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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2021 21:34:46 GMT -5
didn't catch the full show, but what i saw was decent. cool to see joe as champ again at least. still waiting on someone to tell me about kai/raquel lol. i love dakota kai. I thought it was a pretty good match.
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Aug 22, 2021 21:37:01 GMT -5
Well looks like this era of NXT is ending in the next few weeks,I hope the rebooted brand focus on the likes of Steiner,Boudreaux,Dunne,Bate,Dragunov,Grimes..ect plus WALTER if they can finally get him over to the US on a full time bases.Then mix in a few old timers to steady the brand with Joe & Cesaro or something along those lines.a refocused and reboot NXT could still be good if they don't fully focus on big meat head green talents but instead put them into the mix with talents that can actually go and one that can hold their hands while they develop.
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Post by toki on Aug 22, 2021 21:37:53 GMT -5
didn't catch the full show, but what i saw was decent. cool to see joe as champ again at least. still waiting on someone to tell me about kai/raquel lol. i love dakota kai. I thought it was a pretty good match. doubt ill check out the full show but I'll probably go back to give that a watch. wish we had capkota on our team so bad, mitch lol.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2021 21:43:13 GMT -5
I thought it was a pretty good match. doubt ill check out the full show but I'll probably go back to give that a watch. wish we had capkota on our team so bad, mitch lol. Haha I think she's gonna get called up in the next few months
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Post by toki on Aug 22, 2021 21:49:52 GMT -5
doubt ill check out the full show but I'll probably go back to give that a watch. wish we had capkota on our team so bad, mitch lol. Haha I think she's gonna get called up in the next few months hope it's worth it. I'll pray for her. 😅
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 22, 2021 22:46:54 GMT -5
I'd bet money the future of NXT will be a Tough Enough style weekly show (sans contest) where we watch n00bs learn the business.
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 22, 2021 23:09:51 GMT -5
If Cole is going to AEW should have just put O'Rilley over in 2 straight falls,really wish pro wrestling companies would do that more often when using that stipulation.Only time I can remember that happening was when MVP beat Benoit twice in a row for the US Title. Pretty sure Flair beat Foley in two-straight falls as well back in 2006.
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Post by cordless2016 on Aug 22, 2021 23:23:54 GMT -5
Why is everyone so obsessed with Adam Cole going to AEW? This is the WWE board. Why wouldn’t it be just as exciting to see him move up to the main roster and possibly dominate there? Because HHH clearly has no power over how talent is used on the main roster (or NXT at this point for that matter). We know how Vince views smaller guys in a lesser light than others, and he doesn’t have the greatest record with past NXT stars either. Neville was never pushed beyond the CW Title. Bo Dallas was treated as a jobber from day one. Balor got a major push his first month on the main roster, but after suffering an injury due to Rollins being reckless, he’s been booked as a jobber to the stars ever since (heck, he just got back to the main roster and couldn’t even make the Summer Slam card). Sami never really got out of the midcard, and Owens hasn’t touched a title since 2017. Shinsuke was booked to loose to Jinder on back-to-back PPVs. Bobby Roode was dead in the water on arrival. Heck, Kross was NXT’s undefeated champ before taking a loss out of no where to Jeff Hardy (who’s been booked as a looser for the past few years), and then traded wins with Keith Lee. Ignoring Lee’s medical issues, it’s not like he was doing much before that (besides changing his music and ring gear for worse options), and his buddy Dijakovic is wearing a damn mask and calling himself T-Bar. And Samoa Joe, despite getting over big, was nothing more than jobber to Vince’s stars (Roman, Brock, Drew). Vince hasn’t earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to booking former NXT stars. If anything, fans should be very worried if Cole reigns and moves to the main roster. Meanwhile, AEW has been doing a good job managing their roster to this point. No, you don’t see everyone every week, but it keeps things fresh. AEW hasn’t done anything to make fans worry about Cole’s booking if he signs there, unlike with Vince.
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Post by sonstuds on Aug 22, 2021 23:38:08 GMT -5
For as dominant as Kross was booked for his entire NXT run I can't help but shake the feeling they sort of missed an easy opportunity to elevate someone new by being the one to finally beat him, but on the other hand Samoa Joe is maybe my favorite wrestler of all time and I'm always down to watch him Muscle Bustin' fools so all in all I'm happy.
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Post by Evil Abed on Aug 22, 2021 23:44:37 GMT -5
Why is everyone so obsessed with Adam Cole going to AEW? This is the WWE board. Why wouldn’t it be just as exciting to see him move up to the main roster and possibly dominate there? Because HHH clearly has no power over how talent is used on the main roster (or NXT at this point for that matter). We know how Vince views smaller guys in a lesser light than others, and he doesn’t have the greatest record with past NXT stars either. Neville was never pushed beyond the CW Title. Bo Dallas was treated as a jobber from day one. Balor got a major push his first month on the main roster, but after suffering an injury due to Rollins being reckless, he’s been booked as a jobber to the stars ever since (heck, he just got back to the main roster and couldn’t even make the Summer Slam card). Sami never really got out of the midcard, and Owens hasn’t touched a title since 2017. Shinsuke was booked to loose to Jinder on back-to-back PPVs. Bobby Roode was dead in the water on arrival. Heck, Kross was NXT’s undefeated champ before taking a loss out of no where to Jeff Hardy (who’s been booked as a looser for the past few years), and then traded wins with Keith Lee. Ignoring Lee’s medical issues, it’s not like he was doing much before that (besides changing his music and ring gear for worse options), and his buddy Dijakovic is wearing a damn mask and calling himself T-Bar. And Samoa Joe, despite getting over big, was nothing more than jobber to Vince’s stars (Roman, Brock, Drew). Vince hasn’t earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to booking former NXT stars. If anything, fans should be very worried if Cole reigns and moves to the main roster. Meanwhile, AEW has been doing a good job managing their roster to this point. No, you don’t see everyone every week, but it keeps things fresh. AEW hasn’t done anything to make fans worry about Cole’s booking if he signs there, unlike with Vince.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Aug 23, 2021 0:42:18 GMT -5
That UK title match was amazing.
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 23, 2021 2:30:01 GMT -5
WALTER is one of the absolute best wrestlers on the planet. I really wish we got him vs Finn while Finn was still in NXT.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Aug 23, 2021 3:24:12 GMT -5
WALTER is one of the absolute best wrestlers on the planet. I really wish we got him vs Finn while Finn was still in NXT. ‘We were supposed to. ing covid.
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Post by tylerbreezee on Aug 23, 2021 8:33:01 GMT -5
I'd bet money the future of NXT will be a Tough Enough style weekly show (sans contest) where we watch n00bs learn the business. It’s gonna be the way it was in 2012. Bringing in younger guys to develop their skills and then put them on the main roster as opposed to bringing in guys in their late 30’s who have been previously established in a different company.
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Post by TWJT on Aug 23, 2021 9:06:47 GMT -5
Joe went from released to NXT World Champion within what...just a couple months? Well done good sir.
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Post by kinnikuman on Aug 23, 2021 9:21:14 GMT -5
You almost have to wonder if Vince saw NXT as a competitor to RAW. NXT wasn't going to beat AEW in the ratings, but if HHH had his way entirely, not only could it have but it could have beaten RAW in the ratins. I for one think ratings are stupid, but Vince lives by them. So what better way to keep his show safe than by dismanteling NXT to the bone.
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Post by McBlake on Aug 23, 2021 14:35:23 GMT -5
Thought it was a fantastic show from start to finish with some awesome surprises and a clear match of the year contender. Wouldn't have guessed it reading some of the comments on here though lol.
Who knows what the future of NXT will look like, but if last night is any indicator we shouldn't be too worried.
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Post by CM Tusk on Aug 23, 2021 14:56:18 GMT -5
Holy hell give me WALTER vs Joe
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 16:33:27 GMT -5
After a mostly abysmal SummerSlam this event was the perfect counterbalance. Ilja Dragunov is the real ing deal. Both matches with Walter have been some of the best ever produced under the WWE umbrella. Speaking of Walter, it was already said above but bar none, easily one of the best wrestlers alive today. The Cole/O'Riley match was fun, glad Kyle got the W and this seems to further indicate Cole may be on his way out, but then again given the news of NXT's format changing I would be surprised if the main rosters schizophrenic booking habits haven't already begun on NXT. Kross seems to be about finished before he ever really got started in the WWE. Not sure what it is with him but he just does not seem popular whatsoever with the management between the bizarre main roster callup with the loses to Jeff Hardy & Keith Lee, taking away Scarlett (who basically made his entire entrance and added a huge layer to his aura), and now having him drop the strap to Joe who was essentially an in-ring retired commentator a few months ago. Don't get me wrong, I love Joe and was glad to see him win but couldn't help but think "oof" watching Kross come out alone to "WE WANT SCARLETT" chants then get pinned to close out what will probably be one of if not the last NXT Takeover event. All around really heartbreaking knowing the sun is pretty much setting on the "Takeover Era" of NXT but it's been a hell of a ride that I'll never forget being apart of from the beginning.
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