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Originally Posted by iggymcfly
Also, I haven't watched much of his current run, but all my memories of Jeff Hardy involve a ****-ton of botched spots. RVD may be a "spot monkey" to some extent, but those spots are all well-timed and well-executed and fit into the flow of the match. Hardy just looks like he's randomly throwing **** against the wall and hoping that he ends up with at least one spot that looks cool before the match is done. RVD's multiple finishers and incredible leaping ability (Van Terminator anyone?) also make him a superior high-flyer to Jeff Hardy. On in-ring ability, it's really not even close between the two of them.
Completly disagree. Hardy has gotten much better, hes amazing in the ring, his mic skills are weak, but in the ring he is phenomnal. He is a bit of a spot monkey, but all his spots are so good it doesn't matter.
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Originally Posted by dnkyhunter31
but this is not a owen hart, accidental death situation. davids death was because of his personal life(yea, i dont buy the heart attack theory). he may have made a good nwa champ, but there are so many better picks here.
His death had a lot to do with the wrestling culture at the time. Most wrestlers worked long hours, constantly travelled and were being fed a combination of alcohol, painkillers and cocaine. There are a lot of wrestlers who should have died but didn't. I don't think David Von Erich was that different from a lot of guys, he just suffered the most. Closest comparison I can think of is Len Bias.
The rules in the OP are silly IMO.It is reasonable to assume that if a wrestler had personal problems, or was injury prone his career should be shorter. This is different from looking at the length of a wrestler's career and assuming that's how long it would be in all hypothetical situations. If that's how the draft is done it is an excercise in ranking who has had the best careers in pro wrestling history, which is pretty boring.
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Originally Posted by iggymcfly
I agree that JBL is a good companion to Mr. McMahon as a heel and a very good fit for your federation..... in round 5. MAYBE round 4. This is a total reach though. With your 1st-round pick, you took a non-wrestler who's only actual on-screen skill is working the mic, and now you take a part-time wrestler who's best skill is working the mic. Somewhere in there, you need a heel/tweener who's credible on his own. Don't like the pick at all.
JBL is fine, great on the mic, and he used to be a good worker in the ring before he was injured. Remember when he was just Bradshaw?
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Originally Posted by iggymcfly
Like the Sid pick a lot. He's got all the intangibles and I feel like he's definitely better value than Malenko and Storm at this point of the draft. I'm with KDawg that you need to grab the guys that can draw in the main event first and then worry about fleshing out the midcard with guys who will steal the show at a couple PPVs later on. A guy like AJ or Daniels I think can potentially do both so I'm fine with them going early, but Malenko and Storm are pretty one-dimensional and honestly, I don't think they're any better in the ring than Daniels anyway.
Sid is soild pick, only problem with him is that he's crazy IRL.
DDP is a 8.5/10, not my favourite guy but great value this late, especially given some of the other people who have been drafted.
Chrisitan is a great pick as is sgt slaughter.
I don't know much about Chris Daniels, AJ styles. Semi-familiar with them but not enough to comment.
Lance Storm/Malenko are brutal picks. You probably could have had them in a few rounds and there are so many better people on the board.
There is one guy on the board who should have been a first round pick IMO and is way ahead of everyone else. Shocked he hasn't been picked yet.