(04-22-2020, 02:23 PM)Shawn Warstein Said: That’s fair. But how I approach things personally is when I RP against someone I pay no attention to their story. I concentrate on their trash and what happens on the shows. If they mention me during the story that’s the only time my ears perk up, because then you’ve made it a reality IC wise if that makes sense

This is an excellent point too. If my character is booked against someone doing all kinds of storytelling that in no way relates or even could cross over into the world of my character, why should my character care? My character would just go by what he has seen in match results, etc....

If, however, that story was obviously written in such a way that it's meant to grab my attention and make my char feel like a target, then I'd be a lot more likely to go all in and sell it WHILE trying to overcome it in my own storytelling/responses.

With having no reason to think I'd be affected or targeted, I'd probably do something like...
Shane: "If that giant monster of a man can punch holes through brick walls while thinking about stuff that has nothing to do with XWF, but he's losing in matches, fuck it.... I don't give a crap how many walls he can punch through. He's still a loser based on his last match!"

**^^ this IC response from me would also be assuming that person doesn't successfully carry their full gimmick and influence into results/shows (no segments, no attacks, no custom matches, etc...), which again would be why Shane might assume he will remain unscathed.