This has been a very surprising tournament. All the No. 1 seeds are long gone. And one team I figured would be out several rounds ago has now made it to the Fatal Four. I’ve always thought the NCAA was funny in how it hyped up the semi-finals more than the finals. But in ‘booking’ a wrestling tournament I can just have the final four compete in one match where we determine the winner.
For now, let’s see the Unbreakable Eight played out and who made it to the Fatal Four.
South Region
Rated RKO vs (2) The New Age Outlaws
Billy Gunn with a big corner splash, King!
Edge choking away here
Road Dogg won’t submit
Orton stomping away
Time for a little pump handle slam
Road Dogg with a big right hand
The Road Dogg is getting down King!
Edge hits the big boot
Orton with a vice like grip
Orton clubbing away
Press slam by Mr. Ass
Huge legdrop
Edge spears Billy Gunn, but the ref goes down too
Edge has the chair. This is going to be bad
Mr. Ass escapes and Edge hits Orton!
Edge checking on his partner
Billy Gunn has the tights
The New Age Outlaws get the win
Breakdown: The New Age Outlaws – 74 votes (69%) def. Rated RKO – 34 votes (31%)
It’s funny the difference a year makes. The Outlaws didn’t last too long last year, but they’ve cruised through every match no sweat in 2018. I probably would have had them out a few rounds ago, but good for them. It might be time to call somebody if they get one more big win.
West Region
(3) Los Guerreros vs. (5) The Outsiders
Hall and Eddie square off
Eddie didn’t like the toothpick, McMahon
What a move Jesse!
Big high double suplex
So this is OK when one of your heroes does it huh McMahon?
Nash goes for Snake Eyes
But Eddie shoves him into the corner
Elbow in the corner
Big flip there Jesse
Chavo has the leg to hold the big man down. You’d know about that if you were a wrestler McMahon
Fall away slam.
Chavo taking over on Hall
Hall makes the tag
Chavo thinks about the tag, but he wants to beat Nash
That’s what happens when you play hero McMahon
Jack knife
Hall catches Eddie and Nash makes the pin
The Outsiders wn again!
Breakdown: (5) The Outsiders 68 votes (62%) def. (3) Los Guerreros – 41 votes (38% )
I didn’t like this matchup for Chavo and Eddie as I think they would have stood a good chance of advancing against any other team. The size difference was too much here and Hall and Nash were never in jeopardy.
East Region
(3) Money Inc. vs. (4) Sting and Luger
Sting ringing DiBiase’s bell
Clothesline
Sting is raising him up by the tongue Monsoon!!
Big elbowdrop
DiBiase moved IRS out of the way of that Stinger Splash
Suplex by DiBiase
Shoulderbreaker
DDT by Sting
Lex has IRS up in the Torture Rack
Oh, the ref got knocked out from IRS’ leg
DiBiase with Hart’s megaphone
IRS knocks Sting off the apron
DiBiase about to hit Luger with that steel chair
Here come the Nasty Boys, Brain. They want the knockout shot
What? The Nastys are attacking Money Inc. Those lousy ingrates!
Sting and Lex likely faced their toughest challenge in the Supreme 16 by taking down The Hart Foundation. Voters recognized that and propelled them to an easy win over Money Inc.
North Region
(2) Legion of Doom vs. (4) The Enforcers
Double press slam
Hawk flies Jesse with that fistdrop
The Cruncher checking his fist Ross
Animal has Zbyszko up in a big bear hug
Hawk nailing Anderson in the corner
That’s a big size 12 to the jaw
Is that Madusa out here?
The Cruncher with a swinging neckbreaker
Knees to the back
Madusa advising Zbyszko so I guess she is with them Jesse
Anderson eats a boot
Neckbreaker
Animal in and big leg drop to Zbyszko
Madusa is distracting the ref! –Wouldn’t you be Ross?
Paul E Dangerously in now!
He hit Hawk with that phone
DDT to Animal
Vicious spinebuster
Check out that Gourd Buster, Ross
Madusa is helping to hold Hawk’s leg down ref!
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the soon to be winners of March Bashness – two members of my Dangerous Alliance. The Enforcers!
Breakdown: (4) The Enforcers – 64 votes (59%) def. (2) The Legion of Doom – 45 votes (41%)
Hawk and Animal lost to Arn Anderson with Tully Blanchard last year. Voters didn’t think things changed all that much despite Arn’s new partner. Arn is now the only wrestler to make it to the finals two years in a row.
I’m going old school ECW style with this one so it’s the last surviving team not the first to get a pinfall. That means your votes matter not just to decide the champion, but to decide the order of elimination. I think I’ve worked up a strong finish for every team winning, but I’ll need your help to break it down.
