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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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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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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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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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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 |
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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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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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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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A terrible part of me also considered a team of Hayabusa/Droz/and Jesse Sorenson as team Wrestling is Fake
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Managed to pick an anti-cancer team and didn't have to use Batista. Go me.
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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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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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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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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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Andre's never a bad choice, but you should've gone with Kojima for a triple diving elbow drop finisher.
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I nearly drafted either Kevin Nash or Keiji Mutoh to form the nWo Knee team.
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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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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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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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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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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 |
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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.  - Shawn" with HBK, Andre, and Aja. Nobody can defeat a talented chickenshit with TWO bodyguards!!!
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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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Atticus Finch posted:Bracket will be random, not by order. Woo! Saved from a literal murder in the first round!
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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 |
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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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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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He's not Samoan but Slick is an easy choice for me. "MAAAAAAWWWWWAGGGGE!"
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Give unto me Heenan as a mouthpiece.
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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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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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Atticus Finch posted:My post was a joke that maybe 3 people will get. i liked it brah
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Brackets have been made. Post soon or wait until Monday? I don't like my odds to advance.
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