RIPPA Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Oh never mind - here is the WWE.com article that IDs some people And as Matt pointed out to me they reference the PWI 500 which makes me laugh so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Eddie Kingston was Dean Ambrose while Dean Ambrose was playing a 1996 Triple H gimmick in Chikara. Solid wrestler and an incredible talker. If he can stay healthy and control himself (never one to hold his tongue) you would be crazy not to use him How dare none of us see 2.0 (or I guess 3.0 now) in the picture. Had one of the most entertaining squash matches in NXT against the Revival. Man a women's division with Heidi Lovelace, Kimber Lee, and Shayna Baszler already with Ember and Asuka sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I am a big fan of Baszler for the progress she has made pretty quickly in her career, she's limited but as long as you do one thing really well you can lean on that while you learn other aspects. She'd probably need six months or so of training in WWE style as I doubt they'd let her go full Brock Lesnar (I don't mean just suplexing people and winning, but going full 'unbeatable' MMA fighter) so she'd probably have to learn a few things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 10 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Play Spot The Indy Worker (Kimber Lee is in there) Is that Tommy End in the blue shirt standing behind the girl in the pink? IIRC, last week's Progress show was the last indy booking for he, Gallagher, and Ciampa. Kingston looks pretty fit in the picture from the article. If he's healthy and keeps himself in check (from what I understand he's had issues with his temper and other personal demons) then his intensity could really help him break out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 23 minutes ago, hammerva said: Man a women's division with Heidi Lovelace, Kimber Lee, and Shayna Baszler already with Ember and Asuka sounds great. Agreed, I'm surprised they didn't raid Shimmer a little sooner. They desperately need some women who know how to work, not just for credible programs with Asuka, but to help the prospects like Aliyah and Mandy as well. I also really liked what I saw from Nicole Savoy at the Heart of Shimmer tournament Mania weekend. The only person they're missing that I've wanted to see in WWE for a couple years now is Nicole Matthews, who I have to assume just isn't interested. She'd be a perfect fit for what NXT has been doing with the women's division. On the Dusty Classic front, I love the Itami/Ibushi team. It takes me back 9 years (man, time flies) to that awesome KENTA/Ishimori vs. Marufuji/Ibushi NOAH Jr tag league finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I don't see him on the photo, but is it possible that Nathan Cruz is there? I know that he's working some US Indies in the upcoming weeks, so I wouldn't be surprised, if this was the actual main reason he's in the US for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Dude Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Rikishi has been hyping Samoan Werewolf as the best of the young Samoan guys for a while, so I would not be surprised to see him get the call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 PWTorch says that Cedric Rougeau (son of Jacques) is one of the guys there http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/09/29/wwes-latest-nxt-try-top-indies-wrestlers-mma-fighter-report-performance-center/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Seeing 3.0 there makes me as happy as Kingston in there. If Cedric Rougeau gets to nxt and the main roster, I hope he follows his father's legacy of great entrance themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 7 hours ago, RIPPA said: Play Spot The Indy Worker (Kimber Lee is in there) Vince just watched the 1993 World Series so he's ecstatic he's got a ready-to-go feud on his hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Is the performance center banner looking like the ICOPRO logo an inside joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Is that Leva "Blue Pants" Bates in the Wonder Woman t-shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 23 minutes ago, Ace said: Is that Leva "Blue Pants" Bates in the Wonder Woman t-shirt? That's exactly what I was wondering! Also, I can't spot Tommy End, unless that's him in the blue shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Is thst big tall dude with the faux hawk Rogeau's kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Cool to see Jessica James and Su Yung in there, big fan of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 6 hours ago, Craig H said: That's exactly what I was wondering! Also, I can't spot Tommy End, unless that's him in the blue shirt. That's not Tommy End. Also he was already signed months ago, why would he be at the try-out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 No that is not Blue Pants in the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Not sure for how long but the NXT tryouts are streaming on the NXT Facebook page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 6 hours ago, The Z said: That's not Tommy End. Also he was already signed months ago, why would he be at the try-out? At the time, I thought even if you're recently signed, you had to show up. After I asked that about Tommy, I saw Meltzer say that Strong wasn't required to go. At that point I figured that Tommy probably wasn't either. I think they could do something special with Tommy, but they could very easily fuck him up by making him another Wyatt family member. It will be interesting to see what they do with him. He's got a great personality, looks good in the ring, but I could see Vince or others thinking his body looks too soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Drake Younger just grabbed Eddie Kingston and had him do an impromptu 10 second promo for the stream and Kingston fucking crushed it That alone makes this stream worth it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 26 minutes ago, Craig H said: At the time, I thought even if you're recently signed, you had to show up. After I asked that about Tommy, I saw Meltzer say that Strong wasn't required to go. At that point I figured that Tommy probably wasn't either. I think they could do something special with Tommy, but they could very easily fuck him up by making him another Wyatt family member. It will be interesting to see what they do with him. He's got a great personality, looks good in the ring, but I could see Vince or others thinking his body looks too soft. Well, Tommy was probably at a previous one. I don't think they make all of them public like this one. It often takes a long time from someone being told they are going to be signed until they actually report to the perfomance center. I think one of the owners of wXw said in Q&A recently he knew since around March that Tommy would be leaving. In the case of Roderick Strong, he's probably a big enough name to not have to go through a try-out like this one. I think Tommy End can do very well, if they just let him be himself. He's pretty unique in pretty much every regard from looks to wrestling style etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 2 hours ago, Craig H said: At the time, I thought even if you're recently signed, you had to show up. I think you might be right, because I think I see Brennan Williams on the back row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsem43 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 17 hours ago, Ace said: Is that Leva "Blue Pants" Bates in the Wonder Woman t-shirt? That's Jayme Jameson, she's a Shine regular and one half of their tag champs. The Japanese woman is a referee with Big Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Hugo Knox has been released Quote By Mike Johnson on 2016-09-30 17:18:00 In what was described to PWInsider as a "mutually agreed upon decision", WWE has released NXT performer Stuart Tomlinson aka Hugo Knox, 31. Knox had not worked a match for the brand since this past August. Knox, a former soccer goalkeeper from Great Britain, had been signed to a WWE developmental deal in December 2013. He had not been a featured regular on the NXT TV series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I haven't seen enough of his wrestling to speak one way or the other on it, but Kingston is just an elite promo guy. He could be quite the valuable pickup for WWE, I hope he makes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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