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The Chairshot Staff Picks: NXT Takeover Toronto

Your Chairshot team is here with their WWE NXT Takeover Toronto (2) predictions! Don’t place any bets before reading this! (Don’t bet on wrestling.)

Published

6 years ago

August 9, 2019

PC Tunney

The Chairshot Staff Picks: NXT Takeover Toronto

Your Chairshot team is here with their WWE NXT Takeover Toronto (2) predictions! Don’t place any bets before reading this! (Don’t bet on wrestling.)

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome back to The Chairshot Staff picks! My name is PC Tunney. The Summer spectacular is upon us so let’s get right into the picks for NXT Takeover Toronto. Filling with the commentary is “El Presidente” himself, Greg DeMarco!

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Candice LeRae v Io Shirai

Bradley Jay – Io
Bobby Fernandes – Io
Carol Cassada – LeRae
Harry Broadhurst – Io
Mathew Sarpriacone – Io
Rey Ca$h – Io
Rob Bonnette – Io
Scott Mcleod – Io
Steve Cook – Io
Steven Mitchell – Io
Tiffany Carter – Io
Miranda Morales – Io
Patrick O’Dowd – Io
DPP – LeRae
Andrew Balaz – Io
Chris Platt – Io
PC Tunney – Io

DeMarco’s Deal: Both women “could use a win here,” but this is Io Shirai‘s time to shine. She’s much better as a heel already, and a feud with her and Mia Yim for the NXT Women’s Championship could be the perfect way to get her to the top. Granted, that makes a later pick of mine look really stupid.

The Chairshot: 16-2 Io Shirai #UseYourHead

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NXT North American Championship: Velveteen Dream (c) v Pete Dunne v Roderick Strong

Bradley Jay – Strong
Bobby Fernandes – Dunne
Carol Cassada – Dream
Harry Broadhurst – Dunne
Mathew Sarpriacone – Strong
Rey Ca$h – Strong
Rob Bonnette – Strong
Steve Cook – Dunne
Scott Mcleod – Dream
Steven Mitchell – Strong
Tiffany Carter – Strong
Miranda Morales – Dream
Patrick O’Dowd – Dream
DPP – Dream
Andrew Balaz – Dunne
Chris Platt – Strong
PC Tunney – Strong

DeMarco’s Deal: So this one says a lot about the future of NXT. Does Undisputed Era befone Triple H’s become “NXT’s Four Horsemen” and take all the gold? Or doe this drive a wedge between them and start to turn Roderick Strong babyface? What of Pete Dunne and Velveteen Dream? Does one move up to challenge for the NXT Championship? So many questions, but I am picking Roderick Strong to leave Toronto as the NXT North American Champion.

The Chairshot: 9 Strong, 5 Dream, 4 Dunne #UseYourHead

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NXT Tag Team Championship: Street Profits (c) v Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish

Bradley Jay – Undisputed
Bobby Fernandes – Profits
Carol Cassada – Profits
Harry Broadhurst – Undisputed
Mathew Sarpriacone – Undisputed
Rey Ca$h – Profits
Rob Bonnette – Undisputed
Scott Mcleod – Undisputed
Steve Cook – Undisputed
Steven Mitchell – Undisputed
Tiffany Carter – Profits
Miranda Morales – Profits
Patrick O’Dowd – Profits
DPP – Profits
Andrew Balaz – Undisputed
Chris Platt – Undisputed
PC Tunney – Undisputed

DeMarco’s Deal: Little known fact – Bobby Fish is one of my favorite wrestlers and should hold all the titles himself. Non-so-little-known-fact – The Street Profits have ben on EVERY episode of Raw and Smackdown since their first appearance. They might have a longer streak than Roman Reigns at this point. What does that mean? It means they’re not long for NXT. I’m fine with that, because they are more suited to the main roster than NXT. It also means that Undisputed Era members Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly will once again become NXT Tag Team Champions. Does this mean we are getting the NXT Four Horsemen after all? Well let’s just say I’m guessing Bobby is Arn, and Kyle is Tully…

The Chairshot: 11-7 Undisputed #UseYourHead

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DeMarco’s Deal: So I have Shayna Baszler winning here. Yeah, I know what I said earlier about Io Shirai and Mia Yim making sense. Sometimes this shit doesn’t make sense, okay? Baszler is on a tear that has been nothing short of amazing. The one credible knock I have seen against her is that all her matches look the same. Well that’s the point–why should she do anything different if what she’s doing is working? As talented as Mia Yim is, people are letting their love for Mia on the independents cloud their judgement here. She’s not ready. She might be ready after she kills it in a loss on Saturday. If so, she can go over Shayna at the next TV taping or in October when NXT goes to FS1 and becomes a two hour long show.

The Chairshot: 11-7 Mia Yim #UseYourHead

NXT Championship – Adam Cole(c) v Johnny Gargano (Three Falls, Each With a Different Stipulation)

Bradley Jay – Cole
Bobby Fernandes – Gargano
Carol Cassada – Cole
Harry Broadhurst – Cole
Mathew Sarpriacone – Cole
Rey Ca$h – Cole
Rob Bonnette – Cole
Scott Mcleod – Cole
Steve Cook – Cole
Steven Mitchell – Gargano
Tiffany Carter – Cole
Miranda Morales – Gargano
Patrick O’Dowd – Cole
DPP – Cole
Andrew Balaz – Cole
Chris Platt – Cole
PC Tunney – Cole

DeMarco’s Deal: If you know me, you know I love me some Adam Cole. You might have heard me opinion that if he was 6’4″ and 240 lbs he’d be Roman Reigns’ greatest rival and have main evented WrestleMania already. He’s not, so he hasn’t. But he is the man, and there is no reason for him to lose. Plus, what is Johnny Gargano going to do as champion again. That ship has sailed, and I can think of a purple and orange brand that could use Johnny Wrestling (if it’s still around come October).

I love the stipulations we know so far. I predict Adam Cole will win Johnny’s fall (Street Fight) thanks to his pals in the Undisputed Era, and Johnny will win Adam’s fall (classic wrestling match). I don’t know what William Regal will select as the third fall, but Adam Cole will find a way to manipulate that, and come out the victor. We have our NXT Four Horsemen, and I hope that doesn’t mean babyfaces start winning by disqualification on pay-per-view. Do some Four Horsemen research if you don’t know what that means, BAY BAY.

The Chairshot: 15-3 Adam Cole #UseYourHead

BIG thanks to Greg DeMarco for enlightening us with his “Deal”. Be sure to check out The Chairshot Staff pick for SummerSlam tomorrow. Till next time, live long and have prosperous picks!

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Money In The Bank

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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