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Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Thanks to everyone about my sister. She's avoided long term issues because of it, but we won't know what the cause is until Friday at the earliest, and that's probably early.

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Trying
Sep 26, 2019

Punch McLightning posted:

Tomohiro Ishii
Jon Moxley
Minoru Suzuki
Zack Sabre Jr.

Proud & Powerful

glad that sister mclightning is doing ok

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
I’ve got pretty awful back spasms and am supposed to go on a car trip tomorrow, so I ain’t counting poo poo tonight. Vote, or take the time to watch a match about someone you haven’t watched before this tournament, or go back and rewatch Dalton Castle’s Cameo. Have a good one.

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

i feel responsible for the breakdown of this tournament, due to my announcement to stop voting. I just want to say that the rowdy ringsports 256 has my full support whether i vote or not, and i'll always love it. hell if the person i wronged willed it, i would vote labour 24/7, even breaking the vow not to vote here. But i'm not going to do that on my own. not after making a promise based on true remorse.

Trying
Sep 26, 2019

Cavauro posted:

i feel responsible for the breakdown of this tournament, due to my announcement to stop voting. I just want to say that the rowdy ringsports 256 has my full support whether i vote or not, and i'll always love it. hell if the person i wronged willed it, i would vote labour 24/7, even breaking the vow not to vote here. But i'm not going to do that on my own. not after making a promise based on true remorse.

i love you

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Punch McLightning posted:

I’ve got pretty awful back spasms and am supposed to go on a car trip tomorrow, so I ain’t counting poo poo tonight. Vote, or take the time to watch a match about someone you haven’t watched before this tournament, or go back and rewatch Dalton Castle’s Cameo. Have a good one.

Take your time friend, the deadlines you set were self-imposed and it's a difficult time of year even if things are going perfectly. :)

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer

Jerusalem posted:

Take your time friend, the deadlines you set were self-imposed and it's a difficult time of year even if things are going perfectly. :)

:thumbsup: Thanks for being cool.

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



Tomohiro Ishii
Jon Moxley
Minoru Suzuki
Zack Sabre Jr.

AND A BONUS MATCH TO DETERMINE THE BEST TAG TEAM*

Best Friends

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014
Tomohiro Ishii
Kota Ibushi
Minoru Suzuki
Zack Sabre Jr.

Best Friends

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


Tomohiro Ishii
Jon Moxley
Orange Cassidy
Zack Sabre Jr.

Proud&Powerful

TheKingslayer
Sep 3, 2008

Pentagon Jr.
Jon Moxley
Minoru Suzuki
Fenix

Proud & Powerful

Kouerson
Mar 5, 2008


If you die in Canada, you die in real life.
Tomohiro Ishii
Jon Moxley
Minoru Suzuki
Zack Sabre Jr.



Proud & Powerful

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
I'm counting votes after dinner!

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

Those were the days, when it was time to vote

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Punch McLightning posted:

I'm counting votes after dinner!

Don't gobble your food!

Edit: And thanks! :)

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
Results

Tomohiro Ishii 29, Pentagon Jr. 10
Jon Moxley 22, Kota Ibushi 16
Minoru Suzuki 24, Orange Cassidy 15
Zack Sabre Jr. 20, Fenix 17
Proud & Powerful 19, Best Friends 19 - as the tiebreaker, I have to vote for the team that screams "they're the best" versus the one who has someone in it that can't say poo poo on television.

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
WELCOME TO THE FINAL FOUR

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.



Tomohiro Ishii
Finished 2nd in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 4 of 2017 WH-128 by Kenny Omega
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2015 by Adam Cole
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2013 by Kevin Steen


The Stone Pitbull is defying age by continuing to put on tremendous matches every time he steps in the ring. The MVP of the 2019 G1 Climax, everyone he faced he one of their best matches of the tournament with him, if not their best performance. A key part of the New Japan card, he could easily be the IWGP World Champion is given the chance.

Jon Moxley
Finished 6th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 1 of 2017 WH-128 by Kento Miyahara
Eliminated in Round 4 in 2015 by Finn Balor
Eliminated in Round 3 in 2013 by Prince Devitt
Eliminated in Round 2 in 2011 by Akira Tozawa


Few wrestlers have been as revitalized by leaving the WWE as Moxley. When he left WWE, he was an unmotivated wrestler stuck doing Vince McMahon’s weird idea of comedy. Now, he’s one of the hottest wrestlers in the world, having star making performances in the G1 Climax. He’s started a high stakes feud with Kenny Omega that may produce the most anticipated matches in the U.S. this year.



Minoru Suzuki
Finished 8th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in quarter finals of 2017 WH-128 by Kento Miyahara
Eliminated in Round 4 in 2015 by Shinsuke Nakamura
Eliminated in The Quarter-Finals in 2013 by Hiroshi Tanahashi


Still the scariest motherfucker on the planet.

Zack Sabre Jr.
Finished 12th in Favorite Active Wrestlers thread
Eliminated in Round 4 of 2017 WH-128 by Hiromu Takahashi


ZSJ has taken up the mantle of the world’s greatest technical wrestler from Daniel Bryan, and it’s shown in the WON Awards. Sabre Jr. has won Best Technical Wrestler from those awards every year since 2014, and there’s no reason to think 2019 will be any different. He’s been moving his way up the New Japan card as well, getting multiple high profile wins against the legendary Hiroshi Tanahashi this year. A tremendous heel, Sabre should be a star for years to come.

Your ballot:

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley
Minoru Suzuki vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

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

Happy holidays, everyone!

Draxion
Jun 9, 2013




Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr

Gumball Gumption
Jan 7, 2012

Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr

If you've never seen the Ishii vs Moxley match from the G1 you really should. Big Tomo is other worldly.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr

Queer Salutations
Aug 20, 2009

kind of a shitty wizard...

Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr

The beefiest boy pitbull vs the bendiest socialist. Let's do this.

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
Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr.

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



this is the tough stuff now


Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr.

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.

Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr.

duckdealer
Feb 28, 2011

Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr.

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



Tomohiro Ishii
Minoru Suzuki

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr

Punch McLightning
Sep 19, 2005

you know what that means




Grimey Drawer
I’m a little worried because Cavauro hasn’t voted yet :smith:

Cool Post Beg
Mar 6, 2008

DADDY MAGIC
Jon Moxley
Minoru Suzuki

AlmightyPants
Mar 14, 2001

King of Scheduling
Pillbug
Tomohiro Ishii
Minoru Suzuki

just rust
Oct 23, 2012

Tomohiro Ishii
Minoru Suzuki

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
This is a dang good final four :hai:

Tomohiro Ishii - #TOMO is a sex symbol
Zack Sabre Jr - make your murder father proud Zack

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Tomohiro Ishii
Minoru Suzuki

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

-
Zack Sabre Jr.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Moxley
Suzuki

In the early rounds it kinda felt like AEW had replaced NJPW in the hearts of posters here but it looks like we're getting an all NJPW final. I guess the earlier rounds were during AEW's honeymoon period though.

Venomous
Nov 7, 2011





Tomohiro Ishii
Minoru Suzuki

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Moxley
Suzuki

In the early rounds it kinda felt like AEW had replaced NJPW in the hearts of posters here but it looks like we're getting an all NJPW final. I guess the earlier rounds were during AEW's honeymoon period though.
Imo AEW has a lot of cool and fun guys but no-one at the extreme sharp end of coolness such as

Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr.

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014
Tomohiro Ishii
Zack Sabre Jr.

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TheKingslayer
Sep 3, 2008

Moxley
Suzuki

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