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If he fails and gain the weight back
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It's real. Was actually tweeted out. See 100k replies wrestling edition thread.
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Goddamn Bayley and Charlotte
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Alright Daddio made it on tv
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LIGERVIDEOPACKAGE
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Balor / Owens ladder match? In a PPV-sized arena? In front of a New York crowd?
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Debut date and new name for Uhaa Nation from this week's NXT episode:
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Can't wait :D
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What's the best/cheapest way to get a hotel in area? Was thinking AirBNB because there will be five of us.
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They keep saying he has "that presence"- and he does- but unfortunately, that and being tall is all he has. He's over as fuck in NXT because of those things... that and his not being overexposed yet, but it isn't something that can translate into long term unless he can improve in the ring and on the mic (the only long matches I've seen were his 3 match series with Dempsey, and that shitshow with Rhyno; and Rhyno did some pretty heavy lifting to carry that match to try to get Baron to look like a million bucks). Simply being tall and looking the shit isn't enough anymore, and WWE is on the path of making yet another tragic example of it with this guy. He shouldn't squash match his way to a championship. He's no Goldberg. Honestly, he should back someone up as outside muscle. The "simply looking menacing" thing is going to wear thin, and when people start asking for the "...and *then* what?" about him, hopefully there will be some kind of answer. Ohh and ahh only lasts so long. |
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Bayley and Charlotte tore it down, didn't they? I'm excited for Bayley vs. Becky Lynch next week, but I'll be sad when Becky loses. I've kind of lost interest in Bayley, but she appears to still be over and that mega-fan girl in the front row was pretty powerful stuff.
They seem to be doing exactly the same thing in NXT that they are on the main roster -- having a bunch of tag teams get the leg up on each other to over-saturate the division. The Mechanics beat Enzo & Cass last week, but lose to The Hype Bros this week? Why? Also, I hate Rawley & Ryder as a team. Rawley is like that annoying jock at school and Ryder's best work was still in like 2009 against Christian. It seems so forced, and the team work between them hasn't been too good yet. The Hype Ryder is a cool move, but Ryder could hit that with anyone who can lift a guy up on the roster. Good video package for Jushin Liger. Kevin Owens is still great at talking. Rhyno and Joe had a damn good match. Joe should get a bit of an undefeated run going, I hope. Beating him could mean something. I hope they don't give it to Corbin, because he's still missing quite a few things. |
corbin is missing everything in the ring minus a finisher. he's still utter shit.
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i still don't understand why they've regressed to featuring him in squash matches against nobodies. what good is that doing anybody? unless they are using it to get him cheap heel heat, which seems pointless. find another way to get heat on him. or he still just can't wrestle an actual match that involves doing moves, in which case get him out of the ring until when he's ready. if he's ever ready.
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he is the only thing in nxt that has ever really bothered me. just doesn't seem to fit with what they are doing with everything else down there.
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are we seeing different crowds? at best, the full sail crowds seem indifferent to the squashes now. it's just boring when pretty much everybody else down there on tv can work an actual match, and we've seen, what, 2 actual matches out of him? and they were godawful. maybe i'm being hard on the guy, but i expect a little more from him by now. at the very least, i expect more out of how he's being booked.
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on a more positive note, bayley and charlotte put on a hell of match. best i've ever seen bayley look hands down.
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They're not as over as they were, true, but the fans still count along. They've gotten wind to Corbin working long matches and don't care anymore.
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I do hope she beats Banks at the TakeOver: Brooklyn show the night before SummerSlam. Give her 5 or 6 months with the NXT Women's Championship before calling her up. The run with it and continued improvement will do her a world of good. |
Hmm. The build to Bayley's win kind of felt like it was taken over by Becky Lynch after that AMAZING match those two girls had. I still think we should be seeing them fight for the title at Takeover. Hell, I think THAT should be the Ladder Match.
I feel like they've missed a chance to create a set of NXT Women's Tag Team belts. You have Emma & Dana running around like colossal bitches; Charlotte & Bayley have a newfound respect for each other; you have the two cute Australian girls who could use a leg-up somewhere; you can always call down the occasional heel from the main roster that isn't doing much. Hell, Brian Kendrick could have made a call to a great female talent to help sculpt Eva Marie into a great female wrestler. Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch would remain feuding over the Women's Title. Becky really has something to prove there. Alexa Bliss wants the singles gold for herself, and steps over Carmella on the way to get there. Yeah, I dunno -- I think it would have been pretty great television that would have almost written itself. |
Just checked out Charlotte vs. Bayley...a 5-star classic, IMO. And how sweet was it of Bayley to hug and give her little superfan a headband? That little girl will probably remember that for the rest of her life. :y::love::heart:
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Whoa, the match wasn't that great. It was really, really good, but it wasn't a MOTY or anything. Glad you enjoyed it though.
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I hear what you're saying, Noid, but I really feel like Bayley may be at the peak of her popularity right now, and just feel like it would be a humongous fuck up if she doesn't win the belt off Banks in a couple of weeks. Strike while the iron is hot or whatever.
Besides, what does Banks have to gain anymore by continuing to retain an NXT brand championship when she could be focusing on becoming next in line to challenge Nikki for the Divas Championship now that she's on the main roster? |
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I'm not shitting on them. It was a really good match, but it didn't make me jump out of my chair or anything.
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Ticket sales for the Brooklyn special ended up reaching official sold out status. Shattered previous NXT records for ticket sales and likely means more specials being done outside of Full Sail (maybe even all specials from now on).
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's official <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTakeOver?src=hash">#NXTTakeOver</a>: Brooklyn is S O L D O U T!! Record crowd of 13,000+ <a href="https://twitter.com/barclayscenter">@barclayscenter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThankYou?src=hash">#ThankYou</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreNXT?src=hash">#WeAreNXT</a> <a href="http://t.co/WqUq1qZWg8">pic.twitter.com/WqUq1qZWg8</a></p>— Triple H (@TripleH) <a href="https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/630740902089228289">August 10, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Original plan was just for a small section of the arena to be available for sale but WWE kept expanding after each new batch of tickets sold out quickly. |
Good for NXT and the WWE's pocket.
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<font color=goldenrod>I don't often have much to criticize on NXT but I absolutely hate that Enzo and Cass aren't in the tag title match at Takeover. I love the Vaudevillians and all that and I know Enzo/Cass already had a title shot...but the setting is absolutely perfect for them. The roof would be blown off the fucking building if they were to win the belts in NY.
Just feels like a wasted opportunity I think. They could always drop the belts back on the next taping if they were going to be elevated to the main roster or something.</font> |
When you get a title in NxT, the problem is that the next logical step is the main roster. Don't fret if they aren't given the titles yet. There is enough influx of talent going from NxT to Raw right now that the further off they can hold back NxT talent in the short term, the better. It can be a toss up on if an NxT talent gets used properly as well as if what made them successful in NxT will translate to Raw, so the less chance talent has to get lost in the shuffle, the better odds they have IMO.
This match may get the debut of a new Diva to counter Alexa Bliss. An infusion of new talent is going to be needed now especially in the Divas division if Flair, Banks and Lynch are on Raw to stay. If that's the case, the match has more of a purpose than just this show. |
enzo and cass are so over they don't need the titles right now anyway. might as well use them to establish some of the other guys and get them more exposure. they'll get them eventually.
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<font color=goldenrod>Picture spoiler regarding a couple of new faces who debuted on NXT during tonight's taping:</font>
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Oh shit did they lose 2 on 1 one to Baron Corbin?
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