Jiji Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Can you imagine the number of deaths Samson/Crews would've suffered had they had to go on after the women's match? Triple H: God of Mercy. Craig, fuck yes to Graves alluding to Dangerous K. Made a great match that much sweeter. And, absolutely Fight Forever needs to be a thing they use (to death). Or is "fight" not allowed in the PG era? btw: http://www.tubereplay.com/replay.php?tqr=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPJjZM5zFGuA&Submit=Replay Edit: Josh, there was no time for a popcorn match. They had to cut one match and it's very likely that the women's match was cut short. Hopefully, this leads to 3 hour specials. 2 hours is too cramped. Edited April 2, 2016 by Oyaji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Craig H said: I just want to say that I love you all. You're all awesome wrestling fans and this was a fucking MONSTER of a show. So many good vibes from this fucking thing. My brain is still scattershot trying to recall the night. There were some GREAT little things in there too, like Graves mentioning MOTHERFUCKING KAWADA~! Holy shit. And Mauro was talking New Japan by name during the preshow. I LOVE that NXT acknowledges everything that's going on in the world and it helps when you bring in a Nakamura because then you can say look "This fucking guy right here blew away Japan and now he's taking his talents here, you MUST see him" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Um, y'all need to hip me to any showings of these things online (d/l or streaming) as soon as they come up. Thanx in advance Fuck the bills, I'm all in for seeing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I know! Mauro was AWESOME in the pre-show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 4 minutes ago, Josh Mann said: Speaking only for myself, I don't watch TNA or ROH, so I had never really seen him work. So I was more figuring him out and watching the match rather than having a vested emotional interest in Aries For reference, find a way to watch Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe from Final Battle 2004 and then Aries taking the TNA title off Bobby Roode. You will get the hype pretty quickly. He's small, but he has a lot of impact in his moves, and generally fights well from the bottom. You know, a part of me wonders if they did the Nerve hold spot speciifically to get over to the people watching at home Corbin's vocal taunting. He seems to be in the Mark Henry school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew8798 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Show was great and so far The Zayn/Nak match so far match of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Niners Fan in CT Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I love that Nak and Sami had each other so well scouted. They knew they'd be facing one another in a month or so, so they went to work and watched some tape and both of them were countering each others key spots etc.. So awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 5 minutes ago, El Dragon said: For reference, find a way to watch Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe from Final Battle 2004 and then Aries taking the TNA title off Bobby Roode. You will get the hype pretty quickly. He's small, but he has a lot of impact in his moves, and generally fights well from the bottom. You know, a part of me wonders if they did the Nerve hold spot speciifically to get over to the people watching at home Corbin's vocal taunting. He seems to be in the Mark Henry school. I liked what I saw for the most part. He's creative in his move choices and his timing was excellent and made Corbin (who held up his end fine) look like a superstar. I liked Corbin-Aries more than other people did, I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I was fine with the nerve hold in that match. They weren't going for a match with non-stop strikes and action. They needed something to differentiate. Corbin isn't trying to look cool. He's trying to make people HATE him. He's doing a really good job of it with stuff like a nerve hold. He's giving the crowd NOTHING to get behind. And a large part of the crowd wanted to get behind him. He cut that off with stuff like a boring nerve hold and his calling someone "pig boy" or what have you. Corbin has really good power spots, but he doesn't need to go 100 MPH. He needs to just pummel dudes and break out his 2-3 "pop" spots when it's time to go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Yeah, I don't give star ratings typically, but I'd give Asuka/Bayley over four stars. That match worked for me for this reason: Bayley had become actually this really confident ace who kept finding ways to overcome the odds. She came into this match and got all fired up, busted out her early flurry of offense like she used on Sasha. Uh uh, didn't work. Used the guillotine that took down Nia. Nope, that didn't work either. Then Asuka got her hands on her and it was all "no tears, only dreams" in an instant. Like Dana and Emma said, Asuka is a whole different deal. They worked that thing to perfection, as far as I'm concerned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Asuka is going to hold onto that title for over a year, I bet. In fact, I would put money on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Aries will be fine not every match on the show could try to be a 4 star classic. I think the story of the match was obvious in that Corbin took Aries too lightly and paid the price. We'll probably see Corbin with more aggression and less shit talking in the rematch. I loved Aries mouthing "come on MF'er: at Corbin coming back in from the insane Deep 6 on the floor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 15 minutes ago, Oyaji said: Cristobal, strange that you thought the Asuka/Bayley match had more emotion than the main event. Joe was all emotion and Balor showed the most passion I've ever seen from him. Joe was a fucking psychological force in that match. So many nuances and improvisations. Balor's guttural screams were something brand new and completely appropriate. I meant the emotional investment of the crowd. Joe and Balor both killed it, but NXT's fans are invested in Bayley to tremendous degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Casey said: Asuka is going to hold onto that title for over a year, I bet. In fact, I would put money on that. I could see her getting screwed out of it by a combined force of heels, and the story of the divsision for a while being Asuka hunting each and every one of them down for sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Fair do's, wasn't sure which aspect you were referring to. Smelly, that's a really good breakdown but I still have issues with Bayley's offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I get that. She was in there with a clearly superior striker, working right after a match where two dudes hit each other until one of them bled and working before a match where...two dudes hit each other until one of them bled. She definitely looked out-of-place and her loose striking was really exposed in that environment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 3 minutes ago, JCM said: Aries will be fine not every match on the show could try to be a 4 star classic. I think the story of the match was obvious in that Corbin took Aries too lightly and paid the price. We'll probably see Corbin with more aggression and less shit talking in the rematch. I loved Aries mouthing "come on MF'er: at Corbin coming back in from the insane Deep 6 on the floor. That did absolutely rule and made the match worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Man. What else is there to say? That show ruled. Nakamura vs. Sami was amazing and my clear MOTY again bar a rewatch of this and 2/3. Whole show ruled. And only one finisher kickout the whole damn show. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I don't want to keep piling on WrestleMania but there might not be a match on the card that is better than AA and Revival. I could see AJ and Jericho doing it. Maybe Brock and Ambrose if they are going all out insane. I'm not sure how much time Sasha/Charlotte/Becky will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Speaking of good striking, I need to give love to Dash Wilder for the stiff LARIAT-O he gave to Chad Gable outside the ring early in the tag match as well as the nasty European Uppercut he gave to Jason Jordan when Jordan was draped between the ropes. Both of those were nasty and set the tone for what was to come. 10 minutes ago, El Dragon said: I could see her getting screwed out of it by a combined force of heels, and the story of the divsision for a while being Asuka hunting each and every one of them down for sport. So basically a Kill Bill angle with Asuka going after a championship belt instead of a child? Uh, fuck yes. Let's get some dude who can talk but isn't doing anything in NXT right now to round up five women - Emma, Dana Brooke, Peyton Royce, Nia Jax, and Eva Marie - to beat the shit out of Asuka and take the gold. Book that shit in six months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I kinda hope Joe isn't gonna get in trouble for his response to bleeding. I thought he played it perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 NXT women's division needs some new blood in a major way if Bayley and Emma are going to the main roster. Hopefully Athena debuts on TV soon. Yeahhhhh, TakeOver set the bar VERY high for this weekend... #yaywrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 7 minutes ago, Smelly McUgly said: Speaking of good striking, I need to give love to Dash Wilder for the stiff LARIAT-O he gave to Chad Gable outside the ring early in the tag match as well as the nasty European Uppercut he gave to Jason Jordan when Jordan was draped between the ropes. Both of those were nasty and set the tone for what was to come. So basically a Kill Bill angle with Asuka going after a championship belt instead of a child? Uh, fuck yes. Let's get some dude who can talk but isn't doing anything in NXT right now to round up five women - Emma, Dana Brooke, Peyton Royce, Nia Jax, and Eva Marie - to beat the shit out of Asuka and take the gold. Book that shit in six months. God, imagine Eva Marie as the champ in this scenario, cowering behind the other 4 who can actually do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I want to see where this Ospreay/Sabre Jr. match from EVOLVE lies in the scheme of this show's greatness. We really are spoiled for good shit right now. This year seems to have way more high end stuff than last year, which had a great deal of very good but not quite great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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