Australian Qualifiers part 2
The 2007 World Championship Qualifier
by David Marks

Sunday arrived with the finals of the Australian National Championships and Australian Qualifier for Worlds. Four players prepared to face each other in All Axxess and Afterburn formats.

Jihan Fayad had the momentum and came with Mr. PPV (All Axxess) and Big Freakin’ Machine (Afterburn)

Tarl Cowley flew over from Queensland after winning the Adelaide Qualifier, bringing Big Freakin’ Machine (All Axxess) and Shane O’ Mac (Afterburn)

Wayne Duyvestyn, 2004 Australian Champion also flew down from Queensland bringing The Phenom (All Axxess) and Vince McMahon (Afterburn)

Jason Perry, the other local and winner of the Melbourne Qualifier came along with The Heatseekers (All Axxess) and Mr PPV (Afterburn)

After a round robin for All Axxess the following were the standings:

Afterburn followed:

With the best combined records, Tarl Cowley and Jason Perry played for the Qualifier spot at the World Championships. First All Axxess – Dave Barton took notes:

Australian Qualifier Finals play-by-play by Dave Barton

All Axxess (Jason w/Heatseekers vs. Tarl w/BFM)
Reveal Superstars, Jason reveals BS&SA, Tarl reveals SA
Decks are shuffled, cut and the Pre-Match Phase begins:

J – On Your Home Turf
T – Pass Venue
J – Pass Feud
T – Trash Talkin’ Interview
J – Hell In A Cell
T – Pass Stipulation
J – Managed By Terri
T – Managed By Paul Bearer
J – It’s All About The Game
(T – discards For The Love Of The Kandyman to draw 2)

Draw SHS

J resolves – Turf (randomly loses Me Llamo, Sidewalk Slam TB), both use SA
T resolves – TTI (“Much as I don’t want to…” – Tarl) (J chooses Tarl’s Precision Kick and T shuffles 5 more and draws 6; T chooses Jason’s TMR, TMR and J shuffles in and draws), both use SA.

The game begins:
J – Draw, ability (Shoot Action & STB discarded and shuffled in, searches for Handcuffed), Handcuffed.
T – Discard 2, Revolution, draw 1, draw for turn, Judo Choke, Remove Paul Bearer to return Journey into Darkness x3 to Backlash Deck, Journey Into Darkness x3, Forces overturn for Judo choke (OT for choke).

J – draw (OT 3), asks Tarl how many in hand (5), Scoop Slam TB (Overturn Divine Intervention on 1)
T – draw, OT for choke, pass

J – draw (OT 3), asks Tarl how many in hand (6), Shoot Forearm
T – Anything & Hate it, draw, OT for choke, pass

J – draw (OT 3), ability (discard Choke Hold, Vise Lock, Shuffle I Know Cool…, Revo, searches for Shoot Forearm), Shoot Forearm (places T’s Chained Heat in Ringside), asks Tarl how many in hand (6), Wraparound Wristlock
T – Discard 2, Elbow, draw, OT choke, pass

J - draw (OT 3), ability (discard Divine, Divided You Fall, Shuffle Divine, Manager, searches for Shoot Forearm), Shoot Forearm (Manager to Ringside), pass
T – draw, OT choke, pass

J – draw (OT 3), ability (discard Mugging, Elbow, Shuffle Shoot Forearm, Manager, search for Shoot Forearm), Shoot Forearm (Me Llamo to Ringside), asks how many left in Arsenal (both on 14), pass
T – draw, OT choke, pass
J – draw (OT 3), cards in hand? (6), ability (Manager, Raw Deal Revolution discarded, Divine & Vise Lock Shuffled, search for Vise Lock), number of Revolutions in Tarl’s Ringside? (2), Vise Lock (Overturn Raw Deal Revolution)

T – draw, Precision Kick, OT Choke, Unmasked Vengeance for the pin

…reversing the outcome of their match in the swiss.

Then Afterburn. Thanks again to Dave:

Afterburn (Jason w/Mr PPV vs. Tarl w/Shane O’ Mac)

Reveal Superstars, both reveal SA, 5th Anniversary, J reveals BS

Pre-Match
Pass to Feud stage
T – Trash Talkin’ Interview
J – (pass to Event) Hidden Dragon Balance
T – Product Endorsements TB
J – Unscripter (Endorsements)
T – First Family
J – R-V-D
T – Vince GRA
J – Fans Love an Underdog TB
T – Armageddon Is Upon Us
J – A No Show
T – High Fives (Original)

Resolve Pre-match:
J – Underdog (That’s Broken), SA (both resolve) R-V-D (Ego Boost, Blindside Elbow Drop, DTTAH – loses Revo)
T – TTI (J – Counter Slash, T shuffles 6 and draws 6; T – Step Over Heel Kick, J shuffles and draws), SA (both), done (J picks up Anything & Hate It, Manager Interferes from under A No Show)

Match
J – draw, ability Mr Monday Night (OT Divine on 1)
T – draw, Here Comes The Money TB (draw 2), Suicide Lariat (J – Sustained, discards Ego Boost, Blindside Elbow Drop, Broken & Leg Drag TB), Shoot Action (OT Dude Whatever on 3)

J – draw, ACE Dragon, (discard Manager, search for clutch), Clutch, Everything’s Cool When You’re…
T – Sidewalk Slam, draw, cards in hand? (5), That’s Balanced, That’s Balanced, That’s Broken, You Feelin’ Lucky (J – Submission), Flying Leg Scissors (Sustain 1), OT Brass Nuks Shot on 1

J – Draw, Hidden Dragon (disc Tech. Stomp, search Let Me Get a Shot In), Shot in (OT 1 & 3), draw 3 (stun).
T – draw, Shoot Action

J – Unscrupulous + The Price We Pay, draw, cards in hand? (both 7), ACE Dragon (disc Divine, search Rolling Thunder), Rolling Thunder (draws 1), pass
T – draw, Break It Out…

J – Two Things (T – draws 4), draw, ACE Dragon (Maneuver of DoooooooooooooooooooooooM!), Maneuver of Doom (Shuffle Divine, Nuks, Manager x2, Dude Whatever, Counter Slash, Tech Splash, Tech Stomp, Something else the editor can’t read), pass
T – draw, Hide 5th Anniversary (2xDTTAH, Coach Says, Dynasty’s Destiny, Armageddon), confirms 6 in J’s hand, Hold on Hotshot (J shuffles That’s Broken x2 from The Price We Pay), T does not find a Maneuver from Hotshot, Van Terminator

J – King Interferes (T - OT Coach, returns BIOBYDBRBG to Backlash), draw, ACE Dragon (Discards Shoot Lockup, Retrieves Clutch), Clutch, discard 2 -> Blindside Elbow Drop (OT on 2), draws stun
T – draw, BIOBYDBRBG

J – Coach says, draw, Five Star TB (OT on 2), draws 5 stun
T – draw Puppies! Puppies TB

J – Fury of the Storm for the pin

With Jason evening the score, the Atomic Powered Lethal Lottery Random Number Generator chose a format for the match which would decide the championships – Afterburn!

Tiebreaker – Afterburn randomly chosen as format
Reveal BS/SA/5th, shake hands

J – Hidden Dragon
T – 1st Family
J – Pass
T – Pass

Both resolve both SAs

J – draw, ability, Mr Monday Night
T – draw, Here Comes the Money

J – Volley This! + Coach Says, draw, clutch, Tech Splash in Corner (search for Tech Splash in Corner)
T – draw, pass

J – draw, ACE Dragon
T – DTTAH (J discards Tech Splash, Fury of the Storm), draw, Counter Slash

J – Manager (draw), draw, ACE Dragon (Disc Hold The Phone, Search Maneuver of Doom), Maneuver of DooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooM! (Shuffle Fury, Manager, Hold The Phone, reversal OT on 5, draw 2 stun)
T – draw, Ready To Fight

J – discard Manager, Volley This! to Chain Trait, Unscrupulous SOB, draw, ACE Dragon, (disc Manager, search Five Star TB), Five Star Frog Splash (OT Hotshot on 1), draw 5 stun
T – Draw, 5th Anniversary, shuffle Hotshot, Divine, Broken, Sidewalk Slam TB, Suicide Lariat, cuts, ACE 1st Family, Hold On Hotshot

J – No Chance In Hell, Fury of the Storm (draw 2), draw, The Finisher (OT Divine on 6, OT Coach Says, put Ready To Fight in Backlash), draw 4 stun
T – draw, Ready to Fight

J – discard Blindside Elbow Drop, Ego Boost (draw 2), 2 Things, draw, ACE Hidden Dragon (disc Blindside Elbow Drop, search Rolling Thunder), Rolling Thunder (draws 1)
T – draw, That’s Broken, pass

J – draw, ACE Dragon, (Discard Shot in, search Clutch), Clutch, plays Blindside Elbow Drop from Ringside for the pin.

Winner and new Australian Champion…JASON PERRY!

Congratulations to Jason who will be going to Worlds and Wrestlemania.

Thanks again to all who played or helped out. Particularly those who travelled to multiple qualifiers and those who helped organise or run the tournaments: Dave Barton, Matt Budd, Wayne Duyvestyn, Steve & Trent. Big thanks to Comic Images for providing plenty of prize support to help make this a reality.

Decklists from the Australian National Championships

Finalists’ All Axxess Decks:

Jason Perry’s 3-0 Heat Seekers
Signing Appearance
Backstage Signature
Fifth Anniversary

Pre-Match:
Managed By Terri Runnels
Hell in A Cell
On Your Home Turf
It’s All About The Game
Saskatoon, Canada
Calling you Out
Managed By Vince
US Title
Old School Wrestling Match
Bitter Rivals

Mid-Match
Shoot Counter
Sustained Damage
Introduce Your Brain To Your Mouth
Graceful As A Cow On Ice
Unscrupulous SOB
Road To Victory
For The Love Of The Game x2
Break It Out… x2

Actions
That’s Broken x2
Let The Heeling Begin x2
Simply The Best x2
Grab The Mic x3
Shoot Action x3
Trailer Park Trash
Brave H
Divided You Fall
We’re Not Mexicans…
Quick Count Ref

Maneuvers
Choke Hold
The Proper Punch
Blatant Choke Hold
Dynamic Finisher
Good Old Fashioned Mugging
Vise Lock x2
Atomic Driver x2
Scoop Slam x2
Handcuffed x3
Wraparound Wrist Lock x3
Shoot Forearm x3

Reversals
Brass Nuks Shot
Too Many Rules…
Raw Deal Revolution
I Know Cool…
Kokubetsu
Should’ve Seen This Coming
Divine Intervention
Hold The Phone x2
Volley This! x2
Kissing Up To The Stinkin’ Fans x3
Revolution of The Mind x3
Elbow To The Face x3
Manager Interferes x3

Tarl Cowley’s Big Freakin’ Machine
Backstage Area x3

Pre-Match
Trash Talkin’ Interview (TB)
Hell In A Cell
Managed By Regal
Managed By Bearer
A No Show
Taunt The Fans
Fan’s Love An Underdog
It’s Showtime
For The Love Of The Game
White Wedding

Mid-Match
Journey Into Darkness x3
Road To Victory
Cow
Shoot Counter
Ready To Fight
King Interferes
Unscrupulous SOB
Brothers ‘til the end

Maneuvers
Full Nelson Slam (TB)
Judo Choke x2
Waist Lock
Precision Kick x2
Kane’s Tombstone Piledriver

Reversals
A Revolution of The Mind x3
Chained Heat x2
Divine Intervention
DTTAH x2
Elbow To The Face x3
IGSOOP x2
Great To Be Back Here… x2
Sidewalk Slam
TMR, TMR
Volley This! x3
Hold The Phone x2
The Coach Says… x2
The Raw Deal Revolution
Anything & Hate It x3
Me Llamo…x3
Get The F Out x2
Two Things x2
Big Enough To Eat Somebody
Masked Vengeance
Help Is On The Way
Kane’s Return
Manager Interferes x3
No Chance In Hell x2

Actions
Out Of The Hellfire
Shoot Action x3
Candice: Internet Icon x2
My Path is Chosen (TB)
In the Presence of The Kanenites
Unmasked Vengeance

Afterburn Decks

Tarl Cowley’s Shane McMahon
Backstage Area x3

Pre-Match
Trash Talkin’ Interview (TB)
Product Endorsements (TB)
Givin’ Em High Fives
First Family
Vince Interferes
Vince GRA
Armaggeddon is Upon Us
Old School Wrestling Match
The Old Switcheroo
You Rang?

Mid-Match
Fort Surge
Here Comes The Money (TB)
Took That On The Chin
Cow On Ice
Shoot Counter
Going Nowhere Fast
Ready To Fight
Four Years in The Making
Break It Out…
Victory Roll

Maneuvers
Counter Slash x2
Suicide Lariat
Flying Leg Scissors x2
McMahonicide x3
Van Terminator
Leap Of Faith
Superplex x2
Atomic Knee Drop
Shooting Star Press (TB)
Coast To Coast

Reversals
Revolution Of The Mind x3
Divine Intervention
DTTAH x3
Elbow To The Face x3
Once Is Enough x2
Sidewalk Slam (TB) x3
Volley This! x3
You Didn’t Just Try That
Hold The Phone x3
Raw Deal Revolution
The Coach Says…
The Price We Pay
Here’s Where The Buck Stops
A Dynasty’s Destiny
No Chance In Hell (TB)
Armageddon
Sloppy…Very Sloppy x3

Actions
Hold On Hotshot
That’s Broken x2
You Feeling Lucky (TB) x2
Mean Streets Silver Spoon
Divas Divas Divas
Shoot Action x2
That’s Balanced x3
Puppies! Puppies! (TB) x2

Jason Perry’s Mr PPV
Backstage Area x3

Pre-Match:
Givin’ Em High Fives
Fans Love an Underdog
Unscripted
RVD
Hidden Dragon
A No Show
Taunt The Fans
Your Town
Managed by Vince
Trash Talkin’ Interview

Mid-Match
Everything’s Cool
Mr Monday Night
Fort Surge
Unscrupulous SOB
This Is Going Nowhere Fast
The King Interferes
Restricted Use
Sustained Damage
Cow
Backlash

Actions
Twisted Smile
That’s Broken x2
Ego Boost x2

Maneuvers
Atomic Lariat
Let Me Get A Shot In
Extreme Monkey Flip
Rolling Thunder
Maneuver Of Doom
Split Legged Moonsault
Five Star Frog Splash
The Finisher
Clutch Onto Opponent x2
Counter Slash x2
Blindside Elbow Drop x2
German Suplex x2
Shoot Lock Up x2
Technical Stomp x2
Technical Splash in the Corner x2

Reversals
DTTAH
Too Many Rules
Sidewalk Slam
Leg Drag
Brass Nuks Shot
Only One Solution – Revolution
Dude, Whatever
No Chance In Hell
Divine Intervention
Step Over Heel Kick
The Price We Pay
Fury of The Storm
Volley This! x2
It’s Great To Be Back Here x2
Hold The Phone x2
Coach Says x2
Anything & Hate It x2
Two Things x2
Elbow To The Face x3
Revolution Of The Mind x3
Manager Interferes x3