King of the Ring 2019: 3 reasons why Chad Gable should defeat Elias on SmackDown to progress to the finals
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.