The 2012 PW Draft Discussion thread - voting info post 2048

Bounty Hunter · 01-01-2012 1:24pm

Ill put the thread up today so people have a lil time to reaquant themselves with the rules.

Not making any storyline plans atm though that might change but even then id only make them for smaller wrestlers im fairly confident of getting or where the storyline is interchangable between whoever like my JYD story last year

thebostoncrab · 01-01-2012 1:30pm

Aye last year I had huge storylines drawn up before the first round and I didn't use a single one. Either both wrestlers or one would be snatched up! I have plans this year but they are really really vague so I won't be kicking myself too much!

waltersobchak · 01-01-2012 1:31pm

Out of curiousity(and impatientness too:pac:) will this be kicking off at midnight?

Bounty Hunter · 01-01-2012 1:42pm

waltersobchak wrote: »

Out of curiousity(and impatientness too:pac:) will this be kicking off at midnight?

midnight your time is 7am my time so umm probably not but part of the idea of the Jan 2nd start date is that a lot of people would probably be online with the It Begins talk that day so a start early tommorow with the draw should see most participants atleast being online long enough to see how early they are expected to pick but remember the first few rounds always go faster than later ones.

key thing I put in the Op of the other thread is play the rules, if a loophole in the rules allows a pick to be made others missed it will be applauded for being a smart pick not ruled out (assuming its within the rules) as being an unfair advantage (not that that was often the case anyway previously).

waltersobchak · 01-01-2012 1:45pm

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

midnight your time is 7am my time so umm probably not but part of the idea of the Jan 2nd start date is that a lot of people would probably be online with the It Begins talk that day so a start early tommorow with the draw should see most participants atleast being online long enough to see how early they are expected to pick but remember the first few rounds always go faster than later ones.

Awesome!!:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

CMpunked · 01-01-2012 3:25pm

Remember last year when we got through like 3 rounds in 2 days. There was picks being shot out quicker than DUIs!

The Volt · 01-01-2012 7:03pm

So excited for this! Aaaargh I want it now.

D2D · 01-01-2012 7:45pm

The D.W.O is ready to go!

the groutch · 01-01-2012 7:57pm

CMpunked wrote: »

Remember last year when we got through like 3 rounds in 2 days. There was picks being shot out quicker than DUIs! wellness violations

FYP

A Primal Nut · 01-01-2012 8:08pm

waltersobchak wrote: »

Definitely have back ups for every potential fued and storyline.. Otherwise the frustration of missing out on your top choices really sucks balls!!

My storylines are interchangeable but the wrestlers still need to fit so that it makes sense, regarding alliances, etc. The good thing is I don't need superstars for it to work although that would obviously make it better!

Looking forward to this!

Mr.Nice Guy · 01-01-2012 10:10pm

Five years of this. Hard to believe how fast time flies! On that note...

Monday Night Grappling would like to announce a parting of the ways between Triple H and the organisation. Both parties feel a continuing partnership would be a mistake in light of the controversial episodes of last year and that a new direction would be best for all concerned.

MNG would like to wish Mr Helmsley all the best in his future endeavours.

flahavaj · 01-01-2012 10:12pm

Pointless planning feuds or storylines yet tbh, you could end up with literally anyone in the first few rounds.

D2D · 02-01-2012 1:15am

It's officially Monday, the 2nd of January 2012. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, The 5th annual Boards.ie PW Draft has now begun!!:D:D:D

As BH posted earlier, he will be putting up the draw sometime today

Garseys · 02-01-2012 1:16am

lets roll

Lord TSC · 02-01-2012 9:59am

4th for me. Awesome. Shame the two names I want will likely go in the first three picks :S

Is Wiki ok for going by debut years? Also, do we mean a debut in one of the bigger companies or does backyard wrestling count :P

Cactus Colm · 02-01-2012 10:51am

First pick is up! With that restriction, only came down to two or three wrestlers ...but I can see alot of wrestlers I would have liked in later rounds going quickly ..

Lord TSC · 02-01-2012 11:29am

Kurt is a great first pick.

Mainly cause it means at least one of my top three will be available now :P

Joking aside, Angle is great cause I reckon he can feud with just about any other big name for a big draw...

Lord TSC · 02-01-2012 11:34am

DAMMIT WALTER!

>_<

There goes pick one

waltersobchak · 02-01-2012 11:36am

Pick made... PM sent.. A little predicable but i think a good option, some great picks still available, and an awesome 1st round stip.. Im hungover as f*ck i hope Punk doesnt get too stroppy about that:pac:

waltersobchak · 02-01-2012 11:36am

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

DAMMIT WALTER!

>_<

There goes pick one

Sorry bout that!:o

Garseys · 02-01-2012 12:00pm

Here's hoping my no.1 and backup pick aren't taken *fingers crossed*

Bounty Hunter · 02-01-2012 12:44pm

The stip I guess will break up the big names between the rounds and at this early stage there are loads that fit into this debut age. We are using Wiki but last year there was a site that many considerd better than wiki for debuts and who tagged with who for how long if anyone can think of its name ill add that with Wiki to the OP of the other thread. Angle & Punk are two great choices to start us off and could have argueably been picked as the first 2 stip or no stip (afterall ... went first last year). I honestly dont know who I want at no.6 but thats mainly because I have an idea of who the top 5 will be and all of those id be very happy with but I suspect they will all go before me. If anyone is wondering I used Random.org for the draw but might just go to pieces of paper and a santa hat for future draws.

from this point on no naming potential picks please peeps

Lord TSC · 02-01-2012 12:46pm

Knowing there's two big names and I'll get the choice of one, I kind of feel I've got to pick one of them (we discussed this a few pages back as well

). Won't name them but it should be pretty obvious who they are.

That said, with Punk gone, I've no clue who I want to feud with either of the people I'll pick. I do like the fact there'll be plenty of big names left for the next round though.

thebostoncrab · 02-01-2012 12:47pm

Damn, the stip more or less means I wont be getting some of the names I had planned for round three and four.

Thought Punk would have been drafted number 1 no matter what the stip, think he was one everyone's list.

waltersobchak · 02-01-2012 12:47pm

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

The stip I guess will break up the big names between the rounds and at this early stage there are loads that fit into this debut age. We are using Wiki but last year there was a site that many considerd better than wiki for debuts and who tagged with who for how long if anyone can think of its name ill add that with Wiki to the OP of the other thread. Angle & Punk are two great choices to start us off and could have argueably been picked as the first 2 stip or no stip (afterall ... went first last year). I honestly dont know who I want at no.6 but thats mainly because I have an idea of who the top 5 will be and all of those id be very happy with but I suspect they will all go before me. If anyone is wondering I used Random.org for the draw but might just go to pieces of paper and a santa hat for future draws.

from this point on no naming potential picks please peeps

Off the top of my head theres 8 HUGE picks still left who probably wouldve been drafted in the first round most likely

waltersobchak · 02-01-2012 12:50pm

thebostoncrab wrote: »

Damn, the stip more or less means I wont be getting some of the names I had planned for round three and four.

Thought Punk would have been drafted number 1 no matter what the stip, think he was one everyone's list.

TBH Punk was an obvious choice especially with soooooooooooooo many other potential main eventers with pre 1998 after round 2

Liam O · 02-01-2012 12:52pm

considered throwing my name down for this but don't have near the level of overall knowledge required outside of WWE/F. Good luck with it though and I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it...

Bounty Hunter · 02-01-2012 12:52pm

waltersobchak wrote: »

Off the top of my head theres 8 HUGE picks still left who probably wouldve been drafted in the first round most likely

Id say about 8 also but either way im confident of getting someone who could have been considerd a first rd pick stip or no stip, of course as TSC mentioned you dont always want someone just because they are the biggest name available at the time.

Garseys · 02-01-2012 12:54pm

thebostoncrab wrote: »

r.

Thought Punk would have been drafted number 1 no matter what the stip, think he was one everyone's list.

Punk was definitely. I never thought of Angle though (TNA makes me forget things)

Theres so much talent post 1998 aswell, at the end of the day, you're just hoping that you have someone that no-one else might have thought of...

Bounty Hunter · 02-01-2012 12:54pm

Liam O wrote: »

considered throwing my name down for this but don't have near the level of overall knowledge required outside of WWE/F. Good luck with it though and I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it...

tbh in some ways that might help someone as not everyone voting on it (The Participants + maybe Gimmick) will have huge knowledge of all indy or Japanese wrestlers but tis up to yourself can always add you to the reserve list where we have 1/2 names atm. Thats also something I should check from the sign up thread and add to the OP of the other thread

Spongey1975 · 02-01-2012 1:26pm

Happy New Year to me, 20th pick, nice one:rolleyes:

My first 2 ideal picks though are ineligible so at least i'll have a shot at them next round

Lord TSC · 02-01-2012 1:29pm

8?

I can think of three off the top of my head, but then I know little of Japan

Anyway, making the mistake now of pre-booking a story despite the fact I will probably still not get my next pick now...

CMpunked · 02-01-2012 1:34pm

I looked at the order and thought. "Hmm, maybe i could be in with a chance to get punk, or angle even."
Scrolled down. Dammit..

Bounty Hunter · 02-01-2012 1:37pm

CMpunked wrote: »

I looked at the order and thought. "Hmm, maybe i could be in with a chance to get punk, or angle even."
Scrolled down. Dammit..

ahh the joy of stip rounds. Early ones can shake things up too but you could get an argueably even bigger name in one of the next rds now.

glenjamin · 02-01-2012 1:38pm

Last 3 drafts I've been 20th, 19th, and now 17th in the first round. Fiddlesticks!!

Bounty Hunter · 02-01-2012 1:44pm

Only now have I noticed we have no Diabhal Beag this year in the draft, The comedic element will suffer no doubt. Posters like this and Gimmick who is helping out with 1/2 stips might be considerd for voting privelidges later if they are posting on this thread I guess.

waltersobchak · 02-01-2012 1:48pm

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Only now have I noticed we have no Diabhal Beag this year in the draft, The comedic element will suffer no doubt. Posters like this and Gimmick who is helping out with 1/2 stips might be considerd for voting privelidges later if they are posting on this thread I guess.

No Ger either is a terrible shame..

Bounty Hunter · 02-01-2012 1:51pm

waltersobchak wrote: »

No Ger either is a terrible shame..

very true, although tbh I wasnt expecting him as apposed to a return to the DIabhal Dome. Anywhoo tis always good to get fresh talent in to give the the game different slants to previous years

flahavaj · 02-01-2012 2:05pm

19th ah well. Ive won the thing from a similar position in the past I believe. :pac:

Good stip and plenty decent picks to go round.

flahavaj · 02-01-2012 2:05pm

By the way by debut do we mean US debut?

Lord TSC · 02-01-2012 2:16pm

flahavaj wrote: »

By the way by debut do we mean US debut?

Wouldn't that mean there'd be a tonne of older Japanese wrestlers available since they'd never worked in America :S I'd imagine it's their professional debut...

CMpunked · 02-01-2012 2:18pm

Wiki states the debuts just below their bio, isnt it those that were going by?

waltersobchak · 02-01-2012 2:19pm

I smell a loophole:pac:

Bounty Hunter · 02-01-2012 2:20pm

CMpunked wrote: »

Wiki states the debuts just below their bio, isnt it those that were going by?

Yep although as said earlier Wiki is not always 100% reliable so if anyone remembers the name of the other site used last year please post it.

Just noticed Machismo fan is online, guess draft pick 3 could be happening soon.

The Volt · 02-01-2012 2:22pm

18.. sigh

Ah well, my Plan A is still a-go thanks to the stip. Plenty to choose from in this round so I suppose this isn't a bad one to be drawn lowly in.

thebostoncrab · 02-01-2012 2:22pm

I have been using the wiki debut year myself for my notes

flahavaj · 02-01-2012 2:25pm

waltersobchak wrote: »

I smell a loophole:pac:

Technically speaking the ruless state that eligible promotions are the US ones though, so shouldnt we be using debuts in those companies.......

Bounty Hunter · 02-01-2012 2:26pm

flahavaj wrote: »

Technically speaking the ruless state that eligible promotions are the US ones though, so shouldnt we be using debuts in those companies.......

We never did before.

CMpunked · 02-01-2012 2:31pm

I'm assuming we're still gonna be doing the PM the guy after you thing?

flahavaj · 02-01-2012 2:32pm

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Wouldn't that mean there'd be a tonne of older Japanese wrestlers available since they'd never worked in America :S I'd imagine it's their professional debut...

If theyd never worked the US they wouldnt be eligible at all. In reality there are only a small handful of wrestlers who'd actually qualify from Japan.

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