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Why Johnny Why?

Published

5 years ago

October 26, 2018

After weeks of rumours and speculation the person who attacked Aleister Black has finally been revealed: it’s Johnny Gargano.

Well he didn’t say he did it but Black stormed to the ring yelling “where is he?” in reference to his attacker when Gargano hit him with a superkick. Gargano picked up the mic and said “I’m right here”. He didn’t need to say much because everyone immediately knew. A very attitude era end to the show.

Obviously the biggest thing that happened on NXT this week. Now we’ve got the initial shock out of the way lets move to what’s more important: WHY?

Obviously when Black was attacked Gargano was one of the main suspects given the timing of the attack. It being so close to a triple threat to between Black, Gargano and Ciampa for the title in Brooklyn. Also he just happened to be walking past Regal around the time Black was found. Maybe because it seemed so obvious that myself and many other fans didn’t believe it. Gargano is also such a great babyface that the idea of it being him seemed to hard to believe. Unlike most people who were questioned if you remember Gargano never actually said he did or didn’t do it.

The only motivation I can think of for Gargano doing this was his obsession with taking out Ciampa drove him to attack Black. However that motivation only really makes sense for this program however long that lasts but where does Gargano go after this.

This is as good of heel turn as you can get but what is his motivation for staying heel after this. The fans already seemed to begin to turn on him before this reveal and will likely continue to boo after this feud.

Something that’s interesting about this turn was the reaction of Ciampa to this turn. Sending out a tweet saying

Hey atJohnnyGargano,

Let’s #GLORIOUSBOMB Aleister Black.

PS: I’m so proud.

— BLACKHEART (@ProjectCiampa) October 25, 2018

Official Statement: pic.twitter.com/zySetoa5Ts

— BLACKHEART (@ProjectCiampa) October 25, 2018

Immediate flashbacks to when Zayn turned heel and rejoined Kevin Owens when I saw that tweet. Gargano has fully become what he hates and almost corrupted by Ciampa. I’ll be honest I’d would be so into a heel DIY running rough shot over WWE. Don’t tell me at least part of you wants that too.

I think Gargano would be very much like the Zayn turn in that he’ll play a better heel than anyone could expect. He has played heel before but a lot of people haven’t seen that.

All signs point to Gargano vs Black at NXT Takeover War Games 2 and possibly the next Takeover depending on how long they want this to go for. It’s definitely a shock to see Gargano as a heel but I’m not going to be negative as it’s still very early to tell how it will go. I am interested to see how it will affect his on screen relationship with his wife Candice LeRae.

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 one of the most underrated matches in WrestleMania history–Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka!

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2 months ago

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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.