I was a big fan of MJF and Speedball’s match, much like my colleague, but I have a very hard time suspending disbelief with these Eliminator Matches. MJF vs. Kenny Omega is simply too important for me to believe that anyone will even get a sniff at the world title. I actually think I would’ve believed even more in Speedball’s chances if MJF had given him a low-stakes exhibition match, as it would’ve at least given MJF reason to be off his game and lose.

I simply didn’t believe Speedball would win, and I have that problem with 99% of Eliminator Matches. The 1% that make it work simply isn’t enough though, especially in the main event.

Maybe they make more sense with the midcard titles, but the world title scene just isn’t unpredictable enough for me to believe that there’d be any kind of shake-up this close to a PPV.

Written by Ross Berman