RIPPA Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 ROUND 2 MATCHUP ORDER MONDAY Aero Star vs. Roman Reigns Biff Busick vs. Tomoaki Honma Fenix vs. Kevin Owens Tyler Breeze vs. Shinsuke Nakamura Hechicero vs. Brock Lesnar American Alpha vs. Daisuke Sekimoto Speedball Bailey vs. AJ Styles Miz vs. Tomohiro Ishii TUESDAYVirus vs. Zack Sabre Jr Katsuyori Shibata vs. Barbaro Cavernario Rush vs. Will Ospreay Kazuchika Okada vs. Dragon Lee Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ricochet Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kamaitachi Kairi Hojo vs. Chris Hero Asuka vs. Negro Casas WEDNESDAY Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor Minoru Suzuki vs. Sasha Banks Kenny Omega vs. Dean Ambrose Ultimo Guerrero vs. Meiko Satomura Kota Ibushi vs. Samoa Joe Tetsua Naito vs. Io Shirai Cesaro vs. Rusev Rey Misterio Jr vs. Bayley THURSDAY Low Ki vs. John Morrison La Sombra vs. New Day Becky Lynch vs. Timothy Thatcher King Cuerno vs. Lucha Dragons Kimber Lee vs. Dave Mastiff Mil Muertes vs. Briscoes Emma vs. Marty Scurll Pentagon Jr vs. Young Bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 What Zack Sabre Jr. matches do I absolutely have to watch? There's no way in hell the Zack Sabre Jr. of 2-3 years ago was even in Virus' league, but I'd believe that in a year that Virus didn't have a ton of title matches, that he may have improved enough to be considered. Also, no negative Pentagon anything til he gets past the Bucks. I'm going to watch Pentagon vs Vampiro soon, so I'll be glad to talk him up, I'm sure. I guess mainly, I need to be focused on the Brock Lesnar hit. Reposting: My issue with Brock is one of diminishing returns. I think the whole Suplex City thing goes entirely against what he should be doing and means less and less with each outing. We're in an age where the roster is injury-depleted, where I think every wrestler they have has to be a little worried about the new test that Bryan took, and Brock, who is such a force and so relatively well protected that he could get away doing almost anything or almost nothing, is going out there devaluing moves that are brutal as what anyone else on the roster does by throwing out a double digit amount of them per match. The Summerslam match with Cena from 2014 made some sense in that regard as it had to be striking and unique, like nothing we'd ever seen, and absolutely devastating, but the point of pro wrestling is to accomplish as much as possible with as little as possible. The key to that is to make every single move mean as much as possible. When he's throwing suplexes around in the first minute of a match, there really can't be much of a sense of escalation, except for multiple F5s, which isn't any better. The matches are absolute spectacles at the time, but they hurt not just the rest of the card but subsequent Brock matches. That first match with Cena when he did it was striking. Nothing he's done since has lived up to that because every suplex he throws means less and less. I think the best thing he did in the period was the first minute, or so, of brawling with Taker at Summerslam. If they had done another ten minutes or so of that before going to the suplexes, the match would have been so much better and it would have meant so much more when he started to utilize them. It's trainwreck pro wrestling so you can't look away, but it's got about as much poise and sense and pacing as a New Jack garbage match, maybe less. Brock has become a complete caricature of himself. That he's set himself up so that he literally cannot have good, compelling, matches with guys like Del Rio and Rusev without breaking the structure of the card is just a symptom to the bigger problem. Someone try and counter that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just for double dipping sake - try to get a hold of Progress 19 Sabre wrestles Cimapa, Marty Scurll and and Ospreay in different matches Oh and Evolve 47/48 would give you against Hero and Thatcher So at least you are maximizing your viewing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just for double dipping sake - try to get a hold of Progress 19 Sabre wrestles Cimapa, Marty Scurll and and Ospreay in different matches Oh and Evolve 47/48 would give you against Hero and Thatcher So at least you are maximizing your viewing Thanks. I'll see what I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Also,there is another Dragon Lee v Kamaitachi match tonight in cmll. Not during the voting period, but will likely be representative of their skill sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Someone try and counter that. It's complete BS and you have a stupid face. Done. God I love MM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 On the pick 'em front, after going 15-1 with the first half of the round, Natural fell back big time, going 8-8 in the second round and falling back to the pack. 26/32 is the best score so far. On the other end, with 17/32, Jamie Walker would have been better off flipping a coin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 "Suplex City" ruined Heyman's promos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Counterpoint: suplexes are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Hey, I'm close to the top of the leader board! Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 KING OF THE LATE BALLOTS Thats what I get for trying to fill it out on my fucking phone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I think Miz v Ishii is going to be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 If I may attempt to poorly paraphrase Matt's Brock argument, Brock's lost his allure. Off the top of my head, his high point for me was when he did 37 running knees to Brazo Steamedham during the Rumble. His low point was when he just walked away after being eliminated. The Brock Lesnar they've built up wouldn't do that, but the Brock Lesnar they've built up can't really function or interact with other WWE Superstars because he's all murderdeathkill at any slight. So he had to just walk away because of the story they were trying to tell required him to. As a result, he really isn't special anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 My bracket appears to be officially fucked after one round. *Clutches old trophy tightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 The bracket prediction nonsense is a stain on this tournament! Am I the only one around here whose opinion is pure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 If I may attempt to poorly paraphrase Matt's Brock argument, Brock's lost his allure. Off the top of my head, his high point for me was when he did 37 running knees to Brazo Steamedham during the Rumble. His low point was when he just walked away after being eliminated. The Brock Lesnar they've built up wouldn't do that, but the Brock Lesnar they've built up can't really function or interact with other WWE Superstars because he's all murderdeathkill at any slight. So he had to just walk away because of the story they were trying to tell required him to. As a result, he really isn't special anymore. Apter mag Matt Brock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 On the pick 'em front, after going 15-1 with the first half of the round, Natural fell back big time, going 8-8 in the second round and falling back to the pack. 26/32 is the best score so far.On the other end, with 17/32, Jamie Walker would have been better off flipping a coin. I am THE worst at this... Mr 51%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 On the pick 'em front, after going 15-1 with the first half of the round, Natural fell back big time, going 8-8 in the second round and falling back to the pack. 26/32 is the best score so far. On the other end, with 17/32, Jamie Walker would have been better off flipping a coin. That's why I made the most of it as I knew it wasn't going to last lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Woo hoo, I'm in the lead. I pay attention to how you all think! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 2/27: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Sandwich Carl Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Someone try and counter that. Hi. I'm Chicken Sandwich Carl. I wouldn't say Im new here; I'm usually just pretty quiet. I enjoy your work in the medium of Sexy Star gifts and enjoy your enthusiasm, however I'm gonna counter the shit out of this when the thread comes up. Until then, friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Counter away. We can be pals in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 2/27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWWvwCX3p-c Thanks for sharing. Breeze is fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Counter away. We can be pals in April. He thinks gifs are called gifts You two deserve each other. If I get a top ten score and am the highest of the late votes can I be crowned the true champion of apathy or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Trying to figure out how the hell I ended up as #4 since I picked who I'd like to win in the pick 'em. Well that'll die soon anyway since I'm gonna start countering my own bracket in the next round (not spite voting, just didn't think through some votes enough). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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