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yea, switching the CruiserWeight title to the 100KG and under title was just subtlety brilliant, and got sooooooooooo much heat. The guy was a heat magnet in dying WCW and if they had survived, he would've done some really good things there

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11-19-2009 , 02:56 AM

#2227

DetlefSchrempf

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Storm/Styles Writeup:

I drafted both guys with the same idea in mind: Athletic mid carders that could contend for the heavyweight strap down the road but be a strong mainstay just below the marquee talent. Both Storm and Styles have immense in-ring talent and I would go as far to say that Storm is on par with both Owen and Bret on the technical aspect. As I said before, Storm was horribly misused in WWE, but that was Vince's fault for ****ing up the Invasion story line from moment 1. Styles, while being used correctly in TNA, has also put together some fantastic 5 star matches with Joe and Daniels, while contending with the big boys like Angle and Jarrett. I really believe a promotion should be balanced and what these guys bring to the table (5 star match potential) is hard to find, especially from a scientific aspect.

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11-19-2009 , 02:57 AM

#2228

littlekeed

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I have no clue what to do now... shoulda just drafted Styles instead of trading down.

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11-19-2009 , 02:57 AM

#2229

TheUntouchable

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I never liked Storm. I recognized he was good in the ring, but he just came off like such a dick. He wasn't a good heel. He made me dislike him not in a way that I wanted to see him wrestle and lose, but that I didn't want to see him at all.

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11-19-2009 , 03:03 AM

#2230

iggymcfly

runs good at HORSE

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Hey, if anyone's interested in trading down, there's someone still on the board who I think would be a really good fit in my fed that I'd be willing to trade up for.

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I have no clue what to do now... shoulda just drafted Styles instead of trading down.

Trade down again LDO.

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11-19-2009 , 03:07 AM

#2231

MrOnizuka

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8 am class sucks, I really want to stay up and make one total homer pick.

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11-19-2009 , 03:09 AM

#2232

Dynasty

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8 am class sucks, I really want to stay up and make one total homer pick.

You can PM people your top two picks. That way you'll be guaranteed to make a selection.

I'll be shocked if the draft actaully gets to me tonight. (probably too man East Coasters, though)

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11-19-2009 , 03:14 AM

#2233

MrOnizuka

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Based on his past picks, I'd be very surprised if Rat took my guy. I'll be up for like a half hour more I guess.

wrestling > patents

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11-19-2009 , 03:14 AM

#2234

Scary_Tiger

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Storm and DDP are both guys that fell a ton thanks to their misuse in the WWE.

Terrible WWE DDP Promo

This period was just painful to watch. It didn't get him over as a heel, those who didn't know who he was were just wondering who is this freak.

Better WWE DDP Promo

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11-19-2009 , 03:14 AM

#2235

SarcasticRat

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PNiXGWHy8c (I hope this is the right one, idk)

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11-19-2009 , 03:15 AM

#2236

SarcasticRat

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Probably a reach but I'm super tired and he seems to fit my stable well enough.

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11-19-2009 , 03:16 AM

#2237

Cruizn63

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i guess ill stay up a little more to see this "homer" pick by MrOnizuka

Last edited by Cruizn63; 11-19-2009 at 03:16 AM. Reason: woop, hes up next so i can go to sleep soon

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11-19-2009 , 03:16 AM

#2238

Your Mom

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good pick.

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11-19-2009 , 03:17 AM

#2239

Dynasty

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Homer! Homer! Homer!

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11-19-2009 , 03:18 AM

#2240

KDawg

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i love malenko, but yea, he's very early, especially when there are some major 70s and early 80s guys left out there

to me malenko would be the focal point of a great jr HW division, but not picked this early. I feel that right now we are still picking guys who should be top guys, or at least we hope to be top guys, and Malenko never really proved that. Of course, you're garunteed that he'll put on really good to great matches. Everyone should get the complete dean vs eddie tape that the douchebag rob feinstein has made(really, probably one of the few times that I'd advocate anyone giving that ****er any money)

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11-19-2009 , 03:19 AM

#2241

Your Mom

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You read some interesting stuff when you start researching random guys. I just read about Hogan insisting he lose to a guy who was never very big in this guy's home country. This was in the late 90s. Hard to picture it.

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11-19-2009 , 03:19 AM

#2242

TheUntouchable

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When I was like 10 I put my friend in a Texas Cloverleaf. He cried and told his mom on me and I got in trouble. I was always a big fan of that move.

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11-19-2009 , 03:21 AM

#2243

SarcasticRat

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Yeah there's probably better old guys left, but I just don't think they're very good in this. Wrestling has evolved so much. And I definitely don't feel remotely comfortable evaluating anyone from that time, so meh.

Didn't think there was anyone left with a really good all around skills package. Malenko's character doesn't need to do The Rock style promos to be effective.

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11-19-2009 , 03:22 AM

#2244

Cruizn63

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homer pick please so i can go to sleep

Last edited by Cruizn63; 11-19-2009 at 03:22 AM. Reason: the pick better not be one of the guys im planning to get

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11-19-2009 , 03:24 AM

#2245

antidan444

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I always thought Malenko was somewhat overrated. I can't believe he was No. 1 in the PWI 500 one year.

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11-19-2009 , 03:25 AM

#2246

MrOnizuka

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Arite, gimme 3 minutes to finish this. I guess it's not a homer pick, but it's still someone I love who probably "sucks" in the eyes of most

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11-19-2009 , 03:27 AM

#2247

KDawg

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sarcastic rat, i just PM'd you my thought and yea, there is one guy that is one of the sicker wrestlers that I've seen that hasn't been picked. He may be an older guy, but I think today he could work as he had a great amateur pedigree, and has a "real" aura to him that can work with MMA getting more and more into the wider culture

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11-19-2009 , 03:27 AM

#2248

SarcasticRat

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Yeah I'm not that ecstatic about the pick but he'll be a good contributor. This is like the hardest part of the draft for me, where we need to find solid guys who weren't really main eventers and have various flaws but can't start busting out crazy sleepers quite yet.

EDIT: Also researching this one is a pain in the ass, since it's impossible to tell if a bunch of older guys were really athletic/good workers or not based on a wikipedia article and other random stuff.

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11-19-2009 , 03:31 AM

#2249

MrOnizuka

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With the 66th pick, I’m going big, with a man who has been involved in the Main Event at Wrestlemania a staggering 3 times!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSIbJ...eature=related

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