[LLDSS] STAGE ONE - RING FIVE

[RIPPA]

PICK UP TO 4 TEAMS (Votes are public - if you vote for more than 4, I am not counting your vote.) 

 

TOP 5 ADVANCE (plus those other two teams)

 

TOPIC IS CLOSED UNTIL I FINISH POSTING CLIPS

 

PITBULLS

 

STUDD/BUNDY

 

BESTIA/SCORPIO

(Just pretend Shocker no-showed... it's not that much of a stretch)

 

NATURAL DISASTERS

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CADE/MURDOCH

 

BLADE RUNNERS

http://youtu.be/jVsKKc-oSr8

 

HASHIMOTO/CHONO

http://youtu.be/Gscr4xWg7jE

 

VON ERICHS

http://youtu.be/oxS7DcAZYrs

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MIKE AWESOME/MR POGO

http://youtu.be/0hENHFfyV_o

 

DUNCUM/HAWK

They were tag champs in Global but apparently no one every uploaded it (or ESPN sucks). Oh well

 

TEST/ALBERT

 

MEGAPOWERS

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mc7r_the-megapowers-vs-the-megabucks-sum_sport

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VOTING IS NOW OPEN!!!

 

Have fun with your Sophie's Choice

 

EDIT - I had to edit since I forgot to allow multiple votes. So if you were voting and had a problem, try again

[Ryan]

Never mind, you fixed it.

[Gonzo]

Toughest group to pick so far. Not a whole lot of wrong answers here.

 

Of course, I was the first person to cast a vote for all four of the teams I picked, so maybe there are.

[odessasteps]

Guapos

von erichs

blade runners

hash/chono

[Spritenaut 32]

God, this bracket is weak compared to some of the others.  Kinda wish Rude/Fernandez and a couple other teams had been here instead (of the bracket they were already voted out of).

[Matt D]

Super weak bracket. I voted for the Disasters and Cade/Murdoch and that was it.

[Dewar]

I only voted for three teams: Disasters, Hashimoto & Chono, and the Von Erichs. Either I haven't seen enough (Guapos), didn't like the team enough (Awesome & Pogo) or they didn't team enough (Mega Powers).

[RIPPA]

Super weak bracket. I voted for the Disasters and Cade/Murdoch and that was it.

 

Your hatred of Japan makes me weep

[Matt D]

I honestly don't quite get how it happened. I mean I grew up on this damn board from the age of 16 or so on in the late 90s (which explains so much). I just think it was a means thing. Everything's so much more available now. Back in 1998 I'd have a RM file of some BOSJ Liger match that it took me two days to download and it just never really took. I don't know. I fully intend to get into something esoteric like BattlARTS at some point if I can figure out where to start.

[Ryan]

Start with Ishikawa punching people in the face. That seems to have worked for others.

[odessasteps]

Start with Ishikawa punching people in the face. That seems to have worked for others.

Stalker?

[jaedmc]

MIKE AWESOME AND MR. POGO POWER BOMBING PEOPLE AND CUTTING OPEN THEIR FACES.

[The Man Known as Dan]

I treated this like an actual battle royal for my picks, which is why Bundy and Studd move on.

[bucky]

Start with Ishikawa punching people in the face. That seems to have worked for others.

 

Knowing Matt's tendencies, he will probably start out by watching every Keita Yano match.

[jaedmc]

I'll be more than happy to help him out with a Keita Yano project.

[Matt D]

 

Start with Ishikawa punching people in the face. That seems to have worked for others.

 

Knowing Matt's tendencies, he will probably start out by watching every Keita Yano match.

 

What does this even mean!

[Ultimo Necro]

I voted for Hash and Chono because they rule.

[bucky]

 

 

Start with Ishikawa punching people in the face. That seems to have worked for others.

 

Knowing Matt's tendencies, he will probably start out by watching every Keita Yano match.

 

What does this even mean!

 

 

Sorry, I'm still just giving you a hard time for watching Marco Corleone matches.

[Jerry Hattrick]

Studd/Bundy

Disasters

Hash/Chono

Kerry/Kevin

[Matt D]

 

 

 

Start with Ishikawa punching people in the face. That seems to have worked for others.

 

Knowing Matt's tendencies, he will probably start out by watching every Keita Yano match.

 

What does this even mean!

 

 

Sorry, I'm still just giving you a hard time for watching Marco Corleone matches.

 

 

My methods are entirely scrupulous.

 

Speaking of that, on a kayfabe level, Studd/Bundy would probably do fine, but the guy has so many other interesting partners.

 

• NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Ric Flair (1), Ken Patera (1), Masked Superstar #1 (1), and Roddy Piper (1)
• WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ox Baker^[7]
• PWI Tag Team of the Year (1976) – with Killer Kowalski
• NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Super Destroyer
• NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bull Ramos
• NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Buddy Rose

 

Obviously half of those guys are out but I wish we had more of this footage. Just looking at that, you have to figure that Studd was one of the most storied tag team wrestlers of the back half of the 70s. 

[RIPPA]

Okay - here is what is happening.

 

Since this ring was horrifically imbalanced and I didn't notice it until way too late.

 

ONLY FOUR TEAMS ARE ADVANCING

And I will add a third wild card spot.

Y'all wondered what I was going to do in case of a tie. This is what I am doing... not breaking it and going all Alexander Haig

 

THE FOLLOWING TEAMS ADVANCE

MegaPowers (Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage) (37 votes)

Natural Disasters (Earthquake/Typhoon) (33 votes)

Shinya Hashimoto/Masahiro Chono (32 votes)

Kerry & Kevin Von Erich (32 votes)

 

IN CONSIDERATION FOR WILD CARD

Big John Studd/King Kong Bundy (13 votes)

Blade Runners (Rock (Warrior)/Sting) (13 votes)