Boards.ie PW Draft 2016 discussion thread!

Lord TSC

Punk was the other guy I was tempted to pick. Have had him before and he's fun.

LeeJM

Im seriously surprised I was able to pick him up at no.5 in this round. He genuinely wasnt on my radar until BH picked Bryan and I realised Punk was still available. I am delighted with Styles, Warrior and Punk as my first 3 picks.

Mr.Nice Guy

Welcome aboard, DM_7. There's another who will pick very well based on previous games.

Can someone post an updated list of the current participants? There have been a few additions recently and I'm not actually clear on the full list. Maybe I haven't paid enough attention.

Bounty Hunter

here is the current rounds order (already at no.7 atm) with updated participants so Walt remember to pm DM7 after your next pick not SureYWouldntYa

01. Stereomaniac
02. Shagnastii
03. Bounty Hunter
04. LordTSC
05. LeeJM
06. aaaaaaaahhhhhh
07. JP Liz
08. Uncle Walt
09. DM7
10. SlickRic
11. PTH2009
12. Beakerjoe
13. Thebostoncrab
14. Mr Nice Guy
15. Imnotthehulk
16. BrianRegan09
17. Paulie21
18. Mrkiscool
19. Cheese Wagstaff
20. A Brad Maddox Guy


and the Rock has now been picked. He is someone I thought could have gone at anytime this round, there is still at least 1 person that I wouldnt have been shocked if they were first picked in the round too but I think Liz might take that pick and then have a roster i'd personally love to have.

SlickRic

I've no hope of getting who I want.

Gonna have to get very creative I think.

thebostoncrab

I have a list of 6 names, started off with 7 and my top 3 are still available. Some great picks still available thanks to the last two stips so everyone should finish the round in a good place.

Mr.Nice Guy

I'm surprised there haven't been more tag team picks. If you managed to land two main eventers in the first two rounds then it's an ideal time to get a run on others by drafting a big tag pick.

DM_7

If I want to move on Benoit down the road will I have to trade for another person from the stip round?

beakerjoe

DM_7 wrote: »

If I want to move on Benoit down the road will I have to trade for another person from the stip round?

I think you can trade him for who ever you want, hes your pick so I imagine you can do what you like with him from now

LeeJM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I'm surprised there haven't been more tag team picks. If you managed to land two main eventers in the first two rounds then it's an ideal time to get a run on others by drafting a big tag pick.

I was going to pick a tag team cos unless I get a great draw and theres no stip next round I cant see me getting the team I want. But Punk was just too good to ignore.

beakerjoe

Depending on whos left Ive a tag team in mind for next two rounds....

Mr.Nice Guy

LeeJM wrote: »

I was going to pick a tag team cos unless I get a great draw and theres no stip next round I cant see me getting the team I want. But Punk was just too good to ignore.

Well that's understandable as Punk is a great character to use.

I can think of a few teams though who would add massively to a roster. Normally in round 3 you see teams getting taken so it will be interesting to see if that changes this time.

JP Liz V1

Sorry for the delay but after Bryan and Punk going, happy to get Ziggler now

beakerjoe

I have to say I'm surprised Ziggles when so early in this round, Liz obviously has big plans for Dolph

JP Liz V1

beakerjoe wrote: »

I have to say I'm surprised Ziggles when so early in this round, Liz obviously has big plans for Dolph

I didn't have him before and think he could work in a feud with either Owen or Davey

LeeJM

My thoughts exactly! Still some massive names available so Liz must have a solid story for The Zig man. Maybe she is gonna draft Tom Zenk next and team him with Ziggles to make The Z-Men!

beakerjoe

Larry Zybsko too for a stable

A Brad Maddox Guy

Thing with Ziggler is that his stock has only fallen the last two years because of WWE's poor booking of a fan favourite. But really Ziggler's a great value 3rd round pick and I think that 1st round stip any other year sees him get picked then. I'm a big Ziggler fan so looking forward to what Liz does with him, as far as feuds & storylines go he can pretty much go anywhere. As a sidenote, Ziggler cashing in the MitB contract is possibly my favourite moment as a wrestling fan since CM Punk winning the title in 2011.

LeeJM

Throw in John Zandig too for all the CZW fans

Mr.Nice Guy

I knew you would pick him, walt. I'd say my prediction rate is about 60 per cent so far.

P.S. Now I know why Austin got himself a new belt.

*shudder*

SlickRic

If WouldntYa is around, I'll be here for my pick.

HBK was destined for Uncle Walt after getting past Liz.

Great possibilities.

Uncle Walt

HBK was definitely my first choice for this round I'm utterly shocked I got him! I've never had HBK, Jericho or the Macho Man before so I'm pretty excited to have a fresh roster this year!

Mr.Nice Guy

SlickRic wrote: »

If WouldntYa is around, I'll be here for my pick.

HBK was destined for Uncle Walt after getting past Liz.

Great possibilities.

DM_7 has his the WouldntYa spot now but I think he's around.

I'll be around for a while too if there's any chance of it getting to me this evening.

SlickRic

I've PM'd DM_7 to let him know Flair isn't eligible.

beakerjoe

Why wouldn't he be eligible?

SlickRic

Whoops I'm wrong!!!!

A Brad Maddox Guy

SlickRic wrote: »

I've PM'd DM_7 to let him know Flair isn't eligible.

nevermind :P

SlickRic

A Brad Maddox Guy wrote: »

Why isn't he eligible? Wiki says he debuted in 72

Brainfart.

I played this game back when debut cut off was 1975. Got confused!

beakerjoe

Your making my heart stop their Slick Ric.....

Mr.Nice Guy

I remember that year where the cut-off was '75. Everyone was desperate to get Flair. I think that may have been the game where someone made a cheeky pick of Flair as a manager (because in that particular game managers had no cut-off point :pac:). Good times.

Edit: It was Cactus Col who made that pick. (Thank you search function)

SlickRic

Since Moneymaker is unfortunately not playing, does it just skip him?

A Brad Maddox Guy

PTH2009 took his place

Mr.Nice Guy

Feels like there has been a lot of changes to the initial line-up. I had to ask BH earlier for the updated list so I could keep track. This is it:

01. Stereomaniac
02. Shagnastii
03. Bounty Hunter
04. LordTSC
05. LeeJM
06. aaaaaaaahhhhhh
07. JP Liz
08. Uncle Walt
09. DM7
10. SlickRic
11. PTH2009
12. Beakerjoe
13. Thebostoncrab
14. Mr Nice Guy
15. Imnotthehulk
16. BrianRegan09
17. Paulie21
18. Mrkiscool
19. Cheese Wagstaff
20. A Brad Maddox Guy

thebostoncrab

2 more picks and my first choice for this round is still there. Fingers firmly crossed!

PTH2009

Picked mine so next person

A Brad Maddox Guy

HBK's gone already

Mr.Nice Guy

Do we crack on and just let him amend it later himself or do we wait for him to fix it?

PTH2009

Fixed now. Done hbk pick in a rush on my break. New pick done

Sorry about mix up

Bounty Hunter

Seems like getting a mid round draw in the first few rounds can actually be a pretty good thing. Keep being surprised by who is going unpicked and then people like Walt end up getting say HBK (the person I was guessing Liz would draft ahead of Ziggler) and he has a great line-up of Jericho, Macho Man & HBK after 3 rounds.

similarily Slick is doing pretty well to have gotten Samoa Joe, Misawa & HHH despite not getting (at least I dont think) any really high draws.

Uncle Walt

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Seems like getting a mid round draw in the first few rounds can actually be a pretty good thing. Keep being surprised by who is going unpicked and then people like Walt end up getting say HBK (the person I was guessing Liz would draft ahead of Ziggler) and he has a great line-up of Jericho, Macho Man & HBK after 3 rounds.

similarily Slick is doing pretty well to have gotten Samoa Joe, Misawa & HHH despite not getting (at least I dont think) any really high draws.

I was 100% sure Liz was going for HBK, would've put money on it with paddy power! Personally I think the first 2 rounds being stips and also reversed were fantastic and made things absolutely fair. I also think some serious talent were left undrafted in both those rounds!

beakerjoe

Making my pick in the next few mins, just double checking a few things

thebostoncrab

I'm ready to go so we should see some fast picks shortly

beakerjoe

Couldn't let Nakamura go. Was going to pick him in the first round instead of Hero/Cesaro so delighted to get him now.

Uncle Walt

Wow TBC that's a disgustingly good pick!

beakerjoe

Wow, great pick and both eligible. That's an early fav for the pick of the year slammy. Tremendous value

beakerjoe

And the possibilities with Kurt are mouth watering.

beakerjoe

Looking forward to the round order for round 4, after 16th and 12th, I'm hoping for a top end draw Still great talent on offer late in round 3 and surely the begining of round 4

thebostoncrab

Nakamura was actually my second choice if I didn't get Kobashi and KENTA so it's the first round all over again! :P

I spent so long last night going through their tag matches trying to find a period which met the 3 month rule, and early NOAH was the answer! Kobashi is someone I have always wanted and think him and Angle would make an amazing match up. Having Hideo/KENTA as a tag pick also is just awesome as you cannot go wrong it the guy, he just works well against everyone.

beakerjoe

And both are elibile through promotions too, I didn't know they tagged for more than 3 months, great home work Crabman. Its paid off with a great tag pick

Bounty Hunter

Yep that is an awesome pick. Just when you thought Kobashi wouldn't be picked as part of a tag team for once Double KENTA!


I'll probably put up the draw for rd4 in a few hours