No wrestling match would be the same without that magical voice on the mic, the Commentator. Players take turns providing color commentary during matches by taking on distinct personalities.
Each weekly Event Card provides guidance for the Commentator. The Commentator has the opportunity to really get into the game and recreate the excitement of professional wrestling. Call out Moves, Attire, One-Shots, Weapons, and Run-Ins to craft a story for each match. Hopefully nobody’s sleeping nearby, because the Commentator should be loud and larger than life!
When it’s your turn to wrestle during the Event and you’re the Commentator, choose another player to play the Commentator role for your match. If all the players are involved in match and there is no one else to hand the role off to, just keep the role.The Commentator also has the glorious responsibility of deciding each week’s Event and the PlayerOrder during the Event. It’s an auspicious honor that’s not to be taken lightly.
To start the game, every player rolls a D6. The player with the highest roll is the first Commentator. The Commentator role moves to the right after every Event.
What Happens When the Commentator Is a Superstar?
On occasion, the Drama side of an Event card may show that the Commentator is a Superstar. One of two things can happen based on the die roll. Either a Superstar will interfere in the match or they will host their own talk show with the active wrestler. As the Commentator, you will assume that Superstar’s personality.
When Ringside Conflict is the result, the active wrestler can choose to either draw the top Superstar on the discard pile or from the Superstar deck.
The interference is treated like a regular Superstar Run-In where they lend their Finisher bonus to the Superstar competing against the active wrestler, but there is no DQ risk involved.
If the result is a Talk Show Interview, the Superstar is drawn and stays in play near the Event card.
In both cases, the Superstar is not discarded until after the match ends.