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Cook tries his hand at predicting Top 5 stories, but this time, from outside of WWE. Let’s see how this goes.

One of the great things about The Chairshot is the fact we recognize that there is wrestling outside of WWE. As fun as it is to talk about the world’s biggest wrestling company, there’s plenty of other stuff that deserves our attention too.

Here are the top 5 non-WWE things we’ll be talking about in 2019.

5. First a penis. Then a tampon. What’s next?

Joey Ryan

Joey Ryan has been around for a pretty long time. He’s one of the founders of PWG. He’s been featured in Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Wrestling Society X & Lucha Underground. Ryan’s been around the world and back.

He’ll forever be known as “the penis guy”.

Priscilla Kelly hasn’t been around nearly as long as Joey, but she’s made some strides early in her career. She was in the second Mae Young Classic and often appears for EVOLVE, which is an NXT feeder fed.

She might end up being known as “the tampon girl”.

Ryan flipping other wrestlers around with his penis isn’t my thing. Kelly shoving her tampon in another wrestler’s face doesn’t do it for me either. I don’t knock either one though, because this sort of thing has an audience. Not everything in pro wrestling has to be for me. If these folks can make a living doing their thing, more power to them.

Joey’s had a lucrative run in wrestling while maintaining his status as an independent wrestler thanks to his penis. Priscilla will probably see an increase in bookings now that she’s achieved more notoriety. Those promoters will want her to bring her tampons.

What I want to know is this: which enterprising Indy wrestlers will take note of this & come up with something ridiculous of their own in an attempt to get noticed? How far will it go before somebody gets a show shut down with their insanity? You know it’s coming. Just wait for the backlash when somebody takes out a vibrator & goes to town on their opponent. It won’t be good.

4. ROH’s Next Big Stars

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We talked about how WWE needs to make top stars that aren’t named “Roman Reigns”. Ring of Honor has had a similar problem making stars of its own over the past few years.

Ever since the partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling started, ROH has based its booking around NJPW’s whims & desires. Bullet Club was a staple of ROH television through the AJ Styles, Kenny Omega & Cody eras…when they were available. ROH’s biggest shows have featured New Japan talent. The other shows aren’t exactly setting the world on fire.

With the Elite gang gone, ROH should be looking for new names to feature. Instead, the Elite were putting over the likes of Jay Lethal & the Briscoes on their way out. I mean, the Briscoes were on the first ROH show & Lethal was around a year or two after that. They don’t need a rub from anybody at this level.

ROH has been signing a lot of new talent, which is a good sign. The bad sign is Booker Lizard Man’s track record when it comes to building new talent. Its not great. It needs to be in 2019 if ROH wants to be able to stand on its own. That NJPW partnership might not exist forever.

 

3. Impact’s TV Situation

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People tell me that television doesn’t matter anymore. Nobody watches it. You can catch any type of wrestling you want on YouTube or an array of streaming services. They say it doesn’t matter what kind of a TV deal a wrestling company gets.

These people are wrong. WWE’s recent deals worth over a billion dollars blow that theory out of the water. The right TV deals being revenue, availability & prestige. Airing on Fox is a big deal. Heck, ROH’s local slots have helped grow their promotion. Airing on the Pursuit Channel late on a Friday night does nothing for you.

As good as Impact Wrestling’s roster & product are right now, their limited availability & bad time slot on a hunting channel makes them look bush league. Impact will need an upgrade sometime in 2019 if they want to be on par with the other promotions listed in this column.

 

2. New Japan’s Big US Shows

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NJPW’s American expansion has been confined to the West Coast so far. A dojo in Los Angeles. Some shows in Long Beach & San Francisco in smaller arenas. Kinda cool, but nothing too substantial yet.

They’re kicking things up a notch in 2019. Of course, there’s the WrestleMania weekend show co-promoted with ROH at Madison Square Garden. WWE clearly prefers running in Barclays Center these days, but MSG will always be associated with the McMahon family as far as wrestling goes.

New Japan & ROH running in MSG feels like the Big 10 running their men’s basketball tournament there. We’re used to seeing WWE & the Big East there. It’s tough to get used to new people coming in.

NJPW has also announced a show to take place in Dallas’s American Airlines Center on July 6. It’s called “G1 Climax 29 – Opener”, which is big. The US has seen G1 Specials before, and the MSG show will be a G1 Supercard, but the G1 Climax Tournament has never had matches take place in America. That seems to be going down in Dallas, unless the Opener is New Japan’s equivalent to the Kickoff Show.

New York should do well, and I would expect a lot of people to fly into Dallas for authentic G1 matches. Will that be all for 2019? Probably not. I’d expect some random West Coast shows to be announced at some point, and maybe since there’s 2 blocks in the G1 we’ll see another tournament show here. Some of New Japan’s biggest North American stars won’t be there. That won’t stop New Japan from taking the next step.

 

1. Will All Elite Wrestling Be Elite, Be Be Elite?

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If the first week of 2019 is any indication, AEW will take up a lot of our attention this year. We all like shiny new toys. We know the general feel of WWE, ROH, Impact & everybody else. They’re old hat.

AEW is new and exciting. We don’t know what to expect from Cody, the Young Bucks, the Khan family and whoever else might be involved. Its a fun mystery that we’ll find out bits and pieces of each week.

Will Kenny Omega come on board? What about Chris Jericho? Goldberg? What kind of TV deal can they get? When will they start running shows? Will they be good shows?

We don’t know any of these things right now, but we’ll find out as 2019 rolls on. Its a great time for people like me that need things to write about. AEW will be the biggest non-WWE story of 2019, whether it succeeds or not.

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Chris King: A New Member of The Vision in WWE?

Chris King shares his thoughts on how WWE could add a brand new member of The Vision that will shock the WWE Universe to its core.

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Chris King shares his thoughts on how WWE could add a brand new member of The Vision that will shock the WWE Universe to its core.

The Street Profits are a great tag team both Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins are charismatic superstars who have found the love and support from the fans for multiple years. The Profits are four-time tag team champions, and they are set to challenge Austin Theory and Logan Paul for the Raw Tag Team Championships at Saturday Night Main Event.

Ford and Dawkins arrived on the scene a few weeks go, to help Seth Rollins and his ongoing feud with The Vision. In several backstage segments, Ford has been very clear on their stance on Rollins and his backstabbing history. We’ve seen some aggression from Ford as well at times almost threatening ‘The Visionary’ for sticking his nose in their business. Dawkins and Ford aren’t helping Rollins they only want the tag team titles.

For years now, there have been a lot of speculation about Ford, the more charismatic one, to turn on Dawkins and become a singles superstar. Ford has all the tools and potential to become a singles champion in WWE but. It’s never come to fruition yet. I don’t see The Profits winning the tag team titles at Main Event which could infuriate Ford that much more especially, if Rollins is the reason for their loss. It seems as if after the event, Rollins, Dawkins, and a reluctant Ford will battle Bron Breakker, Austin Theory, and Logan Paul in a huge six-man tag team match at Clash in Italy.

What it during the match, Rollins tags himself into the match after Ford is about to seal the deal with a triumphant victory, and Ford loses it. Dawkins could try to calm his tag team partner down but, Ford blasts him in the back of the head. With the numbers game already in effect, The Vision could pick up the scraps and secure the victory. Ford then shocks the world and joins The Vision right then and there. Ford and Dawkins could have a mini-feud but, the real money feud would be Ford vs. Rollins

Ford as a heel singles superstar opens up so many possibilities in WWE. He could easily challenge for the Intercontinental Championship and have a long reign with it. Ford under the mentorship of Paul Heyman, would be a dangerous scene on Monday Nights. The Vision could use a new member with Bronson Reed out with an injury and, Ford would be a great addition to the dominant group.

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Chris King’s WWE Backlash 2026 Takeaways

Chris King breaks down WWE Backlash 2026, featuring Jacob Fatu challenging Roman Reigns and more!

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Chris King breaks down WWE Backlash 2026, featuring Jacob Fatu challenging Roman Reigns and more!

Chris King has gone back and rewatched WWE’s latest PLE Backlash and is dissecting the
matches. Bron Breakker looks to defeat Seth Rollins and prove he’s ready for the spotlight; Trick
Williams defends his United States Championship against Sami Zayn; Iyo Sky looks to defeat
her former mentor Asuka; and Jacob Fatu challenges Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight
Championship in a family affair!

Seth Rollins VS. Bron Breakker

This match was orchestrated together so perfectly with Rollins utilizing his fast-paced offense to
begin the match and outsmart the young up-and-comer. Breakker was able to showcase his
insane strength at the perfect times, which kept his rival down.

The more Rollins kicks out, the more frustrated Breakker gets as he trash-talks his former Vision
leader. Breakker hit a stunning Frankensteiner off the top rope for a near fall.
‘The Visionary’ intercepted a massive spear on the outside with a nasty-looking superkick.
Breakker should not be able to move this fast as he blasts Rollins with a clothesline. The
veteran was setting up for The Stomp, but Breakker laid his head where he could only deliver a
stiff kick. Rollins tried to counter an attack, but his body couldn’t follow through. Rollins hit a
buckle bomb on his opponent. Breakker took out his opponent with a massive splash onto
Rollins over the announce table. The young upstart countering Rollins’s patented Superplex into
a Falcon’s Arrow of his own was incredible.

Breakker went to the wheel too many times as Rollins landed on his feet from another
Frankensteiner. Rollins has mastered the art of being able to counter a Spear into a pedigree
like no other. Logan Paul and Austin Theory tried to interfere, but The Visionary was prepared.
Breakker thought it was over with a massive spear. Rollins went for a Super Stomp, but it was
intercepted by a Spear. A huge Spear sealed the deal for the young up-and-comer!

  • This was a great match with tons of drama and textbook wrestling. The veteran was
    trying to prove that the young upstart wasn’t ready for the main event. Breakker utilized
    his insane speed and freakish power to get the biggest win of his career. The
    interference by The Vision signifies that Rollins and The Street Profits will face off in a
    six-man tag team match in the near future. Under the mentorship of Paul Heyman,
    Breakker will be the main event of WrestleMania in the near future!

Trick Williams VS. Sami Zayn (United States Championship)

Trick Williams made his million-dollar entrance with the Tampa crowd chanting “Whoop That
Trick.” Everything this man touches turns to gold, including the gingerbread man’s funeral
segment on the go-home episode of Friday Night SmackDown.

The irate challenger tried to gain the advantage early, but Trick was not having it. Zayn rolled outside to stop the champion’s momentum, but it didn’t work. The challenger threw Trick headfirst onto the steel steps.

Trick continues to prove why he’s one of the fastest-rising superstars in a long time. A Blue
Thunder Bomb almost gave Zayn the victory, but only a two-count. He feigned an injury to
sucker the champion and hit him with a candy cane behind the referee’s back. Zayn continued
his descent into a full-fledged heel as he used more aggressive moves and even attacked Lil
Yachty on the outside. Trick countered another knee strike and delivered Trick Shot for the
victory.

  • Trick successfully retained his United States Championship against a game Sami Zayn.
    He continues to prove why he’s the future of WWE. Zayn continues to portray a more
    aggressive character, and using cheap tactics to try and win the title screams “heel.”
    Despite Zayn saying that he has ride-or-die fans, the Tampa crowd was booing the hell
    out of him.
  • Trick’s next title defense should be against Carmelo Hayes, who never got his rematch
    after losing the title to Zayn.

Danhausen & Minihausen VS. The Miz & Kit Wilson

Danhausen arrived in his Danhausen mobile and opened his cloning machine to reveal the
MiniHausen for this tag team match, as The Miz and Kit Wilson were already in the ring. The
MiniHausen is actually El Torito, who was the mascot for Los Matadores back in 2013. This was
a fun little match where, of course, we saw MiniHausen start things off with some surprising
luchador high-flying action. The heels got frustrated and beat down the little man until
Danhausen made the tag.

Despite not being in the match for more than a minute, DanHausen is out of breath. After some
quick offense, Miz and Wilson take the fight to their enemy on the outside. MiniHausen took
them both out with a mini suicide dive. Wilson threw MiniHausen back into the cloning machine,
which caused a plethora of MiniHausens to come out, which was hilarious. MiniHausen took out
Wilson on the outside, and DanHausen hit his signature Pump Kick for the victory!

  • I’ve been saying this for years: everything The Miz touches turns to gold. His
    commitment to this DanHausen storyline has been incredible. He’s once again proved
    that he can make every angle/storyline fantastic and a must-see.
  • I am quite impressed with how WWE has handled Danhausen over the last few months.
    His segments have been hilarious and very entertaining. I could easily see the new
    fan-favorite possibly winning a mid-card title by the end of the year or possibly at
    WrestleMania. I am a FanHausen of this DanHausen!

Iyo Sky VS. Asuka

Asuka has been portraying this maniacal and jealous heel over the past year. Playing an
integral part in Iyo Sky’s torn relationship with Kairi Sane. Unfortunately, due to her release, this
story is only being told by Sky and Asuka, but both Japanese superstars did not disappoint. This
was the case of anything you can do, I can do better. The mentor tried to silence her protégé in
their first PLE match.

Asuka played her role perfectly as the overconfident heel cutting off her opponent at every turn,
and Sky was the resilient babyface trying to put Asuka in her place. This is a MOTY candidate
that ended with Sky finally getting the best of her opponent and getting some justice for Kairi
wherever she is. Both superstars showed each other respect after an instant classic!

  • I wish WWE could’ve gotten Kairi Sane for this beautiful storybook ending of this feud.
    She’s the missing piece of the puzzle, but Asuka and Iyo Sky told an incredible story
    together as mentor and protégé.
  • This felt like a goodbye for Asuka, and days after her Instagram post, maybe it was. I’m
    not exactly sure where Sky goes from here. Maybe she gets into the Women’s World
    Championship picture and challenges Liv Morgan. Stephanie Vaquer will return soon,
    and there’s a perfect triple threat on the horizon!

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  • It’s always great to see the never-seen seventeen GOAT in the WWE, no matter what it
    is for. The John Cena Classic, being an annual event, will start off strong, but sadly, I
    fear the WWE universe will shit all over it. The new rising superstars of NXT facing the
    best superstars from the main roster has fantastic potential. I would like to see Mayson
    Rook VS. Kevin Owens, Tony DeAngelo VS. Seth Rollins, and Naruku VS. Shinsuke
    Nakamura. I’m excited that the fans decide the winner like a Cyber Sunday-esque event.

Roman Reigns VS. Jacob Fatu (World Heavyweight Championship)

Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu had a brutal war over the top prize in professional wrestling. For
several weeks leading up to the PLE, ‘The Samoan Werewolf’ has obliterated ‘The Tribal Chief’
and made it look scarily easy. Fatu used The Tongan Death Grip to get his title shot at Backlash.
Everyone said that Reigns was going to beat the brakes off his opponent, but that wasn’t the
case. I’ve never seen anyone take this much damage and keep getting up.

Fatu took the world champion’s best and still kicked out at one after a devastating Spear. Reigns
had to resort to heel tactics as he took off the turnbuckle pad and slammed his challenger
headfirst and then hit another massive Spear for the victory. Immediately afterwards, though,
The Samoan Werewolf annihilated his cousin and anyone else in his path, including Adam
Pearce and the security team. Fatu stood over an unconscious Reigns, posing with the World
Heavyweight Championship to close the show!

  • We all knew Reigns wasn’t losing his title in his first title defense, but this was the perfect
    ending to protect Fatu. The champion having to resort to nefarious tactics shows just
    how dangerous his opponent is and how desperate Reigns was to retain the world title.
  • This booking also keeps the door wide open for an impending battle in the near future,
    possibly at Clash in Italy. After being humiliated by Fatu, I can see a major stipulation
    being added to their next family war.

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