21st Century Fantasy Wrestling Draft

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

As great as he is as a undercard comedy wrestler, it really has overshadowed what a great heel R Truth was in TNA in the '00s (and that brief period in WWE in 2011)

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

Bandido

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

My next pick is a really underrated talent that was just starting to hit his stride when he had an unfortunate career ending injury. He's more of a tag team specialist than singles guy so I'm planning on using him in that role. But if you bastards take his partners before my next go around, he'd fit in seemlessly in my Money in the Bank style match too.

Tyson Kidd

 

[Baby Shoes]

I had someone else ready to go but then realized another very overlooked talent that I cannot believe is still available right now

PAC

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Damn, Shoes, PAC is a massive steal for a Round 18 pick.

 

[Brocklock]

Yeah I was waiting on PAC for my next pick damn

 

[Hawk 34]

I kept passing cuz I was just curious to see HOW long it would take him to fall.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Well, Kamala ruined my plans to have EYFBO engage in one hell of an undercard tag match, but I have a backup plan. Statlander/Shida are now teaming up to see if they can keep their streak going, but now they have to go up against THICK MAMA PUMP...

JORDYNNE GRACE

 

[909]

As great as he is as a undercard comedy wrestler, it really has overshadowed what a great heel R Truth was in TNA in the '00s (and that brief period in WWE in 2011)

Yep. If he had been working his heel gimmick all these years, he would have been taken long before now.

 

[Hawk 34]

I’ve gotten heavy with the smaller sized workers. I need some BEEF and I can’t believe this place of places let this HOSS go untouched for so long but that ends right now

BOBBY LASHLEY

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I was hoping Lashley would fall to me. I really dug him during his Impact World Champion run circa 2014-15 or so

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

I want someone to make a pick and be like “there’s a reason this guy is still available”

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

There's been quite a few picks like that in this draft but I'm following the "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" rule especially since I'm running this.

 

[Hawk 34]

Yeah there’s been quite a few of them. You can tell what people think sometimes when there’s zero response.

 

[Brocklock]

I want to start picking my goofy picks but great talent keeps getting left out for wrestlers not even on my long list of talent I made. So, I have to keep prolonging it to pick someone I can't believe hasn't been taken yet. I take this seriously. Here's a pic of my process.

 

[Hawk 34]

I knew you were looking at Muhammad Hassan, waited too long.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I thought my (and others) remarks about how unique and unpredictable the draft was implicitly saying "I can't believe some of the people that have been picked."

That being said, I do genuinely think that everyone has a clear motive of what they're going for. No Drurys in this draft.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

Damn. Nah, it’s pretty clear people have their own vision on how to build their squad of wrestlers. I just meant that it would’ve been funny. Also, if a dude is passed up till like round 15 and you’re surprised, you’re also one of the people that passed on him for some reason. We all know who’s available (except when I forgot about Cactus Jack)

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I genuinely had no idea PAC was still available though when Baby Shoes picked him. I would have picked him a while ago if I had known he was still on the boardWhen Baby Shoes picked him, I was like "C'mon dude. He got picked 10 rounds ago." and I'm running this damn thing. I'm just glad I triple checked before I would've erroneously decided to overrule him.

Baby Shoes is repeatedly owning me this week between that and him scooping Sanada.

 

[Hawk 34]

When this thing ends I expect everyone to do a confessional where they admit to which picks they regret entirely or just where they took them.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

I want someone to make a pick and be like “there’s a reason this guy is still available”

i'll make that post when I pick Reba in the third round of the next draft

 

[Brocklock]

What if you like everyone you picked? I don't have Sin Cara I have the Mistico that was a huge draw. Otherwise I'm a huge fan of everyone I picked.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I don't regret any of my picks but I would have definitely picked different if I had realized PAC was still on the board after Round 10 or so.

I like everyone that I picked so far as wrestlers. And I'm glad I haven't picked any wrestlers that are problematic POS IRL (besides Taker and probably Braun being huge MAGA Chuds). I came fairly close with my last pick and it'll probably happen eventually but given number of them in the industry, I'm pleasantly surprised I've avoided it so far.

 

[Baby Shoes]

I’m walking a line with my roster of people I like and matches I’d see while also trying to get big enough talent to sell a stadium show. So like Gail Kim would’ve produced a better match but I took Alexa Bliss because, arguably, she’s bigger box office. I’m kinda curious when we get to the stage when we can pick two people at once, though I never sent Kamala a time. I’m also guilty of likely continuing to pick up talent until I’m told to stop, just bloating up my card.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I'm getting antsy trying to figure out if I can build an epic enough card for my liking with 40 people too.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

ive only taken people i'm a fan of so far and there's stilla lot of guys left I love that I'd consider worth of being on a supercard. There's so much depth.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I have my two box office draws in the dual mains, paired off with talent that I think can bring the best out of them while working to their strengths. The rest of the card is going to pale in comparison for star powers, sure, but the variety on display and quality of work would be high across the show without feeling too same-y. It's leaning more indie-ish than not, but the indies that a lot of the talent regularly work are either hot in the Boston area or have called Worcester home for periods of time.

 

[OG]

Not sure how I'm gonna use this guy yet but I like him and can plug him in anywhere really.

Juice Robinson

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Another reason why this is our best draft. Almost 18 rounds done and no one has blown a pick on an authority figure or announcer yet IIRC.

Usually, someone is a dumdum and takes one in like the 4th Round.

 

[Hawk 34]

Well excuse me then, I’ll put my Todd Phillips write up away.