Opinion

Can The Undisputed Era Be The Best WWE Faction?

Published

5 years ago

May 1, 2018

WWE NXT is the place to be, Triple H has a way of spotting talent and knows how to utilize that talent to it’s full potential. When Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish were signed to WWE it was a surprise. Three wrestlers who have each had their own successes in the indie scene for now a part of the one of biggest wrestling organizations. It was an even bigger shock when they were put together to form the Undisputed Era.

Now while the name is questionable, the talent is not and with the edition of Roderick Strong after NXT Takeover: New Orleans, any wrestling fan has to consider that the Undisputed Era have the potential to be one of the greatest factions in WWE since NWO. Don’t get me wrong Evolution and The Shield are high on that list too. Yet the changing state of the different style of wrestling and what fans want to see has made this group a dominant force in NXT

Fish and O’Reilly have a history together in Ring of Honour. Where they formed reDRagon and became three time ROH tag team champions. O’Reilly even feuded with Cole for the ROH World Championship. Cole and Strong even have history in that Cole won his first ROH World Championship against Strong in 2012.

Cole made a surprise appearance at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn and attacked former NXT champ, Drew McIntyre and the following month became the trio known as the Undisputed Era.

The trio has had amazing single and tag team matches to say the least. NXT Warfare proved that the superstars could hang with the biggest and best when they took on Sanity and the Authors of Pain [with Strong]in a steel cage. Following NXT Warfare, Fish and O’Reilly captured their first NXT Tag Team Championships. They went on to successfully defend the championships against the likes of AoP and Black/Strong.

Cole has had amazing single matches too. Going up against Black a number of times as well as a fatal four way match to determine the #1 Contender for the NXT Championship against Johnny Gargano, Lars Sullivan and Killian Dain.

It wasn’t until April 7, 2018 that Cole along with EC3, Ricochet, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan and Velveteen Dream faced off in a Dave Meltzer 5 star rated ladder match for the new North American Championship at NXT Takeover: New Orleans. That same night Strong turned on Pete Dunne, his tag team partner, in the Dusty Rhodes Classic and helped the Undisputed Era to retain their tag team championships, win the tournament and Strong became the fourth of the trio.

There’s no denying these guys are talent. They all have resumes that would fill any type of wrestling fan with joy. They are very reminiscent of the NWO. The NWO changed the way wrestling was viewed. It become a more adult oriented environment when they took over the scene in WCW and later WWE.

The Undisputed Era has the similar kind of influence, they have really made their presence known. Whether it be through in ring action or attacking an up and comer to let their presence be known. They have made people view wrestlers differently.

While the Undisputed Era are integrated into the the NXT programming and able to show that there is more to a wrestler in this day and age than just brute force.

At the same time, we can tell that Roderick Strong will eventually turn on Adam Cole for the North American championship.

The one thing working against them is how they’ll be handle by Vince McMahon. None of them fall into the stereotypical views of what Vince believes is the key to a successful wrestler. Will they be split up once they make it to the main roster? Probably, Cole is being pushed as the leader and the driving force behind the making of the fac[tps_header][/tps_header]tion seems to pushing Cole to main card, main roster success. O’Reilly and Fish will likely be pushed as a tag team in the main roster. If and when the feud between Cole and Strong unfolds. I think with the right placement, Strong has a strong standing in the mid to main roster spot.

With Triple H slowly gaining more control over main roster talent. I believe the Undisputed Era, with the right push, as a whole, Can be one of the best stables in WWE and perhaps surpass The Shield and Evolution with the same impact that NWO had.

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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Chris King is back with another WrestleMania Rewind, looking at the NWO’s Scott Hall battling Stone Cold Steve Austin at WWE WrestleMania X8 from Toronto!

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Chris King is back this week with another edition of WrestleMania Rewind, where he is rewatching all the past Mania matches and feuds. This week you’re in for a treat as we look back at ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin vs. Scott Hall at WrestleMania X8.

In late 2001, Vince McMahon bought out his competition WCW and acquired the rights to a plethora of talent including Booker T, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, and the iconic trio known as NWO. Hulk Hogan; Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall were hell raisers, and what better way to make a name for yourself than take out the two top superstars in the WWE The Rock, and Stone Cold?

The NWO cost Austin his chance at becoming the Undisputed Champion at No Way Out during his match with Chris Jericho. Adding insult to injury, the NWO spray-painted ‘The Texas Rattlesnake’ with their brand logo just like they did in WCW. As you can imagine, Austin was pissed and out for revenge against the group and primarily Scott Hall.

Hall would challenge Stone Cold to a match at WrestleMania 18. Both superstars beat the living hell out of each other leading up to this highly-anticipated match for who runs the WWE.

The glass broke and Stone Cold made his iconic entrance, and black and white NWO covered Halls’ entrance alongside Kevin Nash. With the odds stacked against ‘The Toughest S.O.B’ could Austin or NWO prove their dominance? Sadly the NWO broke up that very night when Hulk Hogan came to the aid of his adversary The Rock after their ‘iconic’ dream match. Stone Cold would ensure the victory with the Stunner. Hall would perform an Oscar-worthy sell over the finisher.

What a time to be a wrestling fan in the 2000s when nothing was impossible for WWE. Who would’ve thought WCW would go out of business and Hogan would make his long-awaited return to WWE?

Let us know what you think on social media @ChairshotMedia and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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King’s WrestleMania Rewind: Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens (WWE WrestleMania 36)

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Chris King takes a look at the most underrated WWE WrestleMania matches, and starts off with Seth Rollins battling Kevin Owens in the WWE Performance Center at WrestleMania 36!

Chris King is starting a new series heading into WrestleMania season dubbed WrestleMania Rewind. Each week he’ll be going back and sharing his insight over underrated matches at the Show of Shows. First up, is Kevin Owens vs. “The Monday Night Messiah” Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 36.

At the 2019 edition of Survivor Series, Rollins sacrificed himself during the men’s traditional match allowing SmackDown to ultimately gain the victory. The following night the self-proclaimed Messiah, berated the whole roster but KO was not having any part of it. Owens quickly became a huge barrier in Rollins’ cause for the greater good. The Authors of Pain attacked Owens with Rollins’ character in question.

Owens finally had enough of his rival’s mind games and torment and challenged Rollins to a match on the Grandest Stage Of Them All. Rollins mockingly accepted his challenge and the match was made official for night one of WrestleMania. Owens came out of the gate beating the holy hell out of the Monday Night Messiah trying to achieve his long-awaited moment at Mania but, Rollins tried to steal a disqualification victory by using the ring bell.

Owens hellbent on revenge provoked Rollins into turning their encounter into a no-disqualification contest where the fight could be taken all over the empty arena. The highlight of the match, was when KO used the WrestleMania sign to deliver a thunderous senton bomb through the announce table. Owens would secure the victory with a Stunner in an incredible match. Despite having no crowd during the pandemic era, both KO and Rollins put on an intense performance under the brightest lights.

In my personal opinion, this was a great feud that helped both superstars in their transformation as compelling characters for years to come.