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Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
With 71.43% of the vote, Goldberg's reign advances.

WE NOW MOVE TO THE ELITE 8! Our first contest...

Masahiro Chono's sole NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign vs. Ricky Steamboat's sole NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign

Masahiro Chono's sole NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won against Rick Rude during the 1992 G1 Climax (title was vacant)
-lasted 145 days
-featured five title defenses, the highest rated being...
-lost to the Great Muta at Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome (****1/4)

Ricky Steamboat's sole NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Ric Flair at Chi-Town Rumble
-lasted 76 days
-featured at least four title defenses, the highest rated being a five-star affair (twice) - once against Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions #6, the second being...
-lost to Ric Flair at WrestleWar '89

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edogawa rando
Mar 20, 2007

gently caress me, this is a tough one.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hu6BAsN4I4

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



I will not vote for the reign that has chono vs muto at starcade even if it has the great dome match

ChrisBTY
Mar 29, 2012

this glorious monument

For whatever reason I always thought Steamboat had 2 title reigns.
He deserved two title reigns. Even if he is the poster boy for vanilla babyface.

Erainor
Dec 30, 2017

THUNDERDOME LOSER
Ricky is so great, but imagine if he had could promo too!

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
With 84% of the vote, Ricky Steamboat's reign advances.

OUR NEXT CONTEST...

Ric Flair's sixth NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign vs. Scott Steiner's sole WCW World Heavyweight Championship reign

Ric Flair's sixth NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Ron Garvin at Starrcade '87 in a steel cage match
-lasted 452 days
-featured at least six televised title defenses, the highest rated being...
-lost to Ricky Steamboat at Chi-Town Rumble (*****)

Scott Steiner's sole WCW World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Booker T in a Straightjacket Caged Heat match at Mayhem '00
-lasted 120 days
-featured 14 title defenses, the highest rated being a match against Diamond Dallas Page at Greed (***1/2)
-lost to Booker T on Nitro

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
I mean the Ric Flair reign is the Ric Flair reign

BUT HOLLA IF YOU HEAR ME

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Rarity posted:

I mean the Ric Flair reign is the Ric Flair reign

BUT HOLLA IF YOU HEAR ME

Can't hear the holla-ing over the wooing, sorry!

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Ric has freaks but not peaks

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

hehe

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
With 66.67% of the vote, Ric Flair's reign advances.

WE CLOSE OUT THE ELITE 8 WITH....

Ric Flair's seventh NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign vs. Goldberg's first WCW World Heavyweight Championship reign

Ric Flair's seventh NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar '89
-lasted 426 days
-featured at least 14 televised title defenses, the highest rated being a ****1/2 affair, which happened twice - once against Terry Funk at the Great American Bash '89, and once against Lex Luger at WrestleWar '90
-lost to Sting at the Great American Bash '90

Goldberg's first WCW World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Hollywood Hogan on Nitro
-lasted 174 days
-featured at least 14 televised title defense, the highest rated being a match against Diamond Dallas Page at Halloween Havoc '98 (***1/4)
-lost to Kevin Nash in a No Disqualification match at Starrcade '98

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

who did you decide to pick? who do you decide to pick if you didn't pick yet?

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Pick Goldberg, Flair never had people chanting his name during his entrance

zetamind2000
Nov 6, 2007

I'm an alien.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llbXqtF77jg

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



SG Bamboo posted:

Pick Goldberg, Flair never had people chanting his name during his entrance

chants haden't been invented by ecw yet, it was a dark age

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
With 66.67% of the vote, Ric Flair's reign advances.

TO THE FINAL 4!

Ric Flair's fifth NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign vs. Ricky Steamboat's sole NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign

Ric Flair's fifth NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Dusty Rhodes at a Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling event
-lasted 412 days
-featured at least twelve televised title defenses, the highest rated being a five-star affair against Barry Windham on World Wide Wrestling
-lost to Ron Garvin in a steel cage match at a Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling event

Ricky Steamboat's sole NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Ric Flair at Chi-Town Rumble
-lasted 76 days
-featured at least four title defenses, the highest rated being a five-star affair (twice) - once against Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions #6, the second being...
-lost to Ric Flair at WrestleWar '89

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

it's been a wild ride, here on space mountain.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Taking what will probably be my last chance to vote for Ricky Steamboat this tournament.

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

you've all made a fool out of the championship. for what? feeling good? smiling?

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
With 72.22% of the vote, Ricky Steamboat's reign advances.

OUR OTHER MATCH-UP IN THE FINAL 4....

Ric Flair's sixth NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign vs. Ric Flair's seventh NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign

Ric Flair's sixth NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Ron Garvin at Starrcade '87 in a steel cage match
-lasted 452 days
-featured at least six televised title defenses, the highest rated being...
-lost to Ricky Steamboat at Chi-Town Rumble (*****)

Ric Flair's seventh NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign:
-won from Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar '89
-lasted 426 days
-featured at least 14 televised title defenses, the highest rated being a ****1/2 affair, which happened twice - once against Terry Funk at the Great American Bash '89, and once against Lex Luger at WrestleWar '90
-lost to Sting at the Great American Bash '90

HerraS
Apr 15, 2012

Looking professional when committing genocide is essential. This is mostly achieved by using a beret.

Olive drab colour ensures the genocider will remain hidden from his prey until it's too late for them to do anything.



This. This is the hardest vote. gently caress. After careful consideration I have decided to go with the Terry Funk feud.



Also yay, the finals is Flair/Steamboat as it should be :allears:

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
I voted for Ric Flair

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

It coming down to Ricky vs. Ric Flair is perfect, even moreso that it's the Ricky Steamboat title reign that ended vs. Ric Flair at Wrestle War, and the Rick Flair title reign that started against Ricky Steamboat at Wrestle War :kiss:

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

ricky wins by 11 votes either way. reign was nothing. nothing reign wins. just to make all kinds of people have a wonderful day, week, month, or even their year

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

i papologize. it's nearly time for a big one. it means a lot in this industry

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
With 64.71% of the vote, Ric Flair's later reign advances.

OUR FINAL MATCH:

Ric Flair's seventh NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign vs. Ricky Steamboat's sole NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign

Three days to vote.

Erainor
Dec 30, 2017

THUNDERDOME LOSER
A great tournament, where both finalists are deserving. I voted for Ricky.

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Still kicking myself for forgetting to vote for KING BOOKAH that one time, but i guess these finalists are pretty good too

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
I did not vote for Ric Flair

edogawa rando
Mar 20, 2007

If voting against a sex pest is an option I will vote against a sex pest.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

The perfect final two for the tournament, great job!

Gavok
Oct 10, 2005

Brock! Oh, man, I'm sorry about your...

...tooth?


Anyone else ever feel really awkward when Gorilla Monsoon would refer to Ricky as "The Steamer?"

saffi faildotter
Mar 2, 2007

voted steamboat even though i love that funk vs flair match a lot

Edward Mass
Sep 14, 2011

𝅘𝅥𝅮 I wanna go home with the armadillo
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene
Friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen
𝅘𝅥𝅮
With 57.14% of the vote, Ricky Steamboat's reign, which lasted less than three months, is determined to be the greatest reign in the history of the Big Gold Belt. I don't know what this means.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I don't agree with the final result but that don't matter, Ricky Steamboat rules and maybe this just seeks to correct the Family Man losing to the Playboy at WrestleWar '89 :hmmyes:

Big Coffin Hunter
Aug 13, 2005

He was the half of those Flair/Steamboat matches that didn't have the problem of being positive about Ric Flair in 2023.

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Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

i may have forgotten to cast my vote, because i could have sworn that i did vote and never came to reaffirm, but i'd like to say that gushing about ricky steamboat when you hate ric flair is like showing off pics of a custom lego set built by the worst guy in the world, and loving it and enjoying all the time you spent watching that guy build it. just kidding. congrats to absolut pretty ricky.

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