Select Answers: Sheamus, Stipulation Matches, Jericho

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Is the Sheamus injury a work?

SPOILER ALERT: If it's a work, it's a wildly insane pivot and a disappointing follow up to just have Miz replace him? I don't see the upside to that whatsoever. Just a bad situation, and a lame follow up. That's not a shot at Miz, either. It's just--- he lost already. Do something else. Something inspired.

Hey SRS! What’s the most absurd or short-lived stipulation match you think actually deserves a comeback, who would you book, and how would you modernize it?

I think the Boiler Room Brawl could be updated with some sort of Capture The Flag element that could resemble a ladder match. It could be used in a comedic element too, if the flag was "hidden." We went about 15 years (2005-2020) without many great new match types, but I think there are some that could be modernized and done well. Tables, ladders and cages could end up being a fun mess. A tables iron man match is a no brainer that I can't believe hasn't been done. I think there's also room for the Casino Gauntlet to have over the top rope eliminations that don't end the match.

I'm very surprised WWE never did a real team Elimination Chamber match. To me, it was a no brainer to make it their War Games. You could do it on video games for a while, even!!

Do you think chris jericho returns to wwe or stays with aew

I think the smart move is to return to WWE. There is nothing left for him to accomplish in AEW besides a legitimate tag team or trios run, and the reality is that the audience there doesn't have the appetite to see him, and we've already seen him in a group for five years straight. In WWE, there's fresh matchups, Rumble appearances, Mania programs, he can go to AAA and do things he's never done there, and even pop up in TNA, which he's never done. He's always seemed big on accomplishing things he hasn't. Maybe when he wants to have a farewell run, AEW would be a good option, or when things are fresh again. I did a full video on it at this link.