6th Annual WZ Tournament Bracket Unveiling

[klunderbunker]

No Roode sucks. I will now put all my effort into getting Bully Ray over HHH. Who is with me?

If I remember right, almost the WWE creative team in 2002.

 

[FitFinlay4Life]

I despise you all sometimes. A slightly better year for the old school than is typical, but since I'm claiming 95% of the credit for that don't think I'll be cutting you any slack.

Here is an approximation of what the list would have looked like if those who were oxygen starved as children had been prohibited from joining in.

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1) Lou Thesz
2) Hulk Hogan
3) El Santo
4) Verne Gagne
5) Rikidozan
6) Ed Lewis
7) Antoni Inoki
8) Frank Gotch
9) Giant Baba
10) Stone Cold Steve Austin
11) Bruno Sammartino
12) Blue Demon
13) The Undertaker
14) Antonio Rocca
15) Ric Flair
16) The Rock
17) Keiji Muta
18) John Cena
19) Bruiser Brody
20) Karl Gotch
21) Harley Race
22) Pat O'Connor
23) Mitsuharu Misawa
24) Sting
25) Mil Mascaras
26) Dory Funk Jr
27) Andre the Giant
28) Kurt Angle
29) Shawn Michaels
30) Nick Brockwinkel
31) James Storm (screw you - my list)
32) Bret Hart
33) HHH
34) Randy Savage
35) Gory Gurrero
36) Big Daddy
37) Dusty Rhodes
38) Greg Gagne
39) Gaint Haystacks
40) Ricky Steamboat
41) Don Leo Johnathon
42) Gene Kinski
42) Georgerous George
43) Ultimo Dragon
44) Steve Williams
45) Kenta Kobiashi
46) Road Warrior Animal
47) Abdullah the Butcher
48) Jeff Jarrett
49) Jerry Lawler
50) Bob Backlund
51) Road Warrior Hawk
52) Kane
53) Kevin Nash
54) Mick Foley
55) Rando Orton
56) Red Basteen
57) Jack Brisco
58) Roddy Piper
59) Buddy Rogers
60) AJ Styles
61) Ultimate Warrior
62) Tiger Mask IV
63) Rey Mysterio
64) Edge
65) Jeff Hardy
66) Stan Henson
67) Rey Mysterio Jr
68) Georg Hackenschmidt
69) Scott Steiner
70) Carlos Colon
71) Masa Chono
72) Larry Zybisco
73) Sgt Slaugher
74) DDP
75) Rob Van Dam
76) Goldberg
77) Big Show
78) Vince McMahon Jr
79) Awesome Kong
80) Bobo Brazil
81) Terry Funk
82) Chris Jericho
83) Robert Roode
84) Bully Ray
85) Greg Valentine
86) CM Punk
87) Curt Henning
88) Steve Corino
89) Magnum TA
90) Nikitta Koloff
91) Ron Simmons
92) Terry Gordy
93) Junk Yard Dog
94) Dynamite Kid
95) Gino Hernandez
96) Jim Duggen
97) Jushin Liger
98) The Origional Shiek
99) Édouard Carpentier
100)Dick Hutton
101)Kerry Von Erich
102)William Regal
103)The Miz
104)Davey Boy Smith
105)Brian Pilman
106)Booker T
107)Jake Roberts
108)Tito Santana
109)El Canek
110)K-Ness
111)Ken Shamrock
112)Dan Severn
113)Bob Roop
115)Rick Martel
116)Honkey Tonk Man
117)Pat Patterson
118)Jim Ross
119)Brock Lesnar
120)Eric Young
121)Taka Mischinoku
122)Doug Willaims
123)Dragon Kid
124)Matt Morgan
125)La Paka
126)LA Park (cos I don't know which is which)
127)Doctor X
128)Ronnie-frow-the-Jersey-Shore

Off the cuff observations. Ed Lewis is going out round one and it is disgusting. WCW is where almost all the interesting matches are happening. Most competitive first round match for me is Gotch vs Benoit; not that I have the slightest chance, but it'll be the most clear cut case of me being right and everyone else being ******ed. Maybe I can tap into the whole 'murder suicide' thing, bring a little class to the debate. Oh, and Antonio Rocca is a better wrestler than Brock Lesnar using every conceivable yardstick that there is.

Bit surprised that you didn't have Fit in your list, I've always had you pegged as someone who'd appreciate his style.

No Roode sucks. I will now put all my effort into getting Bully Ray over HHH. Who is with me?

Please, sir! Me, sir!

 

[The Talon]

Ok, who voted for Shockmaster?

 

[shattered dreams]

If I remember right, almost the WWE creative team in 2002.

See, they used to have some sense up north.

 

[JJYanks121]

See, they used to have some sense up north.

It was as a babyface......

 

[shattered dreams]

Ray is better as a heel but he is plenty capable of being a good face as well. He knows how to work the crowd better than practically anyone and that is all that matters.

Please, sir! Me, sir!

You are in. Recruit others, preferably with a longer attention span than I have. In spite of any rules to the contrary I will be arguing as if Dvon and Booby Roode get to do run ins on the behalf of Bubba.

 

[klunderbunker]

See, they used to have some sense up north.

Not back then. Back then he was just one half of the Dudleys. There was nothing to him. As Bully, I could see it working to an extent.

 

[shattered dreams]

He can take a sledgehammer easily. There goes half of HHH's offense. I assume his gut provides some cushion to lessen the blow of the pedigree. There goes the other half since if HHH tries a spinebuster he will probably injure himself.

 

[klunderbunker]

He can take a sledgehammer easily. There goes half of HHH's offense. I assume his gut provides some cushion to lessen the blow of the pedigree. There goes the other half since if HHH tries a spinebuster he will probably injure himself.

They had a long match on Raw once for the title. I can't remember how specifically but HHH had problems with him.

 

[JJYanks121]

They had a long match on Raw once for the title. I can't remember how specifically but HHH had problems with him.

Bubba's never been a strong worker. Other than putting people through tables, his ring work was basically subpar. Triple H is a power technician. I could imagine that if the guy working with him sucked donkey ass at giving and taking basic moves, that could cause a problem.

 

[Gelgarin]

Bubba's never been a strong worker.

Stupidest comment of the tournament nomination #1.

 

[JJYanks121]

Stupidest comment of the tournament nomination #1.

Really? And your argument showing that Bubba is a sound singles worker is..........

 

[Gelgarin]

20 years of him being consistantly over and generating great crowd reaction to his matches?

Your argument showing that he isn't? Not enough suplexes?

 

[JJYanks121]

20 years of him being consistantly over and generating great crowd reaction to his matches?

Your argument showing that he isn't? Not enough suplexes?

Just that he wasn't all that over as a singles worker in 02. Thus why the first chance to put the Dudleys back together was taken. If he was that over as a singles, I'd guess he would have stayed singles. His work as Bully Ray has been very solid though, but back in his singles WWE run, he left plenty to be desired.

 

[The Brain]

And so, it ends. We'll begin with first round matches on Monday.

Monday? We want it now!

 

[klunderbunker]

Monday? We want it now!

Always leave them wanting more.

 

[shattered dreams]

Stupidest comment of the tournament nomination #1.

Seconded, someone put it on the ballot.

 

[JJYanks121]

Seconded, someone put it on the ballot.

And withdrawn due to the person seconding it having absolutely no argument credibility.

 

[The Brain]

This may be the most star studded first round of the tournament that i've ever seen. All of these guys could have been booked as believable world champs in their prime except for Dragon and valentine. Brisco vs Graham looks particularly captivating though

Does that mean you will be voting for DDP over Valentine? The Hammer definitely deserves to advance to the second round.

 

[TSG]

Bubba as a tag team specialist, great. I've never liked him singles wise, but that's an opinion. He could work strongly in tag teams though, that's for damn sure.

I'm still confused as to how Gorgeous George, arguably one of the most important men pro wrestling history, isn't on this list.

 

[shattered dreams]

Hopefully someone takes up the Snuka over Goldberg cause.

 

[Gelgarin]

Bubba as a tag team specialist, great. I've never liked him singles wise, but that's an opinion. He could work strongly in tag teams though, that's for damn sure.

I'm still confused as to how Gorgeous George, arguably one of the most important men pro wrestling history, isn't on this list.

The accurate answer is because people suck; although I've rather come to the conclusion that Gorgeous George wasn't one tenth as important as some people make him out to have been.

And withdrawn due to the person seconding it having absolutely no argument credibility.

I utterly resent the implication that I lack the credibility to negate Shattered Dreams.

 

[shattered dreams]

I utterly resent the implication that I lack the credibility to negate Shattered Dreams.

Seconded, mostly for paradoxical implications.

 

[Thriller Ant]

Hopefully someone takes up the Snuka over Goldberg cause.

His dive at MSG did inspire 98%* of all current wrestlers.



*Figures may be exaggerated

 

[Tiger Chaos Theory]

No Brodus Clay? You're all fucking goons.