Dead_Jester

<p>World Heavyweight Championship: Sting vs. <strong>"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}</strong></p><p> -Seriously doubt Steiner will lose the Gold before Starrcade</p><p> </p><p> Stu Hart Classic Finals: <strong>Rob Van Dam</strong> vs. Booker T</p><p> -If Steiner retains then it'll need to be a face that steps up to challenge him.</p><p> </p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship: Rick Steiner vs. <strong>Rey Misterio Jr. {©}</strong></p><p> -Rey has way more to give than Steiner.</p><p> </p><p> World Tag Team Championship: Doomsday vs. <strong>Natural Born Thrillers {©}</strong></p><p><strong> </strong>-Don't see the Thrillers dropping the Belts to anyone but the True Heroes.</p><p> </p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: <strong>Chavo Guerrero Jr</strong>. vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}</p><p> -With Flair on the shelf and moving into a feud with his attacker this gives Chavo something to focus on.</p><p> </p><p> Dustin Rhodes vs. <strong>Vampiro</strong></p><p> -Dustin will get salvation.</p><p> </p><p> Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. <strong>"King of Old School" Steve Corino</strong></p><p> -No way is Corino losing to Lawler at this point in time.</p><p> </p><p> Alex Wright and Ernest "The Cat" Miller vs. <strong>True Heroes</strong></p><p> -Zero doubts on this one.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jamie Knoble</strong> vs. Fit Finlay</p><p> -Knoble is working his way up the card.</p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night? Steiner vs. Sting</p><p> </p><p> How many championships will change hands? (the tournament does not count) 1</p><p> </p><p> Will we find out who attacked Ric Flair? Yes</p><p> </p><p> Who attacked Flair? (Answer this even if you answer no to the above question; you'll get credit for correctly naming the identity whenever it is revealed.) Gonna guess Curt Hennig.</p>

<p>Prediction key:</p><p> </p><p> BLOCK A</p><p> </p><p> Opening Round:</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Rey Misterio Jr.</strong> vs. Fit Finlay</p><p> Konnan vs. <strong>Chris Candido</strong></p><p> <strong>Booker T</strong> vs. Kanyon</p><p> <strong>Diamond Dallas Page</strong> vs. Mike Awesome</p><p> </p><p> Quarterfinals:</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Misterio</strong> or Finlay vs. Konnan or Candido</p><p> <strong>Booker</strong> or Kanyon vs. DDP or Awesome</p><p> </p><p> Block A Winner: Booker</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> BLOCK B</p><p> </p><p> Opening Round:</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Rob Van Dam</strong> vs. Lex Luger</p><p> Hugh Morrus vs. <strong>Rick Steiner</strong></p><p> Dustin Rhodes vs. <strong>Shane Douglas</strong></p><p> Steve Corino vs. <strong>???</strong></p><p> BONUS: Who is Corino's mystery opponent? Jamie Knoble</p><p> </p><p> Quarterfinals:</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RVD</strong> or Luger vs. Morrus or Steiner</p><p> Rhodes or <strong>Douglas</strong> vs. Corino or ???</p><p> </p><p> Block B Winner: RVD</p><p> </p><p> TOURNAMENT WINNER (worth 3 points): RVD</p>

<p>Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page vs. <strong>"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}</strong></p><p> -Sticking with Steiner being a dominant Champion for some time.</p><p> </p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. <strong>Kanyon {©}</strong></p><p> -One of the few times i'll go against gut instinct and say Kanyon gets a second chance.</p><p> </p><p> World Tag Team Championship: Doomsday vs. <strong>Natural Born Thrillers {©}</strong></p><p> -Expecting the Thrillers to eventually lose it to the True Heroes</p><p> </p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: <strong>"Sugar" Shane Helms</strong> vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}</p><p> -Little bit of a toss up on this one but Helms seems the better choice given Liger's commitments elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p> Winner receives the UFS World Championship prize: <strong>Sting</strong> vs. Booker T</p><p> -Sting wins it but I don't expect Booker to take it well.</p><p> </p><p> Dustin Rhodes vs. <strong>Vampiro</strong></p><p> -Time for Salvation.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>AJ Styles</strong> vs. Steve Corino</p><p> -Another toss up but AJ is moving up the card.</p><p> </p><p> Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. <strong>True Heroes</strong></p><p> -The next Tag Team Champions.</p><p> </p><p> Jamie Knoble vs. <strong>Mike Awesome</strong></p><p> -Expecting a good fight from Knoble but he isn't getting the W on Awesome.</p><p> </p><p> Billy Kidman vs. <strong>TAKA</strong></p><p> -TAKA only debuted so doubt he'll lose to Kidman here.</p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night? Sting vs. Booker</p><p> </p><p> How many championships will change hands? 1</p>

World Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©} -DDP might still be a solid hand for the company but he isn't going to derail Steiner. Ultimate Fan Series Finals Tiebreaker: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few (Kanyon, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell and Chavo Guerrerp Jr. vs. #2 The K-Nections (Booker T, Sting, AJ Styles and Alex Wright) -This could go so many ways but think the combination with icon Sting and future star AJ has more going for it. World Tag Team Championship: Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©} -Please don't make the NBT lose to these two. Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Knoble vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©} -Expecting a great match and a great showing from Knoble but his time isn't yet. Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome -RVD is getting the better push at the moment. Rey Misterio Jr. vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger -Luger just can't catch a break in the new WCW Billy Kidman vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms -Tough to call but I expect Helms to get his rematch for the Cruiserweight Belt sooner rather than later. The Jung Dragons vs. True Heroes -Lance and Punk aren't losing to the Dragons. What will be match of the night? -DDP vs. Steiner. How many championships will change hands? -None. The wrestler signed from the WWF will debut on this show. Who is it? -Kurt Angle. Who will Vampiro and Father Isaac offer "salvation" to? -Dustin Rhodes. Who will be the survivors of the eight man tag team elimination match? -Sting and Styles.

<p>World Heavyweight Championship: Keiji Mutoh vs. <strong>"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}</strong></p><p> -Big Muta fan but he won't be dethroning the "Big Bad Booty Daddy" here.</p><p> </p><p> Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be third match in the series): "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (Satyr's Hopeful Few) vs. <strong>Chris Candido (The Dead Jesters)</strong></p><p> -While I'm sure I got this one wrong I need to support my team, so I'm hoping for some outside foul play for Candido.</p><p> </p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship/Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be fourth match in the series): Kanyon (Satyr's Hopeful Few) vs.<strong> Rey Misterio Jr. {©} (The Dead Jesters)</strong></p><p> -While Kanyon will eventually hold singles gold I still see life in Rey's run, plus he was my first draft pick.</p><p> </p><p> Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be third match in the series): Sting (The K-Nections) vs. <strong>CM Punk (The Sin-free Society)</strong></p><p> -Expecting so interference from Luger and/or Buff in this one.</p><p> </p><p> Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be fourth match in the series): <strong>Booker T (The K-Nections)</strong> vs. Lance Storm (The Sin-free Society)</p><p> -Booker will eventually get his rematch to finish up the feud with Steiner.</p><p> </p><p> World Tag Team Championship: Gedo and Jado vs. <strong>The Natural Born Thrillers {©}</strong></p><p> -Unlikely to see the NBT lose to a couple of one nighters.</p><p> </p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: Billy Kidman vs. Jushin Thunder Liger vs. <strong>"Sugar" Shane Helms {©}</strong></p><p> -Liger winning would be amazing but I don't see Helms dropping it just yet.</p><p> </p><p> Extreme Rules: <strong>Rob Van Dam</strong> vs. Mike Awesome</p><p> -Kills me to go against Awesome on this one as I'd love to see him become a legit threat in WCW but RVD is on the rise.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>AJ Styles, Alex Wright and Hiroshi Tanahashi</strong> vs. Steve Corino, Fit Finlay and Minoru Tanaka</p><p> -Toss up pick but think AJ winning will lead to a one on one against Corino.</p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night? Booker vs. Lance</p><p> </p><p> How many championships will change hands? 0</p><p> </p><p> BONUS (worth three points): Who will be the next World Heavyweight Champion? I feel Rey's success as US Champion will lead him on to a great run as the underdog World Champion.</p>

<p>World Heavyweight Championship/Ultimate Fan Series (The K-Nections lead 2-1): <strong>"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner (Uncrewed's Crew</strong>) vs. Booker T (The K-Nections) {©}</p><p> -Very tough one to pick as it could go either way but seeing as how every Champion is face at the moment I think we are due for a heel Title holder at some point.</p><p> </p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship: Mike Awesome vs. <strong>Rey Misterio Jr. {©}</strong></p><p><strong> </strong>-Another tough call but I need to support my UFS pick even if this isn't a UFS match. I have a bad feeling I have this and the World Title matches mixed.</p><p> </p><p> Ultimate Fan Series (Championship Pedigree leads 2-1): <strong>"Nature Boy" Ric Flair</strong> (Satyr's Hopeful Few) vs. Shane Douglas (Championship Pedigree)</p><p> -Another tough one, was a big Douglas fan in ECW and would like to see him rise up the card but just don't see it happening.</p><p> </p><p> Ultimate Fan Series (Sin-free Society leads 2-1): <strong>CM Punk</strong> (Sin-free Society) vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms (The Whole F'n Package)</p><p> -As much as I don't like Punk (Flame shield up) he is definitely getting a push.</p><p> </p><p> Ultimate Fan Series (The Dead Jesters lead 2-1): <strong>Sean O'Haire</strong> vs. Dustin Rhodes</p><p> -Sticking with my team.</p><p> </p><p> Last Man Standing: Diamond Dallas Page vs. <strong>Kanyon</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> -Kanyon is better in the long term given DDP's age.</p><p> </p><p> No Disqualification: Rob Van Dam vs. <strong>Jeff Jarrett</strong></p><p> -Feeling Jarrett will take this one and prolong the feud another month.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Sting</strong> vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger</p><p> -Luger's time is coming to an end.</p><p> </p><p> AJ Styles vs. <strong>Lance Storm</strong></p><p> -Storm is the bigger deal at the moment.</p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night? Booker vs. Steiner.</p><p> </p><p> How many championships will change hands? 1</p>

Have to have some faith in the team I drafted so i'll stick with my Dead Jesters.

<p>World Heavyweight Championship: "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner vs. <strong>Booker T {©}</strong></p><p> -Just don't seen Booker losing the gold just yet</p><p> </p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship: Mike Awesome vs. <strong>Rey Misterio Jr. {©}</strong></p><p> -I'd kill to see Awesome get a monster push as he was one of my favs in ECW but I think Rey will have a decent run as the US Champion.</p><p> </p><p> World Tag Team Championship: 3 Count vs. <strong>The Natural Born Thrillers {©}</strong></p><p> -Big Sean O'Haire mark so sticking with the Thrillers.</p><p> </p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: Billy Kidman vs. <strong>"Sugar" Shane Helms {©}</strong></p><p> -Toss of the coin really as I could see this going both ways, maybe even a Kidman heel turn.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Sting</strong> vs. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair</p><p> -Guy instinct says Sting will take this one.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Rob Van Dam</strong> vs. Jeff Jarrett</p><p> -Jarrett either gets counted out or DQ'd</p><p> </p><p> Falls Count Anywhere: Diamond Dallas Page vs. <strong>Kanyon</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> -Kanyon has way more upside at this point in time, maybe even a challenger for Rey and the US Title.</p><p> </p><p> Ernest "The Cat" Miller vs. <strong>Lance Storm</strong></p><p> -Lance bounces back with a win here.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>CM Punk</strong> vs. ???</p><p> -One of the few times I'd go against the ??? opponent</p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night? Booker vs. Steiner</p><p> </p><p> How many championships will change hands? 0</p><p> </p><p> Who will answer CM Punk's open challenge? Alex Wright</p>

<p>Excited to see you back TFC</p><p> </p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. <strong>Lance Storm</strong></p><p> World Tag Team Championship: Totally Buffed vs. <strong>Natural Born Thrillers {©}</strong></p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. <strong>Shane Helms {©}</strong></p><p><strong> </strong> Sting vs. <strong>Ric Flair</strong></p><p> Diamond Dallas Page vs. <strong>Kanyon</strong></p><p> Dustin Rhodes vs. <strong>Shane Douglas</strong></p><p> Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. <strong>The Steiner Brothers</strong></p><p> Alex Wright vs. <strong>Fit Finlay</strong></p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night? Sting vs. Flair</p><p> There will be two new signings making their first appearances on this show. Name them. RVD and Steve Corino (1 point each)</p>

Good point, but you can't blame people for being pissed if they are Bryan or Sheamus fans who bought Mania specifically to see that match. I know i'd feel like i got hit with the old bait and switch if that match was the only reason i bothered with Mania. Squash matches should really only be done on Raw and Smackdown, that way people don't feeling like they just got screwed paying to see something that was advertised and basically didn't happen, but hey, that's just my opinion.

<p>Knowing his weight issues from a few trial games i played before settling into my long running GAMMA game, i moved John Rivero to the Heavyweight division where he struggled before being released in 2005. Since then Rivero has failed to make weight for any fight, bringing his total to 12 straight, across numerous companies including the likes of BCF, FLB, CCC and two tours of duty with Alpha-1.</p><p> </p><p> With a record like that it's amazing the dude would find regular employment.</p>