Weekly Faction Forecast: October 19 to October 23, 2020
The big story this week is not the results of the Semi-Finals, but Roxy Striar’s managerial actions in the Erwin/Sneider match. After spinning on BioPics, Jeff spun the wheel one more time to land on 80’s Movies. Longtime fans of the Schmoedown know that when Jeff lands on an undesirable wheel slice, he shuts down in defeat before the match is even over.
However, at the start of the Final Round, Roxy aggressively told him to get his head back in the game. Speaking only for myself, I never liked how Roxy acted in the Final Round despite understanding she’s playing heal. It came off as too annoying for me. Seeing her force Jeff back in the game was the first time this season that she has appeared as a manager, even though this most likely happens off camera. The result ended with Jeff winning the match after Ethan missed his three and five-point question.
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On Friday, Adam Collins maintained a two-point lead over Liz Shannon Miller all the way to the final score of twenty to eighteen. Liz played a great game since she only missed one question in Round One and would have gotten the bonus point with ease. She would have taken Adam to his five-pointer had she gotten a perfect Round One. Although she is done for the rest of the season, we will look forward to her next season.
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Next Thursday is going to have fireworks as Roxy and Shannon will once again duke it out in the Singles Final with Jeff Sneider vs Adam Collins. I’m not going to lie, I’m probably more excited to hear the two alpha-females go off at each other before the match. Roxy needs this win more than Shannon does, but nothing would please Shannon more to have her rookie face the GOAT Dan Murrell at Spectacular while at the same time defeat Roxy.
The Team Title Match will air on YouTube for everyone Next Friday where Shazam will take on Korruption. After being knocked out of the Singles Tournament. The Quirky Mercs need to take the win, otherwise they will be on the verge of losing their fourth place position. As for Korruption, if they defend the belts and win the Singles Final, they will enjoy a nice lead compared to SWAG and The Finstock Exchange.
Stacy Howard and Grae Drake fight it out as the undercard in the Teams Title Match. For years, Stacy has been underrated as a competitor but this is her chance to give the RoxStars two extra points. Grae has been away from the Schmoedown since June 2018 in Teams and June 2016 in Singles. Dan Murrell, Mark Reilly, and Andres Cabrera returned after a long hiatus and lost their first match back. Hopefully I’m wrong, Grae gives us a great match, and The Finstock Exchange takes the win, but history has shown that ring rust is a thing in the Schmoedown
