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King: The Landscape Of WWE 205 Live Has Changed

Chris King is thrilled of Tony Nese’s shocking heel turn on this week’s episode of 205 Live, aligning himself with his bitter rival-turned-friend Drew Gulak.

Published

4 years ago

September 8, 2019

Chris King

Chris King is thrilled of Tony Nese’s shocking heel turn on this week’s episode of 205 Live, aligning himself with his bitter rival-turned-friend Drew Gulak.

I was anxiously waiting for months for “The Premier Athlete” Tony Nese’s heel turn, going all the way back to his triumphant victory at WrestleMania 35 when he became the WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Nese’s character was tailor-made to be a heel, with his obnoxious persona and his obsession with counting his abs in front of the camera during his entrance. Hell, even his nickname “The Premier Athlete” screams I’m better than you!

However when his former tag team partner and then-WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy, turned on him during their WrestleMania build Nese morphed into a babyface. So once Nese captured the Cruiserweight Championship, he put on this ultra-smiley character who respected his challenger’s abilities.

At WWE Stomping Grounds Nese put his Cruiserweight title on the line against both Akira Tozawa and his former friend a new and improved Drew Gulak. Nese was no match for his former friend, a vindictive and cold-hearted Gulak who dethroned him and essentially stole the Cruiserweight Championship.

Three weeks later at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, The Premier Athlete was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain the Cruiserweight title. Over the past few months, Nese has come so close to getting back to the top of the mountain only to have the rug pulled out from under him. Most recently, during the Six Pack Challenge Nese was within seconds of becoming the number-one contender only to be defeated by Oney Lorcan.

What could this new alliance mean for #205Live? @DrewGulak @TonyNese pic.twitter.com/aVYBOXQOCg

— WWE (@WWE) September 4, 2019

On last week’s episode of 205 Live, during a backstage interview, Nese ominously stated: “maybe being The Premier Athlete isn’t enough anymore!” The WWE Universe was left wondering what Nese meant? On this week’s 205 Live, we found out through a shocking turn of events.

Following Nese’s loss to Mike Kanellis, he snapped on Oney Lorcan and a backstage brawl ensued. In the main event, Lince Dorado faced Humberto Carrillo to be added to the Cruiserweight Championship match. The two Lucha Libre superstars had an amazing match, Dorado surprised everyone when he rolled up Carillo to gain his first title shot at the Cruiserweight Championship.

Dorado’s celebration was immediately cut short when the sadistic and ruthless Gulak blasted him in the back of the head and proceeded to brutally attack him. Once Carillo saw what was going on, he attempted to make the save…that was until The Premier Athlete came to his bitter rival-turned-friend’s aid. It was a scary sight to witness, Nese and Gulak side-by-side to close the show!

Now that Nese and Gulak are on the same page once again, 205 Live is a much darker and dangerous atmosphere. What does this mean for the rest of the cruiserweight division? Most importantly, how will the general manager of 205 Live Drake Maverick restore order on his show while Nese and Gulak wreak havoc?

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!

Published

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

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.