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Last week on SmackDown, Chad Gable surprised the WWE Universe by rolling over Andrade to pick up the win in the King of the Ring quarterfinals. On the other hand, it was Elias who defeated Ali to become the other Superstar to qualify for the King of the Ring semifinals from the blue brand.
On the RAW side of things, Baron Corbin defeated Samoa Joe and Ricochet in a high profile match last night in the semifinals to progress to the finals of the tournament which will take place on Sunday at Clash of Champions.
Now, the man who will progress from SmackDown to the finals of the tournament will be decided on Tuesday as Chad Gable will take on Elias in the semifinals.
While the match can go either way, there are enough reasons to believe that Chad Gable is the better choice to progress to the finals from SmackDown.
In this article, we will look at the three major reasons why Gable should defeat Elias to progress to the finals of the tournament from SmackDown and battle Baron Cobin for the crown.
#1 The classic heel vs. face story
First and foremost, there is no reason why WWE won’t continue the good old heel vs babyface storyline with such a huge tournament on the line.
Since inception, we have seen Vince McMahon prefer matches and rivalries where we have seen clear cut heels take on fan-favorite babyfaces. Recently, we have seen a shift where Superstars have no clear heel or face characters and matches where two heels take on each other.
However, with such a big tournament on the line, the creatives will want to go the classic way and have a heel take on a babyface in the finals of the tournament to determine a clear winner.
Chad Gable is the clear babyface and underdog who has reached the semifinals against all odds after defeating Shelton Benjamin and Andrade. With a heel as big as Baron Corbin waiting for his last prey in the finals, Gable makes a better opponent than Elias would, giving fans a great classic to close the tournament.
#2 Elias and Baron Corbin have a lot in common
What’ll happen if two loudmouths of RAW and SmackDown come face to face? Yes, that’s exactly what both Elias and Baron Corbin are. Both Elias and Corbin are despicable heels on their respective brands and have earned a similar status in the eyes of the WWE Universe.
They love to ridicule the crowds, put themselves above others, forge teams for their own benefits, and lose more matches than win them while retaining the same status.
Even though it’d be great to watch two similar heels from the different brands take on each other for supremacy, it wouldn’t be a great way to promote the two for the King of the Ring final at Clash of Champions.
On the other hand, give Corbin a babyface to play with and ridicule, and he is at his absolute best which he can do extremely well with someone like Chad Gable. Gable is a much more silent babyface who lets his talent do the talking, and we could have a great match between the two where one man is the clear favorite underdog and the other is the clear unwanted heel finalist.
#3 To continue the underdog storyline
Chad Gable has defied all odds on his way to coming this close to the King of the Ring crown. Even though many expected the talented former Olympian to get a push somewhere down the line, it was least expected during the King of the Ring tournament.
His victory over Andrade was no less than an upset, as Andrade was seen as one of the favorites to win the tournament. From being not even a favorite to progress to the quarterfinals of the tournament, Gable now finds himself in the semifinals against Elias who is having no less than a dream run himself.
Keeping all that in mind, Gable’s win in the semifinal could prove to be the continuation of the ultimate underdog storyline fans live for. From Rey Mysterio winning the World Heavyweight Championship, to Seth Rollins winning the Royal Rumble and then slaying Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship, it’s moments like these that stick with the fans for decades.
If WWE wants to make Gable a future star, then this is the perfect storyline which can help elevate him to the top without hurting any other Superstar and make him a King who was just a common man.
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