NXT Thread II

Post #641 » by **studcrackers** » Thu Mar 3, 2016 7:29 pm

Dunthreevy wrote:
studcrackers wrote:whoever the white dude was in the purple tights vs the vaudevillains was, he had one of the worst tattoos ive ever seen.

also, as much as i love em, and even own their shirt, i fear the vaudevillains will never see the main roster and it makes me

That's Hugo Knox. From what I've seen of him on social media he's a real douchebag. Seems like the male equivalent of Eva Marie. If they put those 2 together it would probably be the biggest heat magnet duo of all time.

He had a helluva body

improper · Post #642 » by **improper** » Thu Mar 3, 2016 7:34 pm

Ruzious wrote:Yeah, I assumed that was Danielson until looking at the caption. Riddle missed an awful lot of MMA matches due to various injuries, and he was only a welterweight at 170 lbs max. But from the pictures, it looks like he's gained a lot of muscle mass - considering he was listed at 6'1. Hopefully he stays healthy - sounds like a talent.

If he fought at 170, he probably walked around at 185-190 minimum. And that's not taking into account that he'd be able to beef up significantly once he no longer had to worry about being able to cut to make weight.

Dunthreevy · Post #643 » by **Dunthreevy** » Thu Mar 3, 2016 7:54 pm

Ruzious wrote:Yeah, I assumed that was Danielson until looking at the caption. Riddle missed an awful lot of MMA matches due to various injuries, and he was only a welterweight at 170 lbs max. But from the pictures, it looks like he's gained a lot of muscle mass - considering he was listed at 6'1. Hopefully he stays healthy - sounds like a talent.

He's got a marketable look for sure. Interesting prospect. Word is he's working EVOLVE events through Mania but could be joining NXT after that.

And yeah, he's definitely a lot heavier than 170. If this guy is 6'1" he probably weighed upwards of 200 here. The weight cuts amateur wrestlers/MMA fighters go through are insane.

Post #644 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Mar 3, 2016 9:07 pm

Yeah, and I'm guessing what he had to do for those weight cuts contributed to some of his injuries - so I won't assume he's injury-prone.

Dunthreevy · Post #645 » by **Dunthreevy** » Thu Mar 3, 2016 10:30 pm

Neville sells/bumps better than anyone in WWE currently

Post #646 » by **Marcus** » Thu Mar 3, 2016 11:20 pm

Dunthreevy wrote:Neville sells/bumps better than anyone in WWE currently

No love for Sami?

Post #647 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Mar 4, 2016 5:10 am

Dunthreevy wrote:Apparently Matt Riddle (former UFC fighter) will be working in NXT soon. Kinda interested to see what they do with him gimmick-wise. He had a shoot/MMA gimmick in the indies.

is that x-pac as the ref?

Post #648 » by **Marcus** » Fri Mar 4, 2016 5:14 am

studcrackers wrote:
Dunthreevy wrote:Apparently Matt Riddle (former UFC fighter) will be working in NXT soon. Kinda interested to see what they do with him gimmick-wise. He had a shoot/MMA gimmick in the indies.

is that x-pac as the ref?

Yes. Yes it is.

Post #649 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Mar 4, 2016 5:24 am

And that kind of selling on the best moves your opponent makes - helps turn stars into superstars that people pay to see. Wow, that DDT by Steen looked brutal - because Steen executed well but more because Neville sold it.

I'm sure people will say that Dolph Ziggler is the best. But he's so over-the-top with the pain and suffering that at some point it loses its luster.

improper · Post #650 » by **improper** » Fri Mar 4, 2016 1:25 pm

Ruzious wrote:And that kind of selling on the best moves your opponent makes - helps turn stars into superstars that people pay to see. Wow, that DDT by Steen looked brutal - because Steen executed well but more because Neville sold it.

I'm sure people will say that Dolph Ziggler is the best. But he's so over-the-top with the pain and suffering that at some point it loses its luster.

Shawn Michaels, for all his backstage politicking, was one of the all-time great sellers in wrestling history. I mean, the majority of his big matches revolved around him getting his ass kicked and selling an epic beating before he was able to pull a miraculous comeback and win. And not like a John Cena comeback where he was suddenly just totally fine despite getting destroyed for ten minutes. Like a real comeback where he fought through the pain and managed to scrape out a victory.

Dunthreevy · Post #651 » by **Dunthreevy** » Fri Mar 4, 2016 3:20 pm

Ruzious wrote:And that kind of selling on the best moves your opponent makes - helps turn stars into superstars that people pay to see. Wow, that DDT by Steen looked brutal - because Steen executed well but more because Neville sold it.

I'm sure people will say that Dolph Ziggler is the best. But he's so over-the-top with the pain and suffering that at some point it loses its luster.

Dolph is a great performer but I think he started buying into his own hype about how good he sells because his bumps just started getting more and more comical and unbelievable. It's to the point now where you can't even suspend your disbelief and buy into the matches story because he's so over the top that you're just like "ok I feel stupid watching this nonsense".

Dunthreevy · Post #652 » by **Dunthreevy** » Fri Mar 4, 2016 6:46 pm

I get more impressed with Baron Corbin every time he's on tv. The dude is really putting it all together. That stare down with Regal was dope as ****. Also, total luck but hitting Regal in the face with that shirt from that distance was so awesome. Made the segment even more bad ass.

iMoreland · Post #653 » by **iMoreland** » Mon Mar 7, 2016 2:09 am

Finn met the parents

[tweet]https://twitter.com/wwebalor/status/706658601931304960[/tweet]

Dunthreevy · Post #654 » by **Dunthreevy** » Mon Mar 7, 2016 5:13 pm

Nerlens No Ls wrote:Finn met the parents

Things are getting pretty serious with Finn Baylor. :cuddle

WRau1 · Post #655 » by **WRau1** » Mon Mar 7, 2016 10:36 pm

Dunthreevy wrote:
Nerlens No Ls wrote:Finn met the parents

Things are getting pretty serious with Finn Baylor.

Are they actually together?

Dunthreevy · Post #656 » by **Dunthreevy** » Tue Mar 8, 2016 1:40 am

WRau1 wrote:
Dunthreevy wrote:
Nerlens No Ls wrote:Finn met the parents

Things are getting pretty serious with Finn Baylor.

Are they actually together?

Honestly, at first I just thought it was some fun little thing they were doing since they're both SUPER babyfaces and the champs of their divisions, but the longer it goes on the more I think it's possible that it's real. I know she was dating some dude during the filming of Breaking Ground show on the network, but that was all before they started doing this cute little **** her and Finn have been doing.

tugs · Post #657 » by **tugs** » Tue Mar 8, 2016 1:30 pm

You think Balor does the body paint thing and entrance when they do it while the inflatable sign dancers are watching?

improper · Post #658 » by **improper** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:55 am

Kind of crazy that we heard about this Zayn/Nakamura match what seems like months ago and it finally made it onto tonight's NXT. I feel like they tape these things a little too far ahead sometimes.

iMoreland · Post #659 » by **iMoreland** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 6:18 am

Corey Graves is great

Mike Hunt · Post #660 » by **Mike Hunt** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:01 am

Austin Aries cut a pretty good promo during the most recent episode. I'm not familiar with his work, but that was a solid babyface promo and most babyface promos are unbearably bad.