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TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS
Mat Madness:  The Round of 32
March 18, 2002

by Mark Coale
Odessa Steps Magazine/OnlineOnslaught.com

 

[The following matches are part of Mark Coale's "March Madness, Sports Entertainment Style" 64-man tournament...  the matches are all simulated using TNM7.  You can read Mark's entire explanation of the tourney here, and catch up on the full early round action by reading the appropriate column in Mark's Archive.]

Northeast Bracket



[Round 2]: Ric Flair beat Steve Austin 2 falls to 1:

         x S. Austin beat Flair via the Stone Cold Stunner in 0:15:53

         x Flair beat S. Austin via the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:20:20

         x Flair beat S. Austin via an armbar submission in 0:38:14

Rating: ** 1/4

 

[Round 2]: Hunter Hearst Helmsley beat Kurt Angle 2 falls to 1:

         x Helmsley beat Angle via the Pedigree in 0:14:42

         x Angle beat Helmsley via the Torture Rack Suplex in 0:19:01

         x Helmsley beat Angle via the Pedigree in 0:19:18

Rating: ** 3/4

 

[Round 2]: Steve Regal beat Lance Storm 2 falls to 1:

         x Regal beat L. Storm via the Regal Stretch in 0:19:27

         x L. Storm beat Regal via the Cradle Piledriver in 0:27:44

         x Regal beat L. Storm via a fisherman suplex in 0:32:55

Rating: * 3/4

 

[Round 2]: The Undertaker beat Yoshihiro Tajiri 2 falls to 0:

         x Undertaker beat Tajiri via the Tombstone in 0:13:59

         x Undertaker beat Tajiri via a small package in 0:27:19

Rating: ** 3/4

 

Parts Unknown Bracket

[Round 2]: Jeff Jarrett beat Eddie Guerrero 2 falls to 1:

         x Jarrett beat E. Guerrero via the Forward Russian Legsweep in 0:14:15

         x E. Guerrero beat Jarrett via the Frog Splash in 0:17:53

         x Jarrett beat E. Guerrero via the Forward Russian Legsweep in 0:23:22

Rating: ***

 

[Round 2]: Kid Kash beat Donovan Morgan 2 falls to 0:

         x Kid Kash beat D. Morgan via a slingshot splash in 0:07:40

         x Kid Kash beat D. Morgan via a backslide in 0:11:50

Rating: ** 3/4

 

[Round 2]: Mike Quackenbush beat Michael Modest 2 falls to 0:

         x M. Quackenbush beat M. Modest via the Quackensmash in 0:01:39

         x M. Quackenbush beat M. Modest via an Asai moonsault in 0:03:04

Rating: ** 1/2

 

[Round 2]: Christopher Daniels beat Simon Diamond 2 falls to 1:

         x Daniels beat Diamond via a double underhook faceslam in 0:05:12

         x Diamond beat Daniels via the Northern Lights Suplex in 0:12:33

         x Daniels beat Diamond via a power bomb in 0:15:49

Rating: * 3/4

 

Far East Bracket

[Round 2]: Keiji Muto beat Jun Akiyama 2 falls to 0:

         x Muto beat Akiyama via the Shining Wizard in 0:15:10

         x Muto beat Akiyama via the Shining Wizard in 0:16:47

Rating: ***

 

[Round 2]: Masato Tanaka beat Satoshi Kojima 2 falls to 1:

         x M. Tanaka beat Kojima via the Rolling Elbow Smash in 0:11:28

         x Kojima beat M. Tanaka via a lariat in 0:12:47

         x M. Tanaka beat Kojima via the Rolling Elbow Smash in 0:24:38

Rating: *** 1/2

 

[Round 2]: Yuji Nagata beat Genichiro Tenryu 2 falls to 0:

         x Nagata beat Tenryu via a thrust kick to the head in 0:17:14

         x Nagata beat Tenryu via the Nagata Lock in 0:21:00

Rating: **

 

[Round 2]: Mitsuharu Misawa beat Toshiaki Kawada 2 falls to 0:

         x Misawa beat Kawada via the Tiger Driver in 0:10:19

         x Misawa beat Kawada via the Tiger Driver in 0:17:04

Rating: ****

 

South Bracket 



[Round 2]: Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Black Warrior 2 falls to 0:

         x Wagner Jr. beat B. Warrior via a tiger driver in 0:12:07

         x Wagner Jr. beat B. Warrior via the Wagner Driver in 0:18:48

Rating: ****

 

[Round 2]: El Hijo Del Santo beat Blue Panther 2 falls to 0:

         x Hijo del Santo beat B. Panther via the Camel Clutch in 0:18:36

         x Hijo del Santo beat B. Panther via a rana in 0:23:26

Rating: *** 3/4

 

[Round 2]: Silver King beat Satanico 2 falls to 0:

         x S. King beat Satanico via the Airplane Spin in 0:05:54

         x S. King beat Satanico via a moonsault in 0:10:15

Rating: 3/4*

 

[Round 2]: Shocker beat Rey Bucanero 2 falls to 0:

         x Shocker beat Bucanero via the Reinera in 0:17:15

         x Shocker beat Bucanero via the Reinera in 0:27:32

Rating: *** 1/2



            Those in the know are still buzzing about the Rock’s stunning first-round exit from the tournament at the hands of Yoshihiro Tajiri. But how did the Japanese Buzzsaw fare against the Undertaker?

            As it turns out, not well at all. Midnight came early for this Cinderella, as the Deadman took care of Tajiri fairly easily. The upset, at least officially, came when Ric Flair took out number one seed Steve Austin. Of course, we are talking about Ric Flair, so how surprising can it be really? The other matches saw HHH defeat Kurt Angle and Steve Regal took out Lance Storm.

            In the Sweet Sixteen, we can look forward to a match between the Man, Ric Flair and “The New Man,” HHH and a definite style clash between the Undertaker and Steve Regal.

            Another big upset came in the Parts Unknown bracket as Mike Quackenbush defeated Internet favorite Michael Modest. Perhaps the biggest news is that number one seed Jeff Jarrett survived a tight contest with Eddy Guerrero, a match you’d normally see in a later round. Also, Kid Kash beat Donovan Morgan and Christopher Daniels defeated Simon Diamond.

            In the Sweet Sixteen, Jarrett takes on Kash and Quack goes for the trifecta of upsets, taking on another Net favorite, Daniels.

            In the Far East bracket, things are a little more normal. In the match of the tournament so far, old rivals Misawa and Kawada tore it up with a four-star contest, with Misawa coming out on top. A mild upset came when Masato Tanaka defeated Kojima. In other contests, Nagata defeated Tenryu and Muoth took out Akiyama.

            Previewing the Sweet Sixteen, Mutoh takes on Tanaka and Misawa squares off against Nagata.

            The South bracket is the old place where the chalk has held form. The top four seeds all advanced to the semi-finals of the Region. Dr. Wagner took out former partner Black Warrior, while his brother, Black Tiger, went over Satanico. Shocker defeated Rey Bucanero and El Hijo del Santo triumphed over Blue Panther.

            In the next round, Wagner takes on Santo, while Black Warrior meets Shocker.

            For a look at the brackets, click here.  

            Look for the Sweet Sixteen results and Elite Eight match-ups later in the week, same bat space, same bat channel.

E-MAIL MARK 
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Mark Coale has the same kind of acidic foreboding in his stomach about this that he used to get when taking comp exams in grad school. I hope the results turn out better this time.

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