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Post by sonstuds on Jun 13, 2020 10:02:49 GMT -5
Really don't like the ides of Cole vs. Kross. Heel vs. heel is always kind of iffy anyways, but I don't think Cole's record setting title reign should end by another heel and Kross shouldn't be losing yet. 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. This 100%. I don't want a Wildcard Rule return but I see no reason they can't have people moving around when they have no program or doing anything (ala AJ Styles) or feeling stale (ala Charlotte).
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Post by Quazimoto on Jun 13, 2020 13:39:44 GMT -5
Really don't like the ides of Cole vs. Kross. Heel vs. heel is always kind of iffy anyways, but I don't think Cole's record setting title reign should end by another heel and Kross shouldn't be losing yet. If I had to guess, I'd say that Ciampa might get involved in the match and cost Kross the title in some fashion. Don't feel like him and Loss are done yet.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 17, 2020 16:55:30 GMT -5
I'll be shocked if Bayley & Banks don't pop a rating tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2020 18:44:35 GMT -5
What is the point of the women's tag title match tonight. When on Raw Monday night they told you Sasha and Bayley are winning. Flashback to when they won the tag titles the first time they said the next time they came back to NXT would be to defend them, so they're finally making good on that.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 17, 2020 20:13:31 GMT -5
How’s the show?
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Post by JL Styles on Jun 17, 2020 20:17:33 GMT -5
So far, pretty solid. They just announced a triple threat for the North American title next week, Lee vs. Gargano vs. Finn. That should be great. Winner gets Cole on 7/8 for both titles.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 17, 2020 20:47:11 GMT -5
What is the point of the women's tag title match tonight. When on Raw Monday night they told you Sasha and Bayley are winning. What do you want? People complain the titles don’t mean anything, now they are attempting to make them worth something. Bayley and Sasha saying they will defend them wherever and they are lining up challengers on all shows, eventually they won’t defend them. Could be tonight, could be Monday, could be later. Complaining for the sake of complaining.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Jun 17, 2020 21:43:36 GMT -5
Lee,Finn and Gargano should be great can't wait till next week.
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Post by marino13 on Jun 17, 2020 21:48:13 GMT -5
Really like how everyone is chasing Cole. Makes the title feel important.
Women's tag was very good. Liked the finish.
Loved the Undisputed Era's skit.
I like the tease of Kross finding the broken hourglass.
I'm intrigued by Thatcher's direction. Hope we get Thacher vs Dunne ASAP.
I'd like to see them find something for Killian Dane. Maybe try teaming him up with Dan Mastiff or Bronson Reed. Could always use a hoss team.
I'm loving everything with Escobar. So far they're doing everything 100% right.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2020 0:05:00 GMT -5
Really like how everyone is chasing Cole. Makes the title feel important. I agree, but it also highlights the flaw in midcard titles in general. I'm a little sad the title match is on July 8th. Hot-shot counter-programming is really annoying. Especially after a years worth of data where they can largely conclude the audiences are pretty darn separate and there is no real need for it. The amount of people like me who watch both is pretty small. Both ratings seem to be affected more by other programming than each other. Escobar was great, and I loved Drake's involvement there. It's so refreshing to see the cruiserweight division being treated as a serious division with a title worth fighting for. I could've done without the actual "puking", but Robert Stone is absolute gold. Dain and Reed continue to do nothing for me, but I've never been one for the massive Yokozuna/Rikishi style guys. They gotta be really special to win me over in general, and these two don't feel that way. Oh well. Pretty solid episode overall. I freaking love Wednesdays. Got to open the morning with New Japan cup, then AEW and NXT.
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Post by @brit_figs on Jun 18, 2020 6:19:29 GMT -5
Escobar is just great.
Probably my favourite story/character build on WWE programming in years.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Jun 18, 2020 6:31:21 GMT -5
I had a late doctor appt so didn't get to watch all the way through until now another very good episode they been on a good roll last couple months and looks like it's not gonna slow up at all with the title matches coming up
Love Breezango's entrance,glad they're back and hope they the next champs.
Dream and Dexter should be fun.
Really enjoyed the UE little skit Roddy was great in it.
I'm so excited about the NA title match next week and the title vs title match in couple weeks I hope Finn becomes Champ Champ.
Don't know much about Escobar but I really like him so far if he keeps it that long him and Devlin is gonna be good.
Kross finding the hour glass was a nice touch,not interested in him and Reed but at least that keeps Kross busy until we see who the champion will be(I want Balor to win the belts but I gotta admit I won't be upset if we see Lee and Kross for the title)
The women's tag match was ok as long as I see Nox and Io I'm a happy boy.
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Jun 18, 2020 10:12:40 GMT -5
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 18, 2020 10:19:08 GMT -5
What is the point of the women's tag title match tonight. When on Raw Monday night they told you Sasha and Bayley are winning. What do you want? People complain the titles don’t mean anything, now they are attempting to make them worth something. Bayley and Sasha saying they will defend them wherever and they are lining up challengers on all shows, eventually they won’t defend them. Could be tonight, could be Monday, could be later. Complaining for the sake of complaining. It did take them a year for the titles to be defended on NXT twice. I can see why some fans can't see the point of the titles being defended there.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 18, 2020 10:20:54 GMT -5
I don't think my issues with NXT are going to go away any time soon...
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Jun 18, 2020 11:08:23 GMT -5
I don't think my issues with NXT are going to go away any time soon... I do believe I remember someone here saying that once ratings became a factor with NXT, Vince would use them to inject himself into its workings...
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Post by ahunter8056 on Jun 18, 2020 11:49:04 GMT -5
Fantastic episode of NXT tonight! Absolutely loved it!
- Breezango mocking Imperium's entrance was great, haha! - Undisputed Therapy Session was funny. - The Adam Cole/Keith Lee/Johnny Gargano/Finn Balor segment was fantastic! Keith Lee's dig at Johnny in relation to Candice was hilarious! - Big title match coming up! Really curious to see where they go, and who becomes a double champ. - Shotzi Blackheart & Tegan Nox VS Boss 'n' Hug Connection definitely delivered, good match. - Just when I thought the show couldn't have a better ending, Io Shirai came out and attacked Sasha and Bayley!!
Sasha Banks VS Io Shirai is my most wanted WrestleMania dream match. The fact that they teased it (with the inclusion of Bayley) on NXT blows my mind. To say I'm excited about how this develops is an understatement. I'm excited!!
Last night's episode was a good night for women's wrestling. The card felt like it mainly featured women, and two main roster superstars and NXT legends came back home to elevate three of the current division. Not only did Shotzi and Tegan look good in their offense, but Bayley and Sasha had to cheat to get the win. And then of course Io cleaning house and showing why she is the current star of NXT.
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Post by marino13 on Jun 18, 2020 12:22:22 GMT -5
Imagine being so desperate for attention you have to go to a thread for a show you don't watch just so you can take pot shots at it... Kinda sad.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2020 12:46:23 GMT -5
Imagine being so desperate for attention you have to go to a thread for a show you don't watch just so you can take pot shots at it... Kinda sad. Goes both ways. By that I mean I see it happening in every section here. NXT, main roster, AEW. By comparison this relatively small NXT thread has faired better than both aew and main roster sections for that sort of thing. Edit: and my god, the Twitter world. Wrestlers can't post anything without twenty million pot shots about the other company being better. Whichever company it is doesn't seem to matter. I read through some YouTube comments last night on one video and some guy spammed every single comment to hate on the company it was about. I can't imagine having that amount of time or desperation. To steer it back to NXT as well though so I'm not totally derailing things, The person who mentioned Sasha vs. Io, we can only hope. I would love to see that match. Sasha would be down, and it could easily turn out to be the best women's match in WWE history if they give them enough time in the ring. I also loved the names breezango chose in their entrance. That was the icing on the cake there. I laughed so hard, and Imperium entrance theme is so great I was down to hear it twice in a row.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 18, 2020 13:26:45 GMT -5
Just finished the show.
Breeze and Fandango mocking Imperium's entrance was pretty solid. Barthel & Aichner are such great team. Glad they have the titles & I hope they get more chances to shine.
Dexter Loomis (sp?) sneaking around is so dopey.
Priest/Dain was solid.
Li/Aliyah/Stone was beyond cringe.
Definitely need more Thatcher on this show. No nonsense, just wrestling. I'm still recovering from that dope Riddle match.
I love the Undisputed Era guys. Each one of them is tremendous and ridiculously talented. This segment was terrible. What a sh*tty way to use these guys. Shame.
The contender segment was good. That 3-Way match will be bonkers! As long as Gargano doesn't walk away with both titles, I'll be content. It's a pity that the Winner Take All match is blatant counter-programming. Why not wait a week or two (or even bump it up to before Fyter) and try to own the spotlight. Very desperate and it takes some of the juice out for me.
Carter/Kai was good, but I'm sick of distraction finishes. It's not storytelling, it's lazy.
Mercedes coming back will be cool. Hope she shines.
The Jonah Rock squash was cool. Him and Kross could be spectacular if it's a short match.
Escobar, Mendoza, & Wilde could be a cool stable (I'd love for Mendoza & Wilde to be top players in the tag division). Totally done with Drake, I'd like to see Escobar move on.
It was kinda cool to see Bayley & Sasha back in NXT (again, I'll be shocked if they don't pop a rating). Almost 4 stars for me. These ladies killed it. Io coming down post-match was a head scratcher, I hope it doesn't lead to another woman from the main roster going down to NXT to win the title. There are more than enough women in NXT who should be the focus. I assume it leads to Bayley and Sasha both having 2 belts.
Decent show, but there's too much silly crap in NXT right now. I really miss NXT feeling like a totally different promotion and immune to the main roster bs. There's enough talent to PACK these shows with matches, why fill it with a bunch of goofiness that make your characters less credible?
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