RIPPA Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 RAMPAGE BROWN vs. EL LIGERO - Iron Man Match, Title Unification Match Rampage Brown WOTD KENTA vs. NAOMICHI MARUFUJI vs. SHANE HASTE http://youtu.be/AuKsZriY2q4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Not convinced I can vote against this: Please try to convince me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Not convinced I can vote against this: Please try to convince me. This gets him to the elite 8 at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Please try to convince me. Because Itami never got this good a match out of Mason Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Tough draw for Rampage. There's no way I can vote for him in this matchup though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 I am pre-emptively going to declare that you all suck Itami is really really good but he nowhere near had the year that Rampage Brown did. Y'all hate the UK as much as you hate Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I love UK wrestling... You have to get to about Earth 7 before you find one where Rampage is better than Itami. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I am pre-emptively going to declare that you all suck Itami is really really good but he nowhere near had the year that Rampage Brown did. Y'all hate the UK as much as you hate Mexico I would have voted Spud over Itami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 I love UK wrestling... You have to get to about Earth 7 before you find one where Rampage is better than Itami. I love you but like Fowler and Craig - you say some stupid shit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I have to be honest; I don't think I've seen a KENTA/Itami match this year that I thought was that great, really. I actually watched that Mason Ryan match, and it was probably better than most of the stuff I've seen from his opponent. I need to think about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 My Man Smelly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Voted Rampage because I've watched a bunch of him this term and he always comes off as completely genuine in a world where everyone is 'in on the joke'. The guy's execution is on point almost 100% of the time and the man just crushes muthas with that piledriver. He also seems to me to be a good base and makes everything look good and earned when other blokes go on offense. Itami has been solid to me but not spectacular. I don't think he's come out looking like the better wrestler yet coming out of the feud with Breeze and got completely overshadowed by Balor in their tag team. A lack of finish in NXT is hurting the guy as well as he's going through like 4 of them in what seems like 3 months and none of them are nearly as over as the finish he's been teasing the same amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanWaco Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I really like Rampage, but I didn't watch much of his work last year, and very little of it was hyped. If the date on that Ryan match is correct it's not even relevant to this tournament. I'm abstaining for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I really like Rampage, but I didn't watch much of his work last year, and very little of it was hyped. If the date on that Ryan match is correct it's not even relevant to this tournament. I'm abstaining for now. December 2014 isn't relevant to the last 12 months? Or am I reading the European date setup wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 I really like Rampage, but I didn't watch much of his work last year, and very little of it was hyped. If the date on that Ryan match is correct it's not even relevant to this tournament. I'm abstaining for now. How is Dec 20, 2014 not relevant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I watched the Ryan match. I am sort of easy on Mason because he was Orig Williams' Great Welsh Hope and it's obvious he tried. Moreover, I thought Mason did a very good job of interfacing with the crowd who really wanted to cheer for him. I don't care who he's facing though: a guy his size should never use a backslide as a hope spot. It's ridiculous. Brown timed the hope spots and cut offs and crowd interaction pretty well. between that and the fact that I haven't been enthused by Itami's flourishes over substance NXT run so far, I think I'll toss Brown the probably meaningless vote. I mean he tapped his head on the outside after the transition. That defused the Bayley gif right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanWaco Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I read the date on that as 2/2/14. My fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Went with Itami on this one...Brown's match vs. Ligero was okay but that recreation of Taker/HBK WM26 finish was kind of blah to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Woodbine Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Has everyone seen Rampage vs Big Damo? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 This kind of pains me to do it, but I can't vote for KENTA/Hitami. He came in with that awesome reaction and hype, but his matches aren't on the level that it should be. Something's missing, but he's starting to find it little by little. It's not his fault at all, maybe more to do with what he'd be able to bring in an NXT environment. Maybe next year will be a lot better for him. So yeah, Rampage gets my vote and I'm okay with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I think KENTA still has a lot of growth needed to fit the WWE. However, I think he's willing to do it, and will get there. Open to voting Rampage here. Familiar with all of Itami's work, going to watch some Rampage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I don't feel like Itami has had an NXT match this year that I thought he was the best part of. Rampage Brown has been really great. I'm going to vote for all Brits as long as I can in this like some of you do for Lucha. This is Progress has had fun stuff this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 It's somewhat hard to find some of the Brits online, but Rampage is all over Daily Motion. I watched a couple shorter matches including the one below. He's good on the mat, works to make holds look like they're having an effect instead of just laying there, and is fun to watch. Yeah, I have no problem voting for him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Has everyone seen Big Damo? Jeezus Ireland is producing some hosses! I love Rampage, he has that sweet jumping pile driver and has some great matches out there on YouTube. Kenta wasn't lighting it up in Noah, but his NXT stuff has been great. Tough one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Who would of thought just one year ago that KENTA would be feuding with someone carrying a furry selfie stick? That alone gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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