So, WWE announced last week that they would be running KOTR starting this week with RAW. It doesn't seem like it will be one night or even one week. Not exactly sure how they will run it since they haven't released all the details, but it seems like each week might be a round on both RAW and SD. Here's the first round matchups:
Cesaro vs Samoa Joe
Ricochet vs Drew McIntyre
Cedric Alexander vs Sami Zayn
The Miz vs Baron Corbin
Kevin Owens vs Elias
Ali vs Buddy Murphy
Chad Gable vs Shelton Benjamin
Apollo Crews vs Andrade Almas
There's some really intriguing first round matchups with Cesaro vs Joe and Ricochet vs McIntyre at the top of the list. Ali vs Buddy Murphy features two guys that are on fresh pushes and Gable vs Benjamin has two guys that used to be tag partners.
I think Joe has to beat Cesaro, I'd have Ricochet roll up McIntyre to set up a further angle for them. Zayn and Miz should win easiy. As much as I like Elias, further pushing Owens is obviously the way to go, I'd have the surprise of the first round be Buddy Murphy beating Ali. Benjamin and Almas get their wins as well.
In second round, I'd have McIntyre attack Ricochet mid-match to further Joe into the semifinals. Miz beats Zayn to face off with Joe. On the other side of the bracket, Owens beats Murphy and Almas cruises past Benjamin.
Miz puts up a hell of a fight, but Joe makes his way into the finals. and Owens wins to set up a big man classic in the finals of two guys that are way over and Owens gets the win to continue his push to the top.
What do you all think? How do you see the tournament playing out? Will you check it out?