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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭daithi1989


    I was undone thinking the TJ Perkins match was for the title! Bad choice of captain.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    Don't think people will be getting too many points from SD. Most people on teams didn't even wrestle this week


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,841 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    I kept faith with my captain Jackie-Boy swagger made an appearance and a win so Im happy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Kankan14


    beakerjoe wrote: »
    I kept faith with my captain Jackie-Boy swagger made an appearance and a win so Im happy

    Similar result for me with different superstar.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


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    Smackdown's go-home show for No Mercy has concluded and that means we reach the end of gameweek 9. There's plenty to get through below as I reveal the scores for Smackdown, the tag team standings, the league standings, plus I'll unveil the draw for the Fantasy Cup quarter-finals (which start next week) and also the bonus points on offer for next week's PPV. Let's not waste time then and get right to it...



    *Note - Smackdown Live spoilers below. Do not read further if you do not want news of Smackdown.*




    Smackdown Live scores



    beakerjoe..................................12 pts
    Kankan14..................................10 pts
    Mr.Nice Guy.................................6 pts
    A Brad Maddox Guy......................1 pt
    Bounty Hunter.............................1 pt
    daithi1989..................................1 pt
    LeeJM........................................1 pt
    paulie21.....................................1 pt
    WinnyThePoo..............................1 pt
    Cheese Wagstaff..........................0 pts
    DM_7.........................................0 pts
    Gaw_.........................................0 pts








    Smackdown Fallout

    This was a pretty weird show when it came to matches as most of the prominent performers either didn't feature, or if they did, they lost. If you got any points for this show you did well.

    The highest score goes to beakerjoe with a very impressive score of 12 points thanks to his victorious captain Jack Swagger. The second highest score goes to Kankan14, with another smart captaincy choice in Carmella getting him his score.

    As you can imagine the average is dismal this week and stands at just 3 points. That may be a record low average.



    Now let's see how the tag teams look after the first week...


    Tag Team Tournament Standings


    1. Cheesy Guys (Cheese Wagstaff and Mr.Nice Guy) - 42

    2. BeakerKan14 (beakerjoe and Kankan14) - 40

    3. Bounty Hunter and Gaw_ - 24

    = P.D.M.21/7 aka Pretty Damn Mean 21/7 (paulie21 and DM_7) - 24

    4. L.I.B.: Los Ingobernables de Boards (LeeJM and WinnyThePoo) - 21

    5. A Daithi Guy (A Brad Maddox Guy and daithi1989) - 20








    Tag Team Tournament Fallout

    The Cheesy Guys remain on top but the big news concerns BeakerKan14 which shoots up the ladder to second place on the back of their impressive Smackdown performance. It's very tight between the other four teams below. The first elimination is in a fortnight with the bottom team eliminated so it's shaping up to be pretty exciting.

    (Reminder that the tag tournament returns in two weeks so scores for next week won't count towards the above tag team standings.)



    Finally, let's see how the league looks at the end of the ninth week...






    Gameweek 9 Standings


    1. DM_7...........................................................................268 points

    2. Bounty Hunter...............................................................254 points

    3. Mr.Nice Guy..................................................................241 points

    4. paulie21.......................................................................232 points

    5. A Brad Maddox Guy........................................................223 points

    6. daithi1989....................................................................221 points

    7. beakerjoe.....................................................................220 points

    8. Cheese Wagstaff............................................................219 points

    9. LeeJM..........................................................................206 points

    10. Kankan14....................................................................205 points

    11. Gaw_.........................................................................188 points

    12. WinnyThePoo...............................................................157 points






    League Fallout

    Not much news to report at the top of the league as DM_7 sees out the week with a fourteen point lead.

    There is some movement as beakerjoe climbs up to seventh on the back of his strong Smackdown score.

    Smackdown results


    Kane defeated Bray Wyatt via count-out.

    Alexa Bliss and Carmella defeated Becky Lynch and Nikki Bella.

    The Hype Bros defeated The Vaudevillains.

    Jason Jordan defeated Jey Uso.

    Jack Swagger defeated Baron Corbin.

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    Could Alexa Bliss be about to become the next top woman on Smackdown? Is she worth a transfer? Elsewhere Jack Swagger finally came through and rewarded those who kept faith with him.





    On to Gameweek #10 (Cup and PPV Week)


    The draw for the quarter-finals of the Fantasy Cup has been completed. The group winners and best runner up were top seeds with the other players being the second seeds. Players who met in the group stages were kept apart. This is how it ended up...

    PW Boards Fantasy Cup Quarter-Finals

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    Mr.Nice Guy vs Kankan14

    LeeJM vs DM_7

    paulie21 vs Bounty Hunter

    daithi1989 vs beakerjoe



    Some exciting match-ups there but I think it's fair to say the most eye-catching tie is a repeat of last year's cup final as LeeJM takes on DM_7. Will DM_7 get revenge for his final defeat last year or will LeeJM eliminate the current league leader? That one is worth keeping an eye on.

    I also did a draw to determine who the winners of the ties would face in the semi-finals and that ended up like so...

    Winner of Quarter-Final 1 vs Winner of Quarter-Final 4

    Winner of Quarter-Final 3 vs Winner of Quarter-Final 2



    And that gives us a semi-final line-up like so:


    Mr.Nice Guy or Kankan14 vs daithi1989 or beakerjoe

    paulie21 or Bounty Hunter vs LeeJM or DM_7




    So we now know the path required to get to the final.

    The quarter-final ties will take place over two legs with the first leg occurring on Gameweek #10 and the second leg on Gameweek #12.

    In the event of a game finishing as a draw, the player with the most points from their captaincy choices over the two legs will advance.

    In the event that this doesn't give us a winner, then a special one-off replay will determine the winner.

    Good luck to each player.






    *****No Mercy Bonus Pts*****


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    As is now customary, bonus points will be on offer for the PPV coming up which is No Mercy.

    The bonus is this: Predict the outcome of the main event triple threat match for the WWE Title, featuring AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose and John Cena.

    BUT (And here's the catch...)

    This time not only will you have to predict which man gets the pinfall or submission, but ALSO which man takes the pin or submits.

    (e.g. If John Cena were to win by pinning AJ Styles then you would have to predict John Cena to win AND predict AJ to be the one that takes the loss. You will not get a bonus simply for predicting the winner. This makes it tougher to earn the bonus; you might say I'm showing you no mercy here (huh ho).

    If you successfully figure out how the match turns out then you will earn 5 points.

    So your submission for the week should look a bit like this:
    MAIN EVENT TIER - X
    MAIN EVENT TIER - X
    MAIN EVENT TIER - X

    UPPER TIER - X
    UPPER TIER - X
    UPPER TIER - X

    LOWER TIER - X

    Your captain: X

    NO MERCY BONUS PTS: __________ to get the win; __________ to take the loss.

    I hope that's straightforward. You won't lose points if your prediction is wrong so it's worth your while going for it.




    Deadline



    As it's a PPV week, the deadline will be before the first pre-show match of No Mercy on Sunday, October 9th.




    Transfers and Captaincy



    You can make up to 2 transfers to your squad if you wish. These must be from the same tier. For example, a Main Event Tier performer for a Main Event Tier performer; an Upper Tier performer for an Upper Tier performer.

    Please outline who you are transferring out and transferring in when posting your squads to make it easier for me to follow.

    Once a team has been posted that team will be final and no edits will be allowed (unless there are exceptional circumstance, i.e. a wrestler gets hurt, or they are suspended).

    Don't forget to choose a captain who will score you double points.


    Want to join in?



    The game may be under way but new players are always welcome. Places for the Cup are now closed but we will still accept players for the league. To sign up simply select a squad from the roster here and you're in.


    Good luck for the week ahead, folks. Gameweek #10 is now open for business.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Main Event Tier - Nia Jax Becky Lynch in
    Main Event Tier - John Cena
    Main Event Tier - AJ Styles

    Upper Tier - Sami Zayn Rhyno in
    Upper Tier - Brian Kendrick
    Upper Tier - Cesaro

    Lower Tier - Jack Swagger

    My captain: Becky Lynch

    No Mercy Bonus: AJ Styles to get the win; Dean Ambrose to take the loss.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Kankan14


    Unbelievable effort MNG!

    When this comp is over we need to have a PW Boards beers. You're first pint is on me!

    I'm afraid I'm gonna have to crush you in the qf of the cup however as I need to set up a semi with my tag partner.

    @Joe we killed it on SD live this week so please save your heel turn for a few weeks :-)



    Main Event Tier - Aj Styles in for Roman Reigns
    Main Event Tier - Kevin Owens
    Main Event Tier - Becky Lynch in for Nia Jax


    Upper Tier -Chad Gable
    Upper Tier - Carmella
    Upper Tier - Cesaro

    Lower Tier - Slater


    Captain: Becky

    I predict Aj wins.
    He pins Ambrose clean


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭daithi1989


    Sami Out Baron Corbin In
    Bo Out Jimmy Uso In

    Dolph AJ Becky
    Corbin Cesaro Perkins
    Jimmy Uso

    Captain: AJ

    AJ to Pin Cena.

    Hat Tip to you MNG - putting a huge effort into this and its very enjoyable to be part off!

    Should also be an interesting cup tie between myself and beaker, with him just 1 point behind me in the league also!!


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    Main Event TierKevin Owens
    Main Event Tier -Nia Jax Becky Lynch
    Main Event Tier - AJ Styles

    Upper Tier - Rhyno
    Upper Tier - Cesaro Baron Corbin
    Upper Tier - The Miz

    Lower Tier - Jey Uso

    My captain: Jey Uso

    AJ Styles for the win, and taking the lose will be Dean Ambrose

    For 1 week only I'm going very SD heavy and hopefully my captain will even if he isn't a tag champ after the PPV pick up a win on the following SD. Only the Universal champion remains a Raw pick


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,841 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Beakerjoes team : changes

    Main Event Tier - Charlotte out Becky IN
    Main Event Tier – Kevin Owens
    Main Event Tier - Dean Ambrose

    Upper Tier - Braun Strowman
    Upper Tier - The Miz
    Upper Tier - Cesaro

    Lower Tier - Jack Swagger OUT Jimmy Uso IN

    My captain: Jimmy Uso

    Aj Styles wins and pins John Cena


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭DM_7


    Out: Roman Reigns
    In: Becky Lyncj

    Out: Sheamus
    In: Baron Corbin


    AJ Styles
    Kevin Owens
    Becky Lynch


    Baron Corbin
    Cesaro
    Braun Strowman


    Jimmy Uso

    Captain: Jimmy Uso

    AJ to beat Ambrose


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Gaw_


    Out: Kevin Owens for Becky Lynch
    Out: Cesaro for Baron Corbin

    Main
    AJ Styles, Becky Lynch, Randy Orton

    Upper
    Baron Corbin, The Miz, TJ Perkins

    Lower
    Jimmy Uso

    Captain
    Jimmy Uso

    Bonus
    AJ Styles to win, Dean Ambrose to lose


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,755 ✭✭✭✭paulie21


    MAIN EVENT TIER - Nia Jax Becky Lynch
    MAIN EVENT TIER - AJ Styles
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Roman Reigns Dolph Ziggler

    UPPER TIER - The Miz
    UPPER TIER - Cesaro
    UPPER TIER - TJ Perkins

    LOWER TIER - Jey Uso

    Captain: AJ Styles

    Bonus: AJ to pin Cena


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Once a team has been posted that team will be final and no edits will be allowed (unless there are exceptional circumstance, i.e. a wrestler gets hurt, or they are suspended).

    Looks like we have an exceptional circumstance...

    http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/becky-lynch-wwe-no-mercy-due-injury-222351


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    Wouldn't want to swap out Becky (a lock for a win/retention IMO) but if she's off the show then Nikki Bella would be my replacement. Cheers for highlighting that MNG


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,755 ✭✭✭✭paulie21


    I must curse them when I bring them in for a SD PPV. I'll replace her with Orton if she's out


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭DM_7


    DM_7 wrote: »
    Out: Roman Reigns
    In: Becky Lynch

    Out: Sheamus
    In: Baron Corbin


    AJ Styles
    Kevin Owens
    Becky Lynch


    Baron Corbin
    Cesaro
    Braun Strowman


    Jimmy Uso

    Captain: Jimmy Uso

    AJ to beat Ambrose

    Due to injury, Dolph in for Becky please.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Kankan14


    Kankan14 wrote: »




    Main Event Tier - Aj Styles in for Roman Reigns
    Main Event Tier - Kevin Owens
    Main Event Tier - Becky Lynch in for Nia Jax


    Upper Tier -Chad Gable
    Upper Tier - Carmella
    Upper Tier - Cesaro

    Lower Tier - Slater


    Captain: Becky

    I predict Aj wins.
    He pins Ambrose clean


    Dolph in for Becky if rumours are true.
    Captain switch to AJ Styles.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,841 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Becky out for me,Aj subbed in


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    I've made the line-up changes as requested for the five players who brought Becky in as a transfer due to news of her reported injury.

    I notice that Gaw_ also brought her in this week as a transfer and has not changed his line-up as yet, so if he wants to make an emergency transfer he is entitled to do so.
    Main Event Tier - Nia Jax Becky Lynch in
    Main Event Tier - John Cena
    Main Event Tier - AJ Styles

    Upper Tier - Sami Zayn Rhyno in
    Upper Tier - Brian Kendrick
    Upper Tier - Cesaro

    Lower Tier - Jack Swagger

    My captain: Becky Lynch

    No Mercy Bonus: AJ Styles to get the win; Dean Ambrose to take the loss.

    I will also be changing that Becky transfer and I will instead be bringing in Nikki Bella.

    My captain for the week will be Nikki as well.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Kankan14


    I've made the line-up changes as requested for the five players who brought Becky in as a transfer due to news of her reported injury.

    I notice that Gaw_ also brought her in this week as a transfer and has not changed his line-up as yet, so if he wants to make an emergency transfer he is entitled to do so.



    I will also be changing that Becky transfer and I will instead be bringing in Nikki Bella.

    My captain for the week will be Nikki as well.


    Would it be a lot of extra work next year to introduce a wildcard similar to FPL?
    One game week where you can rip it up and start again with unlimited changes?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Kankan14 wrote: »
    Would it be a lot of extra work next year to introduce a wildcard similar to FPL?
    One game week where you can rip it up and start again with unlimited changes?

    That's a cool idea. It could be attempted next year if there's interest.

    When the game ends in December I'll see if players have any suggestions to improve things further.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,469 ✭✭✭LeeJM


    Main Event Tier : AJ Styles
    Main Event Tier : Nia Jax Nikki Bella
    Main Event Tier : Seth Rollins

    Upper Tier : TJ Perkins
    Upper Tier : The Miz
    Upper Tier : Cesaro

    Lower Tier : Jey Uso

    My Captain : The Miz
    Bonus : AJ to Win, Ambrose to be pinned


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Gaw_


    Gaw_ wrote: »
    Out: Kevin Owens for Becky Lynch
    Out: Cesaro for Baron Corbin

    Main
    AJ Styles, Becky Lynch, Randy Orton

    Upper
    Baron Corbin, The Miz, TJ Perkins

    Lower
    Jimmy Uso

    Captain
    Jimmy Uso

    Bonus
    AJ Styles to win, Dean Ambrose to lose

    Nikki Bella in place of Becky Lynch. Sad news, hope it's not too serious.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Cheese Wagstaff


    Seth out, Nikki Bella in.

    Jimmy remains captain.

    Kevin Owens
    AJ Styles
    Nikki Bella

    Braun Strowman
    Sheamus
    Cesaro

    Jimmy Uso - (Captain)

    No Mercy bonus: AJ Styles to win, Dean Ambrose takes the loss.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭A Brad Maddox Guy


    Too late to change my team (got caught up watching Sicario) but for the No Mercy bonus I'm saying AJ to win & Ambrose to take the loss.

    Main Event
    Roman Reigns
    AJ Styles
    Nia Jax

    Upper Tier
    Cesaro
    TJ Perkins
    The Miz

    Lower Tier
    Jey Uso

    Captain - The Miz


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Popular Trends - GW 10



    Most popular Main Event Tier picks


    1. AJ Styles 11

    2. Kevin Owens 6

    = Nikki Bella 6








    Most popular Upper Tier picks


    1. Cesaro 10

    2. The Miz 7

    3. T.J. Perkins 6








    Most popular Lower Tier picks


    1. Jimmy Uso 5

    2. Jey Uso 4

    3. Heath Slater 2



    AJ Styles has increased his popularity in the Main Event tier, whilst Nikki Bella debuts as a top contender; in the Upper Tier section, Cesaro's popularity has dropped slightly - probably due to the No Mercy PPV; and in the Lower Tier section Jimmy Uso overtakes brother Jey as the most sought after option.

    Of the bonus predictions for No Mercy, everyone has gone for AJ Styles to win. There is a bit of difference over who takes the loss with 8 players thinking Ambrose takes it, and 3 players thinking Cena takes the loss. (P.S. some players predicted a finish, i.e. a pin, but that wasn't necessary as I just need the 2 men involved in the decision so don't worry too much about the manner of the win).

    Good luck for the week ahead (shouldn't be long before we know the bonus result anyway).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


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    No Mercy has finished and that means we are 1/3 of the way through our tenth gameweek. This week marks the first leg of the Fantasy Cup quarter-final ties and I will begin by revealing the latest scores, before finishing up with the latest in our league table. Read on for more...




    *Note - No Mercy spoilers below. Do not read further if you do not want news of the PPV.*



    PW Fantasy Cup Quarter-Finals - 1st Leg (Latest Scores)


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    Mr.Nice Guy 19 - 24 Kankan14

    LeeJM 11 - 15 DM_7

    paulie21 20 - 21 Bounty Hunter

    daithi1989 23 - 13 beakerjoe




    Fantasy Cup Fallout

    daithi1989 has made the most impressive start to his cup tie, although there's still plenty of time for beakerjoe to get back into it. The other ties are looking quite close with the tie between paulie21 and Bounty Hunter looking particularly exciting at the moment.


    The scores for the other players from last night's PPV were as follows: Gaw_: 17; WinnyThePoo: 12; Cheese Wagstaff: 10; and A Brad Maddox Guy: 7.

    As far as the No Mercy bonus was concerned, three players correctly predicted that AJ Styles would win and that John Cena would take the loss; these players were beakerjoe, daithi1989 and paulie21. Congrats to them for successfully getting into the minds of WWE's bookers.

    Overall, that means, as you can see, the highest score for No Mercy went to Kankan14; wins for his captain AJ Styles, Heath Slater, Dolph Ziggler, Chad Gable, and an appearance point for Carmella got him his score. The second highest score went to daithi1989 who benefitted from the bonus points, plus wins for Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, his captain AJ Styles, and an appearance point for Jimmy Uso.

    The average score for No Mercy was 16 points.





    Now let's see where that leaves our league table following No Mercy...





    Gameweek 10 Standings (Post-PPV)


    1. DM_7...........................................................................283 points

    2. Bounty Hunter...............................................................275 points

    3. Mr.Nice Guy..................................................................260 points

    4. paulie21.......................................................................252 points

    5. daithi1989....................................................................244 points

    6. beakerjoe.....................................................................233 points

    7. A Brad Maddox Guy........................................................230 points

    8. Cheese Wagstaff............................................................229 points

    = Kankan14....................................................................229 points

    9. LeeJM..........................................................................217 points

    10. Gaw_.........................................................................205 points

    11. WinnyThePoo...............................................................169 points





    League Fallout

    The league leader remains DM_7, although his lead has now been cut to 8 points.

    As far as climbers go, daithi1989 and beakerjoe move up one to fifth and sixth respectively, while it's exciting down in the Deletion Zone as Kankan14 almost climbs clear due to his impressive PPV score and he now sits alongside Cheese Wagstaff.

    No Mercy results


    The Hype Bros and American Alpha defeated The Vaudevillains and The Ascension.

    AJ Styles defeated John Cena and Dean Ambrose.

    Nikki Bella defeated Carmella.

    Heath Slater and Rhyno defeated The Usos.

    Baron Corbin defeated Jack Swagger.

    Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz.

    Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss.

    Bray Wyatt defeated Randy Orton.


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    No Mercy saw Luke Harper return from his injury lay-off. I will post a roster update at the end of the gameweek and make him available for selection in the Upper Tier section. There's one or two cruiserweights I will add in that section as well, such as Drew Gulak.


    Want to join in?

    The game may be under way but new players are always welcome. Places for the Cup are now closed but we will still accept players for the league. To sign up simply select a squad from the roster here and you're in.


    That's it for the No Mercy update. Next up, Monday Night Raw...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


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    Raw is all over and that means we are 2/3 of the way through gameweek ten. Below you will find the scores for last night's show, the latest scores in the 1st leg of the Fantasy Cup quarter-finals, and the current status of our league table. Read on for more...



    *Note - Raw spoilers below. Do not read further if you do not want news of Raw.*



    Monday Night Raw scores



    A Brad Maddox Guy......................10 pts
    LeeJM........................................10 pts
    beakerjoe....................................6 pts
    Cheese Wagstaff...........................6 pts
    daithi1989...................................6 pts
    DM_7..........................................6 pts
    paulie21......................................6 pts
    WinnyThePoo................................6 pts
    Gaw_..........................................5 pts
    Kankan14....................................1 pt
    Mr.Nice Guy.................................1 pt
    Bounty Hunter..............................0 pts








    Raw Fallout

    You would think with 9 matches on Raw that there would be plenty of points scored this week but that's not the case; most players went very Smackdown-heavy with their line-ups, resulting in the rather low scores.

    The highest score goes jointly to A Brad Maddox Guy and LeeJM with the former getting his points via wins for Roman Reigns, TJ Perkins and an appearance from Cesaro, while the latter gets his points via wins from Seth Rollins, TJ Perkins and Cesaro's appearance.

    The average score for Raw was just 5 points.



    Now let's see what that means for the latest scores in the Cup ties...



    PW Fantasy Cup Quarter-Finals - 1st Leg (Latest Scores)


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    Mr.Nice Guy 20 - 25 Kankan14

    LeeJM 21 - 21 DM_7

    paulie21 26 - 21 Bounty Hunter

    daithi1989 29 - 19 beakerjoe





    Fantasy Cup Fallout

    It's early days but the repeat of last year's final between LeeJM and DM_7 is already shaping up to be a cracker. Elsewhere paulie21 has overtaken Bounty Hunter in their tie, while myself and beakerjoe have work to do to overturn our deficits against Kankan14 and daithi1989 respectively.




    Finally let us see where it leaves our league table going into the final show of the week...





    Gameweek 10 Standings (Post-Raw)


    1. DM_7...........................................................................289 points

    2. Bounty Hunter...............................................................275 points

    3. Mr.Nice Guy..................................................................261 points

    4. paulie21.......................................................................258 points

    5. daithi1989....................................................................250 points

    6. A Brad Maddox Guy........................................................240 points

    7. beakerjoe.....................................................................239 points

    8. Cheese Wagstaff............................................................235 points

    9. Kankan14.....................................................................230 points

    10. LeeJM.........................................................................227 points

    11. Gaw_.........................................................................210 points

    12. WinnyThePoo...............................................................175 points






    League Fallout

    Our league leader DM_7 had his lead cut back after No Mercy, but his solid score for Raw edges him further ahead and gives him a current lead of fourteen points.

    The only movement sees A Brad Maddox Guy return to the top six following a strong Raw score, while Cheese Wagstaff takes sole possession of eighth place.



    Raw results


    Kofi Kingston defeated Cesaro.

    Bayley defeated Cami Fields.

    Sin Cara and Lince Dorado defeated Tony Nese and Drew Gulak.

    Sami Zayn and Neville defeated Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel.

    R-Truth defeated Titus O'Neil.

    Braun Strowman defeated The Splash Brothers.

    Sasha Banks and Roman Reigns defeated Charlotte and Rusev.

    TJ Perkins defeated Ariya Daivari.

    Seth Rollins defeated Chris Jericho.


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    Neville returned to our TV screens and picked up a win. Will he now be on your radar for a transfer?


    Want to join in?

    The game may be under way but new players are always welcome. Places for the Cup are now closed but we will still accept players for the league. To sign up simply select a squad from the roster here and you're in.


    That's it for the Raw update. On to Smackdown to finish out the week, and with lots of Smackdown wrestlers potentially in play it should be a fun watch.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,841 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Does Dean Ambrose being
    A special guest Ref get him an appearance point since he was technically in an actual match?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    beakerjoe wrote: »
    Does Dean Ambrose being
    A special guest Ref get him an appearance point since he was technically in an actual match?
    That's a great question. The practice including last year has been that only those in the match, i.e. the contest itself, are eligible for points; so the referee wouldn't count.

    But the way I worded it did leave that unclear - I will have to make sure I word that better in future. Something like 'must have been competing in a match'.

    I will have the roster update posted in a little bit and then later, the final update of the week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    IN


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    Some more Cruiserweights have been added to the game and will be available for selection in the Upper Tier section. They are:

    Drew Gulak

    Sin Cara

    Tony Nese

    I actually thought Sin Cara was in before now but apparently not.


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    Emmalina


    She is returning soon and Emmalina will be available for selection in the Main Event Tier section.


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    Luke Harper


    Luke Harper will also be available in the Upper Tier section.


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    James Ellsworth


    He appears to be the newest addition to Smackdown and James Ellsworth will be heading to the Lower Tier section.

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    Kenny and Mikey


    Not sure how long they will be around, but Dolph's former friends are listed on WWE's roster page on Wiki as being signed, so The Spirit Squad members Kenny and Mikey will be available to select in the Lower Tier section.

    I'm not sure anyone is worthy of being declared OBSOLETE so I won't be deleting anyone for the time being. And so the updated roster looks like so:


    The Roster



    Main Event Tier (Pick 3)

    Men

    AJ Styles
    Bray Wyatt
    Dean Ambrose
    Dolph Ziggler
    John Cena
    Kevin Owens
    Randy Orton
    Roman Reigns
    Seth Rollins

    Women

    Bayley
    Becky Lynch
    Charlotte
    Emmalina
    Eva Marie
    Natalya
    Nia Jax
    Nikki Bella
    Sasha Banks




    Upper Tier (Pick 3)

    Men

    Akira Tozawa
    Apollo Crews
    Baron Corbin
    Big Cass
    Big E
    Big Show
    Braun Strowman
    Brian Kendrick
    Cedric Alexander
    Cesaro
    Chad Gable
    Chris Jericho
    Drew Gulak
    Enzo Amore
    Erick Rowan
    Gran Metalik
    Jack Gallagher
    Jason Jordan
    Johnny Gargano
    Kalisto
    Kane
    Karl Anderson
    Kofi Kingston
    Lince Dorado
    Luke Gallows
    Luke Harper
    Neville
    Noam Dar
    Rich Swann
    Rhyno
    Rusev
    Sami Zayn
    Sheamus
    Sin Cara
    The Miz
    TJ Perkins
    Tommaso Ciampa
    Tony Nese
    Xavier Woods

    Women

    Alexa Bliss
    Carmella
    Dana Brooke
    Paige




    Lower Tier (Pick 1)

    Men

    Aiden English
    Bo Dallas
    Curt Hawkins
    Curtis Axel
    Darren Young
    Epico
    Fandango
    Goldust
    Heath Slater
    Jack Swagger
    James Ellsworth
    Jey Uso
    Jimmy Uso
    Jinder Mahal
    Kenny
    Konnor
    Mark Henry
    Mikey
    Mojo Rawley
    Primo
    R-Truth
    Simon Gotch
    Titus O’Neil
    Tyler Breeze
    Viktor
    Zack Ryder

    Women

    Summer Rae
    Alicia Fox
    Naomi

    Note - Part-timers like Brock Lesnar and Triple H have not been included. New names may be added to the list if and when they debut. i.e. Nakamura, Samoa Joe etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


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    Smackdown is over and so too is our tenth gameweek, but we have also reached another milestone: this is officially the halfway stage of the game. That's right, from here on out we will be closing in on the final stretch. Doesn't time fly?

    Below I'll reveal the scores for Smackdown - which were very interesting - what they mean for the Cup ties, before finishing up with the latest in our league standings. Read on for more...



    *Note - Smackdown Live spoilers below. Do not read further if you do not want news of Smackdown.*



    Smackdown Live scores


    DM_7..........................................17 pts
    Gaw_..........................................14 pts
    beakerjoe....................................13 pts
    Cheese Wagstaff...........................13 pts
    daithi1989...................................12 pts
    Kankan14.....................................8 pts
    paulie21.......................................7 pts
    A Brad Maddox Guy........................1 pt
    Bounty Hunter...............................1 pt
    LeeJM..........................................1 pt
    Mr.Nice Guy...................................1 pt
    WinnyThePoo.................................0 pts










    Smackdown Fallout

    The highest score for Smackdown this week goes to DM_7 whose captaincy choice of Jimmy Uso paid off in style, aided by a win for Dolph Ziggler and an appearance point for AJ Styles.

    The second highest score went to Gaw_ who also benefitted from Jimmy Uso as captain, plus appearance points for AJ Styles and Randy Orton.

    This was a fascinating week with a wide range of scores. The average was 7 points.



    Now let's see what effect that had on the Fantasy Cup ties...


    PW Fantasy Cup Quarter-Finals - 1st Leg (Results)


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    Mr.Nice Guy 21 - 33 Kankan14

    LeeJM 22 - 38 DM_7

    paulie21 33 - 22 Bounty Hunter

    daithi1989 41 - 32 beakerjoe





    Fantasy Cup Fallout

    It goes to show how quickly these cup ties can change considering I believe after Raw the tie between daithi1989 and beakerjoe had the biggest points difference, yet now it has become the closest of all the ties.

    Smackdown has made a big impact on the shape of the ties, particularly the rerun of last year's final, with our Cup winner LeeJM having a lot to do to turn it around; in fact, we have an interesting underdog dynamic in place for each match-up when the second leg takes place in two weeks' time on gameweek 12. Will Kankan14, DM_7, paulie21 and daithi1989 be able to hold on to their leads?







    Finally, let's see how our league table looks...






    Gameweek 10 Standings


    1. DM_7...........................................................................306 points

    2. Bounty Hunter...............................................................276 points

    3. paulie21.......................................................................265 points

    4. daithi1989....................................................................262 points

    = Mr.Nice Guy..................................................................262 points

    5. beakerjoe....................................................................252 points

    6. Cheese Wagstaff...........................................................248 points

    7. A Brad Maddox Guy.......................................................241 points

    8. Kankan14....................................................................238 points

    9. LeeJM.........................................................................228 points

    10. Gaw_........................................................................224 points

    11. WinnyThePoo..............................................................175 points






    League Fallout

    As we reach the halfway stage of the contest there's no doubt who the man to beat is, and congratulations are due to league leader DM_7 who pushes himself out to a thirty point lead, and breaks the 300 mark in the process. Can he keep up this form as we work our way towards the game's finale?

    In other news, paulie21 has taken hold of third place while daithi1989, beakerjoe and Cheese Wagstaff have also been rising. It's getting interesting in the Deletion Zone too as our late entry to the game Gaw_ now breathes down the necks of those just above him after his strong Smackdown score.


    Smackdown results


    Dolph Ziggler defeated The Spirit Squad.

    Naomi defeated Carmella.

    Jimmy Uso defeated Chad Gable.

    James Ellsworth defeated AJ Styles.

    Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper defeated Randy Orton and Kane.
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    Jimmy Uso (pictured left, above) really came through for those who put their faith in him this week.





    On to Gameweek #11 (The Tag Tournament Returns)

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    Yes folks the tag team tournament returns and this week it's a big 'un because we will have our first elimination.

    The bottom team on the ladder when the week is finished will be the first team out. Here's a reminder of how things looked last time:
    Tag Team Tournament Standings


    1. Cheesy Guys (Cheese Wagstaff and Mr.Nice Guy) - 42

    2. BeakerKan14 (beakerjoe and Kankan14) - 40

    3. Bounty Hunter and Gaw_ - 24

    = P.D.M.21/7 aka Pretty Damn Mean 21/7 (paulie21 and DM_7) - 24

    4. L.I.B.: Los Ingobernables de Boards (LeeJM and WinnyThePoo) - 21

    5. A Daithi Guy (A Brad Maddox Guy and daithi1989) - 20



    In the event teams are tied for last place, points from captaincy choices will be used to break the deadlock.

    One thing I think I neglected to mention last time is that the eventual plan for the tag semi-finals is to have Team #1 on the ladder play Team #4 and Teams #2 and #3 facing off in the other ties.

    I'm looking forward to seeing which teams make it through.



    Deadline




    The deadline will be before the start of Monday Night Raw..




    Transfers and Captaincy




    You can make up to 2 transfers to your squad if you wish. These must be from the same tier. For example, a Main Event Tier performer for a Main Event Tier performer; an Upper Tier performer for an Upper Tier performer.

    Please outline who you are transferring out and transferring in when posting your squads to make it easier for me to follow.

    Once a team has been posted that team will be final and no edits will be allowed (unless there are exceptional circumstance, i.e. a wrestler gets hurt, or they are suspended).

    Don't forget to choose a captain who will score you double points.


    Want to join in?




    The game may be under way but new players are always welcome. Places for the Cup are now closed but we will still accept players for the league. To sign up simply select a squad from the roster here and you're in.


    Good luck for the week ahead, everybody. Gameweek #11 is now open for business.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭daithi1989


    Getting my team changes in early!

    Becky Out Reigns In
    Corbin Out Bliss In

    Dolph AJ Reigns
    Bliss Cesaro Perkins
    Jimmy

    Captain Bliss


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭Kankan14


    Main Event Tier - Aj Styles
    Main Event Tier - Kevin Owens
    Main Event Tier - Reigns in for Dolph.

    Upper Tier -Seamus in for Gable
    Upper Tier - Carmella
    Upper Tier - Cesaro

    Lower Tier - Slater


    Captain: Aj Styles


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    Main Event Tier - Kevin Owens
    Main Event Tier - Becky Lynch Bayley
    Main Event Tier - AJ Styles

    Upper Tier - Rhyno
    Upper Tier - Baron Corbin
    Upper Tier - The Miz Sheamus

    Lower Tier - Jey Uso

    My captain: Sheamus


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Main Event Tier - Nikki Bella
    Main Event Tier - John Cena Roman Reigns in
    Main Event Tier - AJ Styles

    Upper Tier - Rhyno Big E in
    Upper Tier - Brian Kendrick
    Upper Tier - Cesaro

    Lower Tier - Jack Swagger

    My captain: Big E


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,469 ✭✭✭LeeJM


    Main Event Tier : AJ Styles
    Main Event Tier : Nikki Bella
    Main Event Tier : Seth Rollins

    Upper Tier : TJ Perkins Big E
    Upper Tier : The Miz Luke Harper
    Upper Tier : Cesaro

    Lower Tier : Jey Uso

    My Captain : AJ Styles


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    Just realized my mistake MNG, I had actually already transferred Becky out last week (for Nikki Bella) due to the injury so my lineup should have been as below and I wouldn't need to transfer her out now.

    Main Event Tier - Kevin Owens
    Main Event Tier - Nikki Bella
    Main Event Tier - AJ Styles

    Upper Tier - Rhyno
    Upper Tier - Baron Corbin
    Upper Tier - The Miz

    Lower Tier - Jey Uso

    My captain: Jey Uso


    Therefore my changes this week will be the one mentioned in my previous post (The Miz out for Sheamus) but as I don't need to take Becky out instead i'd like to swap Rhyno out for Braun Strowman assuming it's not an issue that I already posted my lineup (with the Becky mistake).

    So for this week it'd be


    Main Event Tier - Kevin Owens
    Main Event Tier - Nikki Bella
    Main Event Tier - AJ Styles

    Upper Tier - Rhyno Braun Strowman
    Upper Tier - Baron Corbin
    Upper Tier - The Miz Sheamus

    Lower Tier - Jey Uso

    My captain: Sheamus


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Yeah that's grand, BH.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Cheese Wagstaff


    No changes for me this week.

    AJ Styles
    Nikki Bella
    Kevin Owens

    Braun Strowman
    Sheamus
    Cesaro

    Jimmy Uso - (Captain)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    No changes for me this week.

    Same captain as last week too, yes?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Cheese Wagstaff


    Same captain as last week too, yes?

    Sorry, completely forgot. Yes please, Jimmy captain again for the week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,841 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Beakerjoes team : changes

    Main Event Tier - Aj Styles
    Main Event Tier – Kevin Owens
    Main Event Tier - Dean Ambrose Out - Roman Reigns In

    Upper Tier - Braun Strowman
    Upper Tier - The Miz
    Upper Tier - Cesaro Out Sheamus In

    Lower Tier - Jimmy Uso

    My captain: Jimmy Uso


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,755 ✭✭✭✭paulie21


    MAIN EVENT TIER - Randy Orton Sasha Banks
    MAIN EVENT TIER - AJ Styles
    MAIN EVENT TIER - Dolph Ziggler

    UPPER TIER - The Miz Braun Strowman
    UPPER TIER - Cesaro
    UPPER TIER - TJ Perkins

    LOWER TIER - Jey Uso

    Captain: AJ Styles


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭Gaw_


    Out: Randy Orton for Kevin Owens
    Out: The Miz for Kofi Kingston

    Main
    AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Nikki Bella

    Upper
    Baron Corbin, Kofi Kingston, TJ Perkins

    Lower
    Jimmy Uso

    Captain
    Kofi Kingston


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭DM_7


    Out: Dolph Ziggler
    In: Roman Reigns

    Out: Cesaro
    In: Big E


    AJ Styles
    Kevin Owens
    Roman Reigns


    Big E
    Baron Corbin
    Braun Strowman


    Jimmy Uso

    Captain: Jimmy Uso


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭A Brad Maddox Guy


    Nia Jax OUT Kevin Owens IN

    Main Event
    Roman Reigns
    AJ Styles
    Kevin Owens

    Upper Tier
    Cesaro
    TJ Perkins
    The Miz

    Lower Tier
    Jey Uso

    Captain - Cesaro


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Popular Trends - GW 11



    Most popular Main Event Tier picks


    1. AJ Styles 11

    2. Kevin Owens 8

    3. Nikki Bella / Roman Reigns 6








    Most popular Upper Tier picks


    1. Cesaro 8

    2. Braun Strowman 5

    = TJ Perkins 5








    Most popular Lower Tier picks


    1. Jimmy Uso 5

    2. Jey Uso 4

    3. Heath Slater 2





    AJ Styles is the most popular Main Event tier pick and overall pick; Braun Strowman's popularity has risen over the week in the Upper Tier section; no change in the Lower Tier section.

    Good luck in the week ahead as we find out the first team eliminated.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,640 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


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    An eventful Raw has finished for the week as we begin the second half of our competition. This week will be interesting as we see the lowest-scoring team eliminated from the tag tournament. Below you will find the scores for last night's show, the current state of the tag tournament ladder, and finally the current league table. Read on for the latest news...



    *Note - Raw spoilers below. Do not read further if you do not want news of Raw.*




    Monday Night Raw scores



    Mr.Nice Guy.................................15 pts
    DM_7.........................................10 pts
    LeeJM..........................................9 pts
    Bounty Hunter...............................7 pts
    beakerjoe....................................6 pts
    Cheese Wagstaff...........................6 pts
    paulie21......................................6 pts
    A Brad Maddox Guy.......................1 pt
    daithi1989...................................1 pt
    Gaw_..........................................1 pt
    Kankan14....................................1 pt
    WinnyThePoo................................1 pt








    Raw Fallout

    I get the highest score for Raw this week due to wins for my captain Big E, plus Brian Kendrick. The second highest score went to DM_7, thanks to wins for Braun Strowman and Big E.

    This turned out to be a tricky Raw for many players with popular performers like Reigns, Owens and Cesaro not seeing action. The average score for Raw was a lowly 5 points.





    Now let's see what those scores mean for the tag tournament ladder...




    Tag Team Tournament Standings


    1. Cheesy Guys (Cheese Wagstaff and Mr.Nice Guy) - 63

    2. BeakerKan14 (beakerjoe and Kankan14) - 47

    3. P.D.M.21/7 aka Pretty Damn Mean 21/7 (paulie21 and DM_7) - 40

    4. Bounty Hunter and Gaw_ - 32

    5. L.I.B.: Los Ingobernables de Boards (LeeJM and WinnyThePoo) - 31

    6. A Daithi Guy (A Brad Maddox Guy and daithi1989) - 22




    Tag Team Tournament Fallout

    The bottom team gets eliminated, so as we head into Smackdown it looks like a battle between BH and Gaw_, L.I.B. and A Daithi Guy to avoid an early exit. I see daithi1989 has Alexa Bliss as his captain this week, so you'd think a win for her is necesary on Smackdown for A Brad Maddox Guy and daithi1989 to stay alive in the tournament.

    Elsewhere, Pretty Damn Mean 21/7 have risen to third.




    Finally, let's check out the latest in our league table...




    Gameweek 11 Standings (Post-Raw)


    1. DM_7...........................................................................316 points

    2. Bounty Hunter...............................................................283 points

    3. Mr.Nice Guy..................................................................277 points

    4. paulie21.......................................................................271 points

    5. daithi1989....................................................................263 points

    6. beakerjoe....................................................................258 points

    7. Cheese Wagstaff...........................................................254 points

    8. A Brad Maddox Guy.......................................................242 points

    9. Kankan14....................................................................239 points

    10. LeeJM.......................................................................237 points

    11. Gaw_........................................................................225 points

    12. WinnyThePoo..............................................................176 points






    League Fallout

    Forget Austin 3:16, it's all about DM_7: 316 pts; the league leader edges further ahead and now has a lead at the top of 33 points.

    The only movement following Raw sees me move up to third place after my strong Raw score.


    Raw results


    Seth Rollins defeated Chris Jericho.

    Mark Henry and The Golden Truth defeated Titus O'Neil and The Shining Stars.

    Big E defeated Sheamus.

    Bo Dallas defeated Neville.

    Dana Brooke defeated Bayley.

    Braun Strowman defeated The Mile-High Trio.

    Big Cass defeated Karl Anderson.

    Brian Kendrick, Tony Nese and Drew Gulak defeated TJ Perkins, Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann.

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    Dana Brooke beating Bayley is an eye-catching result. Is she worth transferring in as an Upper Tier option?



    Want to join in?


    The game may be under way but new players are always welcome. Places for the tag tournament are now closed but we will still accept players for the league. To sign up simply select a squad from the roster here and you're in.


    That's it for the Raw update. On to Smackdown to close out the week as we discover which tag team's journey comes to an abrupt end.


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