Finances · Media
Sponsors & Media Pressure
The money's bigger now. So is the leash.
Sponsorship deals with teeth
Passive sponsorship income is gone. The Finances panel now serves up real brand offers with a signing bonus, weekly fee, and a clause attached:
- Family-Friendly — book a hardcore match and the brand starts noticing.
- Edgy — keep it PG and they'll get bored.
- Main-Event Driven — every show needs a title defense.
- Ratings Bonus — pays out extra when your shows rate hot.
Two clause violations and the deal terminates early. Decide whether that big signing bonus is worth changing how you book.
TV networks that mean business
Every 8 weeks your network reviews your rolling show ratings against its minimum demand. Miss the number and you get a warning. Three warnings and the network drops you, taking a chunk of reputation with them.
The Media panel now surfaces active warnings and shows exactly what number each network expects, so you always know how much rope you've got left.