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Post by A Ghost in the Wind on Jan 7, 2014 12:09:35 GMT -5
Lantlas
Lantlas, who ranked in at #1 in the PCW Power 100, started his career in PCW as a member of the tag team Dominion (originally known as “Unbesiegbar”) with partner Seth Sinn in 2006. After Seth became injured, Lantlas replaced his partner with The Prophet, better known these days as Murdoc.
After he and Prophet dropped the tag team titles to pending PCW Hall of Famers Tha UnHoly Alliance (Loco and Willard), Lantlas went on to become one of the most successful superstars in PCW history, amassing an amazing record of 72 wins, 16 losses, and 7 draws. Lantlas also became PCW World Champion 3x between 2006 and 2012.
(Lantlas d. Landon Divine in Round 1)
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Michael Wryght
Michael Wryght, better known by his ring alias “Mr. Showtime,” has been apart of PCW since it’s reopening year of 2005, and continues to compete today. While Mike’s win/loss/draw record may leave a bit to be desired (32 victories, 41 defeats, and 8 ties), Showtime always delivers when he’s in that ring. The self-thought “A-List Actor” has won every championship PCW has to offer, sans the Genesis and North American Championships, and has been featured in high-profile feuds and matches throughout his stay.
However, it wasn’t until March 2013 before Showtime was to be called PCW World Champion. In the Main Event of Mass Destruction III, the biggest show of the year, Mikey defeated Sean Rhodes and longtime nemesis Phinehas Grimm in a triple threat match to be crowned Champion. Mike was ranked #9 on the PCW Power 100.
(Michael Wryght d. Mike Park in Round 1)
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Post by Mr. Showtime on Jan 7, 2014 12:14:41 GMT -5
Don't you have to be human to be considered for this?
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Post by Ace Anderson on Jan 7, 2014 13:32:30 GMT -5
Ya know, this is weird.
Because I'm starting to wonder what the criteria for a great champion is outside of long reigns and win/loss records.
Lantlas had some great defenses and obviously didn't lose very often. But he also RPed (mostly) in a day when length counted for a fair amount and stacking RPs helped your chances. Six to nine odd thousand words of solid story per week kept him pretty dominant.
But he was a fucking boring champion.
Just saying.
Nothing against Al, at all. Lord knows I could never beat him for it. But Showtime had an incredibly interesting run TO the title, and was a very interesting champion to watch as an observer.
Just food for thought before Lantlas's staggering record and multiple reigns make him the guilt-tripper to win the tournament, maybe?
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Post by Grimm on Jan 7, 2014 16:46:48 GMT -5
Ya know, this is weird. Because I'm starting to wonder what the criteria for a great champion is outside of long reigns and win/loss records...Just food for thought before Lantlas's staggering record and multiple reigns make him the guilt-tripper to win the tournament, maybe? Since you brought it up, I'll go ahead and admit I'm taking several things into consideration when I'm voting in this tournament (not that they necessarily play any part in this particular bracket), like how well they handled being champ, how they handled themselves after dropping the belt, and how they handled their eventual departure from the fed (if they are, in fact, gone from PCW). |
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Post by A Ghost in the Wind on Jan 7, 2014 18:00:15 GMT -5
Lantlas might be the most DOMINANT champion, but was he better than Michael Wryght? I don't know. Especially from a storyline-character perspective. But hopefully, this poll will figure it out for us.
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Post by Ace Anderson on Jan 8, 2014 2:15:31 GMT -5
Dominant is definitely the word for it.
Hope nobody thinks I was looking to disrespect Alex with my 'fucking boring champion' statement.
Hell, I tried to take it back from him 3!! (or maybe it was only 2) times and never could.
But as a (mostly) silent face, all of the heat generally came from his opponents.
Can't speak for his reign while I wasn't around, though.
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