Round 1, Day 4, Atlanta, GA

[Shocky]

#4 The Phenomanal AJ Styles vs. El Hijo Del Santo​

The following match takes place in Atlanta, GA under normal WWE Rules. Debate and follow the rules, no spamming please.

1. Not a popularity contest.
2. Will rules of a region come into play
3. Will crowd be a factor.

 

[Shocky]

#29 Black Machismo Jay Lethal vs. #36 Robert Roode​

The following match takes place in Atlanta, GA under normal WWE Rules. Debate and follow the rules, no spamming please.

1. Not a popularity contest.
2. Will rules of a region come into play
3. Will crowd be a factor.

 

[Shocky]

#13 The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith vs. #52 D-Lo Brown​

The following match takes place in Atlanta, GA under normal WWE Rules. Debate and follow the rules, no spamming please.

1. Not a popularity contest.
2. Will rules of a region come into play
3. Will crowd be a factor.

 

[Shocky]

#20 Brian Kendrick vs. #45 Tyson Tomko​

The following match takes place in Atlanta, GA under normal WWE Rules. Debate and follow the rules, no spamming please.

1. Not a popularity contest.
2. Will rules of a region come into play
3. Will crowd be a factor.

 

[Shocky]

#5 Christian Cage vs. #60 BJ Whitmer​

The following match takes place in Atlanta, GA under normal WWE Rules. Debate and follow the rules, no spamming please.

1. Not a popularity contest.
2. Will rules of a region come into play
3. Will crowd be a factor.

 

[Shocky]

#28 One Man Gang vs. #37 Jack Evans​

The following match takes place in Atlanta, GA under normal WWE Rules. Debate and follow the rules, no spamming please.

1. Not a popularity contest.
2. Will rules of a region come into play
3. Will crowd be a factor.

 

[Shocky]

#12 Rhino vs. #53 Batista​

The following match takes place in Atlanta, GA under normal WWE Rules. Debate and follow the rules, no spamming please.

1. Not a popularity contest.
2. Will rules of a region come into play
3. Will crowd be a factor.

 

[Shocky]

#21 The Great Muta vs. #44 Hardcore Holly​

The following match takes place in Atlanta, GA under normal WWE Rules. Debate and follow the rules, no spamming please.

1. Not a popularity contest.
2. Will rules of a region come into play
3. Will crowd be a factor.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Holly another guy who shouldn't be in this thing. Holly is so good right that he's never had a memorable match. And he was enhanced by his short, comedy cousin. I bet he hates Crash now because he never recieved a sympathy push after his death. Muta on the other hand reeks of awesomness.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Rhino is another guy that WWEE missed out on. He's been soild if not great since his ECW debut. And unlike Batista I as a fan would find it easier to get behind him as a threat. Batsita inmpressed me last year. But i will never forgive him for the previous 4. Never.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Jack Evans is a gymnast. If I wanted to watch gymnastics I'd watch Euro Sport. I don't. I want to watch wrestling. Big talentless men with killer gimmicks. And the OMG has had two bad ass gimmicks.Evens is entertaining but enhanced by his alliance with Strong & Aries.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I don't dislike Christian. I think he's awesome on the mic. And he's pretty solid. But the guy just isn't main event material. He's probably TNA's econd biggest star, in name. Yet the gulf between him and Angle is huge. He get's my vote though. I've seen plenty of Whitmer matches but I wouldn't notice him if I saw him buying his shoppng at Tesco.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I'm not seeing how Tomko has improved since his WWE days. He just get's more exposure. He's also working with soem of the best. Kendrick on the other hand is a WWE jobber for no reason. Talented worker. If you need evidence watch is and London's match at No Mercy 2006. Both made KC James & Idol Stevens look like stars, even though they were greener than green.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

D'lo all the way. If only he hadn't crippled Droz and looked so cuddly. If only. I'm surprised he doesn't have the Val Venis role somwhere. Smith is overrated. Lazy wrestler. He looked great in 1995 because of the people he was working with, it had nothing to do wiith him.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Lethal is only getting any recognition because he's using someones elses gimmick. I hope that when he goes back to being just Jay Lethal he can take some of that personality with him. I doubt it though. Roode on the other hand makes me feel that he's a star, even though he isn't quite there yet. He needs to change his look a bit, but other tha that he's solid all round.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

If only TNA was a better platform for Styles. He's developed a personality. Which was the ONLY thing he was lacking. But TNA make him into a part time jobber and comedy character. Shame. 'Cus Stules is one of the only newer wrestlers who should make it really far in this thing.

 

[Capt. Charisma]

One of the tougher ones but I agree with Jake, Lethal is ok but there at least half a dozen X-divison wrestlers better than him. Roode though slightly less entertaining,is more sound technically, and is a solid mic worker.

 

[Shocky]

AJ Styles is simply a guy that is what his nickname says, Phenomenal. The guy is incredible to watch in the ring, and easily, out of any of the wrestling companies in North America at least, is the next big thing in American wrestling if pushed right. He can work so many styles of matches. He can hit big spots, but unlike a one trick pony named Jeff Hardy, that's not all he's good for. AJ is the man, and like Jake said, probably has a real good shot of going pretty far in this thing. If he gets a TLC match against HBK, this could get interesting.

 

[Shocky]

This is a pretty tough first round match, but I think Roode is a little more well rounded out then Jay Lethal. Jay Lethal is good, damn good, but has a long ways to go yet. You also have to remember with Jay Lethal, he's barely into his twenties. The guy's upside is incredible.

Roode on the other hand carries a little more intensity and intelligence into this ring. Lethal won't have the benefit of a six sided ring to go crazy in. I simply thing Roode is goign to wear him down and move on.

 

[Shocky]

D-Lo Brown is terrible, I mean, me watching him wrestling in a flea market in front of 20 people terrible. Seriously, the only thing this guy is going to be remembered for is his stupid head bobble, and breakign Droz's neck.

Davey Boy was a cardio machine. The guy can go for a good amount of time in the ring. His stuff from 95-97 was damn good. I see Davey Boy taking this match fairly easily.

 

[Shocky]

Meh, that's all I can say about htis match. Neither of these guys have impressed me half as much as they are hyped up to be. Tomko has a long way to go, he's gotten better, but he was shit before, so that's not much of an improvement. I went with Spanky simply because he was trained by Michaels, and that has to account for something. Either way, whoever wins is one and done. Just a bad first round match.

 

[Shocky]

Like Jake said, I think Cage is good, but their is a huge difference between being Angle good and Cage good. Cage has potential to be something tremendous in the wrestling business, but the in ring stuff needs to be sured up just a little bit more, and he'll be fine. Certainly capable of main eventing in the WWE at least. I haven't seen much of Whitmer, but what I have seen, I don't think he stands a chance against the CLB.

 

[Shocky]

Yeah, One Man Gang demolishes Evans. I honestly don't see how Evans is going to get any offense in, well any offense that is goign to mean Jack shit against the One Man Gang. The Gang was pretty damn good for a super heavyweight. The look is tremendous. This is going to set up a potentially interesting second round match with Cage.

 

[Shocky]

Hmm, let's make this one pretty easy.

We can pick a guy that has made it over on his own accord in any federation he has been a part of, or, we can pick a guy that happens to be pals with the owner of the companies son in law.

We can pick a guy that can actually use the spear properly, or a guy that botches moves routinely.

We can pick a guy that actually gives a shit about the business, or we can pick a guy that really doens't give two shits.

Rhino is more impressive then Batista. He accomplished more younger, has won world gold in two federations, and is more intense and just more of a bad ass then Batista ever wishes he could be.

 

[Shocky]

You don't have to be a fan of Japanese wrestling, if you are a fan of wrestling period you should know who the fuck the Great Muta is. The guy is incredible. Holly on the other hand, is a gigantic piece of shit that thinks it's cool to be a locker room bully. Hey Holly, hazing was cool back in the 80's. Seriously, the guy has had a ten plus year tenure with the WWE and has managed to accomplish nothing memorable. That has to be a pretty remarkable feat in it self.