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Post by ARUN on Mar 19, 2015 8:29:37 GMT -5
Too bad. I liked them as a team.
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Post by MADNESS_NH_97 on Mar 19, 2015 8:46:41 GMT -5
Ascension is a former NXT Tag Team, Vince is jealous as Hell beczlause NXT is better than RAW, SD etc etc so therefor he punishes the majority of NXT Guys !
Big E, Bo Dallas, Adam Rose/Leo Kruger, The Ascension... I wonder what will happen to Neville(who most likley will be the next guy that goes to the Main Roster)
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 19, 2015 8:50:41 GMT -5
Giving them a knockoff gimmick to start their main roster run was coffin nails. They'll have to re-package if they want to stay around.
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Post by cmiller79 on Mar 19, 2015 9:10:50 GMT -5
I was a big fan of them in nxt but I've kinda given up hope on them on the main roster
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 19, 2015 9:19:06 GMT -5
Ascension is a former NXT Tag Team, Vince is jealous as Hell beczlause NXT is better than RAW, SD etc etc so therefor he punishes the majority of NXT Guys ! Big E, Bo Dallas, Adam Rose/Leo Kruger, The Ascension... I wonder what will happen to Neville(who most likley will be the next guy that goes to the Main Roster) I highly doubt that Vince McMahon is mad or jealous of NXT. It makes him money. Big E - I think that he was handled fine upon call up and I thought his IC Title run was good. However, he fell victim to the WWE's booking issues of not knowing what to do with anyone long term. Once he dropped the belt, he became irrelevant. This happens to a lot of people, not just NXT guys. Bo Dallas - Was winning matches and getting microphone time, though he needed more direction. However, a guy with his look and skill set probably won't be higher than the midcard. The injury hurt him. Adam Rose - Gimmick was a joke and hard to get over on the main roster. Gimmick had a midcard ceiling The Ascension - Not a very impressive tag team but booking has been awful. Again, I don't think this has to do with being NXT guys. No tag teams get booked well except for the Usos and Kidd/Cesaro lately. Look at New Day. Same boat at Ascension.
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Post by T R W on Mar 19, 2015 9:22:34 GMT -5
I think if they kept Ascension off tv for a month, just toned down the gimmick some, and gave them a new finisher, they could be fine. But I doubt they actually do that.
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Post by johnnyb on Mar 19, 2015 10:16:32 GMT -5
I wasn't a fan of them in NXT, didn't think they tweaked the gimmick in a positive way when they hit the main roster, and thought they were just underwhelming in almost every single way.
But there's no reason they should have brought them up and intentionally sabotaged them the way they did. It's ridiculous and embarrassing how obvious it is when creative actively dislikes a team/performer and refuses to do their job in trying to get them over. Like seriously... this is a pair of wrestlers that I don't give a damn about but it makes me uncomfortable to know that they were brought up and booked intentionally to fail.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2015 10:20:14 GMT -5
The original idea behind the Ascension was cool. They were two regular guys who just happened to be really dark and weird.
Somehow upon coming to the main roster, they turned into God of War/Mortal Kombat ripoff characters.
Also, please keep them far away from a microphone. Please.
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Post by MADNESS_NH_97 on Mar 19, 2015 11:55:49 GMT -5
Ascension is a former NXT Tag Team, Vince is jealous as Hell beczlause NXT is better than RAW, SD etc etc so therefor he punishes the majority of NXT Guys ! Big E, Bo Dallas, Adam Rose/Leo Kruger, The Ascension... I wonder what will happen to Neville(who most likley will be the next guy that goes to the Main Roster) I highly doubt that Vince McMahon is mad or jealous of NXT. It makes him money. Big E - I think that he was handled fine upon call up and I thought his IC Title run was good. However, he fell victim to the WWE's booking issues of not knowing what to do with anyone long term. Once he dropped the belt, he became irrelevant. This happens to a lot of people, not just NXT guys. Bo Dallas - Was winning matches and getting microphone time, though he needed more direction. However, a guy with his look and skill set probably won't be higher than the midcard. The injury hurt him. Adam Rose - Gimmick was a joke and hard to get over on the main roster. Gimmick had a midcard ceiling The Ascension - Not a very impressive tag team but booking has been awful. Again, I don't think this has to do with being NXT guys. No tag teams get booked well except for the Usos and Kidd/Cesaro lately. Look at New Day. Same boat at Ascension. There are enough reports on the Internet that confirm that he is ! And it might makes him Money but in the end NXT is much better than HIS Shows. Why else would he completly change The Ascnesion's Gimmick's just to bury them? I don't think people would call them LOD Rip Offs all the time if they would still have their NXT "Look/Gimmick" ! And if they would give them the chance they could perform good Matches with The Usos or Kidd/Cesaro ! I guess not many people know that but Viktor actually was in the Hart Dungeon ! So he could be able to do much more than Squash Matches and Konnor who atleast is "decent" in the Ring could be able to much more than Squash Matches aswell !
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 19, 2015 12:02:38 GMT -5
I highly doubt that Vince McMahon is mad or jealous of NXT. It makes him money. Big E - I think that he was handled fine upon call up and I thought his IC Title run was good. However, he fell victim to the WWE's booking issues of not knowing what to do with anyone long term. Once he dropped the belt, he became irrelevant. This happens to a lot of people, not just NXT guys. Bo Dallas - Was winning matches and getting microphone time, though he needed more direction. However, a guy with his look and skill set probably won't be higher than the midcard. The injury hurt him. Adam Rose - Gimmick was a joke and hard to get over on the main roster. Gimmick had a midcard ceiling The Ascension - Not a very impressive tag team but booking has been awful. Again, I don't think this has to do with being NXT guys. No tag teams get booked well except for the Usos and Kidd/Cesaro lately. Look at New Day. Same boat at Ascension. There are enough reports on the Internet that confirm that he is ! And it might makes him Money but in the end NXT is much better than HIS Shows. Why else would he completly change The Ascnesion's Gimmick's just to bury them? I don't think people would call them LOD Rip Offs all the time if they would still have their NXT "Look/Gimmick" ! And if they would give them the chance they could perform good Matches with The Usos or Kidd/Cesaro ! I guess not many people know that but Viktor actually was in the Hart Dungeon ! So he could be able to do much more than Squash Matches and Konnor who atleast is "decent" in the Ring could be able to much more than Squash Matches aswell ! Internet reports are hard to believe. Also, Viktor is not awful but Konnor is dreadful. There's a reason he's been in developmental since about 1991. Granted they haven't been treated well but I think it's more the fact that creative and the writers are clueless.
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Post by famdamuxwl on Mar 19, 2015 17:55:59 GMT -5
Really? Everyone knows where The Ascension are. Their back in the WASTE LAND!
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Post by McBlake on Mar 19, 2015 17:59:39 GMT -5
I was pretty hyped after reading everyone's comments about their work in NXT. Missed a few Raws during their debut and first time I seen them was apparently their first defeat against the PTP.
I laughed.
I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't that.
Quite honestly, they such. I'm never usually that harsh, but I see nothing in them at all and couldn't care less if they were done or not.
Legion of Doom this ain't.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2015 18:41:18 GMT -5
Don't know, don't care.
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Post by Mr Wrestling Jr. on Mar 19, 2015 22:06:45 GMT -5
If they did their NXT Gimmick instead of the "WE'RE BETTER THAN THE ROAD WARRIORS SO WE WEAR SPIKES AND FACE PAINT LIKE THE ROAD WARRIORS TO PROVE IT!" thing, I think they might've had a better few weeks. Why insult tag teams from 20 years ago? That's the past, insult or challenge teams from today. Usos, Matadores, Masters of the Universe, New Day. Like A-Rob said, dead from the ing start. Also their finish looks awkward as .
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Post by Cody Rhodes Diva on Mar 19, 2015 22:52:42 GMT -5
This: Source: Daily Wrestling News- Konnor and Viktor of The Ascension are the latest NXT stars that have failed to transition to WWE’s main roster successfully. Their stock has fallen a lot lately, as is clear by how they’ve been booked on WWE TV since losing to The Prime Time Players on RAW a few weeks back. Word is that their push is “dead” and they’re not expected for the WWE Tag Team Title match at WrestleMania 31. Something tells me that The Ascension will be a part of WWE's upcoming post- WrestleMania roster cuts when all is said and done.
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Post by theMOESIAH on Mar 20, 2015 0:05:52 GMT -5
Okay, follow up question:
Did they do something different in NXT? A lot of people why psyched when they got called up and for the life of me I cannot understand why.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 20, 2015 9:47:01 GMT -5
Okay, follow up question: Did they do something different in NXT? A lot of people why psyched when they got called up and for the life of me I cannot understand why. They didn't have the face paint and didn't try to say they were better than LOD or anything like that. They were just two badass dudes. I still wasn't a big fan because they don't impress me in the ring, but their gimmick was better in NXT.
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Post by The Future on Mar 20, 2015 9:51:24 GMT -5
Meh. No real loss if they are let go. Conor O'Brian or whatever his name is was in developmental for like 8 years. Imo, if you're in the minors that long and then get the call-up and still fail to connect with the audience, it's just not meant to be. They don't even function that well as a team. I'm over it.
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Mar 20, 2015 10:02:33 GMT -5
This: Source: Daily Wrestling News- Konnor and Viktor of The Ascension are the latest NXT stars that have failed to transition to WWE’s main roster successfully. Their stock has fallen a lot lately, as is clear by how they’ve been booked on WWE TV since losing to The Prime Time Players on RAW a few weeks back. Word is that their push is “dead” and they’re not expected for the WWE Tag Team Title match at WrestleMania 31. Something tells me that The Ascension will be a part of WWE's upcoming post- WrestleMania roster cuts when all is said and done. you think everyone is going to be cut at all times.......
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Post by theMOESIAH on Mar 20, 2015 18:02:20 GMT -5
Okay, follow up question: Did they do something different in NXT? A lot of people why psyched when they got called up and for the life of me I cannot understand why. They didn't have the face paint and didn't try to say they were better than LOD or anything like that. They were just two badass dudes. I still wasn't a big fan because they don't impress me in the ring, but their gimmick was better in NXT. I'm not a fan at all either but I hate to see anyone work that had at their dream only to never get a real shot. So hopefully someone will have enough sense to re-repackage them back to something resembling their NXT gimmick. Then they can fail. Because they can't wrestle. And I won't feel as bad for them.
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