2010 Boards.ie Draft Final Round 15 in OP (Picks thread)

JP Liz V1

my next pick is

Beth Phoenix

Jolt2007

My next pick is 6'5" and 350 pounds of pure solid muscle packed with charisma and promo skills. Vince would give both testicles and Hunter's nose to have this guy on his roster, and possibly has offered having made attempts to sign him in the past. Starting off in America in NWA Wildside, he was also signed by WCW in it's dying days, making one tv appearance before becoming a megastar in Japan, twice being named Best Box Office Draw and once Most Charismatic by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. The greatest laugh in pro wrestling since The Million Dollar Man, he's not just a beast, he is The Beast, Bob Sapp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wq0YdbHlxo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dCNym6sO3E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUgJ9hEufGU

Roster so far:
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
Goldberg
Davey Richards
Eddie Edwards
Jerry "The King" Lawler
"The Universal Hearthrob" Austin Idol
Jumbo Tsuruta
Genichiro Tenryu
Tatsumi Fujinami
Sgt. Slaughter
André The Giant
Bob "The Beast" Sapp

SlickRic

somebody please correct me if i haven't noticed, but i don't think this man has been picked, and if he hasn't, well, what a coup.

a man with all the skills, charisma, and likeability in the world, as well as the ability to be a mainstay of the Horsemen once Ole left.

Barry Windham



and with the Horsemen...




Team Slick:

'British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith
'Dynamite Kid' Tom Billington
Ricky Steamboat
The Nasty Boys
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
The Briscoes
Kevin Nash
Dean Malenko
Joe Malenko
Antonio Inoki
Barry Windham

Mr.Nice Guy

Round 9 is nearly over and Round 10 is almost upon us so we're about 2/3 of the way through the game.

As happened last year, to coincide with Round 10, the Evaluation thread will be opened which will allow for a couple of weeks of TV build-up before you do the final write-up of your main PPV card.

*Note* - Like last year the Evaluation thread will be entirely optional and the only thing that will be required is the final card which hopefully everyone will post after the last round of the game (Round 15). I hope that's straightforward enough to understand and if not don't worry as you can post any concerns in the discussion thread.

Round 10 is a regular round in the game and here is the draw...

Round 10 Draw

1. Spongey1975
2. Vince135792003
3. Jaykhunter
4. Gerard.C
5. glenjamin
6. Bubs101
7. Bounty Hunter
8. waltersobchak
9. Furious Red
10. Jolt2007
11. flahavaj
12. Voltwad
13. Dare 2 Defy
14. campo
15. JP Liz
16. Cactus Col
17. dojojoe
18. Pingu Girl
19. SlickRic
20. Mr Nice Guy

So to clarify things campo will finish off Round 9 for us and then Spongey1975 will get Round 10 off and running.

Happy pickings etc. :cool:

Pingi

3 count members - Shannon Mhoore and Gregory Helms


Will write up later

Mr.Nice Guy

Time now to turn my attention towards my women's division and I think I've got two fabulous wrestlers who I believe have never been drafted in previous games before. I know Cactus believes he has the greatest women's wrestler of all time on his roster, and indeed he may be right, but I think also a case can be made for this woman. She is a former WCW Women's Champion and a well known figure in her native Japan. She is in the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame and has a 5 star rated match which some consider the finest women's match of all time. She is nicknamed The Dangerous Queen and her name is Akira Hokuto.



Here's a sample of what I'm getting from this pick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ero3su2wM

Joining her will be her tag team partner from Gaea Japan where she held the tag title belts with Hokuto. She is a very tough wrestler in her own right who can work a brawl-style match or a technical one and she too has participated in some classic matches. She is Mayumi Ozaki.



Like Hokuto, Ozaki has appeared on WCW and here is a sample of what she has to offer my roster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAqzjTbU1p4

Championships and Accomplishments - Akira Hokuto

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
AJW Junior Championship (1 time)
All Pacific Championship (2 times)
WWWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Yumiko Hotta (1), Suzuka Minami (2) and Mima Shimoda (1)[1]
AJW Hall of Fame (1998)[15]
Japan Grand Prix (1993)

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
CMLL World Women's Championship (1 time)

GAEA Japan
AAAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mayumi Ozaki

World Championship Wrestling
WCW Women's Championship (1 time)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
5 Star Match (1993) vs. Shinobu Kandori on April 2
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2000)

Championships and Accomplishments - Mayumi Ozaki

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
WWWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dynamite Kansai

GAEA Japan
AAAW Singles Championship (1 time)
AAAW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Aja Kong (1), Akira Hokuto (1), and KAORU (1)

Japan Women's Pro Wrestling
JWP Junior Championship (3 times)
UWA Junior Championship (1 time)

JWP Project
JWP Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Cutie Suzuki (2), and Hikari Fukuoka (1)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
5 Star Match (1993) with Cutie Suzuki vs. Kyoko Inoue and Takako Inoue on April 2
5 Star Match (1993) with Dynamite Kansai vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamadaon April 11
5 Star Match (1993) with Dynamite Kansai, Cutie Suzuki, and Hikari Fukuoka vs. Aja Kong, Sakie Hasegawa, Kyoko Inoue, and Takako Inoue on July 31
5 Star Match (1993) with Dynamite Kansai vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada on December 6
Match of the Year (1993) with Dynamite Kansai vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada on April 11

With these picks I'm getting two fantastic workers who I believe can give my other female Victoria some really cracking matches.

MNG roster thus far:

- John Cena
- Samoa Joe
- Lou Thesz
- William Regal
- Lance Storm
- (Original) Tiger Mask
- Fit Finlay
- El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas
- Victoria
- and now...Akira Hokuto & Mayumi Ozaki

Vince135792003

I have the the best manager of all time in Boby Heenan. Next I have a guy who is right up there knocking at his door. Check out the Wrestlibg Observer Hall of Fame members staggering list of awards:

Observer awards


Best Booker 1993
Best Booker 2001
Best Booker 2003

Best Non Wrestler 2006

Best on Interviews 1985
Best on Interviews 1986
Best on Interviews 1987
Best on Interviews 1988
Best on Interviews 1993

Manager of the year 1984
Manager of the year 1985
Manager of the year 1986
Manager of the year 1987
Manager of the year 1988
Manager of the year 1989
Manager of the year 1990
Manager of the year 1992
Manager of the year 1993
Manager of the year 1994
Manager of the year 1995
Manager of the year 1996

So my pick is:

Jim Cornette

My roster

1. Bret Hart
2. Nick Bockwinkel
3. Bobby Heenan
4. The Great Muta
5. Jim Cornette
6. The Crush Girls
7. Rey Mysterio
8. Jessie Ventura
9. Adrian Adonis
10. Konnan
11. Billy Kidman
    
12. Vance Archer

campo

My new next pick lol is naomichi marofuji who needs JBL



All Japan Pro Wrestling
AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[10]
Super J Cup (2009)[4]
Super J Cup (2004)
Pro Wrestling Noah
Differ Cup (2005)
GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
GHC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Minoru Suzuki (1) and Takashi Sugiura (1)[1]
GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kenta[1]
GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship (1 time)[1]
Tokyo Sports Grand Prix
Outstanding Performance Award (2006)
Best Bout Award (2006) vs. Kenta (October 29, 2006)
Best Bout Award (2008) vs. Shuji Kondo (November 3, 2008)
World Entertainment Wrestling
WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tamon Honda[1]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Tag Team of the Year (2003, 2004) with Kenta

Spongey1975

After getting over the shock of being number 1 this round i'm welcoming to the SWF roster

....Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty...








SWF Roster

1. Randy Orton
2. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
3. Kofi Kingston
4. "Flyin" Brian Pillman
5. Vader
6. Ron Simmons
7. Carlito
8. Primo Colon
9. "Superstar" Billy Graham
10. Bull Buchanan
11. The Goodfather
12. Rikishi
13. Scotty 2 Hotty

Vince135792003

My next pick was at his peak one of the best high flyers in the world who unfortunately seclined due to injury.

At his peak around the mid 1990's he was one of the very best.

Check out his Observer awrds for that period:

* 5 Star Match (1994) vs. Wild Pegasus at Super J Cup
* 5 Star Match (1994) vs. Jushin Liger on July 8
* Best Flying Wrestler (1994)
* Best Wrestling Maneuver (1994) The Sasuke Special

I present to you:

The Great Sasuke:

Check out this video if you have never seen him before You can dance along to the music on your chair too!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcXBiMAx4Jc

jaykhunter

OK with the jig being up with Gimmick awesomely securing a new Q&A with arguably Ireland's finest wrestler, I can't wait another round to procure his services! wBw's next wrestler is a fantastic in-ring talent, and a gleaming example of the pure talent in Ireland.

Previously in NWA Hammerlock, he moved to Japan where he trained in the New Japan Dojo. He attained great success in NJPW, this man currently holds the IWGP Jr Tag titles, after a brace of stunning matches against the MotorCity Machine Guns, with his current partner, Ryusuke Taguchi (known as Apollo 55). He made it to the finals of last year's Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, where he was bested by now 2-time winner, Koji Kanemoto. With an impressive wrestling repertoire and legitimate credentials, the sky is the limit for this proud Irish warrior.

wBw proudly spends it's 10th pick on the supremely talented :

Prince (Fergal) Devitt


Unfortunately since Ryusuke Taguchi hasn't wrestled in NWA, ROH, TNA or WWE I can't draft him too. Oh well!

wBw Roster :
Kurt Angle
MotorCity Machine Guns
KENTA
The Miz
John Morrison
Senshi
The Brian Kendrick
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Raven
BxB Hulk
Shingo Takagi
Gail Kim
ODB
Prince Devitt

Gerard.C

My next pick is one of the most entertaining..... entertainers in WWE today. His knowledge of everything wrestling related is incredible, and he has the charisma to go with his knowledge. He has the talent to be a wrestler, a manager or an announcer. Whatever he chooses to do, he seems to do it very well. He may well want to educate all of you as part of my roster. Please welcome...

Matt Striker



And for the sake of it, along with Striker, I will choose the man who he won the USA Pro Tag Team Championship with 3 times. He himself is a former NWA-TNA Tag Team champion. He wrestled in the original ECW, and then TNA after that.

Simon Diamond



Gers roster so far:
1 - Shawn Michaels
2 - Christian
3 - Sheamus
4 - Takeshi Morishima and Kensuke Sasaki
5 - Roderick Strong and Austin Aries
6 - Paul Heyman
7 - Bam Bam Bigelow
8 - Bruno Sammartino
9 - Shane McMahon
10 - Matt Striker and Simon Diamond

glenjamin

WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT?

Al Snow



Steve Blackman



WTF Roster:
Jeff Hardy
Kane
Bobby Lashley
Owen Hart
Ken Shamrock
Big Boss Man
Earthquake
Typhoon
Yokozuna
Test
Prince Albert
Droz
Al Snow
Steve Blackman

Bubs101

I need a black tag team for my storyline.

Mark Henry and D-Lo Brown

He might not be as much of a ****** as Micheal Hayes but cult figure Mizark Henry is a legit former world's strongest man and an entertaining wrestler. His career is a mix of peaks and valleys but on ECW he showed how great he could be as the strong impossing heel.

D-Lo + Chest Protector = money

Bounty Hunter

I will update this wriite up at some point but im off to work now so my 10th rd draft is the man who argueably got too much of a reaction wehen he was in the WWE, i give you Muhammad Hussain

Current BWE Roster
1. Hulk Hogan
2. Mitsuharu Misawa
3. Kenta Kobashi
4. Nigel McGuinness
5. Kerry Von Erich
6. The Big Show
7. Big John Studd
8. King Kong Bundy
9. Awesome Kong
10. Aja Kong
11. Rowdy Roddy Pipper
12. Paul Orndorff
13. Kevin Von Erich
14. David Von Erich
15. Muhammad Hussain

waltersobchak

WCWF's next pick is controversial to say the least..

Teddy Hart and Jack Evans aka The Hart Foundation 2.0 He may be the biggest Dic*head in Pro Wrestling but theres no doubt that Teddy Hart is F'N awesome in the ring..

• Ballpark Brawl
  • Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[19]

• Jersey All Pro Wrestling
  • JAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
  • JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
  • JAPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jack Evans (1) and Homicide (1)[20]

• Power Wrestling Alliance
  • PWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[21]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #236 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008[22]

• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bruce Hart[1]

• AWA Washington

• AWA Washington Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Dragon Gate

• Dragon Gate Open the Triangle Gate Championship (1 time) – with CIMA and BxB Hulk[27][29]

• Jersey All Pro Wrestling

• JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Teddy Hart[27]

• Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

• PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Roderick Strong[29]
• Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2008) – with Roderick Strong[30]

• Pro Wrestling Unplugged

• PWU Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Zjhf5JuKY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZenHbP0fRk

1: Bryan Danielson
2: Sabu
3: Taz
4: Jerry Lynn
5: Jushin Liger
6: Robert Gibson
7: Ricky Morton
8: Perry Saturn
9: John Kronus
10:Último Dragón
11:Toshiaki Kawada
12:Akira Taue
13:Eric Bischoff
14:Teddy Hart
15:Jack Evans

Furious-Red

Please welcome to the FWA

Michelle McCool and Layla



* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI ranked her #8 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2009[43]

* World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWE Divas Championship (1 time)
o WWE Women's Championship (2 times, current)

* Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards
o Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2009) Exploiting Mickie James' weight issues


Layla

* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI ranked her #39 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008[37]

* World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWE Diva Search (2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA7vUmL6azs

Current Roster:
1. Chris Jericho
2. CM Punk
3. Sarita
4. Taylor Wilde
5. MVP
6. Matt Hardy
7. Drew Mc Intyre
8. Rhyno
9. Umaga
10.Kid Kash
11.Jamie Noble
12.Mickie James
13.Michelle McCool
14.Layla

Jolt2007

Next I'm have to add to my roster of Japanese wrestlers, because these guys are just too incredible to pass up. Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi, together known as Speed Muscle.

Yoshino has to be the fastest wrestler in the ring of all time. The speed and smoothness he has in the ring is just amazing and has to be seen to be believed. Doi is one of the best wrestlers in the world today, being a part of arguably the best matches on each of the Dragon Gate USA shows so far, but enough talk. Have a look for yourself if you never seen these guys before. Here's their match in TNA against the Motor City Machine Guns. It's not too long so you have no excuse not to watch it :P http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x66bd7_tna-impact-6-12-08-speed-muscle-vs_sport

Roster so far:
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
Goldberg
Davey Richards
Eddie Edwards
Jerry "The King" Lawler
"The Universal Hearthrob" Austin Idol
Jumbo Tsuruta
Genichiro Tenryu
Tatsumi Fujinami
Sgt. Slaughter
André The Giant
Bob "The Beast" Sapp
Naruki Doi
Masato Yoshino

flahavaj

For my next pick I'm going for one of the most underrated and underused big man wrestlers of recent years, Mike Awesome. I always lobved Awesome in ECW and always thought he had buckets of talent. Whether he was throwing people through ringdside tables wit recklerss abandon or oulling off ridiculous suicide dives, he was always a guy who had that special "it" factor and it baffles me that neither WCW nor WWE could find something for someone with his talent and look. He proved at one Night Stand that in recent years he has lost none of his unreal talent when he had by far the matcvh of the night Of course it also helps that I've already booked the one wrestler that always brought the absolute best in Awesome.....expect some people to by eating some tables very very soon.

The Volt

The Mouth of the South, Jimmy Hart will step into the vacant General Manager's role. Delighted that I get such a charismatic and hated figure to be boss.

D2D

Please welcome the 15th and 16th members of the D.W.O Revolt roster:

Angelina Love and Velvet Sky a.k.a The (Original) Beautiful People



I must say, I'm delighted that Sky and Love were still available and that I now get them. These 2 are what the TNA Knockout division is about. The original "Beautiful People" were such a great heel tag team which is something the D.W.O needs. The D.W.O better get a couple of brown paper bags and a few cans of hair-spray at the ready for when these 2 enter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIGY6AbRtz4

Angelina Love:

- Impact Wrestling Federation
Manager of the Year (2000)[2]

- Old School Pro Wrestling
OSPW Women's Championship (1 time)

- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked her #2 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female Top 50 in 2009

- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
TNA Women's Knockout Championship (2 times)

Velvet Sky:

- Defiant Pro Wrestling
DPW Women's Championship (1 time)

- Georgia Wrestling Alliance
GWA Ladies Championship (1 time)

- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked her #23 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008 and 2009

- TNT Pro Wrestling
TNT Women's Championship (1 time)

- Universal Wrestling Association
UWA Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ariel

- Women's Extreme Wrestling
WEW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WEW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with April Hunter (1), Tiffany Madison (1)

- World Xtreme Wrestling
WXW Women's Championship (1 time)





D.W.O Revolt Roster:

1. The Undertaker
2. Eddie Guerrero
3. Evan Bourne
4 and 5. Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode)
6 and 7. L.A.X (Homicide and Hernandez)
8 and 9. The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith)
10 and 11. Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed)
12. Ron "R-Truth" Killings
13 and 14. Trish Stratus and Lita
15 and 16. The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky)

campo

My next pick and joining the rwo is vladimer kozlov!

Ohio Valley Wrestling
OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[43]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #53 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009[44]
World Wrestling Entertainment
Slammy Award for Breakout Star of the Year (2008)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Most Overrated (2008)[citation needed]

JP Liz V1

Welcome to




Paul London

Cactus Colm

It gives me great pleasure to introduce one of the greatest tag teams of all time. Possibly a generation too early, but easily up there with the Midnight Express, the Road Warriors, the Freebirds, and the Dudley Boys. They literally set the template for how Samoan wrestlers would be portrayed for the next two decades, as well as training a large number of future world champions. I give you:

AFA


SIKA


THE WILD SAMOANS



* Continental Wrestling Association

* AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time)

* Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling

* NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (2 time)

* Georgia Championship Wrestling

* NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time)

* International Wrestling Alliance

* IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)

* Mid-South Wrestling

* Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 times)

* NWA All-Star Wrestling

* NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)



* NWA Detroit

* NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (2 times)

* Pro Wrestling Illustrated

* PWI ranked them # 93 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

* Southeastern Championship Wrestling

* NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Southern Division) (2 times)

* Stampede Wrestling

* Stampede International Tag Team Championship (2 times)[1]

* World Wrestling Entertainment / World Wrestling Federation

* WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
* WWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times)

La Résistance.

Sylvain Grenier


and Rob Conway.

Pingi

The fake undertaker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDLGaZM3yQY

SlickRic

i'm very sorry, i don't have time for a proper write up here.

this guy has impressed me every time i've watched him.

Mike Quackenbush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feS1j5j7s4U

and his 'SuperFriend'...

Chris Hero



Team Slick:

'British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith
'Dynamite Kid' Tom Billington
Ricky Steamboat
The Nasty Boys
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
The Briscoes
Kevin Nash
Dean & Joe Malenko
Antonio Inoki
Barry Windham
Mike Quackenbush
Chris Hero

Mr.Nice Guy

Seeing as I have Samoa Joe in the role of William Regal's protege in my TV storyline it's a logical step for me to now add Lou Thesz's protege - and the guy who beat him in his last ever match - into the equation. Ladies and gentlemen my tenth round pick and newest addition to my roster...Masahiro Chono.



Considered by many to be one of the greatest Japanese heels ever, he has a hard-hitting technical style that will fit in beautifully with the other names on my books and has the potential to have some cracking matches. He is a former NWA World Champion and nWo member.

Has a pretty cool theme tune resembling a battle tune from FF VII which gets him another thumbs up from me and he has some degree of English which will prove useful for my storylines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVXEq3pQCqU

Championships & Accomplishments

Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
AGPW North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bob Brown

Central States Wrestling / World Wrestling Alliance
NWA Central States Television Championship (1 time)
WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Continental Wrestling Federation
CWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike Davis

Hawai'i Championship Wrestling
HCW Kamehameha Heritage Championship (1 time)[4]

New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
IWGP Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Keiji Mutoh (2), Hiroyoshi Tenzan (5)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
G1 Climax (1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2005)
G1 Climax Tag League (2006) – with Shinsuke Nakamura
Super Grade Tag League (1995) – with Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Super Grade Tag League (1997) – with Keiji Mutoh
Teisen Hall Six-Man Tournament (2002) – with Giant Singh and Giant Silva[5]
Young Lion Cup (1987)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #70 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Best Heel (1995)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)

MNG roster thus far:

- John Cena
- Samoa Joe
- Lou Thesz
- William Regal
- Lance Storm
- (Original) Tiger Mask
- Fit Finlay
- El Hijo del Santo & Negro Casas
- Victoria
- Akira Hokuto & Mayumi Ozaki
- ...and now...Masahiro Chono

Gerard.C

Sorry BH :pac:

The fact that I can make this pick in round 11 is beyond belief. To describe how important this man is to wrestling is nearly impossible. Before the rock was off making Doom, this man was starring in over 50 successful films. He has had Cartonns and Comics made about him. Coming from a country that has a huge historical tradition of wrestling, this man is without any doubt, the single biggest star to emerge. He was an absolute pioneer in the wrestling ring, captavating audiences with ariel moves that had never been seen before. He was without a doubt, a hero.

Santo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eodru_EVErU

....and

I will also take a man that Santo won the Mexican National Tag Team Championship with twice. He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame in 1996, and starred in several films. Though not as big a star as Santo, he is still look upon as one of the true greats in Lucha Libre History

Rayo de Jalisco



PWF roster so far:
1 - Shawn Michaels
2 - Christian
3 - Sheamus
4 - Takeshi Morishima and Kensuke Sasaki
5 - Roderick Strong and Austin Aries
6 - Paul Heyman
7 - Bam Bam Bigelow
8 - Bruno Sammartino
9 – Shane McMahon
10 – Matt Striker and Simon Diamond
11 - Santo and Rayo de Jalisco

Bounty Hunter

no need to Apologize Ger you only ended up taking my backup pick

now let me introduce the man wiki describes as:

of similar professional wrestling fame in Japan as Santo in Mexico, Bret Hart in Canada or Hulk Hogan in the United States.

known as the "Father of Puroresu" and one of the most influential men in wrestling history.

He was credited with bringing the sport of professional wrestling to Japan

I give you the 16th member of the BWA, a man who has also appeared in 29 films....Rikidōzan!

but he is not alone. Alongside him im going to take a former Sumo wrestler turned Professional Wrestler a man who:

who dominated the tag team scene in Japan forming a successful tag team with Rikidozan, along whom he won four times the All Asia Tag Team Championship, which was the top tag title in Japan and which is now contested in All Japan Pro Wrestling.

and

was therefore the first japanese wrestler to win a world title in Professional Wrestling

The 17th member of the BWE... Toyonobori

Current BWA Roster
1. Hulk Hogan
2. Mitsuharu Misawa
3. Kenta Kobashi
4. Nigel McGuinness
5. Kerry Von Erich
6. The Big Show
7. Big John Studd
8. King Kong Bundy
9. Awesome Kong
10. Aja Kong
11. Rowdy Roddy Pipper
12. Paul Orndorff
13. Kevin Von Erich
14. David Von Erich
15. Muhammad Hussain
16. Rikidōzan
17. Toyonobori