RIPPA Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 God they are going to make me redo all the fucking threads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 So they finally gave him the full contract. Same probably goes for Johnny Gorgonzola, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Are any of the wrestlers in this tourney already signed? I'm assuming most anyone who goes deep in the tournament is on the company's radar and that a lot of guys are either signed or expected to do so in the near future, I can't see us getting a Zach Sabre vs. Gran Metallik final, for example, unless both guys are signed or close to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Per the NXT tapings - yes it appears that some guys in this are signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 20 hours ago, RIPPA said: I enjoy that per the map - the Bollywood Boyz are from different parts of India And that Sabre Jr is from Wales. and that Jack Gallagher is from Bridlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 On 7/13/2016 at 8:21 AM, Technico Support said: I want to see the Puerto Rican cyborg get in. Search for Mr. 450 on Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 BTW - the original claim was that they are doing weigh-ins before each taping So technically one of the alternates could get in today - though I think the only guy close to the limit is Alexander (since Saez got eliminated) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 I so want a heel to eliminate someone by sending a muffin basket to his opponent's room. Or to send them "fat-free froyo" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Since they're mixing up the order of the tapings for the shows, I like how it seems they're putting the better matches on as the main events. I would guess that the losers in the main events are people who made a good impression during their match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 1 minute ago, JonnyLaw said: Since they're mixing up the order of the tapings for the shows, I like how it seems they're putting the better matches on as the main events. I would guess that the losers in the main events are people who made a good impression during their match. It is still possible that everything else will air the same with Kendrick's match going on at the spot where Ibushi's match was (since Kendrick's match SHOULD have aired yesterday if they did it in order) And basically they decided to feature Ibushi on the first show to draw people in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Caught a couple of minutes of the first show this morning... totally digging Trips' "borderless sports entertainment." That concept has a ton of legs and Bryan/Mauro make a stupendous announce team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Spoilers for the octofinals are on Wikipedia and other sites. Be wary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Yeah, I logged onto Twitter briefly this evening only to back away slowly when I realized the tapings were tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I successfully avoided spoilers so far, but I'm interested: How many rounds did they tape and did they tape any non-tournament matches with the eliminated wrestlers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Just 2nd Rd No extra matches except a dark match But they don't need extra matches as 4 matches a show fills the entire time. They would only need extra around the semis and finals (unless a match got 30 plus minutes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Or I could have been totally lying Okay - If the WWE followed their taping order, the 2nd Round is going to take 3 weeks. 3 matches for 2 weeks and 2 matches for another. We have already seen that they will move shit around so that is one I didn't even attempt to break the results into weeks this time. Based on the tapings - they have to air things out of order or they are fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 The presentation of the CWC show was really impressive, this was among my fav parts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Geez, Lun even looks goofy in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Just now, JonnyLaw said: Geez, Lun even looks goofy in that. Even in his hero shot, his strikes were goofy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Wow, what a good show. It came off as so spontaneous and fun since it wasn't overproduced like Raw. Bryan & Mauro were excellent and I didn't hear a single reference to a wrestler being "fun to watch." Amazing how well an announcer can do when they don't a geriatric loon in their ears yelling at them to use catchprases and $10 words at every turn. I noticed the ring looked smaller and had wider turnbuckle pads. Good choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I hope that Tajiri blows mist in his ninja vs graphic 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Ariya Daivari wrestled a couple of matches tonight at the Reality of Wrestling tv tapings. He worked as a babyface, and was pretty impressive. He does the magic carpet bit like his brother used to do. He came off as a much bigger star than his brother ever has, though. Hunter ought to sign him up, if he hasn't already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 I think the best part of this tournament will be that we have reason to follow a bunch of guys we'd have never heard of otherwise and see how good they are. Maluta, Saez, Daivari, and Petiot all seem like really interesting prospects that could go somewhere, and a month ago I'm guessing just about nobody here had heard of them. All the props in the world to WWE's scouting picking these guys out of obscurity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyuubi Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 11 hours ago, El Dragon said: I think the best part of this tournament will be that we have reason to follow a bunch of guys we'd have never heard of otherwise and see how good they are. Maluta, Saez, Daivari, and Petiot all seem like really interesting prospects that could go somewhere, and a month ago I'm guessing just about nobody here had heard of them. All the props in the world to WWE's scouting picking these guys out of obscurity. William Regal has got to be WWE's greatest investment. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapRef41N93W Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Rewatching the first episode: why did they have a bunch of the wrestlers stand so awkwardly in the pre-match graphics? Spoiler I'm imagining the photographer saying "OK, that looks good, but can you stand with your feet a little closer together?... a little closer than that... closer... closer... closer... closer... perfect." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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