GEN CON 2006 Report (continued)

SATURDAY

All Axxess Championship

149 people entered
8 rounds of Swiss
Top 32 cut (note: while we did have 70+ Superstars represented, I decided not to cut to a Top 64 as I believed it would represent too great a percentage of the field, especially when we also cut to a Top 32 the day before with 40 more people)

Why 40 fewer people on Saturday than Friday with Friday being historically a leaner day? The obvious answer is that Afterburn is indisputably a more popular format than All Axxess. But another part of the equation is that people had few options on Friday for “big” events from other game companies, whereas on Saturday there were boatloads of options.

Swiss Results / Your Top 32:

8-0

Andrew Trebing (Bobby “The Brain” Heenan)

7-1

Darren Patching (The Home Team)
Kirk Polka (Edge)

6-2

Will Alessi (Highlight of the Night)
Vick Babikian (Hurri-Friends)
Zach Barner (Paul Heyman)
Justin Brook (Jake the Snake)
Justin Cantor (Teddy Long)
JR Caudill (Booker T)
Jesse Coates (The Immortal One)
Matt Fetting (Doink)
Chad Gaynier (Rowdy Roddy Piper)
Niki Heber (The Heat Seekers)
Kevin Peters (The Game)
Eli Steele (Victoria)
Mycal Wendoff (The Million Dollar Man)
Alex Wong (Leader of the Peepulation)

5-3

Jared Brook (Batista)
Ross Byers (Two Man Power Trip)
Jesse Cervini (Eric Bischoff)
Brian Dane (Largest Athlete)
Pat Eshghy (Torrie Wilson)
Martha Fissel (Bookerman)
Matt Gagilano (Your Freak’n Hero)
Mark Morario (Vince McMahon)
Lucas Magrum (JBL)
Brian Mitchell (John Cena)
Tim Prevor (The Rattlesnake)
Jeff Scott (Eddie Guerrero)
Jesse Speerbrecker (Shelton Benjamin)
Jake Weires (Mankind)
Erik Williams (The Phenom)

All Axxess Championship: TOP 32 RESULTS

Will Alessi (Highlight of the Night) defeated Jesse Speerbrecker (Shelton Benjamin)
Vick Babikian (Hurri-Friends) defeated Pat Eshghy (Torrie Wilson)
Justin Brook (Jake the Snake) defeated Justin Cantor (Teddy Long)
Ross Byers (Two Man Power Trip) defeated Zach Barner (Paul Heyman)
Jesse Coates (The Immortal One) defeated Mark Morario (Vince McMahon)
Matt Fetting (Doink) defeated Jared Brook (Batista)
Martha Fissel (Bookerman) defeated JR Caudill (Booker T)
Chad Gaynier (Rowdy Roddy Piper) defeated Tim Prevor (The Rattlesnake)
Niki Heber (The Heat Seekers) defeated Brian Mitchell (John Cena)
Lucas Magrum (JBL) defeated Mycal Wendoff (The Million Dollar Man)
Kevin Peters (The Game) defeated Jesse Cervini (Eric Bischoff)
Kirk Polka (Edge) defeated Brian Dane (Largest Athlete)
Darren Patching (The Home Team) defeated Jake Weires (Mankind)
Eli Steele (Victoria) defeated Matt Gagilano (Your Freak’n Hero)
Andrew Trebing (Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) defeated Jeff Scott (Eddie Guerrero)
Alex Wong (Leader of the Peepulation) defeated Erik Williams (The Phenom)

All Axxess Championship: TOP 16 RESULTS

Will Alessi (Highlight of the Night) defeated Eli Steele (Victoria)
Justin Brook (Jake the Snake) defeated Jesse Coates (The Immortal One)
Matt Fetting (Doink) defeated Chad Gaynier (Rowdy Roddy Piper)
Niki Heber (The Heat Seekers) defeated Alex Wong (Leader of the Peepulation)
Darren Patching (The Home Team) defeated Ross Byers (Two Man Power Trip)
Kevin Peters (The Game) defeated Vick Babikian (Hurri-Friends)
Kirk Polka (Edge) defeated Lucas Magrum (JBL)
Andrew Trebing (Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) defeated Martha Fissel (Bookerman)

All Axxess Championship: QUARTERFINAL RESULTS

Will Alessi (Highlight of the Night) defeated Matt Fetting (Doink)
Niki Heber (The Heat Seekers) defeated Kirk Polka (Edge)
Kevin Peters (The Game) defeated Darren Patching (The Home Team)
Andrew Trebing (Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) defeated Justin Brook (Jake the Snake)

All Axxess Championship: SEMIFINAL RESULTS

Will Alessi (Highlight of the Night) defeated Niki Heber (The Heat Seekers)
Andrew Trebing (Bobby “The Brain” Heenan) defeated Kevin Peters (The Game)

(Kudos to Kevin Peters for making the Top 4 two days in a row; given the number of players, it’s truly an impressive accomplishment. Likewise, props to his player Jesse Coates for dominating both events at Origins and both events at Gen Con all with The Immortal One—will anyone ever play Immortal One at any event Jesse’s playing at? Why would you bother? Both of these players, along with guys like Matt and Joe Fetting and Craig Ewing are all just inches away from making the World Championships for the first time.)

All Axxess Championship: THE FINALS

Team Tapevest’s Will Alessi (Highlight of the Night) vs. Dark Tower’s Andrew Trebing (Bobby “The Brain” Heenan)

Andrew has made it to the World Championships before … so has Will Alessi’s teammate Adam Sweenor.

***** ALL AXXESS FINALS - play by play:

Andrew Trebing reveals Bobby Heenan, Backstage Signature, WWE Signing Appearance, and Raw Deal Fifth Anniversary.
Will Alessi reveals Highlight of the Night, Backstage Signature, WWE Signing Appearance, Raw Deal Fifth Anniversary, and World Tour '05 x3.

Andrew searches his Will's Arsenal and Backlash deck, then reveals Test or Freakzilla? Enforcer, choosing Test. Andrew rolls higher than Will and starts the Pre-match phase first.

A: Rochester, New York
A: (passes Feud)
W: I'm Better Than You! TB
A: (passes Stipulation)
W: Chicago Street Fight (overturning Dynamic Finisher, Keibler Instincts, Elbow to the Face)
A: Managed by "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart
W: Highlight Reel (Andrew chooses -2 Pre-match)
A: It's All About the Game

Andrew draws no cards, Will draws 8 cards.

Will resolves Andrew's Signing Appearance, then his own Signing Appearance.

A: (Will discards for the Test Enforcer), draws, That's Broken
W: Volley This!
A: (from under Broken) Grab (searching for Volley This!), returns Change in Programming Line-up to his Backlash deck

W: draws, returns Change in Programming Line-up to his Backlash deck

A: draws, Technical Drop Kick
W: A Revolution of the Mind

W: draws, hides Raw Deal Fifth Anniversary (overturning 5 cards, recovering Dynamic Finisher, Escape the Rules, Keibler Instincts, and Elbow to the Face x2), activates Chicago Street Fight (discarding Steel Chain Shot TB to pick up Struck by a Kendo Stick TB), Kendo Stick TB
A: activates Managed by Jimmy Hart

A: draws, activates Chicago Street Fight by discarding Back Body Drop TB, puts Back Body Drop TB under his Arsenal to pick up Technical Drop Kick, Technical Drop Kick (searching for Technical Slam), Technical Slam (searching for Technical Drop Kick)

W: removes the top card of his Arsenal for Wrestlemania, draws, activates Chicago Street Fight (retrieving My Obscenely Expensive Jeri-tron 5000), Jeri-tron 5000
A: Volley This!

A: draws, Technical Drop Kick
W: Elbow to the Face
A: overturns and removes The Coach Says, "Today's the Day!" from the game to return Not In Front of the Kids! to his Backlash deck

W: Wrestlemania, draws, activates Chicago Street Fight (retrieving Jeri-tron 5000), Jeri-tron 5000 (retrieving Steel Chain Shot TB x3, drawing 1 for Jeri-tron 5000, putting Volley This!, Elbow to the Face, and I Gotta Say Out of Play under his Arsenal for World Tour 05' x3), Change in Programming Line-up (Will shuffles 4 cards; Andrew shuffles 2), Jericholics, discards Shooting Star Press TB, Chained Heat, and Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Roll-a TB to put Don't You Wish You Were Me? into his Backlash deck, Don't You Wish You Were Me?, passes the turn

A: draws, Grab
W: (discards Raw Deal Revolution and I Gotta Say) Don't You Never... Eeeever! (putting Raw Deal Revolution, Chained Heat, Springboard Dropkick TB under his Arsenal)

W: Wrestlemania, draws, passes the turn

A: draws, activates Rochester to recover Raw Deal Revolution, Change In Programming Line-up
W: Roll the Footage, Monkeys! (putting Blatant Chokehold, A Few Heel Men, and Volley This! under his Arsenal)

W: Wrestlemania, draws, Brave H (putting Simply the Best, I Gotta Say, and Ayatollah under his Arsenal), Steel Chain Shot TB
A: removes Managed by Jimmy Hart from the game

A: draws, puts Back Body Drop TB under his Arsenal to pick up Technical Drop Kick, Technical Drop Kick (action: retrieving Technical Drop Kick), Technical Drop Kick (maneuver)
W: A Revolution of the Mind

W: Wrestlemania, draws, Dynamic Finisher (retrieving Steel Chain, putting Lionsault, Suicide Dive, and Manager Interferes under his Arsenal) to retrieve Dynamic Finisher, activates Chicago Street Fight (discarding Steel Chain) to retrieve Kendo Stick TB, Kendo Stick TB
A: Manager Interferes

A: (Will counters the Test Enforcer with Jericholics), draws, activates Rochester to recover Grab, Technical Drop Kick (action: retrieving Technical Drop Kick), Technical Drop Kick (maneuver: searching for Technical Power Bomb)
W: reverses from Arsenal with Elbow to the Face on 1
A: draws Stun Value

W: Wrestlemania, draws, Jericholics (retrieves Steel Chain, putting Don't Try This at Home, Elbow to the Face, and Flying Leg Scissors under his Arsenal), Dynamic Finisher to retrieve Dynamic Finisher, When Kurt Met Christy, discards Steel Chain Shot to activate WKMC, WKMC (this sequence is repeated 8 times), Chain Lashing TB (discarding Andrew's Not In Front of the Kids)
A: reverses from Arsenal with Always Have a Plan B x2 on 2 and 7

A: (Will counters the Test Enforcer with Jericholics), draws, activates Rochester to recover "Cowboy" Bob Orton Interferes, passes the turn

W: Wrestlemania, draws, Jericholics (putting Body Block and Shooting Star Press TB x2 under his Arsenal), I'm the King of the World (removing Andrew's Technical Drop Kick, Technical Slam, and Volley This!), When Kurt Met Christy (activating and replaying 2 more times, discarding and retrieving Steel Chain), activates Don't You Wish You Were Me (discarding Steel Chain x2 and Kendo Stick TB), Lionsault, Dynamic Finisher, Walls of Jericho for the win!

2nd Place: Andrew Trebing (Bobby “The Brain” Heenan)

1st Place,
Winner and the next participant in the 2007 Raw Deal World Championships in Detroit:

WILL ALESSI

Read Will's tournament report here

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