This is a pretty even pairing of eight guys as you're about to get in this tournament. The Rock is the highest seed, but their is enough of an Anti-Rocky sentiment on the forums to possibly see him go home. I'm eyeballing that Evan Bourne potential match in round two as a potential bracket buster match.
Amen to that, and I'll be leading that charge. I get that The Rock was entertaining, but you know the funny thing about that is.. so is a Clown at a carnival. But you don't see that Clown winning anything big for being funny, do ya?
The Rock was anything but good at the sport. He was average, at best, inside the ring. Someone like Arn Anderson, or especially Ron Simmons should and most likely would've sent him packing.
As far as Evan Bourne goes. As much as I can't stand The Rock, not even "I" would push to say Bourne could defeat him. Rock sucks, but he's not completely weak. And Bourne hasn't proven himself enough to be capable of hanging with someone that had the build Rock did.
Double A vs. Ron Simmons could very well go either way. Hennig vs. Martel is a fantastic match, as both men were truly exceptional when they were in their primes.
I think sadly more people are going to compare Ron Simmons to his days as Faarooq instead of his days as the first Black African-American World Heavyweight Champion. And that's a shame.
Simmons was a great athlete and ironically, he's more similar to The Rock than people might realize. The difference being, Simmons knew how to wrestle.
Even Kane could make a decent run. Bockwinkle is certanily a wild card. As many fans aren't familiar with his work, he maybe only one poster's push away from making a decent run in this thing.
Kane in his "prime" (ie. beginning of the Kane gimmick) was good enough to push him, but the Kane that's currently now.. is ruining what people will want to believe in the character, overall.
On paper, I could see the Rock winning it, but I have a feeling he's not. If I had to make a pick, i would go with Mr. Perfect.
Curt Hennig might be a very wild underdog. He was a great athlete, possibly the best of the bunch. But he wasn't exactly what his gimmick claimed he was.. that of course being, "Perfect".
He was never pushed as a World Heavyweight Champion, and mainly it's because I don't believe people could get behind ever believing he could be. He was a great performer, a great in-ring wrestler. Almost like Shelton Benjamin in a ways, only more entertaining. But the fact is, being a great wrestler isn't always going to work for you.