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Chris King’s Takeaways For NXT 1/22/20

Chris King is here with his takeaways for the final WWE NXT before the US and UK brands collide!

Published

3 years ago

January 25, 2020

As we get closer to Worlds Collide, what will The Undisputed Era have to say about Imperium ahead of their colossal clash? Who will advance to the finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, and last but certainly not least, will the prophecy remain intact or will Keith Lee become the new North American Champion? Let's get right into the action!

Chris King is here with his takeaways for the final WWE NXT before the US and UK brands collide!

The Undisputed Era vs. The Grizzled Young Veterans
Second Round Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

The first thing I want to point out is this was tag team wrestling at it’s best. Everything was perfectly-timed and so deliberate. Each maneuver was hard-hitting and it was everything you’d expect from two of the best tag teams in NXT today.

With that said, UE lost to a perfectly-timed distraction from Imperium that will only add more fuel to the fire of an already red-hot brand warfare collision!

Io Shirai vs. Toni Storm

As an avid viewer of AEW, it always brings a smile to my face while watching the NXT women’s division. All of their matches are must-see and keep you on the edge of your seat. AEW just doesn’t have that yet but I’m hoping that changes really really soon.

Shirai and Storm were on the cusp of having a fantastic match until Bianca Belair interfered out of nowhere to cause a disqualification. The EST of NXT hit her finisher on Storm and the chaos continued as Rhea Ripley appeared.

The NXT Women’s Champion and her challenger for TakeOver: Portland waged war. The Genius Of The Sky took out everyone with a stunning moonsault. Storm stood tall with the Women’s Title to close the segment.

Finn Balor vs. Joaquin Wilde

The Prinxe made an example out of the young up-and-comer by unleashing a relentless attack. Balor’s strikes were vicious and relentless. Wilde never stood a chance as the 1916 DDT was all she wrote for a decisive victory.

Shayna Baszler vs. Shotzi Blackheart

Say what you want about Baszler, but one thing that The Queen of Spades excels at is selling for her opponents. Blackheart was given a tremendous amount of time to show the Full Sail Arena what we can hope to see from her in the future.

Baszler took advantage of an ill-timed top rope senton splash to lock in the Kirifuda Clutch. I was shocked to see the young up-and-comer almost break the hold but all it did was give The Queen of Spades to choke her out!

Damn! I am loving this build between the former friends turned rivals Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox who are set to clash next week. We all know this is heading to Portland in a chaotic and violent match and I can’t wait!

Pete Dunne & Matt Riddle vs. Imperium
Second Round Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Holy freaking crap! It’s hard to believe that less than an hour ago I saying that UE vs. Grizzled Young Veterans was amazing and yet this one blew it out of the water! It’s astonishing to think that Riddle and Dunne have only wrestled one match together as a tag team. The Broserweights gelled together so nicely.

Bartel and Aichner though, are on a whole other level with their impeccable in-ring chemistry and timing. Each time you felt like things couldn’t get any more vicious they turned it up a notch. Imperium had the match in the bag but Dunne made the tag and they executed a GTS/Stiff kick combo for the hard-fought victory! What a match!

Keith Lee vs. Roderick Strong
NXT North American Championship

Stong was getting his ass handed to him and tossed around like dirty laundry until UE provided the typical distraction. The North American Champion manipulated Lee’s ankle and trapped it in the steel steps. The big man was unable to put weight on his foot which Strong took full advantage of.

Strong hit an Avalanche Olympic Slam for only a one-count as Lee power lifted him back up! Absolutely insane. Strong utilized the Ankle Lock to wear the big man down but he refused to give up.

UE went for the last attempt to keep the prophecy alive but to no avail. Lee picked up Strong and delivered the Big Bang Catastrophe to become the brand-new North American Champion!!! After the match, Imperium came back to get their comeuppance against UE from their blindsided attack at TakeOver: Blackpool II to close the show!

I watched both Dynamite and NXT this week and while the ratings show that AEW won this week, I can tell you 100% that NXT was a much better show. I felt like it had more explosive matches and a dramatic finish that made you excited for Worlds Collide!

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.