CanadianChris

I went 13 for 13 with the teams that actually made it out of the first round.

I don't mind it. The tournament is supposed to go to chalk, it ensures the best matchups It's not too good from an entertainment standpoint, though. They sell this tournament in part on the Cinderellas and the amazing upsets, which are sorely lacking this year.

Anyway, my next pick is a brawler and legit tough guy heel, as well as a Canadian wrestling icon. They will flock over the border from Windsor to boo this guy: Gene Kiniski

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I liked the Bills when I was a kid due to proximity. I really don't care one way or the other about them now.

I'm getting sick of such awful endings to good games. Getting pretty sick of all the chalk, too.

8 for 8 yesterday. Maybe I do still have a shot.

Can't wait too long, this edition of the game ends on March 31.

I stopped watching in this period -- XIX is the last one I've seen in its entirety. That said... 2000 - Good show marred by the main event. This was the real start of the overexposure of the McMahons, IMO. Forget that the main event should have logically been HHH vs. The Rock, and that having anything other than a one-on-one match for the title on the biggest show of the year is a mistake -- I could have lived with that, had it not been for the abominable "A McMahon in every corner" gimmick. And, of course, this is the show that turned me against HHH for good, since he just had to retain the title, becoming the first and only heel to do so in a Mania main event. The match overshadowed what had been a very good show, with the Eurocontinental title match an underrated gem, and the ladder match just mind-blowingly awesome, along with a bunch of other fun stuff. An added bonus was the "WrestleMania All Day Long" special that started at noon, giving half an hour to recap every show (and an hour to WMIII). X-7 - Not my favourite show of all time, that will always be III. But probably the best Mania ever, top to bottom. It's a real shame that there's virtually zero historical significance to it, though. Austin's turn was completely undone in eight months, HHH-Taker was a good match but nothing more, and TLC 2 was amazing, but just another in a series of amazing ladder matches. Seeing Heenan and Okerlund together for the Gimmick Battle Royal was terrific. X-8 - This one is very overrated, as is the Rock-Hogan match that carried the show to its overratedness. If they did that match anywhere but Toronto (except maybe Montreal, seeing the crowd reaction to Hogan the following night), there's no way it's remembered nearly as fondly as it is. The crowd absolutely made that match. And, of course, you have HHH going over Jericho convincingly, what a shock. Not that it really mattered, seeing of Jericho's credibility was completely shot in the buildup to this match. It was also pretty sad to see Austin and Hall quarter-assing it all the way through their match. XIX - Honestly, I remember very little about this Mania besides the lineup. I know HBK/Jericho was very good, I know Austin/Rock was pretty good, Hogan/McMahon was pretty fun (and seeing Piper come out and slug both guys was awesome) HHH/Booker was quite offensive, and Brock nearly broke his neck doing an SSP. No real opinion, other that I guess it seemed good at the time. XX - I haven't seen this all the way through. The double main event was fantastic, although it's a bit ruined by later events. Don't remember much else about it.

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Damn, both those games went against me. Oh well, my sweet 16 is still intact.

All these games are close except the one I didn't want to be close (Syracuse hammering SFA). Awesome.

I should mention that Gus Johnson is announcing this game. I'm hoping he'll have something to get excited about near the end.

ND State on a 5-0 run, now down only four with about 90 seconds left in the half.

Could go face or heel with my next pick, but I'm making him a heel and putting him solidly in the upper midcard mix. Decent worker and a good look: Billy Jack Haynes

Cornette.

Sorry about that. OK, I'll draft another heel manager that I could also maybe use as a top heel if I wanted to: "Classy" Fred Blassie

Pick below.

Thank God the MD/Cal game is close. I can't believe how bad the 16s are getting beaten down.

That's a nice list of extras, but they really need the Danger Zone promo from Saturday Night's Main Event and the deranged promo he cut after beating Flair at WMVIII. Macho Lifestyles would be awesome too.

Posting "in" to improve post count.

If it was, it held that record for like an hour, because Sid/Undertaker was much worse. I wasn't really thinking of quality. The very concept of Rocky vs. The Sultan for the IC title at a Mania was just an embarrassment, without even going and putting on that abortion of a match.

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I'll just grab D-Von Dudley to round out my fourth tag team. Man, I luvs me some tag team wrestling.