
Originally Posted by
StormDragonZ
Sixteen men would be chosen to take part in a "True Master of the Ring" tournament. Here is how it works:
First Round: 2 men would be paired together to face another team of two other men. Three total "Doubles" Match would occur. The winners are safe, but what happens in the second round for the losers is set up for trouble. In my booking, this is how the tag teams would be set up and who would win/lose:
- Abyss & Douglas Williams vs. Hernandez & AJ Styles: Hernandez pins Abyss.
- Samoa Joe & Sting vs. James Storm & Kazarian: James Storm pins Joe after Sting walks out.
- Jay Lethal & Matt Morgan vs. Mr. Anderson & RVD: Jay Lethal pins Anderson.
- Kurt Angle & Robert Roode vs. Jeff Hardy & Desmond Wolfe: Kurt Angle pins Wolfe.
Second Round: The team that lost in the first round would have a 1-on-1 match. The loser of that 1-on-1 match would instantly be removed from the tournament and the number is brought down to twelve remaining. In case of some form of end without a decisive victor, both men are eliminated. According to my booking:
- Douglas Williams pins Abyss after Eric Young interferes distracting Abyss.
- Sting gets himself intentionally disqualified for using the bat on Joe. Joe stays.
- Mr.Anderson pins RVD after a nearly 20 minutes "PPV Worthy" match.
- Matt Morgan gets involved to help Wolfe, but Hardy ultimately pins Wolfe.
Out: Abyss, Sting, RVD and Wolfe.
Third Round: The remaining twelve split into 4 Triple Threat Matches. All names are randomized in drawing once more, so no one knows who will face who. The winner gets a point. If they didn't have a point, they are out. In this case, if Williams, Joe, Anderson or Hardy lose or get pinned, they are immediately out. Everyone else is safe. In my booking:
- Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy vs. James Storm: Hardy pins Storm: No one out.
- Mr. Anderson vs. Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles: Anderson pins Styles: Joe is out.
- Matt Morgan vs. Hernandez vs. Kazarian: Kazarian pins Hernandez.: No one out.
- Douglas Williams vs. Jay Lethal vs. Robert Roode: Lethal pins Roode: Williams is out.
Ten men remain: Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, James Storm, Mr. Anderson, AJ Styles, Matt Morgan, Hernandez, Kazarian, Jey Lethal & Robert Roode.
Fourth Round: Five 1-on-1 matches. Points are meaningless now. The winner goes on to the finals in an epic 5-man Battle Royal style match where if you get pinned, you're out, but it keeps going till one man is left standing to say he is the "True Master of the Ring". My booking says:
- Hernandez vs. Jay Lethal: Lethal wins, but both men shake hands in the end.
- Matt Morgan vs. James Storm: Roode tries to help Storm, but Morgan wins.
- Kazarian vs. Mr. Anderson: Anderson pins Kazarian, but Orlando Jordan comes down to the ring for no reason after the match.
- AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy: Epic 20 minute match that ends with Hardy pinning Styles.
- Kurt Angle vs. Robert Roode: Angle pins Roode. Storm doesn't come out.
Finals: A 5-man Battle Royal.
- Jay Lethal vs. Matt Morgan vs. Mr.Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle.
- Jeff Hardy is eliminated first by Matt Morgan.
- Kurt Angle is eliminated second by Mr.Anderson.
- Mr.Anderson is eliminated by Jay Lethal.
- Jay Lethal pins Matt Morgan. Flair tries to help Morgan, but RVD comes out to help Lethal.
Jay Lethal wins the tournament and his reward is a title shot against whoever is the TNA World Champion after the next PPV. However, an added bonus is that Lethal can decide what stipulation will be involved for his match.
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