Around The Horn 2016 - ATH2016 Discussion Thread

beakerjoe

Final rebuttal up, good luck Paulie its been a pleasure.

SureYWouldntYa

Just have my final answer up there now

Lots of fun debating with you brian, may the best win

beakerjoe

Poll up in the Q Final between Bruian and SWWY, two very interesting ideas indeed but which one will sway you?

BH Shall throw a poll up in my match against Paulie after Paulie gets his final rebuttal in seeing as Im done.

Ill throw the first semi up on Monday afternoon in the match between LeeJM and ImnothTheHulk.

brianregan09

Have my last answer up may be the best man win and I'd ask everyone to not vote till they've read all our arguements...in the interest of fairness

paulie21

Final rebuttal up so BH whenever you get a chance go ahead and throw up the poll. Pleasure doing battle with you Joe may the best man win (which is clearly me btw )

Bounty Hunter

On the move ATM but the poll will be up tonight my time ... So early afternoon yours probably

beakerjoe

The poll is closing soon (6 hours) between SWWY and Brian Regan..... its neck and neck at the minute so get voting guys

The LeeJM v Imnotthehulkmatch will be up shortly

Imnotthehulk

Think I've voted in both the open polls. Both were very entertaining reads. Hope it's okay to say he I would've picked in for the BrianRegan v SWWY battle ... I would've brought in Zack Sabre and Jack Gallagher put them in a tag team and packaged them as William Regal's sons!

brianregan09

Well done Surewhywoudln'tya was great debating with ya it was really close so best in the luck in the semi's buddy

SureYWouldntYa

Not just saying this brian, I really thought you were going to win. You picked out the flaws in my answer very well and I thought for sure you would win, your reponses were much stronger than mine and your debating was on point.

I think the popularity of Paul Heyman as a pick pulled me through.

beakerjoe

It was a good battle. I wasnt mad on either idea to be honest but both of you guys managed to pull the flaws out of each others arguments extremely well.

Surewhywouldntya faces the winner between me and Paulie, of which voting is well underway.

Imnotthehulk has come out strong in his Semi Final against Lee, can Mr JM respond in kind?

LeeJM

Apologies for the delay Hulky. My answer is up so tear away

Imnotthehulk

LeeJM wrote: »

Apologies for the delay Hulky. My answer is up so tear away

It's hard to do! But my first response up!

beakerjoe

Loving the battle between Lee and NotHulk.... both having diverse answers, both having good ideas and both looking like making it a tough choice for who goes to the final.

Myself and Paulies battle ends at 5pm , so get voting folks. The Semi Final between the winner and Surewhywouldntya shall be up tomorrow.

I know Ive been slighlt off the ball with real life at points during this comp, but I hope everyone has enjoyed it. Im having a blast running it and thanks to everyone talking part for making it great. Take a bow PW Boardsies

beakerjoe

Unlucky Paulie21, it was a tight match and you fought a good fight that could of went either way but now its myself going on on one with Surewhywouldnt ya in the ATH semi final. Bounty Hunter shall post that in his own time.

I feel like I was helped out in real life by Storm actually going to NXT and leaving shortly to go to TNA once more. I always feel TNA missed the boat with him during his singles feud with Bobby Roode.

paulie21

Damn it must of bribed the wrong people :pac:. Well done Joe was a good contest

Bounty Hunter

Congrats Joe, commiserations Paulie.

beakerjoe wrote: »

Unlucky Paulie21, it was a tight match and you fought a good fight that could of went either way but now its myself going on on one with Surewhywouldnt ya in the ATH semi final. Bounty Hunter shall post that in his own time.

I feel like I was helped out in real life by Storm actually going to NXT and leaving shortly to go to TNA once more. I always feel TNA missed the boat with him during his singles feud with Bobby Roode.

wouldn't be surprised if that did count against Roode but with regards the bolded bit... no time like the present!

2nd Semi Final is up

beakerjoe

Hmm, plenty to choose from. I have one that comes to mind already but I'm going to research a few more unnamed angles before I think out an answer.

Kankan14

Nice question BH. Lot of scope for improvement on those angles.

Good luck semi-finalists.

SureYWouldntYa

Very good question, so much scope to go in so many different directions

I'll get working on my 1st answer now, should have it up later this evening

SureYWouldntYa

My choice is up now, it's a long read but I hope someone enjoys it

Looking forward to your response beakerjoe

LeeJM

First rebuttal is up. Enjoying this battle Hulky

Imnotthehulk

LeeJM wrote: »

First rebuttal is up. Enjoying this battle Hulky

My second one up! Good luck! (This really is tough!)

beakerjoe

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

My choice is up now, it's a long read but I hope someone enjoys it

Looking forward to your response beakerjoe

ANSWER UP!

SureYWouldntYa

Final answer up now, glad to be finished so quickly

beakerjoe

Done too. BH......Get the Polls.

Great debate SWWY, it was always gonna be a toughie and no matter what answer we picked, there was flaws to pick at from both sides. May the best man win.....

With the other Semi almost done too, we could have the final on Monday or Tuesday perhaps. Great stuff.

LeeJM

Final rebuttal is done! Hulky that was a damn fine battle. It was a pleasure and I wouldnt like to have to pick a winner between us.

beakerjoe

Well PW boards will vote for the winner guys, as the poll is now up. Get Voting!

Imnotthehulk

LeeJM wrote: »

Final rebuttal is done! Hulky that was a damn fine battle. It was a pleasure and I wouldnt like to have to pick a winner between us.

The frustrating thing about going first is I want to keep going reply to all the great points you made!

beakerjoe

Imnotthehulk wrote: »

The frustrating thing about going first is I want to keep going reply to all the great points you made!

True, but the advantage is that you may get your answer in first and scupper your opponents answer before hes even posted.

LeeJM

Yea i think that was a debate that could have just went on and on. Both sides with valid points IMO

beakerjoe

LeeJM wrote: »

Yea i think that was a debate that could have just went on and on. Both sides with valid points IMO

Ive been there, when your opponent makes a new point in his last post or even when they elaborate more on a point, its so tempting just to challenge or continue discussing/debating. But that might never end, hence the 3 post limit per person.

beakerjoe

Congrats to LEEJM who reaches the Around The Horn Final. Lee bested Imnotthehulk in a fine battle to decide our first finalist. Commiserations to NotHulkie who had a great answer but Lee got the votes.

Voting is still going on in the other Semi between myself and Surewhywouldnt ya. 14 votes so far so get voting guys.

Also lets keep this thread spoiler free, I havent watched Summerslam yet so hush hush

Imnotthehulk

Well done to LeeJM! Richly deserved victory.

Delighted to have gotten so far, I really did think in each round that the other person had beaten me!


AND NEXT TIME I'M WINNING THIS!!!!

beakerjoe

Congratulations to Surewhywouldnt ya who is through to the final of ATH after beating yours truly 9 votes to 5. Well done SWWY, I lose my crown but we couldn't have 2 more deserving finalists.

The Final between LeeJM and SWWY shall be up tomorrow. Good Luck fellas!

Bounty Hunter

Hard luck Joe but on the bright side I am sure you have some questions saved away as potential final questions and now you get to ask one of them instead of me coming up with something.

Seems we will have a new 1st time ATH champ this year g'luck SWWY & Lee

beakerjoe

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Hard luck Joe but on the bright side I am sure you have some questions saved away as potential final questions and now you get to ask one of them instead of me coming up with something.

Seems we will have a new 1st time ATH champ this year g'luck SWWY & Lee

IIRC Both men are first time players too, which would mean both are still unbeaten. Somethings gotta give guys

SureYWouldntYa

beakerjoe wrote: »

IIRC Both men are first time players too, which would mean both are still unbeaten. Somethings gotta give guys

I was in last year or maybe the year before and lost in the first round, so I'm far from unbeaten

Have to say Joe it was a pleasure debating with you, your answer definitely came from out of nowhere and it was much more creative than mine

Looking forward to the final now

LeeJM

Jesus cant believe Im in the final. Thanks to whoever voted to me. Thanks to Hulky for a hell of a battle. Final with SWWY should be a similarly hellish debate in a good way obviously

beakerjoe

The Final thread is up...... Good luck fellas, cant wait to see what ideas you guys have!

connemara man

Cruellest question ever

beakerjoe

connemara man wrote: »

Cruellest question ever

Its a final C-Man, can't be giving them easy ones. :cool:

I think its a hard one, but not an impossible one.

SureYWouldntYa

beakerjoe wrote: »

The Final thread is up...... Good luck fellas, cant wait to see what ideas you guys have!

This your revenge for losing in the semi final ? :pac:

I'm only kidding, but tough question worthy of a final, final boss esque battle

beakerjoe

I was close to posting this for the other semi final actually. Thought it was more worthy of a final question.

LeeJM

Epic question Joe and a very nice idea from SWWY. I dont think I will have the time to get my idea up today but hopefully should have it up sometime tomorrow. Apologies for the delay

LeeJM

My answer is up. Apologies all for the delay.

SureYWouldntYa

LeeJM wrote: »

My answer is up. Apologies all for the delay.

No trouble man, as you said on thread real life gets in the way sometimes

I'll have my first response up later tonight

LeeJM

I will be able to respond later also.

beakerjoe

Well both answers up.... Both interesting ways to get The Guy over and now its time for both guys to tear into eachothers answers. This one could go either way at the minute.

Omackeral

I agree, a super tussle. I'd vote for each on their own merit. Gonna be keeping a close eye on this one.