Mayhem Mania 2021: Round 2

It must be Mayhem Mania season!

Every year, we bring together fans, wrestlers and other folks. Our goal is to construct the BEST WrestleMania card that’s currently possible. Everyone under a WWE contract is eligible to use, as are those who are within the orbit of WWE’s influence. If Vince McMahon can do it, we can do it!

If you’re just tuning in, here’s how we got to this point.
Mayhem Mania 2021 – Opening Round
Mayhem Mania 2021 – Round 1

Not every WWE wrestler is eligible to us. Under the rules of Mayhem Mania, everyone comes in their current physical, emotional and contractual state. That means anyone out with an injury is NOT eligible to use. (We are ignoring COVID-19 diagnoses because this is supposed to be a fun diversion, not a reminder of the terrible things happening around us.)

Others are not eligible to use for a different reason. Some of them are locked in SPACE JAIL. We added to our inmate population before Round 2 of Mayhem Mania 2021. Winners of our Royal Rumble contest got “tickets” to lock away individuals they don’t want to see.

Mad Mike sent Goldberg to SPACE JAIL
Tina Keys sent Randy Orton to SPACE JAIL
Dave Podnar sent Charlotte Flair to SPACE JAIL

SPACE JAIL is not a life sentence. A lucky spin of our prize wheel can free one of them, and that’s exactly what happened before Round 2. The prize wheel freed Goldberg moments after he was put in SPACE JAIL. There’s no “double jeopardy” so Goldberg can not be locked up again during Mayhem Mania 2021.

Here’s who is still in SPACE JAIL and not eligible to be use, at least for now.

* “Cell numbers” correspond with the numbers on our prize wheel

5 players were invited onto the Wrestling Mayhem Show for Round 2 of Mayhem Mania 2021. Each can make ONE of the following changes to our card:

– SWAP one wrestler or team with one in another match on the card or replace them with a wrestler or team not currently on the card
– ADD a wrestler or team to an existing match
– DELETE a match in its entirety and replace it with a new match using entirely new wrestlers
– MATCH SWAP: This year, we have a designated “cinematic match” slot on our card. A player can choose to swap an existing match on the card for the match currently in that “cinematic match” slot.

With all that business out of the way, let’s take a look at the changes made during Round TWO of Mayhem Mania 2021!

Move #1 (by Ronnie Starks)
SWAP Mercedes Martinez for Goldberg

Move #2 (by Tina Keys)
DELETE Imperium (Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner & Alexander Wolfe) vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch & Pat McAfee and CREATE Raquel Gonzalez vs. Beth Phoenix

Move #3 (by Dave Podnar)
SWAP Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal for Daniel Bryan & Nikki Cross

Move #4 (by Chad The Shad)
ADD Ilja Dragunov to Samoa Joe vs. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Timothy Thatcher

Move #5 (by The Rizz)
SWAP Walter vs. Goldberg into the “cinematic match” slot

With Round 2 in the books, we now have FOUR new matches on our card.

Walter vs. Goldberg
(Created by ???)
(*Designated as “cinematic match”)

Raquel Gonzalez vs. Beth Phoenix
(Created by Tina Keys)

Bray Wyatt & Alexa Bliss vs. Daniel Bryan & Nikki Cross
(Created by ???)

Samoa Joe vs. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Timothy Thatcher vs. Ilja Dragunov
(Created by Chad The Shad)

The “???” after two of the matches listed above is because there is debate currently underway over who is the rightful creator of the matches that Rizz swapped in and out of the “cinematic match” slot. Should Rizz get credit for both matches (that would mean the Alex Kahrs Rule would be applied to Dave Podnar and Ronnie Starks because their move did not survive the round), or should the credit remain with the original creators of those matches? Please send us your feedback if you have any.

Here are the four matches that survived Round 2 without being changed.

Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston & AJ Styles vs. Tyler Breeze & Adam Cole & Cesaro
(Created by The Rizz)

The IIconics vs. Riott Squad
(Created by Mad Mike)

Finn Balor vs. Karrion Kross vs. Aleister Black
(Created by Bobbyfjtown)

Pete Dunne vs. Keith Lee
(Created by Brandon)

If a match survives THREE rounds without being altered in any way, it will GRADUATE to our SUPERCARD. The creator of the match will receive rewards, including creating a new match to fill the open slot on our “undercard”. Our goal is to GRADUATE eight matches to our SUPERCARD by the time Mayhem Mania 2021 comes to an end.

What will happen next? The only way to find out is to keep following Mayhem Mania 2021!

Monday Mayhem Wrestling Wrap Up LIVE: 2/17/20: Completely Not Religious


Mad Mike and Sorg are talking pro wresting on Monday night like it’s a novel concept! We chat up RWA PRO- Renegade Wrestling Alliance, NXT Takeover Portland, who is AJ Styles going to face at WrestleMania, and who would John Cena WANT to face at WrestleMania.

Wrestling Mayhem Show 639: Not My Undertaker

This week’s episode brought to you by Indy Wrestling US, Slice on Broadway, Occupy Pro Wrestling, and Lucha Fiesta!

He’s hounded us week after week in the chat room, so we’ve finally got indy wrestler Ty Cross on this week’s show.  He is joined by our THRIFTY frontman, Toddy, as well as our Mike & Mike duo of Mad Mike and Sorg.  We’re talking about this week’s wrestling news, including:

  • Toddy has a Goldberg truck with him in studio this week.
  • Impact Wrestling has some interesting things happening lately.
  • We may be doing a comparison of which wrestlers have blocked us on social media.
  • Austin Aries did a thing.
  • We’re talking some Bound for Glory recaps.
  • Toddy brought some great thrifting finds with him to share on the show.
  • Our guest Ty Cross is sharing some of his favorite in-ring opponents.
  • In case you missed it, we had some RYSE wrestlers at ScareHouse. Sorg is sharing some of the highlights.
  • We’re learning about that one time Chris LeRusso gave Toddy a ride home from the bus stop.
  • The Undertaker did a rare interview.
  • Of course we’re taking a trip down memory lane to that time Hulk Hogan did an interview with Richard Belzer and put him in a sleeper.
  • We’re talking about the various facets of Undertaker gimmicks.
  • Shawn Michaels looks like Bill Cowher. You don’t know which one will give you Sweet Chin Music and which one will make an offensive call.
  • This week’s Big Question: Who would you like to see do a legit shoot / out-of-character interview?
  • Toddy found a bunch of Jeff Hardy shirts on a thrifting haul, and he’s sharing!
  • We’re running down the opportunities THRIFTY can provide to indy wrestling and wrestlers.
  • What did YOU learn in wrestling this week?

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WWE Raw Wrap Up 3/6/17: Misogynistic Mickey Mouse

Sorg and Mad Mike talk live right after Raw from Chicago. In between all the CM Punk chants, a lot happened! Kevin Owens told us why he turned on Chris Jericho, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Charlotte are all going after the title, Goldberg got F5’d by Brock Lesnar….oh and The Undertaker showed up.

 

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WWE Raw Wrap-Up 2/27/17: The Unsigned Contract

Sorg and Mad Mike talk about tonight’s Raw go home show for Fastlane. We talk about Braun Strowman assaulting Roman Reigns during the contract signing, Goldberg confronting Kevin Owens, New Day receiving an envelope with an awful Oscars joke, and more!

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Mayhem Mania 2017: Round 5

This. is. Mayhem Mania!

Not quite a game. Not really a contest. More like a competitive thought experiment. The object is to create the best WrestleMania card possible – NOT necessarily to predict what WWE will do.

This is not fantasy booking (even though it kind of is). Any match created must be possible in real life. That means all wrestlers come in their current physical, emotional and contractual state. Anyone selected for a match must have a reasonable chance of being hired by WWE to appear on the real-life WrestleMania card. Simply put, you’re Vince McMahon with infinite cash and no self-control.

 

Things are really heating up as we cross the halfway point in Mayhem Mania 2017.

First, let’s take a look back at how we got here. We started by creating 8 matches for our card. Then, we started making changes. Here’s where you can catch up on those made in Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and Round 4. This past Tuesday night on Wrestling Mayhem Show 559 we saw another series of moves, including one of the most controversial we’ve seen this year. (more…)

Mayhem Mania 2017: Round 4

This. is. Mayhem Mania!

Not quite a game. Not really a contest. More like a competitive thought experiment. The object is to create the best WrestleMania card possible – NOT necessarily to predict what WWE will do.

This is not fantasy booking (even though it kind of is). Any match created must be possible in real life. That means all wrestlers come in their current physical, emotional and contractual state. Anyone selected for a match must have a reasonable chance of being hired by WWE to appear on the real-life WrestleMania card. Simply put, you’re Vince McMahon with infinite cash and no self-control. (more…)

WWE Raw Wrap Up 2/6/17: FastLane To Obscurity

Sorg and Mad Mike talk about Raw tonight! We had Goldberg show up and accept Brock Lesnar’s Wrestlemania challenge, but also challenge Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship. Things are heating up in the Cruiserweight division and Samoa Joe made his in-ring debut against Roman Reigns.

 

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Rizz Plays WWE 2k17 – ROYAL RUMBLE PREDICTOR!

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