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Post by mrbignich128 on Jun 1, 2012 13:54:48 GMT -5
Can someone tell me how the wildcard slots are chosen I know there's 10 spots but how do they pick which one goes to Vegas?
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Post by Philip on Jun 1, 2012 14:42:25 GMT -5
They are picked randomly regardless of where they placed in the competition.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jun 1, 2012 15:10:58 GMT -5
If by "Randomly" you mean "People who g4 likes" then yes, that's pretty much it
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Post by thatoneuser on Jun 1, 2012 15:18:45 GMT -5
Yeah, pretty much whoever G4 liked. We don't think any women even made it to the Warped Wall, so wild cards were the only way to get females to go to Vegas. Also, there was one particular competitor who G4 loves for some unknown reason, and despite his lousy track record at ANW he was still invited to be a wild card. Then again, past history DEFINITELY did not play a part in the selection, as there were a few prominent competitors who failed that weren't given wild cards.
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Post by dudesky1000 on Jun 1, 2012 15:20:00 GMT -5
Can we get a (spoilered) list of the known wildcards?
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Post by thatoneuser on Jun 1, 2012 15:27:00 GMT -5
KNOWN WILD CARDS: Ryoga Vee is the only one we know, but it's assumed that a number of the wild cards were female for reasons mentioned above. KNOWN NOT WILD CARDS (**SPOILERS ABOUT UNAIRED ANW4 EPISODES**): Levi Meeuwenberg (SW, failed Quad Steps), Brian Orosco (NW, failed Jump Hang), and Ryan Stratis (SE, failed Bungee Bridge) all failed to make the semis and were not invited to Vegas.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jun 1, 2012 16:50:11 GMT -5
KNOWN WILD CARDS: Ryoga Vee is the only one we know, but it's assumed that a number of the wild cards were female for reasons mentioned above. I think there was some female competitor Risa something who made it via wildcard if I remember the rumors correctly
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Post by sentinel on Jun 2, 2012 12:42:23 GMT -5
Did they air Levi and Brian's fails? Been trying to find video on Youtube since I don't have G4 where I'm living now but havent been able.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jun 2, 2012 13:05:22 GMT -5
levi had his fail shown, brian's region has not been aired yet
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Post by Philip on Jun 2, 2012 13:25:12 GMT -5
Two of the females: Risa Scott and Natalie Strasser
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Post by TCM on Jun 2, 2012 15:34:08 GMT -5
I think with that core NW fanbase where they have clear favorites, some of their wildcard choices may not be the most popular, even if G4 offered some people and they declined. Just an inkling I gathered.
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Post by RobbyMac on Jun 3, 2012 11:17:38 GMT -5
Quite certain Kelvin Antoine got one. Whether I'm right or not he deserved one.
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Post by Badalight on Jun 3, 2012 11:53:32 GMT -5
I'm liking the picks for wildcards so far. People like Levi and such don't seem to be getting them. I like when new people get the opportunity to try the course, so i'm glad they're going to other people. Hoping Mike Bernardo got one.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jun 3, 2012 13:04:42 GMT -5
I'm liking the picks for wildcards so far. People like Levi and such don't seem to be getting them. I like when new people get the opportunity to try the course, so i'm glad they're going to other people. Hoping Mike Bernardo got one. If I remember correctly he didn't, but he went to be in the audience for support like strat did
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Post by thebobmaster on Jun 5, 2012 0:05:43 GMT -5
Quite certain Kelvin Antoine got one. Whether I'm right or not he deserved one. That's Grandpa Ninja, right? Damn straight he should get one. I think he could be the American Kenjiro Ishimaru.
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Post by grandpaninja on Jun 22, 2012 12:36:05 GMT -5
I wonder if they will make an announcement Monday 25 June 2012 regarding how the other 10 spots will be filled and by whom.
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Post by arsenette on Jun 22, 2012 12:40:23 GMT -5
I wonder if they will make an announcement Monday 25 June 2012 regarding how the other 10 spots will be filled and by whom. Interesting. Might? Or just elude to "100 in Vegas" and leave it at that to make people tune in to watch. That's even provided they are showing ALL 100. TBS never has so they are under no compunctions to show who filled out the roster as it is. Just a thought of course.
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Post by thatoneuser on Jun 22, 2012 16:14:51 GMT -5
Oh, of course they're not going to air all 100. I'll be shocked if they air half with the way they're building this fluff. Then again we know who all 100 were so we have a VERY good chance of getting a complete list! EDIT: Mike Bernardo confirmed as a wild card. Check the ANW4 discussion thread for more.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jun 22, 2012 16:54:43 GMT -5
Actually it's already been confirmed he wasn't, he went there to support his fellow ninja, he got to be a tester though, same with Strat
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Post by elshizzo on Jun 28, 2012 0:21:02 GMT -5
Man, I don't like this wildcard idea. Simply bringing people on because G4 likes you is unfair to the other competitors, especially the guys that have earned it historically and tripped up [levi, orosco, etc] and the guys that lost from the bubble spot.
I was kind of hoping they'd end up saving the final 10 spots for some of the great Japanese competitors. Now *that* would've been cool.
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