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This is what I knew would happen, something I looked forward to, people will consider a perfect eleven without the likes of Cantona and Best.. but the thing is, Best and Cantona really COULD get in any all time XI. Great pick.

Garvin lasted this long? Very nice pick.

Nice choice.. I thought everybody would take a striker in the first round, but there was a certain English defender I was tempted to take with my first pick. Huss is on the clock.

But Petey's a current champion.. I figured with people trying for picks he'd go quickly.

Bastard. Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard Bastard. Kidman was THE guy I had in mind for my cruiserweight division. I took Tajiri, Williams and Chavo because I thought they'd all go long before Kidman. Argh, bastard. Bastard. Seriously bastard.

Ah, I did search, but not the 24/7 folder, only the GW folder. My bad.

Bad time for an English poster to have to pick. You've got 12 hours anyway, Deano.

And my pick at last. The other, alongside Maradona, people say is the best player of all time. I need a goalscorer in my side, and if this man can do anything (and he can do everything) he can score goals. The most famous and recognisable player in the history of the game, and not a bad player to boot.. Pele

On behalf of King Cucaracha Quite possibly the best French player of all time, the man who some claim started the invasion into the English game, but no matter what anybody says, nobody could deny the sublime skill and energy he bought over to our game.. the man who did the unthinkable and swapped the shirt of the (at the time) might Leeds United for Manchester United.. The King of Old Trafford.. King Eric.. Eric Cantona

On behalf of Sivy One of two men arguably spoken of as the two best players in the history of the game, this man had it all, flair, speed, technique, skills, and the Hand of God. But who cares about that goal when he scored a brilliant solo goal against England in the same game? The man everybody loves to hate (at least over here) but nobody could doubt his talent. Arguably the best player the game has ever seen.. Diego Maradona

This draft has started, and i'm going to have to make the first few pics myself on behalf of other people. I really shouldn't have started this on a weekend.

I'm quite curious as to who AOTF are matched up with now.

Just a last quick ditch reminder to tell people signing up ends in a few hours. For those who aren't going to be around over the weekend, feel free to send me a list of players and i'll gladly post on your behalf, i'll make sure this draft runs smoothly. I've had a few people send me lists already so this'll run pretty good.

Edit: No, wrong thread Adam. Sigh.

Sky Sports put together a video package of his career so far. He doesn't get the credit he deserves really.. before the England job, he was a good young coach.

That could actually be the biggest steal of the last few rounds.

Oh, i'm not saying the Hogan/Brutus/Money Inc. match didn't work, it did, greatly.. but saying what you have above, if Hart wasn't ready to beat Hogan, why not have Hart beat Yokozuna to get him ready for Hogan?

Ah, I didn't know Amazing Kong had gone. Yeah, when I used to play EWR back in the day, Aja Kong was always on it, but i'd never seen what she looked like.

Well, now I know something i've always wondered but never bothered to pick up on. Somebody else and Aja Kong aren't the same person.

Okay, a combination of having a bad back and having time off work, & running out of matches for the Desert Island Match Draft thread.. I've been watching my tagged-classics DVDs. Now, a few things, the one that inspired this thread. If they wanted to transition the WWF Championship from Hart to Hogan, why not go straight with Hogan/Hart, why end it the way they did? If they wanted a happy ending for Mania, have Hart beat Yokozuna, if they wanted Hogan to win the title, have Hogan beat Hart. Also.. how out of place does Backlund look in the ring at this point in history? Good little match he had with Razor though.

Quite looking forward to doing this now.. After the sign-up closes tonight, I'll randomly select the order to start, we'll go serpentine rules with 12 hour windows for picks. If anybody wants to switch to 8 hour windows we'll take a mini vote.

Okay, here it is. A NASTY BOYS match makes my list. But hear me out. Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan vs The Nasty Boys Slamboree 1994 Foley & Sullivan put their past behind them to join forces and beat the hell out of the Nasty Boys to win the WCW Tag-Team titles. The four guys absolutely destroy each other, and the match being in philly doesn't hurt. Check this bad boy out.

Ironically, made me £30 poorer. I bet on Portugal in the pool with my friends. £480 was up for grabs too, bugger. to all you football fans, check out my signature. Sign-up ends 5pm USA time tonight.

That's a great, great midcard pick.

Just a reminder.. sign-ups are closed in about 26-30 hours.