Welcome to the Official Picks Thread for the 2021 Boards PW Draft!!!
There will be 15 rounds of drafting. Those signed up will be randomly assigned a position from 1 - 20 for round 1.
While the rules are all listed below, I'd like to remind people that most rounds will be random, though some will *may* see picks organized based on particular factors.
A quick synopsis of the rules again for easy access for the players:
Rules:
Draft Order
The order people make their picks is decided at random, via a completely unbiased List Randomizer website (random.org). There will be a number of rounds in which the drawing order will not be random. These will be made clear at the start of these rounds.
Tag Teams:
Tag Teams come as a package so for example if you want the Authors of Pain then you don't have to pick Rezar one round and then Akam the next. The rules for tag teams are as follows:
- Cannot have a world champion in them ie no DX or Hart Foundation
- Must have tagged together for at least 3 months in WWE, AEW, TNA, ROH, NJPW or anything historically going under the NWA banner.
- Intergender tag teams not allowed
- Members of factions, ie Wade Barrett and Rusev, are not deemed valid picks as they are not classed as legit tag teams under the criteria for the game.
- 5 tag teams is the maximum amount of teams for each roster.
World Titles:
World titles are considered as the following:
WWE, World Heavyweight Title/WCW, TNA, NWA and IWGP world championship
All incarnations of the WWE Women's Championship are also considered as World Titles
(Note: For the benefit of the game as a whole and to reflect the realistic loss in prestige of the NWA Title, only holders of the NWA Title up until the WCW World Championship came into use will be regarded as World Champions for the purposes of the game. Not including AEW World Championship just yet - it would only affect three stars all of whom have held world titles in other promotions)
Eligible Promotions:
Any - it has all changed since last year. If you want to draft Bandylegs McGillicuddy from Ireland - as long as you can categorically prove he has had a pro wrestling match - he is yours!
The only exception to this rule is in relation to tag teams - please see above.
Time Frame:
None. The old pre 1970’s rule remains abolished.
There will also be a celeb round where celebs who have appeared on wrestling TV are eligible for picks.
- people who would be considered Celebs more so than wrestlers are only eligible to be drafted in the special celeb round and not in any other round
- Managers, commentators and female wrestlers are eligible if people wish to pick them. Once they are drafted - they’re yours!
Trades:
Trades are allowed from Round 5 onwards but you are limited to 5 trades each. When a trade occurs it is superstars you are trading, not a pick in the draft, so you must be able to make the draft pick before they are eligible to be drafted, i.e all normal rules such as 5 tag team picks limit are still in effect.
Trades may be vetoed by those running the game in order to ensure a fair balance is maintained. However, this is extremely unlikely to occur for the vast majority of trades, and will only be discussed in situations where there is suspicion of other matters influencing the game.
Stip rounds:
There are a number of stipulation rounds lined up. Make sure to read each carefully, and if you're unsure what you're meant to do, ask in the discussion thread and verify your pick with an organiser.
Missed Picks
The draft runs under a 24 Hour rule. In other words, you have 24 hours to make your pick from the moment the person prior to you has made theirs. This will be enforced so as not to slow down the game. If you think you are going to miss your window, PM someone a list of who you'd like and they can make your pick for you. Should you miss your window, your pick will be pushed back to the end of that round.
Write Up Rules
Once the picks are made and rosters are assembled, the write ups commence. In the past, it has usually been a rule of 4/5 shows (weekly shows with a PPV at the end) is the maximum amount of shows a player could post. However, to reflect the dwindling efforts of the players to commit to a huge body of work/time in reading others work, it was changed to a maximum of 4 posts.
Now comes another change, and let's see how it goes.
Players are limited to a maximum of 2 posts.
One is for your company statement, to outline your roster - the major players, feuds etc. This is not mandatory,
The second post is your match card. Your ultimate fantasy match ups as drafted by you.
Due to posting limitations re: images, if you wish to extend your PPV across your two posts this is permitted.
Note - Rules may be amended during the contest to help run the game smoother if it's felt this is necessary but we will aim to ensure everyone is kept up to date if this has to happen.
Our official Player Roster for the 2021 Draft below:
1. Mr. Nice Guy
2. Bounty Hunter
3. beakerjoe
4. Necro
5. daithi1989
6. Hello 2D Person Below
7. paulie21
8. JP Liz V1
9. The White Wolf
10. SlickRic
11. Uncle Walt
12. brianregan09
13. NITRO95
14. ShagNastii
15. bennyl10
16. A Brad Maddox Guy
17. thebostoncrab
18. wrestlemaniac
19. Mr. Guappa
20. connemara man
edit: Picked so far
Player Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15
Mr. Nice Guy Brock Lesnar The Road Warriors Paul Heyman Jeff Hardy Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas Scott Steiner Jesse 'The Body' Ventura Finlay Kerry & Kevin Von Erich Toni Storm Mike Tyson Tito Santana & Rick Martel, Mickie James Katsuyori Shibata & Hirooki Goto Superstar' Billy Graham, Rick Steiner & Eddie Gilbert
Bounty Hunter Shawn Michaels Gargano & Ciampa Vince McMahon New Age Outlaws Keith Lee & Matt Riddle The Revival Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi Shane McMahon Ken Shamrock Shayna Baszler Josh Barnett Dan White Dan Severn, Alberto Del Rio Laycool Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba, Haku
beakerjoe John Cena Jon Moxley WALTER Jake 'The Snake' Roberts Kota Ibushi Ricochet & Aleister Black Bayley Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan & Nick Bockwinkel Brian Cage & Ricky Starks Kushida, Bella Twins (Trade) Elias Authors of Pain Harley Race, Santana & Ortiz Heath Slater & Adam Rose EC3 & Drake Maverick, Renee Young
Necro Hulk Hogan Big E & Xavier Woods Becky Lynch Kevin Nash Trish Stratus Kofi Kingston John Bradshaw Layfield Sean Waltman Raven & Tommy Dreamer Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine Test & Albert The Briscoe Brothers The Bashams, King Corbin Brodus Clay R-Truth, Horace Hogan
daithi1989 Mick Foley Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly Maxwell Jacob Friedman Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose Braun Strowman Andrade & Angel Garza Sami Zayn Dominic Dijakovic Damian Priest Carmella & Dana Brooke Enzo & Big Cass (Trade) Floyd Mayweather Mustafa Ali, Zelina Vega Matt Cardona & Brian Myers Eve Torres & Kelly Kelly, Bobby Fish
Hello 2D Person Below The Undertaker Andre The Giant Vader Kane Dusty Rhodes Hiroshi Tanahashi Lita Sycho Sid Rick Rude Akira Hakuto Sgt Slaughter & Hacksaw Jim Duggan Pamela Anderson Val Venis, Dean Malenko Jacob Fatu Ivan & Nikitta Koloff, Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch
paulie21 Chris Jericho Drew McIntyre Randy Orton Charlotte Flair Street Profits Asuka Booker T Yokozuna Nigel McGuinness Diamond Dallas Page Bianca Belair Ron Simmons & Butch Reed Jacqueline & ODB, Otis & Tucker Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown Damien Sandow, John Laurinitis
JP Liz V1 The Rock Owen Hart Finn Balor MVP Ted DiBiase John Morrison Chris Sabin Brett DiBiase & Joe Hennig Antonio Inoki Alex Shelley (Trade) Lacey Evans Matthew McConaughey Rhea Ripley, Ted DiBiase Jnr Jordan Devlin Paul London & Billy Kidman, Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky
The White Wolf Stone Cold Steve Austin American Alpha Hangman Page Sunny Brian Pillman Thunder Rosa Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie Nick Aldis Tyson Kidd & DH Smith Sherri Martel Moose Ace Austin & Madman Fulton Eric Bischoff, Brian Pillman Jnr & Griff Garrison Jack Evans & Teddy Hart Luna Vachon, Eli Drake
SlickRic Kurt Angle Roddy Piper Ronda Rousey Stephanie McMahon Shinsuke Nakamura Jerry 'The King' Lawler Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada Bam Bam Bigelow James Storm & Bobby Roode Muhammad Hussan Muhammad Ali Bob Backlund, Lex Luger Sheepherders Eric Angle, Linda McMahon
Uncle Walt Randy Savage Eddie Guerrero Sting Bray Wyatt Young Bucks Rey Mysterio The Ultimate Warrior Jim Cornette Bruno Sammartino Taz & Sabu Iron Shiek Colby Covington Rock'N'Roll Express, Tony Khan Midnight Express Tiger Mask, Aja Kong & Bull Nakano
brianregan09 Triple H Cody and Dustin Rhodes Kenny Omega Lashley Jay 'Switchblade' White Will Ospreay Jeff Jarrett Tama Tonga & Tanga Roe Tomohiro Ishii Don Callis Vampiro Mickey Rourke Matt Taven & Mike Bennett, Ultimo Dragon Nick Gage The Acclaimed, Rich Swann
NITRO95 British Bulldogs PAC Terry Funk William Regal Zack Sabre Jnr & Minoru Suzuki Petey Williams (Trade) The Great Muta Jushin Thunder Liger Lance Storm & Mike Awesome Homicide & Hernandez Little Guido & Tajiri Low Ki Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch, Konnan Lance Archer & Kid Kash Satoshi Kojima & Taka Michinoku, Cedric Alexander
ShagNastii King Kong Bundy PCO & The Mountie Disco Inferno Nailz Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy (Trade) Renee Dupree Nathan Jones Buff Bagwell & The Patriot Francine Virgil Bob & Crash Holly Ari Gold Natural Disasters, Justin Credible Mo & Big Daddy V Paul Burchill, Stevie Richards & Simon Dean
bennyl10 Seth Rollins Cesaro Kevin Owens Miro Io Shirai & Kairi Sane Sheamus Alexa Bliss Candice LeRae Sammy Guevara Nikki Cross Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel Snoop Dogg Austin Aries, Buddy Murphy Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe Private Party, Jinder Mahal
A Brad Maddox Guy Daniel Bryan CM Punk Goldberg Rob Van Dam Kazuchika Okada Pete Dunne & Trent Seven Christian KENTA & Taiji Ishmori AJ Lee Tyler Bate Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian Gail Kim & Victoria Sho & Yoh, Ryback Rhyno & Chris Benoit Scorpio Sky, Brad Maddox & Ryan Nemeth
thebostoncrab AJ Styles Ric Flair The Brainbusters Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows Tetsuya Naito Shingo Takagi & SANADA Brodie Lee & Necro Butcher Davey Richards & Roderick Strong El Phantasmo Ole Anderson Hiromu Takahasi (Trade) EVIL Barry Windham (Trade), Chris Hero J.J. Dillon Colt Cabana, Danhausen
wrestlemaniac Edge Matt Hardy Mr. Perfect & Scott Hall Wade Barrett Samoa Joe Dolph Ziggler Mr. Kennedy Umaga & Matt Anoa'i Mike Rotunda, Awesome Kong (Trade) Afa & Sika Chyna Donald Trump Peter Maivia, Tessa Blanchard Jack Swagger Mexicools, Big Boss Man
Mr. Guappa Bret Hart Batista Darby Allin The Miz Fabulous Freebirds Sasha Banks Big Show Lou Thesz Jim Neidhart & Demolition Smash Beth Phoenix & Natalya Stu Hart & Lord James Blears David Arquette Maryse, Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon Britt Baker Funaki, 'Buddy' Jack Roberts
connemara man Roman Reigns The Usos Eddie Kingston Paige Fenix Jr & Pentagon Jurassic Express Rikishi Orange Cassidy Bubba Ray Dudley Nia Jax & Tamina D-Von Dudley Spike Dudley Steve Blackman, Chuck Taylor & Trent Marko Stunt Tegan Nox, Kay Lee Ray
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