This is something that I've been thinking for a while, and I've decided to establish some kind of training program that is similar to the Hart Dungeon run by Stu Hart. At first, I was a little hesitant, because there is already a rookie program in LAW named Young Lioness Program, but after careful deliberation, I've decided to go with it.
The training program in question is called the Shadow Fortress, which is run by the matriarch of the Ashford family, Dana Ashford. For those who don't know, Dana Ashford is one of my characters who's been wrestling for quite a while, and this year, she will be 51 years old, and still active in the ring. It has already been established that Dana has her own wrestling school.
The way she trains her proteges will be quite spartan in her methods, though those who manage to graduate from the school will gain prestige from it as the alumni of the Shadow Fortress. Those who are interested in having their wrestlers graduated from the Shadow Fortress (retroactively claiming them as such), you can ask me, and I can put your wrestlers' names in the list of alumni and graduates.
The following are the prerequisites for your wrestlers to be trained in the Shadow Fortress (already graduated or still training):
1. Must be 25 years old or younger.
2. Must have debuted after 2018 (2019 and above)
3. Can be babyface, heel or tweener.
The Shadow Fortress itself isn't really a stable, though it can be considered to be a badge of honor as a mark of prestige for those who graduated from it, just like the Hart Dungeon in real life. The training is harsh, and those who train in the Fortress may emerge from it as changed women or men. As of right now, there are two branches of Shadow Fortress:
1. Shadow Fortress JAPAN (main trainer: Dana Ashford)
2. Shadow Fortress USA (main trainer: Douglas Ashford)
You can choose whether to have your wrestlers graduated from Shadow Fortress JAPAN or Shadow Fortress USA, though only those who are still training in JAPAN can work matches in LAW.
Current Shadow Fortress Trainees (still in training):
- Rose Martinelli (Shadow Fortress Japan)
- Toni Ashford (Shadow Fortress USA)
- Mara Ashford (Shadow Fortress USA)
- Ryan Ashford (Shadow Fortress USA)
- Harmonia Edelstein (Shadow Fortress JAPAN)
- Finlay Zeffer (Shadow Fortress JAPAN)
- SENA (Shadow Fortress JAPAN)
- Aimi Smith (Shadow Fortress JAPAN)
- Raven Thompson (Shadow Fortress USA)