RIPPA Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Yeah it is definitely not a one off And things could be further muddled with NXT after tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I will ban one person for every member of Undisputed Era that gets called up tonight. Grr. Also, more to the point, Takeover: SJ isn't for another 8 weeks, do they go tournament or multiman tag? (UE/EU/SP/1-2 seem like the obvious choices, with maybe the addition of Riddle/Lee) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 31 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: I will ban one person for every member of Undisputed Era that gets called up tonight. Grr. Also, more to the point, Takeover: SJ isn't for another 8 weeks, do they go tournament or multiman tag? (UE/EU/SP/1-2 seem like the obvious choices, with maybe the addition of Riddle/Lee) Dunno about Lee. I really wonder what's going on with him for there to be this much secrecy about why he's out. I hope it isn't one of those stupid WWE things where they want him to lose weight. And maybe we form a support group to hope that no one from TUE gets called up. Curiously, on Instagram anyway, most stuff I've seen of TUE has been of the original 3 with Roddy not included. Roddy would be the only one I'd be comfortable getting a call up. I'm fine with TUE just being Cole, Creepy Kyle, and Fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 It's funny - if they clearly were able to plan out with Vince the call-ups they could have run the Dusty now But of course not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 I was thinking about it in the shower this morning so I of course got bored at work. NXT Champions Called Up While Still Holding Title NXT Championship Seth Rollins Kevin Owens NXT North American Title Johnny Gargano (1) NXT Women's Title Paige Sasha Banks Asuka (2) NXT Tag Titles (3) Wyatt Family War Raiders (1) I count Gargano because he lost his title directly due to being called up. I don't count Ciampa since he technically wasn't supposed to be called up till post-Takeover but they did it basically as a favor to him due to how bad he was hurt (2) Asuka I count because in storyline - Regal was negotiation for her to join either RAW or SDL and that is why she vacated. (3) Lucha Dragons are too goofy in terms of their status to count (Sin Cara dropping down, random appearances on Main Event, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) According to a cursory search, Big E actually won the NXT title after being called up, putting him a category with Gargano (assuming he’s actually being called up). ETA: And Bo Dallas as well, if you count his initial Rumble debut and Wade Barrett feud as being his call up. Edited April 16, 2019 by JonnyLaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Just now, JonnyLaw said: According to a cursory search, Big E actually won the NXT title after being called up, putting him a category with Gargano (assuming he’s actually being called up). Big E is weird because technically he won the NXT title AFTER being called up (if you go by air dates) RAW - Dec 17, 2012 Won NXT Title - Jan 9, 2013 (which is when WWE says his reign started since they always go by air date) The taping was done on Dec 6, 2012 so even back then the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 And until we find out what happens tonight, I'm still thinking Gargano's call up has been retconned and he'll come up later this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I'd be willing to pay double for NXT tickets if that will help WWE pony up the cash to the rights for Shane Strickland's Shaka Khan entrance theme: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Edwin said: I'd be willing to pay double for NXT tickets if that will help WWE pony up the cash to the rights for Shane Strickland's Shaka Khan entrance theme: NXT ticket prices are more than reasonable, so I'd be ok with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Dream-Murphy was what kept me from taking an NXT break due to Gargano Fatigue, and it didn't disappoint. I think Bourne and Aliyah are doing shockingly well with their push when you consider how unremarkable Aliyah has been for her whole run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Looks like Stoke will be known as a "publicist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 If you wanted to see Xia Li ugly cry for 3 minutes, boy do I have the video for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Somewhere Tenryu is smiling over the team of Keith Lee, KUSHIDA and Babatunde Aiyegbusi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill S. Preston ESQ. Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Velveteen/Buddy tore it up. Hope Murphy is in the WWE Championship picture quickly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I’ll add to the love for Dream/Murphy. It’ll be interesting to see how Buddy fits on SDL. I thought he might work better as the biggest cruiserweight and having a power advantage but he hung just as well with Velveteen. Wish we could’ve seen Murphy feud with Rey Misterio as a way to establish him on the main roster, although they could run Murphy/Ali again too. And what else can be said about Velveteen Dream? He’s always entertaining and works a style that’s sustainable. It’s a shame we have so little faith in main roster booking or I’d say we’re witnessing the beginning stages of a HoF level run. Unfortunately, it could go sideways so easily and it wouldn’t even be Dream’s fault. Stoked for Shayna and Io to rip it up too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Bill S. Preston ESQ. said: Velveteen/Buddy tore it up. Hope Murphy is in the WWE Championship picture quickly I'd be more than happy with a Murphy/Balor program for the IC title. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 23 hours ago, RIPPA said: If you wanted to see Xia Li ugly cry for 3 minutes, boy do I have the video for you. Still kind of surprised at how close the two are though it was nice to learn why in the vid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, Godfrey said: It’s a shame we have so little faith in main roster booking or I’d say we’re witnessing the beginning stages of a HoF level run. Unfortunately, it could go sideways so easily and it wouldn’t even be Dream’s fault. Dream's call up is going to be interesting, because it's impossible to predict what's going to happen. Vince could take one look at him and banish him to Main Event for the rest of his career. On the other hand, Elias just worked John Cena at Wrestlemania, and I doubt anyone saw that coming two years ago. Edited April 20, 2019 by mattdangerously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeWorker Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 One for the Bugenhagen fans... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 4 hours ago, mattdangerously said: Dream's call up is going to be interesting, because it's impossible to predict what's going to happen. Vince could take one look at him and banish him to Main Event for the rest of his career. On the other hand, Elias just worked John Cena at Wrestlemania, and I doubt anyone saw that coming two years ago. As high as I am on Dream’s use of “old school” basic moves, they definitely have the potential to get old quick once he gets to the main roster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Spoiler from the NXT UK taping today Alexander Wolfe debuted here - and joined up with WALTER and EU - who are going by the name "The Imperium" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 19 hours ago, JonnyLaw said: As high as I am on Dream’s use of “old school” basic moves, they definitely have the potential to get old quick once he gets to the main roster. Yeah, I like the idea of his moveset, but he's starting to lean too heavily on using other people's moves--the Buddy Murphy match being a good example. A couple of callbacks during a match is fine, but if it's all he's doing, then he's basically just sexy Eugene. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Mentioning Dream in relation to Eugene is weird and wildly inaccurate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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