Opinion

Chairshot Staff Picks: Tables, Ladders and Chairs #TLC

Published

7 years ago

December 16, 2018

Another PPV, another Staff showdown! Who came out of Survivor Series with the best record, and how do our picks shape up against your own? PC Tunney will shed some light from his Magic 8 Ball.

Ladies and gentlemen, my name is PC Tunney! Welcome back to the Chairshot staff picks. One of my favorite PPV concepts TLC, is upon us. Last month the Chairshot staff went 8-3-1 as a whole(not bad!). Andrew Balaz, Korey Gunz, Francesca Scopelliti and yours truly all went 9-3 for the Survivor Series weekend to sit atop our mountain of prognostication. Another TWELVE match weekend. Only this time it’s all on one show. So as I refrain from any super corny twelve days of Christmas reference, let’s take a gander into the Chairshot crystal ball.

**WWE MMC Finals**

*Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox v R Truth & Carmella*

STAFF PICKS

Eric Ames: R Truth & Carmella

Tiffany Carter: Mahal & Fox

Rey Cash: R Truth & Carmella

Carol Cassada: R Truth & Carmella

Steve Cook: Mahal & Fox

Korey Gunz: R Truth & Carmella

Kristen Herzog: R Truth & Carmella

David Levin: R Truth & Carmella

Scott McLeod: R Truth & Carmella

Mitchell says: R Truth & Carmella

Miranda Morales: Mahal & Fox

Mathew Sarpraicone: R Truth & Carmella

Dave Ungar: R Truth & Carmella

Patrick O’Dowd: R Truth & Carmella

DPP: R Truth & Carmella

The Real C Platt: R Truth & Carmella

Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: R Truth & Carmella

Greg DeMarco: R Truth & Carmella

Tunney’s Take: Until the WWE actually lets the men and women interact in the ring I will maintain my disinterest. I’ll take the faces here. My pick is R Truth & Carmella

16-3 R Truth & Carmella #UseYourHead

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Eric Ames: McIntyre

Tiffany Carter: Balor

Rey Cash: McIntyre

Carol Cassada: McIntyre

Steve Cook: McIntyre

Korey Gunz: McIntyre

Kristen Herzog: McIntyre

David Levin: McIntyre

Scott McLeod: McIntyre

Mitchell says: Balor

Miranda Morales: McIntyre

Mathew Sarpraicone: McIntyre

Dave Ungar: McIntyre

Patrick O’Dowd: Balor

DPP: McIntyre

The Real C Platt: McIntyre

Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: McIntyre

Greg DeMarco: McIntyre

Tunney’s Take: This one is a coin flip to me. My pick is Drew McIntyre

16-3 Drew McIntyre #UseYourHead

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Eric Ames: Natalya

Tiffany Carter: Ruby

Rey Cash: Natalya

Carol Cassada: Natalya

Steve Cook: Natalya

Korey Gunz: Ruby

Kristen Herzog: Natalya

David Levin: Natalya

Scott McLeod: Ruby

Mitchell says: Natalya

Miranda Morales: Natalya

Mathew Sarpraicone: Natalya

Dave Ungar: Ruby

Patrick O’Dowd: Ruby

DPP: Natalya

The Real C Platt: Ruby

Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Natalya

Greg DeMarco: Natalya

Tunney’s Take: The Riot Squad plays a role here and Nattie gets a beat down. My pick is Ruby Riot

12-7 Natalya #UseYourHead

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Eric Ames: Lashley

Tiffany Carter: Lashley

Rey Cash: Lashley

Carol Cassada: Elias

Steve Cook: Elias

Korey Gunz: Elias

Kristen Herzog: Lashley

David Levin: Elias

Scott McLeod: Lashley

Mitchell says: Elias

Miranda Morales: Lashley

Mathew Sarpraicone: Elias

Dave Ungar: Lashley

Patrick O’Dowd: Elias

DPP: Lashley

The Real C Platt: Elias

Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Elias

Greg DeMarco: Elias

Tunney’s Take: Nothing like a guitar on a pole ladder match, LOL. Give me the conqueror of chords, the rajah of riffs, the notorious note strummer, the liaison of lyrics. My pick is Elias.

11-8 Elias #UseYourHead

*Rey Mysterio v Randy Orton – Chairs Match*

STAFF PICKS

Eric Ames: Orton

Tiffany Carter: Mysterio

Rey Cash: Orton

Carol Cassada: Mysterio

Steve Cook: Orton

Korey Gunz: Orton

Kristen Herzog: Orton

David Levin: Orton

Scott McLeod: Orton

Mitchell says: Orton

Miranda Morales: Orton

Mathew Sarpraicone: Orton

Dave Ungar: Mysterio

Patrick O’Dowd: Orton

DPP: Mysterio

The Real C Platt: Orton

Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Orton

Greg DeMarco: Mysterio

Tunney’s Take: I see Mysterio benefitting more from a victory here than Randy. My pick is Rey Mysterio.

13-6 Randy Orton #UseYourHead

Buddy Murphy v Cedric Alexander – Cruiserweight title

STAFF PICKS

Eric Ames: Murphy

Tiffany Carter: Murphy

Rey Cash: Murphy

Carol Cassada: Murphy

Steve Cook: Murphy

Korey Gunz: Murphy

Kristen Herzog: Murphy

David Levin: Murphy

Scott McLeod: Murphy

Mitchell says: Murphy

Miranda Morales: Murphy

Mathew Sarpraicone: Murphy

Dave Ungar: Murphy

Patrick O’Dowd: Alexander

DPP: Murphy

The Real C Platt: Murphy

Andrew “snowflake(balls) Balaz: Murphy

Greg Demarco: Murphy

Tunney’s Take: Cedric Alexander is not the man to take this title off Murphy’s hands. My pick is Buddy Murphy.

18-1 Buddy Murphy #UseYourHead

The Bar v The Usos v The New Day – SD Tag titles

STAFF PICKS

Eric Ames: Usos

Tiffany Carter: Usos

Rey Cash: Usos

Carol Cassada: Usos

Steve Cook: Bar

Korey Gunz: Bar

Kristen Herzog: Usos

David Levin: Bar

Scott McLeod: Bar

Mitchell says: Usos

Miranda Morales: Bar

Mathew Sarpraicone: Bar

Dave Ungar: Usos

Patrick O’Dowd: New Day

DPP: Usos

The Real C Platt: Bar

Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Usos

Greg DeMarco: Usos

Tunney’s Take: This one could really go in any direction depending on if any of the teams are leaving SmackDown. My pick is the Usos.

11-7-1 Usos #UseYourHead

Seth Rollins v Dean Ambrose – Intercontinental title

STAFF PICKS

Eric Ames: Ambrose

Tiffany Carter: Ambrose

Rey Cash: Ambrose

Carol Cassada: Ambrose

Steve Cook: Rollins

Korey Gunz: Ambrose

Kristen Herzog: Ambrose

David Levin: Ambrose

Scott McLeod: Ambrose

Mitchell says: Ambrose

Miranda Morales: Ambrose

Mathew Sarpraicone: Ambrose

Dave Ungar: Ambrose

Patrick O’Dowd: Ambrose

DPP: Ambrose

The Real C Platt: Ambrose

Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Ambrose

Greg Demarco: Rollins

Tunney’s Take: I feel like we will get this match again at the Rumble. My pick is Seth Rollins.

16-3 Dean Ambrose #UseYourHead

Daniel Bryan v AJ Styles – WWE title

STAFF PICKS

Eric Ames: AJ

Tiffany Carter: DB

Rey Cash: DB

Carol Cassada: DB

Steve Cook: DB

Korey Gunz: DB

Kristen Herzog: DB

David Levin: DB

Scott McLeod: DB

Mitchell says: DB

Miranda Morales: DB

Mathew Sarpraicone: DB

Dave Ungar: DB

Patrick O’Dowd: No Decision

DPP: DB

The Real C Platt: DB

Andrew “snowflake(balls)’ Balaz: DB

Greg Demarco: DB

Tunney’s Take: This title won’t change hands until at least Mania. My pick is Daniel Bryan.

17-1-1 Daniel Bryan #UseYourHead

Ronda Rousey v Nia Jax – RAW women’s title

STAFF PICKS

We ALL picked Ronda Rousey! 19-0 #UseYourHead

Braun Strowman v Baron Corbin – TLC match

STAFF PICKS

Eric Ames: Braun

Tiffany Carter: Braun

Rey Cash: Corbin

Carol Cassada: Braun

Steve Cook: Braun

Korey Gunz: Braun

Kristen Herzog: Braun

David Levin: Braun

Scott McLeod: Braun

Mitchell says: Braun

Miranda Morales: Corbin

Mathew Sarpraicone: Braun

Dave Ungar: Corbin

Patrick O’Dowd: No Contest

DPP: Braun

The Real C Platt: Braun

Andrew “snowflake(balls) Balaz: Braun

Greg DeMarco: Braun

Tunney’s Take: These Hands are on their way to Mania and the road starts here. My pick is Braun Stroman.

15-3-1 Braun Strowman #UseYourHead

Becky Lynch v Charlotte v Asuka – SmackDown women’s title

STAFF PICKS

Eric Ames: Asuka

Tiffany Carter: Becky

Rey Cash: Becky

Carol Cassada: Asuka

Steve Cook: Asuka

Korey Gunz: Becky

Kristen Herzog: Becky

David Levin: Becky

Scott McLeod: Asuka

Mitchell says: Asuka

Miranda Morales: Charlotte

Mathew Sarpraicone: Asuka

Dave Ungar: Becky

Patrick O’Dowd: Charlotte

DPP: Becky

The Real C Platt: Becky

Andrew “snowflake(balls)” Balaz: Asuka

Greg DeMarco: Asuka

Tunney’s Take: My feeling is we see Becky v Asuka at Rumble and Charlotte wins the Rumble. My pick is Asuka.

9-8-2 Asuka #UseYourHead

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Chris King: The Wyatt Sicks’ Wasted Potential By WWE

Chris King takes a look at the WWE and their wasted potential of Uncle Howdy and the Wyatt Sicks faction.

Published

18 hours ago

April 28, 2026

Chris King

Chris King takes a look at the WWE and their wasted potential of Uncle Howdy and the Wyatt Sicks faction.

It’s that time of the year again, folks; it’s unfortunate and downright awful that so many WWE superstars got released today. I’m not going to list all of them, but I am going to talk about one of my favorite factions,

The Wyatt Sicks. Nikki Cross, Joe Gacy, Erik Rowan, and Bo Dallas (Uncle Howdy) were something special. After Bo’s brother Bray Wyatt’s tragic passing, WWE felt like there was a hole that needed to be filled. Wyatt was one of the most creative and brilliant characters, and Bo would be taking over his brother’s concept and bringing it to life. In 2024, at the end of an incredible documentary highlighting Wyatt’s career and struggles, Bo appeared on the screen portrayed as Uncle Howdy. The last time Uncle Howdy was seen on-screen was at the 2023 Royal Rumble, where Wyatt defeated LA Knight in a Pitch Black Match. Howdy jumped off a structure onto Knight.

This post-credit scene sparked so much speculation and excitement that Wyatt’s brother would carry on his legacy and possibly debut the faction that was Wyatt’s concept. On the June 17th episode of Monday Night Raw, The Wyatt Sicks made their dramatic debut ,destroying the backstage area as well as “murdering” Chad Gable. It was such an iconic arrival for Howdy as he made his menacing walk from the back into the audience who were chanting “Holy Shit.” The Sicks and American Made (Chad Gable and The Creed Brothers) battled for months, with The Sicks being victorious. On the September 9th episode of Raw, The Sicks defeated them, with Howdy getting the win with Sister Abigail.

The following year, The Sicks would move over to Friday Night SmackDown, and it seemed like WWE had a plan in place. They would win the tag team championships from The Street Profits and start to look dominant. Now, what should have happened next is Howdy should have won the United States title. The Sicks could have held all the gold over on the blue brand, but it never happened. The Sicks entered into a never-ending feud with The MFT’s (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, JC Mateo, and Talla Tonga.) It started off exciting, and the WWE Universe was red-hot for their interactions.

After months of repetitive matches and The MFT’s stealing their lantern, the feud grew tiresome and boring. Even Tama asked Solo why they are still holding onto the lantern, as it was destroying them as a whole. Finally on the SmackDown before Mania, Tama

gave the lantern back to Howdy against Solo’s wishes. Please explain to me why both factions fought almost every single week instead of just having one final blowoff match at WrestleMania.

It should have been either a massive street fight or a falls count anywhere match on the grandest stage of them all. Instead, it turned into a meaningless week-after-week extravaganza that benefited no one. The MFTs won the rivalry, and The Sicks don’t even work for WWE anymore. This was the same criminalized creative process that Wyatt dealt with during his first run in the company.

We’ll never know how much of a dangerous force The Wyatt Sicks could have been in the WWE. For all their careers’ sake, I hope they stay far away from the company for as long as possible. Every superstar that was cut deserves better!

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Chris King: Bloodline Saga: Is This the Right Call For WWE?

Chris King questions the WWE’s logic in setting up Jacob Fatu as the next challenger for World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns

Published

2 days ago

April 27, 2026

Chris King

Chris King questions the WWE’s logic in setting up Jacob Fatu as the next challenger for World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns is once again World Heavyweight Champion after his dominant win over CM Punk at WrestleMania 42. On the following night on Monday Night Raw, The OG Bloodline came back together as a well-oiled machine as The Usos stood side by side with Roman. With the WWE Universe asking who would be the first to challenge “The Tribal Chief,” Jacob Fatu shocked the world by answering the call.

Fatu is running hot after his impressive win over Drew McIntyre and feels like he is ready to become the new world champion. This bloodline segment ended Raw, and it picked right back up on SmackDown with even Solo Sikoa and the MFTs involved. This is now two shows that have been centered around The Bloodline saga, and it’s made me question whether or not WWE should be retelling this story.

The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, The Usos, and Solo Sikoa) ran WWE for over four years as Reigns’ henchmen, doing his dirty work to retain his title. Even though Roman has declared he doesn’t want Jey and Jimmy to serve him, it sure seems like WWE are spinning their wheels. Fatu could add a whole new chapter into the story, even if he’s not able to beat Roman at Backlash. “The Samoan Werewolf” could be forced to do the same thing as Jey did all those years ago and fall in line.

In my opinion, I feel like Fatu should be challenging for the Undisputed WWE Championship because that’s a title I feel like he should win. I understand standing up to your blood and trying to prove you’re the best, but I don’t think this is the right move. It feels like 2022 all over again, as The Bloodline is the central focus on both shows. If Fatu doesn’t win, what happens to all his momentum he’s been building over the last two years?

Why did WWE make this the best choice for storyline purposes? Why couldn’t creative have come up with a different challenger for Roman? There are so many other superstars that could challenge The Tribal Chief, such as Rusev, Bron Breakker, Gunther, or even a returning Sheamus.

I just can’t help but question WWE’s logic here, and it kind of reminds me of all the times The Shield reunited. Could WWE be pushing the same storyline too many times here? Could the WWE Universe get tired of this rinse and repeat cycle of The Bloodline Saga?

Are we about to see all the weekly episodes solely focused on The Bloodline again? Will it be cinema… Yes. Is there still money in The Bloodline… Yes. Was it the right call? That’s to be determined!

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