I like Sammy just not in that group. I don't see Sammy as a future world champion like takeshita and to a lesser degree Hobbs. The og mission statement was killers to end kenny omega and the elite . Respectful dont think Sammy is a physical or psychological threat to anyone in the main event scene . Maybe one day but with the current roster he's very far down the line of people I would consider threats to kenny omega. I don't think that's a hot take either, Sammy is cool but I never felt he matched the energy, the size or the grittyness of that faction. He would make a lot more sense in something less serious imo.
I feel like this might be similar to the Matt Taven conversation because I undoubtedly believe Sammy Guevara is going to be a future world champion but maybe not before certain others in the pecking order sure, but if we’re talking about Hobbs, definitely before Hobbs in my opinion.
I said before I must’ve missed whenever he mentioned them needing to be killers because I think they’ve evolved past that because like you even mentioned Fletcher’s in the group, and I wouldn’t classify him as a killer and honestly that is also the war dogs schtick. So I would lean more towards being the elite. As a snub on the elite.
Now, as far as how they actually did it I do think it had to do with Jericho, because with Omega hurt their goal has shifted more towards Jericho and yeah, what better way than to steal the guy you thought was going to be your replacement more or less. Sammy was always positioned in the groups as the guy that was being meant to most by Jericho.
But yeah, now that we are where we’re at now I would just keep Sammy a babyface and probably not put him in any more groups.