The Boards WWE Draft spectacular!

Mr.Nice Guy

Ok folks this is the order of the first round draw.

1. Minto
2. Furious-Red
3. ec18
4. dez_warlock
5. RebelRockChick
6. Vince135792003
7. Spongey1975
8. michael.etc
9. Jayhaitch 2
10. b.ie curious
11. KKV
12. Mr. Nice Guy
13. Fozzy
14. Bounty Hunter
15. john concannon
16. Bubs 101
17. callaway92
18. gimmick
19. justbringit89
20. orestes

I might edit this order for the front page although gimmick mentioned that after a fe days you can't do this so maybe in future Fozzy can post up the new orders if it will help people out.

So then to clarify, Minto will have first draft pick, Furious-Red the 2nd draft pick and so on until we get to orestes at number 20. We have agreed on holding another draw for round 2 to determine the order for the round 2 picks (although that's not confirmed yet so if you disagree with this idea, it's open for discussion)

A general recap on the rules:

- Everyone will have ten picks. You must wait your turn.
- Anyone who has wrestled in the WWE over the years is up for selection
- Once a wrestler is picked they are unavailable to everyone else
- You are required to have at least one tag team
- You are required to have at least one female for your roster
- Stables aren't allowed. No DX, Evolution, NWO etc.
- You have 24 hours to make your pick. If you fail to pick anyone then your turn is skipped and I will PM you as a reminder. If it happens a second time you will face elimination as we need to keep it fair on regular followers.

That's a basic summary. The first page is more detailed. If you're unsure about anything feel free to ask a question in the thread. Also, there will be no trading of wrestlers. You get what you pick.

OK then Minto. Make your pick when ready.

Edit: One more thing, when making your selection try to make it interesting by adding a picture, giving your reasons for your pick etc.

If you look how they did it on this soccer forum it was really well presented:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showpost.php?p=4119155&postcount=2

Let's all try and do likewise.

Bounty Hunter

Number 14: methinks ill be picking tommorow

plus in advance good stuff on doing this MNG 7pages before we even start methinks this is going to be a big thread for you to keep your eye on.

callaway92

No.17

Bubs101

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

plus in advance good stuff on doing this MNG 7pages before we even start methinks this is going to be a big thread for you to keep your eye on.

Lloyd on the football forum heartily recommended a discussion thread as well to make it easier to manage, but that's probably not necessary in the first round. Not happy with my 16

ShawnRaven

Minto got paid apparently, and MNG got his paycheque.
Be careful dude, i've heard Minto's cheques are made of rubber.

VR!

Minto

Ok, since I got first pick, I'm gonna pick....




Triple H

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww-o--ZaW5M

Shocked? I doubt it, lol! Furious-Red, its your go!

EDIT: Happy now, MNG?

EDIT 2: (copied from my post below)
I picked Triple H for a few reasons: one, he is my favorite wrestler and has been for years. Two, if I was to build a promotion of my own, I'd want to have him to help build stars (no burying jokes please) and he's pretty solid in the ring. Thirdly, I picked him tactically, if I have him, no one else can have him!

I did think about making a very different, more shocking/questinoablr first choice, but I'm 99.9% sure (s)he'll still be available for my second pick, so I went for Hunter!

Minto

validreasoning! wrote: »

Minto got paid apparently, and MNG got his paycheque.
Be careful dude, i've heard Minto's cheques are made of rubber.

VR!

Shhhhhhhhhhhh! I won't be paid til tonight!

Mr.Nice Guy

Minto, you're supposed to add a picture or something. At least give reasons for your pick. Honestly I appreciate the money and all but I'd appreciate that more.

But anyways first draft pick is Triple H. He is now unavailable for everybody else.

Furious-Red will have until this time tomorrow night to make his pick or face losing his turn. Hopefully though he'll pick it soon enough and we can all crack on.

callaway92

If you have 24 hours I wouldnt be surprised if the last 10 people had to wait till at least Saturday or Sunday

Bubs101

callaway92 wrote: »

If you have 24 hours I wouldnt be surprised if the last 10 people had to wait till at least Saturday or Sunday

I won't be too bothered as long as the 15 people before me continue to pick the likes of Triple H. The only reason I think he did it is to piss of VR before the next podcast

callaway92

I have like 5 picks in mind and I know that they will all be picked

Triple H was an obvious choice.

Wow.. out of WWE history.. Triple H goes first. Insane.


Anyway, I'm numero eleven-o And i believe my first choice wrestler is blatantly obvious to everyone.. so i'll just have to see how it all goes.

Vince135792003

Deleted User wrote: »

And i believe my first choice wrestler is blatantly obvious to everyone..

I might just pick Kane first to screw with you ala Matt Hughes/Joe Scarola deal on the Ultimate Fighter show from last year for those that remember it.

Minto

Vince135792003 wrote: »

I might just pick Kane to screw with you ala Matt Hughes/Joe Scarola deal on the Ultimate Fighter show from last year for those that remember it.

Ha ha, vince is getting tactical folks! The WWE Fantasy Championship wasn't enough, he wants the Draft title aswel!

Vince135792003

Minto wrote: »

Ha ha, vince is getting tactical folks! The WWE Fantasy Championship wasn't enough, he wants the Draft title aswel!

And the Inaugural winner of the Around the Horn/Master of the board competition. What a worthwhile life I lead.

Your first pick could have been a bit more exciting too by the way! And we're still looking for your reasons as to why out of everyone that's ever appeared in the WWE, he is your number one pick.

Fozzy

Minto wrote: »

Ha ha, vince is getting tactical folks! The WWE Fantasy Championship wasn't enough, he wants the Draft title aswel!

Damn, we should have invited triple h on board for this!

ShawnRaven

Fozzy wrote: »

Damn, we should have invited triple h on board for this!

Yeah, where is that guy?
VR!

Minto

Vince135792003 wrote: »

Your first pick could have been a bit more exciting too by the way! And we're still looking for your reasons as to why out of everyone that's ever appeared in the WWE, he is your number one pick.

I didn't think we had to give reasons til the end, but I'll speak up now. I picked Triple H for a few reasons: one, he is my favorite wrestler and has been for years. Two, if I was to build a promotion of my own, I'd want to have him to help build stars (no burying jokes please) and he's pretty solid in the ring. Thirdly, I picked him tactically, if I have him, no one else can have him!

I did think about making a very different, more shocking/questinoablr first choice, but I'm 99.9% sure (s)he'll still be available for my second pick, so I went for Hunter!

Minto

validreasoning! wrote: »

Yeah, where is that guy?
VR!

Star Trek board last I heard! I miss him really (along with kenbtonbomb, lol)!

Vince135792003

Minto wrote: »

I did think about making a very different, more shocking/questinoablr first choice, but I'm 99.9% sure (s)he'll still be available for my second pick, so I went for Hunter!

Yeah I'm debating whether to go with the unpredictable or not. It really comes down to whether I think other posters will spot what to me is the "value" pick of the draft in the first round.

Minto

Vince135792003 wrote: »

Yeah I'm debating whether to go with the unpredictable or not. It really comes down to whether I think other posters will spot what to me is the "value" pick of the draft in the first round.

We could be thinking of the same person for all we know, lol!

Bubs101

Vince135792003 wrote: »

Yeah I'm debating whether to go with the unpredictable or not. It really comes down to whether I think other posters will spot what to me is the "value" pick of the draft in the first round.

Surely you would go with the excellence of execution if you got the chance? TBH, I think it's obvious that the more modern wrestlers, the ones who have made it big in the past 20 years will be picked first, so I'm just hoping that by number 16 I can still get a legendary main eventer that I like. TBH, my diva is of real importance to my roster, but she's not an obvious one so I'm hoping that I can leave her til round 7 or so

RebelRockChick

Number 5, not bad. I'm hoping my 1st choice will still be available by then...

Vince135792003

Vince135792003 wrote: »

I might just pick Kane first to screw with you

Oh yeah, Kane. I forgot about him.


I was actually planning on picking Torrie Wilson


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Wow.. this second pick is taking forever. Time is going slooooooowly I think i might make another draft song. My CM Punk one only took a few minutes so i guess it'd pass time

Fozzy

Minto wrote: »

Star Trek board last I heard! I miss him really (along with kenbtonbomb, lol)!

He's on the Mac forum a lot I think. My favourite internet poster ever, what a guy

Are we having discussion in this thread too then? Or will there be a separate thread for picks?

Minto

Bubs101 wrote: »

TBH, my diva is of real importance to my roster, but she's not an obvious one so I'm hoping that I can leave her til round 7 or so

I'm going for my Diva in round 3! I think it's important to get the I'm also going to pick a manager in round 4. Then build my main event and midcard accordingly.

@MNG: Should we allocate championships to our roster once they are finalised? It would add more substance to the choices and might make it easier to determine a winner.

Bubs101

In retrospect, Kentonbomb was better IMO. Both great guys though

Minto

Fozzy wrote: »

Are we having discussion in this thread too then? Or will there be a separate thread for picks?

I think it's a bit of everything tbh!

Minto

Bubs101 wrote: »

In retrospect, Kentonbomb was better IMO. Both great guys though

Both future "Boards.ie Pro-Wrestling Forum" Hall of Famers for sure!

championships are a bad idea. there arent even 20 notable championships in WWE history.


Also, i agree that for the second round of picking, we should be randomly selected again

Mr.Nice Guy

Minto wrote: »

@MNG: Should we allocate championships to our roster once they are finalised? It would add more substance to the choices and might make it easier to determine a winner.

I suppose at the end when we're summarising our roster we could add championships if people feel it would be worthwhile.

Fozzy wrote:

Are we having discussion in this thread too then? Or will there be a separate thread for picks?

It might make it easier for the likes of Furious-Red and others who haven't been on to get up to speed with where we are.

If Minto doesn't have a problem with posting his pick again I'll start another thread for picks (although he can just cut and paste what he has I guess)

well im going to bed now. I look forward to waking up tomorrow to see all the good wrestlers gone.


'night all

Mr.Nice Guy

Right I've started a separate thread for the draft picks. This thread therefore can be for discussing the contest, asking questions and all that jazz.

If Minto wants to cut and paste his post from this thread explaining why he chose HHH and whack it on the other thread it would be appreciated. Apologies for not starting another thread sooner. It would have made things a lot tidier.

Furious-Red can make his pick on the draft pick thread now when he gets around to it. :pac:

orestes

Number 20. Fukk.

ShawnRaven

Minto wrote: »

Both future "Boards.ie Pro-Wrestling Forum" Hall of Famers for sure!

Aw man, i'll never be able to fill those shoes!
Minto i'll just have to settle with being Podcast pioneer with you so!
VR!

Minto

Deleted User wrote: »

championships are a bad idea. there arent even 20 notable championships in WWE history.


Also, i agree that for the second round of picking, we should be randomly selected again

You don't need to 20 championships. Everyone would chose a World champion, midcard champion and a third or even fourth tier championship, only rule is that it must have been defended once on WWF/WWE television. So you theoretically couldn't have the NWA title as your main title (I'm almost sure it was never defended on WWF/WWE TV), but you could have the WCW United States as your second tier championship.

I thought it was already decided on randomly selecting again for the second round, but maybe not. Although, I'm not averse to leaving things as they are since I'm number one, lol!

Minto

validreasoning! wrote: »

Minto i'll just have to settle with being Podcast pioneer with you so!
VR!

Hell yea, we're the first guys to go in, obviously!

Vince135792003

Minto wrote: »

Hell yea, we're the first guys to go in, obviously!

If you were gonna do it like a WWE Hall of Fame, I'd book triple h as my Bret Hart (main event) and you 2 as my Blackjacks:

Bubs101

Minto wrote: »

I thought it was already decided on randomly selecting again for the second round, but maybe not. Although, I'm not averse to leaving things as they are since I'm number one, lol!

I still think the numbers should be reversed, seeing as I'm number 16. Any sign of Furious Red?

Minto

Vince135792003 wrote: »

If you were gonna do it like a WWE Hall of Fame, I'd book triple h as my Bret Hart (main event) and you 2 as my Blackjacks:

I dunno if I should take that as a complement or be offended, lol!

rovert

Minto wrote: »

I dunno if I should take that as a complement or be offended, lol!

I think he is accusing you of counterfitting

Minto

I make it 8 hours and 40 minutes until the time limit expires, come on furious red!

Bubs101

Minto wrote: »

I make it 8 hours and 40 minutes until the time limit expires, come on furious red!

Not looking forward to at the very least 10 of these ridiculously long waits:o

ec18

Anyone check to see the last time he was online?

ec18

Bubs101 wrote: »

I still think the numbers should be reversed, seeing as I'm number 16. Any sign of Furious Red?

In the NFL the draft numbers stay the same don't they ?

bestinwest90

ya the numbers should def be reversed, Its Will Make a Better Draft People have to admit!!

Minto

bestinwest90 wrote: »

ya the numbers should def be reversed, Its Will Make a Better Draft People have to admit!!

It's been discussed already, if that is done, the person who got first, will have to wait 38 draft pick to make his second pick and that is much worse than keeping the numbers, or as i suggested earlier, repicking them for each round!

ec18

Minto wrote: »

It's been discussed already, if that is done, the person who got first, will have to wait 38 draft pick to make his second pick and that is much worse than keeping the numbers, or as i suggested earlier, repicking them for each round!

presumably that means there staying the way they are?

Vince135792003

Let's just get through the first round.

Minto

ec18 wrote: »

presumably that means there staying the way they are?

I wouldn't think so! As Vince said, lets get through the first round first. Can anyone contact Furious Red and get him to pick already?