Holy shit. Between the production of that video and the Bray Wyatt character... Fuck.

Seriously, if you wanna make wrestling seem less corny and more like a legit form of entertainment, you show them those Bray Wyatt videos. It's like a preview for a TV show that everyone is gonna be raving about.

Johnny Curtis is just incredible in every way.

:lol:

Am I wrong or are you just being "that guy"?

It was good, but I am laughing at the overreaction/overselling/not sure what you would call it.

I don't think it's a bad comparison. The character is legitimately intriguing and the production of the video is superb. How is that not analogous to a preview of a much anticipated TV show?

The point I'm making is it goes beyond "That was really fucking good for a wrestling hype video" into "That was really fucking good for any form of entertainment".

Dunno. I mean, it was good, but it wasn't like the most amazing thing in the world. I'm not gonna jump onto the Bray Wyatt Wagon after two promo packages.

I think there's 3 promo packages, one backstage promo, one in ring promo and a match that I've seen. He's yet to misfire. I'm sold. I love a well done dark and creepy yet somewhat realistic character. Wrestling has been missing those.

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Just got around to watching this week's episode.

Kruger's face sort of looks like Al Snow when he had black hair and the beard/stache combo.

Tag match was pretty good and :lol: at both Regal and JR forgetting which Uso was which.

These Wyatt videos and promos have been amazing so far.

Curtis-Bateman main event match was good although liked last week's better overall.

Best line of the show was see Johny miss a knee. :rofl:

Much better. But I think I was more impressed by Dean Ambrose.

So far I've been very underwhelmed.

Richie Steamboat and Bo Dallas are garbage.
Leo Kruger somewhat intrigues me
The Ascention are amazing


What I've noticed is the WWE has about 100000 guys around 6"2-6"4 weighing between 220-240 pounds. Nobody has any size whatsoever, everybody has the same boring look and cuts the same "I have the heart and desire blah blah".

Where's the giants?
Where's the Luchdors?
Where's the fat guys?

You need a little bit of everything and the WWE seems to have a million of one thing and zero of the other

Fat guy is coming. BRAY WYATT!

Nice Brodie Lee appearence in the flannel shirt as one of his followers btw. I'm so jacked about Bray Wyatt

Leo Kruger bored me to tears with his FCW stuff, too, CSL, but he was actually quite awesome this week on NXT. I really didn't think of Al Snow at all, but I've seen the comparison like 800 times in here. He was doing solid work, and he's got the arrogant character down. There's just nothing "special" about it, though. I want to see him in a feud. I did like the way he went in for the kill with his finisher. I don't think I would like it if Kruger used the Sleeper Hold all the time, but I did enjoy that he won the match by capitalising on a situation and it sort of gave the finish a "shoot" feeling.

Jiro had a good look to him. He looked like an actual cruiserweight. He's been released now, though. :(

Seth Rollins really unimpressed me, and his spazz-out was fucking retarded. I do like that they are attempting to give Rollins a character -- in that he wants to unique and just doesn't give a fuck -- instead of just making him "bland indy success story." It's just a shame that when he got in the ring it was just...there. Plus, his ring work really did remind me of CM Punk this week. Like if all CM Punk did was his kicks and stuff. That's not a bad thing, actually -- just pointing it out.

There are a lot of random finishes in NXT. Bo Dallas' Spear is pretty weak (not sure if that was a one time thing), Richie Steamboat's "Sling Blade" is far weaker than the Superkick and Rollins' "Blackout" is pretty shit compared to anything else he does. As I said with Kruger -- I like that they are giving the matches a "it can finish at any time" vibe, and that it explains why the matches are so short while they are establishing these guys, but I hope that the current finishers aren't what we get all the time.

I really don't get what was so terrible about Steamboat. I far prefer him to Bo Dallas or Seth Rollins so far. That being said, I think my favourite babyface was probably Jason Jordan. :-\ I also like Rick Victor, too. As a random heel enhancement dude, he's pretty good. He just looks like a villain. He and Heath Slater would make a tremendous heel tag team, in my opinion.

Is it just me, or did it sound like Leo Kruger had two different accents during his video package?

Would actually like to see Seth Rollins come out to Coheed and Cambria Welcom Home istead of random metal theme. Also not really sure about The Ascension. Like the idea of the team but I've never really met anyone mysterious named Connor or Kenneth.

I like that they have names like that, because it's sort of like two real guys who have become ascended, and aren't just using creepy names for the sake of being creepy.

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i hope bray wyatt's pectoral injury only keeps him out til the end of the nxt full sail tapings. i'd love to see the gimmick get a (better) mainstream shot.

He has already taped a match, so they can actually wait for a couple of months with promos and appearances only if they want.

just hope this doesn't mean the guy is terribly injury prone :(

could also make him some sort of manager type if this recovery takes a long time

what up Puerto Rican girl from Tough Enough

also what up way more Paige #BOING

god Tyler Black looks like an asshole

oh God dammit, there's that faggot Bo Dallas

speaking of faggots, who are these incredibly handsome gentlemen?

they did have a pretty sweet finisher

HERO!

I've become genuinely excited to watch NXT. Gonna check it out during lunch hour.

Bray Wyatt for world champion

oh good a Jinder Mahal match #skip

MY THOUGHTS:

I really can't wait for Bray Wyatt. Character is so interesting that I'm not even sure I care if he can wrestle well or not.

I really, really don't care for Seth Rollins. Despite the hype, despite the pretty good match that was pointed to me last week, the NXT incarnation of Seth Rollins is completely uninteresting. He thrashes around like an idiot and has a move set that consists of nothing but kicks. I was hoping for something more exciting from the guy.

Kassius Ohno seems like he could have potential (plus he has a good beard), but the gimmick is the corniest thing I have seen in a long time. The "Oh... NOOOOO!" thing made me cringe, and it's kind of dumb to have a guy who uses a punch as a finisher. Same goes for Big Show. Why not punch out the other guy right away? It doesn't make sense in wrestling. Every one else is throwing ten thousand punches a match, but these guys cannot because watch out, it's a finisher! I hate it.

The women were above average for WWE women. They could hit their mark without tripping or botching.

I like Jake Carter, but that may be just because of who his father is. He did not do much in the match, but what he did was crisp and had impact.

The main event was entertaining. Not a fan of Bo Dallas or Seth Rollins, but I like everyone else in the match. Especially Kidd.

Derrick Bateman is weird. Sometimes he comes off as really interesting with a goofy personality, then other times he comes off as bland and bored. Not sure what's up with the guy. Jinder Mahal is improving, but still needs a personality that's not just "I'm a foreigner and I'm evil!".

Jinder Mahal needs some kind of Matthew Patel jobber gimmick. Pretty sure that's the only way he would ever be a tiny bit entertaining. As for Bateman, on this occasion I would put that down to being booked in a match with Mahal and his soul subsequently leaving his body.

I think you mean an Elbow for a finisher

duh

A devastating elbow at that. Because he spins and everything.

Women's match was decent for women. Gonna pretend that that chick was the winner of Tough Enough.

Still not buying into Seth Rollins. Most notable thing he does is spaz out during his entrance, causing me to laugh at him.

I enjoyed the team of Carter & Graves. Seem to work well together. Seem like a more "real" tag team than The Ascension. Would like to see the two teams feud. C & G have a better finishing move than Ascension does as well.

I am split on Kassius Ohno. I like the promo, made him seem like a serious individual who likes to inflict pain. Then he came out all animated and the first thing he tries to do is chain wrestle. I like the gimmick of he knocks people out, but I think to go further with it, he needs to go bigger in the ring. More power moves and more domination. Total goof of a promo after the match. Honestly, the entire time, I was thinking this "only beats people by knocking them out" gimmick would have been great for Mike Knox, who looked like more of a legit badass than Ohno. All in all, I think Ohno needs to tone himself down abit. Be more "focused", "all business", and "ruthless".

Another great promo segment by Bray Wyatt. I liked this one the best out of all of them. Find myself really looking forward to seeing him next week, and can only hope I am not let down.

Jinder Mahal is the best heel on NXT right now. :shifty:

Good main event. Not because of anything Seth Rollins or Bo Dallas did. Weird seeing Tyson Kidd losing on NXT, when he has qualified for the MitB.

This week's NXT was pretty good with the main event and Wyatt's promo being what I liked the most. Didn't like Ono's promo mostly because of how awkward it sounded.

Only real negative is how obvious the outcomes to the matches have been considering only 1 wrestler or team gets an entrance and special focus. Although to be fair, the WWE is rushing to make sure people know those wrestlers are meant to be the actual stars of NXT as quickly as possible.