>>9749494iron man match proved he has no cardio issues, he did well there
I think a better angle to push regarding the schedule is he gets too battered and bruised - maybe even do a worked injury on the final group stage night or something, keeping him out of the final
Gimmick should be
His cardio is fine but his body is not conditioned to fight an intense singles match every 3 or 4 days for a month
His body is used to having more time in between matches to heal
G1 is a different animal, you don't get that time to heal
MJF is shown to have been have been naive about it coming in
And over the course of his 9 matches develops 2 or 3 bad ouchies that get worse and worse match after match
Maybe even apply some good durable makeup to ham up the bruising in those areas
Looks very very bad by matches 7 and 8, looks like he's gonna die, Okada or Tana getting punished by Suzuki tier selling.
Hangs on, but finally succumbs in match 9, have to call it off, he yelps in pain and throws up and X or starts tapping the mat after a move or something (all a work of course)
Has to get stretchered off or something
Winning the group was a possibility coming in to night 9 (group night 9) but obviously the dream is dashed then and there, the group will be decided by the following couple of matches instead between 2 other contenders).
