RandomAct Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Yeah, he beat him in the Gold Rush, but they did play up the fact that Shelton had his number since he had beaten him every other time they faced each other. But yeah, it was business as usual otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 KENTA/Sugiura was super duper awesomely booked. KENTA finally got his huge win in an important setting and then the next month Sugiura beat him in less than two minutes. So with creative booking even prolonging the feud after the big win shouldn't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Rewatched the Fatal 4 Way special last night main event it still kicks a lot of ass just like it did live 4 months ago. Very interesting the move that Zayn was going to win the title on before Neville pulled the ref out of the ring was the Helluva Kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Breeze/Itami was awesome both guys really brought it. Breeze is getting pretty damn good. Balor/Axel was a solid little match. I liked Bayley getting more aggressive, and also Sasha's reaction when Becky was announced in the title match. Zayn brings the fire like no other babyface right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 That was KENTAs best NXT match to date. Just really great stuff. Wasn't sure how well they would mesh, but I was happy with the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Tyler Breeze wanting to use the NXT title to commit some sort of genetic cleansing based on attractiveness is pretty much the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Breeze/Itami was really friggin' awesome. Hideo needs a better finisher. That's all he's missing. He's got a PERSONA to him and he also sells "out on his feet" really friggin' well. His comeback when the petulant Breeze started doing the Bryan Nexus "YOU ARE NOT BETTER THAN ME!" stuff was a great Hulk-up. It felt like a guy who knew he was on the ropes and had to step up immediately or the match was lost.Hats off to Breeze, though. This was one of his best matches. He's really mastered being a cheap shot artist/chickenshit who hides behinds the ref but also is a confident, poised wrestler. He doesn't HAVE to do all that b.s., but getting under his opponents skin with his nonsense is such an easy thing for him to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Breeze/Itami was awesome, and I am really looking forward to the Women's Championship Fatal Fourway. Oh, I'm also ready for my Buddy Murphy/Wesley Blake NXT megapush in 2015. Let's make this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayabusaage Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I am really looking forward to the Women's Championship Fatal Fourway. Me too...it will be interesting to see if NXT does a fourway like WWE does (2 magically down-to-1 on 1-pin attempt-throw out-repeat) or something else. More importantly, does Bailey finally win the strap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I am going to be so annoyed if Charlotte loses the belt without putting anyone over and then goes to the main roster. I wouldn't be remotely surprised if she retained to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I am going to be so annoyed if Charlotte loses the belt without putting anyone over and then goes to the main roster. I wouldn't be remotely surprised if she retained to be honest. Same here. Hoping she retains as I was really wanting Charlotte/Becky one on one for the next live show.. not as interested in the 4 way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I'm interested in seeing how the 4-way works out. I actually don't mind seeing Charlotte lose the belt in it though I rather she retain and continue to have a lengthy reign that ends in Bailey beating her for the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Oh, I'm also ready for my Buddy Murphy/Wesley Blake NXT megapush in 2015. Let's make this happen. Totally behind this... with the caveat that Blake stay away from the mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Not crazy about Owens/Zayn being non-title, makes the whole show feel a lot less special imo. Hopefully they fix that with Owens refusing to sign the contract otherwise. Wouldn't make much sense for his character to do anything else. The tournament is an interesting field, and I hope they play it straight and not take the easy route of doing a Corbin/Dempsey double count out. I'm sure Balor/Itami would rule in the finals, but I think Balor/Corbin has more intrigue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w. josh Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I like the match being non-title from a storytelling perspective. Regal's explanation makes total sense, and it gives the feud a really interesting dynamic. Owens just wants the title, and gets to play the "justified heel" card by saying that Zayn is the one making it personal. Zayn spent over a year chasing the belt, but has now been pushed to saying that he doesn't care about it, he just wants to punish his former best friend. It's a really interesting, layered story, especially compared to main roster stuff like New Day, who are black guys who just want to dance and also Big E sweats a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoychers Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Hideo needs a better finisher. That's all he's missing. He's been teasing the Go To Sleep on occasion and the pop for it finally being used is building, so when he does hit it, it could soon turn into a regular thing for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The problem with the non-title stip is that it goes against everything they've been building with Owens so far. Everything he's done is mainly to shoot past everyone else who "doesn't deserve" to be ahead of him and get straight to the top. He should refuse to sign for a non-title match, and instead offer to take on another match if he needs to "earn it" for Regal. Sami would be so hot, he'd hastily put the title on the line and Regal would have no choice with his show in two weeks and only one main event people are interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I fear for the people currently in NXT. They are so screwed once they get to the main roster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I fear for the people currently in NXT. They are so screwed once they get to the main roster. How so? I've heard this same opinion from others. It really depends on who gets called up. If it's guys like Owens, Sami and Balor they're golden. Itami, Neville and Kalisto would fare pretty well also. They know what it takes to make an imapct werever they go, and they'd have a good chance to bring something that people latch on to. The only ones "homegrown" that have an excellent chance are Charlotte and to a degree Sasha. If anything, people like the Vaudevillains, Bayley, and Breeze would have a tougher time due to that lack of experience. I would hope they'd find a way to not fuck them up, but I'm not certain of that. Now if you're basing it off of how the callups from NXT have been, then you might have a point. Paige all things considered is good to go, but she's had wrestling in her family and toured a lot starting at a young age. Emma should be given a proper chance, but couldn't catch on. And the Ascension are made to look like jokes, though we'll see after the Rumble win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I fear for the people currently in NXT. They are so screwed once they get to the main roster. How so? I've heard this same opinion from others. It really depends on who gets called up. If it's guys like Owens, Sami and Balor they're golden. Itami, Neville and Kalisto would fare pretty well also. They know what it takes to make an imapct werever they go, and they'd have a good chance to bring something that people latch on to. If anything, people like the Vaudevillains, Bayley, and Breeze would have a tougher time due to that lack of experience. I would hope they'd find a way to not fuck them up, but I'm not certain of that. Bayley and Breeze I think can translate to the main roster well...the Vaudevillians...that one's a tougher sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 VaudeVillians are Santino/3MB level at best. I think English would have a higher ceiling on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 With the guys, it's mostly lack of size. I read speculation about putting NXT guys in the Rumble and I thought that was the WORST possible place to debut somebody (other than maybe Baron Corbin). At least Rusev fit last year since he was a big powerhouse who could conceivably throw people around in that format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ya know Baron/Bull in the Rumble could've been fun. Let Corbin throw out R-Truth or someone of that nature. Then Bull comes out and eliminates Corbin. Then on NXT tonight, they could've had a taped promo with Bull taunting that Corbin might have beaten him, but he (Bull) is the reason Corbin is not going to Wrestlemania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Dempsey would have been fun to count the number of fat jokes the commentators could get off before his elimination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 You think they could get the entire Philly crowd to chant "Bull" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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