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Amid a back-and-forth between Riot Games co-founder and League of Legends co-creator Marc Tryndamere Merrill and Team SoloMid owner Andy Reginald Dinh, Merrill has issued a new response to the situation, saying that his initial response on Reddit two days ago was ill-warranted and failed to acknowledge many of the issues discussed by Dinh in a recent interview with theScore.Merrill recognizes that his initial response, which has received criticism from other team owners, industry leaders, journalists and the League of Legends community, read as a passive-aggressive response to Dinhs concerns. Merrill says he agrees with many of Dinhs recent criticisms, both in the interview with theScore and a follow up response by Dinh on Twitlonger.League esports (in its current form) doesnt provide the long-term security and sustainability that we ultimately aspire to for teams and pros, Merrill said in his response. Team costs are rising faster (and in some cases are higher) than team revenues, and while this may be the short-term reality of growing a young sport (particularly as the value of teams grow), its not what we believe the long-term state of League esports will be.This response backtracks from his original statement, in which he criticized Dinh for spending money on other esports outside League of Legends. In his first response, Merrill said, Maybe [Dinh] should spend some of the millions he has made / makes from League of Legends on paying them instead of investing in other esports where he is losing money.In his new response, Merrill reveals some new information about Riot Games business plans, including team-specific items such as revenue sharing for the teams and their professional players. This is a model that Dinh said works well in first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, where teams logos and players signatures are sold as stickers to place on guns. 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One might have never expected someone like James Ellsworth to be the accelerant to a white-hot rivalry like Dean Ambrose and WWE world champion AJ Styles, or that such a lengthy Intercontinental title feud between The Miz and Dolph Ziggler would have people on the edge of their seats.Lets take a closer look at why TLC has the potential to become one of the best WWE pay-per-views of 2016.TLC match for WWE world championship: AJ Styles (c) versus Dean AmbroseHow Ellsworths involvement in the WWE world title feud hasnt yet grown sour will be a matter for wrestling scholars to debate decades from now. Lets just enjoy it while it lasts.The relationship between Ambrose and the chinless wonder had (with one notable exception) worked out well for both parties until Styles threw a wrench in things on Tuesdays go-home episode of SmackDown. A brutal beatdown by Styles on Ellsworth ended with a Styles Clash from the steel steps onto the floor below, and a trip in the ambulance. No matter the result in Sundays match, this final act of violence and Ambroses reaction to it will loom large in the third one-on-one pairing between Styles and Ambrose for the WWE world championship.The main event is one of only a couple of matches on this card thats almost certain not to be the end of the feud between combatants, as Ellsworths involvement, whether its in an active or accidental way, will no doubt weigh heavily upon the result. No matter who wins, Ellsworth still has a future WWE world title shot owed him, and the story here can branch off into multiple directions based upon the result.Keep an eye on Ambrose, who has teetered between heelish moments like pushing Shane McMahon to the brink of insanity and acts of kindness like riding to the hospital with Ellsworth. How he handles his little buddys presence will define this rivalry, which could easily carry on until the Royal Rumble.Prediction: My money is on Styles. Ambrose chasing Styles has been great so far, and as Ambrose gets more desperate and borders on decisions that would make him a hypocrite, the more dynamic this feud will be going forward.Ladder match for WWE Intercontinental championship: The Miz (c) versus Dolph ZigglerHere we are. Finally, in the sixth televised Intercontinental championship match between The Miz and Ziggler during their current feud, we have reached the end to this lengthy chapter between long-time rivals.While the shock of the title change just before Survivor Series left a sour taste in the mouths of a lot of fans, most due to Zigglers prior sacrifice of placing his career on the line to become champion, each match has offered something different. 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You might not have thought it in the beginning, but Lynch and Bliss have brought out big things in one another; for Lynch, a definitive edge she was lacking, and for Bliss, a sharper in-ring style.Prediction:?Lynch deserves a lengthy reign to properly establish this new title, and there are plenty of others who can chase her. Still, there are some screwy things that can happen with this stipulation, and if theres a time when Id be okay with some shenanigans to keep a rivalry going, it might just be right here.WWE SmackDown tag team championship: Heath Slater & Rhyno (c) versus The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt & Randy Orton)Theres a lot to be said about just how interesting the tag team division is getting on SmackDown. Having a team of two well-established stars holding the title is great because it allows for matches like Tuesday when American Alpha was able to shine brightly in defeat opposite Wyatt and Orton.Allowing Wyatt a chance to finally win a title is also a big part of this most recent reclamation mission. He has his legs underneath him again, especially after he and Orton were the last men standing at Survivor Series, but needs to work a lot harder to keep Wyatt strong as an intimidating monster. Lets hope this is the time Wyatt ascends to his rightful place at the top of the WWE totem pole.Prediction: Slater and Rhyno have had a heck of a Cinderella run, but all good stories must come to an end. Look for Orton and Wyatt to win and lord over the tag division for a significant stretch. American Alpha should challenge them early, and often.No disqualification match: Nikki Bella versus CarmellaThis match has been a long time in the making, and while it lost some steam amid an almost endless string of Carmella blindside attacks, the past couple of weeks of promos have reignited some of that fire. Carmella continued a trend of less-than-PG actions as she went on about John Cena and Nikkis Bella Twins, and the anger on Bellas face as she ran out Tuesday felt real.Its high time these two settled their score in an actual match, and the No-DQ stipulation plays perfectly into the animosity between these two.Prediction: It would say a lot if Carmella was able to talk that much smack about Cena and Bella and get away with it, and I dont think she will -- Nikki gets her revenge here. That said, I think both of them can do a lot with this platform, and look for the winner to be next up to challenge Lynch for the gold.Chairs match: Baron Corbin versus KalistoA lot of things involving Corbin have dragged since his main roster debut and victory in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but this actually feels like the most important conflict Corbin has been involved in since joining SmackDown.Both superstars have each cost the other something tangible; Kalisto missed out on both the cruiserweight and Intercontinental championships, while Corbin was dropped from a high-profile opportunity in the mens traditional Survivor Series match (albeit one he didnt seem exactly thrilled about). Both men have injured the other as well, and both have the right skill set to make a David versus Goliath-type match look good.Prediction: I think its close, but Ill go with Corbin putting away Kalisto after a high-flying move goes awry. ' ' '
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