Craig H Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Has Sin Cara ever spoken before? Can Barin Corbin have Dean Malenko's WCW music? Can I heart Bayley any more? Does anyone know what mentor KENTA was referring to for his namesake? Sin Cara has spoken before. He just spoke last week in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Good to see Ascension stripped of the titles then emasculated by Ke... Hideo Itami. As far as the name change goes, I don't mind it. He has a first and last name, which isn't common for non-Americans in WWE these days, so that's a plus. They also at least bothered to explain the change. We got used to Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, etc... I'm sure we'll have no trouble with Hideo Itami. I also really liked Baron Corbin. Nice to see a wrestler from Kansas City. His finisher is the most indy-tastic thing I've seen in a while, but that lariat was nice and he's got some presence. He seems like a way better version of Bull Dempsey. The 4-way felt way too long, but the last 5 minutes or so were really good. At least it looks like we're finally getting around to that Zayn/Neville feud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 KENTA in NXT should be really fun with all of his new possible matchups. Bayley vs. Charlotte was rock solid and I'm pretty sure Sara Del Rey probably layed out the match for them. The 3 way feud with Sasha should be interesting and if Becky Lynch could get involved that make it that much sicker. The 4 way for the NXT title was one of the best matches I have seen in NXT and had the crowd going insane. All 4 men in the match had their moments of greatness which made the match that much better. The roof will explode when Generico beats Neville for that title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 They debuted Generico?!? I liked the Zayn character 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valcourt Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Charlotte missing the moonsault = Flair always getting tossed from the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Has Sin Cara ever spoken before? Can Barin Corbin have Dean Malenko's WCW music? Can I heart Bayley any more? Does anyone know what mentor KENTA was referring to for his namesake? Sin Cara has spoken before. He just spoke last week in fact. Well, having bi-lingual Hunico under the mask than Spanish-only Mistico helps that a ton. And yeah, Sin Cara only just started talking during the tag tourny. Kalisto is gonna be as huge as Mysterio some day, and will probably have the same breakdown of his knees. I know we've all made wrong predictions before, but Breeze and Zayn both have "Future World Champ" written all over them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Did anyone besides me roll their eyes when they introduced Kenta and the first ten seconds of his music was the most generic stereotypical Asian theme possible?It almost got ugly in my house. I was ready for any second to have the rug pulled out from under me.... but then 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valcourt Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Breeze is very good. His character totally works and he's athletic enough to keep up with world class talent like Tyson and Sami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Breeze would be one of the best longest reigning TV champs to have their reign ended by a future main eventer ever, if this were another time and place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I think a Michaels-esque IC Title run would be great for him and a great way to make the IC title meaningful again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Here's hoping this leads to Regal and Itami teaming up to whip the Ascension's asses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroresuFan Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I did the Chris Tucker "DAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNN!" when Corbin caught Parker with that punch at the start of the match. I was surprised he didn't bust him open like Bull did to Rawley (which was awesome) during their match. I couldn't tell at first if Charlotte landed that way because Bailey was supposed to put up her knees or she just didn't want to take the bump. Either way, they obviously didn't have an angle they could use for the replay for the commentators to talk up the final stretch. I was also ready to get pissed when I heard the first few strings of Kenta's music and thought it was a rehash of Tajari's theme (like Brodus was given Ernest Miller's old theme). I doubt they'll change his name but the crowd will just acknowledge it with chants like "Ole" when Sami wrestles. Overall this wasn't as strong as the last few big shows but the Divas and 4 Way matches made up for the parts that dragged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valcourt Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Enzoe's moveset and physicality in the ring is still pretty green. When he isn't doing wrestling movements he looks so comfortable. His promos are follow the bouncing ball, but the comfort he has is so flawless. I tend to like his backstage promos and his interactions with big Cass better than the ring stuff. But everything he has that isn't in the ring is great.... and honestly... YOU CAN'T TEACH THAT! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I like the idea of KENTA intentionally changing his name... he's starting from scratch, and what better way to do that than by completely changing how people identify you? That said, the "KENTA" graphic on the video board as he walked out was balls-out great and you could hear the crowd deflate a bit after his new name came up to replace it. I was hoping he'd honor his hero by changing his name to Mitsuharu Baba. "Antonio Chono" has a cool ring to it too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Gold Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 The "what" chants and other shouting from the audience was really starting to bum me out during his Japanese promo. I'm sure I'll get used to the new name. I'm just happy he got a pretty hyped debut, and immediately made Ascension look like chumps. Pretty sure Enzo only did a dropkick, and a roll-up during the match. I like him, but I guess there's a reason he hasn't wrestled much on tapings even before the injury. It was a fun match though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I liked it when the fans shouted down the boneheads chanting CM Punk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I like the idea of KENTA intentionally changing his name... he's starting from scratch, and what better way to do that than by completely changing how people identify you? That said, the "KENTA" graphic on the video board as he walked out was balls-out great and you could hear the crowd deflate a bit after his new name came up to replace it. I was hoping he'd honor his hero by changing his name to Mitsuharu Baba. "Antonio Chono" has a cool ring to it too. Is that where Cesaro's name went? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I had the same feeling for KENTA's theme, but then it picked up and it sounded like the theme music for a future world champion. As for the name change...man...it's such a weird move because WWE seems to insist on one named dudes, and they get one in KENTA, and give him a first and last name. That said, who cares, because it was balls out awesome that he got dumped out of the ring and then right away got back into it like a gangster. KENTA is also not as small as I thought he was. The main event was great as well and I thought it was a super way to turn Neville heel. I felt legit pissed when he pulled the ref out and I normally don't get that feeling. When he won, all I wanted was to eventually see Sami beat him for the title. And Tyson on the Fallout show was awesome, asking for one more chance again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 For those who missed it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dank Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I just figured it was a given that he'll eventually just be "Itami". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Not sure how new that apron video board is, but it's something I imagined a wrestling group doing a long time ago. Really cool. That whole setup is like the greatest Techwood studio ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I will say that after the awful first ten seconds of the Itami theme, it sounds like a pretty clear ode to the mid to late 90s Japan themes with wailing guitars and whatnot. Like a Jim Johnston version of Spartan X or Grand Sword. Just needs more keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Breeze would be one of the best longest reigning TV champs to have their reign ended by a future main eventer ever, if this were another time and place. And we've got a HUGE main event on Saturday Night tonight, Mike Tenay! Prince Pretty, the Gorgeous One himself, Tyler Breeze, defends the TV title against Ice Train! But more importantly, where is the nWo? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I didn't expect to have such a strong emotional reaction to the idea of Tyler Breeze wrestling peak Ice Train - but yeah, I wish that match existed so bad. Also, they've got to be building to Baron Corbin and Bull Dempsey, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Seeing Sami's Op Ivy shirt as he prepped for the main, can you even begin to fathom the hilarity of someone trying to explain the ins and outs of a ska head gimmick to Vince? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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