SirSmUgly Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Re: Breeze, I think the dude has really good personality and has a nice chicken-shit opportunist heel sort of way of working his matches. The problem for me is that I don't buy the Beauty Shot as a flash KO-type move even though they're pushing it as one. He might as well use the Supermodel Kick as his finish rather than as his nearfall signature move, which is not a perfect solution in the long-term, but which would work while he came up with something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Also, I like that the commentators put over Kevin Owens as the Walter White of wrestling. "I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was... I... I was alive." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm not a big fan of Breeze, but I think his game will travel well on the main roster. His act is way less dependent on the enthusiastic participation of a small, devoted fanbase than a lot of the guys in NXT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 One thing I noticed about Breeze this week, is that he's actually really good at working a live audience. It seems that WWE has moved so far away from actually working the crowd, that no one is good at it anymore. I thought Breeze, and to a lesser extent Big Cass, excelled at this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Yeah, instead of playing solely to the hard camera, he did a good job of working the crowd and interacting with the ref. I think he does a lot of little things right (I also like his facial expressions, which I think are good, and what little stalling he does is usually well-worked; he should do more of it). Good call, RandomAct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I will say the main event was probably the best Alex Riley match I've seen. Sure it was a middling Kevin Owens match, but it was exactly what it needed to be. When it comes to playing to the crowd, how about Owens saying "I'll stay here all day" while getting a "Rest Owens Rest" chant during his chinlock? Also, his stumbling stomp to Riley as he was fleeing from Balor shows he has a better understanding of his character than anyone on the roster. Something else that's totally refreshing is the announcers putting his character over 100% the right way. The mildly heelish Corey Graves takes the family stuff at face value, the strong face presence Albert calls total BS with valid examples. If Rhyno's going to be around for awhile, Rhyno/Owens as a stopgap seems like the best possible idea. I'm pretty sure this is the only reason Rhyno is in NXT. He's the first big guy that stands up to the bully, but still loses to make the bully even stronger. This would actually be a good time to use the "WWE reject" booking and find some midcarder not doing anything to come do a program with Owens. Cesaro would be a great fit... Or [troll]Daniel Bryan[/troll] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 And now I really, really want to see Rhyno vs Owens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Loved the Ohio NXT setup, the raised platform seating and entrance way (neat winding path) seating were great. Riley/Owens was good but could easily have been longer, could have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 The thing about Breeze that worries me a little bit on the main roster is that many of the NXT call-ups lose any semblance of nuance their characters have. Bo went from good wrestler who is a delusional heel who thinks he is a face to just kind of a bumbling stooge type. Emma was just kind of a ditz. Ascension was just kind of a parody of themselves instead of serious heels (ok, so that one isn't entirely on the booking). They should be able to push breeze as a new, early era Heartbreak Kid (pretty boy with a mean streak), but instead, they'll probably just push him as a Zoolander-esque Fandango. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 You do realize Breeze's gimmick pretty much is evil Zoolander, right? I mean if they were smart they would desperately see if they could get the man a part in the sequel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'd disagree with that actually. He's shown more cunning/ruthlessness than someone with an actual Zoolander gimmick would. The similarity (vain male model) is pretty surface level at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Tyler Breeze should be Rick Martel's protégé. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Vince:"Hmmmm....this Tyler Breeze gimmick is pretty good. I know, slap some facepaint on him and script all his promos. Give him a mirror name "Maurice" and never let him win. That will make us money!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Balor/Neville/Breeze/Itami in a mini tournament at Axxess with the winner getting in the Andre Battle Royal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Is that the same thing as the show at SJSU? I assume Itami wins to get some press in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 No apparently this tournament is scheduled for the 5PM session of Axxess on Thursday. I would think Tyler Breeze is winning because I can't imagine they would debut Balor or Itami as a nobody in a battle royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 They did with Rusev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 And Bo Dallas, but both were give a semi-push during the event, with plans to be called up afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Probably will be Neville getting the nod. Hopefully they can clear out the ring enough for him to hit a high spot or two before he gets dumped by Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 But in the case of Rusev and Bo Dallas it was the Royal Rumble. This is just a throwaway battle royal for everyone who doesn't have anything better to do at Wrestlemania. I would prefer not to make my debut in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 In the case of the Royal Rumble, they were just there to fill space, so I'm not sure that's any better. At least in the Andre battle royal they're filling space on the biggest wrestling show of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 No, he told them to "kick rocks and flip-flops." He said "Kick rocks in flip flops and break your toes". Or something equally as stupid. WWE Network finally came to my cable provider yesterday (YAY), so I watched the show. Enzo is the most ridiculous looking person on wrestling television today, and yet I can't help but love that tiny muppet. If him and Big Cass get any better in the ring, they are going to be selling those fucking SAWFT t-shirts by the truckload once they make the main roster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 The best name award for the NXT tag champs should still go to whoever called them the Wesling Buddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm pretty sure this is the only reason Rhyno is in NXT. He's the first big guy that stands up to the bully, but still loses to make the bully even stronger. This would actually be a good time to use the "WWE reject" booking and find some midcarder not doing anything to come do a program with Owens. Cesaro would be a great fit... Or [troll]Daniel Bryan[/troll]I think Riley was simply the first phase of exactly that happening. You can have an endless stream of name talent being fed to Owens without jobbing anyone you actually want to job. Meanwhile, Finn gets fucked out of the title in one form or another or better yet, Owens chickenshits out in a way to protect keeping the title In order to a: put an exclamation point on his bully heel gimmick* and b: elevates Finn for being the one person Owens can't just run over, even though he's run over half the 2005 Smackdown roster.*Because if all he does it just smoke fools, he won't be a heel for long. Brock has the best heel promo on the planet at his back and he's just barely not a face right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 *Because if all he does it just smoke fools, he won't be a heel for long. Brock has the best heel promo on the planet at his back and he's just barely not a face right now. Part of that though is that WWE has fucked up Reigns' push so badly. If it were Lesnar/Bryan, Brock would be the most massively over heel in the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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