by Mark Coale
Odessa Steps Magazine/OnlineOnslaught.com

[The following matches are part of Mark Coale's "March Madness, Sports Entertainment Style" 64-man tournament...  the matches are all simulated using TNM7.  You can read Mark's entire explanation of the tourney here.]

Northeast Region

[Round 1]: Lance Storm beat Chris Jericho 2 falls to 0:
x L. Storm beat Chris Jericho via the Can. Maple Leaf in 12:40
x L. Storm beat Chris Jericho via the Can. Maple Leaf in 15:29
Rating: ** 1/4

[Round 1]: Steve Regal beat Booker T 2 falls to 0:
x Regal beat Booker T via a Boston crab in 0:18:34
x Regal beat Booker T via a sleeperhold in 0:33:28
Rating: ** 1/4

[Round 1]: The Undertaker beat Edge 2 falls to 1:
x Undertaker beat Edge via the Tombstone in 0:07:28
x Edge beat Undertaker via the Downward Spiral in 0:19:18
x Undertaker beat Edge via the Tombstone in 0:21:27
Rating: ** 3/4

[Round 1]: Yoshihiro Tajiri beat Rocky Maivia 2 falls to 0:
x Tajiri beat Maivia via the Brain Buster in 0:10:47
x Tajiri beat Maivia via the Brain Buster in 0:12:24
Rating: *** 1/4


Parts Unknown Region

[Round 1]: Michael Modest beat American Dragon 2 falls to 1:
x M. Modest beat Dragon via the Top Rope Cradle Suplex in 0:14:08
x Dragon beat M. Modest via the Dragon Rana in 0:20:03
x M. Modest beat Dragon via the Top Rope Cradle Suplex in 0:20:28
Rating: ** 1/2

[Round 1]: Mike Quackenbush beat Low-Ki 2 falls to 0:
x M. Quackenbush beat Low-Ki via the Quackensmash in 0:11:47
x M. Quackenbush beat Low-Ki via the Quackensmash in 0:15:38
Rating: *** 1/2

[Round 1]: Lance Diamond beat Jamie Knoble 2 falls to 0:
x Diamond beat J. Knoble via the Northern Lights Suplex in 15:19
x Diamond beat J. Knoble via the Northern Lights Suplex in 21:11
Rating: **

[Round 1]: Christopher Daniels beat Shannon Moore 2 falls to 1:
x S. Moore beat Daniels via a Frankensteiner in 0:12:17
x Daniels beat S. Moore via a power bomb in 0:14:19
x Daniels beat S. Moore via a moonsault in 0:16:53
Rating: ** 1/2


Far East Region

[Round 1]: Keiji Muto beat Stoker Ichikawa 2 falls to 1:
x Muto beat Ichikawa via a flying forearm in 0:11:51
x Ichikawa beat Muto via the Magistral Cradle in 0:13:41
x Muto beat Ichikawa via the Shining Wizard in 0:16:09
Rating: ** 1/4

[Round 1]: Jun Akiyama beat Jushin Liger 2 falls to 0:
x Akiyama beat Liger via an inside cradle in 0:07:22
x Akiyama beat Liger via the Exploder in 0:13:20
Rating: ** 1/2

[Round 1]: Masato Tanaka beat CIMA 2 falls to 0:
x M. Tanaka beat CIMA via the Running Forearm Smash in 0:11:03
x M. Tanaka beat CIIMA via the Rolling Elbow Smash in 0:16:10
Rating: *** 3/4

[Round 1]: Satoshi Kojima beat Minoru Tanaka 2 falls to 0:
x Kojima beat Minoru Tanaka via the Rydeen Bomb in 0:16:35
x Kojima beat Minoru Tanaka via a flying forearm in 0:24:18
Rating: ***


South Region

[Round 1]: Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Brazo De Plata 2 falls to 1:
x B. De Plata beat Wagner Jr. via pinfall in 0:16:57
x Wagner Jr. beat B. De Plata via the Wagner Driver in 0:21:41
x Wagner Jr. beat B. De Plata via the Wagner Driver in 0:23:45
Rating: ** 1/4

[Round 1]: Black Warrior beat Psicosis 2 falls to 1:
x Psicosis beat B. Warrior via the Flying Legdrop in 0:13:34
x B. Warrior beat Psicosis via a backslide in 0:15:49
x B. Warrior beat Psicosis via an Asai moonsault in 0:20:05
Rating: *** 1/4

[Round 1]: El Hijo Del Santo beat Juventud Guerrera 2 falls to 0:
x Hijo del Santo beat J. Guerrera via a Frankensteiner in 0:15:18
x Hijo del Santo beat J. Guerrera via a flying somersault headbutt in 0:15:42
Rating: *** 1/2

[Round 1]: Blue Panther beat Atlantis 2 falls to 1:
x B. Panther beat Atlantis via a senton in 0:19:27
x Atlantis beat B. Panther via a side step in 0:26:12
x B. Panther beat Atlantis via an armbar submission in 0:39:50
Rating: *** 1/2

Commentary: So much for the chalk today. In the biggest upset in the two-year history of the tournament, Yoshihiro Tajiri upset the Rock in two straight falls. Another stunning upset was Mike Quackenbush pulling out a victory over indy darling Low-Ki, thrilling at least one former valet living in Pennsylvania, for a variety of reasons.

Review the full bracket here.

Round Two Preview: 

The Northeast will see some classic matches, as Steve Austin takes on Ric Flair (a Final Four caliber-game 3 or 4 years ago) and HHH takes on frequent nemesis Kurt Angle.

In the Parts Unknown region, the marks will want to see Jarrett vs. Guerrero, but smart fans will be salivating over Quack versus Modest and Daniels versus Diamond.

Although all the matches in the Far East bracket will be super, you can’t help but be drawn to Misawa versus Kawada, whose wars between each other are legendary.

There are also no channel-changers in the South region, either. You can’t go wrong with former partners tangling in Wagner versus Warrior and long-time foes Santo and Blue Panther go at it. 

Come back after Wrestlemania on Monday for the Sweet Sixteen match-ups.

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Mark Coale has the same kind of acidic foreboding in his stomach about this that he used to get when taking comp exams in grad school. I hope the results turn out better this time.

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