Ziggy Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I can't think of very many people who have less of a clue as to what makes pro wrestling good than Vince Russo. This clown got exposed so bad after he left the E I'm surprised anyone could take something he says about wrestling seriously. To think, he had several runs as a booker in TNA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Is there any reason The Mechanics haven't been on TV for a while? I thought one or the other was injured but it looks like they work all of the house shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I think one of the biggest regrets of the last two years of NXT is that Scott Dawson's redneck character never took off. Who was he paired with in those promo camp leaks onto youtube? He had a valet who worked really well with him in those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Alexa Bliss was his valet in the vignettes. I'm guessing the Mechanics will be on tv once Sin Cara leaves and that opens room for another tag team. They rule though. Especially vs Enzo and Big Cas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I can go 5 years (or forever) without ever having to see the annoying as fuck Enzo on my TV. Holy shit, no thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 How you doin' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I can go 5 years (or forever) without ever having to see the annoying as fuck Enzo on my TV. Holy shit, no thank you. Being annoying as fuck? You can't teach that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I can go 5 years (or forever) without ever having to see the annoying as fuck Enzo on my TV. Holy shit, no thank you. How dare you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I rather be in Chyna I rather watch the BroMans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimLivingston Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 That means the gimmick's working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 The purpose is to make me want to watch TNA do a gimmick better? And aren't Enzo & Cass supposed to be faces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 As far as comedy acts go, if you can call it that, I prefer him a lot over Santino Marella. If he was on the main roster, I think he could get annoying really fast, but the way it is now, every two weeks or so on NXT, he's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 That means the gimmick's working. I like Enzo, but his gimmick is "make people want to see him get beat up," not "make people want to change the channel." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Enzo is a victim of the NXT crowd because he really should have been a heel for a couple of years before going face. I can't believe it was Bliss with Dawson. I just can't wrap my head around that this morning. There's Dawson+Bliss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco543 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 God damn did Bliss luck out by not getting saddled with that shit on TV. I love when these presentation skill things get leaked, Marcus Louis had an absolutely amazing one where he was gay, it was probably the best one I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I've been anxious for the Mechanics to get on tv, simply because Dawson is one of my favorite people in the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cibernetico Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Okay this NXT thread has officially jumped-the-shark! Enzo hate? No thanks. WWE 'comedy' is really hit or miss ( a lot of times its a miss), but Enzo's act is okay in small doses and hasn't become completely unbearable yet. WWE not booking the duo for EVERY NXT episode is a smart thing. Everything runs its course and I am not saying that Enzo's stuff is going to have Hulkamania legs, but fuck! It's good for now and I think WWE can get another year out of this act. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Enzo/Kass is one of the best things about NXT. There is always room for a goofball act on any good wrestling show. They have an awesome entrance and are really not that bad in the ring at all. They're not great but they don't do what they can't. They have a good dynamic with Enzo as a hyperactive overmatched twerp and Kass as the big man equalizer. Carmella's also a great part of the act, too.Carmella's intro vignettes were great wrestling nonsense.I really don't want NXT to turn into some SERIOUS WRESTLING BUSINESS!!! league. That holds absolutely zero interest for me. The only guy at Rival who wrestled who has a cheese gimmick (in a good way) was Breeze. There was no comedy match. As great as Rival was, it didn't feel as fun as a lot of the other shows. I do like the looks of the next round of tapings with the weird comebacks to the roster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayabusaage Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I agree. No country for Enzo hate. Holy fuck that Bliss and Dawson thing was weird. I guess it has been awhile since WWE has had a country bumpkin gimmick, Jamie Nobel was the last one right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hard to remember Dawson teaming with Rusev. I loved his Arn Anderson tribute gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Enzo/Kass is one of the best things about NXT. There is always room for a goofball act on any good wrestling show. They have an awesome entrance and are really not that bad in the ring at all. They're not great but they don't do what they can't. They have a good dynamic with Enzo as a hyperactive overmatched twerp and Kass as the big man equalizer. Carmella's also a great part of the act, too. Carmella's intro vignettes were great wrestling nonsense. I really don't want NXT to turn into some SERIOUS WRESTLING BUSINESS!!! league. That holds absolutely zero interest for me. The only guy at Rival who wrestled who has a cheese gimmick (in a good way) was Breeze. There was no comedy match. As great as Rival was, it didn't feel as fun as a lot of the other shows. I do like the looks of the next round of tapings with the weird comebacks to the roster. Well, there's always Raw. Hell, they don't even like the word "wrestling" over there. With that said, yeah, Enzo and Cass are fun...for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Big Cass and Enzo are probably one of the acts most likely to succeed on the main show. I was quite surprised by the negativity displayed by the DVDVR crew on that podcast, but I will admit that there are not a lot of obvious superstars in waiting. Not convinced about Corbin at all, hard to see Itami reaching IC-level, Neville is pretty good but he'll need a gimmick, Breeze has a gimmick but there's something to the poor man Ziggler jibe, Demon Balor will get over but regular Balor not so much I'm thinking, Owens can't play Vader on RAW, Zayn can probably reach IC level as good a storyteller he is but main-event might be a stretch, Kalisto will shift the merch right enough, Blake & Murphy are a bust, Bull isn't gonna make it. COME BACK MOJO, ALL IS FORGIVEN!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Wait, what? In what world can Sami Zayn not make the main event scene of WWE? He's basically a more WWE friendly Daniel Bryan without the "goat" look. He'll win the WWE crowd over and I'm guessing we'll see a similar affinity for him that they have for D-Bry. There is a great deal of talent in NXT that could help bolster the main show's cast. Once Itami finds his footing for the style, he'll come off much less inhibited and more confident. Let him reclaim the GTS too. If Taz could get over as a badass, then Kevin Owens can get over as a badass. Balor is starting to differentiate between his normal act and the demon act. That could very likely be where he makes his money. It's not their fault WWE proper won't know what to do with them. Just as it isn't half of the roster's fault for not getting over with the atrocious writing. Basically, at this stage, the brain trust of WWE is like a cancer destroying its own show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I don't care about the WWE call-up potential. Who knows? I'm just enjoying NXT. I know the point is that it's a training/developmental league for the WWE. But I also look at it how I like college basketball and the NBA. I like college basketball but don't watch to see who will make the NBA. I like college basketball because it's a fun sport on a smaller level (in most cases) that has a great atmosphere.Or even comparing NXT to Raw at this point. They're like completely different universes owned by the same company.NXT: One hour episodes pre-taped every month building to a regular live event. Relatively easy to control and write.RAW: Three hour live episodes where an insane amount of things can happen and go wrong or need changing.NXT: Performs in front of XXX hundred people who are the most supportive wrestling fans imaginable. RAW: Performs in front of 20,000-ish people of a variety of age groups and interest levels.NXT: Watched on the WWE Network, home of die hard rasslin' fans with the only commercials advertising other WWE programming.WWE: Watched on a gigantic network that has all sorts of commercial breaks and demographic needs and etc.It's an entire different structure. That's not saying NXT isn't better than Raw -- it is. But they're different structures entirely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick32 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I hear people pining for the "attitude" era to return and then hear hate for Enzo and Cass and wonder if people actually were watching back in the Attitude Era. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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