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The 2009 Boards.ie Draft (Picks thread)
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One of the most popular wrestlers working in the industry today, his name alone guarantees bums on seats.
Big Dave!
Batista
* Ohio Valley Wrestling
o OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[105]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2005)[106]
o PWI Wrestler of the Year (2005)[107]
o PWI ranked him # 1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2005.[108]
* World Wrestling Entertainment
o World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[109][110][111][112]
o World Tag Team Championship (3 times)[25][28][113] - with Ric Flair (2) and John Cena (1)
o WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time)[50] - with Rey Mysterio
o Royal Rumble (2005)[1]
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
o Feud of the Year (2005) vs. Triple H
o Feud of the Year (2007) vs. The Undertaker0 -
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"THE MODERN DAY WARRIOR"
KERRY VON ERICH
Delighted to add this guy to my roster, one of the most charismatic and talented wrestlers of all time.. if it wasnt for his out of ring problems this guy would be talked of in the same breath as the Flairs, Harts and Michaels of the world. A really versatile guy who gives me a lot of options going forward with my future picks.
Major Accomplishments:
NWA/WCCW/WCWA
NWA American Heavyweight Champion (5)
NWA American Tag Team Champion - with Bruiser Brody (3), Kevin von Erich (2) & Al Madril (1)
NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion (3)
NWA Texas Tag Team Champion - with Bruiser Brody (1), Skip Young (1) & Tiger Conway, Jr. (1)
NWA World Heayweight Champion (1)
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion (Texas) (6)
NWA World Tag Team Champion (Texas) - with Al Madril (1) & Terry Orndorff (2)
WCWA World Heavyweight Champion (4)
WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion (2)
WCWA World Tag Team Champion - with Kevin von Erich (3) & Jeff Jarrett (1)
St. Louis Wrestling Club
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion (1)
USWF
USWF Texas Heavyweight Champion (1)
WWF
WWF Intercontinental Champion (1)
Roster so far...
1. Goldberg
2. "Ravishing" Rick Rude
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Gold Standard; Shelton Benjamin
I believe this man will be really, really big one day. If he can find some charisma (perhaps a manager is neeeded
) then he'll be a fully rounded Superstar. But that wont hinder him on my show, the likes on Hart and Benoit weren't great on the mic and SB has technical brilliance that could very soon. match those two IMO.Accomplishments: * Black Athlete Sports Network o African–American Wrestler of the Year award in 2005[56] * Ohio Valley Wrestling o OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Brock Lesnar (3) and Redd Dogg (1)[7] * Pro Wrestling Illustrated o PWI ranked him #9 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2005[57] o PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 2003 – with Charlie Haas[58] * World Wrestling Entertainment o WWE Intercontinental Championship (3 times)[59] o WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Charlie Haas[60] o WWE United States Championship (1 time)[44] * Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards o Most Underrated Wrestler (2005–2007)
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MITSUHARU MISAWA
One of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling, a masterful in-ring technician who I feel will mesh very well with the guys I've already chosen.
Championships Held:
All Japan Pro Wrestling
AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champion - with Kenta Kobashi (1) & Yoshinari Ogawa (1)
AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion (5)
AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champion - with Toshiaki Kawada (2), Kenta Kobashi (2), Jun Akiyama (1) & Yoshinari Ogawa (1)
NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion (1)
PWF World Tag Team Champion - with Jumbo Tsuruta (1)
Champion's Carnival (1995, 1998)
World's Strongest Tag Team League (with Toshiaki Kawada, 1992)
World's Strongest Tag Team League (with Kenta Kobashi, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Pro Wrestling Noah
GHC Heavyweight Champion (3)
GHC Tag Team Champion - with Yoshinari Ogawa (2)
Roster so far.....
1. Goldberg
2. "Ravishing" Rick Rude
3. Kerry von Erich
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I'm going to go with a multi time Champion. He has an amazing look and in his time was one of the top performers in the game. A genuine tough guy according to Bret Hart and one of the most controversial figures in modern day professional Wrestling
Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner
Roster so far:
Mr. Perfect
Chris Benoit
The Road Warriors
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okay here is a first for the draft, thought id try this later but its too good a value pick to let go any later so my 4th round draft is the first inter-gender tag team drafted and is Trish Stratus & Carlito Colon
from wikiStratus returned to the ring on June 26 and started a romantic angle with Carlito after he saved her from a double team attack by Melina and Johnny Nitro.[70] They competed as a team and won a mixed tag team match against Melina and Nitro at Saturday Night's Main Event on July 15.[71] As a couple, Stratus and Carlito briefly feuded with WWE Champion Edge and Lita after the pair interrupted Stratus' title match with Mickie James. The two couples competed in several tag team matches, with Stratus and Carlito jobbing to Edge and Lita each timeshe was a one-time WWE Hardcore Champion, three-time "WWE Babe of the Year" and was proclaimed "Diva of the Decade". After nearly seven years in the business, Stratus retired from wrestling on September 17, 2006 after winning her seventh WWE Women's Championship, the most in WWE history
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Woman of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)[101]
o and if i want a interview segment ive got this guy and his cabana too
Championships and accomplishments
Carlito as the WWE Intercontinental Champion.Funking Conservatory
FC Television Championship (1 time)[40]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him # 27 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2006[41]
World Wrestling Council
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (11 times)[3]
WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Eddie Colón (1) and Konnan (1)[42]
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[43]
WWE United States Championship (1 time)[44]
WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Primo[45]
World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) with Primo
BWA Roster to date
Dynamite kid
British Bulldog
Bryan Danielson
Big Van Vader
Trish Stratus
Carlito Colon0 -
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This is an easy choice for me, and he fits perfectly to my rosters style. My 4th pick is Low Ki
Achievements* East Coast Wrestling Association
o ECWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with American Dragon (1) and Xavier (1)[16]
o ECWA Super 8 Tournament winner (2001)[17]
* Future of Wrestling
o FOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[18]
* Future Wrestling Alliance
o FWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[19]
* Impact Championship Wrestling
o ICW Championship (1 time)[20]
* Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
o Ted Petty Invitational (2006)[21]
* International Wrestling Cartel
o IWC Super Indies Championship (1 time)[22]
* Jersey All Pro Wrestling
o JAPW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[23]
o JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[24]
* Jersey Championship Wrestling
o JCW Championship (1 time)[25]
o JCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mafia[26]
* Long Island Wrestling Federation
o LIWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Midwest Championship Wrestling
o MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Airborne
* New Japan Pro Wrestling
o IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[27]
* Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE
o NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Leonardo Spanky[28]
o NWA/UPW/ZERO-ONE International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[29]
* Premiere Wrestling Federation
o PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[30]
* Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
o PWG World Championship (1 time)[31]
o Battle of Los Angeles winner (2008)
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI ranked him # 26 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003[32]
* Pro Wrestling WORLD-1
o WORLD-1 Openweight Championship (1 time)
* Ring of Honor
o ROH Championship (1 time)[33]
* Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
o NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times)1 – with Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper[34]
o TNA X Division Championship (2 times)[34]
* USA Pro Wrestling
o USA Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Xavier
* World Xtreme Wrestling
o WXW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[35]
My roster to date:
1. Murder City Machine Guns
2. CM Punk
3. KENTA & Marufuji
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"I'll open a can of the ass whip!"
In previous rounds I've looked to pick people who will captivate an audience and keep people entertained, and in looking to continue that vein I am going to choose two people who I feel are real positives in what is now a negative period in wrestling. Yes folks my fourth round pick is going to be the most dysfunctional team around, Glamarella!
Santino
I would class Santino Marella as the most entertaining character of recent years. While he may be limited in what he can do in the ring, without a doubt he is gold on the mic and one of the most entertaining figures the WWE has had lately. The Wrestling Observer awarded him the accolade of best gimmick for the past two years and he's someone that I know will put smiles on the faces of my audience.
Here is one of my favourite moments of Santino where he does his best Amy Winehouse impression...
Beth Phoenix
The beautiful Beth will prove a very useful addition to my roster. She impressed me a lot when she came to the WWE as she can clearly go in the ring. I think it's fair to say she has a good career ahead of herself assuming she stays free of injuries, and her on-screen relationship with Santino has helped raise her profile. Also she's quite easy on the eyes!
I like the idea of having the potential to use The Rock and Santino in some funny segments as well as playing Santino off of the very serious Jake 'The Snake' Roberts and the massive Big Show. Beth Phoenix will also prove useful in this regard and hopefully when I get some more females down the line I can come up with some good storylines. I think there's a lot of room for being creative here and I think therefore I've a good value pick here.
MNG roster
Round 1 pick: The Rock
Round 2 pick: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Round 3 pick: The Big Show
Round 4 pick: Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'
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Molly Holly and Gail Kim
Two of the best women wrestlers available in this draft, they tagged for a number of months in late 2003 until Gail got injured: www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/g/gail-kim.html When Gail returned, they went back to tagging
The highlight of Gail's career was as the centrepiece of the Knockouts division in TNA. With her as champion, her matches were regularly the most watched segments on Impact and she was involved in some good angles and some great matches. I don't think that it's any coincidence that TNA's womens division pretty much fell apart after Gail left
Molly is widely recognised as one of the best women to wrestle in WWE. I think that she had to have something special about her to succeed in that company, because she never looked like the typical diva, and that something was her in-ring skills. She left the business of her own accord, probably at the peak of her talent
I'm very pleased with this pick as it gives me a completely new, unique and talented side to my roster0 -
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Roster: Shawn Michaels, Christopher Daniels, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase Jr. and introducing…..Jeff Jarrett
“The Chosen One”
Jeff Jarrett is my chosen one for round 4 of the draft. Having wrestled against some of the greatest wrestlers in the world in various wrestling organisations, his accomplishments pretty much speak for themselves. Charismatic in the ring and great worker on the mic, Double J is one of the few wrestlers who visualizes his entire match beforehand, he fits well into my growing roster.
Titles and Accomplishments:American Wrestling Association
AWA Rookie of the Year (1986)
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
AAA Rey de Reyes: 2004 (No longer officially recognized)
Continental Wrestling Association
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Billy Travis (3) and Pat Tanaka (1)
CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
CWA International Tag Team Championship (2 time) – with Pat Tanaka (1) and Paul Diamond (1)
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
NWA Cyberspace
NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Feud of the Year (1992) with Jerry Lawler vs. the Moondogs
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year(2007)
PWI ranked him #5 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000
PWI ranked him #78 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years in 2003 with Jerry Lawler
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
King of the Mountain (2004, 2006)
United States Wrestling Association
USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (9 times)
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
USWA World Tag Team Championship (14 times) – with Jeff Gaylord (2), Cody Michaels (1), Jerry Lawler (4), Robert Fuller (4), and Brian Christopher (2)
USWA Western States Tag Team Championship – with Robert Fuller (1)
World Championship Wrestling
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
World Class Wrestling Association
USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Matt Borne
WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WCWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kerry Von Erich (1), Mil Máscaras (1), and Matt Borne (1)
World Wrestling Federation
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WWF European Championship (1 time)
WWF Intercontinental Championship (6 times)
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Owen Hart
World Series Wrestling
WSW Heavyweight Championship
World Wrestling All-Stars
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
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My 4th pick is Mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Kennedy.
* All–Star Championship Wrestling
o ACW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[7]
o ACW Tag Team Championship (3 times)[7] – with Mike Mercury
o ACW Television Championship (1 time)[7]
* Mid–American Wrestling
o MAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[76]
* NWA Midwest
o NWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[77]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI ranked him #21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2007[78]
* World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWE United States Championship (1 time)[79]
o Mr. Money in the Bank (2007)[80]
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
o Best Gimmick (2005)
* Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
o XICW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[7] – with Joey Padgett
* Other titles
o UPCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[7] – with Big Daddy Loker
1st pick = Edge
2nd pick = Jeff Hardy
3rd pick = Beer Money INC
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My fourth round pick is The Rock n' Roll Express of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson.
The Rock N Roll Express are without doubt one of bthe finest tag teams of all time and i'm shocked that they're still available.
The Rock N Roll Express tagged througghout the 80's with massive success as a pure babface team. Their gimmick was as a pair of high-flying lovers of Glam Rock music. These guys were years ahead of their time. Without them to set the precedent for smaller workers working a high flying gimmick, there would be no Rockers, no Hardy boys no Briscoe Brothers in years to follow. They were true innovators and when they came along in the 80's they took the wrestlking world by storm.
The entire formula of babyface getting worked over, only to make a hot tag and pop the crowd with a big comeback, used in tag matches to this very day can be traced back to the style innovated and developed by these fellas. No one in the history of professional wrestling has played the sympathetic face as well as Ricky Morton. He basically invented and made his own the role of babyface in peril that forms a part of every tag team match up. The quality of his selling, his size and good looks and his ability to tease a tag in built the suspense in his matches perfectly. Furthermore, even in victory they always made their opponents look incredible, a quality thats essential in building a roster. And Robert Gibson ws an incredible guy to have to make a hot tag and his sunset flips, which were rarely seem in the 80's were legendary. Their innovative double dropkick finisher was again something that fans at the time would never have seen before.
As a singles guy Morton was great and he had a legendary feud with Flair that drew gret money around the territories.
To summarise I have chosen not only one of the greatest teams ever, but a team that defined and shaped tag team wrestling as it is today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9vKhUTwJok
Great litle video above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHrmG4PMGjw&feature=PlayList&p=ECCFF38AD891F99D&index=0&playnext=1
And a very rare match up here showing the RnR Express classic formula down to a tee.
Picks:
Round 1. Eddie Guerrero
Round 2. Ricky Steamboat
Round 3. Fabulous Freebirds
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It's been a long wait ... but my 4th pick is:
BIG DADDY COOL
* teams and stables
* Main Event Mafia
* Dudes with Attitudes - with Shawn Michaels
* The Outsiders - with Scott Hall
* Clique
* NWo
* The Insiders - with Diamond Dallas Page
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year award in 1994
* PWI Match of the Year award in 1995 – versus Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XI, April 2 1995)
* PWI Wrestler of the Year award in 1995
* PWI ranked him # 1 in the PWI 500 in 1995
* PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1997 – with Scott Hall
* PWI ranked him # 59 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
* PWI ranked him # 40 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years in 2003 – with Scott Hall
* PWI ranked him # 55 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years in 2003 – with Shawn Michaels
* World Championship Wrestling
* WCW World Heavyweight Champion (5 times)
* WCW World Tag Team Champion (9 times) - with Scott Hall (6), Diamond Dallas Page (2), and Sting (1)
* World Wrestling Federation
* WWF Champion (1 time)
* WWF Intercontinental Champion (1 time)
* WWF World Tag Team Champion (2 times) - with Shawn Michaels0 -
I was very close to choosing my next pick in the last round, but I took a chance and so I now present to you, one of the all time greats..
The Great Muta
Part 1 of an awesome match with Steamboat
Championships and accomplishments
All Japan Pro Wrestling
* AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
* AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Taiyō Kea (1), Arashi (1) and Joe Doering (1)
* Champion's Carnival (2002)
* Champion's Carnival (2004)
* Champion's Carnival (2007)
* World's Strongest Tag Team League (2001) with Taiyō Kea
* World's Strongest Tag Team League (2007) with Joe Doering
Championship Wrestling from Florida
* NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
New Japan Pro Wrestling
* IWGP Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
* IWGP Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Hiroshi Hase (2), Masahiro Chono (2), Shiro Koshinaka (1) and Taiyō Kea (1)
* NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Greatest 18 Championship (1 time)
* G1 Climax (1995)
* G1 Climax Tag League (1999) with Scott Norton
* Super Grade Tag League (1993, 1994) with Hiroshi Hase
* Super Grade Tag League (1997) with Masahiro Chono
* Super Grade Tag League (1998) with Satoshi Kojima
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* PWI ranked him # 3 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002.1
* PWI ranked him # 4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001, 2003.
Tokyo Sports Grand Prix
* Best Tag Team (2005) with Akebono
World Championship Wrestling
* NWA World Television Championship (1 time)
* WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vampiro
* WCW BattleBowl (1992)
World Wrestling Council
* WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* WWC World Television Championship (1 time)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
* Best Wrestling Maneuver (2001) Shining Wizard
* Match of the Year (2001) vs. Genichiro Tenryu on June 8, Tokyo, Japan
* Most Improved Wrestler (2001)
* Wrestler of the Year (2001)
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1999)
Picks
1. The Undertaker
2. Ted DiBiase & Mike Rotunda
3. Jushin Liger
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Ok folks we're just waiting on Comic-Book-Guy and Bubs to wrap up Round 4 which should happen in the next few hours. While we wait for their picks you can plan ahead for your own in Round 5 as this is the way things will shape up...
5th Round Draw:
1. flahavaj
2. Jolt2007
3. MuffDaddy
4. Mr. Guappa
5. OrtonViper
6. RebelRockChick
7.Voltwad
8. Bubs101
9. Furious-Red
10. jayhaitch2
11. Mr. Nice Guy
12. DieselQueen
13. Minto
14. Comic-Book-Guy
15. Bounty Hunter
16. Cactus Col
17. SlickRic
18. Fozzy
19. Orestes
20. gimmick
There you have it. My apologies to Orestes for giving him two crappy draws in a row.
OK then to sum up, Comic-Book-Guy and Bubs will make their picks to finish off the current round and after that flahavaj can get Round 5 started for us.
All the best and Happy Pickings. :cool:'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'
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Everyone is going to the far east to secure their technical masters but I think I'll head down south and go for a man who's won wrestler of the year and best box office draw in the Wrestling Observer newsletter awards and had a tryout with the WWE in Febuary of 2007.Source http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/mistico.html
Mistico
This guy is straight up amazing and both TNA and the WWE want him but are unable to come to terms with CMLL. He's not just a critical success but a commercial one too as seen by his wrestler of the year award and a top 3 placing in PWIs best wrestlers of 2007. .He a great pick because not only is he a top class technico and draw but he allows me to book incredibly important matches without using a title (Mask vs. hair/mask which mean more than belts in Mexico) and Luchadores have not been at a premium in this draft. Also given the success of Rey and the massive mexican demographic in the U.S. and the lack of mainstream success Japanese wrestlers have had there he's more valuable to an American company.
Here's a montage of some of his best work and his NJPW debut
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8nc22_mistico-njpw-debut_sport
Roster so far:
Hulk Hogan
Ultimate Warrior
Scott Hall
1-2-3 Kid/ X-Pac
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My fifth round pick is the Genetic Jackhammer, the Higher Power, the Boss himself Mr. McMahon!
I've cleared this with Minto, in fact he would've chosen him himself only I was too quick
The on-screen character mr. McMahon has legitimate claims to being one of the greatest heel characters in the history of professional wrestling. Ever since the real-life Montreal screw-job he has been hate figure for wrestling fans all over the world.
Its no secret that Vince McMahon wanted to be a professional wrestler as a young man amd that the Million Dollar Man perosona was based around his own character. In reality he has surpassed nearly all but a select few in gaining heat and provoking reactions amongst audiences. People pay money to see this guy get his ass handed to him on a regular basis. If a babyface wants to be pushed into the stratosphere and msde a Superstar overnight, all he has to do is be booked in a programme with this guy. There's no way Stone cold Steve Austin would have achieved the success he did without Mr McMahon to play off. he drew millions of dollars from ordinary everyday people who lived vicariously through Ausitnb as they watched him do what they always wanted to do and kick his bosses ass! Any babyface I choose to put in a programme can be propelled from the mid-card to a money drawing Main Eventer overnight.
In terms of on-screen portrayal of a heel, Vince is second to none. His facial expressions are immense. The over the top walk is classic hyperbolic heelishness. The catchphrases such as "You're fired" and stunts like the "Kiss my Ass Club" are so easy to book its a pleasure.
In the ring as well, hes no slouch. He has had fanbtastic brawls with every Main Eventer over the past few years including a surprisingly great match against Hogan (his facials were just immense in that one), HHH, HBK, 'Taker, Flair to name but a few.
Such a well developed, universally recognisable and downright brilliant character is a massive asset to me and I'm chuffed to have got him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAOLbHg_190
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For my next pick I wanted a babyface, and I noticed that among the ones I had in mind he had a tag team partner for a while that I just can't say no to considering my roster so I present to you
Tito Santana & Virgil
Tito Santana Championships and accomplishments
American Wrestling Federation
o AWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Eastern Championship Wrestling
o ECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
International World Class Championship Wrestling
o IWCCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Western States Sports
o NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ted DiBiase
Northern States Wrestling Alliance
o NSWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1979 – with Ivan Putski.
o PWI ranked him # 93 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003.
o PWI ranked him # 70 of the 100 best tag teams during the PWI Years with Rick Martel in 2003.
o PWI ranked him # 51 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1995.
Renegade Wrestling Alliance
o RWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
USA Pro Wrestling
o USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
o WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
o WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ivan Putski (1) and Rick Martel (1)
o WWF King of the Ring (1989)
Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame
o Class of 2007
Other titles
o CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o GWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o IAW Television Championship (1 time)
o NWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o USA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o UWS Tag Team Championship (1 time)
o HoPWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
Virgil Championships and accomplishments
Continental Wrestling Association
* AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rocky Johnson
* CWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Federation
* Million Dollar Championship (1 time)
Picks
1. The Undertaker
2. Ted DiBiase & Mike Rotunda
3. Jushin Liger
4. The Great Muta
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