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Expected more from both Owens/Riley matches, disappointed after the good build that they were both such short matches. Loved the Becky/Sasha interaction in their backstage bit, feel like that has big potential to be an awesome match.

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Hold the fucking phone..... Gregg doesn't like Arrested Development???

Haha! It's weird. Anything with too much narration annoys me too much.

I get why everyone loves it, though. I think a lot of it is really funny. But it just doesn't click for me. I think it's something that's very good that I, for whatever reason, don't enjoy. I'm also the same way with Curb Your Enthusiasm.

I guess curling isnt the only thing Greg and i agree on after all. :)

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It wasn't the best show. Balor/Dillinger was basically a squash. Itami/Parker wasn't, but probably should have been. Riley/Owens II was better than the first, but I just don't think Riley's got anything we haven't seen.

Still probably the best wrestling show I'll see all week.

Why aren't you watching Lucha Underground?!

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Funny how Corey Graves hates Becky when she's practically his female counterpart.

 

The Becky and Sasha confrontation gave me the vapors when they started to violate each others personal space.

 

It still surprises me how much better Riley is in NXT, both as a character and wrestler.

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Graves had the line of the night with "While I was flying into Portland, she called me a hipster! I almost spilled my craft beer!"

 

Another top line was when Carmella was complaining Enzo and Cass never get her jewelry, Enzo's response of "Get you jewelry? I got you a JOB!" was perfect.

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I dug the show I enjoyed everything with the women, and I'm looking forward to Sasha/Becky. Loved the Zayn/Owens brawl I think we're going to get a stipulation match at some point to blow that feud off.

 

Next special could have Zayn/Owens, Sasha/Becky, Balor/Breeze, tag title match, Rhyno/Corbin, Itami/Crowe, and maybe Emma/Bayley. Sounds pretty good to me.

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It wasn't the best show. Balor/Dillinger was basically a squash. Itami/Parker wasn't, but probably should have been. Riley/Owens II was better than the first, but I just don't think Riley's got anything we haven't seen.

Still probably the best wrestling show I'll see all week.

Why aren't you watching Lucha Underground?!

Because Comcast are bastards. I'd have to up my cable bill ~$40/month to get El Rey.

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It wasn't the best show. Balor/Dillinger was basically a squash. Itami/Parker wasn't, but probably should have been. Riley/Owens II was better than the first, but I just don't think Riley's got anything we haven't seen.

Still probably the best wrestling show I'll see all week.

Why aren't you watching Lucha Underground?!

 

Because Comcast are bastards. I'd have to up my cable bill ~$40/month to get El Rey.

 

Do you have Univision?  The spanish version is on there.  That's what i watch.  The bonus is you don't have to hear Striker.

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I do not. Because I live in California, and in a small city where they have basically no competition outside of satellite, they don't just put Spanish channels in their packages, you have to sign up for the "Latino Entertainment Package". Again: Comcast/bastards.

Also, stupid bastards, because most of the Spanish speakers just go with satellite.

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Enzo saying the jewelry came from "the middle of the mall" was so friggin' great. That was such a great wrestling cheese segment -- Blake and Murphy wooing Carmella via song and gifts, Enzo and Cass upset because they brought her into this career. We all know what's likely coming: Carmella is going to turn and align herself with a new stable. But it's so great and fun that we're totally fine with buying in to something predictable. Being predictable isn't a bad thing at all as long as the journey is great.

I loved the Sami pull-a-part. That was such a great "vengeful face gets just deserts" moment. Steen's promo before the match was so wonderfully weird. "Is their a chill?" Like he's so cold himself he lowers room temperature. I can just see Sami's brain working with this. He saw Owens humiliate Alex earlier and wanted to let Riley have a shot at revenge. But it wasn't coming and Owens, being a total scumbag, wanted to take Riley out for good. (How is that helping his family?) Sami couldn't stand by and watch that happen to another person, having been victimized by that himself, and came out to save the day and get a piece. His dive to the floor was kinda reminiscent to RVD doing that to Bam Bam Bigelow way back in the day in ECW. Just a great spot. And the landing on top of like 45 people at once wasn't contrived, since they were all there as part of a pull-apart and not really wobbling in place to play bowling pins.

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Spoilers, what's airing on NXT in the next 3 weeks.

April 29th Episode:

* NXT Champion Kevin Owens kicks off the show with a promo. General Manager William Regal interrupts and says Owens doesn’t run the show, Mr. Regal does. Sami Zayn comes out and we’ve got a match for the May 20th Takeover event. Owens wants it to be non-title but Sami is berating him trying to get the title shot. They agree and it will be a title match.

* Enzo Amore and Big Cass defeated NXT Tag Team Champions Blake and Murphy in a non-title match.

* Dana Brooke defeated Bayley when Emma came out to Bayley’s music and distracted her.

* Adam Rose vs. Hideo Itami is next. Itami wins by pinfall.

* Becky Lynch quickly defeated an enhancement talent named Sarah Thompson by submission. This appeared to be one of the new recruits.

* Sami Zayn defeated Alex Riley by DQ when Kevin Owens hit him from behind. Owens then hit a powerbomb on Riley.

May 6th Episode:

* Charlotte defeated Emma by pinfall. Emma worked as a vicious heel. Bayley came out after the match and offered Emma a hug but held onto her and hit the Hugplex. Charlotte tried to hold Bayley back but she snapped and has had enough of Emma’s taunting.

* Rhyno defeated Bull Dempsey with a Gore. Rhyno cut a promo after the match and said he wants Baron Corbin at Takeover.

* Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder come out for a match against Enzo and Cass but they don’t show. The cameras cut backstage and they were laid out by Blake and Murphy.

* William Regal is out for a Takeover contract signing segment between Becky Lynch and NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks. Becky tells her career story and Sasha uses her stamp to sign the contract. Sasha then attacks Becky but Becky gets the upperhand before referees break it up.

* Finn Balor comes out in a suit to do commentary for the next match, Hideo Itami vs. Tyler Breeze. Itami gets the win with a Shotgun kick. After the match, Breeze jumps Itami but Balor makes the save. Breeze then takes them both out with a superkick on Balor and a Beauty Shot to Itami.

May 13th Episode:

* Bayley defeated Jessi McKay with a Hugplex. Jessi was one of the talents just announced as a new recruit this month.

* Solomon Crowe vs. Baron Corbin is next. Crowe has a new theme song. Corbin wins by pinfall and Rhyno comes out after the match. They start brawling and security tries to hold them back. Rhyno hits Gores on a few security guards and the rest run away.

* Sasha Banks defeated another debuting enhancement talent by submission, possibly new recruit Cassie McIntosh.

* Alexa Bliss defeated Carmella after Blake and Murphy distracted Carmella by trying to get her attention. They try to pick her up but she cuts a promo on them and says Enzo and Cass will take the titles at Takeover.

* Kalisto defeated Tye Dillinger by pinfall.

* Sami Zayn comes out for a promo but before he can speak out comes Kevin Owens. Sami cuts him down and asks why is he jealous and asks if it’s because Owens’ son would rather wear a Sami t-shirt than a KO t-shirt. Owens says he knows Sami is hurt and at Takeover, he’s going to hurt him again but this time Sami won’t be able to come back.

* Finn Balor and Hideo Itami vs. Adam Rose and Tyler Breeze is next. Breeze gets the pin on Itami. Balor and Hideo weren’t on the same page. Tyler kicks Rose post-match. It appears they were building to a three-way.

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I do not. Because I live in California, and in a small city where they have basically no competition outside of satellite, they don't just put Spanish channels in their packages, you have to sign up for the "Latino Entertainment Package". Again: Comcast/bastards.

Also, stupid bastards, because most of the Spanish speakers just go with satellite.

Generally if you call Comcast and say I'm thinking of leaving you for fill in the blank depending on the region where you live they will lower your bill and give you more channels to stay with them.

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I do not. Because I live in California, and in a small city where they have basically no competition outside of satellite, they don't just put Spanish channels in their packages, you have to sign up for the "Latino Entertainment Package". Again: Comcast/bastards.

Also, stupid bastards, because most of the Spanish speakers just go with satellite.

Generally if you call Comcast and say I'm thinking of leaving you for fill in the blank depending on the region where you live they will lower your bill and give you more channels to stay with them.

 

I can't speak for Comcast, but TWC is pretty much abandoning this practice.  From everything I've heard, I'm glad Comcast is abandoning the merger though.

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So Brian Kendrick was just a one-off appearance? Sad, I would have liked to see more of him against Zayn, Owens and the likes.

I'm not sure why you felt that needed a spoiler tag. Its not really a spoiler that he doesn't appear. Anyways I'm pretty sure both he and Rhyno were hired for NXT. Right now his lack of appearance may be related to his focus on training Eva Marie.

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Are NXT talents tested though? And if he's going to be a trainer wouldn't he be an employee who's not tested (ala Hunter/Vince) or could they just give him the Randy Orton test which marijuana doesn't count as a failed test

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I do not. Because I live in California, and in a small city where they have basically no competition outside of satellite, they don't just put Spanish channels in their packages, you have to sign up for the "Latino Entertainment Package". Again: Comcast/bastards.

Also, stupid bastards, because most of the Spanish speakers just go with satellite.

Generally if you call Comcast and say I'm thinking of leaving you for fill in the blank depending on the region where you live they will lower your bill and give you more channels to stay with them.

 

This is what I do, and it's not a bad deal overall. For $150, I get cable (which I only use for wrestling/MMA 99% of the time), phone (which comes in handy for faxing), and internet - which I definitely get more than my money's worth out of.

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