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Post by shenmue on Apr 23, 2020 11:52:38 GMT -5
"Adam Cole has pinned the NXT Champion Adam Cole" Awesome ending on the commentary there lol. I also like Dexter, he plays the creepy role very well, seems a decent worker in the ring as well.
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Post by LA Times on Apr 23, 2020 12:47:25 GMT -5
I dont like El Hijo del Fantasma's new ring attire. He should wear his gear from Mexico/Impact
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2020 13:16:08 GMT -5
I really want to like Dexter Lumis, but he's kinda meh. Well... I take it back - consider me intrigued! He looked like a made man last night and I'm all for him going after the UE. Glad you're aboard! Dexter had me hooked right from that breakout tournament ages ago. So delightfully creepy and nuts.
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Post by cableV on Apr 23, 2020 13:34:10 GMT -5
Johnny's cup under class would make a great accessory for his next figure . That whole segment was fantastic.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Apr 24, 2020 13:37:33 GMT -5
Good episode this week, absolutely loving this new Johnny/Candice storyline. This new plan of Johnny and Candice reigning atop NXT together has got me excited! Their explanation is hard to disagree with, easily setting up as the heroes in their story. Interesting new look for Candice. I always thought it would be good for the two to manage each other and be a real power couple across both divisions. I'm ready for NXT in the image of Mr and Mrs Wrestling.
I really hope wrestling companies stop with this trend of not bothering to properly introduce new stars to their audience. Personally I'm feeling a big disconnect with this Ciampa attack storyline, because Tom and Byron just casually namedropped the attackers, despite the camera not getting a good look at them, nor was there any official reveal (as far as I'm aware). I honestly can't see a reason why they didn't put any effort to introduce these people. Yes in this age, a lot of people watch the indies. But not everyone. You can't just assume that the entire audience watches every wrestling company on the planet. I only know it was Killer Kross and Scarlet Bordeaux because of fan tweets and then the casual namedropping on NXT, as though Byron and Tom expected us to instantly know. If they hadn't have casually namedropped them, I would still think it was an unsolved mystery.
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Post by Brick Man on Apr 30, 2020 0:00:32 GMT -5
Well... I take it back - consider me intrigued! He looked like a made man last night and I'm all for him going after the UE. Glad you're aboard! Dexter had me hooked right from that breakout tournament ages ago. So delightfully creepy and nuts. I've been a fan since his TNA days! Even have his shirt!
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Post by McBlake on Apr 30, 2020 9:56:36 GMT -5
Seems a bit weird to have Lumis straight back into nothing matches after last week.
Gargano/Dijakovic is something I really didn't know I wanted until know though. Really exciting for that. Hopefully it build up to a proper feud and they get a Takeover match from it.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Apr 30, 2020 13:14:09 GMT -5
Another really good show, thankfully NXT hasn’t really missed as much of a step due to about 80% of their roster living in Florida. They haven’t been hit quite as hard and Raw, Smackdown, and AEW
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Post by @brit_figs on Apr 30, 2020 15:26:05 GMT -5
Another really good show, thankfully NXT hasn’t really missed as much of a step due to about 80% of their roster living in Florida. They haven’t been hit quite as hard and Raw, Smackdown, and AEW This, totally!
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Post by Brick Man on Apr 30, 2020 15:31:19 GMT -5
Another very bland episode for me. NXT just has nothing that interests me. Gargano/Candice as heels is so cringe to me. lol I cannot take Johnny cutting heel promos. I don't think he's good on the mic at all! And this has made it worse. I don't know why NXT has a hard-on for turning genuine, good babyfaces heel (Candice, Johnny, Io, Dakota) but this needs to stop. This is so so cringy!
I can't wait for Kross to finally debut!
I am loving Dexter but I was hoping he'd stay up with the main eventers after last week and not go back to squashes.
Not looking forward to Dijakovic/Gargano at all. Charlotte/Io should be really really good though! Looking forward to that!
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Post by hitmancmedge on Apr 30, 2020 16:12:29 GMT -5
Another very bland episode for me. NXT just has nothing that interests me. Gargano/Candice as heels is so cringe to me. lol I cannot take Johnny cutting heel promos. I don't think he's good on the mic at all! And this has made it worse. I don't know why NXT has a hard-on for turning genuine, good babyfaces heel (Candice, Johnny, Io, Dakota) but this needs to stop. This is so so cringy! I can't wait for Kross to finally debut! I am loving Dexter but I was hoping he'd stay up with the main eventers after last week and not go back to squashes. Not looking forward to Dijakovic/Gargano at all. Charlotte/Io should be really really good though! Looking forward to that! I mean what do you do when the fans turn you heel? They almost had no choice with Johnny, the fans starting booing him. They booed him against Cole, they booed him against Finn. They turned on him. Kai is doing a tremendous job as a heel, she was lost in the shuffle as a face. She is top of the pecking order as a heel, pretty sure Io is back to being a face.
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Post by Brick Man on Apr 30, 2020 16:37:26 GMT -5
Another very bland episode for me. NXT just has nothing that interests me. Gargano/Candice as heels is so cringe to me. lol I cannot take Johnny cutting heel promos. I don't think he's good on the mic at all! And this has made it worse. I don't know why NXT has a hard-on for turning genuine, good babyfaces heel (Candice, Johnny, Io, Dakota) but this needs to stop. This is so so cringy! I can't wait for Kross to finally debut! I am loving Dexter but I was hoping he'd stay up with the main eventers after last week and not go back to squashes. Not looking forward to Dijakovic/Gargano at all. Charlotte/Io should be really really good though! Looking forward to that! I mean what do you do when the fans turn you heel? They almost had no choice with Johnny, the fans starting booing him. They booed him against Cole, they booed him against Finn. They turned on him. Kai is doing a tremendous job as a heel, she was lost in the shuffle as a face. She is top of the pecking order as a heel, pretty sure Io is back to being a face. NXT turned him heel before that. They turned him heel and he aligned with Ciampa and then they never gave him a proper he's back to being a babyface moment, I feel. I think the crowd was still reacting odd to him because of his oddly timed heel turn from last year. I feel like that turn never should have happened as it hurt is overall overness and he never recovered.
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Post by sonstuds on May 2, 2020 14:46:41 GMT -5
Regardless whether she needed to turn heel or not, we should all appreciate that Candice LeRae does Super Dragon's Curb Stomp as a finisher now.
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Post by Brick Man on May 6, 2020 17:52:35 GMT -5
Beyond excited for Kross/Scarlett to finally debut! I hope they do more with Dexter tonight too and not just another squash. The Cruiserweight matches are killing me. They are "fine" but that's it. They don't really excite me all that much and they take up a good portion of the show each week. I was expecting myself to like the Cruiserweight tournament more than I am. Dijakovic/Gargano is a huge turn off for me. Not a fan of either of their match styles. Charlotte/Io should be amazing! I cannot wait for that match! Dream/Cole is interesting. I know nothing has been proven in the Dream's "personal life" but it's still odd seeing him. Like, I don't envy NXT for being in the position they are in.
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Post by deskjet on May 6, 2020 19:51:53 GMT -5
Impressed entrance
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 19:53:29 GMT -5
That entrance was horrible. Sadly, I didn’t expect to see much of Kross here. So I’ll still base my judgment from his Impact Wrestling stint... which wasn’t good.
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Post by GBGav on May 6, 2020 20:57:08 GMT -5
Dream and Cole being covered in the glitter from Chelsea Green's skirt is unintentionally hilarious.
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Post by BaLoR RoLLiNS on May 6, 2020 22:50:39 GMT -5
Well NXT was underwhelming
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Post by Brick Man on May 7, 2020 0:10:18 GMT -5
I LOVE Kross! Been a fan since his GFW days. I liked the debut, but I was not a fan of the entrance at all. WOW. lol Triple H puts way way way too much importance on entrances and tries too hard to make them all Mania-level entrances. I would remove Scarlett singing from it. Besides his entrance, which was way over done, I liked that he just squashed the guy. Guy didn't get in offense, just got destroyed. Hated Balor's promo. Balor's gimmick of "saying insider terms" is mega cringy to me. He said "push"! He said "squash"! He said "laid down for!" That is not cool to me at all. Feels very dated, makes him look bad to me. He has a cool look, I feel they are doing him dirty with the promos. Charlotte/Io was good! Really liked that and liked that Charlotte didn't beat her. Keeping Io up there, I appreciated that.
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Post by Yambag Jones on May 7, 2020 9:20:36 GMT -5
What's the overall plan for NXT right now? After that main event I don't really know what direction the show is moving in. Like, was Dream supposed to win the title before the pedophile stuff?
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