The 2015 TWB Tournament of Champions, First Round: WWE Region Part 1

Hitman. HBK. One last time. Photo Credit: WWE.com

The Tournament of Champions opens with the top half of the WWE region, featuring two matches that have happened multiple times before already. Time to get started!

1. Hulk Hogan vs. 16. Batista, TALE OF THE TAPE
HOGAN - 6x WWE Champion, 6x WCW Champion, 2x Royal Rumble winner, WWE Hall of Famer, Thunderlips in Rocky III, proud owner of a Tampa-area "breastaurant"

BATISTA - 2x WWE Champion, 4x World Heavyweight Champion, 2x Royal Rumble winner, Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy, subject of dick-size meme on Wrestling Twitter


8. Shawn Michaels vs. 9. Bret "Hitman" Hart, TALE OF THE TAPE
MICHAELS - 3x WWE Champion, 1x World Heavyweight Champion, 2x Royal Rumble winner, WWE Hall of Famer, retired Ric Flair, most prominent born-again Christian who once did blow-job pantomime to a WWE crowd

HART - 5x WWE Champion, 2x WCW Champion, 2x King of the Ring, 1994 Royal Rumble co-winner, WWE Hall of Famer, least embarrassing professional wrestling cameo on The Simpsons


4. "Macho Man Randy Savage vs. 13. Randy Orton, TALE OF THE TAPE
SAVAGE - 2x WWE Champion, 4x WCW Champion, 1987 King of the Ring, 1995 World War 3 winner, WWE Hall of Famer, most likable member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization in history

ORTON - 8x WWE Champion, 4x World Heavyweight Champion, 2009 Royal Rumble winner, Vine superstar, has met Migos


5. The Rock vs. 12. CM Punk, TALE OF THE TAPE
ROCK - 8x WWE Champion, 2x World Heavyweight Champion, 2000 Royal Rumble winner, 4x host of Saturday Night Live, still couldn't get his dumbshit cousin over at the Royal Rumble

PUNK - 2x WWE Champion, 2x World Heavyweight Champion, ROH World Champion, bona fide UFC superstar I guess, still couldn't get his dumbshit best friend a second chance at a job with WWE