I'm not sure if this edition will live up to it's name or not, because I am just going to talk about some basic stuff to get things started. In this edition I am going to talk about feuds and storylines, which are 2 of my favorite parts of backyard wrestling. I am going to assume that everyone who reads this knows enough about wrestling to know what a heel is and all that, so I am going to skip that part and get right to the meat and potatoes of storylines and feuds.

Of course to run a good storyline or feud you need a heel and face that work fluently with each other in the ring and on the microphone. The best way to get a feud over is to use mic. That’s why most wrestling shows start with a big promo hyping up the main event, or a big match on the card. Now some people think this is boring, but that’s just because the person doing the talking isn’t very good. The wrestler needs to know how to work a crowd, and there are different ways to do this depending on the gimmick of the wrestler and the fans. For example, a heel that talks about making his opponent bleed and using weapons might get heat in a place where the fans like old school wrestling, but get a face pop in front of bloodthirsty fans like they had in ECW.

Now in the ring the wrestlers need to be able to work well with each other. I hate seeing someone like Rob Van Dam or Tajri have to wrestle someone like the Big Show. Big Show’s size takes away from the moves that the smaller RVD and Tajri can do. So for the most part you need to have the wrestler feuding be about the same size, in most cases. There are cases where big guys and little guys work well together. Just like you need hardcore guys feuding with other hardcore guys. If most of a wrestler’s moves are made up of using hardcore weapons, you don’t want him wrestling a wrestler who won’t take hardcore bumps.

As far as running storylines goes, you don’t always two gimmicks that are opposite to run a good feud, such as The Rock and Stone Cold. You can run storylines with people who are almost the same. A lot of times people hate each other because they are so much alike. This works well with people that have big egos. This is just basic stuff right now; I’ll more into storyline ideas later.

**STORYLINES THAT ARE OVERUSED**
Owner vs. Wrestler: Vince McMahon has run this storyline idea into the ground. It might be fun to act like the owner and boss people around, but flat out it is getting old!

Anything resembling the NWO: This is anything that a lot of feds want to do, have a group or stable that tries to take over the who fed. The WCW/ECW Alliance was just the NWO with a different name.

Country vs. Country: By this I’m talking about USA wrestler vs. Canadian wrestler, or USA wrestler vs. German wrestler, and all that. They have been using the whole chanting of a country’s name for a cheap pop/heel heat for decades.

These are just a few overused storylines. Originality is the key when doing a storyline. I know a lot of this is stuff you already know or have read before, but I figured I would start with the basics and get into more complex stuff. If you have any questions or comments for me, or would like some advice on running shows email me at juggalo@netburner.net!