Post by Lawnmower Jones on Mar 17, 2007 22:54:38 GMT -5
Truly, March Madness is upon us. In this hectic sporting time of the year, one can only ask himself and his peers one question: Who will win? Will it be the powerhouse favorite? Can we expect a proven team surge from mediocre to top-notch? Or will it be the good old underdog? Regardless of who it is, millions of viewers around the world will hang on to every move, every color commentary, and every sweat that percipitates from the body. It's name is no analogy: It's real. It's the big time. The main event. The War.
Surely, you couldn't have thought of that silly little basketball going on, right?
Wrestling's biggest promotion, the WCF, will hold it's seventh annual 'War' extravaganza. Twenty participants. One ring. One winner. One title shot. One hell of a match.
Two men will start in the ring, and at the end of a set period of time, another man will enter. The only way to lose is to be eliminated. The only way to win is survive. The bravest wrestler will, and will be compensated with a shot at the elite.
You don't have to be a wrestling fan to love the idea and concept of war. It's parallel to life: only the strong survive. With twenty men all trying to kill one another, it brings out the best in each. But some people leave looking the worst.
War is like the Super Bowl: You really don't have to give a damn about football to understand it's magnitude. This is the Sunday where you throw a party with your friends and your friends' wives and their girlfriends and you sit in front of the large TV, eating snacks, drinking beer, and watching the War.
War is also the biggest bet on event in wrestling, says Aaron Floyd of the Mandalay Bay Casino.
"With all of the little things you can bet on, War is subject to be a hugely and widely bet on event. Of course, the Super Bowl is number one, and the NCAA tournament is two, but War could very well be three. It, by far, produces more bets than any other event in pro wrestling."
It's true. Harrah's in Vegas offers a 16-1 supercard in which you pick 5 bets. These bets range anywhere from the first entrant to how long Mike Ragnal lasts to the winner. You can also bet the over/under on Creeping Death's "jobber kills".
But with pro wrestling being as crooked as a politician's back, don't gamblers feel threatened that they might be cheated?
"Not at all. The WCF and Seth Lerch know how important it is to not let this get out of hand. Besides, with a shot at greatness on the line, is any pro wrestler going to give that up?" says Floyd.
War isn't a match that takes more skill than luck. A school boy or roll up pin from behind can cause you lose while feeling in total control. You could be hit with a cross body dive from up top, or you could be subject to gang-like warfare and you could be crossed over by a thought of ally. All is fair in love and War (except, of course, DQ's and count outs and over the top rope eliminations.)
So when these twenty warriors battle one another out in the main event, the only main event that will have the World Title match be a draw to another match, over thirty million helpless viewers will be more wasted than Seth Lerch, cheering on their favorite wrestler, holding their betting slips, and uniting in whole hearted family entertainment. God bless America, land of the War match.
-Ari Thompson, Los Angeles Times, Sports Editor
War match odds:
750:1-Chris Avery
400:1-Matthew Clark
385:1-Mike Coral
200:1-Conrad Howell
75:1-The Violent One
72:1-The Xtreme One
60:1-Jayden Sarek
55:1-Dylan Ryder
30:1-Davey Ortega
25:1-Outcast
20:1-Thunder
18:1-Biohazard
16:1-Mike Ragnal
15:1-Adam Knite
12:1-Creeping Death
12:1-JJ Biggs
12:1-Bobby Cairo
8:1-Lawnmower Jones
5:1-Danny Vice
3:2-Skyler Striker
Surely, you couldn't have thought of that silly little basketball going on, right?
Wrestling's biggest promotion, the WCF, will hold it's seventh annual 'War' extravaganza. Twenty participants. One ring. One winner. One title shot. One hell of a match.
Two men will start in the ring, and at the end of a set period of time, another man will enter. The only way to lose is to be eliminated. The only way to win is survive. The bravest wrestler will, and will be compensated with a shot at the elite.
You don't have to be a wrestling fan to love the idea and concept of war. It's parallel to life: only the strong survive. With twenty men all trying to kill one another, it brings out the best in each. But some people leave looking the worst.
War is like the Super Bowl: You really don't have to give a damn about football to understand it's magnitude. This is the Sunday where you throw a party with your friends and your friends' wives and their girlfriends and you sit in front of the large TV, eating snacks, drinking beer, and watching the War.
War is also the biggest bet on event in wrestling, says Aaron Floyd of the Mandalay Bay Casino.
"With all of the little things you can bet on, War is subject to be a hugely and widely bet on event. Of course, the Super Bowl is number one, and the NCAA tournament is two, but War could very well be three. It, by far, produces more bets than any other event in pro wrestling."
It's true. Harrah's in Vegas offers a 16-1 supercard in which you pick 5 bets. These bets range anywhere from the first entrant to how long Mike Ragnal lasts to the winner. You can also bet the over/under on Creeping Death's "jobber kills".
But with pro wrestling being as crooked as a politician's back, don't gamblers feel threatened that they might be cheated?
"Not at all. The WCF and Seth Lerch know how important it is to not let this get out of hand. Besides, with a shot at greatness on the line, is any pro wrestler going to give that up?" says Floyd.
War isn't a match that takes more skill than luck. A school boy or roll up pin from behind can cause you lose while feeling in total control. You could be hit with a cross body dive from up top, or you could be subject to gang-like warfare and you could be crossed over by a thought of ally. All is fair in love and War (except, of course, DQ's and count outs and over the top rope eliminations.)
So when these twenty warriors battle one another out in the main event, the only main event that will have the World Title match be a draw to another match, over thirty million helpless viewers will be more wasted than Seth Lerch, cheering on their favorite wrestler, holding their betting slips, and uniting in whole hearted family entertainment. God bless America, land of the War match.
-Ari Thompson, Los Angeles Times, Sports Editor
War match odds:
750:1-Chris Avery
400:1-Matthew Clark
385:1-Mike Coral
200:1-Conrad Howell
75:1-The Violent One
72:1-The Xtreme One
60:1-Jayden Sarek
55:1-Dylan Ryder
30:1-Davey Ortega
25:1-Outcast
20:1-Thunder
18:1-Biohazard
16:1-Mike Ragnal
15:1-Adam Knite
12:1-Creeping Death
12:1-JJ Biggs
12:1-Bobby Cairo
8:1-Lawnmower Jones
5:1-Danny Vice
3:2-Skyler Striker
