WWYD6

## Overview

The tournament was marked by a lot of narrow matches, upsets, break-through stars, and an unusual number of draws leading to double-eliminations under The Watson Rule. It was won by Lauren Jauregui in a triple-threat match -- the first ever in WWYD -- against Brooke Shields and Cindy Crawford. Jauregui sensationally won against all odds and predictions, making it one of the greatest upsets in WWYD history. It also made Jauregui the first Triple Crown winner after having won the 1st Tag-Team Tournament and Queen's Cup V previously. The Med Event Mafia once again dominated the storyline as they appeared to have an arrangement with Jeremy Hunt, which among other things saw Commissioner William Regal and Special Investigator Robert Mruczek imprisoned at the Med Event Mafia Lair which they escaped after an adventure. Head Referee Jeremy Hunt was notably lax in his refereeing throughout the tournament, letting go many things that would normally provoke investigation, including strange jumps in the scoreline of the Round 3 match between Ana de Armas and Michelle Pfeiffer. The most egregious example, however, was Hunt's decision to allow the Semi-Final match between Jauregui and Crawford become a 5-on-1 match featuring the entire Med Event Mafia against Crawford. After the match ended in a draw, Regal returned, ruled that the final would be a triple-threat match and barred the Med Event Mafia from the arena. To everyone's shock and surprise, Jauregui emerged from the match victorious. The tournament was also notable for the explosive debut of Alica Schmidt and for ending the records of both Liz Hurley and Michelle Pfeiffer who had made the previous five Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals respectively.

## Storylines and Controversies

The tournament featured a notable for its number of draws, upsets and tight matches. In Round 1, newcomer Alica Schmidt upset Anne Hathaway in a resounding 77-23 win, which made everyone sit up and take notice. This continued in Round 2 when Schmidt defeated Emily Ratajkowski who had been hyped as a member of the new Dangerous Alliance faction 65-35. Also in Round 2, established superstar Scarlett Johansson was upset by Dianna Agron 54-46 and crashed out early. Her GTFO-teammate Liz Hurley also had an early exit in Round 2 drawing with Zooey Deschanel and being eliminated on The Watson Rule; this would be the first time ever Hurley had not made the Elite Eight.

In Round 3, Schmidt continued her explosive debut by eliminating Penelope Cruz; this marked the first time Cruz had not made the Quarter-Finals. She then shocked the entire WWYD world when, in the Quarter-Finals, she held the tournament-favourite Monica Bellucci to a draw which eliminated both contestants on The Watson Rule. The other Quarter-Final matches, included a heated rematch between Brooke Shields and Salma Hayek, the third and possibly final match in their long-running feud, as in previous encounters Shields won 61-39 and made a firey promo in which she said Hayek had "deserved" it referring to her recent hospitalisation at the Med Event Mafia's hands. Shields then received a bye to the final because of the draw between Schmidt and Bellucci.

On the other side of the bracket, Cindy Crawford narrowly defeated Ana de Armas and Lauren Jauregui, who had received a bye from Round 2 thanks to the draw between Hurley and Deschanel, very narrowly defeated Nigella Lawson (51-49). Lawson, who had been written off by Alan Hansen pre-tournament, was enjoying a fantastic comeback and had defeated Agron (who had beaten Johansson) in the prior round. Jauregui was terrified of being humiliated by Crawford and begged the other members of the Med Event Mafia to help her. They used their influence with Head Referee Jeremy Hunt to make the match 5-on-1. Remarkably, Crawford was still able to hold all five members of the Med Event Mafia to a draw.

In the meantime, Commissioner William Regal and Special Investigator Robert Mruczek had been imprisoned at the Med Event Mafia Lair but managed to escape. Regal made it back just before the final to announce that it would be a triple-threat and Jauregui was not allowed her teammates at ringside. Hunt was also removed as Head Referee and Walter Day returned. Jauregui shocked everyone by defeating Shields and Crawford to win the tournament. After the win she cut an emotional promo saying he won it for "all the normal girls and women out there who were never the prom queen."

Jennifer Connelly also retained her WWYD Undisputed Championship by defeating Catherine Zeta-Jones who had parted ways with her manager Jim Cornette shortly before the match.

## Links

* Prelims
* Round 1, Bracket 1
* Round 1, Bracket 2
* Round 2
* Round 3
* Quarter-Finals
* Semi-Finals
* Final