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[NXT] May 23, 2018 TV Show


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Solid angle at the end. Husbands, listen to your wives and not the neckbeards who attend Full Sail tapings. I did enjoy them calling for medical help and, instead, Nigel decided to stroll over. 

The random Coachman cameo in the crowd was hilarious too.

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I get why the crowd wanted Johnny to fight on and I know it's an angle, but I was sitting there thinking "Dude, listen to Candice."  If I didn't read the spoilers this should have caused Johnny to walk away for awhile with Ciampa getting more and more desperate to get Johnny back in the ring.

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Really liked the Lacey/Sane match.  Just a sense of urgency from both wrestlers you don't see on the main roster.  Definitely Lacey's best match and she's really clicking as a heel.

Other than that, pretty efficient use of the hour.  Every segment built towards something and they got multiple angles over both in and out of the ring.

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Hard to have a sense of urgency with 50/50 booking.... Just sayin'... You hit the nail right on the head as to why NXT is the best promotion going today, despite the frequent plundering of top-tier talent by the main roster. It's the scripting and presentation, EVERYTHING means something, there are no wasted interviews, in-ring monologues or other horseshit. If the camera is on a wrestler, there's a reason for it, be it an up-coming match on that show, a future PPV or even just to build the character, there is thought behind it. 

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Kairi/Lacey was really fun, easily the most I've enjoyed one of Lacey's matches so far.

The Gargano/Ciampa segment at the end was nice. Ciampa running off a bit freaked out was neat. Even he still has some limits.

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17 hours ago, nofuture said:

Lacey/Sane has had 50/50 booking, but each match actually matters and they're not treating it like just another match.

It's hardly 50/50 booking when they're talking about the third match in a trilogy as the blow-off. This is called "building to a payoff", not 50/50 booking.

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Has TM61 ever done heel before? Because they seem to be better being heelish.

Kairi Sane definitely has bulked up more.

Damn fine outing for Lars; Ricochet and Velveteen really put him over well. And they are damn fine tag team too.

Ciampa isn't just a mustache twirling villain: he actually showed shock and I dare say concern after Candice got knocked out.

 

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