Opinion

What Is Going On With Johnny Gargano?

Published

5 years ago

July 5, 2018

Now I’ve talked a lot about the Ciampa-Gargano story. I’ve called it the best story in wrestling today and I stand by that.

However often people come out of being in a great story and begin to lose their momentum because the company have nothing for them coming out of it. It happened to Ziggler very quickly after his terrific feud with the Miz back in 2016.

Ciampa as expected coming out of this is going into a program with Black for the NXT championship but what’s going on with Johnny Gargano?

It doesn’t look like they’re going to do the rubber match just yet which I think is smart. They should build anticipation for that blow off match. For now, though judging by this past weeks NXT I’m not sure where Gargano is going.

It looks like they’re telling the story that Gargano can’t move on from Ciampa. The events of Chicago have just fueled him even more to get his hands on him, but Regal won’t allow him to. Now this could be good as a similar story was told when Ciampa was injured. Gargano was trying to move on but couldn’t get Ciampa out of his mind which caused him to lose a lot.

It’s too early to tell where it’s going but I hope it doesn’t end with him turning heel because that would be a big mistake. He’s the most naturally loved babyface WWE’s had in a long time second only to Daniel Bryan.

They implied on this weeks NXT that Gargano was becoming what he hates. They don’t have a lot of babyfaces in NXT especially not ones as loved as Gargano. There are people who get cheered but a lot of them are meant to be heels i.e. Undisputed Era, Velveteen Dream.

What I’m hoping for is that Gargano realises the error of his ways before he goes to far over the line. He’s one of the few wrestlers where the immediate answer is just turn him heel.

If they have nothing for Gargano, then why not move him up to the main roster? They could have either had him lose in New Orleans to give Ciampa nuclear heat or leave after Chicago because he can’t be in NXT without being reminded of Ciampa.

Having said that I think the main roster is struggling with the call ups they got at the moment. If Gargano goes up now he runs the risk of be kept off TV for weeks like Almas or AOP. On the other hand, he could go to SmackDown and continue his feud with Almas.

Even though he won in Chicago I find it hard to believe that Ciampa would be happy be on the same show on Gargano. He went from trying to end his NXT career to. They tied so you’d think he’d want to beat him one more time to definitively prove that he’s better than Gargano. Instead it’s like he’s just forgot about him. Realistically they have to see each other at the Performance Centre.

It’s a similar issue Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn had after 2016 feud. They had this perfect conclusion then they just co existed on the same brand. It kind of takes away from the story.

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: Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka from WrestleMania 34

Chris king is back with one of the most underrated matches in WrestleMania history–Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka!

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2 months ago

April 2, 2023

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Chris king is back with one of the most underrated matches in WrestleMania history–Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka!

We look back at Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka at WWE WrestleMania 34. ‘The Empress of Tomorrow’ put her unprecedented and historic undefeated streak of 914 days on the line against ‘The Queen’s’ SmackDown Women’s Championship.

For years, this was considered a dream match while Asuka dominated the roster in NXT, while Flair won numerous championships on the main roster on both Raw and SmackDown. The Empress made her long-awaited debut on the September 11th episode of Raw and began to tear through the competition.

Asuka outlasted all twenty-nine other women in the historic first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble match to challenge for the title of her choosing. At Fastlane, she made her choice.

The WWE Universe was so excited for this match myself included. Both superstars delivered a fantastic performance on the Grandest Stage of Them All executing counter after counter. Asuka showed off some nasty-looking kicks to her opponent, and Flair hit a thunderous Spanish Fly off the top rope. Flair was seconds away from defeat at the hands of The Empress but she locked in Figure Eight and Asuka was forced to tap out.

I can’t even begin to explain how shocked I was at this outcome, as nearly everyone expected The Empress to continue her undefeated streak and walk away with the women’s title. This controversial decision was the downfall of Asuka’s momentum. She would ultimately win the SmackDown Women’s Championship at the 2018 TLC pay-per-view in the triple-threat ladder match.

Fast forward to this year when Asuka has recently returned with her Japanese-inspired persona Kana. Kana is dangerous and ruthless and is heading into a championship with Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 39. The Empress has regained all her momentum and is highly favored to walk away with the Raw Women’s Championship. Let’s hope that Asuka and Belair can tear the house down and deliver an A+ grade match both women are fully capable of.

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

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King: Dominik Mysterio Needs To Do This At WrestleMania

Chris King is here with what WWE should do with Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania in his long-awaited match against his father Rey Mysterio Jr.

Published

2 months ago

April 1, 2023

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Chris King is here with what WWE should do with Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania in his long-awaited match against his father Rey Mysterio Jr.

On this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Rey Mysterio finally snapped and beat some sense into his disrespectful punk-ass kid Dominik. The member of the Judgement Day came out to push his father again for a match on the Grandest Stage of Them All, this time with his mother and sister at ringside. The ungrateful punk told his mom to “Shut Up,” as a father even I wanted to jump through the screen and whoop his ass.

Back in October of last year, Mysterio made the emotional decision to possibly quit the company but, instead, Triple H persuaded the Lucha libre superstar to move over to SmackDown to avoid his son. This came after Dominik shockingly turned on his father at Clash at the Castle. Mysterio did everything he could to refuse his despicable son’s challenge for Mania but, a man can only be pushed so far. Mysterio will be inducted into the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame and I expect Dominik to embarrass his father during his speech to further this personal feud.

Yes, the WWE Universe hates Dominik and wants to see him get the ever-loving crap kicked out of him but, this feud is missing a special ingredient to capitalize on the biggest heat possible. Throughout this feud, Dominik has made mention of the legendary Eddie Guerrero on several occasions going back to the “iconic” 2005 feud.

I know WWE might not want to go this route but, Dominik MUST come out to Eddie Guerrero’s theme at Mania. The disrespectful punk needs to come out in a lowrider to garner nuclear heat. It doesn’t matter if The Judgement Day comes out and causes interference for Dominik to get the win, all that matters is that both superstars get the biggest payoff of this nearly year-long feud. Just imagine the Roman Reigns heat after he defeated The Undertaker and multiply that by ten. Dominik portrays the perfect heel and he truly is the missing ingredient that The Judgement Day needed to grow and evolve into a top faction.