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Ibushi gets my vote for the Nakamura match alone. But he's been pretty fun to watch. It's great Masters has been improving since WWE let him go, but it's not enough to warrant a vote.

I've heard about Mastiff, but haven't seen his matches (yet) But no way am I voting for Big Show. He's good on the mic, and that's about it. His matches are a chore to watch anymore.

Never thought I'd care about Big Ryck, yet his stuff in Lucha Underground is lots of fun. That said, he got a bad draw against Rusev. Rusev, CRUSH!

I'm noticing with some pictures and gifs that they just seem to disappear. It happened on multiple computers using different browsers. They would originally be up, but at some point they just wouldn't show. up as an image/gif. It's just blank space. I hope I'm not the only one noticing that.

But I said it first...FACT! My first thought seeing Alundra was "Ooh, somebody's going to get 6 free months." Glad she's going in, that video covered pretty much everything. Madusa, Blayze, tossing the title, all there. Nice.

That Taryn/Gail/Kong segment was my favorite part of the show by far. Taryn wants to prove herself and has a ton of guts. Gail tries to talk her out of it due to her experience. Taryn disregards it and gets destroyed by Kong. Now Taryn has to work her way to taking Kong off her feel let alone beat her. Simple, but effective booking.

Yeah, gotta add to the love for Maria's promo. Thought she was going to scared the whole time, then the music stops and she got serious. It was really great and amazing to think she used to act like the ditzy girl who didn't know what she was doing. ROH has been the best thing to happen to her career. Hell, she even found her husband there. The PPV itself was great. The opening video was top-notch, and Sydal/Alexander was a great start to the show. The other good matches might get more attention, but it was a great showing for both of them. Moose surprised the hell out of me, and that dropkick was maybe my favorite moment of the show. It's hard to believe a guy that big pulled off a beautiful dropkick like that, but he did and it was wonderful to watch.

It's not that he's necessarily bad. It's just that he isn't fitting the role that they have for him. When teaming with the Shield it was a lot more believable that he'd be the breakout star. When plans were originally brought up about him beating Lesnar at WM I was fine with it. But since his singles run while not bad he doesn't show "Future world champion" either. The only time that came close was the Fastlane match, but Bryan had a hand in that.

Oh, really? Can I add another vote for Gulak then? Because I think I like him a lot more now.

It's pro wrestling. The Rock got over an elbow drop as a finisher like Hogan got over a legdrop. Strike enough fear into it and it works.

It looks great, and I'm glad they finally changed the interface. But because of the better design they had to take away the replaceable battery and microSD slot. When you're used to that from Samsung, it's disheartening to see that taken away. I understand that might have been necessary for the design, but I'll probably stick with the S4 for now. Or maybe look at other companies that are worthwhile.

I can't do anything about it. We you look at the poll results - do you see the option to "delete my vote"? Nope, no option to delete the vote. CURSES, why did I click the Vote button?! But at this point it seems Ultimo's in the lead, so go Ultimo!

At the rate this is going this thread (and future ones with Dean in the tournament) should win March Madness.

Is there a way to change my vote? I remember this was possible in past years. I accidentally voted for the wrong guy (though he's losing, so might not be a big deal)

If anything, I'm going with Ambrose solely because of that Piranesi-styled interview from the Raw where they were snowed in.

This kind of pains me to do it, but I can't vote for KENTA/Hitami. He came in with that awesome reaction and hype, but his matches aren't on the level that it should be. Something's missing, but he's starting to find it little by little. It's not his fault at all, maybe more to do with what he'd be able to bring in an NXT environment. Maybe next year will be a lot better for him. So yeah, Rampage gets my vote and I'm okay with that.

Okada's dropkick alone would get him far in this tournament. Going by the video Dragon Lee is great. But Okada is really, really great. It helps that he's in matches that align more with what I like in a match. If he's this good now, I can only imagine how he'd be in a year or two.

Gulak is the easy pick. I could never get into ADR. Nowadays he's presented as this hero, especially with how he left WWE. But try as I might it's impossible to get into his matches. With Gulak from the couple matches I've seen he is just straight up better. Better wrestler, and his matches held my interest a lot more than any ADR match. Too bad he's going to lose.

This is one matchup that I think they actually did recently. I like Ricochet, and as Prince Puma he's been great. But botched Styles Clash aside, I'm going with AJ. He got out of TNA and made himself more relevant than he's been in years. That, and he's had great matches ranging from Hanson to Okada. And most of them have been pretty damn great and better.

Shit, I picked the wrong guy, how do I retract that? I meant to pick Ultimo. This is the easiest matchup of the day. Roman has a ways to go before proving himself as a single. The match against Bryan was great, as were the tag matches, but that wasn't really because of him. I'd like to see him have a great match against somebody who isn't as good Bryan. Then I'd consider him. But thank goodness I've been watching CMLL on Azteca. Ultimo is my pick (well, I at least hope so if I could change that)

Ooh, 6 free months on the Network? Yes, please!

Was Regal's last match against Cesaro? If that was his "retirement" match, then I can't think of a better way for him to end it. An actual match with Owens wouldn't work for me, but a physical altercation could work. Love the idea of teasing to hurt Graves, but not until they have a Balor/Owens match setup for the special. Rhyno's promo was fantastic. He didn't come across at all like a guy from the past or somebody trying to get on the main roster. He appeared to be 100% focused on NXT and that's going to lead to some fun matches. Also smart to hype Kendrick up instead of the surprise entrance that Rhino had. The fans liked Rhyno more which led to a helluva reaction.

I did vote on who the board would predict. But I have to admit I had Sami winning it all so I think I'll be seeing myself low in the rankings.

I didn't truly grasp how hard this is going to be until I started making my picks. Rippa, you are an evil, evil man for these matchups. I think some gray hair came in just by making my picks. This is going to be a tough one.

It took me some time to dare bike on the road. Biking to Fells Point and the Harbor is always dangerous for me. Even with bike lanes I don't trust the drivers where a fair amount drive like idiots. That, and I get claustrophobic at times when trying the bike lane. That's why I prefer trails if possible, just hate dealing with the bike rack. For pet peeves, I HATE the misuse of the word "Literally". It always irritates me when somebody says something like "I'm literally going to die." Unless you're terminally ill, you're not literally going to die. Nobody uses the word "Figuratively" in these situations. Better yet, don't use either word if unsure and say it sucks. Lots of grammar pet peeves here. It seems Weird Al's "Word Crimes" resonates loudly with us.