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PW Boards Fantasy League Tournament 2017 - Now Open!
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09-08-2017 12:50am#1
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'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'
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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
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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.
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...'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'
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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.
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*****
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.'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'
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