Well, this is a turn.

This doesn't change the game, but at the same time, it does.

On the one hand, the aspects of the tête-à-tête are almost annihilated, because the pissing contest aspect of picking apart where someone was a dumb are gone. I feel there are several people who were standouts throughout the feds history who may have never thrived using the new rule system.

On the other hand, adapt or die.

I'm absolutely not hearkening back to the days of slamming down a total of 14 rps between just two writers for just one match during a cycle. It preserves some creative juices, similarly to a pitch count preserving an athlete's shoulder. Are multiple RP matches completely off the table? How will tag team matches, or War Games work?

On a personal note, this has a very old-school vibe to it, and is more realistic in pro-wrestling terms. Randy Savage wouldn't cut five promos and go on an adventure, he'd annihilate an opponent in one. Similarly, those long term tales we saw on TV that took weeks to unfold took weeks to unfold and played out in segments on shows.

From a storytelling aspect, a way around this is to have an angle in place between two writers. One RP cycle they have a pose-off/tug of war/arm wrestling match/whatever contest that isn't a wrestling match, etc., or just to be super basic, they're best two of three falls. Technically anyone could still do a 3 RP match except they'd stretch it out over three cards. In example, we KNOW The Universal Champion will be defending against Mr. XWF at the next PPV, to bump up the amount of RPs they're allotted it would be carried over a few shows, judged week by week.

Just a few ways I just thought up to play around with the new rules.