Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Mayhem Mania - Round 2



This... is... Mayhem Mania! Not quite a game. Not really a contest. More like a competitive thought experiment. The object is to create the best WrestleMania card possible - NOT necessarily to predict what WWE will do.

Round 1 was held during the Wrestling Mayhem Show (@MayhemShow) on January 20. 4 legendary members of the WMS Universe took turns "drafting" or creating WrestleMania matches. Each person made two selections for a grand total of 8 matches.

With the groundwork laid, Round 2 of Mayhem Mania was held on the WMS on January 27. Participants were chosen to make a single "move" or a change to the card. Those participants had 3 options:

1. SWAP a wrestler/tag team with another already on the card.
2. ADD an unused wrestler/tag team to an existing match.
3. TRADE a match for an entirely new match with unused wrestlers.

(Jump to 1:20:00 to watch)

This is not fantasy booking (even though it kind of is). All wrestlers come in their current physical and emotional state. All wrestlers must have a reasonable chance of being hired by WWE to appear on the real-life WrestleMania card (A rule you'll see being stretched to its limits in Round 2).


Mayhem Mania - Round 2 Results

Move 1 (@eamon2please) - 
SWAP Dolph Ziggler for Seth Rollins

Move 2 (@TheeRizz) - 
SWAP Brock Lesnar for Sami Zayn

Move 3 (@Bobbyfjtown) - 
TRADE Chris Jericho v. Gold & Stardust for Brock Lesnar v. Bray Wyatt

Move 4 (RWA Ring Announcer Burt LeGrande) - 
SWAP Bad News Barrett for Randy Orton

Move 5 (@Sorgatron) - 
SWAP Big Show for Ric Flair

Move 6 (@DJLunchbox) - 
SWAP Dean Ambrose for Shawn Michaels

With those bold moves now on the books, let's look at the Mayhem Mania card after Round 2. First, let's celebrate the 3 original matches from Round 1 that survived Round 2 unscathed.

Rusev vs. Undertaker

The Miz vs. Damien Mizdow

John Cena vs. Roman Reigns

And now, here are the other 5 matches after the alterations made in Round 2.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan

Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro

Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton

Triple H & Ric Flair vs. Sting & Shawn Michaels
   

Brock Lesnar vs. Bray Wyatt

Round 3 is next Tuesday night on the Wrestling Mayhem Show. See which changes are next during the live broadcast at live.sorgatronmedia.com starting around 9 p.m. Until then, which matches should stay? Which should go? Which superstars are missing from the biggest card of the year? Share your feedback and see what happens next on Mayhem Mania!

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