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Post by haysihawk on Aug 15, 2008 9:06:12 GMT -6
Gotta say, i'm HATING the idea of a tag gauntlet deciding the champs. The wording of the anouncement in the news letter makes it sound like a show with only/mostly tag matches would be some horrible thing but I was really looking forward to and would much rather see a normal tournament. I don't mind the gauntlet idea. An eight team tournament would mean seven tag team matches on one DVD, which would get really repetitive after the first few matches. The gauntlet at least gets the whole thing done in one big match. Seven tag team matches aren't needed. Also keep in mind that with that many tag team matches, and with many of those wrestlers thus appearing in two or three matches on that one DVD, that would leave little room on the rest of the show for non-tag team wrestlers to even appear.
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Post by flik on Aug 15, 2008 9:15:22 GMT -6
Assuming, there's going to be 8 teams in the gauntlet, that would STILL mean 7 matches anyways
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Post by mercedesmartinez1 on Aug 15, 2008 10:14:10 GMT -6
I say do the Tag Gauntlet so you can save spots for a V3 MsChif title defense, a match with Cheerleader Melissa (if she's cleared) and maybe even do Mercedes/Del Rey IV now that both lost to the champion (MsChif) and it would now be somewhat of a SHIMMER Title Contendership elimination match where the winner will be back in line for another title shot and the other will get knocked down another pier in the proverbial rankings of the title, maybe even do a "Loser Leaves" stip (it'd have to be something credible ala "Loser Leaves SHIMMER for a Year" so the loser can be gone for a number of shows on end as part of the storyline and come back 1 year later), and now not that many people like Del Rey now after her transformation from the American Angel to the "Gina Carano/Bull Nakano Crossbreed" It'd be more evident that the fans will be more favoring to one over the other unlike their first 3 matches where it was equal or favoring but not evident.
Not to mention that match would be called the last match that Mercedes & Del Rey will have unless either one becomes the champion
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Post by tswdm on Aug 15, 2008 10:33:39 GMT -6
I prefer that things between Sara and Mercedes are tied. Why does everyone want to see the same match again when there are still so many matches we haven't seen? Besides, Mercedes wouldn't stand a chance against Sara's new, more dominant personality. She had a hard enough time against her when Sara was being a fair competitor. Mercedes would just get her ass kicked now.
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Post by Stevie on Aug 15, 2008 11:04:25 GMT -6
Mercedes wouldn't stand a chance against Sara's new, more dominant personality... Mercedes would just get her ass kicked now. Ever thought of becoming a stand-up, Jon? Cos that's some comedy gold right there ;D ;D ;D
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Post by tswdm on Aug 15, 2008 12:02:16 GMT -6
;D
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Post by SHIMMER office on Aug 15, 2008 13:20:04 GMT -6
Okay, back down to 2 front row tickets left. E-mail dave_prazak@yahoo.com if you're interested.
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Post by flik on Aug 15, 2008 16:10:30 GMT -6
Last few Shimmer tapings have averaged 20 matches per day.
Tournament leaves little room for anything else isn't a strong argument
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Post by Demonic Eeyore on Aug 15, 2008 16:27:48 GMT -6
Maybe another option could have been, if you're going off the guarantee of 8 teams in the tourney, is on Vol. 21 have the first round. For the sake of argument we'll go with theory of the 8 teams which were Wrecking Crew, Ashley & Neveah, Experience, Ninjas, Ariel & Roxx, Suicide Blondes, Dangerous & Deebious & Daffney & Sharkgirl (i dunno who you put under the hood, it's just a theory anyway). Melisschif is left out on purpose because you can use them for big singles matches later on. That's just four matches with 16 wrestlers used. Then have the rest of your card which would be something like Kong vs Mercedes, MsChif vs. Cindy Rogers, Del Rey vs Daizee Haze, Melissa vs. Dark Angel if she's returned, Veronika Vice if not and maybe as an opener Amber ONeal vs. Danyah. You end up with 9 matches total right there and i'm sure you can have 1 or even 2 more with the mid carders not in tags such as Lorelei Lee or Cat Power. Then for Vol. 22 you have the semi's and final's which is only 3 matches and hardly takes up much room at all leaving you with a possible 9 or 10 more matches afterwards. That's how I would have preferred it anyway. Any one else like this idea?
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Post by impactpunk on Aug 15, 2008 17:12:44 GMT -6
Mercedes wouldn't stand a chance against Sara's new, more dominant personality... Mercedes would just get her ass kicked now. Ever thought of becoming a stand-up, Jon? Cos that's some comedy gold right there ;D ;D ;D Since when did the truth become comedy gold?
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Post by mercedesmartinez1 on Aug 15, 2008 22:49:18 GMT -6
Mercedes Vs Kong can be good, question is who's to go over while making the other look good as well?
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Post by billy12 on Aug 15, 2008 22:55:39 GMT -6
IF THE DO THE 8 TEAMS U FOR SURE THE WRECKING CREW(RAIN AND LACEY IF SHE IS BACK BY THEN OR RAIN AND JETTA) ASHLEY & NEVEAH, THE EXPERIENCE, AND THE NINJAS SO U HAVE 4 TEAMS LEFT THEY COULD BE BLAKE & DANYAH, CAT POWER & VERONKIA VICE THAT WOULD LEAVE 2 TEAMS LEFT THEY COULD DO TEAM BREAK UP AS U DANGER & DELREY (SARA TURNING ON DANGER) MILSSACHIF (MELLISA TURNING WANTING THE TITLE ) OR THEY COULD BRING BACK AMBER ONEAL & KRISTY VAINE IF THEY DO THAT U STILL HAVE KONG,HAZE,ROGERS,DAFFNEY(SHARK GIRL),STOCK(IF BACK),ARIEL,ROXX AND MAYBE A RETURN FROM THE PAST OR A NEW GIRL U WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE ?
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Post by prydonianrenegade on Aug 16, 2008 0:15:43 GMT -6
Assuming, there's going to be 8 teams in the gauntlet, that would STILL mean 7 matches anyways Yes and no. With 8 teams, you'd still have a gauntlet that broke down into 7 "matches". But what a gauntlet does is cut down on the run time, compared to 7 full-length tag matches. The fatigue factor for the surviving team at each stage of the gauntlet should compress matters, leaving more time on that DVD for more matches. Personally, I'm agnostic on the issue. I wouldn't mind seeing a proper tourney, but the gauntlet idea seems novel, and I have no moral objections to it.
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Post by SirRobin on Aug 16, 2008 20:34:03 GMT -6
Gauntlet as in two teams at a time and a team keeps fighting until they lose?
Or the TNA type of Gaunlet which is basically a royal rumble with a match at the end?
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Post by ogjobizzo on Aug 17, 2008 15:19:16 GMT -6
If you win, you stay kind of thing.
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