Dolfan in NYC Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 The build to Takeover: Boston (lol) continues... Dexter Lumis vs. Killian Dain Karrion Kross vs. Dominic Dijakovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Also added: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Martel is so great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Hero Morganti Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 3.0 is hitting the weights. They are like 5.0 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Do we know what the announcement is? Sounds like Regal stepping down? Who takes over? I'd love Paige to get the role after her awesome work on SDL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Robert Stone vs Shotzi's tank is such a great feud. Stone taking the bump off the steps when she ran into it made me laugh. Roddy/Reed/Gargano wasn't that bad. Right man won. Main event was the usual HBK public theater exhibition. I still like Kross and him vs Lee should be a good match. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Dain/Lumis was a match. Breezango vs. 3.0 was fun while it lasted. Shotzi/Aliyah was solid. I'm enjoying everything with Shotzi vs. the Robert Stone Brand so far. Poor Stone getting his other leg crushed was wonderful. Mercedes murdering Shotzi with that boot at the end was nice. I liked seeing Mercedes join the group later on. The way she did it just stating exactly what she wanted from the partnership was good. Its also good to see Stone have at least one serious charge in his brand. The promo for Swerve was neat. I'm glad they are trying to do something more with him. The parts I saw of the triple threat were mostly fine. Thought it was nice in general to see Reed gettign built up there and actually get such a big win. Thatcher/Orcan was good once again. Dug Orcan actually having the advantage even in loss. Wonder if they go stip next time. Kross/Dijakovic was ok until the ending stretch. Show was decent overall though I can't say I find myself excited about Lee/Kross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 They love to make overly complicated setups for matches now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MavsFan77 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 46 minutes ago, RIPPA said: They love to make overly complicated setups for matches now It’s almost like that rumor from a month or so ago is true about Vince having more input now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I hope shotzi runs over Robert Stone’s arms next and he has to be wheeled about in a full body cast. I seem to be in the minority of people that enjoyed the ending to the Kross match. I really enjoyed it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) Not a fan of Lee giving up a title like that. I know NXT has a history of the champ vacating but that was when people were 'moving up' to the main roster. I think a much more interesting story would have been "Limitless" Keith Lee finding his limits. How many weeks in a row can you defend your titles from challengers up and down the card? How many times can you fight twice in a night? Edited July 23, 2020 by L_W_P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 So is it possible that the reason NXT suddenly crashed in the ratings is because they went all out to say the GAB shows were going to be these epic mini-takeovers, and then they happened and they were basically normal weeks of TV? For all the fuss about AEW over-promising and under-delivering, and it's NXT that actually takes a hit for it? Because if they actually get people invested in having a historic double champion and the belts have never been unified before et cetera, and then the dude just gives one belt up like it is of no value to him, it's a great way to let the fans know to not bother emotionally investing in the stuffing instead of potatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I think it’s lame that they didn’t let Keith run with the Double Gold for a while, but it’s clear from the ratings that there weren’t a lot of people exited to see him run with both belts, so...*shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 People weren't interested? He held them for what, two weeks? (I really don't know, tell me) How long is THAT to tell what the fans want? You know this is just the old man having ADD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I mean, it’s a quick trigger, for sure, but the ratings fell off a cliff the week after he won. You’d like to see more sustained enthusiasm for a new champ than that. Worse, he opened the show afrer he won, set up a double title match for later in the night...and the ratings went down. At the very least, it suggests that Keith doesn’t move the needle anymore than anyone else in NXT, so, in that light, I could kinda understand not wanting to have all your eggs in that basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 4 hours ago, EVA said: At the very least, it suggests that Keith doesn’t move the needle anymore than anyone else in NXT. The brand is the star, last I heard. I think there is a real issue with the fact that what sold NXT 5 years ago was not so much the 'Stars of tomorrow, Today' thing, so much as the 'Wrestling Alternative to bland main roster WWE' concept. And now AEW exists, and NXT is more similar to the Raw/Smackdown style than it's ever been, so... Some people are utterly convinced that you can solve a problem by making it worse, y'know? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) That’s true. It was also, I think, the appeal of “see the buzzworthy might-be stars who you haven’t had the time or inclination to track down, but have heard a lot about.” So, if interest ever started to wain, there was always another name to arrive, with ready made feuds and angles. AEW has hurt that, but so has WWE’s own hiring practices, and the pandemic. They can shuffle main roster stars down briefly, but the instant novelty of the latest indie/Japanese darling is diminished, as there are simply fewer. Edited July 24, 2020 by Beech27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Didn’t a pretaped show with Lee winning do their best ratings in a while? It seems a little early to write him off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Breezango/Ever-Rise was probably one of the most entertaining match this year. The commentary was on point (goofy af) and both teams was a freakin blast to watch. Aliyah is basically playing the role of the great supportive girlfriend (who is juggling her career and her love life) with a leech of a boyfriend that's Robert Stone. Seriously love this storyline. Totally dug the triple threat, everyone looked good. Bronson win was left field. Kross/Dijakovic was the height of male soap opera and I loved every second of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 RE: Lee as double champion I think it would've been more effective if there was some sort of rule that if the NA champ wins the NXT title, the NA title is automatically vacated, instead of what they did with Lee and the two titles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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