I stated earlier that I thought the right play is to grab as many heels that will actually get booed like heels, because that skill is very difficult in today's environment. So I'm going to the tried and true well of dastardly foreigners for my next heel. Originally it was the German heel and then Japanese. In the 70's and 80's it was Soviets. Today you need to go to the middle east for the heels, so with my next pick, the still unnamed team selects:
Spoiler:
Muhammad Hassan
TEAM:
2002Rock
1986 Road Warriors
Four Horsemen Arn and Tully
Ravishing Rick Rude
Broken Matt Hardy
Muhammad Hassan
- Rockstar face Y2J vs Traditionalist heel Bret
- Canadian heel Bret vs American Dragon Daniel Bryan
- Savage and Cena promo battles
- Henry murderizing everyone
My fed is full of anti heros and villians and needs someone with a proven track record to get over with people as a good guy and remain over, and I can't think of anyone better to fill that role than one of the best underdog faces ever and honestly given the lack of them in this draft, I think this is pretty serious value here.
Spoiler:
REY MYSTERIO (w/ Mask)
Team GOAT
Stone Cold Steve Austin (Prime)
Mr McMahon
The Shield
Chigurhico
Tetsuya Naito (El Ingobernable)
Rey Mysterio (Mask)
Like the Hassan pick; it would have been hilariously bad in like round 2 when I talked myself out of taking him then. He's Exhibit A of stuff that improves in this draft.
Now, you'll have to hire extra security in some arenas, but that's a good thing.
I'm a little iffy on Cactus Jack. It's going to be a lot harder to get over with that sort of style in 2017 in anything resembling a mainstream promotion.
I also like the picks this round. Well done everyone.
If you don't watch Lucha Underground (seriously what's wrong with you? Go watch it immediately) not only are you depriving yourself of the best wrestling show on TV, but you also haven't gotten to see the transformation of the man they used to call John Morrison.
On LU, Johnny Mundo has finally figured it out, you see, he was always pretty interesting in the ring and is easily one of the most attractive wrestlers ever, but there was certainly something missing from his character, an edge if you will. Well safe to say, he's figured it out. Mundo is such a dickhead that he annoys authority figures with how big his ego is while simultaneously being a legit heat magnet by just being a massive egotistic douche nozzle who makes a documentary about how awesome he is in his spare time. In the meantime, enjoy these gifs.
I thought about two other people in this spot, but Reigns is too good of value to pass up. He'll get boos from a big section of the audience, be he is also super over with certain portions of the audience. He can work well with everyone on my roster, and really isn't as bad as people make him out to be.
Team so far: Brock Lesnar (2012-present day)
Hollywood Rock (2003)
Iron Sheik
Biker Undertaker
Shawn Michaels (second run)
The Hardy Boyz (1998-2002)
Roman Reigns