Daniel Garcia is a big fan of The Elite, and he's not afraid to admit it.
The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks) are currently locked in a heated best-of-seven series woth Death Triangle (PAC, Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo) for the AEW World Trios Championship. The competition has plenty of parallels with an NBA playoff series, and AEW leaned into this dynamic by acquiring the rights to Roundball Rock. Plus, on Being The Elite, Daniel Garcia, Isiah Kassidy, and Marq Quen have analyzed the series in an apparent parody of Inside The NBA.
On the latest episode of Being The Elite, Garcia and Kassidy hosted a new edition of NBA on BTE. Early on, they both presented data that supported The Elite's chances of victory. Kassidy pulled out a piece of paper that had stick figure drawings of Omega and The Young Bucks, while Garcia offered up a sheet of paper that simply had data written on it. They then predicted whether the series will go to seven games, and Kassidy shared his belief that The Elite would win the fourth match and go on to win the whole series.
IK: Hear me out, based on this data, it shows that The Elite is projected to win the whole series.
Garcia: You see this data? That’s definitive proof if I’ve ever seen it. As you can see with this data right here, The Elite have the strongest possibility of winning this. But do you think it’s gonna go to a seven-game series, or do you think The Elite win the next three games, and it doesn’t need to go to seven? You think they do it in six?
IK: I think it may go to game six.
DG: It might go to game six. So you’re saying The Elite win these next three games?
IK: 100%. I feel like The Elite has Death Triangle figured out.
In another highlight, Garcia brought up the potential struggle within death Triangle by wondering if they have too much talent. He brought up the Philadelphia 76ers during the era where Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons struggled to coexist.
DG: How do you think the relationship between Fenix and Penta is gonna come into play? Some people are saying it’s a little bit of a Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons situation, where there’s too much talent on one team. Maybe they can’t work cohesively together with PAC to come into this win and get a seven-series game.
IK: If you ask me, I feel like that’s gonna be detrimental to Death Triangle because there’s obviously a rift, you know what I mean? There’s obviously a rift, and when the teammates are not working together, there’s gonna be some disconnection. You’re not gonna be fluid.
Garcia went on to admit that he's an "Elite dick rider" without a license, in a nod to Stokely Hathaway's memorable promo. Garcia has previously made it clear that he's a big fan of The Elite, and he's rooting for them in the series.
DG: You know I love The Elite more than anybody.
IK: I love Elite too.
DG: You know I’m an Elite… rider.
IK: You’re an Elite dick rider.
DG: With no license.
IK: You’re a dick rider with no license, yes.
DG: I’ll be honest about that.
Garcia went on to predict that The Elite would win the fourth game and ultimately win the series in six matches. However, Death Triangle scored the win on Wednesday night, so now The Elite are facing elimination in the fifth match, which will be held on the December 21 episode of AEW Dynamite.
Previously, Garcia questioned whether Death Triangle are currently holding "Mickey Mouse Titles." Check out his comments here.
Check out the card for this week's episode of AEW Dynamite here.
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