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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 4, 2020 13:20:19 GMT -5
I have very few nice things to say about last night's episode. Definitely didn't get me fired up for this weekend's show.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2020 16:34:31 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the tournament and especially liked how they booked the main event. Now let's see that Fantasma is really behind the group. Glad to have Breezango back. I love their goofy stuff, but I can't help but to want to see them revamp their characters to a more serious style. I loved all the stuff with Maverick. Well earned. I'm not sure I'm buying into heel Johnny & Candice's heel turn. Apparently this is just quote marino day for me on the NXT related stuff lol. I just started on Lucha Underground about a month ago, and had forgotton who Fantasma was pre-NXT (nor had I seen him wrestle before). Watched Cuerno's first couple appearances on LU and was like "Holy crap, this guy is really good, where the heck is he now". Ah. I see. Good job NXT. I agree and hope that he's really behind the group. I've enjoyed Johnny & Candice as heels, but I kinda agree. They've been doing a good enough job, his interview with Mauro in particular, and I like their new themes, etc, but it felt kinda forced overall. Like Ciampa was back, so everyone's obviously gonna cheer for him for a bit, and they tried to turn Io but made her into way more of a badass so that just put her more over as a fan favourite. Couldn't really run the programs they like to run with Johnny and Candice without turning them. I could see it paying off though. Right now it kinda feels like whiny Anakin Skywalker half turning before he goes bananas and destroys the younglings and goes full bore dark side.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Jun 4, 2020 18:08:33 GMT -5
Really looking forward to Sunday, it's not one big match that I gotta see but all solid matches that I want to see play out. The stuff with Drake last night was great,I thought he would win the title but this was good too as long as he's still around. Glad to see Breezango back too.
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Post by drgreenevil on Jun 5, 2020 5:25:39 GMT -5
Did you know that Robert Stone is Robbie E? I did not know that. Disappointed actually. I was hoping he would wrestle. Not be some weird manager.
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Post by sonstuds on Jun 6, 2020 10:05:49 GMT -5
I'm not sure I'm buying into heel Johnny & Candice's heel turn. Gargano just feels like a poor man's Sami Zayn at this point.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 8, 2020 6:32:09 GMT -5
Speaking of Adam Cole, Mike Johnson of PWinsider is saying he signed a two year extension last summer. He isn’t going anywhere.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 10, 2020 20:31:10 GMT -5
Thatcher starting his own faction, should be good.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 10, 2020 20:59:44 GMT -5
Kross vs Cole next title feud
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Post by marino13 on Jun 10, 2020 21:14:47 GMT -5
I really enjoyed this episode.
Dexter Lumis was fantastic throughout. Main event was great.
Strong sold his fear of Lumis perfectly.
Lee, Balor, Grimes, & Gargano were all entertaining.
Breezango was funny.
Loved the reveal of Fantasma/Escobar. Beautifully handled.
Might be a lil too soon for Kross, but I loved the hourglass part. Very nice touch.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Jun 10, 2020 21:58:47 GMT -5
Another very good episode and next week looks like its gonna be fun too. I hope we get couple matches out of Finn and Lee that should be really good. Almost everything tonight I was entertained bye, so great to have Breezango back and glad we still gonna have Drake around for a while. I was never a big fan of Dexter before but last couple weeks has made me a fan, him and Strong should be fun. Really liked the ending of the show but I don't know how I feel about Kross and Cole this early.
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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on Jun 11, 2020 3:36:39 GMT -5
Yeah good shout, a lot of these New Japan guys must question this. I agree to an extent about him being intern champ, and if Maverick was never released I have no doubt he would have run away with it. If Maverick does indeed go on to win it now though, Kushida will probably take it off him pretty quickly. I hope that "you can have the first shot" stuff is forgotten though and the friendly slap of the chest was a "go get 'em, but I'm done with this" kinda thing. The cruiserweight title is no junior heavyweight division, that's for sure. I'd honestly have Lee drop the North American title and build towards Gargano/Kushida I mean NXT just did their version of Best of the Super Juniors and it was not impressive. I try not to put to much hope into any WWE product at this point. I don't know why you still bother watching it at this point, considering you do nothing but moan and piss on everything they do.
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Post by @brit_figs on Jun 11, 2020 3:42:10 GMT -5
What an excellent episode this week.
That's how you book a card!
I'm loving the mystery around a lot of the angles at the moment.
Can we just appreciate that the CW segment is probably the best CW segment we've had in YEARS.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2020 7:55:20 GMT -5
I’m trying to get back into nxt but them ending Rhea’s reign so Charlotte could have ANOTHER month reign drove me away. Then they started using that dork Sam Shaw in a prominent role and I checked out. What a loser he is
The unmasking thing was cool
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 11, 2020 8:34:36 GMT -5
I’m trying to get back into nxt but them ending Rhea’s reign so Charlotte could have ANOTHER month reign drove me away. Then they started using that dork Sam Shaw in a prominent role and I checked out. What a loser he is The unmasking thing was cool I never thought Sam Shaw would ever be anything worth a damn, but honestly they have done a really really good job at building his character and making him seem like a threat, and his matches he has had in NXT were way better than anything we ever saw in TNA.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 11, 2020 10:22:58 GMT -5
I mean NXT just did their version of Best of the Super Juniors and it was not impressive. I try not to put to much hope into any WWE product at this point. I don't know why you still bother watching it at this point, considering you do nothing but moan and piss on everything they do. You and me both, bucko. The things I like in NXT seem to be getting smaller and smaller and it bums me out.
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Post by kinnikuman on Jun 11, 2020 12:39:52 GMT -5
I felt the unmasking fell flat. They never put too much in the kidnappings to begin with, and we all knew who was behind it. I'm not saying they needed a name, but no one cared about who got taken, and only smarts know who El Hijo del Fantasma even is.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2020 12:55:21 GMT -5
The unmasking thing was kinda funny for me, since my only exposure to hijo was recently starting Lucha Underground where he also wore a mask, so the face meant nothing to me but I was more surprised that he decided to go maskless, and I thought that was kinda cool.
I'm loving that the cruiserweights are actually mattering here. Starting to feel more and more like the jr. Heavyweight division in New Japan.
I'm still loving Dexter Lumis. He hooked me right away.
I think this past month of NXT has been it's strongest since it went live on tv.
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Post by @brit_figs on Jun 12, 2020 3:36:20 GMT -5
I love that they used ESCOBAR too.
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Post by marino13 on Jun 12, 2020 16:53:05 GMT -5
I know not everyone agrees with this, but I think NXT should be compensated when guys like Riddle & Dijakovic are called up. Talent that isn't currently doing anything overly important on the main roster.
If RAW isn't going to do anything with Cedric or Ricochet, move them to NXT.
Cedric vs Escobar could be all sorts of awesome. Hell Cedric vs Gargano could be a MOTY contender. Have Ricochet go back to being a top face and have him feud with Finn. Same with Tozawa. He's entertaining in NXT, while on the main roster he's jobbing to Jinder in two minutes. To be honest, even though I think they're doing well enough on the main roster, I wouldn't mind seeing Nakamura or Sami Zayn as part of NXT again either. Nakamura especially could use a change of scenery.
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Post by JL Styles on Jun 12, 2020 18:33:35 GMT -5
I know not everyone agrees with this, but I think NXT should be compensated when guys like Riddle & Dijakovic are called up. Talent that isn't currently doing anything overly important on the main roster.
If RAW isn't going to do anything with Cedric or Ricochet, move them to NXT.
Cedric vs Escobar could be all sorts of awesome. Hell Cedric vs Gargano could be a MOTY contender. Have Ricochet go back to being a top face and have him feud with Finn. Same with Tozawa. He's entertaining in NXT, while on the main roster he's jobbing to Jinder in two minutes. To be honest, even though I think they're doing well enough on the main roster, I wouldn't mind seeing Nakamura or Sami Zayn as part of NXT again either. Nakamura especially could use a change of scenery. I agree with this 100%. I think it’s a great idea that would lead to some fresh and different matchups.
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