[Demko]

So, I was thinking of a game similar to the Deadpool 2009, but instead of betting on people dying, we'll be betting on people just losing their jobs! That's much more morally stable, right?

So, since we can't go by age (or, at least, it wouldn't be nearly as appropriate), I thought the priority system that someone brought up in the Deadpool would be more appropriate here. The higher they are on your priority list, the more points they're worth.

Let's go with 10 superstars. They can be WWE or TNA, but I think that's about as far as I'm willing to research for this game. If you think of another fed that should be opened up here, let me know, and I'll consider it.

So the points system will work like this: #10 on your list will be worth 1 point. #9 will be worth 2, and so on, up until #1, who will be worth 10 full points. Can anyone think about how we can add the proximity to January 1st to the point total somehow? I'm open to suggestions, if this isn't the perfect system.

One other rule. The 'future endeavored' HAS to be acknowledged by the fed on their webpage. It can't just be something cryptic, like a superstar disappearing from a roster list somewhere. It also can't be for a work (i.e. Christopher Daniels getting 'fired' from TNA). It has to an actual real-life firing. Some firings may come to a vote, but my word on the situation will be final.

Anyone who's interested, just drop me a PM with your list of 10, in order, and I'll post these up after the first of the year. We'll call the deadline midnight, January 4th. I'll post up the lists on Monday the 5th.

Who's interested?

MTA: The lists -


chrisisadad4308:

1) Hawkins
2) Ryder
3) Victoria
4) Kevin Thorne
5) Scotty "Colt Cabana" Goldman
6) Paul Birchall
7) D-Lo Brown
Ricky Ortiz
9) Tiffany (the blonde chick on ECW)
10) Goldust


DevSop:

1) Jamie Noble
2) Jimmy Yang
3) Scotty Goldman
4) D-Lo Brown
5) Paul Burchill
6) Shark Boy
7) Katie Burchill
Dolph Diggler
9) Lance Hoyt
10) Consequences Creed


borntorun:

1) D-Lo Brown
2) Hardcore Holly
3) Jamie Noble
4) JTG
5) Paul Burchill
6) Shad
7) Festus
Hurricane Helms
9) R-Truth
10) Charlie Hass


Lucky:

1) D'Lo Brown
2) Curt Hawkins
3) Zach Ryder
4) Deuce/Sim Snuka
5) Gavin/Shawn Spears
6) Golddust
7) Kizarny/Sinn Bowdee
Ryan Braddock
9) Tomko
10) Bam Neely


TheDemko:

1) Golddust
2) Tyson Tomko
3) Hawkins
4) Ryder
5) Nattie Neidhart
6) R-Truth
7) Consequences Creed
JTG
9) Shad
10) Festus


Matte:

1. Tony Atlas (ECW)
2. Ezekiel Jackson (SmackDown!)
3. D-Lo Brown (RAW)
4. Paul Burchill (ECW)
5. Katie Lea Burchill (ECW)
6. Gavin Spears (ECW)
7. Scotty Goldman (SmackDown!)
8. DH Smith (SmackDown!)
9. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (RAW)
10. Charlie Haas (RAW)

[creepy]

In

[Lucky]

Wait, I get actual firing. But it HAS to be officially announced by the company? Because really, even TNA doesn't ALWAYS announce their firings. I get the need to not count Christian Cage when we really have no idea if he's still with TNA or not. Or Elijah Burke when he just kind of disappeared from WWE for 6 months (before he was fired). Or Curry Man being fired. But do you mean WWE.com or TNAWrestling.com NEED to post an article or just that we need to be sure of the firing?

[Demko]

That was the only really measurable method I could think of to keep it somewhat consistent. Better ideas? Like I said, I'm open to suggestions.

MTA: I guess a link to any reputable source reporting the firing might suffice?

[Lucky]

I get it and there's obviously no official channels. I'm just saying, WWE guys get booted without always getting a goodbye. And quite frankly such a rule would make TNA irrelevant because they almost NEVER announce it on their web sight. In fact, announcing it on their website like with Kaz and Daniels has been basically a giant flashing light that says "WORK."

Logically the only way to deal with it is to go with the dirt sheets and let the group check each other. "Meltzer said ____ was fired." "I don't see it. Where?" "Here, link. I saw it at another site too." At least that's the best I can think. You can go with the official website thing but I suspect you'll be limiting the game to WWE and then risking someone clearly being fired but not counting because WWE decided not to bid Lena Yada goodbye.

[Demko]

My only concern is where does it become a firing, and where does it stop being a resigning to go work for another company? Should we count Christian if he shows up in WWE at the Royal Rumble? I think there's a fine line on that...

[Lucky]

Well if that's your thinking then really, I think this game might be screwed. Because most of the "future endeavors" WWE does aren't firings, they're just not re-uping a deal or exercising an opt out in the contract. And I don't think WWE ever makes a distinction between them, although perhaps there's some code to the way they word their press releases that I don't know.

If you want to keep it exclusive to firings and not include contracts running out or people voluntarily leaving I get that. But I have no idea how you'll manage that.

[Demko]

Yeah, that makes sense... so I guess the trigger will be either A) an official WWE.com or TNAwrestling.com announcement, B) Dirt sheet confirmation from at least 2 sources, or C) a wrestler showing up for another organization that they wouldn't be able to do unless they'd quit their original company.

Sound like that covers just about everything for the purposes of the game?

MTA: Should we consider multiple jumps from one organization to the other (i.e., Cage shows up at the Royal Rumble, and then later in the year for BFG), double the points?

[Andy]

Dec 23, 2008 0:26:44 GMT -5 Demko said:

So, I was thinking of a game similar to the Deadpool 2009, but instead of betting on people dying, we'll be betting on people just losing their jobs! That's much more morally stable, right?

Wow! What an original and interesting idea!

Stealing is wrong. Stealing from OO is wronger. And stealing from my beloved Chris Alt is wrongest.

Go fuck yourself.

[Demko]

I swear to you that I haven't been on OO in the past 48 hours. I had this idea while sitting here watching RAW on my DVR tonight. I'll stop the proceedings here, if that's appropriate.

Do you really think I'm brain-dead enough to see this post over there, and then claim the idea as my own over here? This really is a case of two individuals coming up with the same idea at roughly the same time.

[Eric O'Mac]

To be fair...

www.oowrestling.com/OOForums/member.php?action=viewpro&member=TheDemko

He hasn't been active at OO since October. Doesn't mean he hasn't been there...but my screen name at OO signs me in automatically, the same as it does here. If Demko is anything like me, he hasn't been there since October.

MTA: Or Demko has tried to clear this up already. Maybe my evidence helped a little.

[Andy]

Yeah alright. Firewoman came up with the Deadpool. You came up with this. OO doesn't exist. We didn't all fucking come from there. Punshouse is its own entity that sprung up on its own out of nowhere and all these people just found it from banner ads and google.

[Lucky]

Be fair, FF. You know I'm right behind you on the OO issues but in this case might as well give the benefit of the doubt. Its 100% plausible that Fire would think of the Deadpool without needing OO to remind her, since the Deadpool is an idea that long predates OO and Fire is one of many who seem to have left OO behind. And even if it seems a remarkable coincidence its perfectly within the realm of possability that CiG and Demko came up with the logical variation on the Deadpool independently of each other. Its an odd coincidence if it is that but its not impossible.

But I'm an OO mod who visited the site numerous times today and I managed to miss it. Largely because I ignore the forum that I became used to as the "OOWF Forum."

At the very least it doesn't seem worth fighting over.

[Demko]

No, I'm not saying I've never been at OO, but obviously, that post sprung up, according to the timestamp, about 24 hours ago. I haven't been on the site, as Eric pointed out, since October. Is it totally inconceivable that I came up with a similar idea to Chris one day apart?

[Andy]

Yes.

Fuck yourself sideways, leatherqueen.

[Eric O'Mac]

FF, Demko, let's stop all the fussin' and the feudin'.

[Demko]

What-thefuck-ever. You really think my deal is poaching someone's idea and claiming it as my own. Seriously? Obviously, you have a lower opinion of my than I thought you did. Fuck this shit.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Dec 23, 2008 1:41:15 GMT -5 Demko said:

inconceivable

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[Eric O'Mac]

Damnit, as a man of the cloth, I demand that you two become friends. Now!

[Andy]

Dec 23, 2008 1:48:23 GMT -5 Demko said:

What-thefuck-ever. You really think my deal is poaching someone's idea and claiming it as my own. Seriously?

Apparently it is. Dude. Its not like it was something he came up with months ago and was forgotten about. It was one fucking day and its on the main banner! You can at least appreciate that it would have to be one hell of a fucking coincidence.

[Demko]

Then how about let's call it that and move on with our fucking lives? With all of the fucking jokes and criticisms around here about Moose not citing his sources, you must think I'm a completely drooling idiot to do something like that.

MTA: It's obviously something that, if one was to come up with the idea, would be conceived at this time of year. So it's not that far of a stretch.

MTA2: Yes, I'm making a huge fucking deal about nothing, but I really don't want people here thinking that I'm really either a) that fucking stupid, or b) a goddamn plagiarist.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Exactly. With all the shit Moose still gets, why would Demko run the same risk?

And I'll sign up but I couldn't tell you who's in danger of getting fired.

[Andy]

Naw man, play your game. Play the deadpool, too. Leave OOWF here. I don't care. I'm just not gonna let it go unnoticed that it was yet another thing ripped from OO. Feel free to pick the meat from the carcass of a site that you guys don't care about anymore. Who am I to stop you?

[Demko]

Whatever... I'm going to bed, before I open a can of worms that I will regret after I wake up tomorrow. Good night.

[Andy]

Alright. Feel free to "open the can of worms" in the morning though. Not like you're gonna offend me any more then you already have.