random numbers:

8-17-3: Cradle Muscle Breaker - think a cradle piledriver, but falling to a kneeling position rather than sitting, breaking the opponents muscles on your thighs

12-24-6: Figure Four Finger Crusher - basically a figure four done using your and your opponent's fingers, like if just your hands were wrestling

more:

Inside-Out Body Mutilation - this is exactly what it sounds like

Suicide Skull Bomb - this involves jumping from the top rope and spiking yourself headfirst onto your opponent, this kills you

Atomic Shoulder Punch - pretty much what you do to your friend when they're being a dick

Inside-Out Taco Burrito - Taco Bell's newest menu item

I can't wait for the next round of this tournament. I hear it is scheduled for July 2027

5 Point Games

BCS : LSU
Rose : Wisconsin
Fiesta : Oklahoma State
Sugar : Virginia Tech
Orange : W Virginia

3 Point Games

Alamo : Baylor
Capital One : Nebraska
Champs Sports : Florida State
Chick Fil A : Auburn
Cotton : Arkansas
Gator : Florida
Holiday : Texas
Independence : Missouri
Insight : Oklahoma
Las Vegas : Boise State
Liberty : Cincinnati
Outback : Georgia
Poinsettia : Texas Christian
Sun : Utah
Ticketcity : Houston

2 Point Games

Armed Forces : BYU
BBVA Compass : SMU
Beef O' Brady : Florida International
Belk : Louisville
Go Daddy : N Illinois
Hawaii : Southern Mississippi
Idaho Potato : Utah State
Kraft Foods : Illinois
Little Caesars : Purdue
Meineke Texas : Texas A&M
Military : Toledo
Music City : Mississippi State
New Mexico : Wyoming
New Orleans : SD State
Pinstripe : Iowa State

Bump...

still need people's emails for this.

Lou wins the individual title by a point over The Old Tex & John Stark. AA is the only other person to score 60 points (61).

Puns Wins the Board competition. Pretty much wire-to-wire. We Rule!

I'll leave the spreadsheet posted for a week or so if anyone wants to go look at it in detail.

dl.dropbox.com/u/6092437/Pickem.xls


Thanks for playing.

TexShark300 48
TommyD420 55
The Dead 56
Tarheelmike 57
DevilSoprano 57
sportsguy 49
Attitude Adjuster 61
Gatorbait 53
Lou 64
Williamssl 63
DenverPunk 55
Thom 56
punkerhardcore 47
Qonas 48
John Stark 63
Mike Peck 54

Team Pun's House 55.43
Team OO 53.80

I've followed the league way more in depth this year than I have in seasons past. Add this with me reading Simmons' Book of Basketball, and the NBA has become something that I thought it never would become - must view television.

It didn't hurt that the Bobcats were somewhat decent this year, but they were never on TV. I watched all the games I could.

Yeah, I think that's the way I'm going. I'm not sweating the keepers since I doubt either Weaver or Porcello would sniff my 5 (besides the pitchers Fielder, Miguel Cabrera, Kemp, Markakis). Just couldn't decide if losing a 2nd pitcher was worth Lind. But I think I'm going to try it without them and go with the 2-for-2 if necessary.

Draft is Monday and it's usually a show full of matches to make the 15 or so switches during the program and then there's the supplemental 15 or so the next afternoon.

Anyway, with the absense of a real Wrestlemania game this year, how about one with the Draft?

Here's the rules, as simple to make the game as possible:

1. Select 15 wrestlers and the shows they will be traded to.
2. 1 point for getting the wrestler right, 1 point for the show.
3. You are allowed to pick a wrestler twice (meaning they switch shows twice in the evening or supplemental or a trade within the week). Getting this wrestler right on both counts, including shows for each switch gets you the 2 points for each move, and a bonus 2 points for taking a chance on something with minimal chance of happening.

For example: If you pick Smackdown Wrestler A to be traded to ECW, and this is exactly what happens, you get 2 points. If you predict this wrestler will move again during the whole festivities and say he gets traded to Raw, and this happens exactly, you get another 2 points for correctly getting another trade, and 2 bonus points for getting both trades exactly correct.

Simple enough I think. If anyone has any suggestions to changes, whether it be how many wrestlers are picked or something in the rules, lets make a deadline until Friday Night, and by then hopefully I'll update this to the final rules and lets say after 12:00 PM EST (Afternoon) on Saturday, we can start making our picks.

The game will end after the completion of Smackdown next week, to give the WWE enough time to complete a supplemental draft and any trades they decide to do. After that, I'll tabulate scores and we'll have a winner.


*Side note - In an effort to keep this thread clean and organized, I'm going to make a draft thread over in the wrestling board section for discussing the show and if you want, to discuss your picks for this game and your reasonings.

Good Luck!

I'm in, I already have my picks (and yes, I have real life friends who will be watching with us and competing in our Wrestlemania pool...although we are all poor, and thus don't do it for money, but instead pass around a toy WWE CHampionship belt.)

Sounds good to me-- I'll start a new thread.

I'm okay with that. If there is suddenly a great response, I'll bring it back with great immediecy. I'm sure I spelled & used that word wrong.

I just came across this thread and was a little weirded out by:

a) I won
b) I called it would be done in 5 weeks

I'm officially freaked out now. But it could just be the acid ;D

I feel that Mkid, my kid is starting to sleep longer at night as well.

If for some reason Bound for Glory spawns some wrestling talk on here, I may take another shot. Otherwise, I'm hoping the build to Survivor Series gets some people back into it.

I'll wait until the Royal Rumble and the road to WM25 if I have to, because I still enjoy doing it.

In the meantime, you can always read (and even comment on...) the happenings of the Old School Revolution!

If I throw one together does it make my word law?

6. Charlie Haasneg
5. MVP
4. Santino
3. Sting
2. Jericho
1. Booker

Brand: Impact

I = king

If you need some help due to time constraints let me know....

VOTING CLOSED...

Here is mine:
1. Chris Jericho
2. Kevin Steen & El Generico
3. Shawn Michaels
4. Jeff Jarrett
5. Samoa Joe
6. CM Punk

Brand: RAW, even if just for the ending.

Week 24!

Finally to get these up here, sorry about the delay. Kids, cars, you name it!

Quick & dirty this week...

The 12 Pack

1. Chris Jericho, RAW (8 votes / 6 fpv / 42 pts)
2. Samoa Joe, TNA (6 / 1 / 26)
3. Sonjay Dutt, TNA (5 / 2 / 19)
4. Jay Lethal, TNA (3 / 0 / 14.5)
5. Evan Bourne & Rey Mysterio, ECW/RAW (5 / 0 / 13)
6. Bryan Danielson, ROH (3 / 0 / 10)
7. Awesome Kong, TNA (3 / 0 / 9)
8. Charlie Haas, RAW (4 / 0 /
8. The Beautiful People, TNA (4 / 0 /
10. Brian Kendrick, SD! (2 / 0 /
10. Randy Orton, RAW (2 / 0 /
12. Sheik Abdul Bashir, TNA (2 / 0 / 5)

NOTE: I use # of votes as a tie breaker, then first place votes (if needed). That's why the 8's & 10's shake out like they do.

Others receiving votes: Matt Striker, Jeff Jarrett, John Morrison, Taylor Wilde, Curry Man, Carlito & Primo Colon, JT Lightning, Sting

Brand o' the Week - TNA

I like having the two champions on top. Too bad Triple H and Matt Hardy didn't impress enough. I'm not sure we've ever had all 4 champions in the same 12-Pack.

I didn't get online but for a few minutes yesterday. Results coming later tonight!

Put. Her. In a cage!

Charlie Haas must hate Lilian Garcia.

Clearly you clicked on a link that snelson gave you.

Congrats on the kid, DashBee.

Re wrestlers who have left the business without being forced out by injury or lack of interest, lets not forget the Rock.

The way the SD booking committee is already overlooking the scramble thing and setting up HHH/Khali the title shot is only of minor importance.