Opinion
The Chairshot Staff Picks – NXT Takeover XXV
Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to The Chairshot Staff Picks! Coming off of the heels of Double Or Nothing and Money In The Bank, Takeover XXV looks to continue the wave of momentum professional wrestling is riding lately. Five super solid matchups coming our way Saturday night. Let’s get right to it and find out what kind of prognostications our pundits will be providing…

NXT Takeover XXV – Bridgeport, CT

Matt Riddle v Roderick Strong
- Bobby Fernandes – Riddle
- Harry Broadhurst – Riddle
- Jay Bradley – Riddle
- Korey Gunz – Riddle
- Mason Epeneter – Riddle
- Mathew Sarpriacone – Riddle
- Nicholas Marsico – Riddle
- Rey Ca$h – Riddle
- Rob Bonnette – Riddle
- Scott Mcleod – Riddle
- Steven Mitchell – Riddle
- Tiffany Carter – Strong
- Dave Ungar – Riddle
- DPP – Riddle
- Andrew Balaz – Strong
- Greg DeMarco – Riddle
Tunney’s Take: Could Matt Riddle be on the fast track to challenging for the NXT title SummerSlam weekend? Riddle v Cole? Riddle v Gargano?!!! My pick is Matt Riddle
The Chairshot – Matt Riddle 15-2 #UseYourHead

Lorcan & Birch v Street Profits v Undisputed Era v Forgotten Sons
- Bobby Fernandes – Lorcan & Birch
- Harry Broadhurst – Street Profits
- Jay Bradley – Undisputed Era
- Korey Gunz – Undisputed Era
- Mason Epeneter – Forgotten Sons
- Mathew Sarpriacone – Forgotten Sons
- Nicholas Marsico – Forgotten Sons
- Rey Ca$h – Street Profits
- Rob Bonnette – Street Profits
- Scott Mcleod – Street Profits
- Steven Mitchell – Undisputed Era
- Tiffany Carter – Forgotten Sons
- Dave Ungar – Forgotten Sons
- DPP – Street Profits
- Andrew Balaz – Forgotten Sons
- Greg DeMarco – Lorcan & Birch
Tunney’s Take: I wouldn’t be surprised to see any of these teams leave with the titles and you shouldn’t be surprised when these eight men have the match of the night! If you can’t tell I’m really looking forward to this one. I’ve also been looking forward to Dawkins and Ford getting a nice run with the titles. My pick is the Street Profits
The Chairshot – Street Profits 6, Forgotten Sons 6, Undisputed Era 3, Orcan & Birch 2 #UseYourHead

Velveteen Dream(c) v Tyler Breeze
- Bobby Fernandes – Dream
- Harry Broadhurst – Dream
- Jay Bradley – Dream
- Korey Gunz – Dream
- Mason Epeneter – Dream
- Mathew Sarpriacone – Dream
- Nicholas Marsico – Dream
- Rey Ca$h – Dream
- Rob Bonnette – Dream
- Scott Mcleod – Dream
- Steven Mitchell – Dream
- Tiffany Carter – Dream
- Dave Ungar – Dream
- DPP – Dream
- Andrew Balaz – Breeze
- Greg DeMarco – Breeze
Tunney’s Take: It would be really cool for Tyler Breeze to come back to NXT and win a title. I don’t thing that is going to happen. It could… but it won’t. My pick is Velveteen Dream
The Chairshot – Velveteen Dream 15-2 #UseYourHead

Shana Baszler(c) v Io Shirai
- Bobby Fernandes – Shirai
- Harry Broadhurst – Shirai
- Jay Bradley – Shirai
- Korey Gunz – Baszler
- Mason Epeneter – Shirai
- Mathew Sarpriacone – Shirai
- Nicholas Marsico – Shirai
- Rey Ca$h – Shirai
- Rob Bonnette – Baszler
- Scott Mcleod – Shirai
- Steven Mitchell – Shirai
- Tiffany Carter – Shirai
- Dave Ungar – Shirai
- DPP – Shirai
- Andrew Balaz – Shirai
- Greg DeMarco – Shirai
Tunney’s Take: I’m not as confident as the numbers are here for Io. At some point Baszler’s time will be up. Is this it? My pick is Io Shirai
The Chairshot – Io Shirai 15-2 #UseYourHead

Johnny Gargano(c) v Adam Cole
- Bobby Fernandes – Gargano
- Harry Broadhurst – Gargano
- Jay Bradley – Cole
- Korey Gunz – Cole
- Mason Epeneter – Cole
- Mathew Sarpriacone – Cole
- Nicholas Marsico – Cole
- Rey Ca$h – Cole
- Rob Bonnette – Cole
- Scott Mcleod – Gargano
- Steven Mitchell – Gargano
- Tiffany Carter – Gargano
- Dave Ungar – Gargano
- DPP – Cole
- Andrew Balaz – Gargano
- Greg DeMarco – Cole
Tunney’s Take: Gargano or Cole? Cole or Gargano? Finkle and Einhorn. Einhorn and Finkle. I see Johnny wrestling defending the NXT title SummerSlam weekend. My pick is Johnny Gargano
The Chairshot – Adam Cole 9-8 #UseYourHead
Once again a big thank you to all of our staff for participating and all of our readers for consuming our content. My name is PC Tunney @PCTunney, you can find me on #PODisWAR and on @podcastDWI every week right here on THECHAIRSHOT.com …Grab a beverage of choice and some popcorn and ENJOY Takeover XXV!!!
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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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