WWE and Fanatics are selling an “authentic match-used” steel chair from the Women’s WarGames match at Survivor Series 2022, but there’s one major problem. There were no chairs used in the match.
The auction listing says the chair came from the first women’s WarGames match on WWE’s main roster, where Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Mia Yim, and Becky Lynch beat Damage CTRL, Nikki Cross, and Rhea Ripley. Fanatics hyped the chair up in the listing.
“The first women’s WarGames match on WWE’s main roster needed a weapon that looked as unforgiving as the stipulation sounded. Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Mia Yim and the returning Becky Lynch beat Damage CTRL, Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley at Survivor Series 2022, closing a months-long fight with steel all around them. This authentic match-used steel chair comes from that Women’s WarGames match. No autograph has to dress it up. Becky came back, the cage held and the chair took its share of the damage.”
That sounds nice, but anyone who watched the match knows the weapons were tables, trash cans, ladders, and kendo sticks. A steel chair was not part of the action.
That makes the “match-used” tag pretty questionable. Maybe the chair was around the ring. Maybe it was backstage. Maybe it was part of the setup. But calling it “match-used” is a hard sell when nobody saw a chair used in the match.
The auction opened on June 15 and is only sitting at $75 right now. That might say everything. WWE and Fanatics may want to explain this one before a fan pays for a chair that might not have taken any damage in the match at all.
What do you think about WWE and Fanatics listing this chair as “match-used”? Should they correct the auction, or is this not a big deal? Please share your thoughts and feedback in the comments.
