Chairshot Wrestling News Shuffle: Owens, HTM, and more! (2/27/19)

Jason shuffles in to your Chairshot Wrestling News Shuffle with commentary on Kofi Kingston getting KO’d, Honky Tonk Man to HOF, Hardy Boys return and more!

Kofi Kingston KO’d from Fastlane

Tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live was scheduled to have the WWE Championship match contract signing between Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston. However, Vince McMahon deemed Kevin Owens a more worth contender and he will be replacing Kingston at the upcoming pay per view.

.@FightOwensFight means business.

Take a look at your new #WWEFastlane opponent, @WWEDanielBryan. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/CnYmoaNYdh

— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2019

Jason’s Take

It had been rumored for some time that WWE would be bringing someone back to the active roster to face Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania, but it looks like the move is happening one pay per view early. I am ok with this move, as it appears they are taking the Daniel Bryan/Becky Lynch approach with Kofi. Expect Kofi/Bryan to happen at WrestleMania, but Kofi having to jump through hoops to get there.

Honky Tonk Man To The Hall Of Fame

It was announced today that the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, the Honky Tonk Man, will be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame as part of the Class of 2019.

BREAKING: The Honky Tonk Man will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019 (via @StateofCombat)https://t.co/wIF2BixHmr

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) February 26, 2019

Jason’s Take

I said this a few days ago in the shuffle, but this is long overdue. Make fun of the character all you want, but HTM was a large part of the WWF in the 80’s. You owe it to yourself to check out some of his matched on the WWE Network because HTM could work. Prove me wrong.

RAW Ratings On The Rise

Greg DeMarco said that Roman Reigns return to RAW would generate ratings, and he was right. RAW’s first hour drew one of the better ratings it has in some time. The ratings breakdown:

Hour 1 – 3.17 million viewers
Hour 2 – 2.95 million viewers
Hour 3 – 2.65 million viewers

Jason’s Take

No surprise here. RAW was huge with the return of Reigns, the advertised Ric Flair 70th B-day celebration, and the rumored big angle planned for the show that turned out to be the return of Batista.

Hardy Boys Return To SmackDown

It has been a huge week for returns in the WWE. Batista, Roman Reigns, and Kevin Owens all returned this week, and on SmackDown Live, the Hardy Boys Made their return to take on The Bar.

Reunited, and it never felt so good! The #HardyBoyz @JEFFHARDYBRAND & @MATTHARDYBRAND are VICTORIOUS! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/tpmnfPfyEE

— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2019

Jason’s Take

The Hardy’s returning adds depth to the tag team division. Perhaps they can help #savetagteamwrestling With that in mind, make sure to take a look at the #savetagteamwrestling shirt at ProWrestlingTees HERE!