Friday, June 29, 2012

WWFFF In Your House 13: The SBD Final Four

Welcome to the FINAL Friday Film Diesta/So Bad, Dudes Tournament Mashup!

Apologies in advance, I’m half-assing the Fiesta this week due to real life. I’m now working two jobs AND I’m having to house sit for two houses. POOOOOOOOOOR ME, cool story bro, etc.

Today we’ll check out the goings-on around Hollywood as well as find out the FINAL FOUR of the So Bad, Dudes Tournament. So let’s get right to things.

Last week I asked you if you were glad that Dumb and Dumber To is dead, and 62.5% of you said yes.



-- Box Office News: Pixar reclaims its throne with Brave
-- Trailer Time: Check out new trailers for Looper, Alex Cross, Red Hook Summer and Total Recall
-- In Theaters This Week: Magic Mike, People Like Us Ted, and Tyler Perry Presents: Madea's Witness Protection
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: ... nothing?

-- RIP Nora Ephron
-- We first begin with some breaking news from Glenn regarding a sequel to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter!
-- Screened has a new feature where they look back at older films to see if they stand the test of time. This week they look at Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris
-- The Avengers hits the $600 Million mark
-- Marvel's 2014 movie will be about The Guardians of the Galaxy
-- There can be only one... Ryan Reynolds?
-- Halle Berry is really lowering her standards by appearing in a WWE horror movie
-- The next Bourne movie has been pushed back

And now... for the SO BAD, DUDES FINAL FOUR

VS.

[2 FFTRRBR] NATHAN JONES VS. [1 RRTC] DINO BRAVO

Nathan Jones emerged victorious over Kurrgan, winning the Fight for the Right Reverse Battle Royal Match Bracket by a vote of 10-5. Meanwhile, Dino Bravo won the Russo's Revenge Triple Cage Match Bracket by ending Hornswoggle's Cinderella run by a vote of 8-7.

VS.

[15 PP] THE INSANE CLOWN POSSE VS. [4 KFH] THE HARRIS BROTHERS

The Insane Clown Posse wins the Punjabi Prison Match Bracket, continuing their Cinderella Run by upsetting overall number three seed The Great khali by a vote of 9-6. Meanwhile, the Harris Brothers won the Kennel from Hell Match Bracket by defeating Orlando Jordan 8-7.


There we have it, the Final Four. They've made it this far, but only one will be crowned the Baddest Dude in Wrestling!

Send votes via Facebook Message or to tbanks531 AT gmail DOT com by Midnight on Saturday June 30! Votes NOT sent in via Facebook or email WILL NOT COUNT! And while different time zones will be accounted for, late votes will not! If I receive your votes on July 1, you’re SOL... and you know what that means!

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

So Bad Elite Eight

The end is near, and we’re this close to crowning the Baddest Dude in Wrestling! But first, who advanced to the Elite Eight? Was it one of YOUR favorites? Least favorites?

CLICK BELOW TO FIND OUT!



THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT REVERSE BATTLE ROYAL MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[5] KURRGAN VS. [2] NATHAN JONES


Kurrgan arrives to the Elite Eight with a BANG~!!! (TM and Copyright Diamond Dallas Page, All Rights Reserved) by upsetting the overall number one seed of the tournament El Gigante/Giant Gonzales by a vote of 6-5. His opponent, Nathan Jones, continues his trek to a Land Down Under, defeating Mideon by a vote of 6-5 as well.

THE RUSSO’S REVENGE TRIPLE CAGE MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] DINO BRAVO VS. [10] HORNSWOGGLE


In the largest margin of defeat of Round 3, number two overall seed Dino Bravo destroyed Erik Watts by a score of 10-1 to advance to the Elite Eight. And despite Glenn’s ranting and abstaining from voting for the matchup, Hornswoggle SHOCKED the Shockmaster by a score of 6-4. Sitcom Fans everywhere nod their heads in approval.

THE PUNJABI PRISON MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] THE GREAT KHALI VS. [15] THE INSANE CLOWN POSSE


The Great Khali, the tournament's number three overall seed, makes an appearance in the Elite Eight having narrowly defeated David Flair 6-5. The 15th seeded Insane Clown Posse advanced past Uncle Elmer 8-3, in the matchup with the third largest margin of defeat.

THE KENNEL FROM HELL MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[4] THE HARRIS BROTHERS VS. [2] ORLANDO JORDAN


The Fighting Harrii upset number four overall seed Heidenreich 6-5 to make it here to the Elite Eight. Orlando Jordan, in the meantime, advanced past strongman Ted Arcidi 9-2 in the matchup with the second largest margin of defeat.


There we have it, the Elite Eight! Half of these So Bad, Dudes will lose, while the other half move on to the Final Four! Which ones will advance? The power is in YOUR hands!

Send votes via Facebook Message or to tbanks531 AT gmail DOT com by Midnight on Wednesday June 27! Votes not sent in via Facebook or email WILL NOT COUNT! And while different time zones will be accounted for, late votes will not! If I receive your votes on June 28, you’re SOL... and you know what that means!

Friday, June 22, 2012

MTV Presents: The FFF/SBD Super Sweet Sixteen!

Welcome to another joint edition of the Friday Film Fiesta and the So Bad, Dudes Tournament!

Today we will be unveiling the SWEET SIXTEEN of the So Bad, Dudes Tournament as well as checking out the latest news around Hollywood... like we do every week. So let's get to it!

There was no poll last week since I got Writer's Block after doing an insane amount of character writeups for the tournament.



-- Box Office News: Madagascar 3 continues its reign of Circus Afro, while Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler bomb despite the efforts of Andy's Pauly Shore Loving Friend
-- Trailer Time: New trailers released this week include Judge Dredd reboot Dredd, Taken 2, which features The Most Interesting Man in the World, and what should be a fantastic edition of the cWo Roundtable Series, the new Twilight sequel! And also Monster's University
-- In Theaters This Week: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Brave, and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: 21 Jump Street, Wrath of the Titans, and Mirror Mirror

-- The big news of the week is Jim Carrey dropping out of Dumb and Dumber To, and the project being subsequently canceled
-- Screened asks why The Blair Witch Project is the best "found footage" movie
-- What happened to Adam Sandler?
-- WELP!
-- See The Amazing Spider-Man early!
-- Michael Bay discusses Trans4mers
-- Hockey Fans: Get ready for a Flyers movie directed by... Rob Zombie?
-- Disney is already facing several lawsuits over Brave
-- Sesame Street is heading to the big screen
-- In TV news, we have a slew of images from the next season of The Walking Dead and the next season of Breaking Bad

And that brings us to this week's poll.

Are you glad Dumb and Dumber To is dead?
Yes
No
There's still a chance!

And now, to the Sweet Sixteen we go!

THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT REVERSE BATTLE ROYAL MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] EL GIGANTE/GIANT GONZALES VS. [5] KURRGAN

The tournament’s number one overall seed El Gigante had a more difficult time making it to the Sweet Sixteen than you would think, only defeating the Boogeyman 8-5. His opponent is Kurrgan, who also defeated Kenzo Suzuki by a score of 8-5.

VS.

[11] PHINEAS I. GODWINN/MIDEON VS. [2] NATHAN JONES

The only So Bad, Dude named after a farm animal advances to the Sweet Sixteen after upsetting the third seed Reese/The YET-TAY by a vote of 8-5. His opponent is the second seeded Nathan Jones, who makes his way to the Sweet Sixteen after destroying Giant Silva 10-3.

THE RUSSO’S REVENGE TRIPLE CAGE MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] DINO BRAVO VS. [4] ERIK WATTS

Cyke’s obsession with the number two carries over to the man he supported to win it all, Dino Bravo. Not only is Dino the number two overall seed, he also makes it to the Sweet Sixteen winning the second most lopsided vote of the second round, defeating Horace Hogan 11-2. His opponent is Erik Watts, who barely survived Prince Albert-Train Tensai’s hentai wrath 7-6.

VS.

[11] TUGBOAT/TYPHOON/SHOCKMASTER VS. [10] HORNSWOGGLE

It’s a battle of double digit seeds in our next matchup. Typhoonboat SHOCKED THE WORLD by defeating Bastion Booger 7-6. His opponent, Hornswoggle, upset the 2 Seed Van Hammer by a vote of 8-5, giving Sitcom Fans yet another moral victory over the Butler Brothers.

THE PUNJABI PRISON MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] THE GREAT KHALI VS. [5] DAVID FLAIR

The tournament’s overall number three seed The Great Khali makes his way to the Sweet Sixteen after delivering a 9-4 brain chop to Zeus. It was so bad that Zeus’ eye went back to normal. He goes up against David Flair, who defeated Justin Credible 12-1 in the most lopsided vote of the second round.

VS.

[14] UNCLE ELMER VS. [15] THE INSANE CLOWN POSSE

In yet another upset, Uncle Elmer defeated higher seeded Tiger Ali Singh 7-6, while the Insane Clown Posse also upset 7 Seed Steve “Mongo” McMichael by a tally of 10-3, continuing their quest to find out just how magnets work.

THE KENNEL FROM HELL MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] HEIDENREICH VS. [4] THE HARRIS BROTHERS

Overall number four seed makes his way to the Sweet Sixteen by kicking Zack Gowen’s leg out from under his leg 8-5. The Harris Brothers, his opponents, proved that the world is NOT Sylvan, defeating, umm, Sylvan by a vote of 10-3.

VS.

[14] TED ARCIDI VS. [2] ORLANDO JORDAN

14 Seed Ted Arcidi continues his quest to the SBD Finals, coming to the Sweet Sixteen after defeating Prince Nakamaki. Meanwhile, Orlando Jordan SWERVED his way into a victory over Vince Russo. Presumably by doing something like this:



And there we have it, our Sweet Sixteen! VOTING ENDS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 23 AT MIDNIGHT! Send votes via Facebook Message or via email to tbanks531 AT gmail DOT com. Remember that votes posted on the Blog and not sent via email/Facebook WILL NOT COUNT! Also, while time zone differences will be accounted for, late votes will not! So if you send in your votes on June 24, you'll be SOL... and you know what that means!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

So Bad, Dudes Tournament: Round 2

We are officially entering Week 3 of the So Bad, Dudes Tournament! Last week, the entire field of 64 So Bad Dudes was revealed, and much controversy arose over who made the tournament and who did not. But differences were put aside, and you voted 30 wrestlers into the Field of 32. Many thanks to wantedbadass for breaking the two ties!

Several matchups were close, with many outcomes decided by a single vote, while other competitors blew out their competition. Who moved on to Round 2? CLICK BELOW TO FIND OUT!

Email your votes to tbanks531 AT gmail DOT com, or send via Facebook Message. Voting for round two will be open until Midnight on Wednesday, June 20. Different time zones will be accounted for, but late votes will not, so once it’s Midnight in Hawaii, you’re SOL... and you know what that means!



THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT REVERSE BATTLE ROYAL MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] EL GIGANTE/GIANT GONZALES VS. [8] THE BOOGEYMAN

Despite receiving the highest number of preliminary votes, earning him the overall number one seed, El Gigante Gonzales barely edged out the 16th seeded Renegade by a vote of 11-9. His opponent, The Boogeyman, had a slightly less difficult time advancing past The Blue Meanie with a vote of 12-8. Now the Blog must vote for a winner in a matchup that pits a guy who likes to stick worms down people’s underwear against a guy who wears no underwear... he has airbrushed pubes, you pervs!

VS.

[5] KURRGAN VS. [4] KENZO SUZUKI

In another battle of So Bad, Dudes that barely made it past the first round, Kurrgan takes on Kenzo Suzuki. Kurrgan defeated New Jack by a vote of 12-8 while Kenzo Suzuki initially tied with Tank Abbott by a score of 10-10. But due to the final verdict of Special Guest Tiebreaker wantedbadass, Kenzo is the one who advances.

VS.

[11] PHINEAS I. GODWINN/MIDEON VS. [3] REESE/THE YETI

HOG’s brother PIG dominated Billy Gunn by a score of 18-2 en route to Round 2. His opponent, Reese, otherwise known as The Yeti, made it to the second round with the help of Special Guest Tiebreaker wantedbadass after an initial 10-10 tie with Loch Ness/Giant Haystacks. Both of these competitors have appeared in THQ/AKI wrestling games. Which one will you play as in the Sweet Sixteen?

VS.

[7] GIANT SILVA VS. [2] NATHAN JONES

Both Giant Silva and Nathan Jones showed lots of strength as they moved on to the Field of 32. Silva delivered a 17-3 Singapore Cane shot to the back of Tommy Dreamer, painful enough that Tommy did not ask for another. Meanwhile, Nathan Jones Gave Rock N’ Roll to the KISS Demon Dale Torborg, sending him home to Detroit Rock City with a tally of 15-5.

THE RUSSO’S REVENGE TRIPLE CAGE MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] DINO BRAVO VS. [8] HORACE HOGAN

Despite Jope’s best efforts, the Canadian Cigarette Mafia failed to prevent Bravo from advancing th Round 2. The number two overall seed had no problem dispatching of The Big Show, advancing with a score of 16-3. Horace Hogan had a much easier time advancing, defeating Alberto del Rio by a score of 15-4. It is assumed that somewhere, Ricardo Rodriguez wept while Hulk Hogan nodded his head in approval of Horace passing the test (a regular test, not Andrew Martin).

VS.

[5] PRINCE ALBERT-TRAIN TENSAI VS. [4] ERIK WATTS

The Blog of Doom’s Most Hated Wrestler 2012, Prince Albert-Train Tensai, barely escaped the babykilling warpath of Gene Snitsky, advancing by a 10-9 vote. This despite several people voting for Albert’s Blog of Doom alter ego Lord Hentai. His opponent, Erik Watts, sent Ken Kenderson to the ER with a broken everything after delivering a 13-6 dropkick to Kenderson’s shin region.

VS.

[11] TYPHOON/TUGBOAT/THE SHOCKMASTER VS. [14] BASTION BOOGER

Despite technically being the underdog, the Shockmaster SHOCKED THE WORLD by ramming Vampiro through a cardboard wall by a score of 11-8. Bastion Booger ate, belched, and farted his way to a 10-9 victory over Abyss. If Joseph Park, Esquire comes looking for me inquiring about the location of his brother and his disappearance from this tournament, then so help me God Blog, you can FORGET about me hosting the WELPies again next year.

VS.

[10] HORNSWOGGLE VS. [2] VAN HAMMER

Despite the power of the Brothers Butler, Sitcom Fans around the world got the last laugh as Hornswoggle advances to the second round, yo baby yo-ing PN News by a tally of 11 to 8. Meanwhile, YOUR favorite WCW/nWo Revenge character Van Hammer STASHed victory in his PRIVATE area, punching his ticket to the second round by beating The Miz 16-3.

THE PUNJABI PRISON MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] THE GREAT KHALI VS. [9] ZEUS/Z-GANGSTA

Overall number three seed The Great Khali had no problem advancing to the second round after a dominating 17-2 victory over Glacier that sent Ray Lloyd back to the Indiana Jones Stunt Show at Disney-MGM Studios. His opponent, the random Gotham City prisoner better known as Z-Gangsta Zeus, out-acted Ted DiBiase Jr. making his way into the second round with a score of 12-7.

VS.

[5] DAVID FLAIR VS. [13] JUSTIN CREDIBLE

In a battle of wrestling entrances, after ten minutes of spitting beer into the crowd and bashing himself in the head, The Sandman ultimately fell victim to the David Flair titantron and the Disappointed Ric Flair after a 15-4 decision. Justin Credible, however, had trouble advancing, defeating the Many Gimmicks of Edward Harrison Leslie 10-9.

VS.

[6] TIGER ALI SINGH VS. [14] UNCLE ELMER

Tiger Ali Singh advances to the second round after defeating Jinder Mahal in the BATTLE OF INDIAN ROYALTY with a score of 11-8. No doubt that Singh had to bribe voters into voting for him. His opponent is Uncle Elmer, who FRANCHISED AHAHAHAHAHAHA Shane Douglas back to Target with a score of 10-9. Now, squeal like a piggy.

VS.

[7] STEVE MONGO MCMICHAEL VS. [15] THE INSANE CLOWN POSSE

NEVERMIND THAT SHIT! HERE COMES MONGO to the second round after barely defeating Big John Studd 10-9. He takes on the Insane Clown Posse, brought to you by Psychopathic Records! The Posse also edged out their first round opponent Mabel/Viscera 10-9 after feeding him some magnets. Fucking voting, how does it work? Find out by sending me your pick to advance to the third round!

THE KENNEL FROM HELL MATCH BRACKET

VS.

[1] HEIDENREICH VS. [8] ZACH GOWEN

HEI DEN HEIDENREICH, the tournament’s number four overall seed Heidenraped his way to the second round past Bob Holly 15-2. But never fear, Heindenreich sent Holly some nice poetry about breaking wind in the Windy City after the fact. His opponent is Zach Gowen who EMBRACED THE HATE and hopped his way to the second round over Kane, also by a score of 15-2.

VS.

[5] SYLVAN GRENIER VS. [4] THE HARRIS BROTHERS

Bonjour! The Goodwill Ambassador for Quebec, Sylvan, makes an appearance in the Field of 32 after defeating The Godfather 13-4, proving that the world is, indeed, Sylvan. The Harris Brothers also advanced after using a Hydrogen Bomb to splice into Matt Morgan’s TNA DNA 14-3. But only one can move on!

VS.

[6] PRINCE IAUKEA VS. [14] TED ARCIDI

The Artist Also Known As Prince Nakamaki just barely pulled out a victory over Shawn Stasiak in the first round, beating the former Meat by a score of 9-8. Ted Arcidi had less of a problem upsetting third seeded John Cena by a score of 12-5. Glenn gets his revenge on the Sitcom Fans!

VS.

[7] VINCE RUSSO VS. [2] ORLANDO JORDAN

Our final matchup of the second round pits Vince Russo, who swerved his way into a 14-3 victory over Curtis Hughes, against Orlando Jordan, who used the POWER OF BISEXUALITY to scare redneck conservative Hillbilly Jim out of the tournament. Back to Sirius Satellite Radio you go, Jim! But who will advance to the third round?


And so we have it, the Field of 32 So Bad, Dudes! Who will make the Sweet Sixteen? VOTE and find out!

Again, email your votes to tbanks531 AT gmail DOT com, or send via Facebook Message. Voting for round two will be open until Midnight on Wednesday, June 20. Different time zones will be accounted for, but late votes will not, so once it’s Midnight in Hawaii, you’re SOL... and you know what that means!