Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Am I the only one who is extrememly disappointed with the layout of this year's World X Cup? It's almost designed to fail. Dusty Rhodes could have booked this better. There are three rounds:
Rnd.1: 2 Tag team matches with 2 points for the winning teams (U.S.A. vs. Japan and Mexico vs. Canada).
Rnd.2: 2 Singles matches with 3 points for the winners (U.S.A. vs. Mexico and Canada vs. Japan)
Rnd.3: A 16-man Gauntlet with the winner scoring 5 points and the first runner up picking up 2.
When I first heard the news that the old Americas/World X Cup was being ressurrected I couldn't help but drool over the prospect. The original series from 2004 was (for the most part) great entertainment. But this version is lame-o. Where is the Ultimate X match? I'm among those wishing that they wouldn't use the Ultimate X match with such frequency, but doesn't the X Cup need it? And how on earth can you wrap-up a tournament with a 16-man Gauntlet? Shouldn't it finish with an explosion? Instead it's going to conclude with a fart.
The standings so far are:
Rnd.1: Alex Shelley/Sonjay Dutt (2) b. Minoru Tanaka/Hirooki Goto (o)
Rnd.1: Shocker/Magno (2) b. Johnny Devine/Eric Young (0)
Rnd.2: Chris Sabin (3) b. Puma (0) (airing on May 11 iMPACT!)
Rnd.2: Petey Williams vs. Jushin Liger is set for Sacrifice.
So as of right now we have 1. U.S.A. (5pts) 2. Mexico (2pts) 3. Canada/Japan (joint with 0pts with neither team having seen 2nd round action). Is it just me or is this tourney confusing? And the greatest tournaments are NOT confusing. The viewer wants to sit there and be entertained. It should not be about wrapping your brain around mathematical equations. TNA, if there is an X Cup in 2007 there needs to be a major overhaul in this format.
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