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Tiffany’s Takes: Stomping Grounds (6-23-19)

Stomping Grounds is here! Was WWE able to drum up enough interest for the opening PPV of the summer season?

Published

6 years ago

June 24, 2019

TiffanyMC

Stomping Grounds is here! Was WWE able to drum up enough interest for the opening PPV of the summer season?

Universal Championship Match – Seth Rollins vs Baron Corbin. Special Guest Referee: I’m not sure who came up with the idea of Lacey Evans being the special guest ref for this match, but it was a ‘Better on Paper’ idea. I mean, it’s brilliant on paper. As a babyface, Rollins would never attack a woman with a chair or intentionally knock her out, but the forcing of his RL relationship with Becky into this storyline is awkward and cringey, especially with Becky basically saving her boyfriend’s title for him. I get that they’re making Becky look like a badass, but that was just…blah and it makes Seth look like an idiot. That’s not the way to book your top champion, WWE.

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship: Kofi Kingston vs Dolph Ziggler: Well, it’s still not Ziggler, despite his best efforts. That said, of all the matches these two have had over the years, this wasn’t their best effort. It was still a really good match, but I’ve seen these two have barn burner matches and this match didn’t even get the barn hot. Hopefully, this is the end of things and Kofi can move on.

New Day vs Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn: Right now, that math is my candidate for MOTN. I’m not really a fan of New Day or Owens/Zayn, but that was a hell of a match! It almost feels like either Big E still isn’t 100% and Woods was covering for him, or Woods is getting groomed for a singles run because he was definitely the star of the match. I’m not even mad that Owens/Zayn won since it adds to the New Day/Whiner’s Club (Ziggler, Owens, and Zayn) feud and Owens and Zayn needed a win after eating a lot of pins lately.

United States Championship Match – Samoa Joe vs Ricochet: HOLY SHIT, he did it! Ricochet is the NEW United States Heavyweight Champion!!! He and Joe had a hell of a match, the contrast in styles really worked for them, and I thought Joe had it in the bag, but Ricochet stuck it out and now has his first main event championship, four months after his debut, which isn’t bad. Congrats man, hope you don’t get killed tomorrow because Joe’s gonna be pissed!

RAW Women’s Championship – Becky Lynch vs Lacey Evans: Scarlett (Lynch) won it again! I’m not a big fan of Lacey Evans as an in-ring talent, I just don’t think she’s got the skills her spot suggests she should have, but she’s been a good foil for Becky over this feud and it was a good match, but I’m more than ready for this feud to be over and for Becky to move on to someone else now that we’re heading into SummerSlam season.

SmackDown Women’s Championship – Bayley vs Alexa Bliss: Well, what a difference a few years makes! Two years after one of the worst Women’s matches in WWE history, Bayley and Alexa Bliss not only had a really good match, but Bayley vanquished the self-proclaimed Goddess and RETAINED her SmackDown Women’s Championship! I honestly didn’t think Bliss would win, WWE seems determined that the wild card isn’t going to involve actual title reigns, which is nice. However, both ladies looked great in this match. Bayley finally looks like a credible champion and Bliss got a chance to shake her ring rust before, presumably, getting a push on RAW. I also loved the build of Bliss vs Cross that definitely seems to be on the way. Drinks all around!

WWE Cruiserweight Championship – Tony Nese vs Drew Gulak vs Akira Tozawa: Wow. I can’t believe WWE actually put the title on Gulak. Nese wasn’t a great champion, but he had definitely grown on me.

The match was pretty good, I’ll give them that, but I’m not thrilled about Gulak as champion, his gimmick mimics too many negative RL things for me to really get behind him. Hopefully, this will be a transitional reign to something like giving Tozawa a better reign than the joke one he had back in 2017.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship – Planet’s Defenders vs Heavy Machinery: That…wasn’t as bad as I feared. Greenjerks (Planet Defenders) are still the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, but Heavy Machinery really showed what they can do. I didn’t think they were going to beat Bryan/Rowan, at least at the moment, but the match definitely delivered because Tucker and Otis got to show that they’re more than a comedy act and that makes it a win for everyone.

Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre: Thank you, God, he beat him! Roman Reigns fought through the machinations of Shane and McIntyre to win and managed to make McIntyre look good in the process, which is a feat in itself, TBH. I’m not confident that this feud is over, though it needs to be, but if this is going to end up as Roman vs Shane, having McIntyre lose is the best way to do it.

Overall Comments: Well, it wasn’t as bad as I feared it would be. I had very little interest in this PPV, but it was actually pretty good. There was very little downtime between matches, which made it move more quickly, which was very nice.

I was a little surprised that the 24/7 title wasn’t featured, but Truth might be in hiding after crashing Maverick’s wedding.

The two main events did NOT live up to expectations. They were okay, but I was expecting more from everyone and the addition of Seth and Becky’s RL relationship was just dumb.

I’m not sold on Gulak as Cruiserweight champion, I’m hoping it’s a short reign and we can get someone else.

Ricochet vs Samoa Joe was the match of the night, hands down.

Bayley vs Bliss was excellent and everyone won.

Lynch vs Evans was okay, and I’m not thrilled about the continuation of this feud for the summer. Let’s move on, please?!

That’s it for Tiffany’s Stomping Ground Takes! Tune in tomorrow as I take on RAW!

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Money In The Bank

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Published

1 day 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

4 weeks 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