WWE Game: Tag Team Edition 8: Good Friends, Better Enemies

[D]

who is your partner anyway?

I can never remember who is with who

[Malcolm]

Khali and Katie Lee Burchill

[Mr Cowbell ?]

I guess its our turn to pick

[Gnrfan]

i guess so.

[Mr Cowbell ?]

 


Shad

[Gnrfan]

Just so we are clear... We pick Shad. I know D doesn't understand visual aids

[Jim]

We be take Kelly...




... Kelly.

[Hammy]

Alright guys, if you are all quick we could make RAW.

[D]

Lets roll with Paul Burchill

[Sober_times]

We'll Take Lance Cade and Chavo. 

[Gnrfan]

Raw
Charlie Haas, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Jamie Noble, Jillian, Layla, Primo Colon, Snitsky, William Regal.

Smackdown
Ezekiel, Funaki, Jesse, Jimmy Wang Yang, Kenny Dykstra, Maria, Ryan Braddock, Scotty Goldman, Super Crazy, Victoria

ECW
Armando Estrada, Bam Neely, Gavin Spears, Hornswoggle, Mike Knox, Ricky Ortiz, Tommy Dreamer.

Recurring Legends
Al Snow, Barry Windham, Bart Gunn, Bastion Booger, Bob Backlund, Brooklyn Brawler, Doink The Clown, Dusty Rhodes, Flash Funk, Gangrel, Gillberg, Hulk Hogan, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Kamala, Lita, Mae Young, Nikolai Volkoff, Iron Sheik, IRS, Pete Gas, Repo Man, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Ron Simmons, Scotty Two Hotty, Skinner, Steve Austin, Steve Blackman, Sgt. Slaughter, Sunny, Ted DiBiase Snr., The Goon, The Rock, Trish Stratus.

Injured/Inactive/Suspended/Released
Boogeyman, Candice Michelle, Carlito, Chuck Palumbo, Deuce, DH Smith, Elijah Burke, Gregory Helms, Hardcore Holly, Ken Kennedy, Melina, Paul London, Umaga, Val Venis.

Non-Wrestling Recurring Characters
Eve Torres, Lena Yada, Matt Striker, Mick Foley, Ranjin Singh, Shane Mcmahon, Tazz, Tony Atlas, Vicki Guerrero, Vince Mcmahon.

Canadian Bacon: Triple H, Big Show, Beth Phoenix, Kane, Natalya, Michelle McCool, Zach Ryder, The Great Khali, Katie Lea Burchill
Fan of Smackin' D with a Cowbell: Matt Hardy, Montel Vontavious Porter, John Bradshaw Layfield, Cody Rhodes, Santino Marella, Mark Henry, Randy Orton, Maryse, Shad Gaspard
slash666 & Jim: Batista, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Ron "R-Truth" Killings, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, Finlay, The Miz, Kelly Kelly
Blowup D'z Nutz: John Cena, Jeff Hardy, John Morrison, Ted Dibiase, The Brian Kendrick, Festus, Mickie James, Vladimir Kozlov, Paul Burchill
Team M.I.A: Edge, CM Punk, Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, Curt Hawkins, Shawn Michaels, D'Lo Brown, JTG, Lance Cade, Chavo Guerrero

[BlowUpYourVideo]

Ricky Ortiz pleaze

[D]

This isn't talking shit or anything but even with John Cena out, I kind of like our team. We have solid scorers at every spot.

A nice debuting wrestler to replace Cena, and we could be right there.

[Hammy]

Call me crazy but I still kinda like our team even without Cena.

This isn't talking shit or anything but even with John Cena out, I kind of like our team.

[D]

I'll say it again. This is the tag game. Look at other people's number 1 picks ok

If CM loses the title he becomes like a 3rd round pick scorer.

HHH isn't doing a whole lot of wrestling on TV lately

If Matt hardy doesnt win the ECW title

so really, one pick isn't gonna win or lose this game.

If u look at our roster picks 2-10 we have very solid contributors. We have Dibiase as a champion, Jeff Hardy could be future US or even world champion. Morrison is a consistent scorer, Mickie James is still a pretty consistent scorer even without the belt, Kozlov's push could resume after the PPV, Ortiz should still appear regularly and wrestle on ECW, Festus has tag matches now and again and one could see them somehow possibly winning tag titles from Edgeheads,

Paul Burchill is a great worker, so he will get us a lot of 5pts on Raw, those add up especially from the 9th position.


And then, who i think is the steal of the game, we somehow got THE brian Kendrick with the 5th pick.

Kendrick is on a hell of a push and is by far the best 5th pick of the game.

so what I am saying is, the Number 1 pick is nice, but if u have a solid team 2-10, u can compensate for losing that first pick. I think with a nice debut to replace Cena, we will be in the mix at the end.

[Jim]

My-k Knocks. Please. Ta.

[D]

D ranks the draft:

This is just me being goofy and bored when I should be studying. I'll list who I think the most valuable is at each selection:


1st pick:
1.HHH *always a high consistent scorer
2.Matt Hardy *gonna win ECW Gold and is a great worker, will get u consistent pts
3. Batista Could get injured tomorrow but he should challenge for the title
4. Edge Injury angle, really no chance to get the title back anytime soon
5. Cena  Injured

2nd pick
1.Jeff Hardy Always consisent, gonna win some form of Gold this game, count on US Title
2.CM Punk  maybe lower if he loses the title and it is inevitable
3. MVP seems to be getting another push, usually wrestles every show
4. Jericho too many promos, HBK won't allow him to go over
5. Big Show  at the moment, nothing but run ins, hopefully that switches to something

3rd pick
1.Beth Phoenix  Hot angle right now, Women's champ, look for her to win IC title
2. Undertaker back active, bet he wins the WWE title this game
3. John Morrison consistent every week, has been a top 10 scorer in 3 straight games
4. JBL  will wrestle but seems to put everyone over
5. Shelton Benjamin  livin on borrowed time


4th pick
1. Tie Dibiase/Rhodes  Tag champs, they are an up and coming young team, expect some defenses this game
3. Rey Mysterio  always injured or so it seems, will feud with Kane, expect a lot of non wrestling type stuff at first
4. Kane Expect him to job to Mysterio but he seems always a solid scorer
5. R Truth  Never know when they will get tired of him again and stop using him. He is the wild card as after the game he could be near the top.


5th pick
1. Brian Kendrick Huge push goin right now, and its nutty enough for the WWE to do something crazy and give him a shocking upset Title win at JD. U never know. anyhow, he appears set for a nice push for a while.
2.Santino Marella  Great angle with Beth, I expect him to wrestle and win a lot with her help
3.Natayla  Could be next Diva's champ, excellent worker, will wrestle all the time and win
4. Kofi Kingston  Chance to regain back his IC title, excellent youngster, will wrestle weekly
5. Curt Hawkins  Tag champ but these guys n ever defend the titles


6th pick
1.Mark Henry  ECW champ, should lose it but hell u never know and if he doesnt, he is the steal of the game
2.Michelle McCool Diva CHamp, should get to defend it at least once before losing it
3.Shawn Micheals  Never know what lies ahead after the Jericho match, could be back, could leave till RR
4.Evan Bourne  Solid ECW performer, not much chance at a title or PPV but solid
5. Festus  Unless they win tag titles.. otherwise, maybe get some squashes, we will see


7th pick
1. Mickie James Even without the title, she seems to wrestle and win weekly
2. Finlay  Wrestles wins should always be on TV for the most part
3.Zach Ryder Tag champ, I thought 5th round was way too high for them, but 7th round is perfect for these guys
4. D Lo Brown  we will see how long he lasts, should pick some 5 pointers up here and there
5. Randy Orton  never know if he will come back mid october, tomorrow night, Survivor Series. Depending on when he comes back, of course he will be the top

8th pick
1.Vladimir Kozlov  He had a huge streak going, off TV just because of the PPV stuff and he not being a part of it. Expect his 12pt weeks to continue after Judgement Day
2. The Miz with or without Morrison, he will wrestle consistently
3. Maryse  Solid women's performer, if u check the stats from last game, she wrestles all the time and wins a lot also.
4. Great Khali  never know where his career is going
5.JTG  Could win tag titles............... or not to be seen


9th pick
1.Lance Cade  at this point if he comes back, he has potential to wrestle on TV each week, I still expect some kind of push
2. Paul Burchill  He is a great worker, so he will be on Raw. Maybe jobbing but 5pts adds up
3.Kelly Kelly Has been appearing and wrestling a lot lately
4. JTG potential Tag champ or could disappear
5. Katie Lea Burchill havent seen her wrestle in a while, Heel is champ........ So who knows what she will be doing



any comments on the list?

I tried to be as objective as humanly possible. Of course things change and never go according to plan.

[Hammy]

I'll say it again. This is the tag game. Look at other people's number 1 picks ok

Again 

I wasn't denying your reason I was highlighting your repetiveness...

4. Edge Injury angle, really no chance to get the title back anytime soon

Why not?  He's not injured and with stars down I'd doubt he'll be off television for too long.  And if your Jeff Hardy transitional champion theory is true, this is the kind of guy, come the last month or 2 of the game to win it off him.  They'd be a fool to keep him off, he's the best heel going.

5. Big Show  at the moment, nothing but run ins, hopefully that switches to something

That's you getting paranoid (agayn) in the singles game (because he is yours).  We are what? 2 weeks in.  The fact he's making a big thing about not getting a title shot and disrupting the show to prove how pissed he is, it's clearly a "I'll keep doing this 'til I get my shot" angle.

5. Shelton Benjamin  livin on borrowed time

You what?  He laid out Trips, Hardy and MVP this week and is the US Champ.  The dude's getting a big push, he may be living on "borrowed time" long term but I'd say it's enough to take him through this game.
 

3. Maryse  Solid women's performer, if u check the stats from last game, she wrestles all the time and wins a lot also.

You serious? I only thought she wrestled a couple of times last game.

2. Paul Burchill  He is a great worker, so he will be on Raw. Maybe jobbing but 5pts adds up

I like him but he really does have that Conway Pop vibe going down.  He had an IC Title "feud" (and I use the term, very loosely) where he jobbed cleanly, both times to Kingston, he and his sister lost their spots in that feud, and since then he was victim of the during the ad break entrance and quick squash, I hate to say it, but on his 3rd gimmick already, I smell "Future Endeavours".

any comments on the list?

Pretty much agree with most of your rankings.  Some lower ones I understand are low on the gambling potential.  For instance Cryme Tyme, extremely over, in the title picture, only team to actually challenge....

...but they hardly ever wrestle, won't get the belts straight off and may get knocked out of the picture if a new team debuts and takes their spot.

Also Orton, shoot, real, who the fuck knows

[Mr Cowbell ?]

WTF This is a Carlito type position to fill, Give us his Little Bro Primo Colon.

[Mr Cowbell ?]

we starting tomorrow then?