
šµ Theme Song Theory: How Entrance Music Sets the Tone in eWrestling
Posted on July 7, 2025By The Armchair Booker
The lights dim. The crowd leans forward. And then — the music hits.
Whether it’s a war cry, a slow burn, or an all-out banger, a wrestler’s theme song does more than signal their arrival — it sets the emotional tone for everything that follows. In eWr...

Tag Team Synergy: Writing for Dual Characters Effectively
Posted on July 6, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Two characters. One promo. A thousand ways to mess it up.
In fantasy wrestling, writing for a tag team isn’t just about pairing two people together — it’s about creating a unit. The best tag teams don’t just look good on a banner or have cool matching...

Character Arcs and Long-Term Storytelling in eFeds
Posted on July 2, 2025By The Armchair Booker
“Wins and losses are temporary. A great story is forever.”
In fantasy wrestling, a character isn’t just a name on a match card. They’re an evolving persona — a hero, a villain, a cautionary tale, a tragedy in motion. While match results grab hea...

Promo Breakdown: Anatomy of a Killer Roleplay
Posted on June 30, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Anyone can write a promo. But a killer roleplay? One that turns heads, gets talked about, and defines a rivalry? That takes more than just words. It takes rhythm, voice, structure, and most of all — intent.
In this column, we’ll break down the anatomy of a s...

Booking Philosophy: Angle-Based vs. Competitive RP ā Which System Builds a Better Fed?
Posted on June 29, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Ask any veteran handler what kind of fed they prefer, and you’ll likely hear one of two answers:
-- “I want wins to be earned. Let the best RP win.”-- “I care about story. Let the outcome serve the angle.”
Welcome to the long-running debate at ...

There's a German Fantasy Wrestling Community You Should Check Out
Posted on June 29, 2025Germany’s fantasy wrestling scene has long been a vibrant corner of the broader eFed universe, and at its heart lies fantasy-wrestling.net—affectionately known as FW.net—a German-language hub where thousands of fans craft their own promotions, storylines, and dream matches. Whether...

The Future of Match Writing: Human vs AI in Fantasy Wrestling
Posted on June 29, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Fantasy wrestling is built on the shoulders of storytellers. For decades, handlers, fedheads, and staff writers have poured their creative energy into the matches that drive our fictional promotions forward — crafting blow-by-blow epics, comedic squashes, emotional grud...

How to Build a Champion-Caliber Character in Fantasy Wrestling
Posted on June 28, 2025Everybody wants the gold. But not everyone is built for it.
In the world of eWrestling, everyone thinks their character could be a champion — but few are truly crafted to become one. Whether your fed uses RP competitions, angle-based storytelling, or a hybrid, the reality is the same: titles ...

Is Discord Killing the Art of the Roleplay?
Posted on June 28, 2025By The Armchair Booker
Back in the day, a roleplay was an event. You’d log into your forum, navigate to the roleplay board, and brace yourself for three to five thousand words of blood, sweat, and broken dreams. Every sentence mattered. Every comma was agonized over. Your character’s mo...

The 5 Dumbest Reasons People DONāT Join a Fed
Posted on June 27, 2025Every e-fedder out there has their preference for what they look for in a fed. Some people want to find a promo based fed over a fed that emphasizes character development and vice versa. People will find a reason to WANT to join a fed,, and of course, they’re also going to find a reason NOT to...