JL Styles
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Post by JL Styles on Jun 18, 2020 15:13:16 GMT -5
Overall, another really solid episode of NXT.
The tag title match was very good. Breezango's entrance was fantastic, and they are just so entertaining. Imperium is a really good team. Hope to see more from these two teams in the future, and it does seem like a fatal four way tag with these two teams, Indus Sher, and Lorcan and Burch is on the horizon.
Priest-Dain was fine. I like Priest a great deal, and his match with Grimes should be very good.
Forget the Stone stuff for a minute, but I can't believe Aliyah actually won a match.
The Undisputed Era skit was funny. Silly stuff always will have it's place in wrestling. Didn't Jericho challenge Hardy's drone on AEW not too long ago? I mean, c'mon, that's absurd, but that's wrestling sometimes.
I can't wait for the triple threat next week. Whoever wins is going to have an awesome match with Cole. We all win there.
Kai-Carter was good. Dakota is rolling these days. A title shot might be in her future.
Reed-Kross next week could be great.
The women's tag title match was great. All four women are just so good, and Io coming in at the end was well done. I like how they had Io remind Bayley and Sasha that NXT is her show.
Again, another solid overall episode of the best wrestling going today.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Jun 24, 2020 4:32:53 GMT -5
Who is everybody's pick to be double champ after the title vs title match?
I think it's gonna be Finn or Lee but I can't really decide which,I think I'm leaning more towards Finn. Tonight and July 8th matches are gonna be awesome no matter who wins. The next couple months should be really exciting
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Post by McBlake on Jun 24, 2020 6:21:11 GMT -5
I reckon they'll pull the trigger on Lee, but the whole double champion thing is a lazy idea in general. It's an obvious attempt to rival Fyter Fest. The last double champion they did was such a waste of time as well with Becky losing one of her titles at the first chance of asking.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2020 9:24:19 GMT -5
Screwy finish and no winner. Kross interferes and lays out the field, match gets canned, Lee and Kross continue to brawl so Kross has a reason to chase n.a. title instead of main one. Johnny then takes title from Cole next takeover and Candace goes over Io, leading to Lee eventually taking title from Johnny and mia taking title off Candace.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 24, 2020 13:07:48 GMT -5
Who is everybody's pick to be double champ after the title vs title match? I think it's gonna be Finn or Lee but I can't really decide which,I think I'm leaning more towards Finn. Tonight and July 8th matches are gonna be awesome no matter who wins. The next couple months should be really exciting I’d pick Keith Lee, but wouldn’t be shocked if Cole held both titles.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 24, 2020 13:11:36 GMT -5
Screwy finish and no winner. I wish NXT would stay away from crap like that. What’s wrong with booking someone winning cleanly to put them over? That’d be a really bad look for NXT to hype this up (regardless if it’s counter-programming or not) and give a non-finish or an interference finish.
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Jun 24, 2020 13:11:51 GMT -5
After IYH, Lee was my pick to dethrone Cole but I didn't know how to get the NA Championship off him first.
The apparent answer: you don't lol
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Post by Angusdacat on Jun 24, 2020 13:27:29 GMT -5
Crowds aren't coming back any time soon, it's time for Cole's reign to end. Lee is honestly the perfect guy to do it but I see Balor getting it instead.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 24, 2020 20:45:56 GMT -5
I don’t know why Roddy waited nearly 20 years to show this kind of personality but he is nailing this angle and is being hilarious.
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Post by Angusdacat on Jun 24, 2020 21:01:59 GMT -5
YES!!! LEE VS COLE LET'S GO
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 24, 2020 21:02:37 GMT -5
I don’t know why Roddy waited nearly 20 years to show this kind of personality but he is nailing this angle and is being hilarious. You should check out his PWG championship run. Cocky Roddy is so damn good and there’s a lot of familiar faces.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 24, 2020 21:02:58 GMT -5
What’re the high points of tonight’s show?
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 24, 2020 21:29:57 GMT -5
What’re the high points of tonight’s show? Main event, Undisputed Era skit, and Crusierweight title match.
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Post by marino13 on Jun 24, 2020 21:30:06 GMT -5
Glad Lee won, but they need to put the title on him now. Don't let Kross ruin it, just give Lee the title.
Roderick Strong cracked me up tonight. I just wish they had shown him run out the door and down the street.
Kyle O'Reilly is really funny too. I think he could be the break out star if the UE ever split.
Both Lumis & Escobar are progressing perfectly.
Priest vs Grimes was good too. I think I'm gonna like Priest as a face.
I'd like to see Thatcher in the ring some more. But I don't like his current direction.
Wish Dunne, GYV, and Mustache Mountain were able to be around more.
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Post by kinnikuman on Jun 24, 2020 21:30:35 GMT -5
So Lee beats Cole and Kross beats Lee.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 0:32:00 GMT -5
So uh... NXT announced the Great American Bash coming for the next 2 weeks on NXT.
I can't even.... I'm actually in tears laughing right now. I mean counter programming is one thing, but then literally using the name of one of Dusty's creations. That is a whole new level of.... Wait, that's the exact amount of petty I would expect.
I enjoyed the show tonight all things considered, but it'll probably be my last one for a few weeks. Roderick was hilarious, and with no fans why not have them have a little fun. I can't get enough Dexter Lumis. Not an amazing show by any stretch but not terrible.
Edit: This is even more hilarious now that I realize night one will be on Canada Day.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 25, 2020 10:31:06 GMT -5
Cool start to the show, I didn't expect Lee to get the win against Priest.
I liked the Thatcher segment. It seems like he's building a stable similar to Catch Point? It definitely has potential.
Escobar/Atlas was good. It felt like these guys left some on the table, so hopefully there's a longer match down the road.
I hate these Undiputed Era segments. Please just make them jock a-holes who are badass in the ring. NXT is trying to Sports-Entertain me to death.
I'm curious about Indus Sher's ceiling in-ring. It'd be cool if NXT has another solid tag team on their hands.
Women's tag was unimpressive. Had to watch it at 1.5 speed to get through it.
Kross/Reed was everything I thought it'd be. Big guys beating the hell out of each other in a short-ish match is fun. I'm so out on the Kross/Scarlett entrance. It reminds me of a CAW entrance and someone added every option AND lip synching.
Ripley/Aliyah. Nothing notable. Aliyah's not great, and the Robert Stone thing is whatever & feels directionless.
Loomis/Strong was so frustrating. Imagine these guys having an actual wrestling match instead of doing this schtick.
Lee/Gargano/Balor was like 3 stars for me. Nothing too memorable, but I really liked Lee winning clean in the middle of the ring.
The whole Great American Bash thing is just so ridiculous. Spur of the moment, no build, blatant counter-programming hoping to cash in and attract older fans. If AEW did this people would be so upset. I don't have super strong feelings on it. It's just really petty and lame. This Wednesday night "war" would be more interesting if NXT wasn't worried about what the other guys were doing. Stay in your lane and make a dope wrestling show with your insanely deep roster.
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Post by McBlake on Jun 25, 2020 12:27:54 GMT -5
I have no issue with the Great American Bash thing at all. They'd be stupid not to do something big to rival AEW. The only winners are us anyway, 2 Wednesdays in a row we're probably gonna get PPV quality matches from both AEW and NXT.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 12:34:02 GMT -5
Cool start to the show, I didn't expect Lee to get the win against Priest. I liked the Thatcher segment. It seems like he's building a stable similar to Catch Point? It definitely has potential. Escobar/Atlas was good. It felt like these guys left some on the table, so hopefully there's a longer match down the road. I hate these Undiputed Era segments. Please just make them jock a-holes who are badass in the ring. NXT is trying to Sports-Entertain me to death. I'm curious about Indus Sher's ceiling in-ring. It'd be cool if NXT has another solid tag team on their hands. Women's tag was unimpressive. Had to watch it at 1.5 speed to get through it. Kross/Reed was everything I thought it'd be. Big guys beating the hell out of each other in a short-ish match is fun. I'm so out on the Kross/Scarlett entrance. It reminds me of a CAW entrance and someone added every option AND lip synching. Ripley/Aliyah. Nothing notable. Aliyah's not great, and the Robert Stone thing is whatever & feels directionless. Loomis/Strong was so frustrating. Imagine these guys having an actual wrestling match instead of doing this schtick. Lee/Gargano/Balor was like 3 stars for me. Nothing too memorable, but I really liked Lee winning clean in the middle of the ring. The whole Great American Bash thing is just so ridiculous. Spur of the moment, no build, blatant counter-programming hoping to cash in and attract older fans. If AEW did this people would be so upset. I don't have super strong feelings on it. It's just really petty and lame. This Wednesday night "war" would be more interesting if NXT wasn't worried about what the other guys were doing. Stay in your lane and make a dope wrestling show with your insanely deep roster. I miss when NXT was a one hour show on the wwe network. Why is NXT doing all the nostalgia shows? First In Your House, now Great American Bash... will they do Halloween Havoc in October? You can tell Vince McMahon is having more influence on these shows making it very easy to choose AEW over this!
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Post by JL Styles on Jun 25, 2020 13:11:28 GMT -5
Grimes-Priest was good to start the show. Grimes is doing great in the annoying heel role. He would even be better with an actual live crowd booing the heck out of him.
The UE segment was funny again. O’Reilly has more personality than I thought he had.
Escobar-Atlas was solid. There is potential with Escobar’s stable.
The women’s tag match was ok. Dakota is definitely getting a large push, and I would be shocked if she doesn’t win the fatal four way next week.
Reed-Kross was really good for what it was. Kross is being built like an unstoppable force. His entrance is great and will be even better when actual live crowds are back.
Rhea-Aliyah was fine. Robert Stone is entertaining. Aliyah’s winning streak is over at one.
The main event was great. Lee vs Cole should be fantastic, and it’s time for Lee to have the title.
The Bash stuff is a bit petty, but so is Brodie Lee doing a Mr. McMahon impersonation and Cody using a sledgehammer to destroy HHH’s throne. That’s the wrestling business.
NXT was solid again, as is the norm.
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