Jmare007 Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 hours ago, MoS said: I just think they have caught lightning in a bottle with Swerve, and now they need to go all the way with it. If it means that this tournament drags for a week, then so be it. I don't think any of us expected Swerve to get as over and as good as he has, but now that he has, I think you tear up the conventional playbook and elevate him even if it puts a spanner in your other plans How would a draw go against that though? If anything, it sets up a rematch down the line were he can get the W over Mox. The whole point of having a tournament like this one is that you can play with different results and not worry about protecting people so much. Swerve better get the world title belt by Revolution. I'm honestly kinda scared that this Triple Crown will be something that's defended regularly and if that's the case that's the last thing Swerve should be doing because that's the kiss of death in Tony's booking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 So there are legit semifinals so everything I posted goes out of the table, lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted December 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 Current Continental Classic Leaderboard. Blue League. 9pts: Andrade El Idolo 6pts: Brody King & Bryan Danielson 3pts: Eddie Kingston & Claudio Castagnoli 0pts: Daniel Garcia (eliminated) Gold League. 12pts: Jon Moxley 9pts: Swerve Strickland & Jay White 6pts: Rush 0pts: Jay Lethal & Mark Briscoe (eliminated) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoS Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 Mox should absolutely not have beaten Swerve, regardless of the trunk-grabbing (and Swerve's shoulders not even being on the mat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsujin Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 Rush is technically out as well due to White getting 9 points. While Mox already being in the finals is not what I would have booked, there's still a lot that can happen. Swerve doesn't necesarily need to win, but he 100% needs Jay White to lose. Jay needs to beat Mox and Swerve to lose/draw against Rush. A draw with Mox if Swerve loses works for him, too. If both Jay and Swerve win, it's a tie at 12 with Mox, with no clear tiebreaker: Mox won against Swerve, Swerve won against White, White won against Mox. Maybe they do a triple threat for the semis, or maybe they just say that, because Mox was already in either way, its only between the other two and they argue White should go above Swerve, because he did defeat Moxley. But I can't see them not putting Swerve on the finals, let alone the group finals. It's interesting though, because both Swerve/White and Swerve/Moxley ended with a tricky roll up, setting up a possible rematch. And Jay will probably cheat to beat Mox, too. Any possible group final has had seeds planted, and, in that way, I give the booking of the gold league a lot of credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsujin Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 Nvm, Rush is still in if he beats Swerve and Mox beats White: triple tie at 9 for the second place between him, Swerve and Jay, with no tiebreaker (Swerve defeated White, White defeated Rush, Rush defeated Swerve). Don't know how that could be resolved though, neither of them has a victory over Mox and all of them have victories over Lethal and Briscoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 The answer is you don't do the 3 way tie. I think they go with a Mox-White draw, and Swerve winning to get to the next round. I still think we're getting to Danielson and Kingston as the top two on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 12 hours ago, Tetsujin said: Nvm, Rush is still in if he beats Swerve and Mox beats White: triple tie at 9 for the second place between him, Swerve and Jay, with no tiebreaker (Swerve defeated White, White defeated Rush, Rush defeated Swerve). Don't know how that could be resolved though, neither of them has a victory over Mox and all of them have victories over Lethal and Briscoe. This is what I thought and had me confused, because I'm pretty sure Excalibur said last night that Rush was "mathematically eliminated" via White beating Mark but he could still land that 3 way tie, not that I think he will but still. Agreed with the idea of Moxley/White going to a draw allowing Swerve to beat Rush to slip back in to the semis for a rematch with Mox. Surprised they stayed away from any draws this long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Draws telegraph results more earlier in a tournament. Makes sense that with more at stake later draws come in to play with fatigue, less room for a loss, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 I hope we get a 5 way tie at 9pts for the Blue League, just to see how the hell they explain the tie breakers . Or maybe they just do a 5 way elimination match for the semis lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 CC is why AEW fucking rules even with all the negativity online recently. You can have weeks where Andrade is absolutely vicious and violent trying to re-injure Bryan to win, and a week later the crowd is fully into him against Claudio. You get matches like Garcia vs Eddie where the crowd is begging for Garcia to pull it out against perhaps the most beloved dude in the company. There's such a fluidity to match types and stories that don't box the wrestlers or crowds into heel, face, or tweener roles, and that's something WWE just doesn't provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 20, 2023 Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 21 hours ago, strobogo said: CC is why AEW fucking rules even with all the negativity online recently. You can have weeks where Andrade is absolutely vicious and violent trying to re-injure Bryan to win, and a week later the crowd is fully into him against Claudio. You get matches like Garcia vs Eddie where the crowd is begging for Garcia to pull it out against perhaps the most beloved dude in the company. There's such a fluidity to match types and stories that don't box the wrestlers or crowds into heel, face, or tweener roles, and that's something WWE just doesn't provide. This. The CC has been the saving grace of the company for me lately. It makes everyone involved that much better and interesting, just by having pro-wrestling matches against each other (crazy concept too). The round robin formula allows for diverse stories to be told both within each matches but also through the arcs of each participants and the different dynamics they have against each others, and unless you're a complete dumbfuck of a booker it's not hard to make it really good, especially when the talent is there. It has totally surpassed any expectations I had, really. And it's funny how Danielson really is having his own G1, and it's much better than if he had been involved in this year's G1 too (apart from a few possible matches like Takagi, Ishii and Ospreay, and the latest must happen next year, there's no way around it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 20, 2023 Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 I've written up all of the Kingston and Danielson matches at least here: https://segundacaida.blogspot.com/search/label/5 Fingers of Death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted December 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 Gold League wrapped up last night with Mox, Swerve and White tied with 12 points each meaning the GL semi will be a triple threat match. Blue League wraps up this Saturday when Andrade(9) faces Kingston(6), Castagnoli(6) faces Danielson(9) and King(6) faces Garcia(0). With this lineup Blue League is destined to end in a tie with perhaps as many as 5 men involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 I got Garcia beating Brody to stop him from advancing, Bryan/Claudio go to a draw, putting Bryan in the semis at 10, and Kingston beating Andrade to tie him at 9 and thus advancing via tiebreaker of their singles match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 13 hours ago, Alucard said: I got Garcia beating Brody to stop him from advancing, Bryan/Claudio go to a draw, putting Bryan in the semis at 10, and Kingston beating Andrade to tie him at 9 and thus advancing via tiebreaker of their singles match. I also had Garcia getting the upset to keep Brody out of the semi's. I was originally thinking that Claudio would upset Bryan and Kingston would beat Andrade to give them all a tie, but your way sounds a lot less chaotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thread Killer Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 52 minutes ago, MikeCampbell said: I also had Garcia getting the upset to keep Brody out of the semi's. I was originally thinking that Claudio would upset Bryan and Kingston would beat Andrade to give them all a tie, but your way sounds a lot less chaotic. I just marked out for the @MikeCampbell run in. Good to see you post here again Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blak Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 They’ve got to give Garcia something because he’s been killing it throughout the tournament in an utterly thankless assignment as cannon fodder. If Danielson and Kingston are the 1A and 1B guys who have carried the CC, Garcia is right behind them in the number two slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard Posted December 23, 2023 Report Share Posted December 23, 2023 It would also be a nice little callback to Garcia having Brody's number since he won their last singles match back in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted December 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 12/21/2023 at 7:11 PM, Alucard said: I got Garcia beating Brody to stop him from advancing, Bryan/Claudio go to a draw, putting Bryan in the semis at 10, and Kingston beating Andrade to tie him at 9 and thus advancing via tiebreaker of their singles match. Congratulations! You called this perfectly. At New Year's Dash the Blue League semifinal will be Bryan Danielson vs Eddie Kingston while the previously mentioned Mox/Swerve/White three-way as the Gold League semi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMick Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 Have to think Kingston beats Danielson after their previous match. Not sure who advances in Gold - personally I'd like to see White win the tournament... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wrestling 2000 Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 mox vs eddie at Worlds Ends, Eddie beats all of BCC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted December 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 And your AEW Continental Classic tournament final, taking place at World's End will be.... Eddie Kingston vs Jon Moxley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted December 28, 2023 Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 What a fucking year for Eddie Kingston. By far the highlight of the G1, every match in the CC, the two ROH title matches with Claudio, the match with Shibata, the match with MiSu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav'oh Posted December 28, 2023 Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 5 hours ago, strobogo said: What a fucking year for Eddie Kingston The best run by a poor wrestler I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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