[PC] Pugs Arenas + Installation Tutorials

Added another variant of WrestleMania 33 (5) and retextured all of those to include WRESTLEMANIA writing on the globe. See spoilers below.

Uploaded Raw 2002-2006 to my drive. See picture and video below :)

Thank you, thank you - I appreciate that! Here is another lol:


WWF SMACKDOWN! 1999

I am getting a lot of questions about how to install my newer arena's. Please follow this guide below:

We'll use my SMACKDOWN! 2002 as the example in this tutorial. You can follow the same process for other arenas.

This tutorial assumes that you have the Component Disable.dll and the most up-to-date PWGR Patcher and ModPack installed. For more information, see my tutorial on the component disable: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mox0VDjqK9c and visit the ModPack Testing Ground discord: discord.gg/Y8aw6eHm. I would also encourage you to view Carlzilla’s tutorial on how to use the ArenaEdit features: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYI53Mawz2E if you are interested in making your own arenas.


1) Go to my google drive and download the arena folder you want (e.g. SMACKDOWN! 2002) by right clicking on the folder and clicking download.



2) Unzip and place the downloaded folder onto your desktop


3) Open the folder and place all of the .png files (WWE Smackdown 02_, WWE Smackdown 02_Floor, WWE Smackdown 02_Lights, WWE Smackdown 02__Parts, WWE Smackdown 02__Stage) into your “…\Steam\steamapps\common\Fire Prowrestling World\RingMats\ArenaMats\AR00” folder.


Some of my arena’s offer an alternative ramp, stage, and side tron colors. Feel free to swap out textures files from the Alternative Stages-Ramp Colors folder. Just be sure to rename the file as to what is in the main folder (e.g. WWE Smackdown 02__Stage2 (White).png would be renamed WWE Smackdown 02__Stage.png and placed in the AR00 folder).


4) Place the ArenaEdit folder you downloaded into the “…\Steam\steamapps\common\Fire Prowrestling World\ModPackData” folder.




***Steps 5 and 6 are critical as this is where most people have issues. Pay extra close attention here***


5) Go into “…\Steam\steamapps\common\Fire Prowrestling World\ModPackData\ArenaEdit” and search for the AR00 – WWE Smackdown 2002.csv, AR00 – WWE Smackdown 2002.txt, and AR00 – WWE Smackdown 2002_Ent.txt files. Each of these files are named in the following format:

[AR00] - [RING NAME].csv
[AR00] - [RING NAME].txt
[AR00] - [RING NAME]_Ent.txt

Verify that the ring name of each file matches the in-game ring name, EXACTLY. If your ring is named Smackdown 02 in game, you need alter the file names to:

AR00 – Smackdown 02.csv
AR00 – Smackdown 02.txt
AR00 – Smackdown 02_Ent.txt

If your ring is named WWE Smackdown 2002 in game, you need alter the file names to:

AR00 – WWE Smackdown 2002.csv
AR00 – WWE Smackdown 2002.txt
AR00 – WWE Smackdown 2002 _Ent.txt

Yes, that includes the space before and after the hyphen as well. The only other option is to rename the in game ring to match the ring name in title of the file. If that segment of your file name does match the in game ring, the arena edit .csv will not load. Here is an example of how it should look:




A common error some people run into here is that the .csv and .txt file downloads as "AR00_-_WWE Smackdown 2002" from the google drive. If that happens, rename those files so the underscores become spaces. 

6) Open the WWE Smackdown 2002.csv file (or whatever you renamed it to) in Microsoft Excel and expand column C so you can view the whole file path. Verify that the file paths in column C actually lead to the proper folders. The best way to do this is to verify the file path up until it hits Steam.




I have my path set up as: D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam...

Other creators such as CujoMatty (http://firepro2.com/t/cujomattys-stuff-wcw-1998-redone/830) sets his files up like this: D:\Steam…

If Steam is installed on your C drive, you probably have something like:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam... or C:\Program Files\Steam...

You have ensure that the file paths listed in the csv file actually lead to the files in your Steam Fire Pro Wrestling folder. If you have to edit the file content, consider using the Ctrl + F Replace function. Once you make the proper changes in column C, save the file and close it. (FYI: csv files ask you if you want to save when you close them, even if it’s saved or nothing changed – this is normal).

**If you do not own a copy of Microsoft Excel, consider Open Office, which is free and can edit .csv files. Check it out here: www.openoffice.org/ **

7) Open Fire Pro Wrestling World. Once the game and modpack open, go to Arena Texture Database, add a ring, and select your in game ring under the Ring Selection Tab:




8) Click on the Ringside Texture tab, and select the first .png file associated with your ring, in this case it is WWE Smackdown 02'. Please note, AR00 falls under Big Garden Arena, AR01 falls under SCS Stadium, etc.

**It is not a big deal if the .png files aren't named exactly after your arena, like the .csv files.**




9) Pull up the Arena Edit window from the mod pack and select the proper arena and ring (in this case, Madison Square Garden and WWE Smackdown 2002 (or again, whatever you named it). If the file properly loads, you should see the .csv file content populate on the screen.




10) For good measure, click Update and then Save. If you get an error message saying that “One of the entries is pointing to an invalid texture file”, you need to close the game, go back to the .csv file, and reexamine the texture file path names. Something is not leading to the proper path or you are missing the texture file.



If you experience any issues, drop a comment and let me know. If you think I left something important out of this guide, please let me know! I love this game and enjoy helping the community – just give me a shout.