How To Put On Perfect Shows Every Week in WWE 2K23 MyGM

Trying to put on consistently good shows in MyGM can be a pretty strenuous task, but only if you don't know what you actually need to do to get good ratings. This video is going to show you how to put on the perfect show every week in WWE 2K23 MyGM so that you can easily beat the opposition brands. If you enjoyed the video, make sure to subscribe to the channel for more WWE 2K content!
Intro: 0:00
Overview: 0:19
The Drama Curve: 1:18
How to Get Good Match Ratings: 2:05
Logistics Bonuses: 5:59
Power Cards: 7:45
Rivalries: 8:09
#wwe #wwe2k23 #smackdown

[@WrestlingLobby]

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[@iortizjunior]

Personally I wish the booking was a little more realistic in GM mode. I dont want to run a specialty almost match every week for no reason just to get a ratings boost.

[@KaitainCPS]

It’s harder to do that now with longer injury times.

[@fornikator]

Sounds like aew booking for me lol

[@deathryche]

​@fornikator that's true. WWE would have to have mostly talking segments for this to be realistic.

[@kingmikedas]

agreed seeing the hurricane vs omos in a main event on a cpu show for ratings is crazy lol

[@bongcloudopening5404]

True which is why i love the booking mode in wrestling empire as it really gives me the feel of being a booker. Although there are many aspects it can definitely improve on.

[@motokuchoma]

Some of the logistics in the first game you could cheap out on because if you couldn't meet the requirements for the extra bonus it wasn't worth the extra cash investment. But you always wanted to go to the biggest arena because the capacity massively increases your income. I think its worth noting that arena should always be maxed as soon as you can.

[@istart2finish238]

GM is EXTREMELY HARD on ALL DIFFICULTIES. The key to GM MODE I figured out is to BUY BIG ARENA's every single week, so that you get alot of money. From there its a stamina game. Have wrestlers fight, call out & REPEAT. JUST HAVE THEM FIGHT THEN CALL OUT. Buy free agents when you can't book anyone & just use them TO FILL UP EMPTY SPACES. DO NOT PUT YOUR TIME IN THESE PPL. FOCUS ON CONSTANTLY BOOKING YOUR TOP I'd say 3 wrestlers if not as many as you can. MAKE SURE THEIR POPULARITY STAYS UP BY KEEPING THEM ACTIVE, like PROMOS CALL OUTS, MATCHES. DO NOT LET THEM DROP POPULARITY. IGNORE THE REST OF THEM JUST FAVOR LIKE 3 wrestlers. POPULAR gives you easy high star matches, meaning you don't have to do too much to them. MAKE SURE YOU BUY EVENT CARDS ( SAVE them for PLE's ) basically just CASHOUT EVERYTHING at the PLE's and have your popular superstars fight on the OPENER MATCH & ENDER. Let the build up wrestlers fight mid. And just REPEAT. Do Not Worry about being in LAST PLACE. EVERYONE IS IN LAST PLACE UNTIL AFTER THE PLE's. Also what EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, DO THE CHALLENGE TROPHY TASKS. Either right away to get them out the way so you can focus, or STRATEGICALLY. Fight Giants with Cruisers/ Bruisers with Strikers, SPECIALTY are back up replacements for your missing opponent. I recommend ALL MEN 1 way like just Giants & Cruisers or BRUISERS & STRIKERS, then the women all GIANTS & CRUISERS or BRUISERS & STRIKERS. Thats GM MODE

[@Gildedrose]

After playing through my first few seasons i felt like the PERFORMANCE category was affected by the pop/stam of the wrestlers performing. The higher the pop and stam is the better the performance will be ultimately. Idk the real science of it but thats something i felt like was happening.

[@statikspark3055]

I also noticed this the other day and I have to say I think you are right, if the Stam is higher than the pop or vice versa then the match won’t receive the proper boost and if anything you’ll be more likely to put out a mediocre card, I found that having your main stars and also having 2-3 extra wrestlers to use whenever your main stars are starting to run low on stamina… the spa cards help ALOT

[@LiftandCoa]

i have picked up the game just a few days ago and the game just straight up tells you that popularity and stamina have a massive effect on the rating.

[@kp-mp8tm]

I like having them draft randomly. It makes it more interesting personally for me

[@ryankyle2467]

You definitely do a good job on helping people figure out how to play this mode! I still do have questions. But I feel like you should have all these videos that have to do with learning how to play and play good the My GM mode in the How to play My GM mode playlist!?!

[@IndieGameFan316]

Mode still has bugs from last year that were fixed and somehow got back in this year like you can’t hit someone’s profile when they wanna ask a raise or for contract negotiations which is annoying. And I noticed tag matches struggle to get rivalries up. I been doing one for like 3 PLE’s in a row and its still a 2 and they faced so much one got injured and the other needed 2 weeks off and u can’t end em either via a match type like singles. They also need more interaction between the other promotions because outside of them popping a card on me or texting after a week is done theres no interaction like why can’t we get a news bulletin saying who they cut or signed etc? Would feel more immersive.

[@sage6499]

ive made some observations about multi man matches. first, when you say that role is either 5 or 0, thats not entirely true with multi man matches. the optimal arrangement for triple threats is two faces and 1 heel. if you have 2 heels and a face you get a 4 star role bonus instead of 5. fatal 4 ways want an even split of heel and face. class matchups also work differently. more class types is better regardless of what those class types are. if you put a specialist, bruiser, and giant in a triple threat, you get a 5 star class matchup. every repeated class lowers the rating, so its actually kind of a buff to specialists since they can be used in (some) 5 star class matchups now.

[@Penguin-wm7cf]

I wish there was some realism to the mode. I don't want to have to book a Hell in a Cell, Ladder, and Last Man Standing match all on a random episode of Smackdown 4 weeks from a PLE just to get ratings. The majority, if not all matches on real weekly WWE shows, are just standard one on one matches or tag matches with no stipulation. I also feel like you should be able to book the winner and loser, and the way in which they win/lose.

[@Themanwhosaidsorry]

I agree. At least we can kinda pick the winner by doing the matches ourselves.

[@TheWrestlinEra]

I just wish you could have this mode online with a time limit on structuring a show in like 4 minutes if you don’t complete it within the time limit it auto books the show and if one is idle during the time they can just be kicked

[@KaitainCPS]

And what happens after they’re kicked?

[@gerzzza]

@@KaitainCPS cpu controls it

[@ScarcelyLucky]

To do that, the game would have to have functional servers for online play

[@TheWrestlinEra]

@@ScarcelyLucky 😂

[@TheWrestlinEra]

@@gerzzza yep

[@bodemoore7497]

Copy and paste 2007 gm mode, change the roster and tweak the UI. Banger

[@seanmurphygaming]

Is it best to have tiles matches each week to get good ratings?

[@OongTheLastAirbender]

gm mode isnt fun anymore, i miss svr 06 - 08

[@sam9708]

This is so hard! Raw GM hit me with the injury card for Summerslam so 3 of my stars and a major one who was in a rivalry with reigns was out injured… Great

[@tomjsamps97]

I can’t remember if it says in game but Are the shake ups random everytime? As in would you get the same ones after the Hell in a Cell PLE as someone would after the same event in their game?

[@Frostyz-LF]

They are random every time

[@Pduarte79]

Do you know how the divisions and ranking in Universe mode works in WWE2K22 and this one?

[@andrewcollins4089]

Can I make a rivalry between 3/4 people for a triple threat/fatal four way main event at. A PPV?? Have the champ feud with three others and try get them to feud with eachother through call outs ?

[@czynx3196]

Other than seeing who your rival books on the show, is there a way to view their roster? For Woods' power card it would be nice to be able to plan who you're gonna steal.

[@IdontUseThumbnails]

They show you their roster when you use the card. You could choose anyone from their roster but their champions. And if you put multiple shows you could steal from anyone’s show. Click on the show, view each roster and decide from there

[@czynx3196]

@@IdontUseThumbnails I was concerned that when you selected a rival show you were locked to stealing from them. But I now know you can back in and out

[@DozenMarks]

Tag Chemistry is just the same as Type Matchup but for a team also? I thought it would refer to how well the teams work well together (such as when finishing shows and you get those notifications on the side from "fans" who say Hall and Nash work great as a team, for example).

[@WrestlingLobby]

Messed this up during recording - you're right, that's what it is. Editing the vid!

[@KaitainCPS]

Yeah, and tag chemistry is generally random - you won’t know who works well together until you try them. Two caveats to this: (1) a star who asks to form a team with another star is likely to have good chemistry with them. (2) most famous real-world partnerships are reflected in the game, i.e you won’t have a game in which the Usos have bad chemistry together.

[@dsweetestkitty1527]

@@KaitainCPS Actually my usos had bad chemistry and I was forced to break them up 😭

[@huntercraves]

@@KaitainCPS I’ve been mapping tag teams that work well together for making things easier in the future, and your points about teams that work well IRL is pretty accurate

[@Speakup84]

Jackson smooth is the champion in my GM. He’s a local talent

[@alexandervajgrt8521]

He’s an interesting choice haha. Looks like Prince/Jackson wannabe 😂 I was like who’s this dude??

[@cursedriddler]

Eddie Pop 😩

[@dropdeadguides]

You say the rng is in the performance star rating. I was hoping that a wrestler's attitude ( mad, neutral, happy) would affect the performance rating. I would hope it's not all rng on that rating!

[@theaviatorcfn4884]

Im new to gm mode as I am a universe mode addict, which people are best to draft?

[@WrestlingLobby]

The best people to draft will be different every time! We have a guide on it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5iopqhvqNl8r6s

[@Jmoneygaming88]

Thanks

[@ryankyle2467]

I forgot to add this to the last comment but why is this NOT in the playlist for My GM mode?

[@declangaming24]

For me in this GM mode my legends will destroy them current superstars

[@jacobingraham5138]

imp they should have longer extensions on there contracts 5-7 weeks is ok tho

[@cjbrown8683]

I’m playing this soon I get it tonight

[@cjbrown8683]

It lit I got mines

[@Zackyue]

Personal I liked wrestlemainia 27 until the end but it was my first one

[@ryankyle2467]

3:45- Is there any other pairing? I mean, it’s not like rock, paper, scissors style where it just keeps going around in a circle?!? I thought there was 1 more class?……… maybe I miss understood in that video!?!

[@_blankface]

lol they’re so close. I don’t know why it’s so hard for them - all they have to do is take the “match rating” from universe mode and implement it into gm mode. Done. Simple. how hard is it?

[@FarookQais]

does anyone have a MyGM that work? 😫 tried it different ways 9X & it crashes every time.

[@jasonphillips1902]

Maybe get off that trash PC. When are y’all gonna learn 😂😂😂😂😂😂 My P5 has never crashed once and I’ve had it since day 1 with thousands of hours on it.

[@FarookQais]

@@jasonphillips1902 I'm on PS5. not PC.

[@BenCossette]

What is the PLE arena bonus? Is it worth it to use a smaller arena to get it?

[@benjaminarkwright]

I know this comment is old but for arena always choose the highest and for everything else choose the one that gives you the highest show bonus. I hope I helped.

[@thebel-boy13]

@@benjaminarkwrightI know this comment is old, but wouldn't it be better to just use the best logistics every time?

[@benjaminarkwright]

@@thebel-boy13 use the logistics that give you the bonus in most cases. If you have a stadium that costs 35000 and another that costs 100000 and the 35000 has a show bonus of 7% and the 100000 one has a bonus of 11% then you would think that you should always choose the 100000. If you are aiming for money, always choose the bigger stadium but if you dont need money and you can unlock the bonus on the smaller one then your show quality will be increased by a higher amount. For example if 35000 has a show bonus of 7% without the bonus but gains an extra 5% from the bonus then you should choose that over the 11% one that doesnt give you a bonus as the overall bonus is bigger and you will get small rewards for conpleting the bonuses like +1000 fans or things like that. I hope this helped and if you dont understand just reply and ill try to explain it better as i didnt explain it very well

[@akinako4064]

Montez Forde vs Chad Gable just getting a 2.5 Star match is ... so out of this world xDD Must have been just a 2 minute stinker to promote a different feud that both of them don't take par of.

[@zachhawkins5005]

GM mode needs to be simplified.

[@xrissxross3926]

2k24 version soon? 🤔

[@ajeshnilata1540]

i love this game

[@joaojesus5332]

I don't think title star rating is 0 or 5, midcard titles get some intermediate result

[@ryankyle2467]

0:17- It’s funny how you put the card up as like that itself is a explanation of why it was so horrible!?! I may not be a fan of either wrestler but I bet “fans” loved the Cena VS Miz match! And I’m not a fan of nor will I ever be of Punk but I bet “fans” also loved RKO VS Punk!?! And I’ve seen this match a bunch of times already and I know other “fans” loved it also! But The Undertaker VS Triple H No Holds Barred match was a great match!!! Definitely in the top 15 best WM matches of all time!!! And possibly the best match in that feud!

[@justsomeguywholikesdavidbo1085]

It doesn’t matter if your the person playing as the wrestler right?

[@WrestlingLobby]

Playing as the wrestler doesn't impact the star ratings

[@iamte1833]

🤔 I thought performance was your rating when your playing a match. So it's random because u simulate the matches but if u play a match and got 4.5 star the performance would be 4.5 star 🤷‍♂️

[@rosalinagonzalez2253]

I play a few of my matches with lvl 4 rivalries and still get 2 stars regardless of how good I play smh trash gm mode

[@ZBey0]

Same I think it’s random. I even kept switching who I played as to keep it close lol

[@KaitainCPS]

@@rosalinagonzalez2253Playing a match affects win-lose outcome but not match ratings. (Have a think about why this is GOOD design, not BAD design.)

[@ZelinasRealHusband]

is it bound to get a few bad shows here and there?

[@WrestlingLobby]

Yeah there is a bit of randomness to it, so sometimes you can do everything right but one match might suck which throws off the drama curve. If you follow everything we say though you'll put yourself in the best possible position to succeed!

[@ZelinasRealHusband]

@@WrestlingLobby thank you man

[@Dmummy]

you can do 2 brands only????

[@WrestlingLobby]

There are 5 brands to choose between; Smackdown, Raw, WCW, NXT and NXT 2.0. And you can play 2-4 players.

[@rmxox3184]

Why do I always lose profit

[@ismithy147]

I hate the overbooking from the AI. Too many random TLC matches for no reason.

[@EmpireWrestlingFederation]

same i think mdickie and tew aswell as wrestling journey made the best booking games

[@JSGDoesThings]

Honestly its just way too complicated. I booked a fire show, but even that wasn't enough to overcome the AI who had somewhat basic matches.

[@ryankyle2467]

5:59- Wow, is this channel owned by WWE!?! (Not really a question I’m expecting or needed a answer to! Hence why ! is first and not the ?) On almost all of the channels I follow, I get a add in the beginning of almost all of them. That’s normal for all channels. But in other channels videos I get maybe 1 extra add somewhere in the middle of a 30 minute video! Longer the video you might add 1 or 2 extra adds. But with the WWE channel mainly but also a few channels that cover just WWE shows, events and matches it is extremely higher! When it comes to a 30 minute video you get the normal 1 in the beginning and every once in awhile they try to be cheap and sneak 1 in at the end (which I’m not talking about the playlist videos! Because that’s not 1 at the end of a video. It’s 1 at the beginning of the new video you’re about to start)! But then also you will have anywhere between 3 and (the worst I’ve personally seen is) 12 in 1 30 minute video!!! We are at 5:59 minutes of a 8:08 minute video and I’m already at 6 add breaks!?! And now that I KNOW only 1 of those is because of KZbins greed and trying to push people to pay for this, the rest or at least most of the rest is because that channel gets money for allowing more adds throughout their videos (which is why you have some videos with 1 or 2 add breaks and others with 20!!! I know no channel that has a overwhelming amount of add breaks will ever admit it’s because of them, that doesn’t change the truth and how annoying it is!!!

[@JSGEdits.]

I follow these steps and i still get railed by the CPU...

[@josephberryman4106]

Ok so far I only have decent match's and I am a year in the game

[@aussiemmaguy]

Does NXT2.0 have secondary titles?

[@WrestlingLobby]

All brands have the same titles; world, men's, women's, men's tag and women's tag

[@SuperBabyMario0C]

Removing the veto power would make the game insanely better. There’s nothing worse than wasting time building up a lvl 4 rivalry to just get veto like wow dude at the ple too. Doesn’t make it harder just a straight up annoying power. Thanks I wasted my time

[@tripleparakeetshoes4613]

Are we just gonna pretend like he didn't have the Joker on his roster?

[@cezarmagicchess3665]

So what?

[@BBoy4040]

"How to put on the perfect show every week" "Not every show will be flawless" You should probably not title the video that then.

[@allahjustice8893]

I actually play out my matches in MyGM and I put on some of the best matches yet I get either disappointing ratings ? What am I doing wrong???

[@KaitainCPS]

Nothing. Playing a match affects the outcome (who won) but not the rating. If it affected the rating it would kind of break the game, as players would feel compelled to play matches to get higher ratings.

[@jamesthegr8er595]

​​@@KaitainCPS yeah, I had a killer steel cage triple threat match, and roman and Logan Paul wanted to tag, so I put them in a tag match, they worked well, but the match was awful Edit: the third in the triple threat was Brock, so I put taker in with Brock vs reigns and paul

[@richardtherichard26]

I have a theory that all the big name stars should be used fleetingly, just like in wwe. For example, your male and female champs shouldn’t be fighting on weekly shows unless it’s a title match or you’re gonna have interference to try to increase a rivalry level. Otherwise your Brock’s, Roman’s, Cody’s, charlottes, bayley Becky, all those people should be wrestling at MOST 2 matches a month, and 1 of them at the PLE. Grab a Gunther, or a sheamus, to be your mid card champ, and use the other matches on your weekly shows to build local talents and younger stars. Haven’t put it into practice yet, the night I came up w this idea, I had just bought nba 2k23 so I’ve been grinding on that. But I think it’ll work pretty well. Not sure why but the cpu ALWAYS demolishes me and I’m trying to strategize on how to beat it.

[@WrestlingLobby]

Rest a superstar = popularity decreases. Every week you don't feature them is another week where they're less effective at bringing in big star ratings!