Sunday, December 12, 2010

You can rest easy, the great ones are here.

On Thursday, Dec 16th the TWL HARDCORE season will end in a finals match between BAMF and w!seguys. This match is the end all of end alls as the final culminating act of the hardcore season. Everything went as it should, as the #1 and #2 seed face off in this battle for the title of champion. This epic showdown has been waiting in the wings for some time now. Thinking of some of the greatest showdowns of all time, this one definately ranks up there. Lets take a look at some of those great matchups:




Rocky Balboa vs Ivan Drago
In this story, Ivan Drago beats Apollo Creed to death before Rocky's eyes. Rocky blames himself for this mishap, and promises to avenge the death of his friend by beating Drago in the ring. One of the most epic battles of all time, Not only was it about revenge and loyalty but also a metaphor for the battle between democracy and communism, the evil soviet reds and the good ol' U.S. of A.









Daniel Larusso vs Johnny Lawrence

In this great battle, Daniel Larusso has been shamed once by the Kobra Kai. They've bullied him around, insulted his woman, his sensei, and tried to chase him and beat him to a bloody pulp had it not been for Mr. Miyagi. Injured by a cheap blow to the leg, Daniel continues when all others say he should not, showing true courage and sacrifice. Daniel takes back his honor, defends his friends, and sets forth all that is right in the world in one final swift move.






Ali vs George Foreman
In one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, Ali regained his title on October 30, 1974 by defeating champion George Foreman in their bout in Kinshasa, Zaire. As one friend of mine put it, Foreman at the time looked like he could "1v1 an effing bear." Hyped as "The Rumble In The Jungle", the fight was promoted by Don King.
Almost no one, not even Ali's long-time supporter Howard Cosell, gave the former champion a chance of winning. Analysts pointed out that Joe Frazier and Ken Norton had given Ali four tough battles in the ring and won two of them, while Foreman had knocked out both of them in the second round. As a matter of fact, so total was the domination that, in their bout, Foreman had knocked down Frazier an incredible six times in only four minutes and 25 seconds.
Not many single athletic events ever have introduced so many names and phrases - "Rumble in the Jungle," "Ali, bomaye!'' and "Rope-a-dope" - into the everyday vernacular.The "Rumble in the Jungle" was much more than just a boxing match. The scale of what was happening on Zairian soil was overwhelming. Ali and Foreman, legend and reigning champ, were two black American stars making the connection to Africa and its people for the bout. Don King was the money man. An international array of black music stars supplied the beat, and the president of the still-newly-free nation of Zaire oversaw it all. The entire scenario did, in fact, shake up the world as everybody knew it.






Greatness. Pride. Revenge. Glory. All of these things are on the line in this matchup for the ages. W!seguys, the proverbial big dog, has all of the experience. They've been there and done that. Hardcore is their bread and butter. And it certainly helps that they already have a win over bamf this season. And I'm sure that win is in the back of the minds of everyone on both teams. Will it give w!seguys the mental edge needed to take this match?

BAMF, the self proclaimed legends of the world, are coming in as the underdogs here. Newcomers to hardcore as a whole, they've managed to find a way to win in every match but the one that matters, against w!seguys. Will they be hungry with a desire to exact revenge?

Only time will tell. Tune in for this legendary event - shoutcasted by http://e-rev.tv on Thursday December 16th as BAMF takes their shot on their map, mp_backlot, W!seguys stand up and claim that they're Tony Danza(whos the boss for the younger generation) on mp_overgrown, and both teams come to battle on a final map, mp_strike if needed.

Nothing but greatness will come from this matchup, and you, the twl viewer, should watch as it will not disappoint.

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