Norwegian Rudo Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Prior to the announcement Meltzer has seemed to believe not even NXT TV guys would be in it, just outsiders and guys who have yet to debut. Seeing as how Progress and Rev. Pro were mentioned in HHH's interview, the guys I could see fitting would be Zack Sabre, Marty Scurll, Mark Haskins and El Ligero, maybe Paul Robinson too. I'd say Tommy End is probably a little heavy, but you could probably pass him off as 205. El Ligero would be interesting considering the Liger lookalike mask and the name. He's a super solid worker though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If this goes well, I hope they do the same thing with tag teams, but mostly because I wanna see Gable & Jordan take on everyone in the indies. The Bucks, the Briscoes, the All Night Express.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian Rudo Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If this goes well, I hope they do the same thing with tag teams, but mostly because I wanna see Gable & Jordan take on everyone in the indies. The Bucks, the Briscoes, the All Night Express.... They've got the Tag Team tournament, but sure, they could expand it and use outside teams, that would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If this goes well, I hope they do the same thing with tag teams, but mostly because I wanna see Gable & Jordan take on everyone in the indies. The Bucks, the Briscoes, the All Night Express.... If they did the same thing with heavyweights, women and tag teams they could fill almost an entire year's worth of programming. I wouldn't expect any ROH-contracted wrestlers in this, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I wouldn't expect any ROH-contracted wrestlers in this, though. Aw, and there I was hoping for a Jason Kincaid sighting. Probably means no one from New Japan either. Cornette isn't high on Flippy Lucha so probably no guys from LU or AAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 WoS tribute guys like Busick Someone probably hasn't seen much Busick. I wouldn't lump him in with Sabre and Thatcher in the "float in and out of holds in goofy ways so it looks like ballet" crowd. Thatcher almost doesn't belong there, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn411 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 They should air LU season 1 on the WWE network in exchange for talent. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I'm kinda excited to see how this plays out, but guardedly so. I can imagine WWE running out of ideas for how to wrap this thing up and me losing my mind when they put Hornswoggle over Zach Sabre in the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Isn't Jack contracted to AAA? I don't imagine anyone under contract shows up here, outside of maybe a NJPW guy or two.Jack is also under contract to Lucha Underground, which is the contract that can actually be enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 THE RETURN OF X-PAC~! Now that is booking that would make me puke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 There is no way 2016 X-Pac is under 205 no matter how much they fudge the numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I'm kinda excited to see how this plays out, but guardedly so. I can imagine WWE running out of ideas for how to wrap this thing up and me losing my mind when they put Hornswoggle over Zach Sabre in the finals. Dude. Spoiler alert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 THE RETURN OF X-PAC~! Now that is booking that would make me puke. If he can get in roughly the same shape as he was in King of Trios a few years ago, I'd love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 They could bring in Monsta Mack (who worked a JAPW tournament for their LHW title and was announced as weighing "just under the legal weight limit for junior heavyweights"). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I'm kinda excited to see how this plays out, but guardedly so. I can imagine WWE running out of ideas for how to wrap this thing up and me losing my mind when they put Hornswoggle over Zach Sabre in the finals. Dude. Spoiler alert. To be fair, Hornswoggle deserves a spot in this. He was the last Cruiserweight champ. I'm still upset Noble never used his power in the Authority to get his belt back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 We know that WWE reached out to Lucha Underground, but did LU say they rejected WWE's proposal? Also, I always thought WWE's weight limit for cruisers was 215, solely because that is what I vaguely remember Matt Hardy v1 trying to get down to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Yeah, I vaguely recall them saying 215 around the time TAKA was LHW champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Time to break out Kurt Angle's chicken suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Prior to the announcement Meltzer has seemed to believe not even NXT TV guys would be in it, just outsiders and guys who have yet to debut. Seeing as how Progress and Rev. Pro were mentioned in HHH's interview, the guys I could see fitting would be Zack Sabre, Marty Scurll, Mark Haskins and El Ligero, maybe Paul Robinson too. I'd say Tommy End is probably a little heavy, but you could probably pass him off as 205. El Ligero would be interesting considering the Liger lookalike mask and the name. He's a super solid worker though. Sabre Jr & Scurll should be locks. Paul Robinson isn't going anywhere that has a PG rating. The dude is a walking R rating. Haskins has that former TNA stink to him a little but I can see it being overlooked. Ligero is in an odd position: obviously capable but a fake luchador in a business with plenty of real ones. Pete Dunne is the current RevPro Cruiserweight champ, so he might get a look, as might "Flash" Morgan Webster, who has the world's smallest head. Josh Bodom is Ziggler-lite, so he might get a look, too. Past those, Tyler Bate & Nathan Cruz could be outsiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I could foresee the Gulaks as first round fodder. - RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Speedball Mike Bailey, Lio Rush and Jonathan Gresham could work out as well. -RAF (just saw them all in CZW on Sat., sorry) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Ligero is in an odd position: obviously capable but a fake luchador in a business with plenty of real ones. Probably why El Generico never got a 2nd look from WWE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph2112 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If someone doesn't do the "carry around a scale" gimmick, I'll be slightly disappointed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Given Quackenbush's visit to the Performance Center, I could see CHIKARA guys getting a spot or two. Shynron would be my favorite candidate for that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If someone doesn't do the "carry around a scale" gimmick, I'll be slightly disappointed. What does Bob Holly weigh these days? If Chikara guys get in, screw it, I want Mister Zero and Blind Rage. Liger or Kushida would be welcome from NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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