Now that the draft has come and gone, I thought it'd be fun to score everyone on how we did. The judges? Yours truly, as game master, and our beloved moderator, B Fizzle. So let's get to it...
HYPERBOLEJay's Thoughts: Going first definitely had it's advantages, as you got arguably the most over superstar in the company right now who makes numerous appearances on every show. Plus his fiancée, who's still at the top of the Total Divas push. Bryan was high on almost everyone's lists.
AJ, Ambrose and Fandango were good pick-ups, as they appear on both Raw and SmackDown every week. There's a small risk of Ambrose losing his title at some point, drastically cutting your points down for that week. Same with AJ. She's been champion a long time now. She'll most likely keep the title until WrestleMania, but if she loses it AT Mania, that could screw you out of the BPX Championship.
Brodus and Woods are iffy to me. They're both currently in a feud so they'll get a ton of TV time off the bat, but with Woods just debuting and Brodus debuting a new gimmick, both have a chance to bomb and have WWE pull the plug on their pushes.
Overall, I'd say Daniel, Brie and AJ were A+ pickups, Ambrose and Fandango were B's, and Brodus and Xavier were C's. I'll round it out and give you a B.
SCORE: B+------
B's Thoughts: Since Jayzero is evaluating everyone’s teams from a strategic standpoint, my assessment will be a little more… aesthetic. With that said, 70% of your team disgusts me. Having Brie and Daniel together is cute though, and at least AJ doesn’t wrestle in boxer briefs anymore. The three of them along with Fandango will be your greatest assets, but I’m not sure they’ll be able to support the dead weight. If I were you, I’d trim the fat (
Brodus) and pick up Kofi Kingston instead.
SCORE: B-------
Overall Score: BTHE BRAIN TRUSTJay's Thoughts: They're not bringing Batista back to sit in catering, and rumor is he'll be appearing on both Raw and SmackDown a lot. So even if he gets you nothing for the first 3 weeks of the game, he'll be a powerhouse after the Rumble.
Orton and Langston are obviously good pick-ups as they're the two top champions in the company. But as such, they have the same risk as Ambrose and AJ of dropping those belts and losing you a bunch of points. Big E might hold it until well after Mania, and even if Orton loses it, he'll probably make up for it by giving you at least 3 appearances a night until then.
Henry and Goldust both look awesome right now and are being used weekly. Goldust however will almost certainly lose the tag titles at some point leading to him finally getting his match with Cody at Mania. So that could be a sore week, and probably a Mania loss.
Sin Cara and El Torito are your wildcards. Sin Cara seems to be getting a push now that Hunico is portraying the character, and if they still want that match with Rey at Mania he's a good pick-up. But they already seem to be getting tired of El Matadores. Torito will probably get you some points for now, maybe even in the Rumble match as a surprise entrant (prays to the gods), but it could slow down before Mania.
Batista, Orton and Big E are good pick-ups, as are Henry and Goldust, but Sin Cara and Torito bring your score down to me. Add in the fact that Batista will be getting you 0 for at least the first 3 weeks of play, I'm gonna have to give you a C :\
SCORE: C+---
B's Thoughts: Oh dear. Now might be a good time to admit that I haven’t watched a full Raw since Total Divas started airing and that began to fulfill all of my wrestling niche needs, so I’m not sure if these were all strategy based selections, but they’re
tarryble. Batista will probably be good. He is coming back or something, right? I think Mark Henry still does stuff when he isn’t injured. And as long as Cody’s around, Goldust should be fine. Your star pick would definitely have to be Big E. Langston, all though I do feel your roster would benefit from a Diva’s presence. At the moment it’s an utter sausage fest.
SCORE: C---
Overall Score: CALL SHOW... NO GOJay's Thoughts: I'm calling it now, you will score big. Every week. Not sure when Undertaker is coming back, so like Batista, that puts a kink in your score. Even more so since we actually know when Batista will be coming back. But you pretty much have yourself a guaranteed WrestleMania victory. And I haven't announced it yet, but I guess I might as well now, WrestleMania is going to be worth double points. So, yeah, Taker will be making it rain points towards the end of the season.
In the meantime, you have freaking Triple H and John Cena, both gigantic spotlight hogs. They will more than make up for the deficit from Undertaker. Plus you have Renee doing interviews every show giving you around 20 points a week on average, and Roman freakin' Reigns about to get a rumored gigantic push and crazy run during the Rumble match. Yeah. You don't need Taker.
Big Show and Sandow are your weakest superstars. Let me say that again, The Big Show, and Damien Sandow, are your
weakest superstars. And they're pretty damn good picks. You sir, get an A. (minus, cause Taker is still getting you jack for the time being)
SCORE: A----
B's Thoughts: Let’s be honest. You or Jayzero are probably gonna win. Having said that, I will still point and laugh because you have Big Show on your team. I was pleasantly surprised by you drafting Roman Reigns. I mean, he’s not Seth Rollins, but hey. And dropping… whoever it was you had before for Renee Young was a wise move as well, all though I am a little weirded out that she’s the only girl on your roster. Not to mention you probably got the single greatest draft pick with John Cena. As long as Undertaker, Triple H or Big Show don’t die of old age or gigantism before WrestleMania, you should sweep.
SCORE: B+---
Overall Score: B+FRIDAY NIGHT BITCH FIGHTJay's Thoughts: The hottest roster looks-wise. Points-wise? We'll see. Your weakest member is Zack Ryder, cause I don't even remember the last time he had a match on Raw. As long as Triple H keeps doing those segments where he belittles the entire roster while they stand on stage you should be fine. Plus, I'm pretty sure he's on Main Event a lot so it's not like he'll be getting you 0 every week. Titus probably would've been better to stick with, but Zack isn't a horrible pick-up.
Eva Marie clearly did something right on that trip overseas with Vince. He's like, in love and shit. Enjoy your points. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Nikki and Cameron will continue to be in the weekly tag matches so they're good pick-ups. And Darren seems to pop up at least once a week.
Your best pick-ups by far are Seth Rollins and Summer Rae. Seth, because not only do the Shield keep having segments and matches every show, but lately, numerous matches every show. They're freakin' machines. As for Summer, as long as she keeps coming out twice a night, once with Fandango, then again to wrestle, she'll be reeling in the points just fine.
I'm tempted to give you an A cause I like everyone on your roster, but let's be honest, you don't have a Cena, Orton, Punk or Bryan on your team. Not saying you won't score well, but you just seem to be missing that one big name.
SCORE: B----
B's Thoughts: Admittedly, I’m probably gonna come in last place, but at least I’ll look good doing so. While you’re all peaking on Raw, Zack and Darren will keep my points coming in throughout the week. Not to mention the Total Divas are on fire right now and I have three of them, as well as the current most over Diva on the roster, who on average makes two separate appearances per show. Plus I think the Shield gets used a lot, or so I’m told. Regardless, the jokes on you guys, because my points are really gonna come rolling in once Total Divas starts in the Spring. That does go towards our points, right? … Right?!
SCORE: A+---
Overall Score: B+NEON NIGHTJay's Thoughts: Bless your heart, you went for who you liked. Not sure how well that bodes for you, but you never know. Cody is without a doubt your star player, but like with Goldust, he'll almost undoubtedly lose the tag titles, possibly costing you a win one week. Steph will also be getting you a lot of points if she keeps up appearances and doesn't disappear on us again. Who knows, the two of them might be enough to keep you afloat.
Naomi and Natalya will get you steady points as long as they continue to push the Total Divas. Not too sure about Tyson tho. Maybe Main Event points could save him.
Brad and Vickie I'm unsure about. They've been making less and less appearances ever since "The Authority" came into play. (Is Vickie even GM anymore?) But they should give you at the very least 5 appearance points a week.
I think you'll be fighting an uphill battle, but like I said, you never know. I might be eating those words at the end of the game.
SCORE: C----
B's Thoughts: Oh, Tiarnán. What a tangled web we weave. I actually kind of like your team - for you. I’m glad you got Cody, Stephanie and Vickie, because they’re all very ‘you.’ Natalya and Tyson I could do without, but like Brie and Daniel, it’s cute that they’re on the same team, but considered separately it’s a mess. And Naomi was obviously a good pick - any of the Total Divas would be. I’m a little disappointed you left your gyal Tamina out in the cold during the peak of her career, though.
SCORE: C+---
Overall Score: CZERO HOURJay's Thoughts: As I try not to be biased, Brock and Heyman just came back, and they ain't about to go away any time soon. Lesner might take the odd week off here and there, but chances are he's back til Mania. And when he's not there, Heyman will be.
Punk is a great pick-up, and I would've said that to anyone had they drafted him. He's one of the top 3 faces in the company (maybe 2 now if Bryan's gone heel) and he gets a match and mic time every show.
Kane probably won't be getting me a lot of match points, but as part of the authority, and the one who stands in for Trips and Stephanie when they're not around, he'll be getting me a lot of appearance points.
Dolph and Miz should get me a decent amount of points, appearing at least once a week. Whether they win or lose is another story. My weakest roster member would have to be Kaitlyn. As long as she keeps randomly appearing with the heels in the "Non-Total Divas" side of the tag matches, I should be okay.
Overall, I'm gonna have to be unbiased and give my roster an A+, and y'all can suck my dick, cause you're goin' down bitches!
SCORE: A+---
B's Thoughts: Between Punk, Lesnar and Heyman, you’re gonna slaughter us all - especially once WrestleMania season really picks up. However, I’m not so sure you have as much weight to throw around as Burke. The Miz and Dolph could easily fade into the background, and even Renee Young will probably pick up more points than Kaitlyn. Poor dat. Honestly, what is it with you two and the Smurfette thing you both have going on with one Diva? Still, at least it’s one more than The Brain Trust. I was gonna give you a solid B, but even though your team is a powerhouse, I’d still only fuck one of them.
SCORE: B----
Overall Score: B+So that's a wrap on the draft analysis. Thank you to my co-commentator B Fizzle. Will our predictions pan out? We'll find out when BPX starts live, next Monday, during Old School RAW! Our fate now lies in the hands of WWE creative... may god help us all.
