01-15-2015, 06:11 PM | #2361 |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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Why aren't we talking about Baron Corbin hitting End of Days on Bull Dempsey's fat ass?
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01-15-2015, 06:19 PM | #2362 |
the heartbreak king
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i haven't watched it yet. the network was being a dick last night, and kept saying something about invalid media so i just gave up until tonight.
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01-15-2015, 10:57 PM | #2363 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Tyson dedicating this week's match to his cat.
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01-16-2015, 09:38 AM | #2364 |
Inno Knows.
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Bonerific spoilers for the next tapings
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01-16-2015, 02:21 PM | #2366 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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NSFW indeed
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01-16-2015, 02:26 PM | #2367 |
Inno Knows.
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spoiler tag wasn't working for some reason when i posted it
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01-16-2015, 04:17 PM | #2370 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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lol what were you expecting given his previous post?
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01-16-2015, 05:18 PM | #2371 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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I didn't read it until it was too late.
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01-16-2015, 06:26 PM | #2372 |
The Champ is Here!
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It is so tempting to look at those spoilers. So tempting.
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01-16-2015, 06:28 PM | #2373 |
the heartbreak king
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i don't have much will power. damn you for the temptation, innovator!
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01-16-2015, 08:24 PM | #2374 |
Ninja Mod, Esquire
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Ugh... SO NXT is touring... First tour show is in Columbus on March 5th... It's about an hour and 45 minute drive. I should probably go right?
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01-16-2015, 08:54 PM | #2375 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Oh snap, hopefully they come by Houston. Where did you see the tour dates?
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01-16-2015, 10:17 PM | #2376 |
Ninja Mod, Esquire
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There aren't official "tour dates." This is like a one off, but the rumor is that it is a practice run as they are planning on doing another on the road show during WM weekend, and then having more after that.
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01-16-2015, 10:43 PM | #2377 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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01-16-2015, 11:29 PM | #2378 |
Loque Ja
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Just caught up with four weeks of NXT. Good stuff.
Finn Balor continues to win me over. Liked his match with Tyson. Still really hate the double-stomp move in general, though, no mater who is using it. Not a fan of Hideo Itami yet, though.... dunno... supposed to have "devastating" kicks and whatnot, but there are like a dozen guys who do more impressive kicks than him. He also hasn't shown me a ton of charisma. I dunno. All I think when he is out there is "Tajiri was way better than this". |
01-17-2015, 12:04 AM | #2379 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Problem with Itami is that his war chest of moves got gutted badly in the WWE either because other guys use them (ex. GTS, Knee that beat John Cena, Kimura Lock, etc), nobody wants to take them (ex. most of his kick types), or banned as regular moves (ex. Crossface). Even his double stomp was given to Balor for finisher status (Balor did the same move in New Japan though).
Combine that with him struggling getting used to the WWE is why he's very likely staying in NXT a lot longer than expected. |
01-17-2015, 12:09 AM | #2380 |
Loque Ja
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ADAPT OR PERISH
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01-17-2015, 03:19 AM | #2381 | |
King of Suplexes/Oxy
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When Hideo debuted initially, he was treated like a star. As soon as he was paired up with Balor, Balor has such a "big fucking deal" factor, that Hideo seemed like less of a star in comparison. Now that they've separated again, I think it'll get better. He does definitely have a problem like Smelly Meatball said with his move set. A lot of his stuff is off the table and it's a different style. That's going to take some time to get used to. Neither man has had a lot of opponents in singles matches, but Balor's definitely gotten the better draw for their type of style in a couple of matches with Tyson Kidd. Hideo had Justin Gabriel early on, but that was only after a couple of weeks, which means basically no time for an adjustment yet. I think of the two, Finn Balor is going to make it further, but Hideo can go a long way too, he just had the misfortune of debuting alongside the wrong guy at the wrong time. |
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01-17-2015, 05:22 PM | #2382 |
Feeling Oof-y
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Dark One hitting the nail on the head there when it comes to the unfavourable Itami/Balor comparison.
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01-17-2015, 06:06 PM | #2383 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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It's because Balor can speak clearly in English along with the other things that make him a great superstar. The war paint thing is the icing on the cake. He's ready to jump to the WWE roster. He should go as soon as possible so he can be separated from Itami and the comparison between them can close.
It can become better if Itami becomes the guy that WWE stars visit to see if they can beat. It's already started with Curtis Axel. Axel can be considered a big deal opponent by being a former tag team and IC Champion. Not sure if that's what they are doing brining in Axel or if its just to give Axel some time to develop again. Itami also has to work on developing his English or maybe he can get a face manager to be a talking piece for the time being. Hideo Itami can win back ownership of his moves by simply doing them once instead of constantly teasing them. The cross-face technically isn't banned as Triple H has done it and others before him. |
01-17-2015, 06:16 PM | #2384 | |
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01-17-2015, 08:16 PM | #2385 | |
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Give him the KENTA combo and GTS. Just don't stick him with that lame ass spin kick to a kneeling opponent. It looks awful. |
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01-17-2015, 08:16 PM | #2386 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Give him back the GTS and the rough kicks, there are plenty of guys who can take it and give it back too while he figures out a good middle ground between too hard and too soft for the main roster.
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01-18-2015, 03:00 AM | #2387 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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He could have a story about how he is sick of people using his moves and getting over on his back. He could snap and hit somebody with the GTS, Knee Plus or whatever else they have stolen from him.
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01-18-2015, 03:02 AM | #2388 |
Loque Ja
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Even with a "limited moveset", he should still be able to not make his kicks look weak, and also exhibit some charisma no matter what language he is fluent in.
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01-19-2015, 10:21 AM | #2389 | |
b/c 5 is better than 4
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01-19-2015, 10:45 AM | #2390 |
Inno Knows.
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He's spent over ten years laying his kicks in. This among others is why he's down in NXT before going to the main roster. He'd be another Sin Cara if he didn't come to NXT first.
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01-19-2015, 01:06 PM | #2391 |
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I would let Itami use the GTS and the Busaiku Knee. The NXT crowd pops for it whenever he teases it. Why not have commentary put him over as the innovators of each? Link him in people's minds as almost an inspiration to guys that have already "made it."
Finn Balor has got that "Superstar" vibe and his "special match" intros give hima "big deal" vibe. As weird as this sounds, I could see him as a shock winner of the 2016 Royal Rumble. Quick pushes have happened in the past, and NXT gives the WWE a chance to view what will work and what will not (although they don't often know how to adapt guys). Could see Cena vs. Balor as a weird sort of main event at WrestleMania, surrounded by other huge matches -- like (use your imagination), Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Brock Lesnar, if the "timing" feels right for Austin. Dunno. Could definitely see Balor in a big spot at that PPV, anyway. |
01-23-2015, 03:28 PM | #2392 |
b/c 5 is better than 4
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so who is the new backstage interview dude that interviewed Kevin Owens backstage in this week's episode?
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01-23-2015, 03:29 PM | #2393 |
the heartbreak king
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i've been calling him Turd Boy, but i'm not sure if that's official.
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01-23-2015, 03:45 PM | #2394 |
b/c 5 is better than 4
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He looks like a scrawny, non-red faced Brother Love.....
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01-23-2015, 04:01 PM | #2395 |
Inno Knows.
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Punchable.
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01-23-2015, 05:35 PM | #2396 |
Feeling Oof-y
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I think I have a bit of a "Man-crush" on Finn Balor.
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01-28-2015, 08:46 PM | #2397 |
Inno Knows.
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Emma is coming back home
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01-28-2015, 08:47 PM | #2398 |
Inno Knows.
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Love it when Alberts Boston accent breaks through
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01-29-2015, 06:06 AM | #2399 |
Feeling Oof-y
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They're finally starting the build to Solomon Crowe's debut!
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