That is the first "dang, I thought I could wait" in a while - I think he's absolutely worth that spot.
Thanks for the love for the NXT thread so far - pretty happy with the Hayes intro.
Will try to get to stats later tonight, but even if we make a Titan-adjustment, the new low is for Samoa Joe (who I considered for both my past picks but couldn't justify with Bryan and Styles). I think it must be that he has just faced everyone - but all those matches are great!
Post by Road Warrior Shark on May 4, 2024 15:50:40 GMT -5
Martel was one of the Five I mentioned earlier.
This maybe a bit early, and cost me someone else I really like, but SG picks twice before I do again, so Let's bump this name up.
Another that was a singles champion, tag specialist, can be a heel or face, and generally considered one of the easiest people to work with in the ring and the nicest guy outside of it.
The one prize that eluded this woman thus far? The NXT Women’s Championship. Let’s fix that.
73. Bianca Belair
And let’s do some 34-73 stats before I hop off for the night (leaving a list).
Debuts: None (though as we'll see, we got pretty close with one) New Highs (6):
Will Ospreay – jumps 38 spots from #72 in 2019 to #34.
Rhea Ripley – jumps 24 spots from #62 last year to #38 this year.
Solo Sikoa – jumps 20 spots from #65 last year (his debut) to #45 this year.
Carmelo Hayes – jumps 206 spots from #262 last year to #56 this year. (Did I reach? I’ll never know.)
Dominik Mysterio – jumps 129 spots from #189 last year, to #60 (though he did go #87 in the 2020 WarGames draft).
Tiffany Stratton – jumps 536 spots from (you all letting me steal her at) #604 last year to #68 last year.
New Low (1):
Samoa Joe drops 23 spots from a prior all-time low of #34 (both last year and Pun’s 2020) to #57. I’m disappointed we let him drop so long since he was in rarefied air as one of m wrestlers to have never dropped below 40 in 29 prior regulation drafts across OO and Pun’s (esp. since many wrestlers debuted post-2008).
The others? Michaels, Savage, Austin, Eddie, Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, The Rock, AJ Styles, Edge, and Bret. (And Joe until now had an edge over Bret, who dropped below #40 in WarGames)
There are no remaining guaranteed all-time lows as of yet – only one person left on the Board has been in the top-100 every year, and I expect him to go soon.
Post by Mr. Dashbee on May 4, 2024 20:42:49 GMT -5
Hi everyone '
FifthHorseman has offered to take over for Titan if he is indeed completely out.
We'll give Titan until 8 PM Eastern on Monday, and if he hasn't turned up, then Fifth can take over.
And put of gratitude for him taking over, let's give him one floater and then he can pick up where we are and fill in the missed picks in add/drop (if he chooses).
FifthHorseman has offered to take over for Titan if he is indeed completely out.
We'll give Titan until 8 PM Eastern on Monday, and if he hasn't turned up, then Fifth can take over.
And put of gratitude for him taking over, let's give him one floater and then he can pick up where we are and fill in the missed picks in add/drop (if he chooses).
Not for nothing, but I’d be okay with two floaters. By that point we will be seven or eight rounds deep and it may be helpful for him to have a shot at whatever main stars are left to help make things work.
Just my opinion, and happy to abide by whatever is decided, but out of the same gratitude, it thought I’d offer this opinion up. Thanks Fifth and everyone for working to fill the spot.
FifthHorseman has offered to take over for Titan if he is indeed completely out.
We'll give Titan until 8 PM Eastern on Monday, and if he hasn't turned up, then Fifth can take over.
And put of gratitude for him taking over, let's give him one floater and then he can pick up where we are and fill in the missed picks in add/drop (if he chooses).
More than fair. I'd even be good with 2 floaters by then, since we'll be another round in more than likely.
1 or 2 floaters and I'd even be okay with him getting double picks each round or every other round to catch up until he's equal to the round we're in just to get him caught up. It's not his fault he's starting late.
1 or 2 floaters and I'd even be okay with him getting double picks each round or every other round to catch up until he's equal to the round we're in just to get him caught up. It's not his fault he's starting late.
Looks like Cletus is up at 77 and then Titan autoskip and then me. Not exactly sure how the overnight stoppages work. At what time is it my pick if we don’t see 77?
Looks like Cletus is up at 77 and then Titan autoskip and then me. Not exactly sure how the overnight stoppages work. At what time is it my pick if we don’t see 77?
Cletus has till noon per the "first clock of the day" rule. So about another two hours.