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#3201 |
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I wish they'd tone Mojo down a bit. He has charisma, is more than athletic enough and looks really natural in what he does. He's just a bit overwhelming.
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#3202 |
Quality Meme Producer
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Isn't that why they put him in a tag team? They still see something in him otherwise they wouldn't be trying to help him. I do agree though, he was a bit much at first. I was just a bit more appreciative about all the talent on the show last night. Wish Mojo the best
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#3203 |
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I'm sure Mojo is an awesome human being. I just don't want to watch him on a television.
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#3204 |
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A somewhat acceptable arrangement would be Heath Slater & Bo Dallas as a tag team, with Rawley as their muscle.
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#3205 |
President of Freedonia
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It would be funny if Mojo got called up to the main roster and immediately inserted into The Social Outcasts as their muscle while Zack Ryder is still given precisely nothing to do.
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#3206 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Is it just me who just
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#3207 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Alexa Bliss is the best. No questions asked.
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#3208 |
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Zack Ryder sucks pretty hard. It's time to be honest.
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#3209 |
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The dude's not even over anymore.
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#3210 |
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Correction, Asuka's the best. Even without speaking a single word, she's got more charisma and is more over than half the main roster at least. I am afraid for her call up more than anyone else admittedly.
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#3211 |
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This is definitely not jealousy over him getting to fuck Emma.
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#3212 |
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Asuka just needs to come up as Paul Heyman's entrant into the Women's Division.
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#3213 |
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Fuck you for ruining my monologue, Noid. No evil Emma this week either so no love for you!
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#3214 |
President of Freedonia
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The fact that Ryder has been signed to WWE for a fucking decade seems hard to believe.
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#3215 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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#3216 |
President of Freedonia
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Especially when you consider that Ryder reached his highest point of relevance right around halfway through his WWE career. So he's been on a downslide of nothingness for a damn eternity.
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#3217 |
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What happened to his friend, the big O or whatever it is? I always thought those two would make a nice tag team.
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#3218 |
President of Freedonia
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Big O worked a match in TNA during their Gut Check challenge and was a finalist for this past season of Tough Enough but didn't make the proper show.
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#3219 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Ah I didn't watch Tough Enough this season. That's a shame, I thought he was essentially Vinny Mac's wet dream.
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#3220 |
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Time for a Queen of the Ring tournament:
1. Asuka 2. Bayley 3. Brie Bella 4. Becky Lynch 5. Charlotte 6. Natalya 7. Paige 8. Sasha Banks First Round: * Asuka defeats Bayley after taking her to Asuka City. * Becky Lynch makes Brie Bella tap-out, despite her training with Daniel Bryan. * Charlotte defeats Natalya and ascends one step closer to being "The Queen from Queen City." * Sasha Banks defeats Paige with the Banks Statement. Semi-Finals: * Asuka defeats Becky Lynch in a fucking slobberknocker. * Charlotte defeats Sasha Banks after Paige gets some revenge and costs her the match. Finals: * Asuka defeats Charlotte and becomes the first-ever WWE Queen of the Ring. |
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#3221 |
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I'm fairly certain that Asuka is going to be the NXT Women's Champion soon.
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#3222 |
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I think that's a given. It's pretty amazing how NXT keeps churning out legit challengers for the Women's Championship for over 2 years now.
I thought Nia Jax would have taken it first but I guess she is too green still. Asuka-Jax will be promoted like Hogan-Andre. More likely Mysterio-Khali. |
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#3223 |
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Man, I still think Eva Marie as the Women's Champion is massive heat.
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#3224 |
the heartbreak king
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she gets massive heat without it.
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#3225 |
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But imagine if she won the title?
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#3226 |
Cranky Kong
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Alexa Bliss is so much better than I ever would have imagined when I first saw her. She just...gets it. I love the Kruger motif of that team, too.
You know how people worry about NXT talent getting called up to the main roster and being ruined? Do you think that perhaps now that NXT is a touring brand in and of itself, there will be people who stay in NXT for their entire careers? I'm thinking about the Johnny Garganos of the world and such. Very solid hands who seem like they would ONLY work on NXT. Doesn't seem like a bad gig. |
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#3227 |
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I think there's always going to be a contingent of guys who are steadily featured on nxt only. But for the premier talent, women included, the end game on both management's and talent's end should be to get to the main roster.
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#3228 |
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Probably not unless that person was already an established big star like Joe, Rhyno, and Asuka.
Developmental pay is tiny compared to the main roster. Outside of a handful of people, its in the $25k range for average. Divas get more because of higher costs needed to maintain their appearances but even that is tiny compared to the main roster. Some like Joe and Gargano have other indie deals on the side to cover the money gap and others like Bayley have high enough merch sales to help out. Both groups likely wouldn't fit the long term mold needed for just a NXT career since the Gargano types are just temporary workers and the Bayley types are the ones who get the call ups. |
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#3229 |
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Didn't Joe get his deal restructured after his initial debut to be exclusively signed?
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#3230 |
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Probably since there have been rumors recently of him being a candidate for upcoming call-ups which wouldn't happen if he still had an NXT-only deal with the WWE. Then again Rhyno was rumored to have an NXT-only deal and he showed up during the Dudleys vs Wyatts feud.
There are a few people in NXT that have NXT-only and/or allow indie dates like Ciampa and I assume Gargano since both are from Evolve. |
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#3231 |
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I understand things are structured that way now. I'm just thinking that maybe in the future things could change. Purely speculation.
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#3232 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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They are going to stop calling that kind of heat Xpac Heat and it'll be Eva Marie Heat. There is only so far that kind of heat will get you. It's fine right now as a sidekick to Nia Jax but there is no future in Go Away Heat.
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#3233 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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He was just a muscular jacked up freak. The kinda guy Vince usually does love. Not sure why he hasn't gotten a shot yet. Probably was the liquid shits in the ring and cardio.
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#3234 |
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While watching NXT last evening, realised that a huge part of the show being eminently watchable and gripping is the commentary. Corey Graves and Philips have great chemistry, and kinda know when to speak, and when to shut up. They move the storylines forward, and draw attention to details when required. Also helps that they don't have to plug stuff a thousand times. Wonder if they are also fed lines. It genuinely doesn't seem so.
On a completely different note, will Bayley ever turn heel, in her career? How would you believably book it? I for one, am stumped by that proposition. I can't picture her as a heel, ever. |
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#3235 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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She refuses to hug somebody. Crowd shocked and dismayed.
Bayley: I only hug people worthy. (Hugs Self) Super over heel |
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#3236 |
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I would actually like to see that.
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#3237 |
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Bayley as a heel only happens when she's well and truly established on top, she has won a billion Women's Titles, and she is tiring as a face. Oh, and there has to be a young up-and-coming girl that she says can't beat her. She loses, but then realizes she's become everything she hated. Bayley turns face (think Hollywood Hulk Hogan post-Rock match) and the two team up to battle the forces of evil before Bayley retires and goes into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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#3238 |
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Alexa Bliss reminds me of Trish Stratus. A little in terms of look, but a lot in terms of how she has that star quality. It hasn't translated to the ring yet, and it might not ever, but Alexa Bliss Agency should be a main roster thing one day.
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#3239 |
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I'd like to see the NXT/main roster relationship evolve to the point where NXT can make legitimate money on its own. The product is already good enough for television. Given it's got the sports-based presentation and old-school feel, I wouldn't mind seeing it eventually go to PPV when they have something epic enough. Or for NXT to get its own legitimate TV deal and be its own feeder for the WWE Network Takeover specials.
When talent on the main roster are losing steam, send them to NXT to tour, work with some newer talent, and get some time away from the spotlight. More like the brand split than developmental. NXT gives guys time away from RAW and SmackDown to recharge, but it also gives guys in NXT time away from NXT, you know? |
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Going Hollywood might work. I'd think it's right to say that none of us could imagine Hulk going heel before Hollywood. Can't see her as the stereotypical heel though. And honestly, it's a topic i can't seem to fathom. |
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