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Queer Salutations
Aug 20, 2009

kind of a shitty wizard...

Katsuhiko Nakajima
ASUKA
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
Tam Nakano
Naomichi Marufuji
Cedric Alexander
Grizzled Young Veterans

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GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Katsuhiko Nakajima
Asuka
Nanae Takahashi
Tessa Blanchard
Tam Nakano
Naomichi Marufuji
Go Shiozaki
T-Hawk

I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle on this one but Asuka doesn't stylize her name in all caps in English. (the WWE one does though...)

Lol at the Liger walkover

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

Shota Umino
Asuka
Mistico
Negro Casas
Naomichi Marufuji
Go Shiozaki
Sammy Guevara

Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC
The Miz
The Viking Raiders

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
Shota Umino
ASUKA
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
Tam Nakano
Microman
Go Shiozaki
Sammy Guevara

Fad
Nov 13, 2002

I dont care.
Shota Umino
Jonathan Gresham
Candice LeRae
Tessa Blanchard
The Viking Raiders
Puma King
Cedric Alexander
Sammy Guevara

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle on this one but Asuka doesn't stylize her name in all caps in English. (the WWE one does though...)

I'll update my records going forward. Thanks!

Edit: I'm going to go ahead and assign the second round match-ups for the first 48 winners in round one. Rather than clog up this thread, I'll announce them on Twitter (@PunchMcLightnin).

Punch McLightning fucked around with this message at 01:58 on Oct 21, 2019

ItohRespectArmy
Sep 11, 2019

Cutest In The World, Six Time DDT Ironheavymetalweight champion, Two Time International Princess champion, winner of two tournaments, a Princess Tag Team champion, And a pretty good singer too!
"When I was an idol, I felt nothing every day but now that I'm a pro wrestler I'm in pain constantly!"

Shota Umino
Asuka
Candice LeRae
Tam Nakano
Puma King
Sammy Guevara

Do not even ask
Apr 8, 2008


Katsuhiko Nakajima
Asuka
Nanae Takahashi
Tessa Blanchard
Tam Nakano
Microman
Go Shiozaki
T-Hawk

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Shota Umino
Asuka
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
Tam Nakano
Microman
Go Shiozaki
T-Hawk

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル
Shota Umino
Jonathan Gresham
Adam Page
Mistico
Tam Nakano
Naomichi Marufuji
Go Shiozaki
Sammy Guevara

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Katsuhiko Nakajima
Konosuke Takeshita
Adam Page
Mistico
The Viking Raiders
Puma King
Go Shiozaki
T-Hawk

You dorks really should watching more NOAH so you can vote for Nakajima. He's rad.

Trying
Sep 26, 2019

Shota Umino
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
Negro Casas
Puma King
Sammy Guevara

i voted for puma king purely he because he has a cool look after being filled with regrets for not doing the same for kagetsu

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Shota Umino
Asuka
Candice LeRae
Mistico
The Viking Raiders
Naomichi Marufuji
Cedric Alexander
Grizzled Young Veterans

Sticky Nate
Jan 9, 2012

Shooter
Asuka
Nanae Takahashi
Mistico
Tam Nakano
Microman
Go Shiozaki
T-Hawk

BTF
Oct 15, 2019

I love Matt Taven
Katsuhiko Nakajima
Jonathan Gresham
Candice LeRae
Tessa Blanchard
The Viking Raiders
Puma King
The Undertaker
Grizzled Young Veterans*

*I want to clarify that GYV get my vote only because of Zack "Number 1 heel in the WÄÄÄÄÄRLD since idontknow 2016?" Gibson. James Drake just absolutely sucks.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Punch McLightning posted:

I'll update my records going forward. Thanks!

Haha, it's something that's so engrained that I don't think it's ever going to change. Both Asukas did like my tweet about it so I'm honour bound to continue the fight but it's not something that I expect to change without a lot of confusion going on.

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
Shota Umino
Jonathan Gresham
Nanae Takahashi
Tessa Blanchard
Negro Casas
Microman
Go Shoizaki
Sammy Guevara

Insertnamehere31
Jan 23, 2012

This could be the most one-sided fight since 1973 when Ali faced an eighty-foot tall mechanical Joe Frazier. My memory isn't what it used to be, but I think the entire Earth was destroyed.

Shota Umino
Jonathan Gresham
Candice LeRae
Tessa Blanchard
Tam Nakano
Naomichi Marufuji
Cedric Alexander
Sammy Guevara

I unironically like the miz, but Shooter fuckin rules

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


Shota Umino
Jonathan Gresham
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
The Viking Raiders
Microman
Cedric Alexander
Sammy Guevara

Pinwiz11
Jan 26, 2009

I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.



Shota Umino
Asuka
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
Tam Nakano
Abstain
Abstain
Sammy Guevara

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



Shota Umino
Jonathan Gresham
Candice LeRae
Taya
Negro Casas
Naomichi Marufuji
Cedric Alexander
T-Hawk

Lead Pipe Cinch
Mar 10, 2003

Heavy Metal Bakesale


oh but seriously I posted:

i voted for puma king purely he because he has a cool look after being filled with regrets for not doing the same for kagetsu

I also voted for Puma King based on exactly one match where he did ref antics throughout with Aubrey Edwards, and I’m guess what I’m saying is Aubrey should be in the tournament.

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



Shota Umino
Asuka
Candice LeRae
Tessa Blanchard
The Viking Raiders
Abstain
Cedric Alexander
Sammy Guevara

Armitage
Aug 16, 2005

"Mathman's not here." "Oh? Where is he?" "He's in the Mathroom."
Shota Umino
Jonathan Gresham
Candice LeRae
Tessa Blanchard
The Viking Raiders
Naomichi Marufuji
Go Shiozaki
Grizzled Young Veterans

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


Jonathan Gresham
Adam Page
The Viking Raiders
Naomichi Marufuji
Sammy Guevara

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Lead Pipe Cinch posted:

Aubrey should be in the tournament.

Bit unfair to make the winner obvious from the start

BodyMassageMachine
Nov 24, 2006

:yeah:
:yeah:
:yeah:

The Miz

Adam Page
Taya
The Viking Raiders
Naomichi Marufuji
Cedric Alexander
Sammy Guevara

Venomous
Nov 7, 2011





God loving damnit I missed another one.

FIRST ROUND, PART SEVEN

Katsuhiko Nakajima
Asuka
Nanae Takahashi
Mistico
Negro Casas
Microman
Go Shiozaki
T-Hawk

Draxion
Jun 9, 2013




Katsuhiko Nakajima
Asuka
Adam Page
Mistico
Tam Nakano
Naomichi Marufuji
Go Shiozaki
T-Hawk

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Crying tears of shame at Rowdy Ringsports for ignoring Katsuhiko Nakajima for some Young Boy. Shame.

chirico cuvie
Jan 23, 2004
Made of beef and beef byproduct
Lipstick Apathy
Katsuhiko Nakajima
Asuka
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
Tam Nakano
Naomichi Marufuji
Go Shiozaki
Sammy Guevara

Dr. Zoggle
Aug 12, 2006
Go Blue!


Nakajima
Gresham
Candice
Tessa
Casas
Marufuji
Go Shiozaki
T-Hawk

Netsky
Jun 24, 2004
I AM THE STREET



Shota Umino
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
The Viking Raiders
Cedric Alexander
Sammy Guevara

Takuan
May 6, 2007

Shota Umino
Jonathan Gresham
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
The Viking Raiders
Naomichi Marufuji
Cedric Alexander
T-Hawk

Shayna Baszler
Oct 24, 2001

i'll always take care of you
Muldoon
Katsuhiko Nakajima
Jonathan Gresham
Adam Page
Tessa Blanchard
Negro Casas
Microman
Go Shiozaki
Sammy Guevara

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Shota Umino 23
Katsuhiko Nakajima 12
The Miz 2

Asuka 17
Jonathan Gresham 16
Konosuke Takeshita 1

Adam Page 22
Candice LeRae 9
Nanae Takahashi 5

Tessa Blanchard 25
Mistico 8
Taya 2

Tam Nakano 16
The Viking Raiders 13
Negro Casas 8

Naomichi Marufuji 17
Microman 9
Puma King 8

Go Shiozaki 18
Cedric Alexander 14
The Undertaker 1

Sammy Guevara 21
T-Hawk 11
Grizzled Young Veterans 5

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
These winners' second round match-ups will be:

Naomichi Marufuji vs. Becky Lynch
Go Shiozaki vs. Nick Gage
Tessa Blanchard vs. AJ Styles
Tam Nakano vs Tommaso Ciampa
Shota Umino vs Roman Reigns
Adam Page vs Fenix
Sammy Guevara vs Johnny Gargano
Asuka vs Kento Miyahara

I will have the last part of round one up in a second.

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Special formatting request: Please only list the name of the person you are voting for from each match-up. This will be easier for me to count than bolding names from match-ups. I can work around this if necessary, but if you can vote by just listing the name of your choice, that would be great.

You can abstain from votes. You are not required to list that vote as ‘abstain,’ you just need to skip it.



Dalton Castle
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Johnny Gargano

The Party Peacock won the RoH World Championship late in 2017, but at that point was so injured that his reign was heavily impacted by his physical condition. Once he came back healthier in 2019, he’s been able to regain some momentum, doing a good job in a feud to get Rush over and having good matches with Dragon Lee & Will Ospreay between RoH & NJPW. Also, he did the hype video for this year’s tournament!

Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

DBS Jr. left New Japan this year to try to get featured more as a solo act, moving to MLW to work towards this goal. He had a very good match with Timothy Thatcher there, as well as two great Bloodsport matches against Tom Lawlor & Killer Kross. Smith is an underrated big man in the sport.

Killer Kross
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Kross has turned out to be a good, sinister heel this year, in both Impact & AAA. He did well opposite Cain Velasquez in Cain’s debut at TripleMania. His match with Davey Boy Smith Jr. at this year’s first Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport was very popular as well.



Tony Nese
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Tony Nese has been a cornerstone of the 205 Live show, holding the Cruiserweight championship from April to June of this year. He had very good matches with Cedric Alexander and Buddy Murphy this year. His abs are also ridiculous.

Silas Young
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

A two-time RoH World Television Champion, Young has continued to be a key piece of RoH’s roster. His interviews can be really good, and he’s capable of being in good matches – I really liked the six man tag he did with the Briscoes against Villain Enterprises in January of this year at Honor Reigns Supreme.

Kylie Rae
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Kylie Rae shined on the indies this year, with great matches against Tessa Blanchard in Zelo Pro and with Orange Cassidy in Beyond Wrestling. She also appeared on AEW’s Double or Nothing, where she looked good in a four-way match. But she then left the promotion and went on a quiet hiatus, only breaking it for a couple of matches close to Chicago. Hopefully she’s able to resolve what she’s going through so she does better going forward.



Joaquin Wilde/DJZ
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Formerly known as DJ Z, he signed with WWE in March of this year and debuted in late June in NXT. His main highlights came in 2018 with Impact and on the indies, where he excelled as a high flyer. He participated in the NXT Breakout Tournament, so he should be featured on the black-and-yellow brand going forward.

Brody King
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

A hoss and a half, Brody King joined Ring of Honor at the end of 2018, where he joined Villain Enterprises.In Marty Scurll’s stable, King has won the RoH World Tag & Six-Man Tag Championships. King also teamed with Jeff Cobb to put on a great tag match at BOLA opposite Daisuke Sekimoto and Jonathan Gresham.

Low Ki
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

At this point, I feel like you know what Low Ki does. Stiff strikes, good matches (if not as highly acclaimed as he used to be), and a track record of burning bridges that has left him working mainly in MLW on a sporadic schedule despite it being a wrestling war where everyone’s grabbing talent as fast as possible. Still, he was that company’s World Champion for seven months.



Yuka Sakazaki
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

One of the three surviving members of TJPW's first class, Yuka's infectious personality and in ring ability have made her a crowd favourite for years. It took only one match to endear her to the hearts of an all new audience at AEW's Double or Nothing PPV and with an upcoming Princess of Princess title shot at the legendary Sumo Hall against former partner, Shoko Nakajima, it's only a matter of time before the whole world is hearing AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY Thanks to George W Bushi for his help with this profile!

Jordynne Grace
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Currently part of the Impact Knockouts division, Grace is a well-traveled grappler, who’s worked in PROGRESS, Beyond, Pro Wrestling EVE, and Sendai Girls. She was also part of the battle royal at All In. She’s a powerhouse and at just 23 is a strong prospect. She’s already had highlight matches with Chihiro Hashimoto and starred in a street fight with five men in PROGRESS.

The Revival, Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder
Dawson: Eliminated in Round 3 of 2017 WH-128 by Hiromu Takahashi
Dash: Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Nick Jackson


A highly praised team since their days in NXT, The Revival got lost for a while on the main roster but seem to have some momentum with strong matches against Roode & Gable, Ciampa & Gargano, and The New Day. They’re now up to three tag tile runs on the main brands, including their current time as Smackdown’s tag champs.



Kay Lee Ray
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

After a highly praised run on the UK indies, including a praised match with Meiko Satomura, Kay Lee Ray signed with WWE in early 2019. Quickly joining the NXT UK brand, Ray went on to win the NXT UK Women’s title at the Cardiff TakeOver, defeating Toni Storm.

Jimmy Havoc
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

One of AEW’s top prospects, Havoc’s been praised for his charisma and his brawling ability. He came to the states after a successful run in PROGRESS from 2014 on. He’s being positioned to be a good midcarder for AEW.

Tony Deppen
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Deppen has had a breakout year in 2019, first with GCW and then with PWG at Battle of Los Angeles, where he was part of two matches Dave Meltzer gave ****+ ratings. A promising brawler, Deppen has also been praised for his work as a heel.



Ilja Dragunov
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Dragunov has spent the past two years tearing it up in wXw and PROGRESS. Having now moved over to the WWE full time, he’s had a couple of great matches with Kassius Ohno and Cesaro. He also spent a month with WALTER as wXw World Tag Team Champions.

Rey Mysterio
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Neville
Eliminated in Round 1 in 2015 by Roderick Strong
Eliminated in Round 4 in 2011 by Dolph Ziggler
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2009 by Shawn Michaels
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2007 by Austin Aries


The greatest luchador of all time, Mysterio has been hampered by the wear and tear of his 30+ year career. Despite WWE seemingly not knowing how to use him, he’s still had a series of great matches with Andrade this calendar year, proving he can still go.

Kairi Sane
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Sane had a great 2018, winning the NXT Women’s Championship from Baszler in a solid series of matches. She’s since been promoted to the main roster, where she’s in a tag team with Asuka. Despite their copious talents, Sane has not been appearing on television regularly recently.



Jordan Devlin
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Devlin has become one of the most acclaimed workers in the British scene, putting on numerous highly praised matches in PROGRESS and OTT. He’s been highly praised for matches with Ilja Dragunov, WALTER, and David Starr over the last couple of years.

Flamita
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Flamita is one of the most overlooked luchadors active right now. While he primarily works in AAA and Dragon Gate, he has appeared in more than 20 promotions this year. His career highlight has to be his work in the trios match from PWG Sixteen that Dave Meltzer gave five stars. Just 24, he should be a star somewhere in the future.

Rhea Ripley
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

A semifinalist in the 2018 Mae Young Classic, Ripley went on to become the first ever NXT UK Women’s Champion. She eventually lost her belt to Toni Storm, but appears poised to enter a higher profile feud with Shayne Baszler.



Bianca Belair
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Extremely charismatic, Belair is a real prospect in NXT. While she has areas that she can improve in, she came off well in her feud with Shayna Baszler. Her most unique part of her work is using her extremely long hair braid as a whip on opponents. Staying in NXT will be to her benefit and give her the opportunity to try to get her ring work up to the level of her star power.

Jordan Myles (ACH)
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Will Ospreay
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2015 by Chris Hero


After years of shining on the indies and in spot runs in New Japan, ACH finally signed a deal with WWE and has recently debuted in NXT, winning the NXT Breakout Tournament. He should continue to rise up the ranks of NXT in 2020 and beyond.

MJF
Did not appear in 2017 WH-128

Saving the best for last, at least in MJF’s mind. A tremendous heel, MJF is great on the mic and looks to be pegged as a future star for AEW. Just 23, he’s showing an increased ability in the ring. It wouldn’t be surprising at all to see him be a main eventer in the near future.


Your ballot:

Dalton Castle vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Killer Kross
Tony Nese vs. Silas Young vs. Kylie Rae
Joaquin Wilde vs. Brody King vs. Low Ki
Yuka Sakazaki vs. Jordynne Grace vs. The Revival
Kay Lee Ray vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. Tony Deppen
Ilja Dragunov vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kairi Sane
Jordan Devlin vs. Flamita vs. Rhea Ripley
Bianca Belair vs. Jordan Myles vs. MJF

Voting closes at 7 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, or whenever I get in front of a computer after that.

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Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
Dalton Castle
Kylie Rae
Brody King
Yuka Sakazaki
Tony Deppen
Flamita
MJF

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