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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 19, 2012 9:11:24 GMT -5
I'm sure I'm a guy who can handle two tourneys at once, so I'm gonna tread over what I'm sure is familiar ground and do a Greatest Intercontinental Championship tourney. Is there any interest in this, or has it been done relatively recently? Because I plan on randomizing the bracket for it if I can get enough interest going.
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Post by stinger on Aug 19, 2012 9:24:37 GMT -5
It's been a while since one was done I think. I'd definitely participate.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 19, 2012 9:30:11 GMT -5
Hey, that's all the encouragement that I need to actually do this. I'll bracket out the first five or so matches and then start this bad boy up.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 19, 2012 9:47:41 GMT -5
Okay, before I start this bad boy off, let me hit you with some stats. To date, there have have been 70 individual Intercontinental Champions across all eras. That is sixty nine men and one woman in this tournament. I have randomized the bracket in order to leave out any kind of "era bias" and give every competitor an equal shot. For the first round, it will be 5 votes for a winner, or in the unlikely event I get bored and have to call a match on time, in which case the man with the most votes wins. Now, with all that said, here is the first first round match of the tournament. In this corner... A true legend in this business, and a man who's single Intercontinental Title reign spans 77 days, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper! vs. A man who held the title in the Attitude Era, and the owner of a single reign comprised of 43 days, The Godfather!
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Post by MasonK565 on Aug 19, 2012 10:09:13 GMT -5
Roddy Piper
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Post by J is Justice on Aug 19, 2012 10:14:09 GMT -5
Hot Rod.
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Post by TCA on Aug 19, 2012 10:20:05 GMT -5
Roddy Piper
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Post by Spider2024 on Aug 19, 2012 10:20:34 GMT -5
Great. I want to participate in this, but I can't possibly choose a winner in this first match. Guess I'll see you later today.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 19, 2012 10:24:42 GMT -5
3 zip in favor of Piper right now. The next match features two men who came up had some success in the Attitude Era. One peaked, and one, after a gimmick tweak, went to the IC title and beyond.
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Post by daime on Aug 19, 2012 11:06:09 GMT -5
Ken Shamrock and The Rock ...>.>
Also Roddy Piper.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 19, 2012 11:21:13 GMT -5
One vote for Roddy, and 5 for Godfather here to win.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Aug 19, 2012 12:54:33 GMT -5
Roddy. The IC Title match with Bret at Mania 8 was awesome.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 19, 2012 12:55:13 GMT -5
Okay, I'm officially bored of this one, so I'm calling it. Piper locks in a quick sleeper hold for the finish. Up next should be one hell of a brawl. Introducing first... A man who's sole reign spans 27 days, and one of the few to win a World Title BEFORE he won his first IC title, John Bradshaw Layfield! vs. Yet another one reigner, this time lasting only 14 days before losing the title, one of the largest men in the tourney, Rikishi!
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Aug 19, 2012 12:56:12 GMT -5
JBL
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Post by daime on Aug 19, 2012 13:08:32 GMT -5
JBL
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 19, 2012 13:11:31 GMT -5
By the way, I PROMISE more exciting matches are coming, we just gotta power through these first two or three weak ones.
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Post by Waffel113 on Aug 19, 2012 13:17:18 GMT -5
"The Bradshaw" John Layfield.
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Post by J is Justice on Aug 19, 2012 13:21:34 GMT -5
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 19, 2012 13:25:18 GMT -5
That's 4-0 for JBL, one more vote'll do it. The next match features probably the smallest participant in the tourney, and also one who broke a mold.
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Aug 19, 2012 13:50:06 GMT -5
I'll give the decisive vote to JBL. I don't remember either of these reigns very well though, to be honest.
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