Round 21: It's All About the GameThe contestants waited for the Judges' scores backstage at Monday Night Raw, watching the intense action in the ring and hanging out with the Superstars and Divas, as well as assorted WWE personnel and goons.
Roxie Daggers tracked down the first and only Undisputed WWE Champion Chris Jericho in order to get his autograph. After promising to use Fozzy in an upcoming Round, Ms. Daggers received an 8x10 photo with the Winnepegger, who reverted to his heel ways, using big words like gelatinous and umbrage to express his disdain for not being invited to participate in this Season of Fan Idol.
Sloth Spartan could barely contain his amusement at stumbling upon Newly Paul-Heymaned-Guy Curtis Axel practicing his next promo by himself. Staring into a bathroom window, Mr. Axel rambled on:
Curtis Axel: Yes, this is the beginning of my Genesis as a Paul Heyman Guy... No No... Mr. Heyman thought I would be the Perfect Guy to be a... Paul Heyman Guy... No No. ERR. Listen up! I'm a third generation Superstar. My Dad was simply Perfect as Curt Hennig... Mr. Perfect and my grandfather was a tough old throwback, Larry the Ax Hennig and I'm sharp too and a throwback and I'm a Perfect Ax... Curtis Axel, a Paul Heyman Guy, a Perfect... No No... McGuillicutty!... wait, no, Axel! Axel! Axel Hennig, the Perfect McGuillicutty, a Real Paul Heyman Ax!!!
Kofi Kingston and Judge Strong Brad discussed the latter's earlier use of Bob Marley:
Kofi: Mon! That was Amazing! You were really flyin' through the Season, usin' the Jamaican Legend himself! Boom Boom Boom! It reminded me of my days in (West Africa) listening to Bob Marley and the Wailers and, well, you know...
To which Seamus butted in and chastised Mr. Kingston: "Eh Fella! Korfie, you Fakin' Jamaican! You know damm well yer nah nuthin' about the Greet Bobby Marley. Why me ol' Uncle Farfel Dugoon, now he was a Greet Raster-Farthian! He used ter travel the Islands, tellin' all them Raster-Women about his Great Green Testicle! Me Uncle Farfel Dugoon, he had him a Great Big Green Testicle and it gave 'em there luck of the Irish and all them Raster Lasses they'd-
KingOrangeTyger (running up)- Stop! Ha Ha, very funny Mr. O'Shaugnessy! All this talk of painted testicles... you know, this is a PG rated Season of Fan Idol! You should know all about PG rated shows, my good Irish friend.
Sheamus (smirking): Me Uncle Farfel Dugoon never a day painted his testicles, Fella. It was as Nature intended! Jazzman Fella! Much love to yer, for picking them Celtic songs! Me Uncle would be proud and-
Suddenly, a door burst and stomping his way down a corridor, shaking the floor with every step, the World's Strongest Man walked up to the Host and stared at him intently:
KingOrangeTyger:... yes, what can I do for you Mr. Henry?
Mark Henry: You done kept up with your air payments, Tyger. But, I have a problem with you and your little competition. (Looking at the Contestants) You. Where is the Hip-Hop? Where is the beat and the rhythm and the... Flow? Speak!
Damnit Cage(King)!!!!: Actually, we've used Hip-Ho-
KingOrangeTYger- Quiet! Lest he eats us all!!!
Ahem, this situation occurred until the Judges came back with their Rankings and Mr. Henry became bored and destroyed a brick wall and walked away to resume threatening the World's safety.
KingOrangeTyger:... well then, now we can continue the Round. I will reveal the scores for Round 21: It's All About the Game, a challenging Round where the Would-be Fan Idols had to choose 2 songs related to the Sports Entertainment industry, the Swerve or False Finish and Smarks. The winner took home the Round by a considerable margin while the Sing-Off contestants were decided by a razor thin point spread. Win or Loss, the competition is about to become much harder and much more interesting.
And now the winner.
Earning a total of 69 points and securing 1st place is a contestant who continues to place highly by plunging into the vast ocean of rock music available to us. This is no Dusty Finish, as the winner of Round 21: It's All About the Game is...
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Roxie Daggers!!! who told us a tale of the highs and lows of the music industry with Creeque Alley by the Mamas and the Papas and served us something sweet to eat with Rock Gods Van Halen's Ice Cream Man!!! Congratulations!
Surviving to the end of the Royal Rumble, feet just barely touching the ground, is a contestant who has long been at the head of the pack. Taking home 59 points and Second place is...
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Stinger4Christ!!! who has opened up a lot of eyes (and ears), choosing Listen to the Band by the Monkees, as well as taking us on a nice, old country drive, with Alan Jackson's Gone Country!!!
Rounding out the top three and securing the Intercontinental Championship by gaining 56 points is a contestant who brought us a blast from the past as well as old tale told in a new voice. This Round was quite the Brawl for It All for...
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Knalsic loves to Boogie!!! who dropped a sick beat on us with Fame by Infectious Grooves as well as one of the great Soul songs in the Contours' Do You Love Me!!!
Clocking in at 4th place, gathering 54 points, just two shy of a tie with 3rd, is a contestant who has bounced up and down this Season but has rallied this Round by choosing two strong Rock songs. Proving to be a real Iron Man is...
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fw91!!! who was done an Egg and did one back, choosing The Hives Return the Favor and who's buying in, even while Selling Out with Reel Big Fish's Sell Out!!!
With 53 points, just one tiny point out of a tie for 4th place, is a contestant who really brought the Madness this Round, channeling a whole new level of craziness to this Season. 5th place is for that nutty...
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Dammit Cage(King)!!! who went nuts this Round, picking Evan and Jaron's Crazy for This Girl and stayed safe with Pink's Don't Let Me Get Me.
Also, don't think I forgot about Cageking picking Kandi's Don't Think I'm Not for his additional song !! The Anonymous GM. Jazzman. Sloth Spartan. Spiderfab4. Please, all four of you, step forward.
Two of you have tied! for 6th place at 50 points a piece, while the other two will battle it out in the Elimination Sing-Off. Regardless of who moves on, all four of you should be proud for making it this far in this Season and this Elimination will go a long way into deciding who will make it to the Game's end.
The Two Contestants moving on now and guaranteed a spot in Round 22 are...
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The Anonymous GM!!! who continues to move forward, choosing Spoon's Written in Reverse and has a lot of life left this Season, bringing us Little Red's Get a Life!!!
and
Spiderfab4!!! who caused the Judges to swoon with Sara Bareilles' Love Song and released the beast within with Def Leppard's Animal!!!
Which means that Elimination Sing-Off# 8 will be between:
Sloth Spartan!!! who choose Rise Against's Prayer of the Refuge and Money-Go-Round's The Kinks, earning 48 points!!!
and
Jazzman!!! who took home 47 points with Jeff and Casey Williams' Mirror Mirror and Clown by Emeli Sande!!!
Good luck Gentlemen!!!
Judge's Rankings:
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1. Roxie Daggers- 69
Ice Cream Man- Van Halen (swerve)
J-5, O-9, P-3, SB-8, WP-8= 33 (3rd)
Creeque Alley - the Mamas & the Papas (smarks)
J-6, O-6, P-8, SB-7, WP-9= 36 (1st)
2. Stinger4Christ- 59
The Monkees - Listen to the Band (swerve)
J-8, O-5, P-4, SB-9, WP-9= 35 (1st)
Alan Jackson - Gone Country (smarks)
J-1, O-7, P-2, SB-9, WP-5= 24 (T-4th)
3. Knailsic loves to Boogie- 56
Fame- Infectious Grooves (smarks)
J-3, O-9, P-6, SB-1, WP-1= 20 (8th)
Do You Love Me- The Contours (swerve)
J-6, O-7, P-8, SB-10, WP-5= 36 (1st)
4. fw91- 54
Return the Favour- The Hives (swerve)
J-7, O-4, P-10, SB-3, WP-6= 30 (4th)
Sell Out- Reel Big Fish (smarks)
J-7, O-3, P-5, SB-5, WP-4= 24 (T-4th)
5. Dammit Cage(King)!!- 53
Crazy for This Girl- Evan and Jaron (swerve)
J-1, O-10, P-7, SB-2, WP-10= 30 (T-4th)
Don’t Let Me Get Me- Pink (smarks)
J-2, O-8, P-1, SB-6, WP-6= 23 (5th)
Kandi - Don't Think I'm Not (Swerve)
J-3, O-2, P-1, SB-5, WP-3= 12 (9th)
T-6. The Anonymous GM-50
Written in Reverse- Spoon (swerve)
J-10, O-1, P-9, SB-1, WP-7= 28 (5th)
Get a Life- Little Red (smarks)
J-8, O-1, P-9, SB-2, WP-2= 22 (6th)
T-6 Spiderfab4- 50
Love Song- Sara Bareilles (smarks)
J-4, O-4, P-4, SB-8, WP-8= 28 (2nd)
Def Leppard – Animal (Swerve)
J-4, O-8, P-2, SB-7, WP-1= 22 (7th)
7. Sloth Spartan- 48
Rise Against- Prayer of the Refuge (Swerve)
J-9, O-3, P-5, SB-6, WP-4 = 27 (6th)
Money-Go-Round- The Kinks (smarks)
J-5, O-2, P-7, SB-4, WP-3= 21 (7th)
8. Jazzman- 47
Mirror Mirror- Jeff and Casey Williams (swerve)
J-2, O-6, SP-6, B-4, WP-2= 20 (8th)
Clown- Emeli Sande (smarks)
J-9, O-5, P-3, SB-3, WP-7= 27 (3rd)
Category Rankings
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Category Rankings
Swerve
1. Do You Love Me- The Contours
J-6, O-7, P-8, SB-10, WP-5= 36
2. The Monkees - Listen to the Band
J-8, O-5, P-4, SB-9, WP-9= 35
3. ice cream man- van halen
J-5, O-9, P-3, SB-8, WP-8= 33
T-4. Crazy for This Girl- Evan and Jaron
J-1, O-10, P-7, SB-2, WP-10= 30
T-4. Return the Favour- The Hives
J-7, O-4, P-10, SB-3, WP-6= 30
5. Written in Reverse- Spoon
J-10, O-1, P-9, SB-1, WP-7= 28
6. Prayer of the Refuge- Rise Against
J-9, O-3, P-5, SB-6, WP-4 = 27
7. Animal- Def Leppard
J-4, O-8, P-2, SB-7, WP-1= 22
8. Mirror Mirror- Jeff and Casey Williams
J-2, O-6, SP-6, B-4, WP-2= 20
9. Kandi - Don't Think I'm Not
J-3, O-2, P-1, SB-5, WP-3= 12
Smark
1. Creeque Alley - the Mamas & the Papas
J-6, O-6, P-8, SB-7, WP-9= 36
2. Love Song- Sara Bareilles
J-4, O-4, P-4, SB-8, WP-8= 28
3. Clown- Emeli Sande
J-9, O-5, P-3, SB-3, WP-7= 27
T-4. Alan Jackson - Gone Country
J-1, O-7, P-2, SB-9, WP-5= 24
T-4. Sell Out- Reel Big Fish
J-7, O-3, P-5, SB-5, WP-4= 24
5. Don’t Let Me Get Me- Pink
J-2, O- 8, P-1, SB- 6, WP-6= 23
6. Get a Life- Little Red
J-8, O-1, P-9, SB-2, WP-2= 22
7. Money-Go-Round- The Kinks
J-5, O-2, P-7, SB-4, WP-3= 21
8. Fame- Infectious Grooves
J-3, O-9, P-6, SB-1, WP-1= 20