RIPPA Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 JUN AKIYAMA vs. JAKE LEE http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x35zy7o_all-japan-captain-s-tag-match-from-8-16-15_people All Japan Captain's Tag Match CESARO http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2w1tzk_john-cena-vs-cesaro-raw-2015-06-29_sport vs. John Cena http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3s7ou8_wwe-new-day-vs-cesaro-tyson-kidd-smackdown-4-9-2015_sport w/ Tyson Kidd vs. New Day (ignore the screen cap) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Damn. This is going to be a tough one. I'd love to vote for Cesaro, but considering his booking (and how he was mishandled while he was healthy), this may be the roughest first round matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I'm voting for Akiyama. Cesaro being injured and then subsequently landing in the doghouse and being booked into oblivion seals it for me. Meanwhile Jun Is still surly and awesome and chopping the breath right out of people's chests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 With Cesaro being injured for so long this isn't even close to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Although Cesaro was injured for a good while, I still think he had some fun moments - that and the WWE advantage may be enough to see him through this round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Cesaro is legit my favorite wrestler and I will unabashedly vote him over everyone else. He wasn't as poorly booked this year as people think. He had the tag run and was starting to build up steam again before his injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp, broken circa 1988 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I have pretty much completely given up on Japan, but in watching that Jake Lee match I've learned that Akiyama's gone back to a Shadow Explosion-styled theme, so, it's probably Akiyama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 With Cesaro being injured for so long this isn't even close to me. It's not that much time, realistically. Plus he crammed a lot into the months he was healthy. A lot more volume than some people who have been active the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I'm glad to see Akiyama still tearing it up. I'll admit this could be WWE bias, but Cesaro's been one of my absolute favorites to watch. The matches with Cena were straight fire, and you could tell how much Cena liked him by how much Cesaro was allowed to do. They were easily MOTYC and a straight up blast to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanWaco Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I actually thought Akiyama's hyped singles matches from last year were a hair disappointing and he's my favorite Japanese wrestler ever. Cesaro was on the way to being the best or second best guy on Earth when he got injured. Great in pretty much any setting they tossed him into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Cesaro got me to be interested in Sheamus matches. For that, I might vote him all the way through this tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Akiyama via injury and poor booking for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Sandwich Carl Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Cesaro might be the best at wrestling. That outta count for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Cesaro got me to be interested in Sheamus matches. For that, I might vote him all the way through this tournament. That could almost lead to a spite vote. I still blame Austin Aries for getting me to watch so much TNA once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Cesaro's been out for three months.. that's it. I don't recall him missing any time before that.. he was active all year and had a ton of good-great matches with a variety of opponents and easily some of the year's best stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Cesaro's been out for three months.. that's it. I don't recall him missing any time before that.. he was active all year and had a ton of good-great matches with a variety of opponents and easily some of the year's best stuff. It isn't universal - but some people tend to penalize a worker more for being inactive leading into the end of the eligible time period. It might not even be a conscious bias but it is there (especially when one compares comments to say Sami Zayn) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Its the recently bias which you can see in the Oscars every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Cesaro's been out for three months.. that's it. I don't recall him missing any time before that.. he was active all year and had a ton of good-great matches with a variety of opponents and easily some of the year's best stuff. It isn't universal - but some people tend to penalize a worker more for being inactive leading into the end of the eligible time period. It might not even be a conscious bias but it is there (especially when one compares comments to say Sami Zayn) My bias in the Zayn bracket is that I really hate Dolph Ziggler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I'd love to see this one for real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Every year I mean to watch old man Akiyama. Every year, I fail to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Cesaro is a good wrestler, he is a nice guy, HE FUCKED DANIEL BRYAN OUT OF HIS RIGHTFUL CHAMPIONSHIP IN PERHAPS ONE OF THE GREATEST YEARS A PRO WRESTLER HAS EVER HAD HE CARRIED THE PROGRAM FOR THE FULL YEAR AND MAIN EVENTED WRESTLE FUCKING MANIA IN WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE HIS FINAL YEAR IN THIS FUCKING TOURNAMENT AND YOU VOTED FOR A HEEL WHO WAS ONLY OVER FOR ONE FUCKING FACE SPOT AND THAT SPOT ALSO REALLY REALLY SUCKS I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR THAT PIECE OF SHIT EVER AGAIN Sorry, I blacked out there for a sec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Cesaro is a good wrestler, he is a nice guy, HE FUCKED DANIEL BRYAN OUT OF HIS RIGHTFUL CHAMPIONSHIP IN PERHAPS ONE OF THE GREATEST YEARS A PRO WRESTLER HAS EVER HAD HE CARRIED THE PROGRAM FOR THE FULL YEAR AND MAIN EVENTED WRESTLE FUCKING MANIA IN WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE HIS FINAL YEAR IN THIS FUCKING TOURNAMENT AND YOU VOTED FOR A HEEL WHO WAS ONLY OVER FOR ONE FUCKING FACE SPOT AND THAT SPOT ALSO REALLY REALLY SUCKS I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR THAT PIECE OF SHIT EVER AGAIN Sorry, I blacked out there for a sec. Just the videocap here alone makes one want to forgive all previous slights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Point of order Jrag Bryan was in last year's tournament (which included the Mania stuff). He just lost in the first round to Brock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Wow, we're kind of bad at this whole perspective thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Jrags "wha! Cesaro cost the 3 time champ his 4th title even though I don't ever argue anything for anything other then how we pushed" gets really old to me. Also, if we were doing this current format that year, it would have been moot anyway, cause the Shield would have destroyed everyone handily, and would have been the clear winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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