1st Round Upsets
#38 Jumbo Tsuruta over #27 Vince McMahon
#35 Low Ki over #30 Larry Zybszko
WCW Bracket Winner: #1 Randy Savage – He’s the best overall worker in the tournament, but to win this region he’ll have to go through some stiff competition.
Best Cinderella possibility (#20 seed or lower) - #60 Santino Marella – For two reasons. 1) It will depend on if all the Santino fans come out of their hiding spots 2) There was no one else who has a shot.
First Top Ten seed to be out - #5 Roddy Piper – He has the toughest first few rounds of any of the Top 10.
1st Round Match to Watch: #3 Chris Jericho vs. #62 Bobby Eaton – While Eaton doesn’t have a prayer at winning this match, he and Jericho should be able to put on arguably the best opening round match of the tournament. To incredibly skilled workers who can work face or heel make this one a must-see match.
1st Round Match to avoid: #17 William Regal vs. #48 George Hackenshmidt – If you say you are looking forward to this match, then you are kidding yourself.
The Breakdown:
Given the recent thread in the Old School section, it’d be VERY interesting to see what would happen if Savage and Flair met up in the regional finals. Which would be a nice change, because I don’t see much of interest going on in this region. Most of the first round higher seeds should win, and the higher seed should win the majority of the matches. Out of all 4 regions, this one has the least appeal in my opinion.
#38 Jumbo Tsuruta over #27 Vince McMahon
#35 Low Ki over #30 Larry Zybszko
WCW Bracket Winner: #1 Randy Savage – He’s the best overall worker in the tournament, but to win this region he’ll have to go through some stiff competition.
Best Cinderella possibility (#20 seed or lower) - #60 Santino Marella – For two reasons. 1) It will depend on if all the Santino fans come out of their hiding spots 2) There was no one else who has a shot.
First Top Ten seed to be out - #5 Roddy Piper – He has the toughest first few rounds of any of the Top 10.
1st Round Match to Watch: #3 Chris Jericho vs. #62 Bobby Eaton – While Eaton doesn’t have a prayer at winning this match, he and Jericho should be able to put on arguably the best opening round match of the tournament. To incredibly skilled workers who can work face or heel make this one a must-see match.
1st Round Match to avoid: #17 William Regal vs. #48 George Hackenshmidt – If you say you are looking forward to this match, then you are kidding yourself.
The Breakdown:
Given the recent thread in the Old School section, it’d be VERY interesting to see what would happen if Savage and Flair met up in the regional finals. Which would be a nice change, because I don’t see much of interest going on in this region. Most of the first round higher seeds should win, and the higher seed should win the majority of the matches. Out of all 4 regions, this one has the least appeal in my opinion.