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Wrestler fame in Paper Wrestler is determined every 24 hour period with the top 50 “famous” wrestlers receiving a special icon next to their name. Only branded wrestlers are ranked. To view what rankings are relevant to a wrestler - check the Rankings for a wrestler while viewing their wrestler card.
Fame does not affect performance but affects the audience size at events.
Social Media Accounts and Followers
Social Media followers generate from the moment a wrestler exists in the Paper Wrestler world, whether they are signed or not.
Gaining Social Media Followers
Due to Fame
Fame is the largest impact on the number of fans a wrestler generates per 24 hours(0:00 CST). Fame is gained at a rate of
X = (number of ranked wrestlers)-(current rank)
at a dice roll of 1 to that X.
So for example if there is 110 ranked Wrestlers, the #1 ranked wrestler will gain 1 to 109 new followers each 24 hour period while maintaining that rank.
X = 110-1
“Twitter Followers” also is a part of the determining factor of Overall so these two (Fame and Twitter Followers) have a symbiotic relationship.
Due to Branding
Being hired to a brand generates a daily amount of 1 to 2 new followers per day.
Due to Existing
Simply existing generates a daily amount of 0 to 1 new follower per day.
Being In Matches
Base “maximum” fans gained depend upon the event itself and if you are a winner or loser.
Winning on a Pay Per View = 15 Winning on a Broadcasted Match = 10 Winning a House Show = 5
Losing in a Pay Per View = 6 Losing in a Broadcasted Match = 3 Losing in a House Show = 1
Unique
If your wrestler has a negative “Unique” value, their bland personality will actually decrease this number per mark to a minimum of 1.
A positive “Unique” persona is a huge boost for Fans gained. Not only does it add +X where X is the Unique points but ALSO multiplies the maximum fans possible by this amount.
So if you had, for example, 2 unique points on a wrestler and they won a Pay Per View event
x = (15+2)*2 = 1 to 34 New Fans
Uniqueness of a wrestler can cause very large follower gains from appearing on TV, even if you lose matches over more bland characters.