Opinion

What Is NXT Doing With Keith Lee?

Published

5 years ago

November 22, 2018

One of the most anticipated debuts, Keith Lee seems to lack a direction from WWE NXT. Could his confrontation of Lars Sullivan be a step in the right direction?

This week’s episode of NXT featured matches pre taped before Takeover WarGames 2. Typical great wrestling very little story including Candice LeRae vs Nikki Cross and squash matches involving Lars Sullivan and Keith Lee.

The most interesting thing that happened was Lee coming out to confront Sullivan when he wouldn’t stop beating up his opponent after the match. Lee did a rare thing of rocking Sullivan sending him packing after hit a pounce. This seemingly sets up some sort of program between the two.

It’s about time because what has Lee really done since debuting in NXT? He appeared in the crowd at Takeover Chicago 2 and has just had a couple of enhancement matches but not much else. He hasn’t even been featured on a Takeover.

I feel like this is a real waste of Lee because he’s incredibly talented both as in ring and as a character. He’s clearly over with the fans given by how loudly people were chanting Bask in his glory during his match. I think one problem is that he debuted as a face by default because he was a popular name. He needs to be a tweener if not a complete heel.

The whole bask in my glory thing suits a arrogant heel which is what Lee was on the indies. He’s probably too popular to be a full blown heel, so having him as a tweener makes sense.

Something that frustrated me was when Kassius Ohno was talking about William Regal’s shiny new toys he didn’t even mention Lee. Instead of waiting for Matt Riddle to show up why didn’t he go after Lee as he was the newer toy. They could have had a TV match which would have been great and it wouldn’t hurt Lee to lose. Ohno could have attacked Lee after the match then Riddle could debut.

Something needs to change soon because Keith Lee could be a major player in NXT. Don’t think he will be challenging for the main title as the main event scene is quite crowded but I can defiantly see him as the North American Champion.

Him vs Ricochet would be a show stealing match featuring the big man vs little man format with a twist as Lee is also athletic for his size. Ricochet would help him look great through his selling alone. I’ve seen this match before so I know for a fact they’ve got chemistry. Lee vs Sullivan will likely be a TV feud and from there Lee could be Ricochet’s next challenger now that he’s done with Cole.

Hopefully a program with Sullivan will lead to him challenging for championships. There have been complaints about Sullivan’s limitations in ring and I think Lee’s experience could be a benefit. Regal has said you only get better when you step in the ring with people who are better than you. Also it would be a new challenge for Lars as he’s not use to people who could possibly overpower him.

With vignettes already hyping Lars move to the main roster I can see Lee picking up the win and taking the title of NXT’s big man. Kind of like when Lars beat Killian Dain before he went up.

What do you think? Let us know on social media @theCHAIRSHOTcom and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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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WWE WrestleMania 34 Charlotte Flair Asuka

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.