Dolfan in NYC Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 It's NXT vs. NXT-UK, and if Saint and Regal don't come to blows, this whole thing will be pointless. 8 MAN TAG MATCH - Imperium (Alexander Wolfe, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, and WALTER) vs. The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong) FOR THE NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Toni Storm Finn Balor vs. Ilja Dragunov Mustache Mountain vs. #DIY FATAL 4-WAY FOR THE NXT CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - Angel Garza (c) vs. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott vs. Jordan Devlin vs. Travis Banks NON-TITLE MATCH* - NXT UK Women's Champion Kay Lee Ray vs. Mia Yim - * - Pre-show
Gonzo Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: It's NXT vs. NXT-UK, and if Saint and Regal don't come to blows, this whole thing will be pointless. 8 MAN TAG MATCH - Imperium (Alexander Wolfe, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, and WALTER) vs. The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong) - Updated as they announce. They don't need anything else. Just let this go for two hours.
Overly Critical Man Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Gonzo said: They don't need anything else. Just let this go for two hours. If it's just two hours of WALTER chopping those TUE geeks, I'm sold. 6
RIPPA Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 I don't want to watch movies that are 2 hours long, I sure as fuck don't want a 2 hour wrestling match 2
Go2Sleep Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 That 8-man would be perfect for an early 2000s NOAH style Captain's Fall rules match. UE desperately protecting their weak leader while easily handling the relative jobbers but struggling with all their might to bring down Walter for 50 minutes. I'm sure it'll be good, but I kinda think they're burning a lot of quality guys in one match. You could split it off into Fish/KOR vs. Barthel/Aichner, Strong vs. Bate, Walter vs. Keith Lee, and Cole vs. UK upper midcarder who he can safely beat (Trent Seven maybe, I'll admit I don't know their roster that well). That would be half a show and would guarantee it being decent at worst. 1
Eivion Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Honestly the fictional card you presented would be good at worst. Those first three matches alone all have the potential to being MOTYC. I actually think Imperium vs. UE is a terrible idea since they are the top factions of their respective brands and neither should be losing to outside factions. Edited January 7, 2020 by Eivion 1
Infinit Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Top HEEL factions as well. Such an odd booking decision.
John from Cincinnati Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Any faction that includes Alexander Wolfe can always take falls while sacrificing nobody of value. Even though Shield were just beginning to turn, one of the best WWE matches of the last decade pitted presumably top heel factions against one another. It's a weird booking, but also potentially a very fun one.
Infinit Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Shield vs Wyatts was an "irresistible force" vs "immovable object" kind of deal though. Very different situation with UE vs Imperium. UE vs UK faces and Imperium vs NXT faces would've made more sense, IMO. Edited January 7, 2020 by Infinit 2
John from Cincinnati Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 In one sense, sure. But why should I care about thrown-together babyface teams when I can have the actual established top teams on each brand face off?
tbarrie Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Any faction that includes Alexander Wolfe can always take falls while sacrificing nobody of value. Substitute any of the four UE members and the joke still works.
Infinit Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: In one sense, sure. But why should I care about thrown-together babyface teams when I can have the actual established top teams on each brand face off? They wouldn't necessarily have to be "thrown together"...they could've had the face NXT War Games team (with Gargano in the Owens spot) against Imperium that could've been built up on Wednesday nights. And they could have got British Strong Style to reunite for one night along with a mystery 4th member (Dragunov?) to challenge UE. That's just off the top of my head. 1
Eivion Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Slightly weird to make Toni/Rhea for the belt official when they pushed the idea that Rhea's challenger would come from next week's battle royal.
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 Well, Imperium and UE have an issue now!
The Natural Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 10:20 PM, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Even though Shield were just beginning to turn, one of the best WWE matches of the last decade pitted presumably top heel factions against one another. It's a weird booking, but also potentially a very fun one. I love the Shield vs. Wyatt Family from Elimination Chamber 2014. You're right to say its one of the last decade's best WWE matches. I'd go further saying its one of the best matches in the history of the WWE.
RIPPA Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Angel Garza will defend the Cruiserweight title in 4-way 2 unnamed NXT UK wrestlers and winner of tonight’s 3-way between Tyler Breeze, Lio Rush and Isiah “Swerve” Scott
Eivion Posted January 15, 2020 Posted January 15, 2020 Andrews and Webster are the obvious two UK guys though I certainly wouldn't say no to Dar in one of the spots. Hope Breeze or Scott gets the other.
ChesterCopperpot Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 DIY vs. Moustache Mountain - yes please 3
Rehabilitated Rick Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 Oh this card looks good. Only thing that’s missing is a big hoss match. Lee vs Mastiff would round things out nicely. 1
RIPPA Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 They are doing two qualifying matches for the NXT UK spots in the Cruiserweight Match Jordan Devlin vs Ligero Mark Andrews vs. Brian Kendrick Matches will be taped this weekend as part of the NXT UK TV taping and air next week
ChesterCopperpot Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) Are they gonna do the Dusty Final at this? Running the NXT vs UK theme would leave a Broserweights vs Grizzled Young Veterans final - assuming GYV beat UE as they are already in the main event Edited January 16, 2020 by ChesterCopperpot
The Natural Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 1/16/2020 at 3:01 AM, ChesterCopperpot said: DIY vs. Moustache Mountain - yes please My most anticipated match. Undisputed Era vs. Imperium needs a WALTER vs. Roderick Strong chop battle.
John from Cincinnati Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 I'd kind of been ignoring this based on what the last couple events with the Worlds Collide name have been. But watching this card fill out and just now realizing this is being held at the Toyota Center, this is looking like a big deal show. A TakeOver in everything other than name. Should be good. 1
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