WWE: The Real Tough Guy Tournament

Watching the WWE product over the last couple years, we've seen guys like Rey Mysterio drop guys like the Big Show and The Great Khali, and we've loved every minute of it. Everyone around the world loves the underdog story, but for me it's getting overused. No one is afraid of anyone anymore. Fear can add more to a storyline, and knowing that you just can't beat someone adds more tension.

So watching the product the WWE is putting out there, I got to wondering, who do you think is the toughest wrestler in the last decade?

This isn't an amateur wrestling competition, this is a face-to-face fight. If these guys really beat the hell out of each other, used the chairs and tables and fought each other for real, who would win.

The match type is a last man standing match. The two guys fighting in the ring would really fight until the other guy couldn't get up. Who would win?

So I introduce to you "The Real Tough Guy Tournament." I've created a 64-man tournament with the wrestlers of today's WWE and some of the biggest stars from earlier in the decade. You will see guys like Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Mr. Kennedy, and also guys like Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and all the best and worst in between.

The winner will be strictly put together by your votes. I will count them at the end of each week and continue on until there is one man standing, The Toughest Guy in The WWE.

The top seeds are the guys that were arguably the biggest superstars of the last decade, so expect guys like The Rock, Cena, Orton, Hogan, HHH, Batista to be at the top, and the lower seeds will be randomly thrown together with the rest. They are split up into four different regions, just like March madness.

Without further ado, the regions and matchups for Round 1....

The Rattlesnake Region

The Rattlesnake Region is named after the No. 1 seed and will be the first region to be voted on starting Monday, September 26th. The matchups are as follows:

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. 16. R-Truth

2. The Undertaker vs. 15. John Morrison

3. Randy Orton vs. 14. MVP

4. Chris Benoit vs. 13. Jack Swagger

5. The Big Show vs. 12. Test

6. Goldberg vs. 11. Daniel Bryan

7. Jeff Hardy vs. 10. Bobby Lashley

8. Rob Van Dam vs. 9. Ron Simmons

The People's Region

The People's Region voting begins on Monday, October 3rd.

1. The Rock vs. 16. Zack Ryder

2. HHH vs. 15. Kofi Kingston

3. Brock Lesnar vs. 14. Shelton Benjamin

4. HBK vs. 13. Dolph Ziggler

5. Eddie Guerrero vs. 12. Rikishi

6. Umaga vs. 11. Christian

7. Matt Hardy vs. 10. The Great Khali

8. Shane O'Mac vs. 9. Sheamus

The Hollywood Region

The Hollywood Region, headlined by Hulk Hogan, will begin Monday, October 10th.

1. Hulk Hogan vs. 16. Justin Gabriel

2. Batista vs. 15. Carlito

3. Edge vs. 14. Charlie Hass

4. Ric Flair vs. 13. Alberto Del Rio

5. CM Punk vs. 12. Booker T

6. Kane vs. 11. Ted Dibiase

7. Bubba Ray Dudley vs. 10. Ezekiel Jackson

8. Rey Mysterio vs. 9. Kevin Nash

The You Cant See Me Region

The You Can't See Me Region begins voting on Monday, October 17th. The No. 1 seed is none other than Superman John Cena; how will he fair in this competition?

1. John Cena vs. 16. Alex Riley

2. Chris Jericho vs. 15. William Regal

3. Kurt Angle vs. 14. Mr. Kennedy

4. Mick Foley vs. 13. The Miz

5. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. 12. Wade Barrett

6. Mr. McMahon vs. 11. Cody Rhodes

7. Mark Henry vs. 10. Chris Masters

8. Scott Hall vs. 9. D-Von Dudley

Let the Games Begin

Those are the regions and the matchups.

Now remember, this is a real fight. If you were to walk outside the bar and see these guys fighting, who would win?

In case there is a tie in the voting, I will determine the winner with my final vote. Thanks for participating, guys. I hope you'll enjoy the results as much as I will.

Take care, and remember to always Be Here Now.