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Chairshot Wrestling News Shuffle: Backlash Regarding Flair Title Change? High Praise For Becky Lynch, Lucha Underground Star To WWE? and More! (3/28/19)

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SmackDown Women’s Title Change Reasoning

After Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka for the SmackDown women’s championship last night, many have questions and speculated why the title changed hands. Dave Meltzer provided his reasoning that Vince McMahon did not want to see Asuka defend the title against an opponent no one cared about late on the card. WrestlingNewsCo also speculates that McMahon felt that fans pictures Charolette as a third wheel during the match, and having her hold the SmackDown women’s championship would elevate her status in the eyes of fans.

Jason’s Take

I posted a question on the Chairshot Facebook page (follow it if you aren’t already) asking your thoughts on the title changes. Many of you came up with various reasoning to the change. I really don’t know what this adds to the match. If the reasoning is true regarding the company not wanting to face someone fans don’t care about, what does that say for the SmackDown women’s roster ? Is the company not as high on Lacey Evans and Mandy Rose as initially rumored ? What does it say for Asuka? Why even have two women’s titles at this point?

Hall Of Famer Offers Thoughts On Bryan/Kingston

As we saw on last night’s SmackDown, the New Day won a tag team gauntlet match thus earning the right for Kofi Kingston to take on Daneil Bryan for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. While many around the wrestling world are highly anticipating the match, a WWE Hall Of Famer posted some disparaging remarks regarding the match.

Jason’s Take

Superstar Billy Graham has always seemed bitter about the professional wrestling business. For a man who was such an icon of his time, it is really disappointing. While I grew up watching wrestling during the larger than life 80’s, times change. While wrestlers today aren’t as built (or on performance enhancing drugs) as wrestlers from the 80’s, the work rate and overall physical talent is just as good, if not far superior. I want to point out when Randy Savage was WWF Champion in the 80’s, he weight 237 lbs. Kofi currently weighs around the 220 range. That 17lbs will make or break you apparently.

Lucha Underground Star Heading To WWE?

Lucha Underground Star El Hijo del Fantasma (aka King Cuerno) is currently a free agent, and WWE may have their sights set on him. Dave Meltzer state on Wrestling Observer Radio Cuerno was originally offered to wrestle the Cruiserweight Classic tournament in 2016 but he was not able to due to his commitments with Lucha Underground and AAA.

Jason’s Take

Cuerno would be a great addition to the cruiser weight roster.

High Praise For Becky Lynch

Many people throughout the wrestling world, media and fans alike, have had high praise for Becky Lynch. One of them is WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley. In a recent interview with Sky Sports, Foley called Lynch the biggest star currently in WWE.

“I believe their time has come. Becky Lynch has succeeded in becoming the biggest name in our business and I think that’s great,” Foley said. “She’s a good friend, she’s a wonderful person and it couldn’t happen to a nicer lass.”

Jason’s Take

I think it is pretty hard to argue about Lynch being the top star on the roster. I have seen many people recently not that high on Lynch, and I don’t understand the hate.

 

 

 


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Mitchell’s AEW Continental Classic Update! (11/27/23)

What a start to the tournament!

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Did your picks win points?

The AEW Continental Classic is underway, with almost everyone competing. Check in here if you haven’t seen the winners and losers of week 1!

Here are your Gold League standings!

  • Jon Moxley: 1-0, 3 points
  • Swerve Strickland: 1-0, 3 points
  • Jay White: 1-0, 3 points
  • Rush: 0-1, 0 points
  • Mark Briscoe: 0-1, 0 points.
  • Jay Lethal: 0-1, 0 points

 

Here are your Blue League standings!

  • Brody King: 1-0, 3 points
  • Claudio Castagnoli: 1-0, 3 points
  • Daniel Garcia: 0-1, 0 points
  • Eddie Kingston: 0-1, 0 points
  • Bryan Danielson: Yet to Compete
  • Andrade El Idolo: Yet to Compete

 

My Thoughts:

Nothing too crazy, nothing too wild, this tournament only just got started. The only disappointing point is that they could not get Bryan “cleared to compete” Saturday night. Not sure how much of that is shoot given the bad eye, but this was kinda the problem of wanting him in the tournament over tons of other choices. Bryan wants to face Okada for WrestleKingdom 18, how is Bryan supposed to do that at his best if he’s also gonna be in a round robin, doing five top level matches in about as many weeks? And it takes away from Andrade being able to do something. Also a little surprised we didn’t even hear from Andrade on Saturday.

Now as we heard on Saturday, round two’s matches are set. Gold League will see Mark Briscoe VS Rush, White VS Swerve, and of course, Moxley VS Lethal. Nice variety there, a couple 0-1 guys facing off, as well as two 1-0 guys, and then 1-0 VS 0-1. No offense to Lethal, but he feels like an 0-2 going up against Moxley. Hard to call the other ones but that’s the fun of it. Meanwhile, Blue League sees Brody VS Claudio in a showdown to be 2-0, then Bryan and Andrade finally jump in, Bryan against Eddie and Andrade against Garcia. Sadly, feels like Eddie and Garcia are going 0-2, no way Tony Khan is booking Bryan and Andrade to lose their first shots.

In fact, that could be half the reason they did wait on those two, that’s almost too good for just a first round opener. But I still would’ve done it, same as NJPW does stuff like that for round robins, which this is all modeled after anyway.


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AEW announces Continental Classic entrants

The C2 is set!

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Tony Khan Reveals the Blue and Gold “Leagues!”

Originally livestreamed, Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone officially announced the twelve total entrants and divided them into the two round robin blocks known as the “Blue League” and “Gold League.” If you don’t feel like sifting through the almost 30 minute video, the groups are:

Blue League

  • Bryan Danielson
  • Andrade El Idolo
  • Brody King
  • Claudio Castagnoli
  • Daniel Garcia
  • Eddie Kingston

Gold League

  • Jon Moxley
  • Swerve Strickland
  • Rush
  • Mark Briscoe
  • Jay Lethal
  • Jay White

 

Tony Khan also explains the rules for the Continental Classic:

  • Every match has a 20 minute time limit
  • The winner of each match earns 3 points, losers earn 0, 1 point for a draw
  • EVERYONE ELSE is banned from ringside for true 1v1 action

 

Eddie Kingston also joined the selection special as his “life’s work” is on the line in this tournament, both the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship on the line as part of the modern day North American Triple Crown Eddie, Tony Khan, AEW, ROH and NJPW are looking to create together. Gold League competes tonight on Dynamite while Blue League will have their start this Saturday on Collision. Look for more articles like this one to keep up with the Continental Classic standings over the next six weeks of tournament action!


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