How to Copy and Paste Events in TEW IX (Total Extreme Wrestling 9)

If you've spent any time building schedules or booking shows in Total Extreme Wrestling IX (TEW IX), you've probably wondered whether there's a faster way to duplicate recurring events without rebuilding them from scratch each time. The good news: TEW IX does support event copying and pasting workflows — but how smoothly it works depends on where you are in the game, what kind of event you're duplicating, and how your promotion's calendar is structured.

What "Copying and Pasting Events" Actually Means in TEW IX

In TEW IX, copying an event typically refers to duplicating an existing scheduled show or event entry so you can reuse its settings — name, venue type, broadcast details, match card structure, or recurrence — without manually re-entering everything.

This is especially useful when:

• You run weekly TV tapings on the same network with the same format
• You want to clone a Pay-Per-View template for a future date
• You're working in the database editor and need to replicate event structures across promotions

The method you use depends on whether you're working inside an active game save (booking mode) or inside the TEW IX database/editor.

Copying Events Within a Booking Game

When you're actively running a promotion inside a game save, TEW IX handles recurring events through its scheduling system rather than a traditional copy-paste clipboard function.

Here's how it generally works:

Using the Schedule/Event Manager

1. Open your promotion's booking screen
2. Navigate to the Event Schedule or Calendar section
3. Locate the event you want to duplicate
4. Look for a right-click context menu or an on-screen option labeled "Copy Event", "Duplicate", or similar
5. Select the target date for the copied event
6. Confirm and adjust any date-specific details (opponent cards reset, but format settings carry over)

🗓️ Note: TEW IX's interface has evolved across patches. The exact label for duplication options may vary slightly depending on your current version. If you don't see a "Copy" option directly, check for a "New Event from Template" or "Schedule Recurring Show" function — these serve the same purpose.

Recurring Shows as an Alternative

For events that repeat on a fixed schedule — weekly TV, monthly specials — TEW IX lets you set up recurring event entries during the scheduling phase. This is functionally superior to manual copying because the game auto-populates dates based on the interval you define (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc.).

If you skipped this step when first creating the show, you may need to manually copy future dates, or delete and recreate the event with recurrence settings enabled.

Copying Events in the Database Editor

The TEW IX database editor (used to create or modify the game world before starting a save) has a more direct copy-paste function for event entries.

In the editor:

1. Open the Events section for a promotion
2. Right-click on an existing event entry
3. Select "Copy" or "Duplicate Entry"
4. Paste into the same promotion or another one using the corresponding paste option
5. Modify the date, name, or any other field as needed

This approach is particularly useful for modelers and database creators who are building out full promotional calendars before a game begins.

Common Friction Points 🔧

A few things tend to trip people up:

• Match cards don't copy in most contexts — event format copies, but booked matches are date-specific and reset
• Broadcast deals are tied to the promotion, not the event, so they'll populate automatically if the deal is already active
• Venue availability on the new date isn't guaranteed — TEW IX checks availability separately, so a copied event might need a venue re-assignment
• Event tier and prestige carry over from a duplicated entry, but prestige values will change dynamically once the event runs

If you're copying events across different promotions in the editor, watch for conflicts with event names, dates, and regional TV deals — the game tracks these separately per promotion.

What Varies by Setup

How useful event copying is — and how much friction you encounter — shifts depending on several factors:

• Promotion size: Larger promotions with complex TV schedules benefit more from recurring setups than smaller regional promotions running occasional events
• Database version: Community-created databases may have pre-built event templates that make duplication more or less necessary
• Booking style: If you manually book every show card, copying events saves setup time but doesn't reduce the actual booking work
• TEW IX patch version: The developer (Adam Ryland / Grey Dog Software) has refined the UI across updates, and some copy/paste behaviors have been adjusted in patches post-launch

The gap between someone running a weekly national TV promotion and someone booking a small regional circuit is significant — the same copy-paste workflow that streamlines one person's booking can be largely unnecessary for another's.