| #1 Contender Prediction Thread; Who will be the next opponent to go for the belt? | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 7 2013, 07:53 PM (94,685 Views) | |
| jnWake | Jan 14 2014, 10:18 PM Post #121 |
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Bowser, Mac and Kefka seem like the most obvious ones. The Mayor hasn't done much this season after losing the title and Vegeta has been more of a tag team guy after losing to the mayor so I don't expect any of them. Even though Snake won the last Triple Threat I could see Scorpion get a surprise shot. Sonic and Groose could also be surprises, but I'm expecting a Triple Threat or a Four Way instead of a Six Man battle this time. |
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| HereComesTheChief | Jan 28 2014, 01:57 PM Post #122 |
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TIME TO DO THAT THING WE DO BECAUSE TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT; LIKELY CANDIDATES: Bowser: Come on, do we REALLY need to argue the case of The King of Awesome? We've done it for months now, he is GUARANTEED a spot tonight. ![]() Little Mac: He may have dropped the belt nearly 3 months ago, but Mac has been on fire, beating Guile and Knuckles in emphatic fashion. The Third Era of Young Blood could be on the cards. Groose: The God Rooster has managed to remain unpinned/tapping since the Fatal 4-Way with Haggar, Satan and Sagat. Since then, he's managed to beat a Snake and a potential Octorok in a Triple Threat, a rebuilt Pro Toh Man, and let Scorps take the fall in a later Triple Threat. I'd say he's earnt himself a spot. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES: Ganondorf: Again, an easy shoe-in for a Contenders Match...if someone wasn't in the way. Again, Ganon is likely going to be placed in a match for End Game, probably against Dook, otherwise he'd be my #2 pick for a Contenders match (second only to his eternal nemesis Bowser) Sonic: Sonic has been brought up a lot this season due to his very impressive showings ever since he was given the SupernormalStep treatment and returned at End Game 5. He could easily be placed in as a Dark Horse. ![]() Kefka: Kefka could easily be included in tonight's Contender match after defeating Mr. Money, who many made claims was due a chance to be #1 Contender. However, it's been a very average Season for the Clown, getting crushed by the Steam Press, and being 2slow to stop Segata from climbing out of the cage, before finally striking gold against Wario. Plus, being stuck doing fantastic interviews for the Best GM Ever, I doubt he'll be allowed a shot. However, considering Jensen is the one picking Gabe's opponents, you never know...
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| SAShieldhill | Jan 28 2014, 03:39 PM Post #123 |
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The #1 Contenders match is tonight, and it's a Fatal Four-Way. Mike Haggar was the last challenger to earn a VGCW Championship match by winning a #1 Contenders match. The last three challengers got there by Money in the Bank (Barkley), Title Unification (Vegeta), and Royal Rumble (Gaben). Although I've been writing up my thoughts on the VGCW title scene for two months now, this will be the first time these predictions will be put to the test. (Though I did go 4 for 6 in the most recent Casual.) I've said almost everything I can think to say at this point, so this will be briefish. Final Predictions Bowser (#2) has been so dominant he makes it hard to find even just three other wrestlers who deserve to stand between him and a VGCW Championship match. Until his last match, I guess you could say he hadn't beaten any top tier wrestlers in 2K14? His long-awaited bout with the Nerd put any possible doubts to rest. Little Mac (#5) has never been in the ring with Bowser, so like the match with AVGN last time, we could see two powerful veterans face off for the first time. If he were to win, Mac would be back in a Championship match in End Game 6 for the first time since losing the belt in End Game 5, which is just long enough to wait. Mac hasn't shown weakness in his two matches this season, so I think he's still got it. Sonic the Hedgehog (#11) has only beaten Donkey Kong, as far as action outside Co-Op goes, true. Still, DK showed in the Casual #1 Contenders match that he remains very dangerous. Sonic has also looked strong in Co-Op, stronger than his partner Knuckles, who was good enough to challenge for the Casual belt. Groose (#12), the second most popular VGCW Champion ever, hasn't been beaten this season. He didn't win that latest Triple Threat, but neither did he take the pin. He hasn't faced any top tier opponents lately, but frankly, if he's not up to the job, just who is?Why not... Segata? Busy defending the Casual title, and I don't expect to see double-booking, at least not for title matches. Ganondorf? Would make sense, except I think he'll be ending his feud with Duke instead. Haggar? Just lost the belt and hasn't had a match since. Kefka? I was going to put him in, but he's already had a match with Gabe this season, and lost, so I left him out. AVGN? Busy defending the Co-Op title. Deserves a shot one day, but for now I'm just glad he got that match with Bowser. Sagat? Co-Op exclusive so far this season. Scorpion? Much as I'd love to see him, I fear he's just too low ranked. |
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| lazybones18 | Feb 4 2014, 12:27 PM Post #124 |
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Kind of a stupid suggestion, but since the Olympics will be starting in a few days and will last 2-3 weeks, I was thinking that the next couple of shows could be nothing but tournament style matches (not KOTR, more six-man, fatal four, triple threat) to determine #1 contenders for each title. Participants can be based on rank (Top 15/16 for main title, 17 and lower for Casual). Winners would move on the next round, and then the final round would take place (if it's 1v1, perhaps a 20-min Iron Man match to determine who is more worthy). Just a thought |
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| ryuplaneswalker | Feb 4 2014, 02:43 PM Post #125 |
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that is assuming VGCW and the Olympics have the same crowd watching it, I don't watch the Olympics (unless Liechtenstein is in it) so anything bazza does is fine by me. |
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| Davyinatoga | Feb 4 2014, 05:44 PM Post #126 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if VGCW takes a couple weeks off in between seasons during the Olympics to give everyone a breather. |
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| SAShieldhill | Feb 9 2014, 10:22 AM Post #127 |
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Did you know? Nine wrestlers who have competed in Casual Championship or Contenders matches have since been future endeavored, retired, or murdered: Egoraptor, Donte, Link, Wesker, Piccolo, Woody, Liquid Snake, Dante, and JonTron. With EG6 behind us, it’s time to consider who has what it takes to be Segata’s fifth challenger. As always, there’s so many potential candidates for Casual that it’s hard to narrow down to even just six. Here’s who stands out to me. :hobo: Phoenix Wright (#19) is hot as hell after his performance at EG6. He’s come up short twice in Contenders, but that was before his current 6-win streak. Casual is likely where he belongs, too, since none of those 6 wins have come against anyone stronger than, well, himself. Solid Snake (#21) didn’t do much in the tag match, but his impressive Triple Threat win over Scorpion and Groose showed that he can’t be considered a jobber anymore. If Snake were to win the Casual Championship, he would be the first to have won both the VGCW & Casual titles.Dracula (#22) may consider Casual competition beneath him. Then again, there’s a lot of prestige to be gained by beating Segata at this point. We’ve seen higher ranked wrestlers try and fail. Burying Ezio, who was previously pointed at as the line at the top of the midcard, gives him a win to justify his ambition. Chief Arino (#23) is half of the greatest Co-Op Championship team of all time, but he’s not main title material. He’s actually never gone for the Casual title. Perhaps we could have another all-Japan match? Waluigi (#24) beat Kefka, and avenged his stronger brother’s loss. He was the first Casual champion, and he’d surely like to get his hands on that belt again. Red (#30) won that four-man, including pinning Dracula. He’d probably like to be the one to stop Segata from challenging his record as champ.None of the last 12 wrestlers from the last two Casual #1 Contenders are listed here. Except Waluigi. With such a wide range of wrestlers eligible for Casual competition, it’s good to spread the opportunity around. |
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| Introbulus | Feb 9 2014, 01:00 PM Post #128 |
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Prime time for contender predictions. Especially since all three #1 spots are now vacant. Here's a few predictions from me for each division. Tag Team It's really hard to predict right now who could take on the dominance that is Gamecenter FU. The Saiyans...I didn't even really think they were that much of a threat, even though they proved to be pretty effective against them in their last match. And I really thought the last time Sonic Heroes fought them that they'd take the belts but that proved to be wrong too. With Team America seemingly broken up, and a big ??? hanging over whether or not Safety Valve will see a resurgence in the Tag Team scene, it's hard to predict who will be the next #1 contender in the doubles division of the league. For now, my money's resting on the Big Money team. , they're not bad, and they've done remarkable things before when they work together, they just need a good shot at the title. Casual :hobo: :ezio: :!snake! : These predictions represent contenders who have been reliably strong, but haven't quite crossed over into the Main Contender zone yet. Vegeta (And maybe even Nappa) have both proven to be a very effective tag-team, and Vegeta personally has shown some strong dominance in triple-threats. Phoenix is hot off of being in plot, and will likely get a few good matches to try and get some pop out of him. Meanwhile, a humbled Ezio might take a shot at the Casual Belt after his second(?) loss to Drac, and Barret is always a safe bet to be in the contendership. Snake is snake, and has been doing remarkably well climbing that ladder, and Zangief at this point looks strong enough to take the lower-belt from a formidable Segata. Champion :notprepared:Kefka has been shown to be a pretty skilled fighter. And I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to swipe the belt from our GM. Scorp has been showing some teeth and may find himself finally climbing out of his own kingdom. Bowser...doesn't do well in multi-man contests, but get him a few good fights and some luck in a three-way, and he could see Gabe in the ring. Haggar's still a strong, safe bet for condendership. The Nerd is still strong, and could easily get a rematch with Gabe, and Illidan (ugh) could very well take the whole of VGCW by storm. Notable Absences ![]() I feel like Sonic once showed some real promise in being a Championship contender, but ring rust seems to be taking its toll, and I suspect he'll be in a state of limbo for some time now. That, and I don't feel like his tag-team has been doing as well as it did at the start. Hercule...poor Hercule, you aimed high, but got buried hard by AVGN. Maybe one day you'll climb back down and shoot for a Casual title, but right now...you're stuck in the same limbo I'm predicting for Sonic. Red has been struggling lately in WWE 2k14, and I feel like that's going to sadly continue. Unless his next few matches show a change in skill, he's probably not going to make it to the casual face-off this time. ![]() Duke's incredible takedown of Ganondorf (Woo!) would normally put him in the spotlight for a shot at at least the Casual belt...but with what just happened between him and Guile, I suspect his hopes for that will be buried by an upcoming Angle that will tie up him, Ganondorf, and his former-tag-team partner, leaving none of them with any hopes for a shot next season. Edited by Introbulus, Feb 9 2014, 01:02 PM.
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| RockHardRichard | Feb 9 2014, 01:13 PM Post #129 |
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Please, no more Haggar in the main belt circuit. It feels like he's been all over it lately. |
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| Feanon | Feb 9 2014, 01:41 PM Post #130 |
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Sonic has MitB so he's technically already in the title picture |
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| Introbulus | Feb 9 2014, 02:24 PM Post #131 |
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You make a good point...maybe Red instead of Haggar...or Lil' Mac..I'm sure Mac wants another shot at Illidan anyway.
Truuuue..hmm...if I had to swap Sonic out for someone...Knuckles was a pretty strong contender in the past, and I wouldn't be upset to see him going at it again. |
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| jnWake | Feb 9 2014, 03:08 PM Post #132 |
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Haggar is good in the title picture altough he may need more standard matches to prove himself, since we mostly see him in contender matches. Maybe it's time for the Mayor to get some plot. Regarding Casual, I feel Snake and Dracula are above it. Dracula should try challenging more top tier wrestlers and Snake can move to Tag Team or something, it'd be fresh for his character. |
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| Cheer This Dan | Feb 9 2014, 07:29 PM Post #133 |
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Duke would be a pretty good bet (haha geddit) for the main belt what with him beating DK's streak and making Ganondorf say I quit but I assume he'll be wrapped up in plot this season after Guile's betrayal. Also as much as I love the big guy I think Haggar needs to prove himself again in singles matches before going into contendership again, so far his only singles matches in 2K14 have been against Vegeta and Gaben and while he beat Vegeta and did really well against Gabe, it's still hard to tell if Haggar's as dominant now as he was in '13, a plot break from contendership would be great as well. As for the #1 wrestler I want to see make it into contenders, well that's obvious.
Edited by Cheer This Dan, Feb 9 2014, 07:37 PM.
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| Wyvernil | Feb 11 2014, 08:10 PM Post #134 |
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Okay, so we now know about the Elimination Chamber match coming up in a few weeks. The big question's going to be: Who will be Gabe's opponents in the match? Here's my thoughts. Bowser: Still an obvious pick for the match, given his record. Duke Nukem: Duke proved himself with flying colors against Ganondorf at Endgame. He's definitely worthy of a title shot now, and winning the VGCW title would help to silence his former partner Guile's claims that he hasn't done anything noteworthy in the league. Ganondorf: Even after losing to Duke, Ganon's still got an impressive record. He's sure to be hungry for vengeance, especially if he gets put into a rematch with Duke for the preliminary match. Groose: It's been a while since we've seen Groose in the title mix. It's about time for him to get another push. Phoenix Wright: Now this would be one heck of a surprise challenger! Beating Sonic was a huge victory for Phoenix, and it might be enough to push him into the top ten in the power rankings. However, Snake and Gray Fox might want a piece of him first. Other possible contenders: AVGN is still highly ranked, but he's already got his shot at Gabe. Give someone else a chance. Haggar also has a high rank, but he might need some time away from the title scene. Mac is coming off of an embarrassing loss to newcomer Illidan, so it'd be strange to see him get another shot so soon. Illidan himself is still a bit too green for the title scene. If he's going to get a title shot, it should be after a couple more matches with strong competitors. What are your thoughts? |
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| RockHardRichard | Feb 11 2014, 08:12 PM Post #135 |
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AVGN stated in a plot scene that he's going to get himself another title shot, so you can probably count him in as a possible contender. |
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Sonic the Hedgehog (#11) has only beaten Donkey Kong, as far as action outside Co-Op goes, true. Still, DK showed in the Casual #1 Contenders match that he remains very dangerous. Sonic has also looked strong in Co-Op, stronger than his partner Knuckles, who was good enough to challenge for the Casual belt.


Solid Snake (#21) didn’t do much in the tag match, but his impressive Triple Threat win over Scorpion and Groose showed that he can’t be considered a jobber anymore. If Snake were to win the Casual Championship, he would be the first to have won both the VGCW & Casual titles.
Chief Arino (#23) is half of the greatest Co-Op Championship team of all time, but he’s not main title material. He’s actually never gone for the Casual title. Perhaps we could have another all-Japan match?
Waluigi (#24) beat Kefka, and avenged his stronger brother’s loss. He was the first Casual champion, and he’d surely like to get his hands on that belt again.
Red (#30) won that four-man, including pinning Dracula. He’d probably like to be the one to stop Segata from challenging his record as champ.
, they're not bad, and they've done remarkable things before when they work together, they just need a good shot at the title.
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