Opinion

Will Candice LeRae Turn Heel With Johnny?

Published

4 years ago

November 9, 2018

On this week’s NXT Johnny Gargano cut a hand held promo discussing the reasons why he attacked Aleister Black. A decent promo with clear motivations as why he did it. As well as they’re doing to establish him in his new role as heel they’ve yet to confirm what this does to his relationship with Candice LeRae.

The reasons Johnny gave for doing it as we all thought was because Black was in his way of taking on Ciampa for the NXT title. He like all good bad guys still sees himself as the hero of this story finishing with a nice touch of sitting cross legged at the same spot he attacked him.

This promo as well as Candice’s interaction with Cross and Black last week has me wondering how this will affect her on screen relationship with Johnny? More specifically will she also turn heel?

Judging from that interaction Candice doesn’t believe Nikki Cross and seems to have been oblivious to the fact it was Johnny. Of course she could be lying and we may be about to see her turn heel alongside her husband at Takeover War Games 2. As shown during the Gargano-Ciampa feud earlier this year, Candice is more than willing to stand by her husband. However the closer we got to TakeOver Brooklyn 4 and in turn the attack on Black, Candice didn’t like what he was becoming. And it’s that fact that makes me hesitant to believe she will turn.

If she didn’t know about it maybe she decides later on to join him because she’s committed. Either way I believe she will play a part in the Gargano and Black match at Takeover.

I don’t think Candice has ever been a heel in her career to my knowledge. This makes it hard to determine how good she would be in that role. Doesn’t necessarily mean she couldn’t pull it off I always look to the Sami Zayn heel turn as an example.

It would be especially great if she turned heel and we got that heel DIY reunion. All three of them going up to the main roster and just causing havoc. There aren’t that many groups in WWE that have both male and female members. They only ones that come to mind are the original DX or Sanity. Let’s just hope they’re not booked the exact same as Sanity have been on the main roster.

Of course she doesn’t have to turn as her career doesn’t have to follow directly alongside Johnny’s. She can from her own path and stand on her own merits. It’s just that they can’t not acknowledge some difference in their relationship now that Johnny is heel.

Her career became intertwined with Johnny’s the moment they acknowledged on screen that they were married. The same thing happened with Rusev and Lana or Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan on the main roster.

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 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.