Some locations do energy rankings. Here at Cageside, we do a inventory report.
In this weekly sequence, we determine three Superstars (or teams of Superstars) who’re on their means up, and three which can be shifting in the other way. After a busy week that included Survivor Series: WarGames, a whole lot of fortunes have been modified.
With that in thoughts, let’s see whose inventory decreased probably the most this week:
Stock Down #3: Jade Cargill
When I wrote about Jade final weekend, WWE had but to offer a kayfabe replace on her harm and standing for Survivor Series. That replace got here a short time later, and never solely was she dominated out for War Games, however WWE posted a ridiculously lengthy checklist of accidents that makes it sound like she shall be gone for fairly some time.
Since then, there’s been a whole lot of rumors and combined reviews about what’s the actual story that led to this harm angle on SmackDown. Most of the tales point out that she is legitimately injured. I suppose we’ll discover out quickly sufficient what’s happening with Jade every time WWE decides about presumably vacating the WWE ladies’s tag crew championship.
Stock Down #2: Damian Priest
Here’s what WWE commentator Michael Cole stated about Priest in the course of his match in opposition to World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER at Survivor Series:
“This is a determined state of affairs for him, as a result of if he loses this match, he goes again in the course of the pack. He’s not the primary contender. Who is aware of when he will get one other championship alternative. This is so necessary for Priest to remain on this match.”
Well, Priest did go on to lose the rematch for the belt that GUNTHER initially took from him in August. Even although WWE tried to guard Damian to a level by way of interference that led to his downfall, the underside line is that he ought to fall out of the title image now.
Stock Down #1: LA Knight
Knight’s run as United States championship ended with a whimper at Survivor Series. Not solely did Shinsuke Nakamura get the higher of Knight each week on TV main as much as the occasion, however he just about dominated the megastar in the course of the precise title match too.
LA has considerably cooled off in current months because the champion; his tales with mid carders like Santos Escobar, Carmelo Hayes, and Andrade simply by no means actually clicked or felt necessary. His work within the ring as champion by no means actually stood out. WWE’s choice to take the belt off of him after a really quick construct with Shinsuke is basically an acknowledgment that his title reign was a bust.
Now that his push has hit this main snag, it’s time for Knight and WWE to work on determining what went improper and the way they’ll attempt to repair it.
Now let’s see whose inventory elevated probably the most this week:
Stock Up #3: Finn Balor
Balor’s current actions point out that he’s making an attempt to take cost because the chief of The Judgment Day. Finn had a fairly good week general, as he retained the World tag crew championship on Raw with a win over the War Raiders, after which screwed Damian Priest out of profitable again the World heavyweight championship at Survivor Series. GUNTHER attacked Balor after he interfered within the match, so there’s an opportunity that Balor is returning to the world title image as a part of this story.
Stock Up #2: Shinsuke Nakamura
Nakamura has solely been again on WWE tv for just a few weeks, however he’s already the brand new United States championship after dismantling LA Knight at Survivor Series. Shinsuke’s new presentation bodes properly for this sudden push up the cardboard, as does the way in which the commentators are speaking about how we’re lastly seeing the actual Nakamura for the primary time since he signed with WWE a few years in the past.
Stock Up #1: CM Punk & OG Bloodline
Punk and The OG Bloodline defeated Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline at War Games. WWE made a giant deal out of the truth that Paul Heyman now owes CM Punk a favor, which opens the door for Punk to get entangled in Roman’s enterprise once more every time the time is correct.
War Games was the climax of the Bloodline civil struggle, and now everybody is aware of that Roman Reigns is the actual Tribal Chief. Even although Solo Sikoa nonetheless wears the Ula Fala, the decisive struggle video games victory makes it really feel inevitable that Reigns shall be taking it again every time they do meet once more one-on-one.
There you will have it, Cagesiders. Whose inventory do you assume modified probably the most this week?
