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SummerSlam Speculation: July 22-28 2018

Published

7 years ago

July 27, 2018

So we are in Week 2 of WWE’s build for SummerSlam and what a week it has been! Several title matches were made and several promising storylines have been either started or showed some development. So let’s take a look at the SummerSlam build for Raw and SmackDown Live this week!

RAW:

WWE Universal Title: Well, we got our answer Monday Night. The Main Event at SummerSlam is going to be Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar Part IV. Reigns earned the opportunity (though, he really shouldn’t have had to, IMO) after beating Lashley tonight on RAW in an amazing match. Lesnar is scheduled to appear on RAW next week to face his new #1 Contender.

WWE Intercontinental Title: Ziggler was supporting his pal, Drew McIntyre on Monday in McIntyre’s match against Finn Balor. Ziggler inserted himself in the match, which brought Rollins out to the ring. Angle restarted the match as a tag match, Rollins and Balor won.

Later on, Seth revealed that he has a match against Ziggler for the IC Title at SummerSlam. However, given that we’re about a month away from SummerSlam, I fully expect this to change into at least a Triple Threat.

An interesting tidbit came in the aftershow interview. Seth was discussing Ziggler and the presence of Drew McIntyre and made a comment about having to go back to his old tricks, which has lead to speculation that he might have some back up in the ring to counter McIntyre. A lot of people are hoping that means the return of the Lunatic Fringe, who is due back around SummerSlam or early September.

RAW Women’s Title: Ronda is finishing up her suspension, but Alexa was supporting her buddy, Mickie James, against Natalya tonight, helping her gain a victory over the Queen of Harts. However, Ronda Rousey WILL be back on RAW next week, so I’m not picturing Little Miss Bliss being quite so happy next Monday.

RAW Tag Team Titles: B Team defeated the Deleters of Worlds to retain their titles. We also saw Deleters of Worlds turn heel, which means this feud isn’t over, but it remains to be seen how this turn will affect the tag team picture heading into August.

In an interesting turn, Authors of Pain cut a very rough promo that was answered by Titus Worldwide, which turned into a brawl that ended with Titus and Apollo Crews standing tall. That’s going to be a feud to watch.

Sasha vs Bayley: So far, this reconciliation seems legit. Sasha and Bayley got a victory this week over a jobber tag team and seemed back on the same page, but I’m still predicting that it’ll blow up just in time for SummerSlam.

Strowman vs Owens: Kevin Owens made his return this week and cut a very babyface sounding promo on Strowman. Owens has been suffering from a lack of direction and this feud has been interesting. Owens approached Stephanie and Angle and demanded a match against Strowman at SummerSlam and said that if Strowman lost, no matter how he loses, Owens would win the Money in the Bank Contract. Stephanie agreed, over Angle’s objections, so we now have our second match for SummerSlam.

Elias vs Lashley: Okay, nothing’s been set in stone, but I think Elias is going to feud with Lashley after this given his reaction to Lashley interrupting his fifth attempt at singing.

Finn Balor: I didn’t include Balor last week because it wasn’t clear to me what Balor’s storyline going into SummerSlam was going to be. It’s not really any clearer what the plans for Balor are, but he does have a few options after this week: Continue his feud with Corbin or start a new feud with McIntyre. There is also the Intercontinental Championship match to consider. Any of these options would make for an interesting SummerSlam in Brooklyn for the Demon.

SmackDown Live:

WWE Championship: So, last week, Paige announced that she would reveal the new #1 contender for AJ Styles’ WWE Championship that will decided at SummerSlam. The new #1 Contender ended up being Samoa Joe after James Ellsworth caused such a ruckus and insulted Paige to the point that she fired him and had him thrown out of the building. While Paige was dealing with that, Joe attacked AJ from behind and locked in the Coquina Clutch before signing his name to the contract. Later on, it was revealed that he WAS the intended #1 Contender, but Paige wasn’t happy about how he went about doing things, though he didn’t seem to care.

AJ and Joe are hardly strangers. They’ve feuded in Ring of Honor and TNA, and their matches were always good, so I have high hopes for this match.

WWE US Title: There didn’t seem to be much development in the US Title picture. Nakamura cut a promo mocking what happened between Hardy and Orton last week, but there doesn’t seem to be any plans for Nakamura right now.

SmackDown Women’s Championship: It’s official, Becky Lynch is going to SummerSlam! Becky Balboa won an incredibly good match against Carmella by making the Staten Island Princess tap out to the Dis-Arm-Her. I am a little disappointed that James Ellsworth wasn’t involved somehow in this, given his and Becky’s history, but the match was good enough that he wasn’t needed.

SmackDown Tag Titles: Tuesday was the first night of the Tag Team Tournament to decide who was going to face the Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam. Tonight’s match was New Day vs Sanity. New Day would win this match and advance to the next round, but I still say that these two teams aren’t done with each other.

Next week, we’ll get the Bar back, though I’m not sure who they’ll be facing just yet. I’m guessing the Usos.

Daniel Bryan vs Miz: This week was all about hyping ‘Miz and Mrs.’, but of course, Daniel Bryan interrupted by airing footage of Miz getting his can kicked. He apologized and then decided to apologize in person.

Miz’s crack bodyguards ended up taking the beating Bryan probably would’ve given Miz if Miz hadn’t distracted Bryan by throwing his ‘daughter’, which turned out to be a baby doll. The distraction was enough for Miz to get the jump on Bryan and ended with Bryan laid out in the ring.

Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy: Last week, Randy Orton attacked Jeff Hardy during Hardy’s US Title rematch against Shinsuke Nakamura. Orton ‘explained’ his actions by complaining that he’d spent sixteen years paying his dues in WWE and dismissed the fact that Jeff Hardy had been paying his dues when Randy was still in high school and getting a dishonorable discharge from the Marine Corps. Orton also blamed the WWE Universe for what happened and vowed to end Hardy’s career. I fully expect this to be on the SummerSlam card if Hardy can heal up in time.

Rusev vs Andrade Almas: This is pure speculation, but these two had an amazing match on Tuesday and I can see them feuding at SummerSlam either one on one or in a mixed tag team with their managers who had a hell of a catfight going before Aiden English showed up. Another possibility is a Rusev/English feud.

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Money In The Bank

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Published

2 weeks ago

June 6, 2025

PC Tunney

Sing it with me… money money money money moneeeeeeeeeyeeeeee… everybody’s got a price! MONEY IN THE BANK is here!!! How money will our staff picks be?!?

AJ – Roxanne Perez
Andrew – Stephanie Vaquer – *Bubba Sparxxx Impression* I don’t tell stories, I let them tell theyself.
Dave – Guilia – A stacked field but I just like her here.
DJ – Naomi
DPP – Roxanne Perez
Jason – Alexa Bliss
Patrick – Roxanne Perez
Rey – Naomi – If Naomi loses, we riot!
Rob – Naomi
Greg – Alexa Bliss – Bliss has had huge reactions since returning and is moving a ton of merch. While I can see them wanting to build Roxanne Perez, Giulia, or Stephanie Vaquer, I think Alexa Bliss.

Tunney’s Take: Rhea Ripley – I’ll make my case short and sweet… Mami in the Bank! You can’t leave that money on the table.

Chairshot Pick – Tie – Naomi 3 & Roxanne Perez 3 (Alexa Bliss 2, Giulia 1, Rhea Ripley 1, Stephanie Vaquer 1)

AJ – LA Knight
Andrew – El Grande Americano – Feels correct given his push and the fact he’s over.
Dave – Seth Rollins – Got to push that new faction.
DJ – LA Knight
DPP – El Grande Americano
Jason – LA Knight
Patrick – Solo Sikoa
Rey – LA Knight – Looks like another push, and he does have history with Cena.
Rob – Solo Sikoa
Greg – Seth Rollins – This company is extremely high in the El Grande Americano gimmick, but this match comes down to Seth Rollins or LA Knight. Given the Rollins storyline, it’s his briefcase to win.

Tunney’s Take: El Grande Americano – Picture this: Chad Gable wins the AAA Mega Championship and El Grande Americano wins MITB! WHAT A SATURDAY in LA!!!

Chairshot Pick – LA Knight 4 (El Grande Americano 3, Seth Rollins 2, Solo Sikoa 2)

AJ – Becky Lynch – Sadly
Andrew – Becky Lynch – I still don’t care about Lyra.
Dave – Lyra Valkyria – Starting to warm up to her and Becky has a lot to do with that.
DJ – Lyra Valkyria
DPP – Becky Lynch
Jason – Becky Lynch
Patrick – Lyra Valkyria
Rey – Becky Lynch – Put some fire on the Irish Beef.
Rob – Becky Lynch
Greg – Becky Lynch – I don’t think you do a rematch here just to have Becky lose again. Unless Bayley shows up to help Lyra.

Tunney’s Take: Becky Lynch – A big part of me feels that winning this title checks off a major box for Becks in her HOF career.

Chairshot Pick – Becky Lynch 8-3

AJ – Cena & Paul
Andrew – Rhodes & Uso – Easy way for Cena to lose without eating the pinfall.
Dave – Rhodes & Uso – Get the QB back on the winning track.
DJ – Rhodes & Uso
DPP – Rhodes & Uso
Jason – Cena & Paul
Patrick – Cena & Paul
Rey – Rhodes & Uso – Heels usually lose these kinds of matches. Logan takes the pin.
Rob – Cena & Paul
Greg – Rhodes & Uso – I hope Jey isn’t an afterthought here like Cody was last fall when he was paired up with Roman. I think Cody pins Cena to set up Cody-Cena 2 at SummerSlam.

Tunney’s Take: Cena & Paul – I don’t think Cena is involved in another loss until he loses the WWE Championship. I also think Logan Paul is NOT done trying to capture Jey Uso’s World Heavyweight Championship. …Travis Scott in the house?

Chairshot Pick – 6-5 Rhodes & Uso

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Backlash St. Louis

Chairshot Staff picks!!!

Published

1 month ago

May 9, 2025

PC Tunney

May is upon us and with that, so is Backlash from St. Louis! What does the first PLE after WrestleMania have in store for the WWE Universe? Let’s see if the Chairshot Staff can properly interpret the crystal ball of rasslin’ future.

AJ – Pat MacAfee – Gunther has to start losing control and who better than an announcer.
Andrew – Pat MacAfee – Goldberg getting involved does seem correct here.
Dave – Gunther – He’s not losing to a broadcaster.
DJ – Gunther – Pat is sent to the shadow realm until football season is over.
DPP – Gunther – Post match beat down leads to Pat time off.
Jason – Gunther – One massive spot and or bump from Pat.
Patrick – Gunther
Rey – Gunther – RIP MacAfee, t’was a good life.
Rob – Gunther
Greg – Pat MacAfee – Why? Goooooldbeeerrrrrgggggg!

Tunney’s Take: Gunther – Seems like the right pick here. Pat may be getting some time off and Gunther needs more heat.

Chairshot Pick – GUNTHER 8-3

AJ – Lyra Valkyria – Becky’s hopefully putting her over, still mad about Dakota.
Andrew – Becky Lynch – I have no real interest in Lyra currently.
Dave – Becky Lynch – Lyra is boring AF!
DJ – Lyra Valkyria – Bayley interferes.
DPP – Becky Lynch – Becky cheats and steals the title.
Jason – Lyra Valkyria – Bayley costs Becks.
Patrick – Becky Lynch
Rey – Becky Lynch – Story needs to jump up a bit, Becky Charlotte’s Lyra.
Rob – Lyra Valkyria
Greg – Becky Lynch – It’s been fun, Lyra. (It kinda hasn’t)

Tunney’s Take: Lyra Valkyria – Bayley’s interference should set up some type of program with Becky as we head towards Summer(Slam).

Chairshot Pick – BECKY LYNCH 6-5

AJ – Jacob Fatu – Great way to put him over w/ two former WHCs and LA Knight.
Andrew – Jacob Fatu – He’s Jacob Fatu!
Dave – Jacob Fatu – Too soon to pull the belt off him.
DJ – Jacob Fatu – Priest and LA can’t decide who’s is bigger.
DPP – Jacob Fatu – Your hardcore match, tables and chairs involved.
Jason – Jacob Fatu – The Champ retains due to or in spite of Solo.
Patrick – Jacob Fatu
Rey – Jacob Fatu – All gas. No brakes. Ain’t losing.
Rob – Jacob Fatu
Greg – Jacob Fatu – Someone from The Samoan Dynasty ain’t winning a title just to drop it.

Tunney’s Take: Jacob Fatu – Uncle Mo is on Fatu’s side and other than Knight, I don’t see Drew or Priest holding the US title in the current circumstances of this title’s landscape.

Chairshot Pick – JACOB FATU 11-0

AJ – Dominic Mysterio – Judgement Day shenanigans just leading up to Finn turning on Dom later.
Andrew – Penta – Dom’s fine having a short reign, could also work for pushing AAA.
Dave – Dominic Mysterio – He’s probably more over than Penta.
DJ – Dominic Mysterio – Dirty Dom takes home the gold and the girl.
DPP – Dominic Mysterio – Big Head helps Dom pull out the win.
Jason – Dominic Mysterio – By hook and crook.
Patrick – Dominic Mysterio
Rey – Dominic Mysterio – Latino Heat keeps burning. Finn gets closer to the edge.
Rob – Dominic Mysterio
Greg – Dominic Mysterio – Someone from The Guerrero Dynasty ain’t winning a title just to drop it.

Tunney’s Take: Dominic Mysterio – That belt looks good with the king of chicken tendys. I can see Penta and Rey reforming as a tag team sooner than later.

Chairshot Pick – DOMINIC MYSTERIO 10-1

AJ – John Cena – Why? Cena wins, lol.
Andrew – John Cena – Shenanigans ensue so it’s not a clean win.
Dave – John Cena – The last time is now.
DJ – John Cena – Randy hears voices telling him he needs an Attitude Adjustment.
DPP – John Cena – Cena tries to cheat but the ref doesn’t call for a DQ.
Jason – John Cena – Nefarious means, Randy not ready for Evil John Cena.
Patrick – John Cena
Rey – John Cena – Cena just counting down the dates. Should be fun though.
Rob – John Cena
Greg – John Cena – You know they want Cody to be the hero in the end.

Tunney’s Take: Randy Orton – Once upon a time Randy got himself intentionally disqualified and it cost John. Saturday, history repeats itself with a 180-degree twist. Cena retains via Orton DQ victory. This time, Travis Scott’s appearance takes care of that task.

Chairshot Pick – JOHN CENA 10-1