TNA Region, Shanghai Subregion, Second Round:(4)Bruno Sammartino vs.(13)Barry Windham

[klunderbunker]

This is a second round match in the TNA Region, Shanghai Subregion. It is a standard one on one match held under TNA Rules. It will be held at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China.

#4. Bruno Sammartino

Vs.

#13. Barry Windham

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Polls will be open for four days following a one day period for discussion. Voting will be based on who you feel is the greater of the two competitors. Post your reasons for why your pick should win below. Remember that this is non-spam and the most votes in the poll win. Any ties will be broken by the amount of posts of support for each candidate, with one vote per poster.

Assume that all wrestlers are at full strength after their first round matches.

Also remember that this is a non-spam forum. If you post a response without giving a reason for your selection, it will be penalized for spam and deleted.

 

[The Brain]

Well, at least Windham made it to the second round. Here's where it ends though. Windham was a great, and sometimes underappreciated wrestler, but he's up against the Living Legend here. Windham was always a very credible and respectable challenger to a world champion. Bruno was a world champion for 11 years over two reigns. Easy vote for Bruno.

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

Barry Windham was a great hand in the ring, but a transitional champion at best. He regularly lost to bigger names like Flair and Dusty Rhodes. Bruno was a massive draw and has more than a decade of time as WWWF champion in his title reigns.

Iconic legend vs role player. Advantage Bruno.

 

[HBsam31]

Windham had brushes with the World Title in his career, and Bruno basically owned the World Title. I loved watching Windham, and glad he got to the second round, but Bruno moves on convincingly.

 

[Tastycles]

The location probably should have a bit of an effect here, but even so Sammartino is a beast and fully deserving of going through. He's just better than Windham in all and every way.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

Barry Windham was good, and tends to be underrated by alot of wrestling fans but he hasn't got a hope in hell of beating Sammartino. There aren't many you'd say could beat Bruno so early in this tournament, and unfortunately for Barry, he ain't good enough.

 

[Thriller Ant]

Windham was more of an upper midcarder, whereas Bruno was the man for the WWWF for years. Bruno moves on.