcasts so others may have different views but here is how I see current products reviewed.

1. WWE is a clear #1.
2. ROH and MLW seem to be #2 in coverage, ROH most likely has many more viewers, but their coverage in RS seems to match MLW. AEW probably surpasses them in coverage but they have never put on a show, so being signed by them does not help with notability. NJPW is in this same category, but they are a Japanese promotion that has a US TV deal.
3. Impact and Lucha Underground get some coverage, but only when something big happens. On a week to week basis they don't appear much. NWA is probably in the same category as here, but they only have 1 full time wrestler signed, and they work with others to put on their shows, so not sure just being signed with them helps at all with notability at this points.
4. Other than their TV deals I cannot say I have heard anyone ever mention Women of Wrestling or Ring Warriors.

Again this is my own experience, so if anyone disagrees feel free to jump in. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 11:58, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

It's hard to categorically slot promotions from different eras, as the media landscape is entirely different. ECW worked in an entirely different time period than modern promotions, where the number of available outlets, both in digital cable channels and in internet streaming has made a promotion far more available that ECW ever was back in the 90s. (Not to mention DVRs making something like the Monday Night Wars impossible to truly replicate.)

Plus, the fact is whether or not a promotion does have a TV show actually has nothing to do with notability. Notability is about third-party coverage of something. AEW is definitely notable despite not even having a show yet, because so much has been written about it.

Impact, for all it's regression is still written about enough to be undoubtedly notable. It's just now at what I call "national indy" level – that is promotions that do tour outside a small region, but only in smaller buildings, and have pre-taped television shows that air on semi-obscure channels. Impact, MLW and, arguably, ROH fall into that category, though ROH is fairly big nowadays (though the Elite leaving has definitely hurt them). Those promotions are somewhat difficult to categorize, as they're more notable to fans than the general audience, but specialist coverage does tend to cover them more fully, so there's sufficient coverage to meet the GNG likely.

But also remember that standard results reporting falls under the "routine coverage" aspect of the GNG. Just as a capsule paragraph on last night's games in the sports section of the local newspaper doesn't establish notability as it is a standard part of the paper (and probably just taken from a wire service), a Wrestling website, even one like PW Torch or Meltzer, just listing the results of an indy card does not establish notability for that card, as they routinely list those (and many of them are reader-submitted, so likely don't qualify as reliable, anyway). oknazevad (talk) 11:56, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

I understand your AEW point, but my only issue with that is our criteria we have been building deals with appearing on a regular basis for a company, not just being signed by them. If they have yet to put on a show, they can't meet the criteria spelled out right now. Unless you are proposing over-hauling that, adding AEW to the list wont help them fulfill the criteria. It more so falls into the exception criteria that needs to meet GNG. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 12:03, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Yes I agree on ECW, the amount of coverage it has received since it's closure is staggering. User:Galatz you hit the nail on the head when it comes to current amount of coverage in reliable sources. WWE–ROH–MLW–Impact–LU–etc. Also AEW is clearly gonna slot itself above Ring of Honor really soon, they have already sold out 1 (technically 2) 10,000+ arenas. So it wouldn't be very long before AEW ends up on our list, but now now. It seems like it would be this way.
1) is WWE and WCW.
2) is TNA (2004–2014) and ECW (1994–2001), maybe ROH (2015–2018) due to the popularity peak with The Elite.
3) Then ROH (undetermined year range) and MLW (2018–2019), Impact (2014–2019) and maybe Lucha Underground (but they are technically AAA right?). As for after that maybe being a long term champion or spending many years in WOW, NWA, or even the big indies such as Combat Zone Wrestling, Evolve Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerilla and the formerly popular Chikara and Dragon Gate USA would be a fourth tier. These promotions are covered pretty significantly in reliable sources (especially PWG, Evolve and CZW). StaticVapor message me! 01:33, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Nwa territories

User:Galatz - I do not agree with only 3 of the NWA territories being marked as notable. You really can't have a rule on notability for territories unless they only existed for a few months because they were all restricted to various regions and the regions were not fair. The WWWF had 3 of the top media markets in the country while people like Ron Wright were doing great business in the hills of Tenessee, where they didn't even have TV, yet alone anything else. Places like Omaha and Columbus were arguably the top territory at various parts in time. And some outlaw promotions like Gunkel's Georgia are really important to the story of territory wrestling yet would also not fit. Just because we don't have great information online about these places or videos doesn't mean they weren't noteable. Places like Florida aren't on the list, yet if it wasn't for Florida, JCP and Dusty would have never been what they ended up being. Please Please Pleaseeeee do not do this. KatoKungLee (talk) 22:35, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Territory days are not my specialty. I have watched from the time I was 3, but I know much more from 1992 on, so I left that as it was - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 01:27, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

• Needs a happy medium of more than those 3, but less than the 50ish territories listed at List of National Wrestling Alliance territories. MPJ-DK (talk) 02:55, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
• I am not sure what is listed now, but there were a lot of significant promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling and United States Wrestling Association. Defining a list of most notable is going to be hard with no internet at the time. However, how many notable wrestlers from that age are we going to run into that did not have (even small) stints in WWF, JCP, or AWA. StaticVapor message me! 03:02, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Europe

The notability draft currently lists two European promotions (Joint Promotions and World of Sport). I should mention that this is a bit confusing as Joint promotions ran events including the World of Sport shows on ITV in the 70s. The WOS listed is the article for the 2018 reboot.

I would ask if the reboot could be added in the post 1990 list. Someone like Justin Sysum is probably due facto notable anyway for his body of work (he also played Hawkeye on Disney tours) but I would suggest anyone doing significant things on this show would be notable.

Otherwise, the only other places I could think of to be notable would be potentially FWA, PCW, ICW (Scotland) or PROGRESS. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:15, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

RESLO and CWA Austria in its various forms also definitely had TV through the 90's. KatoKungLee (talk) 16:15, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Any ideas what networks? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:32, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Yeah I saw that about WOS, if no one else was "WOS" except Joint Promotions then we can take them off. I do not know anything much of European promotions pre-2010 to give much an opinion. I do know top promotions right now are Progress, Revolution Pro Wrestling and Insane Championship Wrestling, but those would be in the same tier as (ROH/MLW/Impact 2014–2019) not WWE/WCW or TNA/ECW. User:Lee Vilenski if FWA and PCW draw as much fans as those promotions I don't have a problem including them. I just always see Progress and RevPro covered in reliable sources, with some mentions of ICW. There easily could be stuff I have missed though. StaticVapor message me! 02:00, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

FWA would probably be the more notable promotion - https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=38&page=4 but - due to being the only big company in the UK at that time (outside of all star, but that's for a different reason.) Not sure appearing there loads is a good indicator of notability of a wrestler themselves though. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:05, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

User:Lee Vilenski - If you go on youtube, they have some footage with CWA being on Eurosport. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KatoKungLee (talk • contribs) 15:04, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

I don't think we could source to that. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:22, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

I do remember seeing them on EuroSport along wih British wrestling (Finlay, Johny Saint etc.). CWA had europe wide coverage. MPJ-DK (talk) 16:43, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Open Items

Here is a listing of all the items currently underlined which means we need additional discussion on. This by no way means these are the only items still open to discussions, just ones we still definitely need to discuss. I will try break each into its own bullet and sign individually to make conversations easiest to follow. I ask others to follow the same so we can keep each thought easy to follow. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Length of service

• How long do they need to wrestle with on of the promotions to qualify as notable. We have heard anywhere from 1 match to 1 year.
  • My thoughts is consistently over 1 year. 1 match (similar to WP:NBASE) is definitely too short because many jobbers would have qualified. Random people from squash matches are not notable. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • One year as a regular performer seems like a suitible length for included promotions. However, when was the last time an individual didn't meet GNG when they were signed to wrestle on TV for the WWE? I'd say most WWE performers are notable if they are signed up to a contract to wrestle, and have made a full debut. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:51, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
      • This is more than just WWE though. At this point making the main roster is very different than in 1990, or in the territory days - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:00, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • 1 year as a wrestler overall or for appearing in a promotion?KatoKungLee (talk) 14:55, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
      • With the specific promotion. One year on the indies is not notable if followed by one match in the WWE. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:00, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
        • One year in a major promotion. I would say 6 months should even be good for (WWE/WCW/ECW/Peak TNA). StaticVapor message me! 02:54, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Championship lineage length

• How long to hold a belt
  • My thought is cumulative reigns of 6 months. Its rare for individuals to hold a belt without meeting the 1 year criteria, but someone like Nicolas is definitely not notable, but did hold a title. This more so comes into play with whether or not tag teams are notable. I think a 6 month reign is good for this and shows significance of the team. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • Six months seems too long to me. If you look at say the TNA X-Division title, [1], there's been 40 champions (as of writing), but only 14 of them have a combined reign of over 6 months. I'd shorten this all the way down to 1 month (to detract any one-note match championship winners). Tag teams are no different. They should have a unique tag team gimmick (name, etc), otherwise it's pointless. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:51, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
      • Looking at List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions knocking it down to 1 month, I believe the following teams do not have a page but meet that criteria: Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri, Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty, Charlie Haas and Rico, Billy Kidman and Paul London, Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée, Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam, Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio, Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter, Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov, Big Show and Kane, Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth, Cesaro and Tyson Kidd, Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins, etc. Are this teams all notable? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:10, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
  • 6 months is too long, especially in the territory days. Most WWE and WCW champs wouldn't even qualify under this -List of WWE Champions and List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions. It's even worse with like Memphis - AWA Southern Heavyweight ChampionshipKatoKungLee (talk) 14:55, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • I get the point, perhaps we do 1 month for individual and longer for teams? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:24, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
      • I did say they needed tag gimmicks Just having teams made up of two guys hold the belt isn't a team. Something like Air Boom would not neccesarily be silly for notability. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:47, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
        • That just becomes kind of up to a person's individual opinion. For example, what about Owen Hart and Yokozuna. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:09, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
          • 1 month for singles, 3 months for tag teams. StaticVapor message me! 02:46, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

NXT Length

• What is significant for NXT
  • My comment is to include they appear on 2 Network Specials. Those are usually reserved for their notable performers, and if they are included twice, I think thats a good sing of notability. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • I'm ok with this. 2 seems like the sweet spot. I'd make the argument that outside PPVs (Such as TNA's below) should work similarly. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:51, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
      • People like Kona Reeves, Riddick Moss and Otis Dozovic would not meet this criteria despite being in the promotion for over a year. TV Appearances would be much better, especially since NXT Takeover's traditionally only have 4-6 matches due to time constraints.KatoKungLee (talk) 14:56, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
        • Its not the only criteria and not meeting it doesn't mean it gets deleted. There are several jobbers who have had 4 matches on NXT TV but are not notable. Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford have been deleted countless times but have has probably dozens of matches. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:26, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
          • 2 network specials sounds good. Would this also include Worlds Collide, Mae Young Classic and Cruiserweight classic? I think it should, all three recieved significant coverage during and after their events. We honestly should give more weight to time spent on NXT television, it is broadcast on tv in a lot of countries outside of the US. StaticVapor message me! 03:59, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Secondary promotions?

• When do we include TNA/Impact
  • During the asylum years I would not say they are notable, so starting with their move to cable TV. As for today I would again say they are not significantly covered, and my opinion it should be cut off once they went through the rename to Impact then GFW then back to Impact. If not at that point, then end of 2018 when they went off Pop should definitely be. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • Might well depend again on length of service. Someone like Elix Skipper is clearly notable, even if he had never stepped foot in WCW. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:51, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
      • Yeah this is why I suggested tiers. If I had to choose though it would be 2004–2014. Maybe two or three years service for 2002–2004 and 2014–present. StaticVapor message me! 03:59, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
        • Thing to remember with TNA/Impact is that those first couple of years at the Asylum may not have had traditional television, but they did get a fair amount of coverage in sources like Meltzer and the PWTorch, in large part because they were the best funded of the post-WCW/ECW startups and has the highest profile founders in the Jarretts. It's profile may not have matched what it later became, but I wouldn't dismiss that as non-notable. oknazevad (talk) 13:42, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

• Do we include MLW
  • I say their coverage is substantial since they relaunched, that since MLW Fusion debuted, if they meet the time mentioned above they are good to include. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • Agreed here. 2018–present. StaticVapor message me! 03:59, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
• Do we include AEW
  • My thoughts are currently no. Right now they have not even had 1 show and do not have a TV show. I think this should be tabled for a later date on when to include, but chances are it eventually will be. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • Arguably, they haven't been around long enough for this to be a thing. They couldn't also meet any of the criteria above anyway (length of service). There's also no proof that it will work the way it is stated. No from me. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:51, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
      • No AEW yet. Once they reveal their television deal, we could add them. It would still have to be a year of service though. Just to state this for the record now, we should consider their start date of notability in this situation as May 25, 2019. This is considering none of their talents would have worked a match for the promotion until then. StaticVapor message me! 03:59, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

• Do we include Ring Warrior, Women of Wrestling or Luncha Underground.
  • Although all 3 have a national TV deal, I do not believe it is a notable deal, and the shows do not get enough coverage to be notable. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • Maybe Lucha Underground. StaticVapor message me! 03:59, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Outside of USA/Japan

• Canada/Europe who to include? Include more NWA territories? Include CWC?
  • I do not know enough here, so I am leaving this to others. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:30, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
    • I've already commented on the UK, with World of Sport (reboot), and associated titles being the only thing to add. I'd also like someone to look into FWA, and see if they meet guidelines. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:51, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
      • Always remember that everything pre-1985 or so was local. Titanes en el ring was huge, but would never make the cut with the guidelines. Dara Singh in India was drawing 100,000 fans at times and places like Greece, Korea, France and Spain drew big crowds for wrestling for decades, just finding information on it is difficult.KatoKungLee (talk) 15:01, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
        • WOS, Progress, ICW and RevPro for Europe modern era. Unfamiliar with past eras in this area. Not familiar with Canada outside of Stampede. Only other major NWA territory I can think of off the top of my head would be Mid-South Wrestling. StaticVapor message me! 07:23, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

General Comments

• I've added some handy-dandy titles to the above (in case this goes crazy, and it's impossible to keep track of conversations.) Feel free to rename/revert if not suitible. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:41, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Finalizing

I made several WP:BOLD changes based on the above discussion. I think I took all concerns into account. I tried to eliminate the gray promotions ((Ring Warriors, Women of Wrestling and/or Lucha Underground) since they can always be added later. If no one has any objections we can remove the construction tag. I still have some concerns over the length of tag teams (think Riott Squad or Lucha Housparty), who can be together for a while but not be notable. Not enough of a concern to think it should hold up this process, since we have the disclaimer that it still needs to meet WP:GNG even if it meets this criteria. See these edits [2]. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 20:56, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

Anyone? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:15, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

I like it! Can we make the shortcuts consistent? We have things like WP:PWGROUP and WP:PW/NGROUP, is this normal? I do have an issue with "Promotes a large number of events annually--the more events it has promoted, the higher the likelihood it is notable." - I'm not sure how this is different from the idea below about length of service. Notable promotions don't have to hold lots of events every year (they don't even have to promote events anymore). Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:54, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Its been a few weeks so I have gone ahead and removed the under construction header. I did whatever redirects were available that I thought made sense, but we can add and change as needed. We should probably add it to our banner. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:14, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

CZW Wired title

Hi. I have a big question about this title. A few weeks ago, I saw the article and found an error. The article said Joey Janela is a 3 times champion and MJF is one time champion, but according to sources, Janela won the title 4 times and MJF, 2 times. I made the changes, but @Browndog91: reverted, since "I thought the same way as you but I messaged CZW and here is the response. Yes, MJF's win at Cage of Death 19 meant that he never lost the CZW Wired Television Title at the Wolf of Wrestling. We keep trying to make sure it shows that on Wiki are well, but folks keep changing it. It also means MJF has never lost in CZW". Now, that's interesting. I readed several sources and every one has a different title history. CZW says Janela is a 4 times, champion, MJF is a 2 times champion and Lio Rush is a 2 times champion. Solies says Janela is a 3 times champ, MJF is a 2 times and Lio Rush is a 1 time champs (Solies doesn't include the title change between Janela and Rush). Also, Solies includes Rey Fenix as former champion. Wrestlig Titles says Janela is a 3 times, MJF is a 2 times and Rush is 1 time. Maybe Browndog91 can explain the situation a bit betetr than me, but... do you have any idea? --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 12:21, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

• Yikes that is a mess. My suggestion? CZW's version is the official, the others should be unofficial sourced both to the respective title history and an independent source stating that someone defeated someone to win a match. In the vein of how it was done for the WWE Championship. Just my opinion, milage may vary. MPJ-DK (talk) 15:24, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
  • The person saying they emailed cant be used as a source, since thats OR. Not sure whats best to do about the others though... - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:54, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
    • Is there an "official" listing on their website or anything? MPJ-DK (talk) 00:49, 16 June 2019 (UTC)
      • Yes. here --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 16:48, 16 June 2019 (UTC)
      • Okay so yes this title history is really confusing which is why I sent a message to the official CZW facebook page which got back to me with the response in the original post saying that MJF winning at Cage of Death makes Janelas null and void so to speak. So the date Solies has Rey Fenix winning the title event results is here http://www.pwponderings.com/2017/08/05/pro-wrestling-revolver-rockstar-pro-080417-catalina-wrestling-mixer-results/ this doesn't say Rey won the wired title so I think its safe to assume he didn't. Now I know the CZW official website has the title change being there but we can't ignore what they have said and I have found a source for Janelas 4th reign not happening here https://www.czwrestling.com/2017/12/10/results-from-saturdays-cage-of-death-19/ so my opinion is we could do what we do for interm champions (see RPW cruiserweight title history) and have it as an unofficial reign but whatever works best I would be okay with. Browndog91 05:43, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

If CZW want to get the title history right, they should put out media to that effect. We should really follow their lineage, and note differences in other sources. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:20, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Yup, publish it or deal with the changes - and if they edit the list they really need to declare their COI on the matter. But if they update their site they won't hage to worry about Qikipedia as much. MPJ-DK (talk) 19:43, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Fixing piped redirects

I am been spending a lot of time cleaning up piped redirects. One of the biggest issues with how everything was force piped was things like [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches|Six-man tag team match]] were all dead because the target page had been changed from "Multiple man" to "Multiple wrestler" a while ago. Instead by having it as [[Six-man tag team match]] all of the tables would be automatically updated with the change of 1 redirect. I have slowly been working my way through the WWE ones, and will continue, but if you guys come across any please fix.

The other thing this is fixing is consistency. I have come across about 4-5 different piped locations for a Hardcore match. Some sent it to Hardcore Wrestling, some sent it to Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match and others to Professional_wrestling_match_types#Hardcore-based_variations, among others. By forcing this to the redirect, we ensure consistency in how things are linked as well.

If we see anyone piping redirects we should point them toward WP:NOPIPE and WP:DONOTFIXIT so they understand its policy to have the redirect, and not to force pipe it, whenever possible. Thanks - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:09, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Be patient, these guidelines and the redlink guidelines do not seem to register with less experienced or infrequent editors/IPs. MPJ-DK (talk) 19:41, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Unfortunately yes. They also are lost on many experienced ones too. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 20:06, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Hey, I get the parts I think I understand. At least as far as I've found. No pipes, don't fix it! InedibleHulk (talk) 03:39, June 24, 2019 (UTC)

NOPIPE is a how-to guide, and DONOTFIXIT is a guideline. Neither is a policy. DONOTFIXIT specifically applies to people changing links to avoid redirects. Many of the ones you have been changing were created as direct links, and you have been introducing redirects. For example, if the article was originally created with a link to [[Mike Rotunda|Irwin R. Schyster]], there's really nothing wrong with it. Changing it so that it redirects through [[Irwin R. Schyster]] isn't harmful, but it's not really fixing anything, either. I get that you're not wrong, but I question the benefits of these changes--they aren't required by policy, and the guideline is more about people deliberately changing articles to avoid redirects, which is often not the case. The guideline also states that redirect links aren't always the best choice, so there's not necessarily one way to do things. I also question the need to wikilink [[Singles match]] repeatedly in a non-sortable table, or [[King of the Ring]] repeatedly in quaterfinal, semifinal, and final matches in an article about a King of the Ring event. I think we disagree on the phrasing of MOS:REPEATLINK, which says a link should be included only once in an article but can be repeated in a table if it significantly helps the reader's understanding. My interpretation of this is that the link in the article can be repeated once in the table, not that it should be placed in a table over and over again--I also don't think a series of identical links helps anybody's understanding, so I'm not sure that those edits are supported by the Manual of Style. I don't particularly care either way, but I don't think it's helpful to cite policies that aren't policies, and I think this work holds the possibility of biting the newcomers (WP:DONOTBITE), who may be making minor changes as they build their confidence in editing, and who may be helpful editors if given the chance rather than scolded for making changes that have little or no negative impact (not that I have seen you scold anyone, but if the project tries to stamp out a certain harmless behavior, it leads to the possibility that some may get a bit worked up about it. Again, just a few of my thoughts--take them for what they're worth. GaryColemanFan (talk) 02:49, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments. While I agree with some, I disagree with others.

One of the reasons for changing [[Mike Rotunda|Irwin R. Schyster]] to [[Irwin R. Schyster]] is spelled out in what you linked, that it just makes reading the wikitext harder to read. When you have piped link after piped link stuff can get really confusing. Try reading the event section in wikitext when every move is separately linked with a pipe.

This much more so applies to the type of match, in the event box. For example, there used to be a ton of links to [[Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble match]], however last year when I created a separate page for the match, I needed to manually change each one to [[Royal Rumble match]]. By starting with each one as the redirect, once the page is created there is no needed to update the links. Similarly to the examples I gave above with regard to "Hardcore match" being inconsistent, and stale links in where they piped to.

As for the point about linking multiple times, MOS:DL states Duplicate linking in stand-alone and embedded lists is permissible if it significantly aids the reader. This is most often the case when the list is presenting information that could just as aptly be formatted in a table, and is expected to be parsed for particular bits of data, not read from top to bottom. I believe this is pretty clear that information which is likely to be read in segments and not in its entirety (top to bottom) that its appropriate to repeat the link. For example, I will consistently go back to a particular event's page to look at something for one match, or something similar. When people go to a table to look at information for 1 match, its helpful to have the information linked just there. For example, if there was a match, say the 2nd match of the night, to determine the #1 contender to the WWE Tag Team Championship, and then the 11th match was a match for that same championship, the championship would not be linked historically in the row for the actual championship. That the user would either need to assume it was linked earlier (why would they assume that if they are a newby and everything else is linked) and search for where, or just manually go to the title page by searching for WWE Tag Team Championship, in the search box. When they search for it however they will wind up at a page summarizing the 11 different championships the WWE has had for tag teams. When they then look at the list they will never be able to figure out which championship it was because none are listed as that name, they would need to know the Raw championship was previously called that. Is this a bit of an extreme example, yes. Is it completely realistic, absolutely.

Every championship article links Raw and SmackDown whenever its mentioned. If a person has won the title 7,000 times their name would be linked 7,000 times. If you look at List of WWE Hardcore Champions you will see that Raven won the championship 27 times and his name is linked 30 times in the article. His name appears 32 times in the article, the only place it is not linked is when its already linked on that row. Why would this be different than events? If you look at Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award or List of Super Bowl starting quarterbacks or Academy Award for Best Director you will see that duplicate names are linked there as well. Thats because each of those lines are pieces of data which are likely to be digested individually, and therefore links are duplicated. As for the Best Director example, lets take that one step further and look at the one time there was a duplicate, at the 11th Academy Awards page. For best director, you will see Michael Curtiz linked once because you would took at all the nominators in one grouping, just like you would look at one match. But his movies Angels with Dirty Faces and Four Daughters are each linked individually each time. Just like how someone is likely to go to the 11th Academy Awards article and look at just Best Director, they are likely to go to WrestleMania IX and look at just the main event.

Thanks - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:24, 19 June 2019 (UTC)

Matt Taven ROH title defenses

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could find a good source that says Taven defended his title at RCW 16th Anniversary: Showdown? Cagematch has been linked but they don't always get things right for example they will advertise current ROH Champion Matt Taven vs anyone else and Cagematch sometimes puts this as title defense when it is a non title match. So if nothing can be found to suggest that it was for the title I would like to see Taven dropped to 4 defenses. I know this is very nit picky but probably the main problem is people thinking if something is on Cagematch it must be true when it is just a results site. Browndog91 06:04, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

I thought we agreed over a year ago to get rid of that column because it's a pain to maintain as it's easily outdated, poorly sourced as ROH no longer track defenses themselves (and cagematcb is best described as a fan site that can never be considered complete; it's embarrassing that we use it as a source at all), and essentially trivial junk. oknazevad (talk) 05:04, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Do you have a link to the discussion?? If not we can't really get rid of it without proper discussion. Browndog91 06:04, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Per the project style guide, we only include the column of the promotion recognizes such a number. ROH does not. They used to, but they stopped somewhere along the way, so per the existing guidance the copoumn shluld be removed. Considering how crowded the edit history is with overly frequent updates just t change one number because of a single match somewhere, I frankly think we should get rid of the column from every championship article regardless of promotion, but even if we don't, the ROH titles should have it removed to match the guideline. oknazevad (talk) 12:00, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

I can't even find the title history on the website so I agree with removing it from ring of honor title history's but as for other promotions who do count defenses keep it, it isn't too much of a problem as far as edit history is concerned but anyway 2 people isn't enough for consensus hopefully more people chime in on this. Browndog91 (talk) 14:00, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

In fact, title defences are very important in Japan. I think is fine, promotion tracks defences, keep. Doens't, delete. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 15:41, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Yeah I think we should remove the number of defenses if we do not have a source from the promotion keeping track of it. StaticVapor message me! 22:07, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

I will say Ring of Honors websites seems to be very incomplete, I mentioned that I can't find the title history on the official website but if you look at the alumni section there are alot of names missing so they may be in the process of completing it so I say keep monitoring the website and until such time as they put up a title history with a list of defenses for each it should be removed. Not saying it won't come back but for now it should be removed. Browndog91 (talk) 02:06, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

July Collab of the Month

Any thoughts on a July monthly collab? I want to nominate Attitude Era...it has 12 cleanup tags and needs tons of work. Any thoughts?

I think it's a good article for CotM. I will do my best. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 21:09, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

Absolutely. This is long overdue. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:28, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

ARS Tournament up for deletion

Someone put ARS (wrestling tournament) up for deletion at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/ARS_(wrestling_tournament). This was definitely covered in the Wrestling Observer when it happened, so if anyone could post a source from it, I would appreciate it. I do not have access to the Observer. It seems to meet all wrestling tournament criteria and I'm not sure if the user understands that japanese female wrestling would have gotten 0 coverage in the US due to multiple reasons. Apparently the 3 sources listed are not enough information. [User:KatoKungLee|KatoKungLee]] (talk) 02:53, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

• Problem is that PWHistory, Cagematch and WrestlingData is not enough to establish "significant coverage" since it's just results. Btw. Japanese language sources are fine too. MPJ-DK (talk) 03:06, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
  • I can promise it was listed in the Wrestling Observer, but I don't have paid access to it. It was likely also listed in wrestling magazines in Japan, but I don't have access to that, nor would I be able to read it. Cagematch is listed as an acceptable source, but every japanese wrestling article will be up for deletion if it requires the mainsteam media talking about it, since they never covered wrestling, yet alone japanese wrestling. The promotion is also now closed which makes things harder. Stuff like this is really why I don't contribute much and discourage others from doing the same.KatoKungLee (talk) 03:29, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
    • Cagematch is listed as reliable source for results only. It doesn't establishes notability since covers every single pro wrestling event in the planet. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 12:38, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
      • I really don't see how it's notable. If there are Japanese sources, the WP:BURDEN is on you to find them. Coverage on Wrestling Observer, whilst good, isn't going to prove notability on its own. As above cagematch isn't helpful for notability of the subject. The results can be verified by cagematch, but that's pretty much the whole deal. I should also mention that bringing up the deletion discussion like this could be considered WP:CANVASSING which I'm sure you aren't trying to do, the arguments for and against deletion should be in the deletion discussion alone. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:54, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
        • The request was "can you guys help me find sources" not "go vote", after all the best way to surive an AFD is to address the issues, not vote stacking or anything like that. MPJ-DK (talk) 14:10, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

Go vote at this AfD would have been fine. Linking an AfD then arguing how notable it is isn't in my book. Not that it matters. A search for me doesn't bring up much, and if there is only a mention in the Observer there won't be enough. This conversation should be at the AfD, not here. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:35, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

The original post was a request for help in finding sources to help establish notability. That's an excellent use of a Wikiproject talk page. That's what Wikiprojects should do. The original post did not ask anyone to voice an opinion on the current state of the article. There is no canvassing going on here. GaryColemanFan (talk) 21:11, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

The first two tournaments are covered in the Observer but it's literally just results and "they had a tournament". May 18, 1998 and May 10, 1999 issues. Don't see anything on the 2000-2002 tournaments from a skim at issues that would have results.Froo (talk) 13:42, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

CZW Tag Team title history

Hello, I was going through CZW tag team title history and noticed that the REP are listed as tag team champions. Now at CZW Trifecta Elimination 2019 results sites have The House Of Gangone (Anthony Gangone & The Amazing Red) winning the titles, so I went looking for some sources as to what happened and couldn't find anything but I found a thing on reddit that mentions the finish of the match being botched and that House Of Gangone weren't meant to win the titles. So should we have this in the notes section because I think it is worth mentioning and does anyone have more concrete about what has actually happened thanks. Browndog91 (talk) Browndog91 05:27, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Draft:POST Wrestling

Anyone have an idea what to do with this draft? I'm not good at making large website articles myself. I want it to be completed but it has sadly not been edited much in a while.★Trekker (talk) 15:14, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

I'm for cutting a lot of it. We don't need all the quotes, or the patreon levels IMO. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:24, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

NJPW Major Events

Currently there is a page List of NJPW pay-per-view events, that a couple of users would like to move to encompass more than just PPV, I guess similar to how ECW and WCW include more than just PPV. The issue is, what is a major event or what criteria should be used. If more people could chime in at Talk:List_of_NJPW_pay-per-view_events#Major_show_definition, it would be helpful. I just dont know enough about NJPW to be helpful here. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:31, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Kofi Kingston article lead

The lead sentence in the Kofi Kingston article uses the term "Ghanaian-American", but as per WP:ETHNICITY, a BLP Lead should not mention previous nationalities or the place of birth unless they are relevant to the subject's notability. The question is whether Mr. Kingston's "Place of Birth" or "Nationality" is notable enough apart from him being billed from "Ghana, West Africa" in WWE. If not then I believe, "Ghanaian-American" in the lead needs to be replaced with "American". - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 14:58, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

@Fylindfotberserk: I believe it should just say "Ghanaian professional wrestler". Although he now lives in the US, its not where he was born. This would be in line with others, such as Killian Dain, Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Bálor, Becky Lynch, Paige (wrestler), Jinder Mahal, etc. They all were born in a different country, now live in the US, but only list their home country. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:09, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Galatz, Do you have any info on his citizenship? If he is still a Ghanaian citizen, then "Ghanaian professional wrestler" in the lead would be totally OK. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:17, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

@Fylindfotberserk: In that same regard, we do not know if he is here on a work visa or a US citizen. He went to HS in the US but that does not make him a citizen. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:37, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Galatz, Hmm.. Probably should use the phrase "Ghanaian professional wrestler" then, similar to other articles you mentioned above. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:48, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

[3] According to his mother, he was born in Ghana and moved to US in 1982. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 19:43, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Well, as the policy says, I think the birth place and (possible previous) nationality it's important. Kingston is billed since 2010 from Ghana. Also, he is the first African-born wrestler to win the WWE Championship. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 19:40, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

@HHH Pedrigree: Being "billed" from Ghana in WWE is not something that can be considered reliably notable, since Jinder Mahal is also "billed" from India, but his lead says "Canadian professional wrestler". The question is about his citizenship. If he is both a Ghanaian and American citizen then no need to change the lead. If he is only an American citizen, then IMO we should frame it as Ghanaian born American Professional wrestler. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:08, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Galatz, @HHH Pedrigree: Any thoughts on the above suggestion? - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 11:41, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

OK, Let's try to find his citizen, I always assumed he has both. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 13:16, 20 July 2019 (UTC)

Some of our Top importance and Level 5 vital articles

• The Undertaker (Top importance, Level 5)
• Bret Hart (Top importance, Level 5)
• John Cena (Level 5)
• Randy Savage (Level 5)
• Chris Benoit (Level 5)
• Ric Flair (Top importance, Level 5), to a lesser extent that he's probably more important than those above

I'm questioning the following wrestlers' ranking on our professional wrestling importance scale and the vital article scale. I'm of the belief that our importance lists are too centered on the United States. I'm sure all of the above wrestlers are American wrestling icons. But did they transcend wrestling to become cultural icons? I'm not so sure. Not like the following non-American wrestlers. starship.paint (talk) 13:40, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

• Giant Baba [4] - Japanese people (not specifically only wrestling fans) ranked him in the top 100 historical world figures, ahead of Issac Newton, Chopin and Abraham Lincoln
• Antonio Inoki (Level 5) - he faced Muhammad Ali in a precursor to modern MMA [5]
• Blue Demon - one of the "three greatest luchadores in Mexican history", collectively "starred in more than 75 cult films" in-character [6]
• Mil Mascaras - also one of the "three greatest luchadores in Mexican history", collectively "starred in more than 75 cult films" in-character [7]

So, I'm thinking, we add the above wrestlers to Top-importance, and replace 4 from the top list of Level 5 Vital articles with these 4. As much as those on the first list are wrestling icons, none of them would make the top 100 historical world figures by Americans, none of them will face someone like Ali, and none of them, will have 20+ films about themselves in-character. starship.paint (talk) 13:40, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Benoit is more important than most of them because of how the end of his life impacted the culture of wrestling and the public view on it. The vital articles are not "best wrestlers ever" listings. And as so far as both Mil Mascaras and Blue Demon goes, yes they are regarded as some of the "best luchadors ever", but on the other hand people like Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Undertaker and Randy Savage are also widely regarded as some of the best of all time. Being a cultural icon in mainsteam culture is also an incredibly vague subject, for example Hart is very much without a doubt the biggest wrestling star to come out of Canada but how important is that overall? For example the link you have with votes for Baba is a nice trivia in his article but hardly something we should take very seriously, it is without a doubt a very biased poll considering it's asking for "favorite" people among a very large and broad subject, Baba, Lincoln and Newton don't have much in common and asking to pick among them emotionally is odd in the first place.★Trekker (talk) 14:22, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

I’m not sure if you got my point. I wasn’t arguing at all for “best wrestlers ever”. My point is simply that the people in the first list are not cultural icons, but the people in the second list are. The people in the first list being regarded as some of the best wrestlers of all time isn’t good enough. In Mexico, Lucha Libre is like a national ‘sport’. Is it the same in the US? I doubt it, there’s Basketball, American Football, Baseball, Hockey? starship.paint (talk) 15:51, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

I understood exactly what you said and I countered it, if you didn't want to have me discuss "best wrestlers" you shouldn't have mentioned it at all. My main point was that "cultural icon" does aply to most of the above people if you look at it from different point of views.★Trekker (talk) 06:05, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

@*Treker: - sources please? ""cultural icon" for these wrestlers. starship.paint (talk) 12:14, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

For Hart, [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16]. That took about 15 seconds. Also, please don't ping me, I reply if I feel the need.★Trekker (talk) 14:27, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Our expert on this field Dave Meltzer: [17] Santo and Rikidozan would be the biggest. Next tier would be Londos, Kim Il, Baba, Inoki, Hogan, The Rock, Blue Demon, Dara Singh starship.paint (talk) 15:58, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Cena, Undertaker and Benoit have legitimate claims to having cultural impact. Note the word impact, as "icon" would suggest that they were deemed to be iconic wrestlers. Benoit's death, and the field around it is incredibly important. In terms of wrestling, sure, he's not high importance. But his legacy really is. Cena and Undertaker have very clear cultural impact (even if it's just the "you can't see me" memes, etc.)

As much as I respect Dave Metzler, we can't just take his opinion alone for this sort of thing. I'd be very happy with Inoki and Baba being added. Blue Demon potentially, but he doesn't have a great worldwide appeal in my eyes. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:49, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Problem is there is a limited number of people who can be Vital articles.★Trekker (talk) 06:05, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

I'd remove Cena and Savage. Cena was never the megastar WWE wanted him to be, at least not until he started working outside the company and did a movie with Amy Schumer. Savage was a major star but Hogan was always the top guy while he was around. House shows would still sell out if he was headlining as IC champion but I don't think his drawing ability compares to the other guys we're talking about here. If we were talking just in terms of United States popularity (we aren't), I'd remove Bret Hart. Hart was the top guy during WWF's worst rated years (at least until recently) and floundered in WCW, but he was a much larger pop culture figure in Canada. Removing Flair is inconceivable (Meltzer has repeatedly said he's the GOAT) and Benoit is one of the most notorious names in industry history. I'd replace Cena and Savage with Baba and Mildred Burke. Inoki is already on the list.LM2000 (talk) 07:31, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

I disagree, and I think we should keep all of the current ones. I think Cena and Savage have had, and continue to have, a pervasive influence on popular culture. I think the better choice would be posting on the Vital Articles talk page and requesting an increase in the quota from 25 to 26 so Giant Baba can be included (or requesting that Professional Wrestling be split off with a quota of 20, which would allow for the inclusion of Giant Baba and a second wrestler to be determined by a WP:PW discussion, which seems more promising, as they seem to like multiples of 5). I don't see how that would be problematic--I mean no disrespect to Billings, Montana, but it's a Level 5 Vital Article. Surely Giant Baba can meet the equivalent threshold. GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:22, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

I'm not entirely familiar with how the vital articles process works but we should change the pro wrestling set-up. Shouldn't pro wrestlers have a separate category from the competitive athletes? Regardless, picking a Mount Rushmore of wrestling is very subjective because there are a lot of good candidates, so it's not surprising we have many disagreements here, but the high praise for Baba means we should squeeze him in there somewhere.LM2000 (talk) 08:47, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

@GaryColemanFan: - Cena and Savage have had, and continue to have, a pervasive influence on popular culture. - source? Meanwhile, for Mil Mascaras, [18] How legendary does one have to be to boast his own postage stamp? ... Mascaras was honored in May 2011 by the Mexican Postal Service ... A star in the ring and on Mexico's big screen [19] his film and wrestling career spanned four decades, and he starred in some of the classics of the genre. Furthermore, the Mexican stars starred in films as themselves, fighting monsters like the Mummy, Frankenstein, Dracula, a werewolf, a Cyclops, whereas Cena clearly wasn't playing his wrestler character in movies. The earlier argument that Cena has pop culture influence because he is an Internet meme just ... makes Cena seem less popular, really, because he's apparently popular for being a joke meme than for his actual accomplishments. Santo himself had same media status as some of his American super-hero counterparts like Batman and Superman. starship.paint (talk) 07:21, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

requesting an increase in the quota from 25 to 26 so Giant Baba can be included (or requesting that Professional Wrestling be split off with a quota of 20 - we could try that, but what I think will happen is that our quota will instead get reduced. We actually have a separate list of 4 for Level 5 Pro wrestling businessmen. Were we to have 25 level 5 vital articles, that would put us on the level of gymnastics, and more than swimming, cycling. Not sure if people will stand for that. starship.paint (talk) 07:36, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

It's also worth noting that Cena is both a vital article and one of eight wrestlers to also be a top importance article. If it was up to me he'd be neither but the top importance spot is especially egregious. It is a very WWE-centric list, Inoki would be a better fit for that spot. Starship's concerns about a reduction if we complain are pretty sound as well. We may just have to make tough choices.LM2000 (talk) 18:09, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Starship, I'm not arguing against Mil Mascaras, but I disagree with some of the points being made. Yes, the list includes a lot of American wrestlers. That's not, in and of itself, a problem. The biggest company in the world is American. It makes the most money and reaches the most people, in part because of its appeal around the world, and in part because the USA has a bigger population than Japan and Mexico combined. Those are just objective facts--I'm neither American nor a WWE fan. Dismissing John Cena's impact on popular culture as merely a meme is disingenuous. Mil Mascaras would be great to add, but not at the expense of anyone currently on the list, and not because of a pile of low-budget movies that probably haven't made as much money combined as John Cena's latest movie. The postage stamp argument doesn't work particularly well, either, because, until recently, the USA and Mexico had different laws about depicting people on stamps. GaryColemanFan (talk) 16:15, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

@GaryColemanFan: - I'm not saying that having many American wrestlers is a problem. If every American wrestler on that list were like Hulk Hogan or The Rock, I wouldn't have a problem with their inclusions. But Cena's simply isn't on these guys' level. Plus Rock is a movie star too. Top yearly earner recently. Cena's movie career isn't that impressive, really. Cameo, WWE Studios x3, direct-to-video x3, minor role in Trainwreck, minor role in Sisters, cameo, direct-to-video, leading role in minor film The Wall, minor role in Daddy's Home 2, leading role in an animated film that did worse than all 5 Ice Age films of the same studio, one of three main characters in Blockers, and well, there's Bumblebee. Cena's greatest film success, of which the draw is Bumblebee itself, as displayed by the title, and the film's poster shows that Cena isn't even the top human character in the film. It certainly seems that Cena doesn't even reach the level of Rock being a leading man for The Scorpion King, and I dare say Batista's role as Drax the Destroyer in the blockbuster Marvel films will go down in memory more than Cena's film characters. starship.paint (talk) 12:13, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Your entire argument rests on POV.★Trekker (talk) 14:27, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Over the years, I've begun to realize the US is very very very focused on American wrestling. Not even American wrestling, mainly just WWE. Now this project has always had that issue since I started. The only articles that were expanded were the WWE stuff. I focused on the TNA and indy stuff. MPJ focused on the lucha material. Ribbon Salminen focused on the Japanese articles. Otherwise, everyone else was just focused on WWE history, current events, and future happenings. This section kind of shows that is still an issue. This may be the English Wikipedia but that doesn't mean it is the American Wikipedia. The wrestling world is much larger than the WWE alone. There are figures in the industry who are hugely important that have never ever wrestled for the WWE or even been featured on their programming. Events have occurred that have been more important than WrestleMania. Crowds larger than any WWE show. Matches greater with more significance than WWE stuff. To lay down the importance of the industry, why are the first six mentioned WWE guys? Why is it debatable that Inoki isn't a defacto important person. This man shaped wrestling on multiple continents, shaped promotions, shaped politics, and main evented the largest wrestling crowd in the industry's history. He is more important than Taker, Cena, Savage, and Hart easily. Hogan and Flair are the only ones that challenge him in terms of significance with Benoit being important solely due to June 2007. Otherwise, Benoit isn't even in the ballpark.--WillC 09:52, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

I feel the same, a lot of english wikipedia is focused around WWE. It's normal, is the biggest promotion in the world, but as you said, there are many wrestlers (example, El Santo, Blue Demon, Inoki, Baba...) bigger than WWE wrestlers. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 10:30, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

@GaryColemanFan: Some of your arguments placed above I must disagree with, I feel falls under that "WWE is god mentality" I've seen. It is the conditioning the company has done for so long to make them seem like something they aren't. It is very easy to find on message boards these days thanks to fanboys being upset about AEW. You say WWE is the biggest company in the world. Yes, that is true. They are quite large with the network, studios, etc. They have the largest schedule. So on that point it is true. Problem with that, is it is almost entirely in the states but for like a handful of shows a year that are in Europe. It makes alot of money, domestically. Of the 1.5 million subs for the Network, 1.1 of them are domestic. Almost their entire fan base is in the states and it is shrinking drastically. Now falling to under 2 million on average. WCW Thunder numbers and SD are looking alike. Meanwhile, you say it reaches the most people. Which isn't hard. Anyone with an internet connection can sign up for WWE Network, Honor Club, Impact plus, or NJPW World in a handful of minutes. They can all connect all over the planet. Cena has had an impact on pop culture....in the states. Has he over the planet? The states do not have the largest pops by far. In fact, NJPW to an extent has a larger reach to people by spanning all over Asia and the billions...not millions....on that continent. Cena's impact is large to us because we see it regularly. To a Japanese viewer, I'm sure that Okada at this extent has more of a cultural impact than Cena does. Objectively, the largest crowd Cena has been in is a .0002% of the entire US population. Okada has been in .0003% of the Japanese population. One was a larger attendance number, but one has a higher proportion of the population. One may have more of a cultural impact in that country. Beyond that, cultural discussions come into play. I recall during the Mayweather v McGregor press conferences, on the regular Inoki vs Ali was mentioned. That fight allow was revolutionary in sports for its unique style, its crossover appeal, and overall odd-fuckedness. And that fight was before Hulkamania. It was watched by 1.4 billion viewers worldwide. More than anything any other wrestler in the entire business has achieved. Not Hogan, Rock, Austin, Savage, Hart, or Cena have ever ever ever been able to get that many viewers. Hell, the fight got 54 million in Japan and 2 million in the states. More than any Mania, 10 years before Mania 1. Again, just because the guy is in WWE doesn't mean they are that important to the industry. Thats the "WWE is god" mentality. It isn't. It is important in the states. Elsewhere, the hometown company reigns supreme. WWE hasn't sold the Tokyo Dome out. They haven't pulled a massive crowd in the UK in a long long time. They aren't selling out huge arenas around the world, they are doing it in the US. It is easy to look massive when you have 330 million people to work with, but when you add in the other 6.7 billion around the world, they aren't that big at selling. They aren't selling out the Plaza de Toros México, the Dome, or Wembley anymore. They don't have the largest number, thats still WCW and NJPW which was main evented not by Hogan, Cena, Rock, Austin, Hart, Savage, or a single WWE star but by Inoki. WWE's legacy is a false narrative of absolute dominance and ability, when it is a good marketing campaign. Just being in the company doesn't make you important in the industry. Cena certainly didn't draw more than Inoki and even on his best day never got close.--WillC 10:32, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Like HHH Pedrigree, I agree with everything you said in your first post too. There seems to be rough agreement here that Baba belongs but who do we drop? I again recommend Cena be dropped from both lists, in favor of Baba being promoted to Level 5 and Inoki being promoted to Top importance. I have other suggestions on replacements but perhaps we should take this one step at a time if we want any changes to actually take place.LM2000 (talk) 10:56, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

April Brooks disambiguation page

Here is a very minor thing that I noticed, but I didn't know what to do with it or whether anything needs to be done so I just decided to send a message here. AJ Lee is listed on the April Brooks disambiguation page, but she is using her own last name (Mendez) instead of CM Punk's (Brooks) despite them being married. Should she be removed from that page (essentially making the whole disambiguation page useless), should it be changed to mention that it's not actually her name, or should it just be kept the way it is right now? Kanavarras (talk) 11:19, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

She has gone through a few name changes, which is why she was listed under that name. She used AJ Brooks after their wedding, then AJ Mendez Brooks (which her book was initially published under), and has since reverted to AJ Mendez. She never used the "April Brooks" name professionally though, so I have no stance on the dab inclusion. Prefall 11:41, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

24/7 Champion

Hi. I have a question. Did you read the 24/7 champion article? It's likw "X wrestler, from Y Brand..." Mahal from SmackDown pinned, Maverick from 205 Live, Blayze, a WWE Hall of Famer. What do you think? I think the brand iisn't necessary. The title is defended across all brands, champions aren't draft and the title doesn't change the brand, so I think is unnecesary. I would understand when the champion or the title are drafted, since it's relevant. But It feel tedious.--HHH Pedrigree (talk) 10:30, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

I agree, I see no relevance in it. THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 13:35, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

There also is a conversation that has been going on at List of WWE 24/7 Champions#Brands. There are two people here and two people there that all feel its not relevant. Only one user has stated it is. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:06, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

I am in full agreeance that it is irrelevant. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 17:33, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

No need to put so much importance on what brand they are on. StaticVapor message me! 18:10, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

FL removal

The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is up for FL removal at Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship/archive1. I'm not surprised. Someone split it off years ago. I brought it to the attention of the project to join them back together. A consensus was obviously reached. They were never joined. So it is up for removal. The IWGP Tag Team Championship will probably be nominated soon as well for the same reasons.--WillC 19:54, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

The IWGP Heavyweight Championship seems fine to me. THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 15:49, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Yeah, that and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship are good.--WillC 18:12, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

G1 Climax (2019)

Why is G1 Climax (2019) created when all the editions are merged in their parent article (G1 Climax)? THE NEW ImmortalWizard(chat) 10:14, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

• Ask the person who created it, that person is the ony one that knows why, the rest of us have not qquite mastered mind reading. MPJ-DK (talk) 12:44, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Well, maybe the user didn't know. Or nobody tried to create an individual article for each tournament. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 13:08, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Seems like a valid page creation to me. We never have had it before, but it certainly is notable. We can have the final results on the main page and the details on the subpage. Its similar to what you see with other articles and in sports - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:27, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

I think it's fine too. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 13:31, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

It could have a better format but it is a valid creation.--WillC 18:01, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Yep. It's valid. GaryColemanFan (talk) 02:26, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

G1 Climax in Dallas

This is comparable to an episode of Raw, does it really need a standalone article? Based on this each day of the G1 tournament could have its own standalone article that really is just a list of results with no context. MPJ-DK (talk) 20:56, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Merge with tournament article. Literally covering the exact same topic.--WillC 22:26, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

If there are multiple articles going into detail about this specific portion of the tournament, it could stand on its own. If not, it should be merged. I suspect that the latter is the case. GaryColemanFan (talk) 02:26, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

I should clarify--by "multiple articles", I meant multiple reliable sources. GaryColemanFan (talk) 00:36, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

No more than any other night of the tournament. WrestleView probably has an addition coverage of the event as it doesn't regularly cover NJPW. PWTorch and FigureFour cover every night.--WillC 01:13, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

I saw the article and I think it should be merged.--HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:04, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

It is in very poor shape now, however the event does meet WP:GNG due to coverage in reliable sources. Fightful, SI, WON, Deadspin, Prowrestling.net, among plenty more. StaticVapor message me! 15:43, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

So does every Raw and Smackdown. MPJ-DK (talk) 20:07, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Deadspin and Sports Illustrated, the mainstream sources don't cover every Raw and SmackDown, let alone in depth like this. Also one of NJPW biggest shows in the US so it gains notability from that. If what I am saying isn't changing anyone's mind I wouldn't fight it being redirected. StaticVapor message me! 10:36, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

But they get plenty of coverage in other sources that are comparable to those two, non-wrestling specific sports sources, I can easily present 2-3 sources on for the last Raw or Smackdown that are considered "Mainstream". MPJ-DK (talk) 12:39, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

It seems pretty clear it should be merged.--WillC 21:23, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Agreed, it should be merged. The only thing that really drew unique attention is that it was a card in Dallas. Other than a little extra commentary on that, which can be mentioned in the merged article, the rest of the coverage above is pretty much WP:ROUTINE results, which do not confer notability. oknazevad (talk) 13:17, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Include partnerships in Navbox?

Right now in many promotions' Navbox we have a "partnerships" section. Looking at Template:Major League Wrestling, Template:Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, and Template:WWE as examples. According to WP:NAVBOX, Navigation templates are a grouping of links used in multiple related articles to facilitate navigation between those articles in Wikipedia. It goes on to say: Good templates generally follow some of these guidelines:

1. All articles within a template relate to a single, coherent subject.
2. The subject of the template should be mentioned in every article.
3. The articles should refer to each other, to a reasonable extent.
4. There should be a Wikipedia article on the subject of the template.
5. If not for the navigation template, an editor would be inclined to link many of these articles in the See also sections of the articles.

I feel that although it might loosely relate in some of those instances its not enough. The likelihood of someone looking at MLW's article and wanting to navigate to NOAH because they have a partnership is pretty slim. I see no value added to including. Thoughts? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:12, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

• Yeah I agree. After seeing some of the older promotions like NJPW's navbox, I made up my mind that it is not very useful. I feel like an exception should probably made to ones like NJPW/ROH, Evolve/WWE(NXT) or AEW/OWE, where a link to the promotion could be included in a "Related articles" section of the navbox. This would only be for significant partnerships that have formed a major impact or a current partnership that is a visable part of their shows (AEW/OWE). StaticVapor message me! 10:44, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
  • Interesting take on it. Makes a lot of sense. Anyone else have thoughts? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:06, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Other on-screen personnel table

Our newer events pages all have tables which discuss who was the Commentator, Referee, Interviewer, Ring Announcer, etc. Our older articles often do not have these, but some do. Wrestlinglover has recently began removing these from some older articles so I thought it was worth the discussion in order to gain a consensus as to whether or not this should be included. Does it matter if the information is in prose and duplicated in the table, similar to the results table duplicating the events table?

As an aside if consensus is to include it, we need parameters around it. WrestleMania_35#Event for example is just ridiculous. Do we need the pre-show panel? Do we need every language; TV shows typically only include native language/home country information?

I am neutral on this topic, but feel its worthy of a discussion, because if we want it, it should be added to the style guide. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 12:53, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Until a consensus is reached, they should be left as is. Wrestlinglover should not remove it until such time. If he hasn't been notified to leave it as is, he should be. He should also be notified about this discussion. Oh and I'm okay with having the table in these articles. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 18:44, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

I feel the table becomes super overbearing especially on the Mania articles. Most of the information is trivia. If it couldn't be written in prose, you have to wonder if it's notable information at all... Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:20, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

@Lee Vilenski: It could be written in prose, and in some instances is and some is not. A question is, if there is a hypothetical article that did have everything in prose, what would your thoughts be on the table? If it could be, but is not, should it be included as a table? If you feel it should be what limits for you feel should be implemented? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 20:12, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

@Fishhead2100: Any thoughts on the limits, so they don't become overbearing, or no preference? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 20:12, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

@Galatz: I see the commentators is the biggest part of the table especially in articles like WrestleMania 35. The Spanish and the German announcers are the only non-English commentators listed. The Russian, French, Mandarin, Japanese, Portuguese, Hindi, and Arabic speaking commentators are left off the table. If we are going to list non-English commentators, we should list them all. Again, I have no problem with having this table in event articles. We just can't pick and choose what we leave off the table. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 03:15, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

@Galatz: To answer your question, if we are not wanting make the table long and excessive, we have to determine what is left off the table. But at this point, I don't know what would be best left off it. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 17:30, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

@Lee Vilenski: If it isn't in a table, it wouldn't fit having all the commentators, pre-show panelists, refs, and whatnot spread throughout the article. These things are not necessary and could be consider trivial mentions. Trivial mentions spread throughout don't do anything to enhance an article. That's why leaving it in a table is best. Like I said, we can't pick and choose what gets added and what doesn't. Like I also said regarding commentators, you can't pick and choose which non-English commentators to list. Or why should only English commentators be listed? WWE caters to a wide audience that doesn't only speak English. So adding non-English commentator should be done and not left because one thinks they are not important or what their reasoning is. It doesn't work that way. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 06:26, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Tables#Prose says otherwise on whether it should be a table. The table shouldn't exist and prose should take its place per the MOS.--WillC 21:22, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

I'm on my phone. I'll write more later. These tables were never in these articles to begin with and there never was a consensus to even add them to begin with. Removing them is entirely fine because they were replaced with a miscellaneous section that included not only the material in the table but also individuals who appeared on camera but not in a wrestling capacity. I'll explain more later. This was decided at the FA review for TP 08. I'll check the archive for more information later.--WillC 21:11, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

@Lee Vilenski: Check 2008 and 2005 TNA PPV events for articles with these sections that Galatz disingenuously suggested were hypothetical that are the entire point of this issue that he has been informed about repeatedly. All of these articles passed review years ago without the table at all.--WillC 21:15, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

@Wrestlinglover: I saw there was no need to be specific. We are talking in general terms if its needed or not, it is not disingenuous. I already stated in my original post I have no preference to the outcome, so what would be the benefit of me trying to be disingenuous? And as you have been told countless times, once an article passes GA or FA they are not locked down and cannot be changed, they continue to change and there is nothing wrong with that, so how they were when they passed is irrelevant to the discussion. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 21:35, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Coming from an individual who hasn't went through the process it seems, you obviously wouldn't understand the argument. The very point of going through GA and FA is to get them to the best quality they can possibly be. Adding a redundant table isn't improving the quality. And don't sit here and say you don't care. You've fought this on your talk page, the edit warring page, and now you've opened an entire new section to talk about a table. You care and you with full knowledge told everyone a half truth. You left out that I am the one who expanded these articles, that the table was never in these articles to begin with and I removed them because they were redundant, told a user of a hypothetical prose section that exists in upwards of 23 individual articles. You knew all of this and painted the picture to benefit yourself. There was never a consensus for this table. It isn't useful when prose works a ton better at explaining to a reader what is going on at the event and who else is involved. Plus it is alot more professional. This has been agreed upon on upwards of 23 individual times as improving the article. These articles existed from 2009 to 2018 without these tables. Lockdown (2005) passed GA review in December 2011. It did not get a table until March of 2018 and there was no consensus or reason stated for adding it other than someone must have saw it in another article. And the person who added the tables has been indefinitely blocked from editing. And repeatedly you've told me these tables and edits have existed for two years which is again wrong. Now lets look at the disingenuous comment. The definition is "not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does." Now lets look above at your comments. "if there is a hypothetical article that did have everything in prose", "If it could be", "I am neutral on this topic", "I have no preference to the outcome", etc are some examples of disingenuous comments. If there is an article, there are 23 of them and you've edited them. You know they exist. It could be? It does and you know it. Neutral? You've argued this alone over 3 pages and opened a section here. No preference? Obviously over 3 pages you do. As for another query: "Do we need the pre-show panel? Do we need every language; TV shows typically only include native language/home country information?" I reply with, are we an encyclopedia or are we sparknotes? The point is to include all relevant sourced information. Are the commentators from Russia shown on camera? Yes. Are the English ones shown on camera? Yes. They have the same job. They are both notable. They should be included because it is relevant information to the show. It would literally be one addition sentence of information. I did it on every TNA article for the Spanish commentators.--WillC 02:29, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Adding a redundant table isn't improving the quality. Great, then please go through and remove the "results" table from every single article that already has the results in prose.

My issue is that you reverted back to 2 years ago, I did not say it was there 2 years ago, if it was you wouldn't have removed it. My problem is you are just mass reverting, regardless of why the changes were made. Edits like [20] reverted changes to how things were presented across the board and were discussed. Such as how previous events should be presented, something I did not bring to the table, so once again its not MY preference. My issue is not whether or not the table is there, my issue is with your editing style, the content is a different story.

Just because an article passes GA it does not mean there cannot be changes made to it. For example, how many wrestler articles passed GA with "In wrestling" section included. Consensus was to remove it, so it was removed from articles that had previously passed GA. When it passes, it means is that it is a article, based on current standards, but that can change and will change. It does not mean its the the best quality they can possibly be as you state, things can always improve, per WP:GA a good article (GA) is an article that meets a core set of editorial standards. So by reverting back to how it was 2 years ago, if those standards change, you are hurting it, not helping it.

But once again you are trying to deflect from the topic at hand. I am asking the general WikiProject if it should be there or not. I am speaking generally because there are hundreds of future articles that have not yet been created that this will apply to as well. Showing a one off, in my opinion can be misleading since not every article is the same. So just because you find it disingenuous, does not mean it is, for that question to not be specific.

Just because something is shown on screen or is true, does not mean its suitable for inclusion. MOS:TVINTL talks about not including intentional broadcasts. There is nothing that talks about recording in multiple languages. That is why I am asking the question, so we can gain a consensus on it. I am not just trying to push my POV, I am asking questions to gain a consensus, something you are not trying to do, you are trying to push your feelings on to others. 2018 World Series includes English/Spanish. 2018 NBA Finals also is just English and Spanish. Super Bowl LIII shows only English for TV and Spanish for radio as well. In all three examples, these are the two languages there are broadcast in the US as far as I can tell, and no international broadcasts are included. With the WWE Network and their other language option, WWE events post 2014 are a different story, but still worthy of conversation. If MLB, NBA and NFL do not include these announcers, why should we? Does TNA's Russian broadasters give a different answer the NJPW's English announcers?

Now please stay with the topic at hand so an actual conversion can be had on this topic, rather than diverting it away from the topic. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 12:43, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

The difference is, those are actually quick reference tables that have an entire section dedicated to them and have a reason per the style guide and previous consensus.

Show me the discussion. You've never done that, so don't point to something you haven't presented as evidence for your argument over this many days.

You've yet to show a consensus that opposes any of the changes I've made. You are pulling dust from the air, hoping it is diamonds. You say those edits improve the article. You've yet to show how any of that is true. You point that consensus can improve an article. You've yet to show an MOS policy or any consensus here that shows it is improving the article. There isn't a consensus on the table. There isn't a policy from the MOS for any of the style.

"So just because you find it disingenuous, does not mean it is, for that question to not be specific." - I pretty much exactly proved it was disingenuous with your own comments and it was very very clear. Laughably clear.

So are we gonna go down this other stuff exists route like those events are similar to this. Tell me, how many in China watch the NBA Finals and the SuperBowl? I'm guessing as many that watch the 2019 Cricket World Cup Final here in the states. Lets look at Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, which lists the international broadcasters and several of the commentators for these broadcasts from a range of countries, including Brazil. What should we expect though, that one nor none of the ones you listed have even been expanded to include all information or be thoroughly encyclopedic. That really helps us decided what is relevant today for our events by pointing to Start class materials.

You keep saying you want a consensus. Meanwhile, whatever point I make you must disagree with it on ever instance. You opposed moving the Reception section from day one despite a previous consensus and the style guide. Oppose names of matches when redirects to those matches exist. Point to the style guide and MOS for your edits but don't have anything in either that back up your edits. I'm fine with a consensus. It would be nice if all of the relevant information was put out there from the beginning, other than "Wrestlinglover has recently began removing these from some older articles". Which, is also an instance of being disingenuous by not relaying all pertinent information to the project.--WillC 18:30, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Yes, this table should definitely be included. Tables are good for quick reference, so they definitely improve article quality. Holding on to old GA and FA reviews doesn't make sense--some things have improved since then. That's how progress works. The major problem with these tables was that some of them used (continue to use?) the title "Other on-screen talent", and this should be changed to "personnel". As for commentators in other languages, if they are shown on-screen in the main broadcast, that seems like it would be the threshold for inclusion. There is no obligation to include every foreign language commentator because some are included--this project has long had an unhealthy history of "all or nothing" that frequently derails discussions. As for the pre-show panel, that could possibly be converted to prose, but it should not be removed from the table until it has been converted to prose. GaryColemanFan (talk) 16:40, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

@GaryColemanFan: It does say "other on-screen personnel. So I don't know what you are talking about. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 17:34, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

I understand that. That is why I used the past tense. The problem was that they used "talent" instead of personnel. However, if I do a search for "Other on-screen talent", I still get several results. They may be lists, or they may be tables. Either way, referring to employees as "talent" has no place in an encyclopedia. GaryColemanFan (talk) 06:05, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

@GaryColemanFan: Semantics. That's not the issue. Stick the why the table is being brought up not what it is called. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 00:41, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. Please don't ping me. Love, GaryColemanFan (talk) 02:23, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

@GaryColemanFan: Calling me "love" is creepy yet condescending. So chill, be civil, and stick to the subject at him. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 05:53, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Stop pinging me. GaryColemanFan (talk) 14:42, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

@GaryColemanFan: For articles like Mania 35, yeah having a quick reference table may be useful. For Bound for Glory IV is that really relevant when an entire section that would function for the exact same reason exists? The entirety of the table has been covered in 4 sentences: " Mike Tenay and Don West were the commentators for the telecast. Jeremy Borash and David Penzer were ring announcers for the event. Andrew Thomas, Earl Hebner, Rudy Charles, Mark "Slick" Johnson, Traci Brooks, and Steve McMichael participated as referees for the encounters. Lauren Thompson and Borash were used as interviewers during the event." Certainly it wouldn't even be a quick reference table similar to the results table as it isn't displayed with its own section anyway and isn't in most articles that have the table. It is something a reader doesn't find easily unless they already know it exists. Not sure how they would fall under quick reference then.--WillC 18:06, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

I would just like to point out that the MOS says that prose in this situation is more suited than a table for this. Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Tables#Prose says "Prose flows, like one person speaking to another, and is best suited to articles, because their purpose is to explain. Tables which are mainly links, which are most useful for browsing subject areas, should usually have their own entries" Better yet, other sporting events as pointed out by Galatz also list commentators as prose and not as a table. Per 2018_World_Series#Television, 2018_NBA_Finals#Broadcast, Super_Bowl_LIII#Broadcasting, and Floyd_Mayweather_Jr._vs._Conor_McGregor#Domestic to just name a few.--WillC 18:44, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Yes, it's definitely relevant in the Bound for Glory article. The prose should be deleted, and the information should be left in a table. Prose makes sense in some cases, but there are plenty of times that a list or a table is even better--on-screen talent, signature/finishing moves, and manager lists come to mind. In all of these cases, someone who is interested would want to find the information at a quick glance rather than wade through bulky prose. The MOS doesn't say that prose is best suited to every situation, and you are mischaracterizing its intent in this case. Think of it more like a description of a match. A table with the moves used by Wrestler A on one side and Wrestler B on the other side would obviously be a poor way to convey the information. Or think of it like an actual conversation, like you say. If someone asked who was involved in the pay-per-view, who Kamala's managers were, or what are Bret Hart's "Five Moves of Doom", a quick list would make sense. However, if someone asked what led to a match being scheduled, what happened in a match, or what was the fallout from the match, prose is obviously the way to go. GaryColemanFan (talk) 06:05, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

The MOS is clear. Tables shouldn't be used in cases like this. It says "Prose is preferred in articles as prose allows the presentation of detail and clarification of context, in a way that a table may not. Prose flows, like one person speaking to another, and is best suited to articles, because their purpose is to explain. Tables which are mainly links, which are most useful for browsing subject areas, should usually have their own entries: see Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists for detail. In an article, significant items should normally be mentioned naturally within the text rather than merely tabulated." and that is under the section for inappropriate uses for tables. It is as clear cut and dry as that. The MOS says a table for this is inappropriate. Prose is preferred. Other sporting event articles do not have this table and have decided that prose is better for this information. It says significant items should be mentioned and not tabulated. The very commentators, the very voices of the event, the faces, names, and sounds heard more on the broadcast of the event over anyone else is very significant and important. The MOS is clear on this. The table goes against the MOS and is incorrect usage. 2009 World Series is a FA article that has undergone the very process of trying to be inline with the MOS in every way. It does not have the table. 2017 World Series does not either. Super Bowl XLI does not as well. It is a section called Miscellaneous and in some cases On-Screen Talent. That would be an obvious place to look for the material. "If someone asked who was involved in the pay-per-view, who Kamala's managers were, or what are Bret Hart's "Five Moves of Doom", a quick list would make sense." A list of who was involved in PPV would be a standalone article per the MOS, but would also be a dumb creation. Kamala's managers? That would be nice, but that section doesn't even exist in Kamala (wrestler) so it doesn't even seem like anyone wants to even quick reference that. Why would Hart's moves be a table? That could literally be a prose section that would include not only the moves, but comments by Hart from his bio, notes from Meltzer, other comments by WWE, statements from other wrestlers, etc. That sounds far beyond just a simple table. Beyond that, per the MOS section it says prose is meant to explain and a section explaining his moves seems exactly what prose is for, not a table. The consensus for table usage has been established by the MOS. The table is wrong and prose is the way to go. It is pretty clear we are the only ones trying to use a table for commentators in event articles.--WillC 06:41, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

@Wrestlinglover: A list of managers is not there because it was deemed to be WP:CRUFT and removed across the board, along with the rest of the "In wrestling" sections. It was removed from thousands of articles. This was during the period of time while you were gone, so here is the discussion if you want to take a look Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_145#Should_the_"In_wrestling"_section_be_removed_from_professional_wrestling_articles?. I see parallels between them which makes me think not to include. But I also see differences. This is one of the reasons why I am indifferent on this table. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:50, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

I saw when it was happening. I didn't edit. I still checked stuff the whole time. Don't want the list anyway. Thats Gary's thing.--WillC 18:16, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

I disagree almost entirely with your interpretation of the MOS. I also find your comments about the "very significant and important" "voices of the event" to be...well, let's just say incorrect. If you were to tell someone you watched SummerSlam and requested that they ask you three questions about it, I would be willing to bet that "Who were the commentators?" or "Who were the referees?" would not make their list. This is information that would be awkward at best in prose (as demonstrated by the Bound for Glory IV article). A quick reference list is sufficient and much easier to find and understand. Truly, you can point to all of the reviewed content you want. However, if an article with a table does it better (and it does), then it's better with the table. As I said, I think you interpret the prose discussion in the MOS incorrectly, and, if need be, we should turn to the essay WP:IGNOREPRECEDENT, as looking at semi-related articles doesn't suit the nature of professional wrestling. GaryColemanFan (talk) 21:56, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

You've yet to show how my interruption is incorrect or even what the correct interruption is of that section. Your entire point is based on WP:LIKE. If someone had three questions about SummerSlam, their first would be "What is that?" Their second would be "You watch wrestling?" Their third would be "What happened to Hulk Hogan?" So that idea doesn't benefit adding the table nor deleting it.

"Prose is preferred in articles as prose allows the presentation of detail and clarification of context, in a way that a table may not. Prose flows, like one person speaking to another, and is best suited to articles, because their purpose is to explain. Tables which are mainly links, which are most useful for browsing subject areas, should usually have their own entries: see Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists for detail. In an article, significant items should normally be mentioned naturally within the text rather than merely tabulated."

It starts with prose is preferred to tables. It then goes on and says that prose is to explain to reader material. Tables are meant to just present it, not explain it. We are explaining who the commentators and event staff were to the reader as if they didn't know. As above, it says a table is just links. Thats mainly it. Our table provides links and then more information which is better suited for prose per the explanation. It is a sporting/entertainment event. Staff is important to the very aspect. Per other sports articles. And WP:IAPD doesn't work for this, per WP:IAPD#What Ignore all precedent is not: "It is not an excuse for ignoring all consensus in a content dispute or deletion discussion." You wish to ignore the consensus established by the MOS and shown in several other articles. All because like it and want to keep it.--WillC 22:36, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

No, you're ignoring what IAPD actually is: (1) When you want to make a change but you are turned down by the reasoning that "We always do it this way" or "This is how it was done in x article" and (2) When pages are outdated but the main editors refuse to let anyone update it (which is also a violation of WP:OWN). Both of these are at play here. As for why your interpretation is wrong, the vast majority of the article is in prose. That is in compliance with the Manual of Style, as it should be. The tangential details don't work well in prose, as they get bogged down in clunky phrasing and unnecessary detail. Nobody wants to know what a commentator or referee is. If anything, they want to know who they were at a particular event. That's all we should be presenting. Feel free to wikilink "referee", but anything beyond a list of who they were does the reader a disservice. As an example, you mentioned that the table had been converted to prose on the Bound for Glory article. I went to find that information in the article. Even knowing that it was there, it took a while to find it, and the information was presented in an awkward manner. One of the few things that you have said that I agree with is that tables should present information rather that explain it. That is exactly what is needed for the "Other on-screen personnel"--a list with no explanation. Wordiness for the sake of wordiness is always a bad idea. GaryColemanFan (talk) 02:23, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

First, you've completely missed the argument being presented. IAPD doesn't work here for either of those. I'm not pointing to articles as to follow them, I'm pointing to them for interpretation of the MOS for tables. Of which, you have completely ignored trying to give a valid interpretation. Your last statement even proved that you are fighting having no table because you just don't like it: "the information was presented in an awkward manner." When being annoyed by something is literally the argument used in WP:IDL. If anything IAPD, doesn't benefit keeping the table as this entire section was begun with the argument that we have always had the table. Which you just pointed out IAPD voices against. You said my interpretation pf the MOS was wrong. I pointed out a variety of sports articles with the same sections, showing I wasn't. Now you just want to ignore things because you either like it or don't like it. Not that it improves the article or relays information in a better way, which it doesn't and that's entirely why the MOS has that section saying tables don't relay information better. Also, the table would lack information such as "Besides employees who appeared in a wrestling role, SoCal Val, Christy Hemme, Jim Cornette, Raisha Saeed, Jacqueline, Sharmell, and Kevin Nash all appeared on camera, either in backstage or in ringside segments", which is in the BFG article and relates to information regarding people accompanying people to ringside, appeared on camera, made announcements, etc. That table doesn't cover this. You want an article that relays less information, goes against the MOS, and doesn't explain as clearly all because you find, "Mike Tenay and Don West were the commentators for the telecast", as awkward. It is pretty clear your opinion is based on either WP:LIKE or WP:IDL which isn't surprising since that was the same reasons given over the "In Wrestling" sections and historically with the out of narrative writing style.--WillC 03:40, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Just getting caught up after a weekend away, and I think GaryColemanFan and Wrestlinglover are disagreeing on something that neither are really saying. Looking at their disagreement from above I think there are 2 parts that are being applied differently, but correct me if I am wrong.

1. I think a difference is coming from 1 particular word in the part that is being quoted from the MOS. In reading what was quoted above In an article, significant items should normally be mentioned naturally within the text rather than merely tabulated I think the key wording is significant items. Gary seems to be saying these are not significant enough to be in prose and therefore are fine in a table. The MOS implies that non-significant items are fine in a table, since it specifically says significant ones shouldn't be.
2. The other issue seems to stem from Prose is preferred in articles as prose allows the presentation of detail and clarification of context, in a way that a table may not. Prose flows, like one person speaking to another, and is best suited to articles, because their purpose is to explain. This part seems to imply that in prose you want to clarify and explain. If the article went into detail on what a referee does, than said who they were, that is more explanation and clarification. But to list them in prose without explanation it different.

Again, I could be wrong, but this is my interpretation of the back and forth. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:15, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

I think you've summarized my points well. In some cases, some of the non-wrestling participants at an event are significant. For example, WrestleMania traditionally included celebrity guests (I assume it still does, but I'll stick with what I know). When I look at the WrestleMania V article, I see that it states in the prose that (1) Donald Trump, who hotel hosted the event, appeared on camera, (2) Morton Downey, Jr., appeared as a guest on Piper's Pit, and (3) Rockin' Robin performed "America the Beautiful". All three of these work best in prose, because there is something significant to say about them that isn't captured well in a table. I also see that a table lists the commentators, interviewers, ring announcer, and referees. This works well in this format, as the information is less important. There is nothing more to say about their role, so it is best presented in a table--it can be found and read easily, and we don't get bogged down in detail that adds nothing to the article. I fully support this split between two different types of information being presented in two different ways. GaryColemanFan (talk) 15:43, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

The point of the table is to explain who the staff are. Not to explain what the jobs are. The point of the event section is to explain how the match ended. Thats what makes it different than the results section. It just says winners and losers. The prose section explains not only the positions but also other information related to the event. Tables aren't meant to explain things, they are meant to just be lists of information.--WillC 14:09, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Unknown times in results table

I was just catching up on WWE Smackville by reading the article since I did not watch it over the weekend. It got me wondering, why does our Style Guide say if the match time is unknown to put N/A. On wikipedia it is defined at n/a as "not applicable" or "not available" but I think "not applicable" is the more common definition. If read as being "not applicable" it could be confusing to the reader. I would suggest instead we should either put "Unknown" or simply a "-". Any thoughts? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:19, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

I agree that N/A doesn't work well. GaryColemanFan (talk) 15:44, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

I'm not a big fan of the times as a whole, as they aren't sourced. But it should be left blank without a time. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:50, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

@Lee Vilenski: Typically they are sourced, whenever I see one without them I try to source it. But the issue with blank is that if blank the template does not work right. It will leave an odd blank space instead, and if its the first match, it removes the header - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 16:35, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Maybe we should fix the template? Where do we typically source times from? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:04, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

@Lee Vilenski: Personally I usually use cagematch, but I think most newer events I see people use Jason Powel's summaries from prowrestling.net - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 17:09, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

I really don't like the idea of sourcing match times to cagematch. Our source guide says cagematch should only be used for results, nothing else. Cagematch just takes user suggestions for things like times, which I doubt are very reliable. I don't think there are official times, especially in wrestling, where times that are used are just works. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:20, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Harley Race

Probably a prime candidate for a nom at WP:ITN for recent deaths. Needs cleanup for this. All input welcome. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:37, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Yosuke Santa Maria

I don't want to get to much into these issues (as it's not something I have a huge amount of knowledge on, and I know it can be quite a difficult subject), but should we refer to Exóticos by gender nouns (his, her) in prose of articles like this? This one in particular lists them as being a Japanese male wrestler, but listed as "she" throughout.

There was nothing on the talk page, so I don't know if this is current consensus, or if this should be addressed. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:16, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

I haven't knoeledge about the subjet. I saw some sources about mexican exoticos and the sources call them "he, his".--HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:28, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

I would have thought these articles would have been the same as regular drag acts, which as far as I can see, still refer to them as male. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:40, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

Yeah I agree, there is not set guideline on this. The performers may or may not be homosexual, but in general aren't referred to as transgender etc. I would say it's a case by case basis, if the sources refer to them as "he" use that, or "she" use that. MPJ-DK (talk) 12:53, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

I have minimal knowledge on this subject, but I think Wikipedia typically uses whatever the person identifies as. I think I have seen *Treker edit these articles more, so hopefully they can chime in with more info. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:05, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

We should refer to the person by their preferred pronoun, if a drag performer has not come out as transgender it would be best to assume that they are not. Sources say Maria is a "he", and Mara has not corrected them or said they are trans, easiest to assume we should refer to them as "he".★Trekker (talk) 14:44, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

According to the article "Watanabe is also exclusively referred to using feminine pronouns and considered a woman by the Dragon Gate roster". I don't know if Watanabe is referred in character (like, for example, Santina Marella character). As Trekker said, Watanabe hasn't come out as transgender, so maybe we should use "he/his". --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:58, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

I'll boldly change the article to "he" after this conversation. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:06, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

27/ title, too much detail

I love the 24/7 championship. However, do you think the notes section is too detailed? I mean, there is details for every title change, the Hardcore and Ironheavymetal titles doesn't have that level of detail. Elias pinned Truth after attacking with the guitar, after a kick in the groin, after being distracted... I think a note is good if it's something unique, like a hug, buying the title, but no regular attacks or being ditracted. What do you think?--HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:50, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

• Do the other championships list the move that won it? No and the text up front explains it's "interbrand" and "anywhere, any time" - so 99% of the notes are pointless as it's won in the manner of the championship rules. And while we are at it, the OCD inclusion of brands does not help the readability at all. MPJ-DK (talk) 13:21, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
  • @MPJ-DK: I think we have previously removed all the brand talk. Typically I think anything outside of a traditional pinfall is included in the notes. So if its just a simple roll up and passed back and forth I would say no, not included. But to say Jinder attacked Truth on a golf course, yes. - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 13:32, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
    • Most pinfalls shouldn't have notes. There's nothing spectacular about a title changing hands backstage or on the entrance ramp after a basic pin. That pinfalls happened at a wedding, on a plane, at a golf course or at a gynecologist appointment is noteworthy but is already listed in the "Location" column. In those cases, the only thing the "Notes" section should detail is if it aired in online.LM2000 (talk) 14:16, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
      • Without specification, it comes off as looking like a regular singles match (as with regular singles matches, notes are left blank). There has only been one actual scheduled title defense in which the title changed hands. All others were not regularly scheduled matches. --JDC808 ♫ 15:00, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
        • Yes because "Maria Kanalis' OBGYN Appointment" really drives how that this was a regular singles match. It is explained in prose the whole concept of the title - should only note it if it WAS won in a regular match, or Dibiase who bought it. Not changes that are following the 24/7 concept. MPJ-DK (talk) 17:49, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
          • It could have been. This is professional wrestling after all. --JDC808 ♫ 18:36, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
            • The Iron title includes some notes, like "X pinned Y in the dressing room". Maybe it's the fair amount of detail, being deguised as nurse, Carmella or being attacked by a travel bag is too detailed.--HHH Pedrigree (talk) 18:50, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

B. Brain Blair

I'm in a revert situation [21] where the IPs seems hell-bent on using unverified facebook links as references despite the fact that these are not used for much change in the content, only seem to support the date of B. Brian Blair's retirement. Isn't facebook links like this is unreliable as per WP:EL and should not be used atleast in the article body? - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:50, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

WP:FACEBOOK covers it well. I saw it on Oshawatt's talk page before here, but it's the same response. This could be used if it was a verified account, but it would still be a WP:PRIMARY source. From the looks of it, it's already sourced so it doesn't need to be sourced again.

On another note, the information in the infobox should be in the prose, and doesn't need to be cited in the infobox. See WP:INFOBOXCITE. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:40, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

It looks like the IPs are trying to promote their FB page, "Chris's Web Designs". No reason to hog up extra space with an unverified fb account which doesn't even help expand the article. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 12:46, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Multiple fall matches

I added a section Wikipedia:WikiProject_Professional_wrestling/Style_guide#Elimination_matches based on a previous conversation we had Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Professional_wrestling/Archive_105#Method_of_Elimination. If everyone can take a look and make sure they are good with everything I would appreciate it. I think I captured everything.

It made me think about similar issue with multiple fall matches, either iron man or 2 out of 3 falls. For example, right now on WWE_Great_Balls_of_Fire the table looks like this for the iron man match

Score	Fall	Decision	Notes	Time
1–0	Cesaro and Sheamus	Pinfall	Sheamus pinned Matt after a Brogue Kick	0:20
2–0	Cesaro and Sheamus	Pinfall	Sheamus pinned Jeff after a White Noise and diving neckbreaker combination	9:48
2–1	The Hardy Boyz	Pinfall	Jeff pinned Cesaro after a Twist of Fate	12:54
3–1	Cesaro and Sheamus	Countout	Matt was counted out after Cesaro threw him against a ringpost	16:45
3–2	The Hardy Boyz	Pinfall	Jeff pinned Cesaro with a cradle	22:57
3–3	The Hardy Boyz	Pinfall	Matt Hardy pinned Sheamus after a Twist of Fate from the top rope	27:05
4–3	Cesaro and Sheamus	Pinfall	Cesaro pinned Jeff with a cover after Jeff performed a Swanton Bomb on Sheamus	29:32

But I think it should look more like

Score	Fall	Method	Time
1–0	Sheamus and Cesaro	Pinfall	0:20
2–0	Sheamus and Cesaro	Pinfall	9:48
2–1	The Hardy Boyz	Pinfall	12:54
3–1	Sheamus and Cesaro	Countout	16:45
3–2	The Hardy Boyz	Pinfall	22:57
3–3	The Hardy Boyz	Pinfall	27:05
4–3	Sheamus and Cesaro	Pinfall	29:32

A two-out-of-three falls match I think would look like this

Score	Fall	Method	Time
1–0	Sheamus and Cesaro	Pinfall	0:20
1–1	The Hardy Boyz	Countout	12:54
2–1	Sheamus and Cesaro	Disqualification	19:48

Thoughts? - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 19:13, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

I much prefer not having the prose in the table. I'm not entirely sure they are needed for matches that are multiple falls - just the really notable ones that we would want to go into details about. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:22, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

Makes sense to me. What are you thinking would be notable to go into details? Three Stages of Hell makes sense I guess to add the individual stipulation or something for each fall - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 19:35, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

Your version is better. No need for all the prose. Event section covers that. Tables are meant for quick reference.--WillC 00:35, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Jack the Jobber has a few words for us

One year ago, we gained all internet's hate decided to remove In wrestling section. Now, Jack The Jobber think about our decission. [22]--HHH Pedrigree (talk) 12:43, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

I'm really not sure why we should care. The argument has always been - "we want this information on wikipedia, because we do". If it was a big sticking point about people wanting the information, you would see hundreds of pages with the "professional wrestling persona", but you really don't. People just want to add to a table - and I find that to be the least encyclopedic part of Wikipedia. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:40, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

There really isn't any reason to even bring this up honestly. At best more people will come here and try to complain, we will explain that it's not going to happen and exactly why, they will get angry and attack us. Rince, repeat. These people don't understand how Wikipedia works or have any interest in learning about it either.★Trekker (talk) 13:46, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Comments like they should want the most amount of information as possible show they do not understand wikipedia at all - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 14:29, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

They want it added by someone else, otherwise there would be more articles with this info in prose form. MPJ-DK (talk) 15:12, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

It's a shame that you're too busy with your self high-fives to realize that they're making better points than this project has ever put forward. If you're concerned about a few trees, the solution isn't to start a forest fire. And starting a forest fire and then saying, "If you really care about trees, why don't you replant the forest I burned down" is just ridiculous. The idea that we should delete several entire sections from every page because some pages might attract unsourced information is absurd. I would argue that the removal of so much sourced information is blatant vandalism. Even with a project consensus to commit thousands of acts of blatant vandalism, it's still blatant vandalism. Wrestlers' moves are one of the big things that distinguish them from each other. If you're trying to explain a wrestler to someone, the moves are probably going to come up. The parallel to Superman isn't far off--in the Adventures of Superman, the very first words were "Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!" precisely because his abilities are a significant and defining characteristic. The list of managers was also important, as it helped define the wrestlers' personas and how they evolved over the years. When the project insisted on deleting all of this, it came with the thought that we'll convert it into prose. First of all, prose is more dense and less user-friendly (regardless of some people's opinions that "it just doesn't feel encyclopedic"--which is a meaningless argument, as the nature of encyclopedias has evolved over the years and the traditional encyclopedias that the project compares itself to are dying out). Second, there was never any intention for the project to actually do this work. I recommended that, if we had to go along with a terrible idea, we could make it less terrible by only deleting sections after they were replaced with clunky prose. Instead, the project just decided to toss a match onto the articles and walk away with a bunch of self-righteous comments. It seems that you've lost focus on what the encyclopedia was designed for, as the project has become more focused on "winning" arguments with Reddit users than actually building an informative and user-friendly set of articles. Reply if you want, but don't tag me in this discussion. I've said what I want, and I'm not interested in the plugged-ear shouting matches that have become this project's m.o. GaryColemanFan (talk) 15:24, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

You are missing the point. Its not that it was removed before it was replaced, its that it really never should have been there to begin with. It wasn't about sourcing. It was about being WP:INDISCRIMINATE and WP:CRUFT - Galatz גאליץ^{שיחה Talk} 15:57, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Then have Jack and the Reddits get a new consensus established to return it, follow the process. MPJ-DK (talk) 19:49, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

If the bulleted format is that beneficial to readers than something else should be proposed, like adding a parameter for finishing maneuvers to the infobox used for professional wrestlers. The other stuff from that section, like signature moves and theme songs, rarely found proper sourcing so I don't see how they could be returned to a bulleted format. I understand how it was useful to the niche crowd, I accidentally came here looking for information on an old theme song a few months ago. In any case, the section was roundly rejected by the wider wikipedia community, so it's out of our hands. Props to Trekker and HHH Pedigree for becoming public enemies number one regardless.LM2000 (talk) 12:02, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

And I thought I wanted to punch him in the face to begin with.--WillC 00:40, 19 August 2019 (UTC)