The 2009 RDPC Northeastern Championships

By Anthony Lurty

These are the results of the RDPC Northeastern Championships held at Dark Tower Games in Denville, New Jersey on Saturday April 11^th, 2009. Each winner will win a spot in the RDPC World Championships 2009 at Gen Con. There was a Classic event and an All Axxess event. I was running Eddie Guerrero with Poke/Shake/Technical High Risks for classic and ITOF chain Carlito for All Axxess. The first event was at 11am, but in true Raw Deal fashion, we didn’t start ‘til almost noon. This was the classic format. The event drew 23 people. That meant 5 rounds and a top 8 cut. These were the participants and their superstars:
Kyle "The Killer" Chamberlain- Shelton Benjamin
Kyle Lurty- Ken Kennedy…….Kennedy
Jeremy Cantarella- Shane McMahon
Andrew Trebing- Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Anthony Lurty- Eddie Guerrero
Brian Palercio- Eugene
Steve LaFlamme- Mickey James
Joe Fezza- Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Brian Blair- Ken Kennedy…….Kennedy)
Justin Cantor- Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Matt Markoff- Deadman Inc.
Matt Gagliano- Your Freakin’ (Ugly) Hero
Andrew Snyder- The Undertaker
Henry Furk- The Full Blooded Italians
John Polverino- Eugene
John Calace- John Bradshaw Layfield
Matt Tedeschi- Evolution
Robbie Barry- Big Freakin’ Machine
Mike Lopez- The Highlight of the Night(tb)
Sam Torres- Rey Mysterio
Anthony Muzio- Degeneration X
Jonathan "Nugget" Alvarado- Former Smackdown General Manager Stephanie McMahon
Joe Cicalo- Current Smackdown General Manager Teddy Long

After 5 grueling rounds, there was nobody that went 5-0 probably due to people getting paired down. Andrew Trebing dropped with a 1-2 record. Matt Markoff also dropped with a 0-3 record. These are the rest of the records:
4-1:Kyle Lurty
Anthony Lurty
Steve LaFlamme
Matt Gagliano
John Calace
Jonathan "Nugget" Alvarado
3-2:John Polverino(top 8) 
Joe Cicalo(top 8)
Joe Fezza
Brian Blair
Justin Cantor
2-3:Kyle Chamberlain
Jeremy Cantarella
Brian Palercio
Andrew Snyder
Matt Tedeschi
Robbie Barry
Mike Lopez
Sam Torres
Anthony Muzio
1-4: Henry Furk

These are the top 8 results:
Steve LaFlamme(Mickey) defeats John Polverino(Eugene)
Anthony Lurty(Eddie G) defeats Matt Gagliano(YFH)
John Calace(JBL) defeats Joe Cicalo
Jonathan "Nugget" Alvarado(Steph McMahon) defeats Kyle Lurty(Kennedy….Kennedy)

Top 4 results:
Anthony Lurty(Eddie G) defeats Steve LaFlamme(Mickey)
Jonathan "Nugget" Alvarado(Steph McMahon) defeats John Calace(JBL)

Finals:
Anthony Lurty versus Jonathan "Nugget" Alvarado

We played this game in round 2 and I beat him. He knew he wasn’t going to Gen Con and I was. Being a good sport, he gave me the spot, and we played for prizes. I got destroyed in the prematch, revealing Let Me Get A Shot In. After drawing my starting handsize and underrated and a no show, I only had 5 cards left in arsenal and lost. Thus far, I’ve qualified for Gen Con. The other spot will be determined next This event is All Axxess with only 13 participants. This is a 4 round event with a top 8(just so we could give out more prizes):
Anthony Muzio- Goooooolllllllldddddbuuuuuurg
Kyle "The Killer" Chamberlain- Renee Dupree
Brian Palercio- The Boogeyman
Steve LaFlamme- M&M
Sam Torres-Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Jonathan "Nugget" Alvarado- Stephanie McMahon
Joe Cicalo- "Y2J" Chris Jericho
Joe Fezza- Doink the Clown
John Palverino- The Junkyard Dog
John Calace- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Anthony Lurty- Carlito Caribbean Cool
Kyle Lurty- Stacy Keibler
Scott Mackie- The Acolyte Protection Agency
After 4 rounds, these are the records:
4-0: Brian Palercio
3-1: Jonathan "Nugget" Alvarado
Anthony Lurty
2-2: Anthony Muzio(top 8)
Joe Cicalo(top 8)
Joe Fezza(top 8)
John Palverino(top 8)
Kyle Lurty(top 8)
Steve LaFlamme
Scott Mackie
1-3: Kyle Chamberlain
John Calace
Sam Torres
These are the top 8 results:
Kyle Lurty(Keibler) defeats Anthony Muzio(Goldberg)
Anthony Lurty(Carlito) defeats Brian Palercio(Boogeyman)
John Palverino(JYD) defeats Jonathan Alvarado(Steph McMahon)
Joe Fezza(Doink) defeats Joe Cicalo(Jericho)
Top 4:
Kyle Lurty(Keibler) defeats Anthony Lurty(Carlito)
John Palverino(JYD) defeats Joe Fezza(Doink)
Finals:
John Palverino(JYD) defeats Kyle Lurty(Keibler)

John Palverino and myself are just 2 of the participants in the RDPC World Championships 2009. Good luck to future qualifier participants and future winners. See you in August!