July 2021 is a big month for professional wrestling. WWE and AEW are returning to live touring. Impact Wrestling and Ring Of Honor are welcoming back live fans for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Somehow, professional wrestling survived more than a year of uncertainty, lockdowns and empty arenas.
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!
There are two “tiers” to Mayhem Mania. The 8-match “undercard”, where our players create and make changes to matches, and the SUPERCARD. To reach the SUPERCARD, a match must survive three rounds on the “undercard” without being altered in any way, but that changes in our final round – Patreon In The Bank.
With no more time to wait on matches to GRADUATE, we invite the Patreon supporters of the Wrestling Mayhem Show into the final round of Mayhem Mania, imbue them with the authority to make massive changes to our card and enjoy the pandemonium. Some Patreons were granted the authority to imprison and even FREE individuals from SPACE JAIL! Here’s what it looked like heading into Patreon In The Bank.
SPACE JAIL Tickets can also be earned when a match GRADUATES. The creator of the match gets that reward. In addition, the match creator gets to hand out a dose of “punishment” to another player. Our friend Chad The Shad created a board of random numbers and letters which concealed the names of individuals that the “punished” player would be forced to use.
With only ONE match on our SUPER CARD heading into the Patreon In The Bank round, we had to GRADUATE seven matches! Here’s the record of how it all went down.
Patreon #1: Alex Kahrs (Manager Level Patreon) – FREE Billie Kay from SPACE JAIL – SWAP Cameron Grimes for Reckoning – ADD STIPULATION “WeeLC” to Legado Del Fantasma vs. Breezango & RJ City – AUTO-GRADUATE Legado Del Fantasma vs. Breezango & RJ City to the SUPER CARD – SEND T-Bar to SPACE JAIL
REWARDS for graduated match for Bobbyfjtown – CREATE THE DEMON Finn Balor vs. Aleister Black vs. THE FIEND Bray Wyatt – PUNISHED Mad Mike (*Jinder Mahal randomly selected)
Patreon #2: Mad Mike (Manager Level Patreon) – FREE Peyton Royce from SPACE JAIL – SEND Bad Bunny to SPACE JAIL – SWAP Karrion Kross for Jinder Mahal – ADD STIPULATION: “TLC” to Hurt Business vs. New Day vs. Street Profits vs. The Usos – AUTO-GRADUATE Rhea Ripley vs. Trish Stratus to the SUPER CARD
REWARDS for graduated match for Mad Mike – SEND Jaxson Ryker to SPACE JAIL – CREATE The IIconics vs. Bella Twins – PUNISHED Bobbyfjtown (*Roderick Strong randomly selected)
Patreon #3: D.P. (Poppy Club Level Patreon) – DELETE Randy Orton vs. Papa Shango and CREATE Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs. Bayley & Carmella – ADD STIPULATION: “Tank On A Pole Match” to Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs. Bayley & Carmella
Patreon #4: Bobbyfjtown (Manager Level Patreon) – SWAP THE FIEND Bray Wyatt for Karrion Kross – AUTO-GRADUATE THE DEMON Finn Balor vs. Aleister Black vs. Karrion Kross – ADD STIPULATION: “Grave Consequences” to THE DEMON Finn Balor vs. Aleister Black vs. Karrion Kross – FREE Edge from SPACE JAIL – SEND Bobby Fish to SPACE JAIL
REWARDS for graduating match for Bobbyfjtown – CREATE Roderick Strong vs. Cameron Grimes – PUNISHED Farnsworth (*JBL randomly selected) – SEND King Corbin to SPACE JAIL
Patreon #5: Doc Remedy (Pizza Club Level Patreon) – DELETE Candice LeRae & Johnny Gargano vs. AJ Lee & CM Punk and CREATE Dexter Lumis vs. King Corbin – SEND CM Punk to SPACE JAIL – ADD SPECIAL ENFORCER Edge to Hurt Business vs. New Day vs. Street Profits vs. The Usos
Patreon #6: Tina Keys (Manager Level Patreon) – FREE Asuka from SPACE JAIL – SWAP Jinder Mahal for Drew McIntyre – ADD STIPULATION: “Hell Of War” to Drew McIntyre vs. Triple H – AUTO-GRADUATE Drew McIntyre vs. Triple H to the SUPER CARD – SEND Natalya to SPACE JAIL
REWARDS for graduating match for Tina Keys – CREATE Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Ricochet – SEND Nia Jax to SPACE JAIL – PUNISHED: Bo Diggity (*Michael Cole randomly selected)
Patreon #7: The Rizz (Manager Level Patreon) – FREE Pat McAfee from SPACE JAIL – DELETE Dexter Lumis vs. King Corbin and CREATE R-Truth & John Cena vs. Pat McAfee & Malcolm Bivens – AUTO-GRADUATE R-Truth & John Cena vs. Pat McAfee & Malcolm Bivens to the SUPER CARD – ADD STIPULATION: “Punjabi Prison Match” to Xavier Woods vs. Reckoning – SEND Mace to SPACE JAIL
REWARDS for graduating match for The Rizz – CREATE Adam Cole vs. Asuka – PUNISHED: Farnsworth (*Maryse randomly selected) – SEND Slapjack to SPACE JAIL
Patreon #8: Farnsworth via proxy: Mainstream Matt (Manager Level Patreon) – DELETE Roderick Strong & Cameron Grimes and CREATE Maryse & The Miz vs. JBL & Ron Simmons – AUTO-GRADUATE Xavier Woods vs. Reckoning to the SUPER CARD – FREE Bad Bunny from SPACE JAIL
REWARDS for graduating match for Alex Kahrs – CREATE Bad Bunny vs. Pitbull – SEND Flo Rida to SPACE JAIL – PUNISHED: Bo Diggity (*Scarlett randomly selected)
Patreon #9: Kyle Turner via proxy: Sorgatron (Pizza Club Level Patreon) – ADD Bart Gunn to Adam Cole vs. Asuka – ADD STIPULATION: “Lion’s Den Match” to Adam Cole vs. Asuka vs. Bart Gunn – SEND Sammy Guevara to SPACE JAIL
Patreon #10: Bo Diggity (Manager Level Patreon) – KILL The IIconics vs. Bella Twins and CREATE Michael Cole vs. Scarlett – ADD STIPULATION: “Submission Match” to Michael Cole vs. Scarlett – AUTO-GRADUATE Keith Lee vs. Cesaro vs. Pete Dunne vs. WALTER to the SUPER CARD – SEND Undertaker to SPACE JAIL
REWARDS for graduating match for Chad The Shad – SEND Tom Phillips to SPACE JAIL – CREATE Mick Foley & Piper Niven vs. Robert Stone & Drake Maverick vs. Indi Hartwell & A-Train – ADD SPECIAL REFEREE: Rikishi to Mick Foley & Piper Niven vs. Robert Stone & Drake Maverick vs. Indi Hartwell & A-Train – ADD SPECIAL ENFORCER Jamie Noble to Mick Foley & Piper Niven vs. Robert Stone & Drake Maverick vs. Indi Hartwell & A-Train
The work is done and we have successfully elevated eight matches onto our Mayhem Mania SUPER CARD!
MAYHEM MANIA 2021 SUPERCARD
Raquel Gonzalez vs. Beth Phoenix (Created by Tina Keys)
WeeLC! Legado Del Fantasma vs. Breezango & RJ City (Created by Bobbyfjtown)
Trish Stratus vs. Rhea Ripley (Created by Mad Mike)
Grave Consequences Aleister Black vs. Finn Balor vs. Karrion Kross (Created by Bobbyfjtown)
“War Of Hell” Match Drew McIntyre vs. Triple H (*Designated as “cinematic match”) (Created by Tina Keys)
Malcolm Bivens & Pat McAfee vs. R-Truth & John Cena (Created by The Rizz)
Punjabi Prison Match! Xavier Woods vs. Reckoning (Created by Alex Kahrs)
Keith Lee vs. Cesaro vs. Pete Dunne vs. WALTER (Created by Chad The Shad)
We also have eight matches on our “undercard”. We’ll hold a vote on the Wrestling Mayhem Show Facebook group to determine which one will be part of the Mayhem Mania pre-show!
Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Ricochet (Created by Tina Keys)
Bad Bunny vs. Pitbull (Created by Alex Kahrs)
Piper Niven & Mick Foley vs. Robert Stone & Drake Maverick vs. Indi Hartwell & A-Train (Special Guest Referee: Rikishi) (Special Guest Enforcer: Jamie Noble) (Created by Chad The Shad)
Submission Match! Michael Cole vs. Scarlett (Created by Bo Diggity)
Maryse & The Miz vs. JBL & Ron Simmons (Created by Farnsworth via his proxy: Mainstream Matt)
Lion’s Den Match! Asuka vs. Adam Cole vs. Bart Gunn (Created by Kyle Turner via his proxy: Sorgatron)
Tank On A Pole Match! Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs. Bayley & Carmella (Created by D.P.)
TLC! Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander vs. Kofi Kingston & Big E vs. Street Profits vs. The Usos (Special Guest Enforcer: Edge) (Created by Chris Taylor)
*UPDATE (4/3/2021): Due to unforeseen circumstances, Patreon Kyle Turner was unable to participate in Patreon In The Bank. To show our appreciation for his support, we invited him to add a match to our “undercard”. So, for one week only, we have nine matches on the “undercard”.
“ECW-Style” 4-Way Dance! Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jordan Devlin vs. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Ilja Dragunov (Created by Kyle Turner)
During the round, our Patreon supporters also had opportunities to book guests for the first-ever Mayhem Mania WAP (Watch Along Party). They’ll join Faye Jackson, who was the first to be booked weeks ago.
We ended up with a very eclectic guest list: – Bad Bunny (Alex Kahrs) – David Arquette (Mad Mike) – Cardi B (D.P.) – Meghan Thee Stallion (Bobbyfjtown) – Iron Sheik (Doc Remedy) – Josiah Williams (Tina Keys) – The Great Khali (The Rizz) – MV Young (Sorg) – The IIconics (Bo Diggity) – Nicki Minaj (Chad)
Even more guests will be added following Friday’s episode of TALKING Mayhem Mania!
The final inmate count on SPACE JAIL is: – T-Bar – Sammy Guevara – Jaxson Ryker – Charlotte Flair – Lacey Evans – Flo Rida – Dominik Mysterio – CM Punk – Natalya – Brock Lesnar – Bobby Fish – Undertaker – Nia Jax – King Corbin – Mace – Velveteen Dream – Austin Theory – Slapjack – Tom Phillips
So there you have it, Mayhem Mania 2021 is in the books. As usual, it was a sometimes messy process, but in the end we got a really solid SUPER CARD. Thanks to everyone who played and everyone who followed along this year!
Mayhem Mania 2018: Patreon In The Bank
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. It’s more like reality booking. Any match created must have at least a chance of happening in this year’s WrestleMania. 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.
It all comes down to this. After more than two months, Mayhem Mania 2018 has reached its final stop: the epic Patreon In The Bank round! Only Patreon supporters of the Wrestling Mayhem Show were invited to participate and I’m happy to report that we had eight of them take the time to joins us live during Episode 613 of the Wrestling Mayhem Show.
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. It’s more like reality booking. Any match created must have at least a chance of happening in this year’s WrestleMania. 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.
Remember, any match that survives three consecutive weeks without being altered in any way GRADUATES to our SUPERCARD. So far, that’s happened only once during this year’s Mayhem Mania.
TREVOR “RICOCHET” MANN VS. PETE DUNNE
(CREATED BY @MADMIKE4883)
We’ve got some work to do. We need to GRADUATE some more matches and we only have a couple more weeks to fill out our SUPERCARD. Let’s see if this week’s players can get us on the right track.
All of our players can each make a single change to the card. They have three options.
1. SWAP a wrestler/tag team for one already on the card, or bring for a name not currently on the card.
2. ADD an unused wrestler/tag team to an existing match.
3. KILL a match AND CREATE an entirely new match with wrestlers not currently on the card.
FINN BALOR VS. ALEISTER BLACK
(CREATED BY @BOBBYFJTOWN)
JOHN CENA & BELLA TWINS VS. UNDERTAKER & LAYCOOL
(CREATED BY @CHADTHESHAD)
Larry’s match didn’t survive the round. So, he is invited back for the next round to try again under the “Alex Kahrs Rule”.
The Patreon In The Bank round is coming up on Tuesday, April 3. Only Patreon supporters of the Wrestling Mayhem Show will be invited to take part, and they’ll be granted incredible, far-reaching that will grant them almost godlike powers over our precious card. There’s still time for you to become a Patreon supporter of the Wrestling Mayhem Show and join in on the fun!
Mayhem Mania 2018: Week 6
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. It’s more like reality booking. Any match created must have at least a chance of happening in this year’s WrestleMania. 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.
Week 5 set up all sorts of interesting possibilities in Mayhem Mania. First, he saw our first match survive three straight weeks without being altered in any way and GRADUATE to the SUPERCARD.
MAYHEM MANIA 2018 SUPER CARD!
TREVOR “RICOCHET” MANN VS. PETE DUNNE
(CREATED BY @MADMIKE4883)
There’s no going back for that match. It’s locked in, and its creator gets a big pile of rewards. First, Mad Mike had to CREATE a new match to fill the open slot in our “undercard”.
Pre-Round Move (by @MadMike4883)
CREATE Asuka vs. John Cena
Mad Mike also gets an ELIMINATOR, which he can use at any time to permanently remove any person from this year’s Mayhem Mania talent pool. One catch: You can’t use the ELIMINATOR on someone who’s currently booked in a match. Mad Mike decided to hold onto his ELIMINATOR and use it in a later round.
Mad Mike also got to hand out a dose of punishment to one of this week’s players. He decided to give it to our special guest on WMS 610, Lucha Underground Co-Executive Producer Chris DeJoseph. More on that in a moment.
All of our players can each make a single change to the card. They have three options.
1. SWAP a wrestler/tag team for one already on the card, or bring for a name not currently on the card.
2. ADD an unused wrestler/tag team to an existing match.
3. KILL a match AND CREATE an entirely new match with wrestlers not currently on the card.
Batista vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Braun Strowman vs. Drake Maverick
(Created by @ChrisDeJoseph)
Finn Balor vs. Aleister Black
(Created by @Bobbyfjtown)
John Cena & Bellas Twins vs. Undertaker & LayCool
(Created by @ChadTheShad)
Because his newly created match did not survive Week 6, Mad Mike will be back next week under the “Alex Kahrs Rule”.
This weekend, we’re playing the FastLane Challenge! Send an email to [email protected]. Tell us WHO AJ Styles will defeat to retain the WWE Championship (or, tell us who will take the title from him). Also, include the total time of the match for the tiebreaker. The winner gets their move used in the next round of Mayhem Mania AND that player will get an ELIMINATOR.
Thanks for being part of Mayhem Mania, and join us for next week’s episode entitled “Beastman For Rookie Of The Year” or “I Told You Double J Deserved To Be On This Card!”.
Mayhem Mania 2018: Week 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. It’s more like reality booking. Any match created must have at least a chance of happening in this year’s WrestleMania. 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.
What an eventful Week 5 in Mayhem Mania 2018. First, Dave Podnar was the winner of the first ELIMINATION CHAMBER CHALLENGE! He correctly predicted Roman Reigns would win the men’s Chamber match and earned himself the right to make the first move in Week 5. We’ll be doing a FASTLANE CHALLENGE as well. Check out TALKING Mayhem Mania for more on that.
In Week 5 of Mayhem Mania 2018, each of our five players were invited to make a single change to the card. They have FOUR options.
1. SWAP a wrestler/tag team for one already on the card, or bring for a name not currently on the card.
2. ADD an unused wrestler/tag team to an existing match.
3. KILL a match AND CREATE an entirely new match with wrestlers not currently on the card.
4. SUBTRACT anyone person or team from the card. (This option as available exclusively during Week 5 of Mayhem Mania)
Move 3: @RebelliousFlaw
KILL Asuka vs. Charlotte vs. Nikki Cross vs. Ronda Rousey and CREATE Triple H vs. Kurt Angle
Move 4: @HotWheelzRWA
ADD Samoa Joe to AJ Styles vs. Adam Cole
Move 5: @BeastmanHusk
KILL Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs. The Bar vs. The Revival vs. Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly and CREATE Honky Tonk Man & Rockabilly vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. The Roadie.
With the Week 5 moves now in the books, here are the four newly created matches on our card.
Honky Tonk Man & Rockabilly vs. Jeff Jarrett & The Roadie
(Created by @BeastmanHusk)
AJ Styles vs. Adam Cole vs. Samoa Joe
(Created by @HotWheelzRWA)
The fourth surviving match from Week 5 is also the first this year to survive three straight weeks without being altered in any way. That means Trevor “Ricochet” Mann vs. Pete Dunne GRADUATES to the SUPER CARD of Mayhem Mania 2018.
Mayhem Mania 2018 SUPER CARD!
Trevor “Ricochet” Mann vs. Pete Dunne
(Created by @MadMike4883)
As creator of the graduating match, Mad Mike is entitled to several rewards. First, and most necessary, he will create a new match to fill the open slot in our “undercard” before the Week 6 moves commence. He’ll get to hand out a dose of punishment to another player. Finally, he’ll get an ELIMINATOR, which he can use at any time to ELIMINATE any human being not currently on our card from being eligible for use in this year’s Mayhem Mania.
In addition, Mad Mike is the latest application of the “Alex Kahrs Rule” due to his match not surviving to the end of Week 5’s round. Thus, he will get the last move in Week 6. That’s right. He’s not only batting lead-off, he’s batting cleanup too. God help us all.
For those of you that just can’t get enough Mad Mike, here he is taking part in the 10-minute giggle fest that was this past week’s episode of the HOTTEST show on the internet: TALKING Mayhem Mania!
Thanks for being part of Mayhem Mania, and join us for next week’s episode entitled “Beastman For Rookie Of The Year” or “I Told You Double J Deserved To Be On This Card!”.
Mayhem Mania 2018: Week 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. It’s more like reality booking. Any match created must have at least a chance of happening in this year’s WrestleMania. 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.
Before we get into what’s happened, I must mention what’s coming next. We’ll be doing a special Viewer’s Choice move in our next round and instead of using fate to randomly choose which of your moves to use, we’ll be adding some skill into the mix with the ELIMINATION CHAMBER CHALLENGE!
Here’ how it works: When you send in your move, also give us your prediction for who will win Sunday’s men’s Elimination Chamber match and total time for the match (the tiebreaker will be decided by whoever came the closest without going over). We’ll reward the correct prediction by using your move in next week’s round. What a deal!
We had two players back for Week 4 of Mayhem Mania 2018 under the “Alex Kahrs Rule”, Kyle Turner andBobbyfjtown. All of our players can each make a single change to the card. They have three options.
1. SWAP a wrestler/tag team for one already on the card, or bring for a name not currently on the card.
2. ADD an unused wrestler/tag team to an existing match.
3. KILL a match AND CREATE an entirely new match with wrestlers not currently on the card.
CHARLOTTE VS. ASUKA VS. RONDA ROUSEY VS. NIKKI CROSS
(CREATED BY @MADMIKE4883)
TREVOR “RICOCHET” MANN VS. PETE DUNNE
(CREATED BY @MADMIKE4883)
Now, here’s the latest edition of the HOTTEST show on the internet: TALKING Mayhem Mania!
Thanks for being part of Mayhem Mania. Don’t forget to take part in our ELIMINATION CHAMBER CHALLENGE! And join us for next week’s episode entitled “Iconic Duo Or Bust” or “Where’s The Beef?”.
Mid Week War 4/13/17: WWE NXT
Mad Mike and Sorg talk about the all-new NXT this week! We talk about Drew McIntyre’s return against Oney Lorcan, the feud between Ruby Riot and Nikki Cross, the end of Tye Dillinger and Shinsuke Nakamura’s times in NXT, and the newest rising star in Dylan Miley.
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.
Many weeks ago, we started our journey by creating 8 matches for our card. Then, we started making changes…and more changes…and even more changes. It wasn’t always pretty. Here’s where you can catch up on what happened during Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Round 5, Round 6, Round 7 and Round 8. Any match that survived 3 rounds of Mayhem Mania without being altered in any way, GRADUATED to the SUPERCARD, creating room for new and even more fantastic match ideas. This process led to three graduated matches.
All this hard work and hurt feelings led to the epic Patreon In The Bank round of Mayhem Mania, in which the Patreon supporters of the Wrestling Mayhem Show were invited to make multiple changes, fast-track matches to the SUPERCARD and much more. (more…)
Mid Week War 3/8/17: WWE NXT
Mad Mike and Sorg talk about this week’s NXT. We talk about Sanity going after Roderick Strong, No Way Jose, and Tye Dillinger. We talk about Billie Kay and Ember Moon trying to impress William Regal, and we get the return of Shinsuke Nakamura to go against TJ Perkins in what can be describes as dance fighting.
