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I have to agree. Randomizing every round means that some people can get really lucky while others can get very unlucky. Snake drafting it at least gives that fair shot to the people who get shafted on the random in the first, third, etc.

I'm gonna say that PeachChaos has one very obvious choice.

Whatever works.

Edit: Okay, I can see that.

Should we start working on a draft order?

Crossface had made a suggestion earlier to start a new thread with rules/promotions/etc. all laid out at the beginning. Seems like a good idea instead of having to wade through 20 pages of stuff to find specifics. Maybe add in the particulars of who comes with each promotion as well.

I think he wants Carlos as owner + a save.

Yeah Ted is your guy if Mid South goes forward after that. Him and JYD were their big draws at the time along with Murdoch it seems like. At this point Magnum was still more of a guy on the rise IIRC. And depending on the rules we go with regarding that he's got three years left before his big accident. Who knows who Parv gets in the first few rounds. Could be he picks up somebody you really want.

I'm doubting whether or not there was ever going to be any secrecy at all there.

Because he is the biggest Ted mark in the world.

Montreal will be keeping Raymond Rougeau.

That would make sense but wiki has International based in Manitoba. I'm all for picking from the International roster though.

Is All Star the Montreal promotion? Didn't see anything else that would be it.

Good we're set. What pool am I picking from then?

How about this punk. You can take Mid South and I'll be Montreal. If that sounds like something you'd want to do we can make that switch and everything is set.

I'm going to agree with Beast here. My way is simpler and works within the framework of what we had before. Why make major changes when one minor one will do?

I've got one problem with your "be fair and draft" idea. People want to start this and it's not going to happen this week once we get to around 12. So just give punk Mid South and shoehorn him in a picked guy if need be and let's get this going.

There's nothing wrong with that. Since punk listed Mid South I can jump over to Montreal. It's in no way a problem for me. What roster would I be picking from if that were the case?

I tend to agree with Parv on this one. If goc was Southwest and somebody's updates were going to change that at the very least it should have been discussed before it was changed. I'm also in the same boat as far as dkookypunk goes. If it takes three days between him visiting the threads to see what is going on that doesn't bode well at all. That being said, if Dedhemingway is willing to take Mid South while goc keps SW or whatever works out for the best I'm fine with it. As stated above I doubt my ideal setup is possible for a little while anyway. And lastly, I'm sorry Parv but it doesn't seem like there's much worth hanging onto in Mid South besides DiBiase, Butch Reed and Duggan as far as draws around that time who would stay viable. JYD breaks down very shortly after and the rest seems like guys who would have to be elevated to be main event status rather than being there t begin with. And nothing against Reed or Duggan but Ted is the clear draw, which does warrant some consideration even in a fantasy draft.

I know he didn't list it, but if goc wants Mid South he can have that. I'll move over to Montreal or wherever. The way I'm looking at this I'm going to have to build the promotion I want piece by piece anyway, so starting a bit lower won't hurt.

I'm picking the obvious one on the Mid South roster, Ted DiBiase.

I forgot about Rusev. He didn't lose until the completely pointless loss to Cena. Are there some parallels there? Big guys who can work credibly against main roster talent coming up as undefeated heels. Maybe Owens is another exception to the rule.

Here's some Hansen suggestions 4/16/93 vs. Kobashi - Best lariat ever hands down. It's a handheld recording but so very worth it. 1994 CC vs. Kobashi followed by vs. Taue two days later - these will blow you away as Stan Hansen performances. Hansen/Taue vs. Kobashi/Akiyama 1999 RWTL Final - this is a molten hot crowd cheering for babyface Stan Hansen, it has very few peers in that regard, Kobashi/Akiyama as the heels is such a cool dynamic Great stuff as always but I'm shocked you missed the spot with Kobashi running his face into Hansen's boot at full speed in the 7/29 match. There is a version with Kobashi's face post-match shown after the match aired. Watching back, Kobashi never even tried to slow down. On the Kawada vs. Kobashi match, it was kind of an odd match due to Kobashi still a midcarder on the rise while Kawada was just settling into main event status. And Kawada/Kobashi was a feud built around Kobashi's determination to prove he could take the fight to Kawada just as hard as kawada took it to him. The whole macho pissing contest aspect of Japanese pro wrestling stems from these two. It's just they did it way smarter. Kawada/Misawa had a sort of version but it was different in a lot of ways. Also, going forward Kobashi vs. Kawada will always feature one working the other's leg over. They had elements of that before the 12/3 match but it became PERSONAL after that. And Steven is so right about Kawada being better than Misawa. Especially early years Kawada's development is far more interesting.

Wasn't there still a question as to which promotion Dylan was going to run? If he wants Mid South I can move over to Florida if need be.

Everyone jobs their way out of NXT. Bo Dallas, the Ascension, Neville, Lucha Dragons. It's a separate entity that I'm not sure even gets acknowledged on Raw/SD so it doesn't matter. It also keeps the big names moving up that stay at NXT rather than having to build them up from scratch.