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Chairshot Shuffle: Bayley, Liv, The Draft And More! (10/14/19)
Get caught up to speed with the latest news on Bayley, Liv, The Draft And More!
Get caught up to speed with the latest news on Bayley, Liv, The Draft And More!
New Entrance For Bayley
Last Friday’s episode of SmackDown saw Bayley debut a new look including entrance gear and a haircut. At a live event Saturday evening, Bayley debuted a new entrance as well.
Bayley’s entrance for #WWEOdessa (I don’t think this is the “finished product.” It’s just what they did tonight) pic.twitter.com/uSlYVXXCuE
— BayleyMedia LOYAL™️ FAN ACCOUNT (@BayleyPamBayley) October 13, 2019
Here is an a second video of Bayley’s “heel” entrance from #WWEOdessa (much better quality) pic.twitter.com/dd6pZpITD1
— BayleyMedia LOYAL™️ FAN ACCOUNT (@BayleyPamBayley) October 13, 2019
Jason’s Take
I’ve long been a supporter of Bayley turning heal, and it’s great to see WWE finally go with the change. Here is hoping she gets a lengthy run with the SmackDown women’s title.
Liv Morgan Returning?
Speaking of character changes, Liv Morgan has been tweeting some very cryptic Tweets lately that are leading fans to speculate she will be returning soon, and with an edge to her character. Some fans have also speculated that she could potentially return as Sister Abigail.
Pain is beautiful
— LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) October 7, 2019
Don’t get too close. It’s dark inside. It’s where my demons hide.
— LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) October 7, 2019
I kept crying for help but no one wanted to hear me
— LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) October 12, 2019
No tears left
— LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) October 12, 2019
Jason’s Take
A darker edge to the Liv Morgan character could lead to a lengthy push for a very talented wrestler in the female division. I am all for it.
Vince McMahon On HIAC Fan Reaction
It doesn’t need reporting that many fans and the wrestling media were rather perplexed with the ending of last Sunday’s Hell In A Cell main event between Bray Wyatt and Seth Rollins. So what did Vince McMahon think of the fans reaction? According to the Wrestling Observer, Vince McMahon was seen by many backstage officials laughing at the fans reaction to the match.
Jason’s Take
No real surprises here. McMahon hasn’t got to where he is by considering fans opinions.
Huge Match Announced For RAW
WWE has announced the opening match for RAW tonight, and it will have huge implication on the draft. Sasha Banks will take on Becky Lynch in a non title match. The winner will win the first draft pick of the night for their respective brand. We already know that Lynch will be on the RAW brand, and Banks on SmackDown.
Jason’s Take
This should be a great matchup, and can see it leading to Seth Rollins being drafted to the RAW brand.
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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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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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