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The 2009 Boards.ie Draft (Picks thread)
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Ricky Steamboat.
My second pick is my first choice for Round 2, Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat is the quinntessential babyface who never worked heel as far as i know throughout his career. He is the ideal foil for any number of possible heels that I may select and by that token opens up many many possibilities for me. Hes the type of star that you can build a roster around and be confident in his ability to carry the promotion on his back.
Steamboat's greatest strength is his abiity inside the wrestling ring. I could pick pretty much any wrestler to feud with him and I'll be guaranteed a fantastic match,He has the credibility of being a former World Champion and the resect og hispeer throught the wrestling industry. I personally view him in the top ten in-ring workers of all time. His style was revolutionary for its time, with his Japanese style deep armdrags, high flying splashes and incredible ability on the mat. Again he fulfils the criteria that I mentioned for my first pick; he is someone I personally would pay to see wrestle. Again his ability to work a great wrestling match as opposed to simply working off his charisma alone is very important to me as a fan, and by extenion as a booker.
His resume of feuds and awesome matches is quite unparallaled. His matches with Flair are the finest in-ring feud in the history of North American wrestling. 3 of their matches have been given the coveted 5 star rating by Dave Meltzer, as well as match of the year in 1987:in reality they had a 5 star match every single time of the dozens of times they hooked up, on many occasions twice in the one day. Perhaps the treatest compliment I can pay the guy coames from the lips of the greatest of them all, Ric flair, who calls him the greatest he ever stepped in the ring with. His match with Randy Savage at Wrestlemania III stands up over 20 years later as one of, if not the greatest in the history of the event and was the observer Match of the Year in 1989. Even last night at the age of 56, he outshone guys half his age with his performance at Wrestlemania 25. If he could do that at that age, what could he do in his prime?
Again I'm delighted with my pick for the first round. Even though I've several great ideas, even if I book my foirst rtwo choices against each other, Eddie Vs Steamboat would be a match for the ages and quite possibly one of the greatest matches in the history of wrestling.
Championships and accomplishments
* Maple Leaf Wrestling
o NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)1[6]
* Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling | World Championship Wrestling
o NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[12]
o NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Paul Jones (3) and Jay Youngblood (1)[13]
o NWA Television Championship (2 times)[7]
o NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
o NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)[6]
o NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)2[5]
o NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (6 times) – with Paul Jones (1) and Jay Youngblood (5)[9]
o WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
o WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dustin Rhodes (1) and Shane Douglas (1)[10]
o WCW World Television Championship (2 times)[8]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Match of the Year (1987) vs. Macho Man Randy Savage at WrestleMania III
o Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair at WrestleWar
o PWI Rookie of the Year (1977)
o PWI Stanley Weston Award (1995)
o PWI Tag Team of the Year (1978) with Paul Jones
o PWI ranked him #7 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991
o PWI ranked him #19 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Jay Youngblood in 2003[67]
* Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
o Class of 2002
* World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[3]
o WWE Hall of Fame (2009)
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
o Tag Team of the Year (1983) with Jay Youngblood
o Match of the Year (1987) vs. Randy Savage at WrestleMania III
o Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair at WrestleWar
o Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Hpu24RzSY
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My second pick is Rob Van Dam.
The whole F'N show - RVD is a guy who has delivered each and every night he performed in ECW and the WWE. One of the most popular wrestlers in history - as was proved in 2001 where immediately upon his arrival in the WWE, he became the most over guy on the roster. Had RVD been used to his full potential in the WWE, he would have gone on to be one of the all time greats.
Capable of working an array of styles, I believe him and my first pick Foley will tear the house down, and will make the basis of my main event. Like Foley, can play the face and the heel, and both can interchange the roles well. Promo-wise - if given the stick with no limits, RVD has demonstrated that he has the mic-skills needed to compete with Foley. His ECW work is proof - not to meantion his ONS promo from 2005.
Noteable Achievements:
WWE Champion - 1 time
WWE Intercontinental Champion - 6 times
WWE/World Tag-Team Champion - 3 times
Mr Money in the Bank - 2006
ECW World Heavyweight Champion - 1 time
ECW Television Champion - 1 time (23 month reign)
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year - 2001, 2002
PWI top 500 #1 Wrestler of the Year - 2002
Pro Wrestling Report - 2006 Match of the Year - Rob Van Dam vs John Cena - One Night Stand 2006
Picks:
1: Mick Foley
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"The snake will always bite back."
My second pick is going to be one of the most intense competitors to ever step foot inside the squared circle, I give you Jake 'The Snake' Roberts!
Jake Roberts pretty much had it all. A great gimmick, superb mic skills, terrific ability and not to mention what was a devastating finisher in its day, the DDT. When you watched Jake you genuinely felt like you were watching a crazy SOB (and when you consider what he's been through you weren't wrong!)
It's a shame he had the personal demons that he did but even with those problems he still managed to cement himself as a legend of the business and had many memorable feuds with the likes of Randy Savage and Rick Rude.
Here's one of the great heel promos from Jake which in my opinion is one of the best heel promos ever. It happened right after he slapped Miss Elizabeth in what was a genuinely shocking moment at the time. Roberts comes across like a completely deranged lunatic. This is how you cut a promo, kids.
I reckon Jake 'The Snake' will fit in very nicely alongside my previous first-round pick The Rock and I believe they could come up with some great moments together.
MNG roster
Round 1 pick: The Rock
Round 2 pick: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'
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I wrote up a shortlist of 6 picks I thought my roster could use as this round started and maybe it was due to me already having picked a tag-team in round one 3/6 are left and they are all big name, big sized wrestler but at the last minute ive decide to pick from outside the list as im Not Vinnie Mac, i know you dont have to be huge in size to be a massive star and therefore if like to introduce the third member of the BWA and my second draft pick as the man the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awarded Best Technical Wrestler to for the past 3yrs and Most Outstanding Wrestler for the past 2...
Bryan "The American Dragon" Danielson
Best known as former ROH champ and head trainer of the ROH wrestling academy, here are his wiki achievements[edit] Championships and accomplishments
All Pro Wrestling
APW Internet Championship (1 time)[22]
APW King of the Indies tournament (2001)
All Star Wrestling
ASW Heavy Middleweight Championship (1 time)
East Coast Wrestling Association
ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Low Ki
Full Impact Pro
FIP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Memphis Championship Wrestling
MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[23]
MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time)[24] – with Spanky
National Wrestling Alliance
National
NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Regional
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time)[25] – with Curry Man
Pomales Wrestling Entertainment
PWE Unified World Championship (1 time, current)[citation needed]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #13 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008[26]
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
PWG World Championship (1 time)[27]
Pro Wrestling Noah
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Report
Independent Wrestler of the Year (2006)
Ring of Honor
ROH Pure Championship[28] (1 time)
ROH World Championship (1 time)[28]
Survival of the Fittest (2004)
Texas Wrestling Alliance
TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)[3] – with Spanky
World Series Wrestling
WSW Heavyweight Champioship (1 time)[29]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Best Technical Wrestler (2005–2008)
Match of the Year (2007) vs. Takeshi Morishima on August 25
Most Outstanding Wrestler (2006–2008)
Rd1: The British Bulldog, Dynamite Kid
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"RAVISHING" RICK RUDE
A top heel who was dynamite on the mic and very good in the ring too, one of the best wrestlers never to lift a world title.. but still a legend and a valuable addition to my roster.
Major Titles held:
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (2)
NWA United States Tag Team Champioship (with Jesse Barr)
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with King Kong Bundy)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (with Manny Fernandez)
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (3)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
NWA American Heavyweight Championship
WCCW Television Championship
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship
WWF Intercontinental Championship
Roster so far:
1. Goldberg
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Well ... I guess it's me. For my second pick, I will be choosing the New Hart Foundation, which is of course made up of Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart.
Owen's accomplishments:
* New Japan Pro Wrestling
o IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[61]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Editor's Award[62] (1999)
o PWI Feud of the Year[63] (1994) vs. Bret Hart
o PWI Rookie of the Year[64] (1987)
o PWI ranked him #10 of the 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1994.[65]
o PWI ranked him # 84 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Davey Boy Smith in 2003.[66]
* Stampede Wrestling
o Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[67]
o Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ben Bassarab[68]
o Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[69]
o Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame[70]
* United States Wrestling Association
o USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[71]
* World Wrestling Federation
o Slammy Award winner (2 times - Squared Circle Shocker, 1996; Best Bow Tie, 1997)[72]
o WWF European Championship (1 time)[36]
o WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)[30][33]
o WWF Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Yokozuna (2),[22][23] British Bulldog (1),[26] and Jeff Jarrett (1)[41]
o King of the Ring (1994)
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
o 5 Star Match (1994) vs. Bret Hart in a cage match at SummerSlam 1994
o Best Flying Wrestler (1987, 1988)
o Feud of the Year (1997) with Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith, and Brian Pillman vs. Steve Austin
Jim Neidhart's accomplishments:
* Championship Wrestling from Florida
o NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time)
o NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) - with Krusher Khruschev
* Memphis Championship Wrestling
o MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Blue Meanie
* Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
o MEWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI ranked him # 37 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Bret Hart in 2003.[7]
* Stampede Wrestling
o Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Hercules Ayala (1) and Mr. Hito (1)
o Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame[8]
* Universal Wrestling Alliance
o UWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Mid-South Wrestling Association
o Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Butch Reed
* World Wrestling Federation
o WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bret Hart
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
o Feud of the Year (1997) with Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, and Brian Pillman vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin0 -
The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death–Defying Sabu
Championships and accomplishmentsHardcore Championship Wrestling
HCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Asylum Championship Wrestling
ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Border City Wrestling
BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)1
ECW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Tazz (1) and Rob Van Dam (2)
ECW World Television Championship (1 time)
ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Second ECW Triple Crown Winner
Extreme Wrestling Alliance
EWA Junior Championship (1 time)
European Wrestling Association
EWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
FMW World Martial Arts Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Horace Boulder
Insane Wrestling Federation
IWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Juggalo Championship Wrestling
JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Main Event Championship Wrestling
MECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Motor City Wrestling
MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA Independent World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Florida
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
National Wrestling Conference
NWC Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him # 5 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995.
Professional Championship Wrestling
PCW Television Championship (1 time)
Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
3PW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[7]
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Ultimate Championship Wrestling
UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Council
WWC Hardcore Championship (1 time)
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Readers' Favorite Wrestler (1994)
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
XPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)0 -
Brian Pillman
This is a wrestler who really had a two-part career, and he entertained me equally with both parts
In the early '90s Pillman attracted a lot of attention because of his high-flying style, which was pretty unique in American wrestling. He had countless great matches back then with smaller wrestlers who wouldn't get pushed to the main event. And as fresh as those matches seem today, back then it must have been something else
He went on to form an all-round amazing tag team with Steve Austin (also a pick of mine) called the Hollywood Blonds, who were infamously held back by politics, which was a real shame because both of them had it all
Pillman suffered a very bad ankle injury later on and that put a stop to him wrestling the type of match that made him famous. But it was during this period that he was evolving into the Loose Cannon character. He would do some controversial stuff during tv shows, like apparently going against the script in a match with Kevin Sullivan in WCW, showing up in ECW and threatening to piss in the ring, and pulling a gun on Stone Cold on Raw
Pillman had undeniable charisma and if he had never suffered that ankle injury who knows how big a star he could have become. Unfortunately he died young from heart disease, but he made a big impression on a lot of people during his life, me included. I'm really happy that I got this pick0 -
What type of Wrestler accomplishes and Achieves all this in the length of their career?:
- All Access Wrestling
- AAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[68]
- Ballpark Brawl
- Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[71]
- Christian Wrestling Federation / Christian Wrestling Entertainment
- CWF/E Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[68]
- Independent Professional Wrestling
- IPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[72]
- Independent Wrestling Revolution
- IWR King Of The Indies Championship (1 time)[76]
- Maximum Pro Wrestling
- Max-Pro Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Midwest Pro Wrestling
- MPW Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[68]
- New Korea Pro Wrestling Association
- NKPWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[68]
- NWA Wildside
- NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[77]
- NWA Wildside Television Championship (3 times)[78]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (2006)[80] with Christopher Daniels
- PWI ranked him #8 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004[81]
- Pro Wrestling Report
- Tag Team of the Year (2006) - with Christopher Daniels
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[84]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Jerry Lynn (1), Abyss (1) and Christopher Daniels (2)[85]
- TNA Legends Championship (1 time, current)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tomko[86]
- TNA X Division Championship (6 times)[87]
- TNA Triple Crown Champion (3 times)
- First TNA Grand Slam Champion
- Mr. TNA (2003–2005)[1]
- TNA Match of the Year (2006) with Christopher Daniels vs. Homicide and Hernandez at No Surrender, September 24, 2006
- TNA Tag Team of the Year (2006) with Christopher Daniels
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- 5 Star Match (2005) vs. Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels at Unbreakable on September 11
- Best Flying Wrestler (2005)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2003) Styles Clash
A Veteran? No, A "legend"? Nope, A Hal of famer? Not close.
But the only word to describe this wrestler?....Phenomenal!
Thats right,
CBG's second pick is
AJ Styles!
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Roster: Shawn Michaels and introducing…..‘The Fallen Angel‘ Christopher Daniels
“You can't beat me on your best day”
Great ability in the ring and works well on the mic, Christopher Daniels never fails to entertain. He has accomplished so much already in his career and has proven that he has the ability to achieve much more. A joy to watch in the ring and a great addition to my roster.
Titles and Accomplishments:All Pro Wrestling
APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
APW King of the Indies (2000)
Ballpark Brawl
Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
East Coast Wrestling Association
ECWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)
ECWA Super 8 Tournament (2000, 2004)
Empire Wrestling Federation
EWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Frontier Wrestling Alliance
FWA British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
MPW Futaritabi Tag Team League (2002)
Midwest Championship Wrestling
MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)– with Reign
New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time)– with American Dragon
NWA Florida
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Midwest
NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time)– with Kevin Quinn
New Age Wrestling Federation
CT Cup Co-Holder (1 time) – with John Brooks
Premier Wrestling Federation
PWF United States Championship (1 time)
Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
3PW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Tag Team of the Year (2006)with A.J. Styles
PWI ranked him # 15 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2006
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Maz
Zero1-Max United States Openweight Championship (1 time)
Ring of Honor
ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Donovan Morgan (1) and Matt Sydal (1)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
NWA World Tag Team Championship (6 times)– with Low Ki and Elix Skipper as Triple X (3), James Storm (1), and A.J. Styles (2)
TNA X Division Championship (3 times)
TNA World X Cup (2004) with Jerry Lynn, Chris Sabin and Elix Skipper
TNA Match of the Year (2006) with AJ Styles vs. Homicide and Hernandez at No Surrender, September 24, 2006
TNA Tag Team of the Year (2006) with AJ Styles
Ultimate Pro Wrestling
UPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Windy City Pro Wrestling
WCPW League Championship (1 time)
WCPW Lightweight Championship (1 time)
WCPW Middleweight Championship (1 time)
WCPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kevin Quinn (1) and Mike Anthony (1)
World Power Wrestling
WPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Council
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Having given it much thought, I have decided to retain the services of John Cena
Cena's career has gone from strength to strength, having recieved a hard time from the crowd in recent months, his in-ring ability has drastically improved and for his size, possesses unbelievable strength. While his charisma and mic skills may only appeal to a younger generation of fans, he is a solid superstar to build a roster around and there is definite potential for him there as a heel as well.
Accomplishments:
* Ohio Valley Wrestling
o OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[12]
o OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time)[31] – with Rico Constantino
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Feud of the Year vs. Edge (2006)[136]
o PWI Match of the Year vs. Shawn Michaels - Raw, April 23 (2007)[137]
o PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2003)[138]
o PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007)[139]
o PWI Wrestler of the Year (2006, 2007)[140]
o PWI ranked #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006 and 2007[141][142]
* Ultimate Pro Wrestling
o UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[11]
* World Wrestling Entertainment
o World Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)[143]
o World Tag Team Championship (2 times)[9] – with Shawn Michaels (1) and Batista (1)
o WWE Championship (3 times)[7]
o WWE United States Championship (3 times)[8]
o Royal Rumble Winner (2008)
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
o Wrestler of the Year (2007)
o Best Box Office Draw (2007)
o Best on Interviews (2007)
o Most Charismatic (2006–2008)
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KANE
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The Big Red Machine has always possessed the brute strength to beat anyone on his day. It is fair to say that he never really reached his potential but there's no reason why he wont do it here =]
Kane will always draw attention with his mysterious past and short temper. A consistent in-ring performer who always plays to his strengths, with the right push there's no telling how far he could go.
Accomplishments:
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Tag Team of the Year (1999) with X-Pac[75]
o PWI ranked him # 13 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004[76]
* Smoky Mountain Wrestling
o SMW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Al Snow[11]
* United States Wrestling Association
o USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[77]
* World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
o ECW Championship (1 time)[66]
o WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[30] – with The Undertaker
o WWF Championship (1 time)[17]
o WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)[27]
o WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (2 times)[28]
o WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (9 times)[18] – with Mankind (2), X-Pac (2), The Undertaker (2), The Hurricane (1), Rob Van Dam (1), and The Big Show (1)
o Eighth Triple Crown Champion
o Third Grand Slam Champion
Check out some the video of his return to clean house in 2000. When on this form, there aren't many who can stop his path of destruction.
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I am going very risky here again, but again I am going for a great great tag team. They will suit my card right down to the ground when I actually put it together. They are not known in mainstream US wrestling too well, but thats the main streams loss, not mine. They started out as a team, but have had some of the greatest matches I have ever seen against each other. My 3rd round pick is the team of KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji
Facing each other in an incredible match
Tagging
Maybe some more obvious picks to follow. However, I feel the roster I have in mind would have something for everyone
* for the record, they both have peformed in ROH, therefore making the criteria. They have main tagged in Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan.0 -
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of all ages, MuffDaddy proudly brings to you, the 5 time tag-team champions of the worllllld - The Roaddog Jessie James, The Badass Billy Gunn, The New Age Outlaws
Who would have thought a feud between Rock-a-Billy and The Real Double J on Shotgun Saturday Night would result in the quintessential tag team of the attitude era. No team in the history of wrestling has made such an impact in such a short space of time.
They will be used predominatly in tag matches, but they will definitly have some entertaining programmes with the main eventers. There is history between Foley and the Outlaws, and I plan for them to cross paths with one another at some stage.
Both have tasted varying degrees of success in their singles careers.
Outlaws championships/accomplishments:
Roaddogg:
* Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling
o ACCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Catch Wrestling Association
o CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cannonball Grizzly
* Continental Wrestling Federation
o Continental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Millennium Wrestling Federation
o MWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Beau Douglas
* NWA Wrestle Birmingham
o NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
o NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)1 – with Konnan and Ron Killings
* United States Wrestling Association
o USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o USWA Television Championship (2 times)
o USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tracy Smothers
* World Wrestling All-Stars
o WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* World Wrestling Federation
o WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)[30]
o WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[31]
o WWF Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Billy Gunn[32][33][34][35][36]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Tag Team of the Year (1998) with Billy Gunn
o PWI ranked him #43 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years in 2003 with Billy Gunn[37]
Billy Gunn
* International Wrestling Federation
o IWF Tag Team Championship (2 times)[43] – with Brett Colt
* KYDA Pro Wrestling
o KYDA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[44]
* Maryland Championship Wrestling
o MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[45] – with B.G. James
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI ranked him #43 of the best 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2002[46]
o PWI Tag Team of the Year (1998) with Road Dogg
o PWI Tag Team of the Year (2002) with Chuck
o PWI ranked him #43 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years in 2003 with "The Road Dogg" Jesse James[47]
* World Pro Wrestling
o WPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
* World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWF Hardcore Championship (2 times)[12]
o WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[19]
o WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (10 times)[3] – with Bart Gunn (3), Road Dogg (5), and Chuck (2)
o King of the RIng (1999)[14]
Picks
1. Mick Foley
2. Rob Van Dam
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Roster: Shawn Michaels, Christopher Daniels and introducing…..Ted DiBiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes
“Simply Priceless”
With big boots to fill, Cody Rhodes (second generation) and Ted DiBiase Jr.(third generation) have both shown they can forget about hiding in their father’s shadows and can indeed make a name for themselves. We have only seen the start of them just yet, but they are sure to make the jump to main eventers status in the future. Good in ring ability and great mic work, when given the chance, these two work well as a tag team. I’m delighted that these two talented wrestlers have become part of my roster.
Titles and Accomplishments:
Cody Rhodes:
Ohio Valley Wrestling
OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times)– with Shawn Spears
OVW Television Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2008)
PWI ranked him #79 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
Ted DiBiase Jr.:
Florida Championship Wrestling
FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Fusion Pro Wrestling
FPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike DiBiase II
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #187 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase Jr.:
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Kenta Kobashi
One of the very best that there's ever been, Kenta Kobashi is one of my all-time favourite wrestlers. He's a big and strong guy who can still pull off great moonsaults and who always tells a compelling story in the ring
I think that the first thing that drew me to Kobashi were his facials. He's pretty much in a league of his own when it comes to portraying emotion, which more often than not is him trying to summon every last bit of strength left in him to overcome the challenge of his opponent
Kobashi debuted in All Japan in the late '80s, going on an over 60 fight losing streak. He began to slowly rise up the card, often competing in tag matches. Sometimes he would play the underdog to his tag partner Misawa, who was the bigger star. Sometimes he would play the protector role when teaming with a smaller partner, like Kikuchi. Either way, he was involved in some classic matches back then. The reaction to Kobashi and Kikuchi winning the All Asia tag titles (I think that's what they were called, I'm doing this on memory) from Furnas and Kroffatt was incredible. It's not often that you see a Japanese crowd screaming and jumping around as much as that for a wrestling match
Kobashi slowly rose up the card in All Japan, having excellent matches along the way, and he eventually won the top title in the promotion in 1996. He left, along with practically all of his colleagues, to join Pro Wrestling NOAH when it was founded in 2000
Kobashi has been the top star in NOAH for most of his time there, although he has missed a significant amount of time due to injury and sickness. He was out for over a year with kidney cancer but made his return at the end of 2007. Since then he's had to have elbow surgery, making his comeback from that last month. He requested that he start back at the bottom of the card and work his way back up to the main event rather than go straight back into the title picture, in keeping with his humble nature
I don't know how many people care that (just for argument's sake) Arn Anderson had one multi-tag team match rated five stars by Dave Meltzer or that Edge was involved in a "worst worked match of the year" (which someone posted in this thread earlier :pac:), but Kobashi has had 23 matches rated five stars by Meltzer (more than that if you were to go by my ratings), he's had six matches of the year as voted on by Wrestling Observer subscribers, and he's also been voted wrestler of the year four times, among other accomplishments
I'm extremely pleased to have Kobashi on my roster. Having met the man and seen him wrestle live, I don't know if I could have picked a nicer or more talented wrestler0 -
Next I'll pick
Jushin “Thunder” Liger
Championships and accomplishments
Dragon Gate
* Open the Dream Gate Championship (1 time)
Michinoku Pro Wrestling / North Eastern Wrestling
* British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* Super J Cup (2000)
New Japan Pro Wrestling
* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (11 times)
* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with The Great Sasuke (1), El Samurai (1), Minoru Tanaka, (1), Koji Kanemoto (1) and AKIRA (1)
* J-Crown (1 time)
* UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Best of the Super Juniors (1994, 2001)
* G1 Junior Tag League (2001) – with El Samurai
* Naeba Cup Tag Tournament (2001) – with Yuji Nagata
* Top of the Super Juniors (1992)
* Young Lion Cup (1986)
Osaka Pro
* Osaka Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takehiro Murahama
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* PWI ranked him #12 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
Pro Wrestling Noah
* GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Championship Wrestling
* WCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Wrestle Association R
* Super J Cup (1995)
* WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with El Samurai
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
* 5 Star Match (1994) vs. The Great Sasuke on July 8
* Best Gimmick (1989)
* Best Flying Wrestler (1989–1993)
* Best Technical Wrestler (1989–1992)
* Best Wrestling Maneuver (1987, 1988) Shooting star press
* Match of the Year (1990) vs. Naoki Sano on January 31 in Osaka, Japan
* Most Outstanding Wrestler (1990–1992)
* Rookie of the Year (1984)
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1999)0 -
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There seems to be a reluctance so far to draft the big men of wrestling, they can often be seen as sluggish poor workers who certainly arent likely to go to the top rope, but im going to buck that trend b'cos none of that applies to this man...
Weiging in at 450lb, a former WCW champion, multiple time champ in Japan and master of the moonsault, i give you the Mastadon Big Van Vader
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
* Best Heel (1993)
* Best Wrestling Maneuver (1993) Moonsault
* Wrestler of the Year (1993)
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
BWA roster: British Bulldog, Dynamite kid, Bryan Danielson, Big Van Vader0 -
Got a dynamite main event so time to load up with charasmatic mid carders
Razor Ramon and X-Pac
Have teamed together in 3 different companies but I won't be using them as a team
Considered by many to be the best to never win the title at his peak in 1994 he deserved a small run. Had the best match of the year and one of the best gimmicks of the decade. In later years he needed to be on his day to be great, at his peak he just needed to be sober
I adored X-Pac when I was a kid. I thought he had it all. The attitude, a unique moveset, charisma but most importantly he was just so cool. Sure X-Pac heat is a now infamous term but it's ridiculously unfair to cast his whole career with that brush. It took a nosedive with the Tori angle but before then it was hot. Not only as X-Pac but as part of the NWO and as the 1-2-3 Kid (who Razor had a great feud with). He even got Shane over as a heel. Think this is the best value pick at this stage0 -
On behalf of Flahavaj, I'm making his pick for him.
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and "Bam Bam" Terry Gordy).
My next pick is one I wanted right from the start when I began planninmg my roster. For those who aren't familiar with these guys they were one of the all-time great antagonistic factions. These gjuys nearly caused riots back in the days of the old WCCW with their inflammatory promos and over the top flamboyance.
the figurehead was Michael Hayes, a ridiculously over the top, brilliant talker. A top heel like hayes can only enhance my roster and a great talker like him can carry pretty much any feud.
Terry Gordy is one of the great big men of all time. A brilliant brawler and stiff striker, hes the ideal no nonsense foil for Hayes' excesses. He had several immense matches in All Japan in the 90's as a single or in tags.
Whether its alone or together, these guys put bums on seats, they did massive business down in the Soutrhern states back in the day and have entertained me no end from what I've seen of fotage of them in their prime. Even their theme tune rocked! I'm delighted to be able to use these guys, who could always get a crowd on its feet and booing, an invaluable commodity in building a balanced roster.
Just listen to how good Hayes is on the mic here, chickening out of a match so Gordy can steo in for him, only to engage in typical heelish antics on the ourside. Awesome stuff!
So there you have it, the Freebirds. they don't make 'em like this anymore!0 -
My 3rd pick is.............................
Championships and accomplishments
Beer Money, Inc. at Final Resolution
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o Tag Team of the Year (2008)
* Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
o TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times, current)
Def one of the top tag teams around atm and both are good singles competitors .
1st pick = Edge
2nd pick = Jeff Hardy
3rd pick = Beer Money INC0 -
I've opted for one of my favourite tag teams, for those of you unfamiliar with the ECW pairing, let me introduce to you, The Public Enemy. Rocco Rock & Chris Grunge. While making me laugh quite frequently, they were brilliant in the ring and were one of the most feared ECW teams. Unfortunately now both are dead. RIP
* Cauliflower Alley Club o Other honorees (1995) * Eastern Championship Wrestling | Extreme Championship Wrestling o ECW World Tag Team Championship (4 times) * i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling o i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 times) * Main Event Championship Wrestling o MECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) * National Wrestling Alliance * World o NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) * National o NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) * Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling o TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) * World Championship Wrestling o WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time)0 -
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Weeeeeeeelllllllllll...well, it's the Big Show!
Since my brand is headed by the most electrifing man in sports entertainment - The Rock - I feel that logically I need to build it around him in order to maximise its potential. I was delighted in the previous round to snare one of the greatest natural heels in Jake 'The Snake', and I think I need to add to that with a great big man since The Rock as a babyface was always great at getting people to root for him against impossible odds. That's why I've gone for a guy who Ric Flair feels is the best big man the industry has ever seen. Yes my third round pick is none other than The Big Show!
Big Show has been a great servant to the wrestling industry over the years boasting an unparalleled mix of brute strength, coupled with great charisma and impressive intensity. There have been some great big men over the years but how many of them could battle rap John Cena so hilariously? How many could face Kurt Angle whilst imitating Hulk Hogan and pull it off so brilliantly?
That I feel is what makes Big Show the best big men ever. He can back it up on the mic and also in the ring. He brought instant credibility to whoever he faced and if you beat him, you got a big boost to your career (excuse the pun). I'd argue that The Rock in 2000, Lesnar in 2002 and Cena in 2004 all benefitted massively from their feuds with Show and how well he put them over. He is also very easy to build up as a creditable title challenger due to his physique. In the WWE he just had to return from a long absence and beat the sh*t out of everyone and that was all that was needed to get him over, ie at the Rumble in 2001 or his Smackdown returns in later years.
I also think Show deserves a lot of credit in recent years for his work in ECW. I wasn't happy initially with him getting the ECW title but in hindsight I realise he worked his ass off to help the show and when Lashley got the torch passed to him by Show (another guy he put over) it's clear he lacked the credibility in the role that Show brought.
Here's a good vid showcasing (another pun) his attributes...
And here's one of my favourite moments where Rock mocks Show's new haircut...
It's great to have these two on my show and in Big Show I know I have a guy I can count on, whether as a heel or babyface.
MNG roster
Round 1 pick: The Rock
Round 2 pick: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Round 3 pick: The Big Show'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'
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