Loving me some Asuka.

Gionna Daddio

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Nice.... They should obviously sign her if they haven't...

Unlike some of the women from last week, she is most definitely signed. :y:

I'm with you both. Probably my 2nd favorite NXT women's division wrestler after of course (WHO ELSE?! :love:) Bayley.

More classy public bathroom selfies.

HHH spoiled D&Ds Tag Title win via a friend of mine sharing his post.

Love the fact that Blake & Murphy have made moves to differentiate themselves from one another. I'm still not sure which Uso is which after all these years, now have the same problem with Dash and Dawson. Blake has gone blonde and that's a really good way to get people to know which one you are; b for blonde, b for Blake. This week Blake was also in trunks.

Love me some Dash and Dawson. Best team in NXT that isn't ready, willing, and Gable

Agree, but if they want to emulate the Brain Busters, then they'd better be able to talk like them and have the great big show matches like them, because you strip promos and ability from Tully and Arn and you've got yourselves a team that look mighty good losing to Los Matadores.

I am a big fan of the guys so I welcome their victory.

I also liked the Nia Jax segment with the belt, especially since it is pretty obvious Bayley is retaining next week.

Scott Dawson has something. I like him in interviews and promos so far. Dash probably has further to go, but that's why this team is great for them. Love them as a heel duo and they are a great choice to carry the belts moving forward.

Fucking hate both their names though. Dawson? Dash? Ugh. I'm still going with Scott Anderson & Bruce Wilder.

Scott Dawson w/Sylvestor LeFort was the bomb though, better theme back then too if I do say so myself.


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Jobber Corbin makes up for shitty video quality.

Nia Jax looked good this week. I'm starting to get what her vibe is all about. I wish there was a longer way up for her though.

Fucking hate The Hype Bros. I'm sure Mojo is a genuinely cool guy and a team player in real life, but he just comes off as so obnoxious. He needs to turn on Ryder after D&D retain the belts against them or something.

Joe's promo was good. Guy gets how to be a heel. I just don't know if I completely agree with this direction.

Tye Dillinger is pretty great, but it feels like he's just buzzing along. The dude needs a feud with someone. It'd make sense to give him a tag partner to go against Jordan & Gable in the coming weeks. Dillinger & Breeze would have been a natural fit.

I liked the Dawson/LeFort pairing. Gave Dawson this vibe that he was a prize-fighter.

I can't be the only one that hates The Hype Bros, can I?

I don't know what to make of them. Mojo Rawley is more bearable here and it does really seem like this is them taking their natural selves to 11 but I don't think I would ever pay to see them on my tv, let alone in person.

Mojo's gig works well for live events to get the fans "hyped" (pun intended), but doesn't do so well on TV when the pops are bigger for the larger stars....

I just find it so annoying. Dude seems like he would be a great dick heel.

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Some Billie Kay to lighten up the mood.

Is Paige trying to get her own Kliq into the Divas division?

Paige vs Billie Kay

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Needs more Peyton Royce.

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Doesn't seem like its an official Special and just a regular live tv taping since they wouldn't have enough time for a real build. London Special is next month and this new event just a little over a month later.

<font color=goldenrod>Would quite happily go "down under" on any/all of Emma, Billie Kay, or Peyton Royce.</font>

Australia has a phenomenal array of female talent at the moment. I'm glad those are the three under contract however.

Not confirmed why he's there but another ex-TNA talent was seen at Full Sail today ahead of the TV tapings they're doing later. Spoilered just in case.

Spoilers for the next set of tapings:

Speaking of ex TNA talent, Emma faced Rosie Lottalove (minus quite a few pounds) this week on NXT.

Got hyped. Did not stay hyped after absence in spoilers.

Just watched the past two weeks.

Surprised at Dash/Dawson tag title win, and how it was so "dominating". Looking forward to the inevitable Dash/Dawson & Gable/Jordan match.

I too really like Scott Dawson. Loved him back before his big injury when he was with Sylvester Lefort and Rusev.... I am glad they are finally getting back behind the guy.


I am glad that they finally seem to have committed to the fact that Nia Jax is a heel. She is improving, but in my own personal opinion, needs to stop smiling so much. Needs to act more like a monster and smile way less. Also needs less upbeat music. All in all, potential there, but needs more practice portraying a monster.


I like the way they are building up Emma. Sure, it is just to job to Asuka, but it makes it a lot more "meaningful" the way they are doing this. Emma's opponent looked like she could one day maybe play a "badass monster" herself.....


NXT fans finding a new way to annoy me with random "Heyyyyyy we want some Bayley" chants.....


Eva Marie did not react well to being booed out of the building.... but what did I expect.... At least the match should be "fun" from a "energy of the crowd" stand point. Which is ironic because I just got done saying the crowd was annoying me.

This is probably accurate play-by-play of the match:

"HEEEEY WE WAAANT SOME BAAAAYLEY HEEEEY WE WAAANT SOME BAAAAYLEY HEEEEY WE WAAANT SOME BAAAAYLEY" Bayley goes for a--"HEEEEY WE WAAANT SOME BAAAAYLEY" Eva Marie counters with a kick to--BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Bayley coming back with an elb--"HEEEEY WE WAAANT SOME BAAAAYLEY"

Those Bayley chants were really, really annoying.

Once again the hype fails to deliver. :(

I'm tempted to click the spoilers, as my interest in NXT hasn't been as high as it usually is. Maybe it's because Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Kevin Owens are gone. It feels like the new crew is finding its way to completely winning my heart. But I will refrain from reading them to give everything a chance to genuinely surprise me.

This week's thoughts:

* Carmella worked her ass off against Nia Jax -- who also looked tremendous. I was impressed by both girls here. Carmella is finding a look and presence that suits her as a babyface. I thought she would be condemned to a forced bitch heel turn. She's getting pluck down.

* Three women's matches on one show? Sick. Emma gets hotter and hotter each week, and she's embracing this heel persona. I liked her wearing the gloves for a little bit. Her opponenet was a good choice -- a girl with size ("dominance") to prepare her not only for Asuka, but also theoretically Nia Jax.

* Jason Jordan & Chad Gable's gear looks better. These guys are ready for the main roster. They're ready to plug in. The Ascension were over as crazy here. It's crazy how people miss you if you go away, isn't it? Konnor looked alive here, and Viktor looked sharp. He's a guy that "gets it" in the ring. He may not be a major star on his own (or even with Konnor), but he's a good solid hand in the ring that often gets overlooked because of the "RAWR!" gimmick.

* Samoa Joe cuts a good promo. An old-school good promo. Love that shit. Part of me hopes he beats Finn Balor and goes on a tear, with Balor moving up to the main roster.

* Love Dash & Dawson as a team; still hate the names. Apparently they knew each other growing up. Kind of a cool story there.

* Those Bayley chants are REALLY fucking annoying. So bad. Maybe cute the first time, but now they make me want to see Bayley go away. Seriously they need to tour out of Full Sail just to get away from those chants that just mark out for themselves.

* Alexa Bliss is a good heel and gets the stuff that is hardest to teach, but she still has a way to go in getting really fluent in the ring. I like that she lost and can now move on.

* Eva Marie gets so much heat, but it kind of pisses me off too. Not because I love her or anything, but because the heat has reached an unwarranted stage. Like they won't even let her talk. Shut the fuck up, dorks. I would kind of reverse mark out if Eva beats Bayley next week.

Again, NXT set up a lot for the next week:

* Joe/Balor contract signing.

* Bayley vs. Eva

* Vaudevillains vs. The Bad Names

Good stuff.

If they do bring in Gunner and James Storm, I'd like to see NXT rip-off the Monster's Ball concept a little somehow and do a "Devil's Dance" at Takeover: London. Throw Rhyno into the mix. Maybe something like a Triple Threat Elimination Match -- No DQ, pinfall or submission for the first round; Last Man Standing for the final fall? I dunno.

Gunner seems like a really odd choice to drag out the sea from HMS Tits&Ass on account of he's awful. Throw him back.

Agree on the music but the smiling could work if its done more in an Asuka way. Right now her smiling doesn't have the same sinister vibes of something really bad about to happen.