It's that time of year again.
For those that don't know, let me explain the tradition that has become the A1 Wrestling Slugfest Of Doom. It is a grandiose fantasy tournament which pits characters from all genres of entertainment against each other. Nearly anybody imaginable from Darth vader to Wolverine to The Noid from those old pizza commercials is eligible for nomination. Nominations will be open until no later than September 15th. I want to make sure people have enough time to get settled in here, so we're delaying things a bit.
A few rules on nominations
-Unless otherwise ruled, any nomination that is not given specific details will default to the current incarnation of the character, or the most popular in some cases.
Examples: Simply nominating "Captain America" will cast a nomination for the former Bucky Barnes. While simply nominating "Green Lantern" would cast a nomination for Hal Jordan.
-You get 20 Nominations, and a nominee must be seconded by another poster in order to qualify. You are free to divvy up your nominations however you see fit, with any mix of nominations and seconds. This is one of the few unbending rules of the event. The only exceptions to this are usually to round out a bracket, and even then are either left to Mod discretion or (more likely) popular vote.
-You may change nominations up until the Slugfest starts, as long as that nomination isn't a seconding, or hasn't been seconded.
Example: If you nominated Wolverine, and he was seconded, you cannot change that nomination. Likewise if you seconded somebody's choice of Popeye. However, if you notice nobody's seconding your Frank Poncherello nomination, you can go ahead and drop him and nominate somebody else.
-You cannot second your own nomination
-The only pople not eligible for this are "real life" people or religious figures. Sorry, this means no Hitler vs. Jesus or Osama Bin Laden vs. Archduke Franz Ferdinand. I'm not touching that with an 11 foot pole. There are some exceptions to this though.
- Action Heroes (aka The Chuck Norris Rule): Actors that have a certain cult status can be nominated. Chuck Norris, Vin Diesel, or Mr. T are perfect examples of this.
- Sports and Sports Entertainers (aka The Anderson Silva Rule): Sports players, wrestlers, and MMA fighters are eligible. This is a tournament after all...
- TV Personalities (aka The Larry David Rule): People that play "themselves" on reality style or fictionalized TV shows. Example: Actor Larry David portrays "Larry David" on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
- Posters On This Board (aka The Turbovirgin Rule): If the poster is cool with it, then I have no problem with it.
Once all the nominees are decided, yours truly (with the likely help of a select few) will assemble all combatants into appropriate brackets based on power levels. This helps keep fights somewhat fair so we don't have unfair first round matchups such as Darkseid vs. J Jonah Jameson. All battles are songle elimination, and are decided by popular vote. Once all the Bracket champions are decided, we head to the Playoffs where we contionue with single elimination until there is one ultimate winner. That winner is declared the 2010 Slugfest Of Doom Champion.
Automatically entered are all Slugfest Champions and runners up from previous tournaments. No need to nominate or second them.
Most importantly HAVE FUN! If you have any ideas on how to make this a better event, feel free to post them here. I of course have final say because I crave power and control.
OFFICIALLY QUALIFIEDAbsorbing Man
Adam Warlock
Agent 355 (Y: The Last Man)
Akuma
Anderson Silva
Anthony Bourdain
Anton Chigurh
Apocalypse
Apollo Creed
Archangel
Arthur Mitchell - Trinity Killer (Dexter)
Ash
Atom (Ray Palmer)
Barry Allen
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Benjamin Linus
Big Daddy
Bigby Wolf
Bill Romanowski
Bizzaro
Black Adam
Black Bolt
Black Dynamite
Blade
Brock Samson
Bryce
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)
Chewbacca
Cobb (Inception)
Conan The Barbarian
Count Dooku
Cthulhu
Dalton (Road House)
Daredevil
Dark Phoenix
Darth Vader
Deadman
Deadpool
Deathlok
Deathstroke
Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
Dexter Morgan
Dr. Doom
Dracula (Bela Lugosi)
Dutch (Predator)
Egg Shen
Ego the Living Planet
Emma Frost
Fiona Glenanne
Flex Mentallo
Freddy Krueger
Galactus
Gamera
Ghost Rider
Godzilla
Green Arrow
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Grimlock
Grumpy Bear (Carebears)
Han Solo
He-Man
Hellboy
Hit-Girl
Homer Simpson
Hulk
Ice King (Adventure Time)
Iceman
Iron Man
j'onn j'onzz (Martian Manhunter)
Jack Bauer
Jason Todd(animated version)
Jason Voorhies
Jesse Custer (Preacher)
Joan Harris
John Casey
John Cena
John Locke
John Marston (Red Dead)
John Preston
John Rambo
John Rico (Starship Troopers)
Joker
Judge Holden
Juggernaut
Jules Winnfield
Kick-Ass
King Ghidorah
Lando Calrissian
Larfleeze
Larry David
Leatherface (original TCM)
Leonardo (original)
Link
Magneto
Master Splinter
Matt Cordell (Maniac Cop)
Michael Weston
Mike Tyson
Ming the Merciless
Minowaman
Muhammed Ali
Mumm Ra
Night Man
Nightcrawler
Nova
Omega Red
Omega Supreme
Peter Griffin
Popeye
Predator (Original)
Professor X (w/legs)
Proteus
Punisher
Randy Couture
Raylan Givens
Red Lantern Dex-Starr
Rick Grimes (Walking Dead)
Robocop
Rorschach
Russel Edgington (True Blood)
Ryu
Saint of Killers (Preacher)
Sam Axe
Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
Samus Aran
Scott Pilgrim
She Hulk
Silver Surfer
Sinestro Corps Scarecrow
Skeletor
Smoke Monster from Lost
Solid Snake
Spartacus
Speedy (Roy Harper)
Spider-Man
Spongebob
Steve Rogers
Stewie Griffin
Sub-Zero
Superman
Swamp Thing
Sylar
Tallahassee (Zombieland)
Thanos
The High Evolutionary
The Terminator
The White Ranger (Power Rangers)
Thing
Thomas Magnum
Thor
Thulsa Doom
Ultraman
Ultron
Uncle Sam (DC Comics)
Unicron
Vampire Jubilee
Velociraptor from Jurassic Park
Vic Mackey
Voltron (Lion)
Vulcan
Wade Garrett (Road House)
Wolverine
Yoda
NOMINATED50 Cent (Blood in the Sand)
Babe Ruth
Blue Devil (old comic book)
Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
Crixus
Darkman
Despero
El Vaca Acosta
Ender
Finn
Isaiah Mustapha
Jack Lambert
Jailbot (Super Jail)
Jean Claude Van Damme
Justin Timberlake (the black one)
Kathy Griffen and her Gay Army
Killdozer
Lee Christmas
Leon Black
Master Chief
Mr. A (Ditko)
Mr. Majestic
Nathan Drake (Uncharted series)
Paul Kersey (Death Wish movies)
Question
Rene Walker (24)
Sayid Jarrah (Lost)
Scarecrow
Spectreman
Spider Woman
Starro the Conqueror
Terry Crews
The Most Interesting Man In The World
The Stig
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