Opinion
Chairshot Staff Picks: Tables, Ladders and Chairs #TLC
Another PPV, another Staff showdown! Who came out of Survivor Series with the best record, and how do our picks shape up against your own? PC Tunney will shed some light from his Magic 8 Ball.
Ladies and gentlemen, my name is PC Tunney! Welcome back to the Chairshot staff picks. One of my favorite PPV concepts TLC, is upon us. Last month the Chairshot staff went 8-3-1 as a whole(not bad!). Andrew Balaz, Korey Gunz, Francesca Scopelliti and yours truly all went 9-3 for the Survivor Series weekend to sit atop our mountain of prognostication. Another TWELVE match weekend. Only this time it’s all on one show. So as I refrain from any super corny twelve days of Christmas reference, let’s take a gander into the Chairshot crystal ball.
Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox v R Truth & Carmella
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: R Truth & Carmella
Tiffany Carter: Mahal & Fox
Rey Cash: R Truth & Carmella
Carol Cassada: R Truth & Carmella
Steve Cook: Mahal & Fox
Korey Gunz: R Truth & Carmella
Kristen Herzog: R Truth & Carmella
David Levin: R Truth & Carmella
Scott McLeod: R Truth & Carmella
Mitchell says: R Truth & Carmella
Miranda Morales: Mahal & Fox
Mathew Sarpraicone: R Truth & Carmella
Dave Ungar: R Truth & Carmella
Patrick O’Dowd: R Truth & Carmella
DPP: R Truth & Carmella
The Real C Platt: R Truth & Carmella
Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: R Truth & Carmella
Greg DeMarco: R Truth & Carmella
Tunney’s Take: Until the WWE actually lets the men and women interact in the ring I will maintain my disinterest. I’ll take the faces here. My pick is R Truth & Carmella
16-3 R Truth & Carmella #UseYourHead
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: McIntyre
Tiffany Carter: Balor
Rey Cash: McIntyre
Carol Cassada: McIntyre
Steve Cook: McIntyre
Korey Gunz: McIntyre
Kristen Herzog: McIntyre
David Levin: McIntyre
Scott McLeod: McIntyre
Mitchell says: Balor
Miranda Morales: McIntyre
Mathew Sarpraicone: McIntyre
Dave Ungar: McIntyre
Patrick O’Dowd: Balor
DPP: McIntyre
The Real C Platt: McIntyre
Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: McIntyre
Greg DeMarco: McIntyre
Tunney’s Take: This one is a coin flip to me. My pick is Drew McIntyre
16-3 Drew McIntyre #UseYourHead
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: Natalya
Tiffany Carter: Ruby
Rey Cash: Natalya
Carol Cassada: Natalya
Steve Cook: Natalya
Korey Gunz: Ruby
Kristen Herzog: Natalya
David Levin: Natalya
Scott McLeod: Ruby
Mitchell says: Natalya
Miranda Morales: Natalya
Mathew Sarpraicone: Natalya
Dave Ungar: Ruby
Patrick O’Dowd: Ruby
DPP: Natalya
The Real C Platt: Ruby
Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Natalya
Greg DeMarco: Natalya
Tunney’s Take: The Riot Squad plays a role here and Nattie gets a beat down. My pick is Ruby Riot
12-7 Natalya #UseYourHead
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: Lashley
Tiffany Carter: Lashley
Rey Cash: Lashley
Carol Cassada: Elias
Steve Cook: Elias
Korey Gunz: Elias
Kristen Herzog: Lashley
David Levin: Elias
Scott McLeod: Lashley
Mitchell says: Elias
Miranda Morales: Lashley
Mathew Sarpraicone: Elias
Dave Ungar: Lashley
Patrick O’Dowd: Elias
DPP: Lashley
The Real C Platt: Elias
Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Elias
Greg DeMarco: Elias
Tunney’s Take: Nothing like a guitar on a pole ladder match, LOL. Give me the conqueror of chords, the rajah of riffs, the notorious note strummer, the liaison of lyrics. My pick is Elias.
11-8 Elias #UseYourHead
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: Orton
Tiffany Carter: Mysterio
Rey Cash: Orton
Carol Cassada: Mysterio
Steve Cook: Orton
Korey Gunz: Orton
Kristen Herzog: Orton
David Levin: Orton
Scott McLeod: Orton
Mitchell says: Orton
Miranda Morales: Orton
Mathew Sarpraicone: Orton
Dave Ungar: Mysterio
Patrick O’Dowd: Orton
DPP: Mysterio
The Real C Platt: Orton
Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Orton
Greg DeMarco: Mysterio
Tunney’s Take: I see Mysterio benefitting more from a victory here than Randy. My pick is Rey Mysterio.
13-6 Randy Orton #UseYourHead

Buddy Murphy v Cedric Alexander – Cruiserweight title
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: Murphy
Tiffany Carter: Murphy
Rey Cash: Murphy
Carol Cassada: Murphy
Steve Cook: Murphy
Korey Gunz: Murphy
Kristen Herzog: Murphy
David Levin: Murphy
Scott McLeod: Murphy
Mitchell says: Murphy
Miranda Morales: Murphy
Mathew Sarpraicone: Murphy
Dave Ungar: Murphy
Patrick O’Dowd: Alexander
DPP: Murphy
The Real C Platt: Murphy
Andrew “snowflake(balls) Balaz: Murphy
Greg Demarco: Murphy
Tunney’s Take: Cedric Alexander is not the man to take this title off Murphy’s hands. My pick is Buddy Murphy.
18-1 Buddy Murphy #UseYourHead

The Bar v The Usos v The New Day – SD Tag titles
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: Usos
Tiffany Carter: Usos
Rey Cash: Usos
Carol Cassada: Usos
Steve Cook: Bar
Korey Gunz: Bar
Kristen Herzog: Usos
David Levin: Bar
Scott McLeod: Bar
Mitchell says: Usos
Miranda Morales: Bar
Mathew Sarpraicone: Bar
Dave Ungar: Usos
Patrick O’Dowd: New Day
DPP: Usos
The Real C Platt: Bar
Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Usos
Greg DeMarco: Usos
Tunney’s Take: This one could really go in any direction depending on if any of the teams are leaving SmackDown. My pick is the Usos.
11-7-1 Usos #UseYourHead

Seth Rollins v Dean Ambrose – Intercontinental title
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: Ambrose
Tiffany Carter: Ambrose
Rey Cash: Ambrose
Carol Cassada: Ambrose
Steve Cook: Rollins
Korey Gunz: Ambrose
Kristen Herzog: Ambrose
David Levin: Ambrose
Scott McLeod: Ambrose
Mitchell says: Ambrose
Miranda Morales: Ambrose
Mathew Sarpraicone: Ambrose
Dave Ungar: Ambrose
Patrick O’Dowd: Ambrose
DPP: Ambrose
The Real C Platt: Ambrose
Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Ambrose
Greg Demarco: Rollins
Tunney’s Take: I feel like we will get this match again at the Rumble. My pick is Seth Rollins.
16-3 Dean Ambrose #UseYourHead

Daniel Bryan v AJ Styles – WWE title
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: AJ
Tiffany Carter: DB
Rey Cash: DB
Carol Cassada: DB
Steve Cook: DB
Korey Gunz: DB
Kristen Herzog: DB
David Levin: DB
Scott McLeod: DB
Mitchell says: DB
Miranda Morales: DB
Mathew Sarpraicone: DB
Dave Ungar: DB
Patrick O’Dowd: No Decision
DPP: DB
The Real C Platt: DB
Andrew “snowflake(balls)’ Balaz: DB
Greg Demarco: DB
Tunney’s Take: This title won’t change hands until at least Mania. My pick is Daniel Bryan.
17-1-1 Daniel Bryan #UseYourHead
Ronda Rousey v Nia Jax – RAW women’s title
STAFF PICKS
We ALL picked Ronda Rousey! 19-0 #UseYourHead

Braun Strowman v Baron Corbin – TLC match
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: Braun
Tiffany Carter: Braun
Rey Cash: Corbin
Carol Cassada: Braun
Steve Cook: Braun
Korey Gunz: Braun
Kristen Herzog: Braun
David Levin: Braun
Scott McLeod: Braun
Mitchell says: Braun
Miranda Morales: Corbin
Mathew Sarpraicone: Braun
Dave Ungar: Corbin
Patrick O’Dowd: No Contest
DPP: Braun
The Real C Platt: Braun
Andrew “snowflake(balls) Balaz: Braun
Greg DeMarco: Braun
Tunney’s Take: These Hands are on their way to Mania and the road starts here. My pick is Braun Stroman.
15-3-1 Braun Strowman #UseYourHead

Becky Lynch v Charlotte v Asuka – SmackDown women’s title
STAFF PICKS
Eric Ames: Asuka
Tiffany Carter: Becky
Rey Cash: Becky
Carol Cassada: Asuka
Steve Cook: Asuka
Korey Gunz: Becky
Kristen Herzog: Becky
David Levin: Becky
Scott McLeod: Asuka
Mitchell says: Asuka
Miranda Morales: Charlotte
Mathew Sarpraicone: Asuka
Dave Ungar: Becky
Patrick O’Dowd: Charlotte
DPP: Becky
The Real C Platt: Becky
Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Asuka
Greg DeMarco: Asuka
Tunney’s Take: My feeling is we see Becky v Asuka at Rumble and Charlotte wins the Rumble. My pick is Asuka.
9-8-2 Asuka #UseYourHead
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Opinion
Chris King: Is Brock Lesnar Truly Retired?
Brock Lesnar retired at WWE WrestleMania 42, right? Are we totally sure? Chris King asks…
Brock Lesnar retired at WWE WrestleMania 42, right? Are we totally sure? Chris King asks…
At WrestleMania 42, ‘The Beast Incarnate’ Brock Lesnar took off his boots and gloves following his loss to Oba Femi. Lesnar has done it all inside of his twenty-four-year career in professional wrestling. He’s a ten-time WWE Champion and former UFC Heavyweight Champion, and he’s one who ended The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania.
While Lesnar was in the ring, he was visibly overwhelmed with emotion and crying while he thanked the fans in his own way. The Beast even threw up an x to signal to Paul Heyman, his longtime friend and advocate, that this was not scripted and was real. There had been rumors that Lesnar and Oba were supposed to have a series of matches before everything went down at Mania.
‘The Career Killer’ Gunther was doing Heyman’s bidding as he faced Seth Rollins for a favor. For a while now since Gunther retired Goldberg, John Cena, and AJ Styles, the rumor has been Gunther was set to retire Lesnar in his hometown at this year’s SummerSlam event. There’s been no confirmation if Lesnar is truly retired, but on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, we saw Heyman talking with General Manager Nick Aldis. Later that night following Rhodes’ match against the debuting Ricky Saints, Gunther choked out the WWE Champion. Could this be the favor from Heyman?
I know in the world of professional wrestling we live by the mantra of “never say never,” but what if Lesnar is actually retired and this was WWE’s way of shutting down those rumors about Gunther and Lesnar? What if Gunther’s next program is chasing after the WWE title, and where is Randy Orton at in all of these plans? There are so many questions that need to be answered, hopefully soon!
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Opinion
Chris King: Defend The Intercontinental Championship At Backlash!
With WWE Backlash upon us, Chris King wants to see Penta defend the Intercontinental Championship in Tampa!
With WWE Backlash upon us, Chris King wants to see Penta defend the Intercontinental Championship in Tampa!
This year’s annual Backlash showcase is only a few days away, and while there are many big matches announced, one that definitely should be isn’t on the card. In my opinion, outside of Roman Reigns/Jacob Fatu and Seth Rollins/Bron Breakker, the Intercontinental Championship scene has been stellar over the last month.
Penta has been an excellent champion, especially after his triumphant title defense in a ladder match against JeVon Evans, Rusev, Dragon Lee, and the Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 42. Their ladder match at Mania was one of the best that WWE has produced in a while.
The momentum never stopped, as on the post-Mania episode of Monday Night Raw, ‘All Ego’ Ethan Page made his debut and was quickly inserted into the Intercontinental title scene. Page had a fantastic showing against his longtime NXT rival Evans and picked up a big win in his debut match thanks to an assist from Rusev.
All Ego immediately joined forces with ‘The Bulgarian Brute’ Rusev, who was also vying for the Intercontinental Title in his own right. On this week’s episode of Raw, Page and Rusev defeated Evans and Penta. All Ego pinned the champion, making a huge statement and putting him one step closer to getting a title shot. For the past few weeks I’ve been anxiously waiting to see if WWE was going to add this incredible fatal four-way match for the Intercontinental Championship, but it hasn’t happened yet.
As much as the WWE Universe enjoys witnessing great matches on free television, I truly believe all four superstars deserve the chance to showcase their talents on the PLE. While Penta has done a terrific job as the intercontinental champion, it’s time for a fresh face to hold the prestigious title. Page would make a great braggadocious heel that would help elevate the Intercontinental Championship to new heights!
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