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PW Boards Fantasy League Tournament 2017 - Now Open!

  • 08-08-2017 11:50pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭


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    daithi1989 - 2016 Winner


    This Monday, August 14th, will mark the return of the Wrestling Fantasy League Tournament, now in its third year. The game is free to play and open to all who wish to take part.

    It works similar to fantasy football games you may have played as players pick a squad of 7 wrestlers from the WWE roster. These picks will earn you points each week if they can win their matches on Raw/Smackdown or a PPV show.

    The game is a fun way to stay interested in what is usually a lukewarm period in the WWE calendar. Don't take my word for it, here are a selection of some testimonials from last year's players:

    "I lose interest in WWE at this time of year but this game helped maintain, hopefully we go again next year and a few new faces come aboard."

    "it made watching Raw, Smackdown and PPVs much more worthwhile, particularly in the last month or 2."

    "As said by others, it definitely kept my interest spiked in the last few months."

    "Great the way everyone maintained interest right through and there were no dead/ghost teams"


    This game is much shorter than fantasy football as the Fantasy Wrestling League ends in early December. I myself will calculate the scores for each player, so the only thing you will have to do is remember to submit your team for the week.

    Last year's tournament was a close title race won by daithi1989.

    We also do a Fantasy Cup alongside the league where players compete in a knockout-style tournament. Last year this was won by paulie21.

    But that's not all. Last year also saw the debut of a tag team tournament in which players were paired up to take on other rival pairs. This tournament was won by the duo of paulie21 and DM_7.

    Other games like this may feature to hopefully enhance your enjoyment. For more details on the rules, read on...

    Squad Size

    To play the game you select a fantasy squad of 7 wrestlers from the WWE roster, consisting of:

    • 3 Main Event Tier Wrestlers

    • 3 Upper Tier Wrestlers

    • 1 Lower Tier Wrestler


    Your squad must be submitted by each deadline: before the start of Raw (or if it's a PPV week, before the first pre-show match of the PPV show).


    Selecting a Captain

    From your starting squad you select a captain whose points score will be doubled.


    Transfers

    After the first deadline passes you will receive 2 free transfers per Gameweek. Note that if you do not make transfers they will NOT carry over to the next week.


    Points Scoring

    For appearing in a match on a show 1 pt (Note - They have to have been in a match)

    For a win from a Main Event Tier pick 3 pts

    For a win from an Upper Tier pick 4 pts

    For a win from a Lower Tier pick 5 pts


    The Cup

    As noted above, last year we ran a cup game in conjunction with the league. The format of the cup will depend on the numbers we have involved but it will be knockout-style.

    The first round of the cup this year is scheduled to begin on Gameweek 3.


    Bonus Points

    Last year bonus points were offered on certain gameweeks, usually PPV weeks. e.g. I could ask you to predict the winner of a certain match on a PPV to gain yourself some extra points.

    These special bonus features will return this year.


    Deletion

    To make sure people near the bottom of the table have something to fight for, last year we introduced Deletion. This meant the bottom four players in the league would be eliminated from the game - or as Matt Hardy might say - DELETED. The bottom four last year were WinnyThePoo, LeeJM, Kankan14, and A Brad Maddox Guy. Hopefully these lads will give the game another go this year, unless they have faded away and classified themselves as obsolete...

    Can you avoid the indignity of not even finishing the game like everyone else?


    How do I get started?

    Just submit your 7 person squad from the WWE roster below and you're in. Simple as that. Remember: you pick 3 names from the Main Event Tier; 3 from the Upper Tier; and just 1 from the Lower Tier.

    If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

    The Roster



    Main Event Tier (Pick 3)


    Men

    AJ Styles
    Baron Corbin
    Braun Strowman
    Bray Wyatt
    Chris Jericho
    Finn Balor
    Jinder Mahal
    John Cena
    Kevin Owens
    Neville
    Randy Orton
    Roman Reigns
    Samoa Joe
    Seth Rollins
    Shinsuke Nakamura


    Women

    Alexa Bliss
    Bayley
    Becky Lynch
    Charlotte
    Naomi
    Nia Jax
    Sasha Banks




    Upper Tier (Pick 3)


    Men

    Aiden English
    Big Cass
    Big E
    Big Show
    Cedric Alexander
    Cesaro
    Chad Gable
    Dash Wilder
    Dean Ambrose
    Dolph Ziggler
    Elias
    Jack Gallagher
    Jason Jordan
    Jeff Hardy
    Jey Uso
    Jimmy Uso
    Karl Anderson
    Kofi Kingston
    Luke Gallows
    Luke Harper
    Matt Hardy
    Noam Dar
    Rich Swann
    Rowan
    Rusev
    Sami Zayn
    Scott Dawson
    Sheamus
    The Brian Kendrick
    The Miz
    TJP
    Xavier Woods


    Women

    Carmella
    Mickie James
    Paige
    Natalya
    Tamina




    Lower Tier (Pick 1)


    Men

    Akira Tozawa
    Apollo Crews
    Ariya Daivari
    Bo Dallas
    Curt Hawkins
    Curtis Axel
    Darren Young
    Drew Gulak
    Enzo
    Epico
    Fandango
    Goldust
    Gran Metallik
    Heath Slater
    James Ellsworth
    Kalisto
    Konnor
    Lince Dorado
    Mike Kanellis
    Mojo Rawley
    Mustafa Ali
    Primo
    Rhyno
    R-Truth
    Samir Singh
    Sin Cara
    Sunil Singh
    Titus O'Neill
    Tony Nese
    Tye Dillinger
    Tyler Breeze
    Viktor
    Zack Ryder


    Women

    Alicia Fox
    Dana Brooke
    Emma
    Lana
    Summer Rae



    Note - Part-timers like Brock Lesnar and Triple H have not been included. New names may be added to the list if they debut. i.e. Bobby Roode, Asuka.


    Just like with fantasy football games, you can change your team as many times as you like before the game begins officially next week.

    But once Raw has begun, the team you posted will be set for the week.

    I will get things started off with my own selection.


    Main Event Tier - Roman Reigns
    Main Event Tier - Sasha Banks
    Main Event Tier - Baron Corbin

    Upper Tier - Big Cass
    Upper Tier - Elias
    Upper Tier - Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier - Curtis Axel

    My captain: Jason Jordan


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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    I'll throw my hat in, something to keep my interest.

    MAIN EVENT TIER - Braun Strowman
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Seth Rollins
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Alexa Bliss

    UPPER TIER - Rusev
    UPPER TIER - Jeff Hardy
    UPPER TIER - Carmella

    LOWER TIER - James Ellsworth


    CAPTAIN - Braun Strowman


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,797 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Let's give this thing a whirl and see how I get on:

    Main Event Tier 1: Braun Strowman
    Main Event Tier 2: Shinsuke Nakamura
    Main Event Tier 3: Sasha Banks

    Top Tier 1: The Miz
    Top Tier 2: Sami Zayn
    Top Tier 3: Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier: Enzo Amore

    Captain: The Miz


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Kankan14


    I'm in.



    Main
    Finn Balor
    Charlotte
    AJ Styles

    Upper
    Big Cass
    Jason Jordan
    The Miz

    Lower
    Mike Kanellis

    Captain : Jason Jordan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,801 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Yes, this is back. It really makes WWE much more interesting. Thanks MNG

    Anywhoo heres my team (BTW its nuts seeing jinder in the top tier this year)


    I'm in.



    Main
    Roman Reigns
    Nia Jax
    AJ Styles

    Upper
    Big Cass
    Jason Jordan
    Dean Ambrose

    Lower
    Tyler Breeze

    Captain : Jason Jordan.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    dont think I will bother with Fantasy Football this year as it seems a waste of time after I lose interest but this hell ya makes WWE better so it does.

    This is a weird looking team

    Main Event Tier 1: Braun Strowman
    Main Event Tier 2: Shinsuke Nakamura
    Main Event Tier 3: Naomi

    Top Tier 1: The Miz
    Top Tier 2: Dean Ambrose
    Top Tier 3: Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier: Akira Tozawa

    Captain: Dean Ambrose


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Gaw_


    Ah I'm really glad this is back.

    Main
    AJ Styles
    Finn Br
    Shinsuke Nakamura

    Upper
    Cesaro
    Jason Jordan
    The Miz

    Lower
    Mike Kanellis

    Captain
    Jason Jordan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭daithi1989


    I'll be returning to defend my title! On the phone at present, so wont submit my team until later tonight.

    Was fearing this wasnt going to return, but this will spark my interest in WWE for the coming months!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    daithi1989 wrote: »
    I'll be returning to defend my title! On the phone at present, so wont submit my team until later tonight.

    Was fearing this wasnt going to return, but this will spark my interest in WWE for the coming months!

    The reigning, defending, undisputed PW Fantasy League tournament champion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,509 ✭✭✭✭paulie21


    Back in to try complete the grand slam


    Main Event Tier - Shinsuke Nakamura
    Main Event Tier - Sasha Banks
    Main Event Tier - John Cena

    Upper Tier - Big Cass
    Upper Tier - Sheamus
    Upper Tier - Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier - Akira Tozawa

    My captain: Jason Jordan


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,469 ✭✭✭LeeJM


    Delighted to see this back again.

    Main Event Tier - Shinsuke Nakamura
    Main Event Tier - Braun Strowman
    Main Event Tier - Alexa Bliss

    Upper Tier - Dean Ambrose
    Upper Tier - Sheamus
    Upper Tier - Jey Uso

    Lower Tier - Akira Tozawa

    My captain: Dean Ambrose


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,244 ✭✭✭lycan238


    I shall give this a try for this year.

    Main Event Tier - Shinsuke Nakamura
    Main Event Tier - Seth Rollins
    Main Event Tier - Sasha Banks

    Upper Tier - Jason Jordon
    Upper Tier - Jeff Hardy
    Upper Tier - Dean Ambrose

    Lower Tier - Tye Dillinger

    Captain - Seth Rollins


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,788 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    Oh, I'll give it a whirl :)

    Main Event Tier - Brawn Strowman
    Main Event Tier - Seth Rollins
    Main Event Tier - Samoa Joe

    Upper Tier - Dean Ambrose
    Upper Tier - Jason Jordon
    Upper Tier - Matt Hardy

    Lower Tier - Tye Dillinger

    My captain: Samoa Joe


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭montyrebel


    yeah why not give it a shot

    MAIN EVENT TIER - Finn Balor
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Alexa Bliss
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Bray Wyatt

    UPPER TIER - Jason Jordan
    UPPER TIER - Sheamus
    UPPER TIER - Big Cass

    LOWER TIER - Titus O'Neill


    CAPTAIN - Sheamus


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87 ✭✭Ruat Caelum


    I'll give it a go if that's cool...

    Main Event:
    Finn Balor
    Braun Stroman
    Baron Corbin

    Upper:
    The Miz
    Carmella
    Jason Jordan

    Lower:
    Tye Dillinger

    Capt:
    Jason Jordan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭daithi1989


    Defending Champ sends the following into battle!

    Main Event: Braun Sasha Shinsuke
    Upper: Jordan Cass Ambrose
    Lower: Tozawa

    Captain W1: Jason Jordan


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,826 ✭✭✭Mr. Guappa


    I'll give this a shot:

    Main Event Tier: Braun Strowman
    Main Event Tier: Finn Balor
    Main Event Tier: Sasha Banks

    Upper Tier: Big Cass
    Upper Tier: Dean Ambrose
    Upper Tier: Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier: Akira Tozawa

    Captain: Akira Tozawa



    Do PPV pre-show matches count?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Mr. Guappa wrote: »
    Do PPV pre-show matches count?

    Yeah they will also count.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    A little over 24 hours to go before the game kicks off. We have fifteen players involved so far:

    Myself
    Lithium93_
    Necrominus
    Kankan14
    beakerjoe
    Bounty Hunter
    Gaw_
    paulie21
    LeeJM
    lycan238
    Lord TSC
    montyrebel
    Ruat Caelum
    daithi1989
    Mr. Guappa


    I'll accept players at any time throughout the game but it's better for your chances of winning to be in from the start, so if you're tempted to play why not enter a team before tomorrow night.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭KayJay86


    Sounds interesting!

    Main - Owens / Braun / Sasha
    Upper - Ambrose / Carmella / Miz
    Lower - Enzo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,801 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    KayJay86 wrote: »
    Sounds interesting!

    Main - Owens / Braun / Sasha
    Upper - Ambrose / Carmella / Miz
    Lower - Enzo

    Dont forget to pick a Captain


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭KayJay86


    beakerjoe wrote: »
    Dont forget to pick a Captain

    Woops - captain Sasha Banks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    16 players have signed up so far which is a lovely number to work with - 4 more than we had last year - but we will continue to accept further players if there is interest.

    The deadline for Gameweek 1 will be when Raw commences tonight so that's just under two hours away. Here are the most popular picks for the week so far:

    Popular trends - G.W. 1



    Most popular Main Event Tier picks


    1. Braun Strowman 9

    2. Sasha Banks / Shinsuke Nakamura 7

    3. Finn Balor 5




    Most popular Upper Tier picks

    1. Jason Jordan 13

    2. Dean Ambrose 8

    3. Big Cass 7




    Most popular Lower Tier picks

    1. Akira Tozawa 8

    2. Tye Dillinger 3

    3. Enzo / Mike Kanellis 2



    Papa would be proud as Jason Jordan is currently the most popular pick in the game, appearing in all but 3 line-ups. He is also the most popular captaincy pick this week with almost half of us backing him.

    Will he justify the support is the question? Not long to find out.


    For those wanting to sign up, it's easy. Just submit a squad of 7 from the roster posted on page 1, and choose a captain whose score will be doubled.

    Update: The deadline has passed and Gameweek 1 is now under way. Good luck to everybody.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Cheese Wagstaff


    Upper Tier

    Braun Strowman
    Seth Rollins
    Nia Jax

    Middle Tier

    Jason Jordan
    Elias
    Dean Ambrose

    Lower Tier

    Mike Kannelis - (Captain)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    375px-WWE_Raw_2016_Logo.png


    The first Raw of this year's game has concluded and that means it's time to see how our league table is shaping up. We still have Smackdown to come before gameweek 1 ends, but here's where we are at the halfway point of the week...



    *Note - Raw spoilers below. Do not read further if you do not want news of Raw.*



    Gameweek 1 Standings (Post-Raw)


    1. daithi1989...........................................................................30 points

    = paulie21...............................................................................30 points

    2. Mr. Guappa .........................................................................27 points

    3. Mr. Nice Guy .......................................................................25 points

    4. Gaw_ .................................................................................23 points

    = Kankan14.............................................................................23 points

    = Ruat Caelum.........................................................................23 points

    5. beakerjoe............................................................................21 points

    6. lycan238.............................................................................19 points

    7. Bounty Hunter......................................................................18 points

    = Necrominus..........................................................................18 points

    8. Lord TSC.............................................................................15 points

    = montyrebel...........................................................................15 points

    9. Cheese Wagstaff...................................................................11 points

    10. KayJay86...........................................................................10 points

    11. LeeJM.................................................................................6 points

    12. Lithium_93..........................................................................5 points




    League Fallout

    In a funny turn of events the two players who finished last year in the top two spots have started off this year in the same way. Both daithi1989 and paulie21 have achieved the best score with 30 points, thanks mainly to their captain Jason Jordan who did double duty last night, winning both times.

    Mr. Guappa also had a very good start to the game as his captaincy choice of Tozawa did very well for him. Most weeks that would have been the best score.

    The average was 19 points.

    Raw results

    Sasha Banks defeated Nia Jax.

    Akira Tozawa defeated Neville to win the Cruiserweight Championship.

    Bray Wyatt defeated Finn Balor.

    Mickie James defeated Emma.

    Jason Jordan defeated The Miz via D.Q.

    Jason Jordan and The Hardy Boyz defeated The Miz, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel.

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    I asked the question would Jason Jordan deliver for those who supported him and he most certainly did, winning two matches on the show. Those who have played the game in the past will know it's rare enough for a guy to have two matches, and especially to win them both.

    Coincidentally, on the first game of last year's contest, Cesaro had two matches on Raw except he won one and lost the other.

    Akira Tozawa also did well for those who had him, while Mickie James winning perhaps makes her a decent option going forward.


    Some notes


    - I didn't mention this in the first post but in the event that the top two finish the league on level points, the winner will be decided by a special one off Raw show for those two players alone which will act as a tie-breaker.

    If other positions in the league are level when the league ends, e.g. 5th, 8th, etc. the spot will go to the player who scored the most from their captaincy choices over the course of the game. If that fails to settle it, the player who occupied the position for most of the game will get the spot.

    Until we get to the end of the game, I'll separate those on level points by alphabetical order as I did above.

    - With regards the Cup that is set to start on Gameweek 3, I'll be sitting it out as we have 17 names and I feel 16 names is more convenient to deal with. I'll be splitting you up into four groups. The seeding will be based on where you are in the league table by that time, so the top four players in the league will be the top four seeds, the next four will be the second seeds and so on.



    Want to join in?


    The game is under way but new players are welcome. Places for the Cup are now closed but the league is still open and there will be further tournaments in future, such as the tag team tournament, so sign up now to get involved.

    That concludes the Raw update. On to tonight's Smackdown Live...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,826 ✭✭✭Mr. Guappa


    - With regards the Cup that is set to start on Gameweek 3, I'll be sitting it out as we have 17 names and I feel 16 names is more convenient to deal with. I'll be splitting you up into four groups. The seeding will be based on where you are in the league table by that time, so the top four players in the league will be the top four seeds, the next four will be the second seeds and so on.


    It doesn't seem right that you sit out the Cup given that you are running it. You can take my place if you like, or we could go head-to-head next week with the winner getting the spot in the Cup?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,509 ✭✭✭✭paulie21


    Yeah I'd be in favour of drawing out two random names and they playoff in week 2 for place


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Kankan14


    I would have thought the fairest route is the top 16 point scorers in gw2 qualify. That makes most sense MNG sitting out is too harsh as Mr.Guappa said.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭daithi1989


    Would also agree with Random 2 go against each other in W2 for final spot. Not fair on you missing out MNG.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    I think it would be tough on the player that misses out which is why I don't mind stepping aside. I'd still be organising it and doing the draws for the groups so I would be involved in that way. This way everyone gets to take part.

    I really don't mind. I like seeing others enjoying the game and besides there will be other games I can be involved in later on.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Smackdown has wrapped up, and that means we have come to the end of our first gameweek.

    Read on for the latest news as well as details on the bonus points that will be on offer this weekend for the Summerslam PPV...



    *Note - Smackdown spoilers below. Do not read further if you do not want news of Raw.*


    Smackdown Scores

    I won't have to go into too much detail on the scores this week because only 5 of us managed to score anything.

    Most of us went for Raw talent in our line-ups, but Smackdown wrestlers who did make a lot of teams like Nakamura and Styles weren't in action this week, and so provided nothing.

    The biggest score for Smackdown went to LeeJM, who got 5 points from a Jey Uso win. The second highest score went to paulie21, who got 4 points from a Cena win. Myself and Ruat Caelum got an appearance point each for Baron Corbin being in a match, while Lithium_93 got an appearance point from Rusev.

    The average score for the show was just 1 point and I reckon this will wind up being the lowest scoring show of the game.



    It all means this is how the table looks at the end of the first week...



    Gameweek 1 Standings


    1. paulie21..............................................................................34 points

    2. daithi1989...........................................................................30 points

    3. Mr. Guappa .........................................................................27 points

    4. Mr. Nice Guy .......................................................................26 points

    5. Ruat Caelum........................................................................24 points

    6. Gaw_ .................................................................................23 points

    = Kankan14.............................................................................23 points

    7. beakerjoe............................................................................21 points

    8. lycan238.............................................................................19 points

    9. Bounty Hunter......................................................................18 points

    = Necrominus..........................................................................18 points

    10. Lord TSC............................................................................15 points

    = montyrebel...........................................................................15 points

    11. Cheese Wagstaff.................................................................11 points

    = LeeJM..................................................................................11 points

    12. KayJay86...........................................................................10 points

    13. Lithium_93..........................................................................6 points




    League Fallout

    Congrats to paulie21 who ends the first week on top of the table. He's carried on his good form from last year. Ruat Caelum and LeeJM also move up places following Smackdown.

    Smackdown results

    Natalya defeated Becky Lynch.

    Rusev vs Chad Gable ended in a double count-out.

    The Usos defeated Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.

    John Cena defeated Jinder Mahal via D.Q.

    Jinder Mahal defeated Baron Corbin.
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    There have been no takers for Jinder Mahal as yet. Are you tempted to transfer him in for next week?

    On to Gameweek #2 (PPV Week)...




    *****Summerslam PPV Bonus Pts*****


    SummerSlam_2017.jpeg


    It's time for the first PPV week of the year and as is tradition, bonus points will be on offer.

    Here is the bonus:: simply predict who leaves Summerslam as the Universal Champion? If you are correct in your prediction, you will bag yourself an extra 5 points.

    Do you think it will be Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman or Brock Lesnar? Let me know when you pick your squad for the week. It should look a bit like this:

    MAIN EVENT TIER - X
    MAIN EVENT TIER - X
    MAIN EVENT TIER - X

    UPPER TIER - X
    UPPER TIER - X
    UPPER TIER - X

    LOWER TIER - X

    Your captain: X

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: _________ will be the Universal Champion.


    I hope that's straightforward but if you've any questions feel free to ask away.


    Deadline



    As it's a PPV week the deadline this time will be before the first pre-show match of Summerslam on Sunday, August 20th.

    Transfers and Captaincy

    You can now make up to 2 transfers to your squad if you wish. These must be from the same tier. For example, a Main Event Tier performer for a Main Event Tier performer; an Upper Tier performer for an Upper Tier performer.

    Please outline who you are transferring out and transferring in when posting your squads to make it easier for me to follow.

    Once a team has been posted that team will be final and no edits will be allowed (unless there are exceptional circumstance, i.e. a wrestler gets legit hurt, or they are suspended).

    Don't forget to choose a captain who will score you double points.



    Want to join in?


    The game may be under way but new players are always welcome. Places for the Cup are now closed but the league is still open and there will be further tournaments in future, such as the tag team tournament, so sign up now to get involved.


    Good luck for the week ahead, everyone. Gameweek #2 is now open for business.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    MAIN EVENT TIER - Samoa Joe
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Jinder Mahal
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Seth Rollins

    UPPER TIER - Jeff Hardy
    UPPER TIER - Rusev
    UPPER TIER - Carmella

    LOWER TIER - James Ellsworth

    Your captain: Samoa Joe

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: Samoa Joe will be the Universal Champion.

    I've swapped out Braun Strowman & Alexa Bliss for Jinder Mahal & Samoa Joe.


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 53,797 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    MAIN EVENT TIER - Braun Strowman
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Shinsuke Nakamura
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Alexa Bliss (swapped for Sasha Banks)

    UPPER TIER - The Miz
    UPPER TIER - Big Cass (swapped for Sami Zayn)
    UPPER TIER - Jason Jordan

    LOWER TIER - Enzo Amore

    Your captain: Big Cass

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: Braun Strowman will be the Universal Champion.

    Subs in the brackets above.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,469 ✭✭✭LeeJM


    Main Event Tier - Shinsuke Nakamura
    Main Event Tier - Braun Strowman
    Main Event Tier - Alexa Bliss Samoa Joe

    Upper Tier - Dean Ambrose Big Cass
    Upper Tier - Sheamus
    Upper Tier - Jey Uso

    Lower Tier - Akira Tozawa

    My captain: Samoa Joe

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: Samoa Joe will be the Universal Champion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭montyrebel


    MAIN EVENT TIER - Finn Balor
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Alexa Bliss
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Braun Strowman (replacing Bray Wyatt)

    UPPER TIER - Jason Jordan
    UPPER TIER - Sheamus
    UPPER TIER - Big Cass

    LOWER TIER - Akira Tozawa (replacing Titus O'Neill)


    CAPTAIN - Finn Balor (replacing Sheamus)

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: Braun Strowman will be the Universal Champion.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter



    Main Event Tier 1: Braun Strowman Finn Balor
    Main Event Tier 2: Shinsuke Nakamura
    Main Event Tier 3: Naomi

    Top Tier 1: The Miz Big Cass
    Top Tier 2: Dean Ambrose
    Top Tier 3: Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier: Akira Tozawa

    Captain: Dean Ambrose Akira Tozawa

    And Brock to retain!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,801 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    MAIN EVENT TIER - Roman Reigns
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Nia Jax Finn Balor
    MAIN EVENT TIER - AJ Styles

    UPPER TIER - Dean Ambrose
    UPPER TIER - Jason Jordan
    UPPER TIER - Big Cass

    LOWER TIER - Tyler Breeze Akira Tozowa

    Your captain: Akira Tozawa

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: __Samoa Joe_______ will be the Universal Champion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Gaw_


    Main
    AJ Styles
    Finn Bálor
    Shinsuke Nakamura Jinder Mahal

    Upper
    Cesaro
    Jason Jordan
    The Miz

    Lower
    Mike Kanellis Akira Tozawa

    Captain
    Finn Bálor

    SummerSlam Bonus
    Brock Lesnar will be the Universal Champion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Kankan14


    Main
    Finn Balor
    Baron Corbin (In For Charlotte)
    AJ Styles

    Upper
    Big Cass
    Jason Jordan
    The Miz

    Lower
    Akira Tozawa (In For Mike Kanellis)

    Captain : Tozowa.

    Braun Strowman will leave SS as universal champion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Main Event Tier - Roman Reigns
    Main Event Tier - Sasha Banks
    Main Event Tier - Baron Corbin

    Upper Tier - Big Cass
    Upper Tier - Elias Jeff Hardy in
    Upper Tier - Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier - Curtis Axel Akira Tozawa in

    My captain: Jeff Hardy

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: Brock Lesnar will be the Universal Champion.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,788 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    making one sub, Akira in for Tye :)

    Main Event Tier - Brawn Strowman
    Main Event Tier - Seth Rollins
    Main Event Tier - Samoa Joe

    Upper Tier - Dean Ambrose
    Upper Tier - Jason Jordon
    Upper Tier - Matt Hardy

    Lower Tier - Akira Tozawa

    My captain: Brawn Strowman

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: BRAAAAAAAWN Strowman will be the Universal Champion.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,244 ✭✭✭lycan238


    MAIN EVENT TIER – Shinsuke Nakamura
    MAIN EVENT TIER – Seth Rollins
    MAIN EVENT TIER – Sasha Banks

    UPPER TIER – Jason Jordon
    UPPER TIER – Jeff Hardy
    UPPER TIER - Dean Ambrose

    LOWER TIER – Akira Tozawa

    Your captain: Jason Jordon

    SUMMERSLAM BONUS: Brawn Strowman will be the Universal Champion.

    Transfer Out: Tye Dillinger
    Transfer In: Akira Tozawa


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,826 ✭✭✭Mr. Guappa


    Transfers OUT:
    Braun Strowman

    Transfers IN:
    AJ Styles

    Main Event Tier: AJ Styles
    Main Event Tier: Finn Balor
    Main Event Tier: Sasha Banks

    Upper Tier: Big Cass
    Upper Tier: Dean Ambrose
    Upper Tier: Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier: Akira Tozawa

    Captain: Akira Tozawa

    The Universal Champion will be Samoa Joe.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭daithi1989


    Braun Out; Balor In
    Cass Out; Big E In

    Main Event: Balor Sasha Shinsuke
    Upper: Jordan Big E Ambrose
    Lower: Tozawa

    Capt; Tozawa

    SS Bonus; Brock will be champ


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Cheese Wagstaff


    Mike Kannelis out, Akira Tozawa in.
    Nia Jax out, Finn Balor in.



    Braun Strowman
    Seth Rollins
    Finn Balor


    Jason Jordan - (Captain)
    Elias
    Dean Ambrose


    Akira Tozawa

    Double J will be captain this week. The man leaving Summerslam as Universal champion will be Brock Lesnar.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,509 ✭✭✭✭paulie21


    Main Event Tier - Shinsuke Nakamura
    Main Event Tier - Sasha Banks Finn Balor
    Main Event Tier - John Cena

    Upper Tier - Big Cass
    Upper Tier - Sheamus Rusev
    Upper Tier - Jason Jordan

    Lower Tier - Akira Tozawa

    My captain: Rusev

    Bonus: Brock Lesnar will retain


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87 ✭✭Ruat Caelum


    Main Event:
    Finn Balor
    Braun Strowman
    Baron Corbin

    Upper:
    Big E (Transferred in over The Miz)
    Carmella
    Kofi Kingston (Transferred in over Jason Jordan)

    Lower:
    Tye Dillinger

    Capt:
    Big E

    Bonus: Braun Strowman to win the title!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    With the passing of the deadline, here are the trends for his second gameweek...
    Popular trends - G.W. 2



    Most popular Main Event Tier picks


    1. Finn Balor 9

    2. Braun Strowman 8

    3. Shinsuke Nakamura 6




    Most popular Upper Tier picks

    1. Jason Jordan 13

    2. Big Cass 9

    3. Dean Ambrose 8




    Most popular Lower Tier picks

    1. Akira Tozawa 13

    2. Enzo 2

    3. James Ellsoworth / Tye Dillinger 1



    Akira Tozawa sees a surge in support and is the equal most popular pick alongside Jason Jordan; Tozawa is also the most popular captaincy pick. Finn Balor meanwhile has risen up the ranks to be the most popular Main Event Tier pick.

    With regards the Summerslam bonus, 16 of the 17 players have made their choices and it's a pretty even split. Reigns has not attracted ANY support; Brock and Braun are the most popular predictions with 6 players backing The Beast and 6 backing The Monster Among Men; 4 players though have gone for Samoa Joe to win the title.

    Good luck everybody for the week ahead.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    The first PPV of our contest, Summerslam, has concluded and it was quite an eventful show. There were five bonus points on offer if you correctly predicted the outcome of the main event, and six players were able to do so.

    Below you will find the scores for Summerslam, as well as what they mean for our league table. Read on for all the latest...



    *Warning - Summerslam spoilers lie below. Do not read further if you do not want the results from the show.*



    Summerslam scores (bonus points added where necessary)


    Gaw_....................................29 pts
    Mr. Guappa............................25 pts
    daithi1989.............................23 pts
    paulie21................................23 pts
    beakerjoe..............................22 pts
    Cheese Wagstaff.....................22 pts
    Kankan14..............................22 pts
    Bounty Hunter........................21 pts
    KayJay86...............................20 pts
    Mr.Nice Guy............................20 pts
    Necrominus............................19 pts
    lycan238................................18 pts
    montyrebel.............................18 pts
    LeeJM....................................16 pts
    LordTSC.................................15 pts
    Lithium_93.............................12 pts
    Ruat Caelum.............................8 pts




    Summerslam Fallout

    It is Gaw_ who has the best evening with a great score of 29 points. Wins for his captain Finn Balor, AJ Styles, Jinder Mahal, The Miz, and correctly predicting Brock to retain the title brought home most of his points. The second highest score went to Mr. Guappa, who got a fine score of 25 points even despite not predicting the main event outcome. This was due largely to wins from AJ Styles, Finn Balor, Sasha Banks, Big Cass and Dean Ambrose.

    The six players who correctly predicted the main event finish were daithi1989, Cheese Wagstaff, myself, Bounty Hunter, Gaw_ and paulie21.

    The average score for Summerslam was 20 points.



    Now let's see what those scores have meant for our league standings...



    Gameweek 2 Standings (Post-PPV)


    1. paulie21..............................................................................57 points

    2. daithi1989...........................................................................53 points

    3. Gaw_ .................................................................................52 points

    = Mr. Guappa ..........................................................................52 points

    4. Mr. Nice Guy .......................................................................46 points

    5. Kankan14............................................................................45 points

    6. beakerjoe............................................................................43 points

    7. Bounty Hunter......................................................................39 points

    8. lycan238.............................................................................37 points

    = Necrominus..........................................................................37 points

    9. Cheese Wagstaff...................................................................33 points

    = montyrebel...........................................................................33 points

    10. Ruat Caelum......................................................................32 points

    11. Lord TSC...........................................................................30 points

    = KayJay86............................................................................30 points

    12. LeeJM................................................................................27 points

    13. Lithium_93.........................................................................18 points




    League Fallout

    In these early stages it's paulie21 who continues to set the pace, with daithi1989 in hot pursuit, although strong Summerslam scores see Gaw_ and Mr. Guappa nott too far behind.

    It's still early in the week and with two more shows to come, the picture could change considerably. Remember that I'll be using the standings at the end of this week to determine the seeding in the Cup that starts next week.

    Summerslam results

    The Miz, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel defeated The Hardy Boyz and Jason Jordan.

    Neville defeated Akira Tozawa to win the Cruiserweight Title.

    The Usos defeated Xavier Woods and Big E to win the Smackdown Tag Titles.

    John Cena defeated Baron Corbin.

    Natalya defeated Naomi to win the Smackdown Women's Title.

    Big Cass defeated Big Show.

    Randy Orton defeated Rusev,

    Sasha Banks defeated Alexa Bliss to win the Raw Women's Title.

    Finn Balor defeated Bray Wyatt.

    Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins defeated Sheamus and Cesaro to win the Raw Tag Titles.

    AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens.

    Jinder Mahal defeated Shinsuke Nakamura.

    Brock Lesnar defeated Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe to retain the Universal Title.
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    Natalya leaving with the title was one of many surprises on this show. The most popular picks in the game, Akira Tozawa and Jason Jordan, also had disappointing nights. Will they have better luck on Raw?


    Want to join in?


    The game may be under way but new players are always welcome. Places for the Cup are now closed but the league is still open and there will be further tournaments in future, such as the tag team tournament, so sign up now to get involved.


    That ends the Summerslam update. Over now to Raw to see where that leaves us...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


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    Raw has wrapped up for the week which means it's time to see where we all stand. Below you will find the scores from last night's show, and then what they mean for our league table. Read on for the latest...


    *Note - Raw spoilers below. Do not read further if you do not want news of Raw.*

    Monday Night Raw scores



    Cheese Wagstaff.....................20 pts
    beakerjoe..............................15 pts
    KayJay86...............................12 pts
    LordTSC.................................12 pts
    lycan238................................12 pts
    Bounty Hunter.........................11 pts
    Mr. Guappa.............................11 pts
    daithi1989..............................10 pts
    Gaw_.....................................10 pts
    montyrebel.............................10 pts
    Necrominus............................10 pts
    paulie21.................................10 pts
    Mr.Nice Guy..............................8 pts
    Kankan14................................7 pts
    Lithium_93..............................7 pts
    Ruat Caelum............................4 pts
    LeeJM.....................................3 pts





    Raw Fallout

    It's Cheese Wagstaff that has the best night and by some margin. Wins for Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Elias and Dean Ambrose brought in most of his points. The second highest score went to beakerjoe, with a strong score courtesy of wins for Roman Reigns, Balor and Ambrose.

    The average score for Raw was 10 points.


    Now let us see what the above scores mean for our current standings...




    Gameweek 2 Standings (Post-Raw)


    1. paulie21..............................................................................67 points

    2. daithi1989...........................................................................63 points

    = Mr. Guappa .........................................................................63 points

    3. Gaw_ .................................................................................62 points

    4. beakerjoe............................................................................58 points

    5. Mr. Nice Guy .......................................................................54 points

    6. Bounty Hunter.....................................................................53 points

    = Cheese Wagstaff...................................................................53 points

    7. Kankan14............................................................................52 points

    8. lycan238.............................................................................49 points

    9. Necrominus.........................................................................47 points

    10. montyrebel........................................................................43 points

    11. KayJay86..........................................................................42 points

    = Lord TSC..............................................................................42 points

    12. Ruat Caelum......................................................................36 points

    13. LeeJM................................................................................30 points

    14. Lithium_93.........................................................................25 points




    League Fallout

    There's little change at the top as paulie21 continues to have the lead, but Mr. Guappa has narrowed the gap slightly and takes joint possession of 2nd place.

    Cheese Wagstaff and beakerjoe have moved up the ladder following their impressive Raw scores.

    Raw results

    Enzo Amore defeated Big Cass via ref stoppage.

    Nia Jax defeated Emma.

    Elias defeated R-Truth.

    Cedric Alexander, Rich Swann, Mustafa Ali and Gran Metalik defeated Noam Dar, Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese and Drew Gulak.

    Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins defeated The Hardy Boyz.

    Finn Balor defeated Jason Jordan.

    John Cena and Roman Reigns defeated The Miz and Samoa Joe.
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    There's plenty to ponder following this week's Raw. It appears Big Cass may be facing a lengthy lay-off following an injury in his match. The Cruiserweights got to showcase their talents meaning they may be a more attractive option in future. Also, John Cena showed up to remind us there is plenty of value to be had in having him - only one player has him at present.

    A lot to think about for the weeks ahead...

    Want to join in?

    The game may be under way but new players are always welcome. Places for the Cup are now closed but the league is still open and there will be further tournaments in future, such as the tag team tournament, so sign up now to get involved.


    That concludes the Raw update. On now to Smackdown to finish off the week...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    I will post the Smackdown update later this evening but first I want to update our roster by adding some new additions, and also DELETE those wrestlers who look to be out for the forseeable future.


    *Note - This roster update below contains spoilers from the recent Smackdown show*


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    Bobby Roode


    Smackdown just became glorious and so it's time to add Bobby Roode to the game. He will now be available for you to transfer in from the Main Event Tier. Will you be adding him to your line-up?


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    Shelton Benjamin


    Another new face added to the Smackdown roster is former IC champion Shelton Benjamin. He will be available to select from the Upper Tier.



    And now to those who will be removed due to injuries...



    OUT

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    Big Cass


    Things are not looking good for Cass following his injury on Raw with speculation of a long lay-off.

    He is currently one of the most popular picks in the game, featuring in 9 squads, and it would be advisable to transfer him out ASAP.


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    Bayley

    It doesn't look like Bayley will return in the near future so I'll be removing her from the list.

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    Scott Dawson

    An unfortunately timed injury for The Revival which will see Dawson removed from the list.
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    Darren Young

    I figured he was off television because they had nothing for him but apparently he's injured, so he's off the list.



    Here then is your updated roster going into Gameweek #3:


    The Roster




    Main Event Tier (Pick 3)


    Men

    AJ Styles
    Baron Corbin
    Bobby Roode
    Braun Strowman
    Bray Wyatt
    Chris Jericho
    Finn Balor
    Jinder Mahal
    John Cena
    Kevin Owens
    Neville
    Randy Orton
    Roman Reigns
    Samoa Joe
    Seth Rollins
    Shinsuke Nakamura


    Women

    Alexa Bliss
    Becky Lynch
    Charlotte
    Naomi
    Nia Jax
    Sasha Banks




    Upper Tier (Pick 3)


    Men

    Aiden English
    Big E
    Big Show
    Cedric Alexander
    Cesaro
    Chad Gable
    Dash Wilder
    Dean Ambrose
    Dolph Ziggler
    Elias
    Jack Gallagher
    Jason Jordan
    Jeff Hardy
    Jey Uso
    Jimmy Uso
    Karl Anderson
    Kofi Kingston
    Luke Gallows
    Luke Harper
    Matt Hardy
    Noam Dar
    Rich Swann
    Rowan
    Rusev
    Sami Zayn
    Sheamus
    Shelton Benjamin
    The Brian Kendrick
    The Miz
    TJP
    Xavier Woods


    Women

    Carmella
    Mickie James
    Paige
    Natalya
    Tamina




    Lower Tier (Pick 1)


    Men

    Akira Tozawa
    Apollo Crews
    Ariya Daivari
    Bo Dallas
    Curt Hawkins
    Curtis Axel
    Drew Gulak
    Enzo
    Epico
    Fandango
    Goldust
    Gran Metallik
    Heath Slater
    James Ellsworth
    Kalisto
    Konnor
    Lince Dorado
    Mike Kanellis
    Mojo Rawley
    Mustafa Ali
    Primo
    Rhyno
    R-Truth
    Samir Singh
    Sin Cara
    Sunil Singh
    Titus O'Neill
    Tony Nese
    Tye Dillinger
    Tyler Breeze
    Viktor
    Zack Ryder


    Women

    Alicia Fox
    Dana Brooke
    Emma
    Lana
    Summer Rae



    Note - Part-timers like Brock Lesnar and Triple H have not been included. New names may be added to the list if they debut. i.e. Drew McIntyre, Asuka.


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