[Mr. Dashbee]

[glow=red,2,300]Week 14[/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 14 Specifics
-Eligibility period: Monday 6/30 - Sunday 7/6
-Voting closes at 11:59 PM Wednesday 7/9, 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

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.....

[Mr. Dashbee]

Outside of voting, I need to know if everyone would be interested in a future change...providing your Top 6 and the "Best Brand" of the week, seeing who had the best show. It's an idea Lucky had and I think it'd make for a good comparison.

Now I'll sit back and wait for everyone to vote Punk #1 (in all fairness, myself included...)

[iamdoug]

all right lets get this voting started

6. Shantell Taylor- had a great match with Saed this week, this girl continues to get better.

5. Alex Kozlov-This guy has been a joy to watch in the world x cup. Hopefully he will return after it's finish.

4. Beer Money Inc.- The name alone would have got them into 6th for me, but James Storms home made t-shirts pushed them up the rankings.

3. MCMG- The guns continue their winning ways, beating the #1 contenders for the tag straps. Looks like they are out of the doghouse.

2. Edge- This guy just oozes heelishness. He really made the moment for raw this week.

1. CM Punk- A big week for Punk, this is his chance to shine, and I for one hope he takes advantage of it.

HM-Roxi Laveaux-For constantly being the only female wrestler to bleed on camera, even if it is always the hard way.

DM- Smackdowns Diva division, just the whole thing from the belt to the name to the fucking star on a pole match, it's shown little respect for the ladies involved.

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Mixed bag this week. I thought Raw & Smackdown were interesting. TNA was solid but unspectacular. Not surprisingly ECW sucked post draft.

1. CM Punk – Becomes the focal point on Raw overnight. Congrats Champ.

2. Edge – played his role on Monday to perfection. He followed that up again on Friday. There goes my theory that Edge would leave Vickie for the Wedding Planner?

3. Jeff Hardy – looks to be back on track for the WWE Title. A feud with Edge (with or without the title) could be a great way to use up time before the inevitable Triple H vs. Edge Wrestlemania Showdown.

4. Matt Hardy – Matt & Jeff have never been more popular as singles then they are right now.

5. Moose - A hardcore Women’s Match is something really cool. These girls are brutal.

6. Roxxi – Way to get busted open.


Honorable Mentions

Dibiase & Rhodes – I think I’m going to really like this pairing.

Santino – Funny stuff from Santino. He’ll be a great first patsy for the returning Rey.

Team 3D – They have been consistently entertaining of late.

John Morrison – Has become a solid in ring performer week in and week out.

Triple H – His Smackdown promo was really good. He has been on in that aspect the last couple of months.

[bdbdbd]

6. Matt Hardy - I had to declare him star of the Fatal 4th of July way, which was my SmackDown highlight.

4 (tie). Taylor & Saeed - The knockouts division is the best thing ever. Ever.

3. CM Punk - yeah, yeah

2. Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Rood, James Storm, and Jacqueline) - I thoroughly enjoyed the Impact! main event, even if you could see the ending from a mile away. Their match against the Guns was also good, but the promo was great.

1. Edge - My god, Edge is the single most entertaining person on WWE television even if I can't explain why it took him almost an hour to leave the building on Monday.

[Moreofabreadguyanyway]

1. CM Punk- We'll see how WWE handles his title reign, but he was booked excellently for his first night. And the guy deserves the belt too, just for pulling out an entertaining match with JBL.

2. Edge- Great promo on RAW as the cocky champ, and then his crazed performances on Smackdown after he lost his precious title were great also.

3. JBL- He's always been entertaining outside the ring, but this week not only was he terrific in declaring "martial law" but he also delivered in the ring. Which is definitely rare for him.

4. Beer Money- Two solid matches and a pretty good promo. I can't believe I'm actually entertained by Robert Roode, but I actually think Beer Money is the best heel tag team in wrestling now. Not much competition, but I'd rather have a bland Roode and an awesome James Storm than two bland "Roodes" (Miz & Morrison).

5. Matt Hardy- Got the win and was the standout performer in my favorite match of the week.

6. Kurt Angle- I thought he was hilarious during the dating segments on Impact even if the situations he was in weren't.

[snelson66]

6.) Curry Man (TNA Impact)
5.) CM Punk (Raw)
4.) Miz and Morrison (ECW on SciFi)
3.) The Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (TNA Impact)
2.) Samoa Joe (TNA Impact)
1.) Edge (Raw and Friday Night Smackdown!)

Count me in for "best brand" voting (though I sense a TNA landslide most weeks)

[Mr. Dashbee]

1. CM Punk - Biggest win of his career, hopefully he gets more.
2. Edge - His talent is limitless.
3. TIE - Moose & Roxxi
5. Roode & Storm
6. JBL - He put Punk over to kickstart the reign.

[Batman]

1) Cena & Cryme Tyme - Greatest. Faction. EVER!
2) CM Punk - Feels like the first time....
3) Mickie Knuckles - Second week in a row putting on the match of the night. Best hardcore brawler to debut in ages. Too bad about the leg....
4) Santino - "You, sir, are not the Batman."
5) Edge - Worst week ever.
6) JBL - Martial law, bitches.

[Demko]

1) C.M. Punk
2) Edge
3) Santino Marella - "You, sir, are NOT the Bat Man!" I love it!
4) Alex Kozlov
5) Moose 'Mickie Knuckles' - I will miss you terribly.
6) Cena & Cryme Tyme

[creepy]

1. Edge
2. MCMG
3. Mizz/Morrison
4. Punk
5. Beer Money
6. Dudleys

[Fire-Babe]

This was a weak week for WWE....

1. tie: Shantelle Taylor and Raisha Saeed
3. Bubba Ray/D-von
4. AJ Styles
5. CM Punk
6. Karen Angle for slapping the jerk finally. she should have done more.
AJ Styles

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Really Taylor & Saeed? I was pumped for that match because I heard how great Saeed was and I have to say I was very disappointed. Moose & Roxxi were by far the superior Knockout Match on TNA.

[Eric O'Mac]

OK, my rankings for this week:

6. Kurt Angle - for turning some shit segments into laughter for me, and then almost immedietely going into serious Kurt mode and being a selfish bastard. Awesome stuff.

5. Moose - Damn entertaining this week, get well soon.

4. Taylor - The TNA Knockouts division is the glue that keeps bringing me back on Thursday nights and not just for their looks either. Taylor is quickly becoming one of my favorites, as she has a certain "energy"around her that I can't explain. but it makes her matches fun to watch.

3. Matt Hardy - The guy continues to impress me week after week. Unless he is given no matches, he will most likely be a staple in my voting.

2. Beer Money - No explanation needed, I don't think. Awesome name, Awesome shirts, and it's actually making me care about Robert Roode.

1. CM Punk - How this guy ISN'T #1 in some lists is amazing to me.

[Lucky]

I agree with Eric, Fire, and MKid despite their dissenting view points. Taylor/Saeed was very disappoint this week. Way too short. But there's an energy about Shantelle that is really exciting at the moment. Maybe its that she got introduced so well, maybe its that we all think she can go over Kong, maybe she's just got that energy herself. But while intellectually Know Moose/Roxxi was better Taylor/Saeed was more compelling to me.

I'll get my 12 Pack up a little later. Having a hard time remembering last week besides Punk.

[DevSop]

1) CM Punk - I really thought this would/should be a universal pick for everyone. He won the Big Gold Belt, and he defended it as well. And I really think he came out of Raw looking like such a huge deal. In fact, I think he was only a step below Joe with how huge their title wins did come off. Joe's too late, Punk's no build...but both looked great coming out of their matches.

2) Beer Money, Inc. - Best tag name ever, awesome shirt...don't care about their results.

3) Edge - Beats out his kayfabe brother for best heel in wrestling this week and he would have been ranked just on the basis of his getting JR to shut up. But everything else was great too.

4) Saed (Kong) - Not a great match on Impact, but I think it told the story that it was trying to, and then reports are she had two AMAZING matches at Shimmer against Mercedes and LuFisto. So that's why she's 4 and

5) Shantelle - is here. TNA has made her look great in how they've built up this little girl to be a threat to Kong. She hasn't backed down at all and Kong has played it like she realizes that Shantelle is a legit threat to her status as monster.

T6) Guns - They're just so fucking fluid in the ring. Everything they do is crisp and the more and more they're in the ring together, the more psychic they seem to become with each other. It's fascinating to watch. And they won.

T6) Team Angle (Angle, Dudleys, Tomko, Borash) - From stupid obvious date segments that still got me to laugh, to Tomko's brilliant body language, to Bubba being a complete douchebag, to Borash adding the right comments at the right times and then to all 4 of the wrestlers just being a brilliant combination of ass-kicking. Well done TNA.

HM-Santino, Joe & Nash, Booker, Nattie (for not laughing at the belt), MsChif, Chris Hero, Age of the Fall, Cena & Cryme Tyme

DHM - Mickie Knuckles-moron

[wld]

1.) CM Punk – Huge week. Now he needs to make the most of the opportunity
2.) Beer Money – From beating down MCMG to homemade T-shirts – a great combination of bad-ass and comedy.
3.) Edge – Great performances on both Raw & Smackdown
4.) JBL – He fits the role of indignant former champion perfectly
5.) Moose – Adds a new dimension to the Knockouts division. Hope she makes a full recovery.
6.) Shantelle Taylor – I’m still amazed that TNA used Kong’s challenge to introduce a new star, but she’s definitely deserving of the push.

[Fire-Babe]

Jul 8, 2008 8:34:09 GMT -5 National Champion Chris Cole said:

Really Taylor & Saeed? I was pumped for that match because I heard how great Saeed was and I have to say I was very disappointed. Moose & Roxxi were by far the superior Knockout Match on TNA.

Well, in all honesty, I didn't really watch M&R all that closely, although I agree what I saw of it was a good match. This is what I get for working and watching TV at the same time

[Lucky]

I really can't remember last week so I'm gonna cheap this one. But I'm taking notes this week so I should be able to do a good ballot next week. But this I'm just basing on what others have said thus reminded me. But it took me forever to even remember something Matt Hardy did.

6) Cena & Cryme Tyme - I guess. I don't know. It was mildly interesting.

5) Moose - She got hurt and is gone now, I'll give her some love for 2 weeks of good matches.

4) Motor City Machine Guns - They rock.

3) Shantelle Taylor - Match was too short as TNA was doing one of those sort of shows but she's got an energy to her at the moment.

2) Beer Money - Its been said.

1) CM Punk - Duh.



And I'm totally 100% in favor of the brand thing and this is exactly why. My favorite show this week was RAW. My ballot does not show that at all. RAW was the best show of the week but TNA had the most standout performers. They're different things entirely and I think that's being lost in these rankings.

[Byrntrigan]

Jul 7, 2008 1:50:44 GMT -5 Mr. Dashbee said:

Outside of voting, I need to know if everyone would be interested in a future change...providing your Top 6 and the "Best Brand" of the week, seeing who had the best show. It's an idea Lucky had and I think it'd make for a good comparison.

Now I'll sit back and wait for everyone to vote Punk #1 (in all fairness, myself included...)

Yes! I'd be down for Brand of the Week votes...

[Byrntrigan]

6. Kurt Angle : He is just so good with going from goofy to deadly serious back to goofy now. I just hope the rumors of him being back on the goofballs aren't true...

5. Taylor : What a way to debut! Against Kong no less... Unfortunately to get her over, the outcome is sorta obvious, but whatever, she's still fun.

4. Moose Knuckles : Brings a different intensity that none of the other women bring. A fucking shame she snapped her leg badly. Hopefully she'll be back in 6 - 9 months.

3. Murder City Machine Guns : Another great match this week against a non-foriegn team! Not in the doghouse no more, huh boys?

2. Beer Money, Inc. : James Storm - star marker, now James Storm - Creative Genius! oh, and Roode's getting more funner now as well

and this weeks Number 1 with a bullet...

[glow=red,2,300]CM Punk[/glow]

Good on ya to now 2/3rds of the Kings of ROH to be World Champion! (we're waiting on you Homicide...)

Now here's to Punk keeping it for more then 3 weeks and turning heel. Why, Because Go Fuck Yourself! that's why... /devsop

[Ultimatejobber]

Because nothing is happening over at the draft...

6. MVP: He clicked well with HHH. He should do the VIP lounge every week.

5. JBL - If he was better in the ring he would be as good a heel as Edge. That being said I want the faces to kill him every week, because he is a mega douche.

4. Batista - Not the guy I thought would win the fatal four way, but I like it.

3. Brother Ray and Kurt Angle - Week to week they have been rolling with this storyline, and here was yet another great example.

2. Edge - For being man enough to put Punk over, and for being entertaining as hell on Smackdown. The wedding is off!

1. CM Punk- Not much to add beyond what has already been stated. We ROH wanks are on top of the world.

[jetskid48]

Wow, totally forgot to do this this week. Here we go:

1. Edge - For someone that has been so over and important to the WWE product for the past few years, he's had some fucked up ways of winning the belt and losing it as this week continues that trend. I know Punk won himself the belt and then got himself over nicely, but there's something about "the other guy" that needs to be said. Edge did well selling the Punk stuff and the Vickie stuff on Friday. He's probably the only person I'd ever rank this high without doing much wrestling wise.

2. Punk - He won the belt...he didn't get soap raped by JBL. Nuff said. Let the Punk Era start.

3. CTC (Cryme Tyme/Cena) - one move made 3 people much more interesting.

4. Matt Hardy - For all the attention Jeff gets, he does more than his share of the work on Smackdown, and now, on ECW.

5. Chris Jericho - Just as people in this generation studied tapes of Piper's and others' promos to get better, upcoming wrestlers in the future will be studying Jericho's.

6.(t) Miz and Morrison - Mandatory.
Team Priceless - Excellent promo by Rhodes.

Brand of the week was Raw if we're actually doing that thing.

HM: Santino, Beer Money (still haven't seen TNA the past 2 weeks, but the name is excellent enough), Jeff Hardy, Kofi.

UJ: the 4-way counts for next week.

Fire: weak week for WWE?

GB: I beat the cutoff for the count right? Hey, lets get some quotes this week, please

[Byrntrigan]

Why don't you take a break from the 12 Pack for a couple minutes and vote on the Innaugural Pun's House Tag Team Showdown 2008.

Please... I'm begging ya...

That's right, it's on starting tonight at Midnight CDT. That's Chicago time for all you humanoids ;D

Smell the cross promotion...

[Mr. Dashbee]

VOTING...OFFICIALLY...CLOSED!

MTA: We'll get back to the quotes eventually...but not before the draft ends.