INCOMING!!!
Flair/Race
DRAWING POWER: Flair 9, Race 6
IN-RING WORK: Flair 10, Race 6
MIC SKILLS: Flair 10, Race 4
CHARISMA: Flair 9, Race 6
LONGEVITY: Flair 10, Race 8
FEUD POTENTIAL: 7
TOTAL POINTS: 85
Note: Reminded me how ridiculously awesome Flair was.
Angle/Rhodes
DRAWING POWER: Angle 6, Rhodes 7
IN-RING WORK: Angle 10, Rhodes 7
MIC SKILLS: Angle 8, Rhodes 9
CHARISMA: Angle 8, Rhodes 8
LONGEVITY: Angle 6, Rhodes 9
FEUD POTENTIAL: 7
TOTAL POINTS: 85
Note: I love Angle and was surprised how well Rhodes scored here.
Michaels/Rude
DRAWING POWER: Michaels 7, Rude 4
IN-RING WORK: Michaels 10, Rude 7
MIC SKILLS: Michaels 7, Rude 8
CHARISMA: Michaels 9, Rude 8
LONGEVITY: Michaels 9, Rude 7
FEUD POTENTIAL: 7
TOTAL POINTS: 83
Note: Just reaffirms how Rude was such a great pick.
Jericho/Piper
DRAWING POWER: Jericho 6, Piper 6
IN-RING WORK: Jericho 9, Piper 6
MIC SKILLS: Jericho 9, Piper 9
CHARISMA: Jericho 8, Piper 9
LONGEVITY: Jericho 6, Piper 6
FEUD POTENTIAL: 8
TOTAL POINTS: 82
Note: Seriously, you can do absolutely anything with these two guys.
Rock/Owen
DRAWING POWER: Rock 10, Owen 4
IN-RING WORK: Rock 7, Owen 8
MIC SKILLS: Rock 10, Owen 6
CHARISMA: Rock 10, Owen 7
LONGEVITY: Rock 5, Owen 7
FEUD POTENTIAL: 6
TOTAL POINTS: 80
Note: Rock and Flair are the only guys with three 10s.
Austin/Lesnar
DRAWING POWER: Austin 10, Lesnar 8
IN-RING WORK: Austin 8, Lesnar 7
MIC SKILLS: Austin 8, Lesnar 4
CHARISMA: Austin 10, Lesnar 7
LONGEVITY: Austin 7, Lesnar 2
FEUD POTENTIAL: 9
TOTAL POINTS: 79
Note: An Austin/Lesnar feud, I think, would be fantastic.
Bret/Edge
DRAWING POWER: Bret 7, Edge 6
IN-RING WORK: Bret 10, Edge 8
MIC SKILLS: Bret 6, Edge 8
CHARISMA: Bret 5, Edge 7
LONGEVITY: Bret 8, Edge 6
FEUD POTENTIAL: 8
TOTAL POINTS: 79
Note: I just like the charisma edge Jericho/Piper have on these guys.
Guerrero/Funk
DRAWING POWER: Guerrero 5, Funk 7
IN-RING WORK: Guerrero 8, Funk 7
MIC SKILLS: Guerrero 5, Funk 8
CHARISMA: Guerrero 7, Funk 7
LONGEVITY: Guerrero 6, Funk 10
FEUD POTENTIAL: 8
TOTAL POINTS: 78
Note: Funk is even more awesome than I thought.
Savage/Roberts
DRAWING POWER: Savage 6, Roberts 3
IN-RING WORK: Savage 8, Roberts 6
MIC SKILLS: Savage 7, Roberts 9
CHARISMA: Savage 9, Roberts 8
LONGEVITY: Savage 7, Roberts 6
FEUD POTENTIAL: 8
TOTAL POINTS: 77
Note: My feeling that Jake the Snake went slightly too early was wrong.
Giant/Sammartino
DRAWING POWER: Giant 9, Sammartino 9
IN-RING WORK: Giant 6, Sammartino 6
MIC SKILLS: Giant 3, Sammartino 5 (total guess)
CHARISMA: Giant 8, Sammartino 8 (going by the "fans crying" story)
LONGEVITY: Giant 8, Sammartino 8
FEUD POTENTIAL: 7
TOTAL POINTS: 77
Note: I had a tough time figuring out how to rank Sammartino and Thesz.
DiBiase/Thesz
DRAWING POWER: DiBiase 5, Thesz 8
IN-RING WORK: DiBiase 7, Thesz 8
MIC SKILLS: DiBiase 8, Thesz 5 (Pure guess)
CHARISMA: DiBiase 7, Thesz 5 (Pure guess)
LONGEVITY: DiBiase 6, Thesz 9
FEUD POTENTIAL: 7
TOTAL POINTS: 75
Note: From everything I've read Thesz was an amazing worker.
Sting/Lawler
DRAWING POWER: Sting 9, Lawler 5
IN-RING WORK: Sting 6, Lawler 5
MIC SKILLS: Sting 5, Lawler 8
CHARISMA: Sting 9, Lawler 6
LONGEVITY: Sting 7, Lawler 8
FEUD POTENTIAL: 6
TOTAL POINTS: 74
Note: I think this reflects that I just wasn't a huge fan of either of these guys.
Van Dam/Cena
DRAWING POWER: Van Dam 3, Cena 8
IN-RING WORK: Van Dam 8, Cena 6
MIC SKILLS: Van Dam 5, Cena 7
CHARISMA: Van Dam 6, Cena 8
LONGEVITY: Van Dam 6, Cena 5
FEUD POTENTIAL: 6
TOTAL POINTS: 74
Note: Van Dam really was drafted too early.
Foley/Vader
DRAWING POWER: Foley 6, Vader 5
IN-RING WORK: Foley 8, Vader 7
MIC SKILLS: Foley 9, Vader 4
CHARISMA: Foley 8, Vader 6
LONGEVITY: Foley 6, Vader 5
FEUD POTENTIAL: 8
TOTAL POINTS: 72
Note: Let these guys kill each other, it's fantastic to watch!
McMahon/Goldberg
GOLDBERG DRAWING POWER: 8
GOLDBERG IN-RING WORK: 6
GOLDBERG MIC SKILLS: 4
GOLDBERG CHARISMA: 8
GOLDBERG LONGEVITY: 4
MCMAHON MARKETING: 10
MCMAHON BOOKING: 5
MCMAHON IN-RING WORK: 4
MCMAHON MIC SKILLS: 9
MCMAHON CHARISMA: 9
MCMAHON ANNOUNCING: 4
TOTAL POINTS: 71
Note: This was about the best way to rank these guys and keep the spirit of my system.
Punk/Steamboat
DRAWING POWER: Punk 4, Steamboat 5
IN-RING WORK: Punk 8, Steamboat 9
MIC SKILLS: Punk 6, Steamboat 5
CHARISMA: Punk 7, Steamboat 7
LONGEVITY: Punk 3, Steamboat 8
FEUD POTENTIAL: 8
TOTAL POINTS: 70
Note: I went through this duo several times and more than any other duo the numbers don't really reflect how good this pairing could be.
HHH/Ramon
DRAWING POWER: HHH 7, Ramon 3
IN-RING WORK: HHH 7, Ramon 6
MIC SKILLS: HHH 8, Ramon 7
CHARISMA: HHH 8, Ramon 6
LONGEVITY: HHH 7, Ramon 6
FEUD POTENTIAL: 5
TOTAL POINTS: 70
Note: Ramon was a reach IMO. I was never a big fan.
Nash/Perfect
DRAWING POWER: Nash 7, Perfect 5
IN-RING WORK: Nash 4, Perfect 9
MIC SKILLS: Nash 6, Perfect 7
CHARISMA: Nash 7, Perfect 7
LONGEVITY: Nash 5, Perfect 7
FEUD POTENTIAL: 6
TOTAL POINTS: 70
Note: I think this organization can become a great mix of monsters and workers if done right.
Orton/Benoit
DRAWING POWER: Orton 6, Benoit 5
IN-RING WORK: Orton 7, Benoit 10
MIC SKILLS: Orton 8, Benoit 3
CHARISMA: Orton 7, Benoit 4
LONGEVITY: Orton 5, Benoit 6
FEUD POTENTIAL: 8
TOTAL POINTS: 69
Note: Should have gone Orton/Edge or Orton/Piper. Argh. Gonna be beating myself up for this.
Hogan/Batista
DRAWING POWER: Hogan 10, Batista 5
IN-RING WORK: Hogan 2, Batista 5
MIC SKILLS: Hogan 5, Batista 4
CHARISMA: Hogan 10, Batista 5
LONGEVITY: Hogan 9, Batista 6
FEUD POTENTIAL: 7
TOTAL POINTS: 68
Note: Even though I'm not a big fan of either guy I actually would like to see them in a hyped match. I might be underrating Batista slightly.
Taker/Warrior
DRAWING POWER: Taker 7, Warrior 7
IN-RING WORK: Taker 7, Warrior 2
MIC SKILLS: Taker 6, Warrior 2
CHARISMA: Taker 8, Warrior 8
LONGEVITY: Taker 9, Warrior 3
FEUD POTENTIAL: 6
TOTAL POINTS: 65
Note: I just don't like Warrior, so that skews things.