Choke's Trade Window Talk for 10/17/2014: The case for Layla? Would it be insane to drop the tag champs?
Posted by: choke Oct 17, 2014 | 1321 views | 3 comments
So once a week I'll be trying to get you ready for the impending trade window opening. So after you read this you can go set up your trade queues against everything I say because so far my team is DISASTROUS this season.
Let's see what's going on:
Rising
1. Layla - I was looking over the list of top point getters this season and I thought I needed to have my eyes checked. Layla has scored more points than Paige, Kane, Swagger, or Bo Dallas. Insanity. Now one of those was a handicap matche against Brie, and most others were team wins, but what really makes me look at her as a potential option: She has a match against AJ Lee tonight. Now, I haven't read the spoilers, so its highly possible she takes the loss and we never see her again this season. But if she somehow pulls off a win, maybe they have something in mind for her. Now, Alicia Fox also pulled off a non-title win against AJ and she never earned a title match for it, so there is that as well. Basically, I'm not saying you should pick her up, I'm just saying watch and see, then come up with your own conclusion
2. Cesaro - So I was very high on Cesaro during my draft preview story Ashamedly I didnt even follow my own advice after he lost in his US Title match against Sheamus at NOC. I dropped him like a rock in my rankings thinking the WWE would toss him aside after that, and someone else scooped him up and is reaping those benefits. I didn't even consider the possibility of them swapping the IC and US contenders. Now we have Cesaro against Ziggler with a legitimate shot for him to win that title. He certainly deserves it after that awful couple of months post-Mania they put him through. I'm sure he's not available for you to trade for, so this is all wasted breath.
3. Nikki Bella - One of my failures from my draft preview, well so FAR that is. I had her ranked 19th, right above Brie who at this point has dominated the season as far as points (8th!). I think that all will change at HIAC. Nikki will earn good points if she can pull out the win like I think she will, and my hope is that she'll utilize Brie in a way to help her win matches. Of course there's also the highly possible route of them just having the two of them avoid wrestling altogether and just doing embarrassing things backstage which will get neither of them points. That's the risk. Personally I'd take it.
Also: Is it me or are people actually LIKING Jack Swagger? And why? Is the Mark Henry heel turn as obvious as it seems? I'm excited for the possibility of him being a monstrous heel again.
Falling
1. Bray Wyatt/Luke Harper/Erick Rowan: Return? WHEN?! HOW?!
2. Brock Lesnar: Return? WHEN?!
3. Adam Rose and the Bunny: Hopefully never.
Also, Goldust and Stardust have been dreadful this season points wise. Take it from someone who drafted them. It's so bad I've actually thought of dropping one or the other some weeks. I'm all for chickenshit heels and taking shortcuts etc, but when it's taken to such an extreme, that they haven't WON A MATCH IN A MONTH. I can't do it though, especially with a tag match probably looming at HIAC.
Enjoy Smackdown, see you next week for my RAW Rant.