Greggulator Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Did anyone see Sasha Banks in her earliest character and see this coming? Or Bayley? I believe some people wrote Charlotte off after a few matches, too. Their development was absolutely miraculous. So much needs to happen for this to have worked to the extent it does. It's a perfect mixture of patience, willingness to give the women time, having a willing audience, hiring amazing trainers and having talented women who rose to the occasion, and none of whom really suffered any major injuries, either.They're essentially resetting the NXT Woman's division now. Bayley could not possibly be in a more important spot -- she's holding the baton and has to make her challengers look good and help them step up their game.The chances of Carmella becoming Becky Lynch are slim. But she doesn't have to become elite to work out. She just has to get to a level where she's competent enough to have a 8-10 minute match and play a compelling character that can tell a story. I think she has the "play a character" part down incredibly well right now. She just needs match time and she'll be fine on Raw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 IF we come down to any combination of Joe/Balor, Mechanics or Jordan/Gable in the finals, I can safely call it the best WWE tag of the last 10 years. Rhodes boys vs Shield? 2/3 falls Usos vs Wyatts? Never heard of em. Kidding aside, I saw the Rhodes/Shields matches and liked them. I honestly feel like the tag finals with those teams would top it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Dana is going to make a lot of people eat some crow imo. She has enough charisma and athleticism to be a good worker 6 months from now. Eva is basically hopeless, and I think Dana has more potential than Carmella as well. Alexa is probably the one with the most upside if she becomes a good worker then it may finally get Vince to stop this Lana and Eva as the female face of the company nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trocar Slush Weasel Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Did anyone see Sasha Banks in her earliest character and see this coming? Or Bayley? I believe some people wrote Charlotte off after a few matches, too. I've watched the full NXT catalog on the Network in order earlier this year. (Get that old shit up there WWE, I don't want to hear about Hulu contracts or whatever) Sasha was completely nondescript to me at the beginning. I could see some flashes but her wrestling and character weren't there yet even last year. I was more impressed with Charlotte at the beginning of last year. It started flipping in the second half when Sasha was way more assertive. When she first became the Boss, she was still in Summer and Charlotte's shadow in the BFFs. When she went out on her own and then took on Becky as her protege that's when the real Boss came out. I still don't think Bayley is the most athletic and struggles at times but you can't teach whatever it is she has that makes people like her. She's like the prototypical Diva athletically, but actually gives a shit about her abilities and tries to improve. The key for Bayley (and Sasha for that matter) is that they are wrestling fans first and not wannabe celebrities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Highlight: Bayley rapping Cena's old song and almost losing her shit after she says "ass-kicking anthem". She's just as adorable in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 EYES ON THE ROAD BAYLEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I believe some people wrote Charlotte off after a few matches, too. They were right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Nah, Eva is the perfect partner for Ziggler; it'll be like watching robots programmed to simulate the human emotion called love (... or any emotion). I rather they use Breeze as the culprit with Itami. Partly because he's a natural heel and partly because it'll establish the fact that uggle Japanese people hate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Dana is gonna be great. She already has her character down and is completely comfortable on camera. She's an athlete and has been getting better week after week. Shit, I loved her promo where basically said "You fat boys say I'm not a wrestler? I am a Woman wrestler. I didn't go to the Arnold Classic because I'm here to wrestle!" I loved it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 So ive been thinking about what Balor does from here. I think the Joe match is obvious but I also think he will be revealed as the guy who took out Itami. That is where my problem is. I dont think the nXt crowd will treat Balor as a heel for that. At best he will get a 50/50 split from the people dancing along to his entrance. Then I saw his entrance for the match against the Lucha Dragons and it hit me - His entrance is red. All red. Everything. Heel Balor hooking up with Eva Marie as nXt's power couple. Who's with me? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 No way, putting Finn with Eva is genius if they want him to be a heel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 All I could think about while listening to Uso on commentary was how much of a chore it must be to try and have a conversation with him. And I think it's safe to say Joe's got his groove back. He was an awesome hot tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian Rudo Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Did anyone see Sasha Banks in her earliest character and see this coming? Or Bayley? I believe some people wrote Charlotte off after a few matches, too. I've watched the full NXT catalog on the Network in order earlier this year. (Get that old shit up there WWE, I don't want to hear about Hulu contracts or whatever) Sasha was completely nondescript to me at the beginning. I could see some flashes but her wrestling and character weren't there yet even last year. I was more impressed with Charlotte at the beginning of last year. It started flipping in the second half when Sasha was way more assertive. When she first became the Boss, she was still in Summer and Charlotte's shadow in the BFFs. When she went out on her own and then took on Becky as her protege that's when the real Boss came out. I still don't think Bayley is the most athletic and struggles at times but you can't teach whatever it is she has that makes people like her. She's like the prototypical Diva athletically, but actually gives a shit about her abilities and tries to improve. The key for Bayley (and Sasha for that matter) is that they are wrestling fans first and not wannabe celebrities. Sasha changed during the 2014 title tournament. Prior to that she was wrestling almost completely diva style, but starting there she was busting out new moves almost every week. As for Dana, the criticism was always ridiculous. Consider Japan where rookies basically wrestle "no move" matches seemingly forever just to get comfortable in the ring and in front of crowds. How many matches did Dana have before she was rushed onto TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeball Wizard Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I really wish Alexa would get to do more than cheap shot Blake and Murphy's opponents. I think she is going to be on the level of Sasha/Becky/Bayley someday. Also I finally figured out who she reminds me of, moreso than Trish. Caroline, Fez's girlfriend from That 70s Show. Especially when Caroline reappeared late in the show's run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trocar Slush Weasel Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Just watching Adam Rose's debut. I know the picture was up before but he had Gotch, Strowman, Kalisto, Becky Lynch, Dana Brooke, Alexa Bliss, Bull Dempsey, Carmella in the Rosebuds with Solomon Crowe as his DJ. Plus his debut opponent was a decidely chubby Wesley Blake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 https://twitter.com/diegp77/status/643138389605265413 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 What a helluva picture. So cool looking at that. Speaking of Savage/Eddie I'm pretty sure they wrestled in WCW at some point. Going to have to look that up. And I don't know about you all, but I can't wait for Bayley's return tonight. Just can't get enough of her being awesome and the crowd showing their love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 What a helluva picture. So cool looking at that. Speaking of Savage/Eddie I'm pretty sure they wrestled in WCW at some point. Going to have to look that up. I'm not sure they did. Savage was one of the guys that never fell too far down the card, while Eddy was never let too far up it, other than that one feud with the Horsemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 They were on opposite sides of a tag match. I think Eddy tagged with Arn and Savage with Flair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Yeah at Slamboree 1996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Yep, you're right. Slamboree 96. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Should be noted that Savage and Eddie didn't interact in that match much, if at all, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I loved that match so goddamned much. Flair and Macho trying to fight each other, and then Arn lays out his own partner so Flair can advance. THAT'S a good friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trocar Slush Weasel Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 SOMETHING, SOMETHING, MUTHA FUCKIN' PANTS, SOMETHING. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Crazy seeing Crowe/Crews in a WWE ring. And Gargano/Ciampa were very well received. Loved Asuka's video, very excited for her. But the highlight by leaps and bounds was Bayley. The celebration, the running in the crowd, and especially the stuff with Izzy. No problem saying we were feeling the feels big time. Bayley is so incredibly special in so many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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