RIPPA Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I made this it's own post just in case folks were even trying to pretend matchups didn't exist before seeing them (They also don't technically get revealed till 9 PM) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 So who's the semi-finalist coming out of that upper left group of 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I'm going to guess Gran Metalik going over Tozawa. ZSJ covers the UK, which I think hurts Gallagher's chances, and the same logic applies to Tozawa by way of Ibushi. Semis then being ZSJ v. Metalik and Ibushi v. Swann, with an outside shot of Gargano... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 That was a cool show by the way. The video packages were all pretty good, especially the THE Brian Kendrick one. Daniel Bryan was very informative on some of these dudes, good shit for the casuals. I can't wait for this to begin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 ZSJ definitely seems to have the clearest path to the semifinals. Gulak is the only guy that could really challenge him in that bracket. The most wide open bracket looks to be the lower right. Any of the 3 NXT guys could get the nod, but TJ Perkins is a strong darkhorse. He got a lot of play on the preview show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Fuck, I really want to see ZSJ vs. Jack Gallagher in this semifinal and give them 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I really liked the intro show and the packages on different competitors, only I think it would have been much better if there had been something on every guy. Just showing bios on a few select guys telegraphed the winners a bit too much IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I was really surprised Drew Gulak didn't even get mentioned on the Bracketology show, especially considering he's been front and center in a lot of the early promotional stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 Him and Cedric Alexander were totally no sold during the program - that was... interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 16 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Him and Cedric Alexander were totally no sold during the program - that was... interesting More interesting, given how the brackets would seem to project Gulak/ZSJ and Ibushi/Alexander as second-round matchups when both matches would seem like a quarterfinal match or further on paper. Alexander's other side of his bracket with Kendrick/Mendoza or Nese/Bennett may be relatively strong, but that Dar/Gurv Sihra and Daivari/Lun bracket seems pretty crystal-clear Gulak (if not also Cedric) didn't impress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Having stayed spoiler-free so far, Hoho Lun vs. Daivari and Ciampa vs. Gargano seem to be the only two first-round match-ups, where the winner isn't obvious. As far as people being or not being spotlighted go, it's interesting how much the Sihra brothers got, since their respective opponents seem like obvious favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 The Brian Kendrick redemption story was worth of all of this Plus the Perkins but was great And I am so fired up that they were featuring Jack Gallagher God - imagine they did this for all their PPVs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 This show was fantastic. The only thing I wish is that they made this a four part series so they could have profiled everyone involved. Most of these guys are unknown to much of their audience, so introducing all of them would have been good for them and us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Looking at the bracket it seems obvious who's moving to the second round save for one or two matches. That, and it's giving me flashbacks to when I'd do Fire Pro tournaments with the indy guys I cared about. Between that and the bracket special still can't believe this is on WWE Network. It seems like ZSJ/Ibushi is the obvious final, but hot damn are there going to be some awesome matchups along the way. I can't imagine the lesser-known guys going over guys like Swann and Metallik. Assuming that every matchup second round on will be fantastic. Cedric vs. Ibushi could be a thing, as would ZSJ vs. either Metallik or Tozawa. Those all sound amazing. So glad I kept away from spoilers. Also, yay for Swann getting some love! Beyond pleased to see him hailing from Baltimore so I'll be rooting for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Guy Named Tracy Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I really liked the Network Special. I'm paraphrasing, but Triple H said he knew he had something special when he found Cruiserweights that Daniel Bryan hadn't ever heard of. I'm slightly surprised South Africa didn't get any love, with Zizou Middoux being an obvious choice. Agree with the quarterfinalists being fairly obvious with the exception of the lower right bracket. Swann, TJP, Gargano, and Ciampa all have a legit shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 They have gone so over the top with the IBUSHI IS THE CLEAR FAVORITE!!!! stuff I almost wonder if they aren't going to have like Perkins or Swann go over him to help "establish" them more (especially if Ibushi doesn't sign with them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Hunter was p. great on this also. "I knew it would be good when I had guys that even he (Bryan) hadn't heard of" Kendrick and Bryan's Shawn Michaels story. the Jack Gallagher piece. Can't believe I saw him wrestle in front of about 30 people in Cumbernauld, Scotland of all places. ZSJ coming off like a megastar. So much goodness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 God the show was so good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 There was one moment where Mauro talked over Hunter and I got worried for a second, but then he went over the top thanking him and Hunter seemed like a pig in shit. If Mauro had done that to Steph he would be announcing Swerved instead of Smackdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 This was on WWE owned programming and I am still floored by it. I can't believe I am fully invested in Brian Kendrick in the year 2016 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 If that had been played before the tapings, complete with Bryan saying he wanted him to win, they'd have the potential for another "Yes Movement" on their hands. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Learn to love Jack Gallagher 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Do we know if we're going to get every match in its entirety, or if it's going to be like the Dusty Invitational and we only get some of the matches? I can't bring myself to watch Raw or Smackdown, but I love everything about what they are doing outside of their main shows. NXT is my favorite wrestling product since maybe 2001, and I'm really looking forward to this tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I thought The Brian Kendrick would've been a great top guy on SD in 2008 when he was heading in that direction for awhile, including a win over Jeff Hardy at the time, he was doing great. Just watched the Bracketology special, good stuff and hoping Kendrick does well in the tournament. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Full matches, the tapings were broken up into 4 episodes with 4 matches per show. I'd imagine they'll fill in the time with promos of the wrestlers they haven't already shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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