NXT Thread III

Scott Hall · Post #181 » by **Scott Hall** » Thu Jul 9, 2020 11:16 pm

tugs · Post #182 » by **tugs** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:47 pm

Tegan Knox is going to be big. And I did not expect that Dakota Kai ambush, she's also getting legit.

Also, if there's one move I'd never be bothered getting spammed, it's the European Uppercut

Post #183 » by **Stanford** » Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:27 pm

tugs wrote:Tegan Knox is going to be big. And I did not expect that Dakota Kai ambush, she's also getting legit.

Also, if there's one move I'd never be bothered getting spammed, it's the European Uppercut

WWE Developmental is phenomenal. Every time you think the women's division is about to be depleted, a new group of women emerge. Knox and Kai floated around for a long time looking like average performers and now they're stepping up when given the opportunity.

Too bad about the main roster thing.

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Lame. You know who did care about who was winning in the ratings? The Hart Foundation and the NWO. I will never buy into a Wednesday Night War because of nice guy tweets like this.

improper · Post #184 » by **improper** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:41 am

Saw Tegan Nox came out recently and just wanted to say good for her. My family had a cousin who hid it for years and finally came out in a mass email to the whole family after getting married to another woman, and my response was, "Just pissed I didn't get to get drunk at your wedding." :lol:

tugs · Post #185 » by **tugs** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:52 am

Is it just me or Dexter Lumis' offense is a combo of Matt and Jeff's?

tugs · Post #186 » by **tugs** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:10 am

WAIT

A triple threat qualifier between Balor, Thatcher, and Lumis??? NXT is too stacked!

Post #187 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:35 pm

tugs wrote:Is it just me or Dexter Lumis' offense is a combo of Matt and Jeff's?

He did a lot of athletic moves last night that I didn't know he could - jumping over the ring steps, doing a kip-up into a leg drop, and the very long senton bomb. Last night's NXT had a lot of good stuff.

Scott Hall · Post #188 » by **Scott Hall** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:42 pm

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Post #189 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:00 pm

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That was great theater. And they've worked together before - McAfee distracted Cole at the end of a match with Alistair Black - costing him the match. I wouldn't be surprised if McAfee eventually becomes a color commentator for WWE.

Scott Hall · Post #190 » by **Scott Hall** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:12 pm

Ruzious wrote:
Scott Hall wrote:

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That was great theater. And they've worked together before - McAfee distracted Cole at the end of a match with Alistair Black - costing him the match. I wouldn't be surprised if McAfee eventually becomes a color commentator for WWE.

McAfee distracted Cole during a match costing him a win before? hmmm didn't know that

I'm impressed with the amount of swearing I've heard in wrestling lately with some of these angles

Post #191 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:23 pm

Scott Hall wrote:
Ruzious wrote:
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That was great theater. And they've worked together before - McAfee distracted Cole at the end of a match with Alistair Black - costing him the match. I wouldn't be surprised if McAfee eventually becomes a color commentator for WWE.

McAfee distracted Cole during a match costing him a win before? hmmm didn't know that

I'm impressed with the amount of swearing I've heard in wrestling lately with some of these angles

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I'm guessing he might have overdone his role there, but he's got some charisma.

Spens1 · Post #192 » by **Spens1** » Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:49 am

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Yep, that felt like an Adam Cole (in character interview), this is no surprise, he's the same guy he was in ROH and its the same now in NXT (which is great cause Adam Cole is one of the best heels in the world).

Only thing that could have made this even more of an Adam Cole interview is if he said 'do you know who i am' and 'bay-bay' in there as well.

Do I want to see this though, ehh, not really tbh. I'm sorry at this point they need to either pull the trigger and let Cole and the UE go up or release them cause one of the best things about NXT has been the rotation to be honest.

Post #193 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:49 am

Spens1 wrote:
Scott Hall wrote:
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Yep, that felt like an Adam Cole (in character interview), this is no surprise, he's the same guy he was in ROH and its the same now in NXT (which is great cause Adam Cole is one of the best heels in the world).

Only thing that could have made this even more of an Adam Cole interview is if he said 'do you know who i am' and 'bay-bay' in there as well.

Do I want to see this though, ehh, not really tbh. I'm sorry at this point they need to either pull the trigger and let Cole and the UE go up or release them cause one of the best things about NXT has been the rotation to be honest.

Cole is one of their main draws - I think it'd be a big mistake to part ways with him. And Strong has finally developed a personality to go with his great rassling. It might be that no Kyle O'Reilly in "the coronavirus era" makes the rest of the group more effective - though he and Fish made a great in-ring tag team (better than FTR, imo).

Spens1 · Post #194 » by **Spens1** » Fri Jul 24, 2020 12:50 pm

Ruzious wrote:
Spens1 wrote:
Scott Hall wrote:
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Yep, that felt like an Adam Cole (in character interview), this is no surprise, he's the same guy he was in ROH and its the same now in NXT (which is great cause Adam Cole is one of the best heels in the world).

Only thing that could have made this even more of an Adam Cole interview is if he said 'do you know who i am' and 'bay-bay' in there as well.

Do I want to see this though, ehh, not really tbh. I'm sorry at this point they need to either pull the trigger and let Cole and the UE go up or release them cause one of the best things about NXT has been the rotation to be honest.

Cole is one of their main draws - I think it'd be a big mistake to part ways with him. And Strong has finally developed a personality to go with his great rassling. It might be that no Kyle O'Reilly in "the coronavirus era" makes the rest of the group more effective - though he and Fish made a great in-ring tag team (better than FTR, imo).

I mean it doesn't make sense to part ways with Adam Cole but this company is so incompetent at booking it may be better for him honestly (only person it wouldn't benefit is Strong out of the UE).

I'd prefer to see Cole and the UE pushed on the main roster and become one of 'Vince's boys' like AJ did and become a top heel that way.

Also NXT's strongest point was the rotation and guys going up and a new lot of main eventers coming in, it meant well defined eras and some kind of progression (even if it mostly failed). Right now is probably the longest we've seen no big names going up to the main roster, even if its for the best.

Post #195 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Jul 24, 2020 1:19 pm

Right - with Matt Riddle being the exception. Who knows if Pete Dunne might have gotten a push up if he hadn't gotten stuck overseas.

The_Brecht · Post #196 » by **The_Brecht** » Fri Jul 24, 2020 4:00 pm

At a certain point in time I want a Strong vs Cole title match.

Scott Hall · Post #197 » by **Scott Hall** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:03 pm

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Post #198 » by **Ruzious** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:51 am

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i still think it's a total work - just wondering what the payoff will be.

iMoreland · Post #199 » by **iMoreland** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:29 am

Dexter Lumis is going to be a huge star

Post #200 » by **Ruzious** » Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:15 pm

iMoreland wrote:Dexter Lumis is going to be a huge star

He's finally being given an opportunity - I'm not sure why he hasn't in the past - maybe there's a reason. Now he's being used successfully against top guys who are able to do the story-telling in the match, and perhaps what he needed - he can do the impressive physical parts, but he needed his opponents to do the bulk of the storytelling. And he does some things physically that you don't expect from a guy his size - about 6'2 240. Eventually, they'll match him up against Karrion Kross. Kross will carry them, and that should be a pairing that can work for years. They both look like champions, can do it the ring, and Kross has the personality to make it big. That's how I see it going.