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Most Beloved AEW Wrestler Tournament 2: Week 3 Statistics Dump

100% forgot it was Saturday until I booted up my laptop to track results from yesterday

Total votes thus far: 170,022 (average of 104 votes per bracket, down from 113.5 last week)

The Ties

This was an enormous week for ties between second fiddles of respective stables with a record high of 5 ties

The Crushing Defeats

No unanimous victories this week, but I have calculated a way in order to easily find who was beat the worst. It was Serena Deeb at the hands of Jamie Hayter by a margin of 88 votes

The Top 20

Below are the stats for the top 20 frontrunners for days 15-21

The Undefeated

It was a major week with a lot of very controversial matchups, leading to our group of undefeated shrinking from 12 to 5 and our unvictorious going from 14 to 6

The Stock Market

Kenny Omega - 1 - 1 (=)

Orange Cassidy - 2 - 2 (=)

Kris Statlander - 3 - 3 (=)

Jon Moxley - 4 - 5 (+1)

Wheeler Yuta - 5 - 8 (+3)

Adam Page - 6 - 10 (+4)

Swerve Strickland - 7 - 4 (-3)

Jay White - 8 - 9 (+1)

Eddie Kingston - 9 - 6 (-3)

Toni Storm - 10 - 11 (+1)

Willow Nightingale - 11 - 12 (+1)

Konosuke Takeshita - 12 - 7 (-5)

Chuck Taylor - 13 - 14 (+1)

Julia Hart - 14 - 13 (-1)

Mariah May - 15 - 15 (=)

Will Ospreay - 16 - 17 (+1)

Samoa Joe - 17 - 16 (-1)

MJF - 18 - 20 (+2)

Kota Ibushi - 19 - 23 (+4)

Kyle O'Reilly - 20 - 18 (-2)

Kazuchika Okada - 21 - 22 (+1)

Daniel Garcia - 22 - 21 (-1)

Jamie Hayter - 23 - 19 (-4)

Harley Cameron - 24 - 24 (=)

Hook - 25 - 29 (+4)

Kyle Fletcher - 26 - 31 (+5)

Nyla Rose - 27 - 30 (+3)

Athena - 28 - 25 (-3)

Matthew Jackson - 29 - 38 (+9)

Queen Aminata - 30 - 26 (-4)

Katsuyori Shibata - 31 - 32 (+1)

Hikaru Shida - 32 - 37 (+5)

Kip Sabian - 33 - 27 (-6)

Evil Uno - 34 - 28 (-6)

Bryan Danielson - 35 - 33 (-2)

Mark Briscoe - 36 - 47 (+11)

Claudio Castagnoli - 37 - 35 (-2)

PAC - 38 - 34 (-4)

Komander - 39 - 39 (=)

Killswitch - 40 - 51 (+11)

Juice Robinson - 41 - 36 (-5)

Riho - 42 - 40 (-2)

Christian Cage - 43 - 45 (+2)

Danhausen - 44 - 42 (-2)

Buddy Matthews - 45 - 47 (+2)

Brody King - 46 - 50 (+4)

Nicholas Jackson - 47 - 46 (-1)

Anthony Bowens - 48 - 43 (-5)

Jack Perry - 49 - 60 (+11)

Emi Sakura - 50 - 52 (+2)

Isiah Kassidy - 51 - 41 (-10)

Hologram - 52 - 49 (-3)

John Silver - 53 - 54 (+1)

Powerhouse Hobbs - 54 - 44 (-10)

Mercedes Mone - 55 - 57 (+2)

Darby Allin - 56 - 55 (-1)

Abadon - 57 - 56 (-1)

Ruby Soho - 58 - 62 (+4)

Marina Shafir - 59 - 72 (+13) TIED FOR MOST SPOTS UP

Sting - 60 - 58 (-2)

Lee Moriarty - 61 - 67 (+6)

Yuka Sakazaki - 62 - 53 (-9)

Adam Cole - 63 - 61 (-2)

Matt Menard - 64 - 67 (+3)

Malakai Black - 65 - 78 (+13) TIED FOR MOST SPOTS UP

Mark Davis - 66 - 76 (+10)

Thunder Rosa - 67 - 65 (-2)

The Beast Mortos - 68 - 69 (+1)

Penelope Ford - 69 - 66 (-3)

Trent Beretta - 70 - 70 (=)

Bandido - 71 - 71 (=)

Skye Blue - 72 - 59 (-13) MOST SPOTS DOWN

Deonna Purrazzo - 73 - 64 (-9)

Cope - 74 - 73 (-1)

Dustin Rhodes - 75 - 63 (-12)

Anna Jay - 76 - 82 (+6)

Billy Gunn - 77 - 80 (+3)

Ricky Starks - 78 - 74 (-4)

Nick Wayne - 79 - 79 (=)

Angelo Parker - 80 - 75 (-5)

Red Velvet - 81 - 77 (-4)

Serpentico - 82 - 83 (+1)

Austin Gunn - 83 - 87 (+4)

Lance Archer - 84 - 92 (+8)

Colten Gunn - 85 - 89 (+4)

Shelton Benjamin - 86 - 88 (+2)

Keith Lee - 87 - 84 (-3)

Leyla Hirsch - 88 - 95 (+7)

Taya Valkyrie - 88 - 85 (-3)

Marq Quen - 90 - 94 (+4)

Dante Martin - 91 - 85 (-6)

Darius Martin - 92 - 81 (-11)

Mr Brodie Lee - 93 - 98 (+5)

Bobby Lashley - 94 - 101 (+7)

Matt Taven - 95 - 99 (+4)

Bryan Keith - 96 - 91 (-5)

Roderick Strong - 97 - 93 (-4)

AR Fox - 98 - 90 (-8)

Leila Grey - 99 - 96 (-3)

Diamante - 100 - 103 (+3)

Johnny TV - 101 - 106 (+5)

Brian Cage - 102 - 104 (+2)

Luther - 103 - 115 (+12)

Alex Reynolds - 104 - 97 (-7)

Lio Rush - 105 - 107 (+2)

Kiera Hogan - 106 - 100 (-6)

Big Bill - 107 - 111 (+4)

Dr Britt Baker DMD - 108 - 102 (-6)

Wardlow - 109 - 105 (-4)

Ricochet - 110 - 109 (-1)

Cash Wheeler - 111 - 110 (-1)

The Butcher - 112 - 117 (+5)

Max Caster - 113 - 113 (=)

Rey Fenix - 114 - 112 (-2)

Dax Harwood - 115 - 119 (+4)

Angelico - 116 - 114 (-2)

Colt Cabana - 117 - 107 (-10)

Tay Melo - 118 - 116 (-2)

Scorpio Sky - 119 - 117 (-2)

Mercedes Martinez - 120 - 121 (+1)

Brandon Cutler - 121 - 120 (-1)

Matt Sydal - 122 - 125 (+3)

Mike Bennett - 123 - 124 (+1)

Lee Johnson - 124 - 122 (-2)

Jeff Jarrett - 125 - 126 (+1)

The Blade - 126 - 123 (-3)

Jay Lethal - 127 - 130 (+3)

Toa Liona - 128 - 133 (+5)

Dralistico - 129 - 131 (+2)

Action Andretti - 130 - 139 (+9)

Chris Jericho - 131 - 129 (-2)

Sammy Guevara - 132 - 127 (-5)

Peter Avalon - 133 - 128 (-5)

Griff Garrison - 134 - 134 (=)

Rush - 135 - 132 (-3)

Dutch - 136 - 138 (+2)

Josh Woods - 137 - 147 (+10)

Ortiz - 138 - 135 (-3)

Vincent - 139 - 144 (+5)

Michael Nakazawa - 140 - 148 (+8)

Bishop Kaun - 141 - 143 (+2)

Saraya - 142 - 137 (-5)

Tony Nese - 143 - 142 (-1)

Preston Vance - 144 - 146 (+2)

Paul Wight - 145 - 135 (-10)

Madison Rayne - 146 - 149 (+3)

Kamille - 147 - 140 (-7)

Shawn Dean - 148 - 141 (-7)

Ariya Daivari - 149 - 151 (+2)

Satnam Singh - 150 - 144 (-6)

Aaron Solo - 151 - 156 (+5)

Miro - 152 - 150 (-2)

Rebel - 153 - 152 (-1)

Anthony Ogogo - 154 - 154 (=)

Serena Deeb - 155 - 153 (-2)

Nick Comoroto - 156 - 155 (-1)

Now for everyone's favourite part

Top Tags This Week

@the-kipsabian for making a very topical argument

@newbreedrainbowfish for organizing a curling team

@daphne-minor for gimmick infringement

@unseenbox for speaking on behalf of the monsterfuckers

@chainsawchuckiet for answering the age-old (21 day) question

@chuckstaylors for standing up for what's right

@unlikelywrestlingfan for her hatred of Jay White and commitment to spreading anti-Jay propaganda

and i swear i'm working on the bigass table of victories and losses i just haven't come up with a good way to make it time-efficient yet, so i currently have to copy-paste all the results one by one and that's 156 copy-posts per day of tournament

#most beloved aew wrestler tournament #aew #all elite wrestling #also it's 3 days until we get to the bracket i'm most looking forward to #until March 31st anyway

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blametheeditor · 1 month ago

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Day 8 | "You're annoying"

Pilot Episode | First | Previous | Next

Killing vampires. Keeping one as a ward. The life of a hunter.

Content Warnings: Cursing. Minor character deaths. On screen deaths. Blood and gore. Violence. Use of weapons, including guns and knives. Kidnapping. Dehumanization. Addressing someone as 'it' and 'thing'. Darker themes and tone.

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James’ automatic instinct the moment the truck suddenly jerked to the left after a loud boom was to check on Fritz.

The poor kid who had originally been dozing as he sat tucked between the glovebox and passenger seat on the floorboard is now wide awake a terrified. Stares up at James as he carefully guides the wheel back toward the right where he can safely stop next to the busy road, earning a few honking horns for his troubles.

The moment he puts the truck in park, Fritz is shakily pulling himself onto the passenger seat, too shaken up to pull the visor down so the sun isn’t directly in his face. “Wh-What happened, are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” James waves, turning off the ignition as he opens his door. “I’m pretty sure we blew a tire.”

That seems to settle Fritz’s nerves a bit, the kid taking a deep breath to steady himself. For James’ part, he climbs out of the truck to see the damage. Sighs when he sees they have in fact blew a tire.

Good news, at least he stopped before the actual wheel was damaged from spinning on the asphalt. Bad news, as prepared as James likes to be as a hunter, he failed to be prepared for suddenly having a tire blow out on the highway.

He glances toward the cars whizzing by. Looks up as Fritz rolls down the window with a look of concern. “Was it the tire?”

“It was. Which on one hand is the best worst case scenario to have regarding car troubles. On the other, I don’t have all the tools required to replace it.”

“Oh,” Fritz murmurs. “Like what?”

James walks around the truck, grabbing the truck bed’s ledge to hoist himself up to confirm he had tossed a lug wrench there at some point. Hops back down to check underneath to see a single spare tire ready to be used.

“I have everything but a carjack,” he announces, standing up and walking back to the driver’s side as he brushes his hands off. “I was keeping an eye on the tread, but I forgot just how prone I am to hitting a pothole if it exists.”

Something that used to annoy David to no end. Without fail, if there was a single pothole between them and the next town along a highway over a hundred miles long, James would hit it. It also worked in reverse if there where twenty on a road only a few miles long, he would run over every single one. Not that he was trying to. He would either no see it soon enough and couldn’t move in time, or it was so hidden not even David could warn him.

Despite his bad luck, he still hasn’t learned his lesson in making sure he had everything he would need to change a tire.

“Um...what’s a car jack?” Fritz asks.

“It’s what lifts the car up so I can take the tire off and put another one on,” James explains. “It’s kind of required since it’s literally impossible to replace a tire when a fifteen hundred pound truck is resting on it.”

The kid hesitates. “Like, fifteen thousand pounds?”

“A thousand five hundred,” he corrects himself. Raises an eyebrow when Fritz suddenly perks up. “Why?”

“I-I could lift the truck,” Fritz offers before hunching into himself. “I mean, if you feel comfortable with me doing it.”

The moment he realized a tire had been damaged, he immediately thought about possibly roping Fritz in to help. He is all too familiar with a vampire’s strength even if said vampire is still trying to get used to it. He would never outright ask, though. Not when Fritz would feel like he needs to say yes simply because he was asked for a favor.

But with Fritz offering to help on his own volition, James opens immediately opens the driver door. “Get out, I’m using you for free labor.”

“I didn’t agree to do it for free!” Fritz cries as he hops out of the truck.

“If you can hold the truck up, I’ll get you a burger.”

The vampire straightens up. “Make it two.”

“Deal,” James agrees, offering his hand to shake. Fritz quickly seals the deal, turning to the truck to see the back driver side tire, eyes growing wide when he sees the rubber was been ripped cleanly through.

“A pothole did this?”

“Me and a pothole did this,” James corrects. “If you were driving, we never would’ve hit it.”

“Do you have a curse?” Fritz grins.

“One you can’t prove,” James replies. He walks around the truck with the kid in tow, glancing behind him to see there aren’t any cars coming before gesturing toward the tailgate. “We’re going to test if it’s too heavy for you to hold it for too long before I grab the tire. Sounds good?”

“Will anyone see me?”

“There’s a break in the highway, and you just need to lift it up enough to get a feel for your strength.”

A look of fear flickers across Fritz’s face at the realization he’s going to be using all of his untapped strength rather than trying to restrain it. James doesn’t say anything, patiently waiting until the vampire nods to himself before squatting down to grab the underside of the truck.

“Make sure you lift with your legs and not with your back.”

Fritz nods his head. Takes a deep breath, holding it with a grimace of anticipation as he then carefully begins to stand up.

James watches as the truck is effortlessly lifted up, both back wheels hovering a few inches off the ground. He isn’t surprised by the outcome, but Fritz is, the kid’s eyes going wide once he realizes it wasn’t hard to do at all.

A smile spreads across the kid’s face as he tests his strength. Gasps in excitement when he lowers the truck before lifting it up again by arm strength alone.

“I’m holding a truck.” Fritz looks up at him with wide eyes. “I’m holding a truck.”

“Want to try picking the whole thing up?” James smiles.

That sobers the vampire up, quickly lowering the truck back onto the ground, jumping as a car races by only a second later. “I, uh, I mean I’m strong but I don’t think I’m that strong.”

James shrugs. “You will be. Want to help me get the spare tire?”

He doesn’t wait for an answer, jumping up to snatch the lug wrench from the truck bed before kneeling down to grab the truck’s underside in order to carefully crawl under until he’s lying on his back staring directly up at said tire. A few seconds later, Fritz has joined him.

“That’s where the spares are kept?”

“Yep.” James carefully maneuvers his arms until they’re in right position to start unbolting the tire. “While it’s under here, the sun doesn’t beat down on it constantly. But that also means idiots like me might accidentally let it fall directly on top of them.”

An arm immediately reaches across him in order to place a hand on the tire to make sure it won’t fall if he accidentally loosens the bolts too much.

“Why don’t they just keep it in the back seat?”

“But then where would I put you?”

Fritz snorts as James moves to another bolt, winding his arms around the one keeping him from earning a concussion. “I thought you put me in the truck bed.”

“I put you anywhere I want, meaning I can’t have a tire taking up precious vampire keeping space.”

Fritz laughs, cutting himself off when James sees the vampire’s arm suddenly flex. “I think the tire’s unbolted.”

Tossing the lug wrench toward his feet, the hunter grabs the undercarriage to swing himself away. Fritz then slowly lowers his arm, the tire following without any bolts keeping it locked in place.

“So, idea,” James begins, meeting the reflective glow of Fritz’s green eyes. “What if you stayed under here and lifted the truck via the undercarriage so we don’t risk anyone seeing you. Think your arm strength is enough, or do you need to use your whole body?”

Fritz hesitates. Carefully sets the tire down in order to place both hands above him. Proceeds to lift the truck without any sign of having to put in any effort.

“I can do it under here.”

“Awesome,” James grins. He reaches over to grab the tire only to have it skid past him after Fritz shoved it away. He quickly follows after it. “I’ll tell you when to lift the truck, okay?”

“Okay!”

He doesn’t waste any time hauling the tire onto its side in order to roll it over to the one needing to be replaced. He’s strong enough to haul it over his shoulder if needed, but he would rather not waste his energy if he doesn’t need to. He’s not a vampire with an unlimited amount of strength.

Standing it next to him, James quickly unbolts the shredded tire. “Alrighr, you ready?”

“Ready!” Fritz calls from under the truck.

“Lift it up!”

At his command, the tire is suddenly sitting several inches off the ground. It’s then a simple removal before rolling it to the side before rolling the new one into place. He hefts it up into place, making sure it’s properly aligned.

“Put it back down!”

The tire is gently set back down on the asphalt. James gets to work bolting it into place, ignoring Fritz as the vampire walks around him to grab the damaged tire. By the time he’s done, the kid is beaming after tossing his burden into the bed of truck.

“Did we did good?”

“You did fantastic,” James praises, ruffling Fritz’s hair as he tosses the lug wrench after the damaged tire. “You’ve earned yourself a spot in the back seat.”

The kid squawks. “The back seat!”

“Well the truck bed’s taken,” the hunter smirks as he brushes his hands off. “So I can’t exactly banish you there, so-“

Suddenly, his legs are grabbed as he’s then lifted up onto Fritz’s shoulder. Before he can do anything, the vampire is grabbing the side of the truck, stepping onto the newly changed tire in order to gently deposit his hostage into the truck bed along with the wrench and tire.

James is admittedly stunned as Fritz hops back down with a look of satisfaction. “I banish you to the truck bed. My turn to drive!”

Rather than feeling a sense of dread for teaching a vampire just how much strength is at their disposal, or any anger bubbling to the surface over being manhandled, James feels nothing except a sense of pride.

Standing up, he steps over to the other side before sitting down with his back to the sun. With one arm resting on the truck’s side, his other opens the small panel installed into the back window, grinning when he hears Fritz give a small screech much like how a bat sounds to check if he’s okay.

And he is. Pointedly makes himself comfortable as he stares out at the surrounding forest. “Think you can stop by a drive thru before we find a motel?”

“We can do that.” The truck then starts up, waiting until three cars race by before carefully pulling back onto the highway. As the cool wind whips past him, his short hair flying in multiple directions all at once, he can’t help but smile.

“I don’t know why you hate the truck bed so much, Fritz,” James muses. “Honestly I think this is the only way to travel.”

“You’re supposed to be hating it!” Fritz calls back.

Scolding his expression into a scowl, he tries again. “I will never forgive you.”

“Better.”

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