PW Boards TNA Heavyweight Championship Tournament

Omackeral

The Olympic Hero cruises into the last 8 without a blemish. Next up we have seemingly very familiar match that occurs in these tournaments.

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Jeff Hardy

The Anti-Christ of Professional Wrestling






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Matt Hardy

The Only World Heavyweight Champion That Matters

LeeJM

Even a stoned Jeff is better than any version of Matt. Jeff for me

Necro

Yep, Jeff here for me too

Angron

Jeff was always the more popular. I'll vote for him, in spite of the ugly belt that he inflicted on the world.

beakerjoe

Matt Hardy for me, hes off to a great start already as champion, something Jeff never looked comfortable with in TNA

Omackeral

Jeff finally beats his older brother in the tournament setting having lost previously in the European and Light Heavyweight editions. Next up looking to advance we have...

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Jeff Jarrett

The Chosen One







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Bobby Lashley

The Destroyer

Angron

Jarrett, easy. He was the big fish in TNA for a long time, while I still struggle to think of Lashley as anything other than kinda bland.

chopperbyrne

Jarrett easily, as he's actually entertaining.

Necro

Yep, Jarrett here too

Moneymaker

All I remember about Double J is fans chanting "drop the belt" but that's still more then I remember about Lashley.

Jarrett.

gerrybbadd

I always thought that Jeff was a great TNA champion. Never thought much of Black Lesnar though, even when he was in WWE.

So, Jeff it is for me

Omackeral

Double J destroys the Destroyer in handy fashion.

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AJ Styles

The Phenomenal One






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Raven

"What about me..?"

beakerjoe

AJ,

Ravens best work was ECW, AJ is one of the reasons TNA is still around. He was excellent. Some great matches (which you can see on his new TNA dvd of his greatest matches) and some memorbale moments. Raven sadly cant compare

gerrybbadd

AJ all day.

He was to TNA what Sting and Ric Flair were to WCW. And what Undertaker is to WWE. A much better champion, had much better matches, against a large amount of different talent.

Necro

Yep, AJ here. Kept TNA interesting almost singlehandedly during his time there. Has to be a front runner to win.

riffmongous

gerrybbadd wrote: »

AJ all day.

He was to TNA what Sting and Ric Flair were to WCW. And what Undertaker is to WWE. A much better champion, had much better matches, against a large amount of different talent.

+1 to this

Moneymaker

AJ, AJ, AJ. The man was the heartbeat of the company.

Omackeral

AJ defeats Raven in Style with a complete shut-out. Gonna wager that this next bout will be the toughest to date...

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Bobby Roode

The IT Factor of Professional Wrestling











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Austin Aries

The Greatest Man That Ever Lived

Necro

This is tough, can I abstain? No it's Roode for me, just. Not necessarily the better wrestler but had the better run with the title....IMO.

LeeJM

A Double. Roode was good, A Double was better

gerrybbadd

I like both Bobby Rooooooo and Austin.

Think I'll go with Aries. Because I prefer his in ring style.

ShagNastii

Yip I'll vote Roode too. Always remembered being puzzled when Tenay and TNA crew in the early days would tout him as something special detained for greatness.

He certainly lived up to the hype. Loved his run as captain. Like EC3, TNA was nosediving but you have to acknowledge the talent holding the belt.

Omackeral

I knew this would go to the wire. It's sudden death at 2-2. Next fall wins.

A Brad Maddox Guy

I'd pick Bobby Roooooooo. I prefer Aries but when Roode was champion I found myself tuning in a lot more than for Aries

thebostoncrab

Aries is my favourite wrestler in the world...but Bobby was a much better champion

Omackeral

The Dirty Heels give us the match of the tournie so far. I wonder can it be matched? Next up we have two loudmouths.

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Bully Ray

''Do You Know Who I Am?''








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Mr. Anderson

...ANDERSON!

LeeJM

No contest. Bully should win in a landslide

Stereomaniac

Bubba Ray Dudley.

ShagNastii

Anderson was a million miles away from credibility as this stage. Little did you know just how credible BRD would make himself as TNAs world champion.

Such a special resurgence in an already impress career.

Bully Ray.

Omackeral

Bully Ray obliterates the hapless Mr Anderson. I fear there could be a repeat on the cards here.

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Eric Young

Showtime







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Samoa Joe

The Samoan Submission Machine

thebostoncrab

Ugh....Eric Young was OK as a champ...while Joe wasn't given the reign he deserved.....I hate myself so much for saying this, but I remember more of Youngs reign and will always pick an OK reign over a disappointing one regardless of the wrestler.

Stereomaniac

Joe.

Necro

Joe wins for me.

brianregan09

Joe for me too can't and never could stand eric young

ShagNastii

Joe. Gets far too much slack about his TNA tenure. Yeah it was dire at the end but the run with Angle was exciting and I don't need to mention his matches with Daniels and Styles.

Young's run was sooooooo forced.

Omackeral

Show's over for EY as Joe kills him in handy fashion. We've one more quarter finalist to determine.

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Chris Sabin

The Motor City Machine Gun








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Abyss

The Monster

thebostoncrab

As this years draft shows, I keep forgetting Chris had the belt, so I'm going with Abyss

Necro

Yep, I'll go with Abyss too.

Angron

I'm not really a fan of Abyss, but he gets the nod here from me. I wish Sabin had a more meaningful reign, but sadly he didn't.

Omackeral

We've reached the last 8 of the competition now with some big names still in contention. Again, we ask for three votes to send your favourite through and if you can give a reason for your answer too. Let's check out the first draw...

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Samoa Joe

The Samoan Submission Machine







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AJ Styles

The Phenomenal One

Kankan14

AJ. I would shocked if he doesn't win it outright at a cakewalk.

EDIT: to say obv because AJ is tna's GOAT

Angron

Styles. He has to be an almost surefire finalist barring some huge upset. As good as Joe is, AJ was the flag bearer for TNA for a long time.

beakerjoe

Its tough, both were great tna flag bearers.

Samoa Joe ..... just

Necro

AJ. TNA's real standard bearer.

Omackeral

AJ makes his claim to be known as TNA's Franchise Player. He's in with a good shot now that he's in the final four.

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Bully Ray

''Do You Know Who I Am?''






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Abyss

The Monster

beakerjoe

Bully Ray for me. He was so over when he reinvented himself, even if Aces and Eights was complete garbage.

Abyss was never the guy with the title, more of a trans champ.

LeeJM

Bully. His transformation from fat old tag guy to the most despised heel in wrestling was astounding

Stereomaniac

Bubba Ray Dudley.

Necro

Bully Ray without question. My personal favourite champion in TNA history.

Omackeral

Abyss is Bullied out of the title race by the leader of Aces and 8's. Next up is a clash of namesakes.

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Jeff Hardy

The Anti-Christ of Professional Wrestling










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Jeff Jarrett

The Chosen One