Create-a-wrestler

Create-a-wrestler (CAW) is the name commonly given to personae in wrestling games created using a mode that allows modification of a base model (and, frequently, the name of the mode itself).

The WWE series of wrestling games refers to these creations as superstars, and so CAWs are sometimes identified as CASs (Create-a-Superstar).

History
The first notable create-a-wrestler mode was introduced in the game Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium, released only in Japan. Before that, some games featured rudimentary editing systems, one of the earliest of which is the game WWF King of the Ring, released for the NES and Game Boy. In it, a player could edit attributes of a generic character and give them a name, but could not modify the character's appearance or moveset.

In America, the CAW mode was not greatly explored until the game WWF War Zone was released for the Nintendo 64.

CAW modes are comparable to create-a-player modes in sports games, in that they allow roster updates. The CAW modes are more extensive, however, because a player is not limited to a specific style of dress. The freedom to create fictional and fantasy characters, as well as wrestlers, is at least part of the draw of CAW-making.