I don’t think MJF is going to be involved in the Elite storyline right now. He has a whole storyline with Adam Cole to finish up hopefully at end of 2024. MJF might have Wardlow as an ally to help finish off Cole and his minions.
I also believe Omega is getting beat up next week in Winnipeg by the Elite and will go ahead and get surgery.
Hangman, YB, Okada & Perry will be super faction heel. You need another guy on the mic who can carry the heel emotion into the ring and that is Hangman. Hangman and Perry both had their issues with Punk and you can play it into the storyline both men feel that Tony Khan did not have their backs.
So who are the FIRST five guys to face the heels?
I think it’s 5 faces who won’t win the program. This story will not end until MJF, Omega, Darby and Ospreay finally get into the storyline.
So I’m thinking Copeland, FTR, Kingston and Christian are the first ones to take on the evil elite.
Christian confronting Perry….gets attacked…Copeland comes in for the save ect..ect…
In my opinion the first group of faces pretty much gets their a** handed to them until MJF, Omega, Darby and Ospreay are ready for battle and this storyline.
Perry is taking the TNT belt from Copeland. Swerve is not losing his World Title until late in the year IMO.