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General discussion for the weekly NXT show.
 
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Yeah I agree with this. I enjoyed the opening segment and I thought Big E's promo was good. The Paige/Tamina match was nothing and I don't get why they decided to protect Tamina and make Paige look like such an underdog. She should be booked stronger I think.

Luke Harper is an awesome wrestler. He moves so well and fluidly for such a big guy and he's got that character down. Rowan is improving but still miles away from Harper. Curious to see how his career works out as I think he could reach big singles success if handled properly.
 
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I know it's been done to death on here but Bo Dallas must literally be one of the least charismatic people to ever set foot in a wrestling ring. His promo was atrocious, he was corpsing all the way through, struggling to keep his concentration and delivering his lines in such an unimpactful way that it was just embarrassing to watch. And as someone else said, he looked like an office temp. How this guy is even featured on TV, let alone at the top of the card is beyond me. Enzo Amore showed more character and charisma in 30 seconds than Bo has in his entire career, and the sad thing is that Bo doesn't seem to be improving at all, if anything he's getting worse.

They also need to do something about Mason Ryan, it's only been a couple of weeks but his current character simply isn't going to work. We've already had 'intense powerhouse' faces in Ryback and Big E and they do it a hell of a lot better than Ryan, who's ring work is generally unimpressive and gives no reason for fans to get excited. Why they chose him to put him over Cassady so convincingly is a mystery since Colin also has an impressive physique, and the added bonus of actually having some personality. If they are going to persist with Ryan then he needs to be repackaged, he might make a good heel for underdogs to overcome based on his physique alone but in this face role he's a waste of time.

Positives were a good Big E promo, much improved performance by Tom Phillips on commentary and the main event was great. Graves was the star of this episode by far, I loved his new in-ring style and he's now a complete package IMO. The other guys all played their roles well too, Ohno seems to be much more natural as a face, Harper was awesome as usual and it was probably the best performance to date from Rowan as well.

O'Brien coming out to the old theme reminded me of how great Ascension used to be. What a shame Cameron was released.
 
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Bo's lost his smile Big E. (Except for his entrance, but we'll ignore that)

Awful opening part. Could no longer give a shit about the title match and neither Dallas nor Big E shined.

Renee :mark::mark::mark:

I'm becoming more and more of a Graves mark every week.

No. No. No. No. No. Brodus, I know this is nothing more than an advertisement, but no. Go away.

I don't know where you are, I don't know why you're not here, but for the love of gawd come back Regal.

Tamin-eh. :mark:paige:mark:

Double Renee


Solid plan there Kassius. Solid plan.

Is this a Face turn for both Ohno and Graves or is it a Heel / Heel type deal.

It was amusing to see Mr. Ryan go through people in the Battle Royal, but why the fuck are they still pushing him? Seriously.. He can't talk, he can barely wrestle, yet he's the go to guy when they want a quick match. Just stahp..

Holy shit Cassady's tall.

And if you're very quiet you may see that in their vegetative state, this crowd couldn't really give a shit about the specimen on show.

Triple Renee


Renee and Sami (I cba getting more GIFS, but you get the point.)

Oh shit, Cesaro's here now. I'm liking this NXT from the backstage point of view. In-Ring, it's been pish.

Stop with the funny speaky, you're in 'Murica! Speak 'Murican. (Am I doing it right Americans?)

Renee looks so small in between those two.. It's amusing and adorable at the same time.

Don't fuck with a man's man-purse Sami. Don't even go there sister.
(Am I doing it right strong independant black women who don't need no man?)

Bah gawd King, Scott Armstrong coming in for the Cesaro Save!

A-Ry's theme appearance :mark:

Why did A-Ry channel his inner Kofi Kingston for his entrance?

That's right Alex, hug that m.. Now what the fuck are you doing?

Conor!! :mark: Music :mark::mark: Rick Victor appearance again plz. ktnks

Brad :lol :lol

Why has Conor gone into statue mode? I'm confused.. Never mind, he's back now..

That Submission.. Ouch!

The fuck is this? The fuck. Is. This? Where's ma Rick Victor appearance?

Oh mah gawd it's Wyatt Time!

Did Rowan just lick the title? What an odd man..

Graves is on fire.

So.. Paige is no longer an Anti-Diva.. But she's the exact opposite of a Diva at the same time. K.

Oh Wyatt you cheeky little scamp. (There's no Regal, so I gotta English up this NXT mmkay?)

Air Graves! Looked like a painful landing though..

Decent NXT at best. Uninspiring Opening, a Mason Ryan appearance and no Rick Victor. On the upside, lots o' Renee and a quality Main Event.

Looking forward to Zayn / Cesaro next week, but I just can't summon up the energy to give two shits about the Title match..
 
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Anyway of seeing the Ascension pose other than Hulu. Downloaded NXT and watched it on Sky and the pose on the stage was cut from both?
 
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Downloading NXT missed out not only on the Rick Victor appearance, but also it seems a Leo Kruger video package. From pwinsider nxt write-up -

*Leo Krueger - His promo showcasing him as this year "Kraven the Hunter" type personality has me interested in seeing what they have in store for him. He didn't impress me when he was working the main roster house shows last year, but he also didn't get the chance to showcase any personality in that setting either.
 
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Main event was pretty sweet. I'm really liking Corey Graves more faster risk-taking style that I guess he saves for being a face. He and Kassius make a great team. #yeahyeahyeah

For those that care watch the match again. Ohno did a rolling headbutt, not a rolling knee. The commentator not named Brad Maddox was actually correct when he called it. Kassius Ohno, Master of the Rolling Strike Attacks!

I'm like Sami Zayn, this character playing is really intriguing. I feel like he could hit on my girlfriend right in front of me and I would be okies with it. I'd probably buy him a beer just for wearing the Operation Ivy shirt.

"Where'd you get that sweet man purse Cesaro?"
"What did you say? Say it again!"
"I ASKED where'd chuuuu..."
*very european BITCH SLAP, scuffle to pull apart*
Felt like I was watching The Bad Girl's Club for a minute thur........It was a pretty sweet man purse though.

"You're a geek Bo Dallas!"

I'm out!
 
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For those that care watch the match again. Ohno did a rolling headbutt, not a rolling knee. The commentator not named Brad Maddox was actually correct when he called it. Kassius Ohno, Master of the Rolling Strike Attacks!
Apologies to Mr. Tom Phillips (the non-Maddox announcer), you are totally right, it was a rolling headbutt - this rolling strike thing is getting out of control lol! Seriously though, the elbow is dope, the knee and headbutt are kind of hard to read, he should just stick with the elbow and when he gets called up him and Barrett can fight about it. They don't seem to be able to come up with storyline plans for anyone so they should be happy with ones that write themselves.
 
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NXT must be edited very weirdly for other places, because in Australia we got the Ascension pose and I remember a few weeks back people were saying that the Summer/Natalya backstage segment was cut, but in Australia is was shown. Weird.
 
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Conor O'Brian has to be one of the ugliest men I've ever laid eyes on. Anytime WWE calls someone not "cosmetically pleasing" I will immediately pull up a picture of that dude. I'll also say that Mason Ryan lost a LOT of muscle mass, he looks so much smaller compared to 2009-2011 and is less awkward in the ring.

Decent NXT this past week, I didn't even know A-Ry still existed lol. I'm" not on the Paige train but she played her role well enough and Snuka for some reason have better NXT matches then WWE matches. I liked how they put over the NXT title but honestly I just can't take Big E Langston seriously he has the mannerisms of a goof, that isn't bad but when you're trying to promote him as someone intimidating it doesn't exactly aid him. Bo Dallas be Bo Dallas. The main event was alright, pretty run of the mill but I don't care much for Graves or Ohno so that probably didn't help but they did their part as did the Beard Brothers.
 
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Just to clarify I never said being ugly is a bad thing because I like Conor, dude is a machine but his face is tailor made to give people nightmares which makes being a monster heel that much easier for him.

With that said, I am looking forward to Zayn/Cesaro II as well. They've always had stellar chemistry and if anyone can put Zayn in his best light during his debut period it's the Swiss Superman.
 
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