RIPPA Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Per PWI Quote Week 3 - Samoa Joe comes out for a promo. He says he's a man who can admit his mistakes. He destroyed friends and enemies in his quest for the NXT Title. He asks for Nakamura to come out. Joe says he means everything he said and asks for a rematch Nakamura agrees. As Nakamura leaves, Joe attacks Nakamura and lays him out. Nakamura is stretchered out - Liv Morgan def. Raechel Ellering (using a different last name). Post match: Morgan cuts a promo about wanting a shot at the Women's Championship and challenges Asuka. - Hideo Itami def. Drew Gulak - The Authors of Pain won a squash - Bobby Roode def. No Way Jose Per WON Quote - Samoa Joe is out for a promo, he says he's a man of his word and wants to see Nakamura face-to-face. He says he has a rematch clause and wants Nakamura to know that he will use it when he's ready to. Nakamura agrees and they shake hands. They each make their way to the ramp before Joe rushes back and puts a beating on Nakamura, finished off with a Rock Bottom on the ring steps to finish off the stretcher job. - Liv Morgan defeated Rachael Ellering (who used a different last name) Dragon sleeper for Morgan to score the submission. Post-match she says she wants the title and the crowd chanted “Asuka’s Gonna Kill You.” - Hideo Itami defeated Drew Gulak Crowd enjoyed this one, hard-hitting match with Hideo Itami hitting the GTS for the win. - The Authors of Pain defeated two unnamed enhancement talents Assisted clothesline double team finish by The Authors of Pain for the emphatic victory. - Bobby Roode defeated No Way Jose Superstar reaction for Bobby Roode with the crowd singing his theme music loudly. Good match, Roode won with a new finisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Good to hear Roode has ditched that pumphandle finisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 @Tim Evans Do you remember what he used, instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w. josh Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 2 hours ago, Matt D said: @Tim Evans Do you remember what he used, instead? Another report I read said it was an elevated DDT of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I assume Morgan will be a short-lived challenger to build up to a championship match on NXT TV before a challenger for the next Takeover is named. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Roode's new finisher is like Edge's old DDT finisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Isn't that Balor's DDT? Or a slight variation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Balor's 1916 (fka Bloody Sunday) was more of a brainbuster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I dig when two wrestlers just agree to beat the crap out of each other in the back. I quite enjoyed Itami/Gulak. Roode in the ring is sub-HHH in 2002. I'm glad that Jose was still over even when matched up against Roode's entrance. The Authors of Pain seem like they might be the Ascension except, y'know, good. High hopes for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Gulak/Itami was nice. AoP are fun. If Liv's eventual match with Asuka last more than five minutes and isn't her being destroyed for 4/5 of it then something is wrong with the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Liv is still incredibly green but is showing quite a bit of promise in character work. If she can work on her fundamentals then I think she could be good. I'm a fan of Gulak and thought he looked like he belonged here. He really hung in there and stiffed Itami right back and hope he gets signed. AoP remind me of a less gratuitously stiff Hit Squad. Did these guys have any experience whatsoever prior to going to the PC? They've been doing mostly squashes so far but show a lot of promise. Roode's intro music continues to be the only interesting thing about him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 13 minutes ago, HumanChessgame said: Roode's intro music continues to be the only interesting thing about him. This may not be inaccurate, but it's SO good that it causes me to overlook all the "shortcomings". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 hour ago, HumanChessgame said: Roode's intro music continues to be the only interesting thing about him. It's not like he's the first guy who fits that description. example: Conway, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Just now, Nice Guy Eddie said: It's not like he's the first guy who fits that description. example: Conway, Rob The massive singalong made me think more along the lines of Fandango. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Liv Morgan is about as ready for Asuka as I am for 10 rounds with prime Mike Tyson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 6 minutes ago, HumanChessgame said: The massive singalong made me think more along the lines of Fandango. another fine choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Moose Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I'm surprised they didn't lean more on "YOLO" for Liv... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The one thing Liv does pretty well is spunky underdog so I think Asuka could possibly get something decent out of this and make Liv look good in that she lasted longer than she had any right to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Liv looks like she's wrestling under water. She's supposed to be this crafty flippy wrestler, but she moves so slow in the ring, it just makes her opponents look like idiots. It'll be interesting to see if Asuka can get anything out of her, but unless it's a total squash, I don't have high hopes. The Authors of Pain are easily favorite new NXT act. I want them vs. The Revival so bad. I just wish their worst-looking double team wasn't their finisher. I guess the announcers weren't solemn enough the entire show, because it appears no one here is talking about Nak's stretcher job. I wish they had dragged out Joe teasing he was a changed man for longer. His questionably sincere babyface promo was really good, but part of the reason these angles don't work anymore is that they blow them off way too quickly and exactly when everyone expects like tonight. Even if you never watched wrestling before, you'd know a turn was coming right after that promo. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Did I get that right? One of the Authors of Pain is really called Ray Zor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Razar, rhymes with radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 23 minutes ago, Cristobal said: Razar, rhymes with radar. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 The Joe/Nakamura angle played out a lot better in my head than the actual execution. It was good for Nakamura to finally get his ass kicked but the whole thing felt so rushed (and it may have just been an editing problem.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Man, NXT has a problem that might not turn into a problem with Asuka. There is NO ONE that could be a legit challenger to her. She is Goldberg x1000 at this point. Or, a better example, she's Anderson Silva in the middle of his historic run as middleweight champion with no viable contenders. That said, no way should she ever drop a win to Liv or anyone else on NXT at this point. You may as well keep Asuka at her god tier, beat Liv, announce she's going to Raw or SD, and put the title up in a tournament. As far as I know, that hasn't been done yet in NXT and it would be a good way to bring Asuka in as someone totally unbeatable in NXT, she would be a legend in NXT, and it allows NXT to establish a new champion. You position it as not a matter of the ladies in NXT not being any good, it's just that Asuka is head and shoulders above everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 They did a tournament after Paige debuted on Raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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