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11-16-2009 , 10:21 PM

#476

WaterWalker

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on third thought...you can always grab a good Headliner later....

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11-16-2009 , 10:21 PM

#477

mjw0586

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Foley has been successful with multiple gimmicks in multiple companies. The guy loves wrestling more than life itself. He's a perfect pick to build around.

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11-16-2009 , 10:21 PM

#478

HajiShirazu

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Kind of an odd pick I would have thought of Mankind as somewhere in the 20-30 range. Not to saw that he's not awesome especially if you are looking to build that kind of promotion which may be a good plan in something like this.
In any case I think now we're getting into "guys that kind of sucked but were over/title holders so we have to pick them" vs "really talented but were not always over/pushed."

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11-16-2009 , 10:21 PM

#479

Russ M.

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glorified stuntman itt

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11-16-2009 , 10:21 PM

#480

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A lot of the hardcore stuff Foley did just doesn't happen any more today, for good reason. When you remove the fact that he's insane and will do crazy **** he really isn't that good here.

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11-16-2009 , 10:21 PM

#481

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plus he is hardcore
1998 HIAC @ King of the Ring - best wrestling match of all time imo

Last edited by sightless; 11-16-2009 at 10:23 PM. Reason: really like Foley:P

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11-16-2009 , 10:22 PM

#482

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i dont know how much i like this pick. i guess its better than mine is gonna be taken, but for a guy who was mostly a glorified stuntman, i think this is too high.

however, him winning the WWE championship on raw, and WCW telling fans that was going to happen that night was one of the biggest reasons that the WWE won the monday night wars.

i guess its not such a bad pick, i dont know.

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11-16-2009 , 10:22 PM

#483

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I went to the same high school as Mick Foley. He came to give a speech to the students once, and basically told us that smoking pot was OK.

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11-16-2009 , 10:23 PM

#484

Assani Fisher

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Originally Posted by MikeyPatriot

Foley's a huge reach, but I guess if you really wanted him...

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Originally Posted by WaterWalker

now that I think abou it though...I think hes kindve a reach at this point.

I picked Foley at #11.

The guy who picks at #13 just said:

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Originally Posted by Golden_Rhino

I was hoping he'd drop.

The guy who picks at #14 just said:

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Originally Posted by mjw0586

Damn it, we were definitely going Mick Foley. Great pick

Therefore, I disagree that he is a reach.

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11-16-2009 , 10:23 PM

#485

ajohnson16

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So via our trade, dnkyhunter is up?

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11-16-2009 , 10:24 PM

#486

HajiShirazu

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btw Hogan could actually work a match he just never had the motivation or reason to do it in the U.S.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jUev...eature=related

(2nd part is better imo)

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11-16-2009 , 10:24 PM

#487

Assani Fisher

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glorified stuntman itt

As I said in my writeup, the highest rated segment in the history of the monday night wars featured Mick Foley on the mic(along with the Rock). Pretty impressive for a "glorified stuntman."

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11-16-2009 , 10:24 PM

#488

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He is a reach, but goddammit I still love the guy. Couldn't help but laugh at all those facts.

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11-16-2009 , 10:26 PM

#489

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You're wrong. He was regularly putting on 4 star+ matches in 2000/2001. He was pretty much considered an equal to guys like Benoit and Jericho in the ring at the time. Then when he came back from the quad tear, he changed things up and wasn't the same at all.

I still think his match with HBK at Summerslam though (HBK's return match) is one of the greatest matches of all-time if not the greatest even though no one really agrees with me.

Who are these people that had HHH right up there with Benoit as an in-ring worker?

HHH is a fine worker, but he wasn't a great one, ever. Putting on a string of quality matches (and I imagine they were with the cream of the crop at the time: Rock, Austin, Foley, Benoit, etc.) does not a great worker make.

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11-16-2009 , 10:26 PM

#490

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So via our trade, dnkyhunter is up?

i am up. my pick is ready to go. just wanna give a few more minutes to let the foley talk continue before everyone laughs at my reach

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11-16-2009 , 10:27 PM

#491

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Originally Posted by dnkyhunter31

i am up. my pick is ready to go. just wanna give a few more minutes to let the foley talk continue before everyone laughs at my reach

Ah, is it standard in these drafts for the second-to-newest pick to get buried? I guess I can see it.

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11-16-2009 , 10:27 PM

#492

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i am up. my pick is ready to go. just wanna give a few more minutes to let the foley talk continue before everyone laughs at my reach

as in, my pick will be up at :30

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11-16-2009 , 10:28 PM

#493

Assani Fisher

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Originally Posted by mjw0586

Foley has been successful with multiple gimmicks in multiple companies. The guy loves wrestling more than life itself. He's a perfect pick to build around.

I think that you, me, and the Untouchable think a lot alike.

FWIW, Foley was my #9:

1. Vince
2. Hogan
3. Flair
4. Rock
5. HBK
6. Austin
7. Undertaker
8. Hart
9. Foley

But I think I may have actually taken Foley over both Hart and Undertaker just due to personal preference.

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11-16-2009 , 10:28 PM

#494

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re: vince mcmahon as booker:

he really does not/has never "booked" outright any of the shows. he had writers who do this for him. vince does have final say as to what happens, but to call vince the booker of the wwe is incorrect.

Some of you need to remember that Vince Jr. was in the wrestling business for more than a decade before he bought the WWE from his father. During that time, Vince Jr. had many jobs in the company.

Vince Jr. was at least a partial booker in the late 70s and early 80s. Specifically, he had total control over the Intercontinental title and tag team titles. By 1982, he was booking at the top of the card, including the Bob Backlund-Jimmy Snuka feud and Snuka's later face-turn.

A big reason why Vince Jr. could be the "final say" guy as an owner was that he did so many individual jobs earlier as an employee.

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11-16-2009 , 10:29 PM

#495

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Foley's mic skills are severely underrated though. In his late runs in the WWF where he'd come in for one match, he's basically managed to single-handedly make it the most anticipated match on the card with his mic skills several times. And he's done similar things in TNA too. While the big gimmick matches are what made him famous, he's definitely got a lot more to offer than just that.

Not saying he's necessarily the best pick available, but he definitely is a Top 15 guy IMO.

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11-16-2009 , 10:30 PM

#496

Wrane

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I was insta-taking Foley if he came to me.

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11-16-2009 , 10:30 PM

#497

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Therefore, I disagree that he is a reach.

I think it's pretty established that there is a heavy mid/late 90's bias in this draft.

You might find a bunch of tards who would take Derek Jeter number one in a baseball defense draft, but that doesn't make the pick any less of a reach.

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11-16-2009 , 10:31 PM

#498

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srsly Foley is a really charismatic guy.

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11-16-2009 , 10:31 PM

#499

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Originally Posted by MikeyPatriot

But is the bias not deserved? You're talking about wrestling's most popular time ever, and not only was that because of the edgy storylines, but because there were a ****ton of awesome characters and some pretty decent wrestling.