Opinion
King: It’s Chad Gable’s Time To Shine
Chris King explains why, after Chad Gable’s comeback story and an impressive showing in the King of the Ring Tournament, he deserves a Cruiserweight Championship shot.
Chris King explains why, after Chad Gable’s comeback story and an impressive showing in the King of the Ring Tournament, he deserves a Cruiserweight Championship title shot.
I want to start off by saying how terribly wrong I was about the entire King of the Ring Tournament. I believed it was designed to push either Ali, Andrade, or Cesaro but, WWE went all-in on “The Lone Wolf” Baron Corbin. You have to give props to the former GM Corbin had to fight and fight extremely hard last night to become the King of the Ring. Corbin had to utilize every single maneuver in his arsenal to put away the ultimate underdog Gable.
Gable may not have won the tournament but he won the respect of the WWE Universe, and that’s so much more important. The former American Alpha star went through a transformation earlier this year, cutting his hair, wearing new ring attire, and adding a more resilient attitude.
The aim of performing at the highest level is not to be good just once, but to build upon each experience. As positive as the response to my contest against Mr Gable was, I assure you, the best of Jack Gallagher, and @WWE205Live, is still yet to come.
👑🐝🇬🇧#205Live pic.twitter.com/laaX835C9w— Gentleman Jack Gallagher (@GentlemanJackG) July 23, 2019
Gable proved himself on 205 Live by beating The Extraordinary Gentleman Jack Gallagher, prior to his involvement in the tournament. In the first round of the King of the Ring Gable was forced to face-off with his former tag team partner Shelton Benjamin and won the match convincingly.
Next up was the biggest test in his early singles career, where he went toe-to-toe with the cocky and arrogant Andrade to advance to the semifinals. The overconfident Mexican Lucha Libre underestimated Gable and lost. The facial expression on Zelina Vega’s face told the whole story.
On last week’s episode of SmackDown Live, Gable went toe-to-toe with the self-proclaimed Best in the World Shane McMahon to advance to the finals. With only one win remaining before accomplishing his dreams, Gable felt everything was falling into place.
During the 2019 King of the Ring Finals Gable withstood a huge amount of punishment from The Lone Wolf to win the tournament. The former American Alpha star was relentless in his attempt to chop down the monstrous Corbin, by locking in the Ankle Lock and refusing to let go a series of times. Corbin was just too fast and powerful for Gable and when he hit The End of Days it was all over for the ultimate underdog.
Despite losing in the finals Gable has proven himself by taking on some of the biggest and brightest superstars in WWE, and that’s why I believe he should be next in line for a title shot at the Cruiserweight Championship.
The vindictive and cold-hearted Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak outlasted Humberto Carrillo and Lince Dorado at Clash of Champions and he is need of a new challenger.
They fought the law, and the law won.@DrewGulak is STILL your #Cruiserweight Champion! #AndStill #205Live #WWEClash pic.twitter.com/WIbyATkSLt
— WWE (@WWE) September 15, 2019
I don’t feel there is anyone on the 205 Live roster, that can push the cruiserweight champion to his limits as much as Gable can. Gable versus Gulak has the potential to not only bring some much-needed prestige back to the Cruiserweight Championship but, also the WWE Universe could witness some fantastic technical wrestling masterpieces between the two grapplers.
This year has all been about a fresh start for Gable he’s found the confidence that we haven’t seen before, and really who is there left realistically to give Gulak the challenge he so desperately wants? In the past few months, the WWE Universe has witnessed incredible fatal-four-way and fatal-five-way matches to determine a new number-one contender.
Have Gable inserted into the match and outlast all of the other competitors to become the next challenger for Gulak’s Cruiserweight Title. As we’ve seen from any challenge put before Gable he’ll Be Ready, Willing, and Gable!
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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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