It's not a bad idea but as the game makes very clear, Todogawan wrestling is real, so people generally go by their own names. That said, with the MC's history of wrestling in other countries, I have no problem with adding an option later on where you can choose a wrestling name that you've used in the past
Thing is though, even if it is 100% real you can consider a "wrestling name" to be your nickname. Plenty of fighters in other, real, fighting sports had scary/impressive nicknames. It is part of one's presentation and image. For example, here is a list of 50 boxer nicknames:
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Just the first 6 in that list include:
"James "Bonecrusher" Smith"
"Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall"
and "Thomas "Hitman/Motor City Cobra" Hearns".
Pretty sure those names don't sound much different than many wrestlers with a nickname, like
"Mad Dog" Vachon
"King Kong" Bundy
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
and "Quick Draw" Rick Mcgraw (heck, this one sounds like a boxing nickname more than a wrestling one!)
So even if it is real, that doesn't prevent one from having a scary nickname/wrestling name
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I think the best option is to provide the option for a nickname (like the examples above) in the beginning, and later on like you mentioned provide a, separate, option for a wrestling name
. And of course, players who don't want either can simply leave the name entry screen blank
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PS: Have you ever played the "Choose Your Own Adventure" game "Slammed"? If not then I reommend you check it out, as it too takes place in a world where wrestling (well, the championship matches and main event scene at least) is 100% real and IIRC it was pretty engrossing and had an enjoyable plot and some pretty good choices, so it might serve as some nice inspiration for a story or two, or at least a nice playthrough
. I recommend the rest of the players here check it out too
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2nd PS: I was kinda disappointed that you didn't reply, so I am glad you finally did! I Will return to playing the game soon as I have sadly been kinda busy with IRL stuff. Will provide more suggestions when I do
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