PLAYING THE GAME

The Contest begins January 11th 2010, and ends March 28th 2010. The Contest consists of twelve (12) weekly periods, each of which starts on Monday at 7 PM ET andends at 11:59 PM ET on Sunday of each week of the Contest. Only listed shows on the events page will be included in that Contest Week’s scoring.

SCORING

Scoring for Season 5 is awarded based on the scoring system below:

Appearance (+3)

Match (+5)

Win (+7)

Pay Per View Appearance (+5)

Pay Per View Match (+8)

Pay Per View Win (+12)

All Shows: Win a Title (+20)

All Shows: Retain a Title (+8)

All Shows: Participation in a Specialty Match (+3)

All Shows: Winning a Specialty Match (+5)

All Shows: Eliminating an opponent (+2)

All Shows: Final Match (+3)

All Shows: Disqualification (-4)

All Shows: Suspension (-10)

The official score is kept by the Fantasy Board of Directors. All decisions of the Board are final. Scoring is calculated based on the total number of points each Superstar earns following every program listed in Smart Wrestling Fantasy. Points will be listed by Superstar, not by event. Scoring is based only on events that take place during a Contest Week.

SCORING DETAILS APPEARANCES

A Superstar will be awarded appearance points for each show he/she appears.  Simply being on TV constitutes an "appearance," unless a Superstar is merely in the background in a non-creative role or is otherwise not part of any storyline. For example, if Orlando Jordan is standing next to Hulk Hogan during a backstage segment, both Orlando Jordan and Hulk Hogan will receive appearance points. Simply being in the background in a non-creative role does not constitute an appearance. The Fantasy Board of Directors will make the final ruling on whether a Superstar receives appearance points.

Only action from the day of the event will count towards appearance points. Earlier appearances will not count. This includes flashbacks to prior days or weeks, pay-per-view promotions, commercials, match graphics, show openers, and still images.

Appearance points will be updated and available to players at least weekly. In most cases, points will be available the day after a event. The timing of point postings and decisions about points are at the sole discretion of the Fantasy Board of Directors.

MATCHES

Matches are scored only when a Superstar is ruled a competitor in a match. Any other Superstar who appears during a match will earn appearance points, but will not earn match points. Appearances by managers, divas and others ringside will be scored as appearances, not matches.

In the event of a "no-decision" finish, the Superstars who participated in the match will earn match points, but neither will be credited with a win.

SPECIALTY MATCHES

A Superstar is awarded an additional 3 points for competing in a designated Specialty match (i.e. Steel Cage Match). A Superstar is awarded an additional 5 points for winning a designated Specialty match.

A Superstar is awarded 2 points for eliminating an opponent in a match with elimination rules. Elimination matches include (but are not limited to) Battle Royals, Royal Rumble, Classic Survivor Series Elimination Matches and Fatal Four Way Elimination Matches.

FINAL MATCH

Each time a Superstar competes in the final match of an event, he is awarded an additional 3 points. Any other Superstar who appears during the final match will earn appearance points, but will not earn Final Match points.

DISQUALIFICATION

An official disqualification from a match, regardless of the cause, will result in a deduction of 4 points.

SUSPENSION

An official suspension results in a deduction of 10 points. A Superstar may still receive Fantasy points (appearance points, etc.) while officially on suspension.