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The Real Athletes will overwhelm you foolish, unathletic teams. But god drat I was planning on going Lesnar/LT/Ali first, then LT/Ali/Pacman, then LT/Ali/Jarrett. I'm so mad.
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# ? May 2, 2014 03:13 |
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Great White Hope posted:The Real Athletes will overwhelm you foolish, unathletic teams. Honestly I like your team better now, if only because who in the hell would've thought to pick a goddamn bear?
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# ? May 2, 2014 03:30 |
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BlueArmyMan posted:Honestly I like your team better now, if only because who in the hell would've thought to pick a goddamn bear? Certainly not I, knowing that one team has Daniel Bryan on it.
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# ? May 2, 2014 04:00 |
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Gavok posted:Certainly not I, knowing that one team has Daniel Bryan on it. There are bears, but then there is Victor, the Bear of Bears.
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# ? May 2, 2014 04:03 |
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I had the reverse problem, nobody I was ever even considering once I picked Okada got taken but I ended up changing what direction I wanted to go several times as people stayed on the board. My first plan was Okada/DiBiase/Castagnoli(World Bank), but that quickly changed to Okada/DiBiase/Mayweather(the One Percent), although I was also tempted by Okada/Hansen/Kojima(Team LARIATOOO~!) Then when Flair stayed on the board far longer than I expected I had to grab him over the Million Dollar Man, initially planning on Castagnoli or Devitt as the third Horseman before remembering how perfect a fit Pacman would be. My two non Okada based teams I briefly considered at the outset in case he got taken quick were the Trio of Kings I mentioned before (Macho King, Lawler, Regal) and the Mysterious and Handsome Strangers (Midnight Rider, Giant Machine, Mr. America). Thauros fucked around with this message at 04:44 on May 2, 2014 |
# ? May 2, 2014 04:40 |
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My original plan was Benoit/Invader/Snuka but then I was remembering other wrestlers who killed people and I realized there were funnier choices. I was tempted to pick New Jack but I couldn't find any evidence his "justified homicides" were anything more than bluster and I take my academic standards when picking fake theme tag teams very seriously. Great Khali was also a worst case scenario
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# ? May 2, 2014 05:07 |
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Mel Mudkiper posted:My original plan was Benoit/Invader/Snuka but then I was remembering other wrestlers who killed people and I realized there were funnier choices. I was expecting the lazy options of Invader/Snuka when I saw your team name and I'm very happy you went with better options. Similar to why I passed on Mayweather and one of Malone/Rodman.
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# ? May 2, 2014 05:15 |
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I would have been a big fan of the one percent, personally. Every man has his price, and Mayweather can pay it!
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# ? May 2, 2014 06:29 |
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A terrible part of me also considered a team of Hayabusa/Droz/and Jesse Sorenson as team Wrestling is Fake
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# ? May 2, 2014 06:55 |
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Managed to pick an anti-cancer team and didn't have to use Batista. Go me.
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# ? May 2, 2014 07:07 |
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Mel Mudkiper posted:A terrible part of me also considered a team of Hayabusa/Droz/and Jesse Sorenson as team Wrestling is Fake I'm glad you went with the better part of you and chose Murderer's Row instead.
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# ? May 2, 2014 11:13 |
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Mel Mudkiper posted:My original plan was Benoit/Invader/Snuka but then I was remembering other wrestlers who killed people and I realized there were funnier choices. Kensuke Sasaki was still open. Also, Gavok has clearly made the best team.
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# ? May 2, 2014 14:51 |
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I was hoping to get who I did with my last pick, but I couldn't imagine him still being available. With him there, I had to take him. Original plans: CM Punk + people with drug issues (Randy Savage, Eddie Guerrero, lots of other possibilities) -- Team CM Punk Professional Rehab, or Punk Anonymous CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Eddie Guerrero -- Team Vanilla Midgets, or Team PSP Pandering Instead I went for a more conventional trios setup, with a talker/good worker in Punk, a high flyer/old school guy/legend in Macho (who by the way can also talk pretty well), and the muscle/big guy with with Andre. Guess we'll see how picking a "serious" team fares against teams like Real Actual Murderers. If it's a conventional bracket that'll be my first opponent .
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# ? May 2, 2014 19:41 |
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My original plan was the SHE.I.L.D. with Kana, SDR, and Aja Kong. However, Aja Kong was taken, so I was planning on taking another powerhouse. Then I noticed that nobody grabbed Sammartino so there we go.
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# ? May 2, 2014 19:42 |
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Andre's never a bad choice, but you should've gone with Kojima for a triple diving elbow drop finisher.
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# ? May 2, 2014 19:47 |
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I nearly drafted either Kevin Nash or Keiji Mutoh to form the nWo Knee team.
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# ? May 2, 2014 19:48 |
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NowonSA posted:Guess we'll see how picking a "serious" team fares against teams like Real Actual Murderers. If it's a conventional bracket that'll be my first opponent . Don't take this the wrong way but we are going to murder you in a way that is not at all figurative
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# ? May 2, 2014 19:50 |
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Don't take this the wrong way but we are going to murder you in a way that is not at all figurative His team has strong necks and is under 80 so y'all might have a touch of trouble there
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# ? May 2, 2014 19:52 |
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Senerio posted:My original plan was the SHE.I.L.D. with Kana, SDR, and Aja Kong. However, Aja Kong was taken, so I was planning on taking another powerhouse. Then I noticed that nobody grabbed Sammartino so there we go. Should have made Dump Matsumoto your Roman Reigns.
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# ? May 2, 2014 19:53 |
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BlueArmyMan posted:His team has strong necks and is under 80 so y'all might have a touch of trouble there Also, a distinct lack of children.
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# ? May 2, 2014 19:54 |
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SHE.I.L.D would have been great, if only for the title which I never would have thought of. If I could have gotten Michaels than triple elbows was certainly a possibility, and I did pick Macho so my matches could have simultaneous elbow drops from Macho and Punk. Maybe now they can do that to a guy held up by Andre outside the ring. Besides, who says I can't still have a triple elbow drop finisher with Andre? Fight murder with murder . I don't really watch enough Japanese wrestling to grab somebody from that talent pool, so no Kojima for me. NowonSA fucked around with this message at 20:01 on May 2, 2014 |
# ? May 2, 2014 19:58 |
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SHE.I.L.D. should've happened NowonSA posted:Guess we'll see how picking a "serious" team fares against teams like Real Actual Murderers. If it's a conventional bracket that'll be my first opponent . NowonSA posted:Instead I went for a more conventional trios setup, with a talker/good worker in Punk, a high flyer/old school guy/legend in Macho (who by the way can also talk pretty well), and the muscle/big guy with with Andre.
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# ? May 2, 2014 20:09 |
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team MMA has a triple submission finisher, tandem ankle locks during a lesnar kimura.Great White Hope posted:The Real Athletes will overwhelm you foolish, unathletic teams. sorry to steal your picks twice but your current team is amazing so im not really that sorry.
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# ? May 2, 2014 20:10 |
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Atticus Finch posted:Bracket will be random, not by order. Woo! Saved from a literal murder in the first round!
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# ? May 2, 2014 20:11 |
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WeaponX posted:team MMA has a triple submission finisher, tandem ankle locks during a lesnar kimura. Red, White and Blue Justice drops you with a stunner into an ankle lock and a Nagata lock Edit: Oh man, just thought of this; Great Muta, John Morrison, Hulk - Lock The Doors, Hulk Hogan Double edit: Ones I thought of earlier for twitter; Molly Holly, Beth Phoenix, Kaitlyn - Team Crush Cesaro, William Reagal, Alex Wright - Team Very European Uppercut BlueArmyMan fucked around with this message at 20:18 on May 2, 2014 |
# ? May 2, 2014 20:13 |
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I should also mention my team is managed by
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# ? May 2, 2014 20:26 |
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Dump Matsumoto was actually who I was going to take. Partly decided not to take her because my mouse broke and I wouldn't be able to use my trackpad to Photoshop the jackets onto them for the team picture. Mind, it was mostly the fact that I didn't want my dad's favorite wrestler to miss out on this draft.
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# ? May 2, 2014 20:33 |
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Atticus Finch posted:I should also mention my team is managed by If we get free managers, dibs on Paul Heyman!
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# ? May 2, 2014 20:50 |
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He's not Samoan but Slick is an easy choice for me. "MAAAAAAWWWWWAGGGGE!"
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# ? May 2, 2014 20:56 |
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Give unto me Heenan as a mouthpiece.
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# ? May 2, 2014 20:58 |
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My post was a joke that maybe 3 people will get. drat I've been posting here too goddamn long.
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# ? May 2, 2014 21:04 |
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Atticus Finch posted:My post was a joke that maybe 3 people will get. Yeah, went over my head all the way. Unless that was Paradol Ex.
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# ? May 2, 2014 21:08 |
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Atticus Finch posted:My post was a joke that maybe 3 people will get. i liked it brah
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# ? May 2, 2014 21:56 |
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I didn't see the thread NEARLY in time, but my idea had been The "Cups of Coffee", with Raja Tiger, Jenna Morasca, and, er... Aleksandr Karelin.
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# ? May 2, 2014 22:47 |
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The picks are in! Let's take a moment to honor some names left out of this tournament's glory (in no particular order): OUT -Hulk Hogan -John Cena -Antonio Cesaro -Dean Ambrose -Seth Rollins -Arn Anderson -Sting -The Undertaker -Bray Wyatt What other big names am I forgetting?
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# ? May 2, 2014 23:23 |
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TEAMS ARE SET. Gavok - The Rock 'n' Jock 'n' Sock Connection 1.1 The Rock 2.32 Mr. Touchdown 3.33 Mankind Mel Mudkiper - Real Actual Murderers 1.2 Chris Benoit 2.31 Akitoshi Saito 3.34 Verne Gagne masato tatanka - Big Daddies 1.3 Big Daddy V 2.30 Big Daddy 3.35 Big Daddy Yum Yum Atticus Finch - The Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy 1.4 Shawn Michaels 2.29 Paul London 3.36 THE Brian Kendrick Thauros - The Rainmakers 1.5 Kazuchika Okada 2.28 Ric Flair 3.37 Adam "Pacman" Jones WeaponX - Team MMA 1.6 Brock Lesnar 2.27 Ken Shamrock 3.38 Jeff Jarrett BlueArmyMan - Red, White, and Blue Justice 1.7 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 2.26 Kurt Angle 3.39 Yuji Nagata LobsterMobster - Mobster Lobsters 1.8 Meng 2.25 Aja Kong 3.40 Yokozuna flashy_mcflash - Samoan Squat Team 1.9 Roman Reigns 2.24 Umaga 3.41 Samoa Joe Great White Hope - Real Athletes 1.10 Lawrence Taylor 2.23 Muhammad Ali 3.42 Victor the Wrestling Bear Semprini - Benoit Balls 1.11 Jake "The Sanem" Roberts 2.22 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 3.43 Kenta Kobashi El Gallinero Gros - Knee Slappers 1.12 Shinsuke Nakamura 2.21 Daniel Bryan 4.44 Antonio Inoki The man called M - Insane Motherfuckers 1.13 Zandig 2.20 The Ultimate Warrior 3.45 Delirious Senerio - Doom and Gloom 1.14 Kana 2.19 Sara Del Rey 3.46 Bruno Sammartino NowonSA - Giant Macho Punks 1.15 CM Punk 2.18 "Macho Man" Randy Savage 3.47 Andre the Giant Quantrill - Thekno Theam 3000 1.16 Triple H 2.17 Gorgeous George III 3.48 Ethan Carter III
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# ? May 2, 2014 23:32 |
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Should have made Dump Matsumoto your Roman Reigns. I was rereading the thread, and I noticed this mistake. It's Rowoman Reigns. Duh. Beyond that, on the list, Ted DiBiase, Randy Orton, and the entire Rhodes Clan were not selected off the top of my head.
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# ? May 2, 2014 23:34 |
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Also no Batista, Edge, Christian, Mike Tyson, Kane, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy or Bret Hart. I totally discounted PSP's inclination to make unexpected teams.
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# ? May 2, 2014 23:39 |
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No one from lucha at all, and lots of top puro HoFers like Misawa, Baba, Rikidozan, Hansen, Tanahashi and Mutoh were also skipped.
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# ? May 2, 2014 23:44 |
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Brackets have been made. Post soon or wait until Monday? I don't like my odds to advance.
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