[Mr. Dashbee]

[glow=red,2,300]Week 13 [/glow]

The object is simple. You rank your top 6 performers of the week. Inverted points are awarded for 1-6 (6 points for your #1, 5 points for your #2, etc.). The top 12 point getters will comprise the Pun's House 12-Pack! Some fun will also happen with historical rankings and brand rankings, so keep an eye out for Serge, Lucky & Demko's contributions as we start to develop some history.

A few ground rules:
-Posting is preferred (with some comments if you can, they are very important to the rankings!), but you can also PM me your votes if you like.
-Feel free disagree and discuss your opinions. Try not to trash others' opinions, this whole thing is subjective. If you do disagree, present some great counter arguments and get the discussion going.
-Ties are okay. But you must skip the next spot if there is a tie. You can't have more than 2 per ranking (no 6-way ties for first place), either. And know that your points will be divided up amongst those who are tied. For example: if you have two tied for 2nd place, they share the 2nd & 3rd points (5 pts + 4 pts = 9 pts, or 4.5 per ranked competitor in that tie). The most you can rank is 7, if you have a tie for 6th place. A three way tie for 5th place (with no 6th place) is acceptable as well. You can also have a 6-way tie for first, or even a 7-way tie for first. As long as the numbers work out to an even point or half point, I will use it. I'm like math...
-Only vote for a specific performer once. If they competed in different ways, or even for different promotions, consider their body of work as a whole. If this is done and not changed, only the higher vote will count for the current week.
-Feel free to link to or post video evidence or campaign for someone if you feel moved to do so. Lucky also has a great online wrestling content thread going here.
-It’s okay to change your rankings. But please PM me to let me know. I tabulate the points as we go along, so I might not realize you changed something if you don't let me know.
-If you're unsure about something, check-out prior voting & result threads found nearby. As always, feel free to ask in this thread or via PM.

Week 13 Specifics
-Eligibility period: Monday 6/23 - Sunday 6/29
-Voting closes at 11:59 PM Wednesday 7/2, Eastern time (9 PM, Arizona time for me). The results will be posted before you wake up Thursday (East Coast, at least).

Eligible shows from the "Big 3":
-WWE RAW
-ECW
-TNA Impact
-WWE Smackdown
-ROH Dayton & Chicago
-WWE Night of Champions PPV

Plus:
-Any online content involving recent events that started airing this week, including an ROH VideoWire, WWE Heat, and TNA Today videos. Many indies put out online content as well.
-Any indy or international shows that took place during the eligibility period.

Let's get to voting! As always, pimp it.....

[National Champion Chris Cole]

After a pair of very down weeks I felt like we got a much better week most likely via the draft which opened up a new feel.

1. Edge - On Raw he did the perfect heel action by walking out on his match with Cena sending Batista to Raw. He followed that up by winning a star studded Battle Royal which brought Triple H to Smackdown. Then on Smackdown he went head to head on the mic with Triple H and had a killer match with Matt Hardy. Throw in a final win over Batista to keep the World Title on Smackdown and you have the recipe for a number one spot on my 6 pack.

2. Matt Hardy - He wrestled FOUR times this week and all of them (on Free TV) were good. He had a reunion of the Hardy Boys on Raw (should not come out to Matt's music, did they lose the rights to the Hardy Boys music?), beat the tag champs with CM Punk on ECW, and took the World Champ to the limit on Smackdown. He then retained the US Title at Night of Champions.

3. Christian Cage - How crazy do you have to be to go through a glass table? Seriously he could have punctured an organ.

4. Kofi Kingston - Yay, they used my idea. In the draft preview thread I had Kofi going to Raw to compete for the IC. He wins his blowoff match with Shelton, gets drafted to Raw via supplemental pick, and beats Jericho at Night of Champions. Yeah Mon!

5. Triple H - Mostly for shocking me by actually beating Cena. Now how do we get the WWE Title back to Raw?

6. Miz & Morrison - Dodged the bullet and beat the midget for the titles. They also had good matches with Hardys on Raw and Matt/Punk on ECW. They are consistently one of the best acts in the WWE.

Honorable Mentions

Chris Jericho - I loved the Shawn Michaels montage. He dropped the IC Title and now can focus on being the number one heel on Raw.

Shelton Benjamin - A great feud ended with Kofi. Hopefully Shelton gets another feud soon.

Speed Muscle - 2 weeks in a row they've been impressive. Can they pick up a win though?

[Eric O'Mac]

As callers say on the radio, I'm a "first time/long-time" here in the 12-Pack.

1) The top of my initial list has to be Matt Hardy, for all of the reasons M-Kid mentioned and more. He had 4 good matches this week, taking Edge to the limit, and successfully defending his United States Title. Hopefully, Matt's precense will make Tuesda Night ECW more watchable, as watching Matt in the ring can be breathtaking at times.

2) Edge - By hook or by crook, he found ways to hold on to hsi title and pull off big wins for himself and La Familia. Banishing Batista to Raw was a brilliant move on his part, and his match with Matt Hardy almost has to be cnosidered a contender for Match of the Week (if there was such an award.)

3) Triple H - Retaining his title against John Cena and doing so in an excellent match.

4) AJ Styles - Just because, he was gold this week, as he is most weeks.

5) Speed Muscle - DAMN, they are fun to watch.

6) Kofi Kingston - Hey, it's the "let's push the ethnic guy and have him win the IC Title in his first match as a member of the Raw brand" push that Santino, Carlito, and Shelton all got. Let's hope he makes the most of it - history isn't on his side in terms of moving up.

Honorable Mentions: Chris Jericho, Mark Henry, Morrison and Miz, Booker T, Kurt Angle/3D's "talk"

[Tommy]

1) The MVP... Christian
2) The MVP Runner Up...The Phenomenal AJ Styles. I am I am...You are You are
3) Speed Muscle. Fucking Right.
4) Chris Jericho...Finally, THE heel turn. I still think there's a stable coming
5) John Cena...For actually doing the job. Good news for the future for Superman.
6) Cody Rhodes...Yes, they banged you over the head with the heel turn; but I thought it was creative. Tagging himself in to wrestle...himself? Cool idea.

HM: The underappreciated and poorly utilized (historically) Mark Henry. Somebody gon get their ass kicked. Haters beware.

[Ultimatejobber]

6. Kofi Kingston: Like others have said, Kofi gets elevated in a big way after moving to the Raw roster. Good for you kid.

5. WWE Booking team/Draft Decision makers: For 96.8% of that 3 hour Raw I was entertained, I was intrigued, and I wasn't yelling "dammit!" because something dumb happened. I can forgive the 3.2% that hurt my feelings at the end.

4. Speed Muscle: They're fast.

3. Matt Hardy: He had a great match on Smackdown with Edge, and then followed up by retaining on the PPV. I thought thie US title was going to change hands. I am glad I was wrong.

1 TIE. HHH & Edge: Both retained when we were all saying one was going down. I vote them number one based on where I hope this dual champion thing is going, summer in the E just got interesting for me.

[Demko]

I hate to say it, but the WWE impressed me this weekend. Last week's shows were fairly built-up well. The PPV was fantastic. The story implications and fallout from the PPV make it hard not to watch this week. So my list is gonna be WWE-heavy.

1. Triple H
2. John Cena - Their match last night was full of psychology, ups and downs, very few restholds, and excellent counter and reversal-wrestling. H gets the nod here, because he pulled off the duke, which leads to the question 'What are they gonna do with two world titles on Smackdown?'

3T. Kofi Kingston - Not sure where's they're gonna go with this, but I'm actually excited about the prospects. Moreso than I was when Santino won his fluke IC title, actually.

3T. Edge - Excellent match with Batista. Do you think he's getting tired of not winning the matches on his own?

5. Matt Hardy - A reunion with his brother, a trade to ECW, a defeat of the WWE tag champs, a toe-to-toe standoff with the World Champ, and a successful title defense? It's been a busy week for Mr. Hardy. And an entertaining one.

6T. Christian Cage - Insanity personified.

6T. Mark Henry - Won his first 'big' title. Even I've gotta admit that as a success.

[Moreofabreadguyanyway]

1. (t) Matt Hardy and Edge- both guys had some great matches, including one on Smackdown against each other that was my second favorite match of the week. Plus, they both defended their titles in supposedly pretty solid matches at the PPV.

3. Speed Muscle- Totally carried my favorite match of the week. This whole X-Cup thing is bringing back warm memories of mine from the days of WCW's fantastic cruiserweight division, and Speed Muscle have been MVP's of the tourney thus far.

4. Kofi Kingston- I really enjoyed his match with Shelton on ECW, and of course winning the IC belt from Jericho is huge.

5. (t) Chris Jericho and Shelton Benjamin and Christian Cage- all of these guys could have been closer to the top during a week where wrestling didn't kick so much ass. I'm still loving Jericho's heel turn, Kingston-Benjamin was terrific and easily ECW's best match in a long time, and Christian bump through the glass table was epic.

[Mr. Dashbee]

1. Matt Hardy - Looking at what all Matt did this week, I found it hard not to make him #1.

2. John Cena - Did the job, and did it well.

3. Speed Muscle - I'd imagine that at this point, TNA is considering signing these guys up.

4. Kofi Kingston - Easily could have lost both of those matches. But he ended his feud with Shelton and defeated Jericho with the help of Michaels. Those are some big names in there with Kofi.

5. 3-WAY TIE
Triple H - retained in a situation where brand dynamics would indicate he'd lose.
Edge - - retained in a situation where brand dynamics would indicate he'd lose.
Mark Henry - Congratulations on the biggest win of your career. You still did the crossdresser, though.

[Batman]

Obsessed with draft, so you get QnD from me this week:

1) John Cena
2) Edge
3) Kofi
4) HHH
5) Mickie Knucles
6) Speed Muscle

[bdbdbd]

6. Evan Bourne
5. A.J. Styles
4. HHH
3. Booker T
2. Edge
1. Chris Jericho

[Attitude Adjuster]

1. Bubba Ray Dudley. The last few weeks he has been awesome on the mic. This week he was awesome on the mic and in the ring. Powerbombing Christian through a glass table (man, that's a hell of a way to get some time off!), then becoming Angle's date manager. This is going to lead to some funny, funny stuff.

2. Triple H. I already had him high on my list before the PPV, but retaining kept him high. But look back at last Monday, when he made Mark Henry look tough, then in the Battle Royale took a Spear from Edge, a Twist of Fate from Matt hardy and a Big Splash from Big Show. He sold for everyone Monday night.

3. Edge. The ultimate heel heels his way to a win over Batista again. That was just marvelous.

4. Mark Henry. ECW Champion! I have always thought he was better than most people thought of him. He can be a monster, and now he's a monster with a belt.

5. Miz and Morrison. Even more impressive than Edge in the sense that you keep expecting them to lose. But it's still Miz and Morrison, not Edge.

6. Kofi Kingston. I was going to give this to The Ultimate Warrior for winning the NWE belt, but then I read he forfeit the belt immediately after. Bitch! Does that mean Orlando Jordan gets the title back? Anyway, Kofi did some cool stuff and lucked out in beating Jericho. But the big thing is now (maybe) the Kingston/Benjamin feud can mean something!

[wld]

1.)Edge – an amazing week, as already outlined
2.)Matt Hardy – If he keeps bringing it in the ring, and steps into a leader role in ECW, the draft may be the best thing that ever happened to his career.
3.)Christian – A glass table??
4.)AJ Styles – He’s AJ.
5.)HHH – I thought for sure the trade meant he was losing. I’m glad I was wrong.
6.)John Cena – see above, and substitute winning for losing.

[Lucky]

I think WWE had the best week clearly but my ballot's still not going to be TOO WWE heavy. That's because a lot of the week was just good group effort stuff and booking. So I don't want it to look like I'm being unfair to WWE, its just that individuals didn't stand out to me on a bunch of really good shows. And no doubt, WWE had at least 6 hours of really good wrestling this week between RAW and Night of Champions and SD wasn't half bad either (actually, it might have been half bad but it was half good).

On the flip side I think I have half a dozen WWE candidates at least from RAW alone this week. This week's RAW was an individual standouts one.

6) Los Guerreros del Infierno (Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero - Aka Team Mexico. Speed Muscle will get the love but this is a team who I loved in their prime and who had a real strong debut like Doi and Yoshino.

5) Shantelle Taylor - I feel bad not voting last week since she would have probably been my #1 and it looks like she's going to stick around instead of just being a 1 and done challenger for Kong. I remain amazed how well the Knockouts have been booked to the point where they were able to do a cliched angle like "challenge a fan" that usually ends up boring, strung out, and pointless... and just did it perfectly with women who could work and we could recognize and then introducing a new fan favorite and top contender with it. And its going to get Saeed/Melissa in the ring. Awesome.

4) Team 3D & Tomko - AA reminded me. Christian keeps getting love for the table spot but the Dudleyz and Tomko did it. And Bubba really was awesome talking Angle into dating around with Tomko doing what he doe so well and acknowledging how screwed up all these people are in the background. Even D-Von had a line that cracked me up with his preference for big girls. Very good mix of the ruthlessness and comedy the Dudleyz are capable of, plus what made Tomko stand out.

2) Cena and HHH - As outlined many times a very good main event that surprised. I was particularly happy to see Cena do some heel stuff, even if it seems it was meaningless by his actions on Monday. But Monday never happened for the purposes of this and I'm still wondering if Cena might be starting the long awaited turn. HHH meanwhile is spicing up SD and finding new things to do for himself.

1) Matt Hardy - He didn't actually stand out to me at first but then I realized he wrestled FOUR FUCKING TIMES this week and I enjoyed all 4 matches. So give it to him.

Honorable Mentions: Speed Muscle - Great job, but giving it to the new guys; Moose - More quality from the division; Katie Lea & Mickie James - WWE continues to answer back; Ted Dibiase Jr's Music - You're Priceless![/i]

[Batman]

Cena's doing heel stuff doesn't have any more long term meaning than Rocky's during Rock/Hogan. Just responding to and flowing with the crowd....

[iamdoug]

quick and dirty for me this week

6.Booker T
5.Christian Cage
4.AJ Styles
3.Speed Muscle
2.Ultimo Gurerro and Ray Bucanerro
1.Team 3D

[Lucky]

Jul 1, 2008 18:54:43 GMT -5 Batman said:

Cena's doing heel stuff doesn't have any more long term meaning than Rocky's during Rock/Hogan. Just responding to and flowing with the crowd....

You're right and its one of his best traits. His one night heel turn at ONS is still a favorite of mine. I was just being fair and judging him on the question/hope I had when I turned Night of Champions off rather than the fact that today I know it was just Cena playing to the crowd and not a change in character.

[Fire-Babe]

Okay, I'm not going to get a chance to search for Night of Champions videos. So this is just based on regular TV.

1. Morrison/Miz - Entertaining me two nights in a row. Even Miz annoyed me less than usual.
2. Hardy Boys - a very close second place, only because they only did one match together. Reminded me of when I first started watching wrestling a few years ago and said "wow, who are THOSE guys and are they insane?"

I thought about making them a tie, as their matches inspired my draft picks, but then I didn't have 6.

3. CM Punk - for admirably stepping in to Jeff's role in the match on ECW.
4. Christian Cage - TABLE!!! I don't even mind that it violated Firewoman's Rule of Tables.
5. AJ Styles - continue to entertain, and might be higher ranked for me if it weren't for the stupid soap opera.
6. Bubba Ray - For setting up the table spot. He's been much better lately, and again, one of the main reasons I started getting into this silliness.

Honorable mention:

Jericho for his heel turn. He dropped out of my top 6 due to the bizarre wardrobe choice (although it did have flames on it). He made it back in because the jeans made up for it, but then dropped back out because of Kofi. Feh.

Evan Bourne.

Dishonorable Mention:

Vince McMahon. Nearly a year to the day repeating the angle that had to be stopped because it was in 'bad taste' thanks to real-world events. Happy Anniversary.

Stupid TNA "medics." When they went to shove the towel under Christian, you could see the blood packs.

[Byrntrigan]

6. AJ Styles : One year ago NOONE would have ever said "Man, AJ makes it this week because of his promos and acting". He is a complete character now, and mark my words, will be bigger then he ever was before this point.

5. Speed Muscle : Another awesome showing by Speed Muscle. This time we get to see them work against lucha. If the X Cup doesn't culminate in TNA stealing Speed Muscle from Dragon Gate and making them the crown jewel in TNA's tag division, then they are backwards, inbred hillbillys...

4. Edge : I actually watched RAW this week and was in chat. Most if it was eyeball rolling-inducing but I dug me some Edgeward this week. He is amongst the best in the game right now (in my opinion).

3. Los Guerreros del Infierno (Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero) : Not as awe-inspiring as say Speed Muscles debut, but damn if they didn't look awesome. Reminds me when I started getting into AAA & CMLL. That backwards leaping face plant from the top rope (?) that Super Guerrero did was awesome and looked super painful. Could you imagine these guys in a 3 way dance with MCMG & Speed Muscle ? *drool*

2. Christian : Even though it was sugar glass, even though the EMT's screwed up the blood gimmick, it was still super impactful (yes, pun meant )and is a great image. The sparkley-ness of the glass made it look even cooler.

and This week's Number 1 with a bullet...

[glow=green,5,300]Buh Buh Ray Dudley[/glow]

What more can be said? They stop pandering, start being who they were in ECW and presto chango, I want you on my TV more.

[jetskid48]

Quick because I've forgotten my major points, it's late, and because it's late, I don't have to sell anyone anymore:

1. Matt Hardy
2. John Cena
3. HHH
4. Kofi Kingston
5. Miz and Morrison
6. (t) Edge and Mickie James

[DevSop]

GB, if I don't get a ballot by midnight can you extend it about an hour at the most. I'm finishing something for the OOWF and wanna participate but that's taking priority. I will get a ballot done before I go to sleep tonight.

[DevSop]

Just to not delay it, QnD

1) HHH
2) Team Angle (Angle, Tomko, and 3D)
3) Team Mexico
4) Shantelle Taylor
5) Matt Hardy
T6) Edge and Christian...hmmm, they'd be a good tag team I think.

[Mr. Dashbee]

Voting closed, results coming...