forameus Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Given the success of the Royal Rumble Pool each year, and after discussion in the thread, who would be interested in getting a wrestling fantasy league going? I'm happy to run it, based loosely around the rules of one on a podcast I often listen to. For those that haven't heard of one before, those that participate will take their pick from the entire WWE roster, active or not. If you want to pick the Undertaker for those sweet Wrestlemania points, or even the Rock in the hope that he'll make some kind of match, then that's fine. It might actually be a good decision given the point scoring system. Tag teams count as multiple picks, but you don't need to take them all. If you have all three members of the New Day, for example, you'll get three lots of points for their matches. I've seen drafts use some pretty elaborate systems for scoring, but I'm proposing a pretty simple one. Basically, it's all down to wins and losses. If your wrestler wins a normal match, he/she gets 10 points. If they lose, they get -10. No contests can be an agreed upon score, but DQs count like normal wins/losses depending on who did what. PPVs, all the points double. We can add other point scoring options if they're agreed upon, but given I rarely watch RAW and Smackdown, anything that I can't pick up from reading about the results I'd rather not count. In terms of the draft, this'll probably be what takes the time. I'd propose no more than 5 rounds (although could go less/more depending on interest, taking turns to pick. All very American, but it does lead to having to assemble some pretty odd teams. We can then run for a set time, preferably over a couple of months to start building up points, but again, negotiable. Now this has been a shite post compared to some of Jamie's, so if this gets off the ground I promise I'll try and live up to that standard from the starting point onwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraiJock Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 In as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Yeah count me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastfifer Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I'll give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal-blue Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 This sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Aye why no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Prince Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Sounds like a laugh, I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I'll give this a go! A good excuse to get back into WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Might as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverWolfe Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I'll have a go at this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Ok, that's 13 so far, will keep it open a couple more days in case of any stragglers, but don't want too many in there. Not sure how best to work the draft - I'll post up the order obviously, but people aren't always going to be around when their turn comes up. I think usually people rank everyone they're interested in picking beforehand, so if someone is missing their pick, they just get the highest one left unpicked. Could do that if people want to PM me their lists once we're ready to start. We'll still give plenty of time for people to post their own picks when it's their turn though. Other than that I'll just make a completely random draft order (and I'll pick last in round) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I'll have a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Sure, why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Alright, we'll give it another day or so, but in the meantime anyone that's interested, could you PM me a choice list for the draft? Just rank the picks you'd like top to bottom. Don't need to cover every single person, but try and get a decent enough list. I'll use this if someone's been absent long enough to miss their pick. You'll just get the highest ranked guy on your list that hasn't been picked already. If they've all been picked, I'll add the "next best" option. Roster from wikipedia is below. Ring name Real name Notes Big Cass[3] William Morrissey[4] Big E[5] Ettore Ewen[6] Big Show[7] Paul Wight II[8] Bo Dallas[9] Taylor Rotunda[10] Braun Strowman[11] Adam Scherr[12] Brock Lesnar[13] Brock Lesnar[14] Cesaro[15] Claudio Castagnoli[16] WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho[17] Christopher Irvine[18] WWE United States Champion Curtis Axel[19] Joseph Hennig[20] Darren Young[21] Frederick Rosser III[22] Enzo Amore[23] Eric Arndt[24] Epico[25] Orlando Colón[26] Finn Bálor[27] Fergal Devitt[28] Inactive; shoulder injury Goldberg[29] William Goldberg[30] [31] Goldust[32] Dustin Runnels[33] Jinder Mahal[34] Yuvraj Dhesi[35] Karl Anderson[36] Chad Allegra[37] Kevin Owens[38] Kevin Steen[39] WWE Universal Champion Kofi Kingston[40] Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah[41] Luke Gallows[42] Andrew Hankinson[43] Mark Henry[44] Mark Henry[45] Primo[46] Edwin Colón[47] R-Truth[48] Ronnie Killings[49] Roman Reigns[50] Leati Anoa'i[51] Rusev[52] Miroslav Barnyashev[53] Sami Zayn[54] Rami Sebei[55] Seth Rollins[56] Colby Lopez[57] Sheamus[58] Stephen Farrelly[59] WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Sin Cara[60] Jorge Arias[61] Titus O'Neil[62] Thaddeus Bullard Sr.[63] Xavier Woods[64] Austin Watson[65] Host of UpUpDownDown[66] Ring name Real name Notes Alicia Fox[67] Victoria Crawford[68] Bayley[69] Pamela Martinez[70] Charlotte Flair[71] Ashley Fliehr[72] WWE Raw Women's Champion Dana Brooke[73] Ashley Sebera[74] Emma[75] Tenille Dashwood[76] Nia Jax[77] Savelina Fanene[78] Paige[79] Saraya-Jade Bevis[80] Inactive; neck injury Sasha Banks[81] Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado[82] Summer Rae[83] Danielle Moinet[84] Inactive; neck injury Tamina[85] Sarona Snuka-Polamalu[86] Inactive; yet to return[87] Ring name Real name Notes Ariya Daivari[99] Ariya Daivari The Brian Kendrick[100] Brian Kendrick[101] Cedric Alexander[102] Cederick Johnson[103] Drew Gulak[104] Drew Gulak[105] Gran Metalik[106] Unknown[107] HoHo Lun[108] Wong Lun Jack Gallagher[109] Oliver Claffey[110] Lince Dorado[111] Unknown[112] Mustafa Ali[113] Mustafa Ali Neville[114] Benjamin Satterly[115] Noam Dar[116] Noam Dar[117] Rich Swann[118] Richard Swann[119] WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri[120] Yoshihiro Tajiri[121] [122] TJ Perkins[123] Teddy Perkins[124] Tony Nese[125] Anthony Nese[126] Tozawa[127] Akira Tozawa[128] Ring name Real name Notes Dean Ambrose[143] Jonathan Good[144] WWE Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin[183] Shelton Benjamin[184] Inactive; yet to return[185] Tyler Breeze[188] Mattias Clement[189] John Cena[163] John Cena Jr.[164] Baron Corbin[135] Thomas Pestock[136] Apollo Crews[133] Sesugh Uhaa[134] James Ellsworth[155] James Morris[156] Aiden English[129] Matthew Rehwoldt[130] Fandango[149] Curtis Hussey[150] Chad Gable[139] Charles Betts[140] WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion Simon Gotch[186] John Smith[187] Luke Harper[172] Jonathan Huber[173] Curt Hawkins[141] Brian Myers[142] Jason Jordan[157] Nathan Everhart[158] WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion Kalisto[165] Emanuel Rodriguez[166] Kane[167] Glenn Jacobs[168] Kenny[169] Kenneth Doane Jr. Inactive; hasn't appeared in over 30 days Konnor[170] Ryan Parmeter[171] Mikey[174] Michael Brendli Inactive; hasn't appeared in over 30 days The Miz[175] Michael Mizanin[176] Randy Orton[179] Randal Orton[180] Mojo Rawley[177] Dean Muhtadi[178] Rhyno[181] Terrance Gerin[182] Erick Rowan[147] Joseph Ruud[148] Inactive; shoulder injury Zack Ryder[192] Matthew Cardona[193] Inactive; knee injury[194] Heath Slater[151] Heath Miller III[152] AJ Styles[131] Allen Jones[132] WWE Champion Jack Swagger[153] Donald Hager Jr.[154] Jey Uso[159] Joshua Fatu[160] Jimmy Uso[161] Jonathan Fatu[162] Viktor[190] Eric Thompson[191] Bray Wyatt[137] Windham Rotunda[138] Dolph Ziggler[145] Nicholas Nemeth[146] Ring name Real name Notes Alexa Bliss[195] Alexis Kaufman[196] WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch[197] Rebecca Quin[198] Carmella[199] Leah Van Dale[200] Eva Marie[201] Natalie Coyle[202] Inactive; hasn't appeared in over 30 days Mickie James[203] Mickie James-Aldis[204] Inactive; yet to return[205] Naomi[206] Trinity Fatu[207] Inactive; ankle injury[208] Natalya[209] Natalie Neidhart-Wilson[210] Nikki Bella[211] Stephanie Garcia-Colace[212] Ring name Real name Notes Akam[287] Sunny Dhinsa[288] Alexander Wolfe[289] Axel Tischer[290] Andrade Almas[291] Manuel Andrade Oropeza[292] Angelo Dawkins[293] Gary Gordon[294] Bobby Roode[295] Robert Roode Jr.[296] Buddy Murphy[297] Matthew Adams[298] Dash Wilder[299] Daniel Wheeler[300] Elias Samson[301] Jeffrey Sciullo Eric Young[302] Jeremy Fritz[303] Gurv Sihra[304] Gurvinder Sihra Harv Sihra[305] Harvinder Sihra Hideo Itami[306] Kenta Kobayashi[307] Inactive; neck injury Johnny Gargano[308] John Gargano[309] NXT Tag Team Champion Kassius Ohno[310] Christopher Spradlin[311] Nick Miller[312] Michael Nicholls[313][314] No Way Jose[315] Levis Valenzuela Jr.[290] Oney Lorcan[316] Christopher Girard[317] Rezar[318] Gzim Selmani[288] Roderick Strong[319] Christopher Lindsey[320] Samoa Joe[321] Nuufolau Seanoa[322] Sawyer Fulton[323] Jacob Southwick[324] Inactive; shoulder injury Scott Dawson[325] David Harwood[326] Shane Thorne[327] Shane Veryzer[313][314] Inactive; knee injury[328] Shinsuke Nakamura[329] Shinsuke Nakamura[330][331] NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa[332] Tommaso Whitney[333] NXT Tag Team Champion Tye Dillinger[334] Ronnie Arneill[335] Wesley Blake[336] Cory Weston[337] Ring name Real name Notes Aliyah[338] Nhooph Al-Areebi[339] Asuka[340] Kanako Urai[341] NXT Women's Champion Billie Kay[342] Jessica McKay[290] Ember Moon[343] Adrienne Reese[344] Liv Morgan[345] Gionna Daddio[346] Mandy Rose[347] Amanda Saccomanno[348] Nikki Cross[349] Nicola Glencross[350][314] Peyton Royce[351] Cassie McIntosh[290] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I've sent in a top 50, my list might be slightly baffling but I really hope nobody will go for the same top pick as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastfifer Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 That's my selections mailed over. I didn't really want to select anyone after my first 30 so random choices after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 List sent. I'm guessing it's a case of if your first pick in the first round then last in the second round then back to first in the third and so on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 Did I not put them on the list? If so, apologies, yeah they're definitely available. Although thinking about it, given the episodes are taped, you can easily know who'll get points months in advance. What does everyone think? Include them and count all points, include them and just have Takeover points, or not include them at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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