Opinion

The Good, Bad and Ugly: NXT 1/2/19

Published

4 years ago

January 3, 2019

Bobby Fernandes

NXT is just unbelievable to watch to almost any fan especially the “purist.” Having covered Takeover and being a huge fan myself already, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to bring the Good, Bad and Ugly Feature to NXT weekly. This week should be a typically “Good” experience every show. Can NXT ever disappoint?

THE GOOD

Matt Riddle vs. Kassius Ohno

Matt Riddle is so over, it is fun to watch the crowd react. Ohno is a freak of nature, and it is surprising he isn’t already a brute on the Main Roster. It was great to finally see some new action. Lots of strikes, everything looked stiff and personal. The knockout deal between these guys at Takeover was Good, and this match was a decent follow up. Nothing spectacular but definitely not Bad. Riddle may be the King of Bros but he is certainly still very Green but so is money and that isn’t Bad. All in all it is impressive that he Won Again especially against a hard ass like Ohno.

THE BAD: N/A

THE UGLY

Recap of NXT North American Title Ladder Match/Recap of Ciampa vs. Gargano/Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano

The actual matches were amazing. They are part of the many reasons that NXT is what it is. They just seem to out due themselves constantly. All of that aside, this is the weekly show and is short enough as it is. To use up so much air time on matches that everyone has already seen is ridiculous, no matter how great they were. We have a huge group of big NXT stars moving up to the main roster, and AEW is reaching out to existing talent right now. If Raw or SmackDown tried to pull this, they would be burned at the stake. Now is the time to give the new faces air time, and solidify the future of the product even more. To waste all of this time on something already seen and done is Bad, hell it is Ugly.

Aleister Black Recap

Aleister Black is phenomenal. He has so much talent and literally the potential to be the next Undertaker. To spend so much time recapping and showing old footage as haphazardly as NXT did this week, is just Ugly, no matter what they show. It is the same idea as showing Promos during the Pre-Show matches of the very PPV you are about to watch, it is asinine. NXT is so much better than this.

Tag Team Recap

Another fantastic collection of talent, that all fans are already aware of. I will say however, The Undisputed vs. Lorcan and Burch Match at Takeover was arguably the best match of the year all around. That match was insane, and shattered any and all expectations.

Bianca Belair vs Deonna Purrazzo (Replay…Again!)

It was a decent match the first time, but did anyone need to watch it again. Here is an idea, have a new match with the insanely talented locker room, hell have a re-match even. Belair’s match with Baszler should be interesting though.

FINAL RESULT: Two Hours, One Match. UGLY! To waste this much time on a weekly show, is a crime. They have so much they can do, it just is disgusting that this is how the air time was spent.

The amount of time spent on old footage is a shame. It is near shocking that NXT would disappoint this much. The whole “Award” crap owning an entire weekly episode of NXT is a joke. It could have been done separately all together, and NXT could have shown their extensive talent.

On a personal note, Rest In Peace, “Mean” Gene. You have given all of us many smiles, memories and so much enjoyment, your entire career. There will never be another like you. You are loved by all and will be missed more than you could ever know. Thank you!

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

April 2, 2023

Chris King

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

Chris King

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.