Finished running my first session of this game with a couple of friends, only one of whom watches wrestling. I’m glad to say the others are now curious, and will be borrowing my Network subscription next time we get together.
Something I found funny is that the guy playing a Hardcore heel wasn’t sure how vicious he could be. He was very surprised that hitting a guy with a fire extinguisher was perfectly acceptable in a hardcore match.
The not wrestling people were amazed that the ideas they had for their finishing moves were in fact already things; specifically they “invented” the curb-stomp, the 450 splash, and the sharpshooter.
Sounds fantastic! I try not to make too big a deal out of “oh yeah that exists” with non-wrestling-conversant players because it can squash enthusiasm, but I’ve found that looking up clips after the game and showing them what they came up with actually looks like in practice is pretty fun!
The one that really got them was the Sharpshooter, because I showed them Bret putting it on Owen. They thought it looked killer.
And because the character who uses it in the game is a Clown angry Scotsman who’s other signature move is an ass-first seated senton.