Dolfan in NYC 17,472 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Just going to make NXT one year long thread. If something comes up big, we can build around that. But for now: New Year's Evil is in 2 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,405 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 36,884 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Cool image of Finn Balor, the current NXT Champion in his second reign. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dolfan in NYC 17,472 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
nofuture 4,321 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Good to see they're giving the Women roster this. It's sure deep enough to get 8 good teams out of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Eoae 1,168 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 From the way he's being presented, I feel like the company wants me to think Carrion Cross is something special, but I'm not seeing it all. He seems like a generic big man to me. I feel like he has a distinctive look in real life, but not necessarily in wrestling. Gigantic, intimidating men covered in tats are not unique in this business, so that alone is not enough to make you stand out anymore. The entrance is interesting, but I feel like it's wasted on me since I still don't know who his character is supposed to be. It seems like they're going for some sort of supernatural gimmick or vibe, but that seems to vanish once he gets in the ring where he seems to revert to standard big man style. And as attention-grabbing as the entrance is, we've seen it before. Actually, the entrance and pairing with Scarlett remind me a lot of Mil Muertes and Catrina, except I'm a lot more into watching Mil Muertes wreck people. Maybe the problem is charisma? Cross seemed to have some personality on the indies (from what little I saw of him), but he seems to have vanished into his hazily-defined gimmick since joining NXT. I'm not a huge fan of Damien Priest either, but he's been much better at playing his gimmick and showing some personality. Thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites
Eivion 4,137 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 That sounds generally accurate. Kross is fine, but nothing remotely special enough to warrant the push he has. The most standout thing in his run so far has honestly been Scarlett. She hasn't even done anything great, but she has way more presence and does well enough for the role she has. Link to post Share on other sites
Ramo2653 385 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 It took a loooong time for Priest to figure out his gimmick in NXT/get the reigns taken off. I suspect that Kross will have the same issue since he's not a super worker so he's not going to get over that way (plus I'm not sure how that works without real crowds). Assuming he stays healthy and NXT keeps pushing him he'll get it figured out. Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,405 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 A couple of Dusty related things A) they announced that some matches will take place on 205 Live (not mention of how many and when) and B) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
WholeFnMachine 339 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I really, really tried to like Shotzi Blackheart, she’s not terrible in the ring, but everything else about her just screams poseur to me. The howl, the welcome to the ball pit (wtf does that mean?!) the tank and helmet. She’s every annoying person at every punk show or goth club I have ever been to who is too loud, gets too drunk, and tries way too fucking hard. LOOK AT ME!!!! LOOK AT ME!!!! I KNOOOOOW ALLL THE WOOOOORDS!!!! I MET THE BAND!!!! LOOOOOOOK!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
L_W_P 2,366 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Have Scarlett turn on Kross and join Priest. Give Priest the entrance/gimmick tying it to Scarlett and not Kross as she is the one signing. Retain a complete package/push now in Priest and repackage/jettison Kross... Link to post Share on other sites
nofuture 4,321 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 I'm assuming MSK is Impact's The Rascalz. Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,405 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Clearly no seeding was applied to these brackets 1 Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 14,340 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 My first thought was “just how many teams are there in NXT?” Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,405 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Just now, odessasteps said: My first thought was “just how many teams are there in NXT?” Well at least 3 are "mash-up" teams (singles guys agreeing to team together) Plus there are 2 teams that are more 205 Live than NXT (which makes sense since they are doing matches on 205 Live too) And 2 are technically daywalkers between NXT and NXT UK Then you have Lucha House Party which just moved over from the main roster Link to post Share on other sites
Eivion 4,137 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Around 6-7 teams are regular fixtures in NXT though 205Live is technically NXT as well which arguably ups it to 8-9. The new team debuting will probably become regulars. Lucha House Party is seemingly just visiting as they are still on Raw. Link to post Share on other sites
ChesterCopperpot 4,657 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Sha Samuels signs to NXTUK 1 Link to post Share on other sites
L_W_P 2,366 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I want Maverick and Dain to win the Dusty Classic and use the momentum to go after the Cruiser and NA titles. Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 34,405 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Maverick/Dain vs Stallion/Grey and Bollywood Boyz vs Legado del Fantasma will be on 205 Live this week Link to post Share on other sites
Eoae 1,168 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 hours ago, RIPPA said: Maverick/Dain vs Stallion/Grey and Bollywood Boyz vs Legado del Fantasma will be on 205 Live this week Any way to watch 205 besides the Network? I gave up my subscription some time ago. Link to post Share on other sites
blitzkrieg 111 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 14 hours ago, Eoae said: Any way to watch 205 besides the Network? I gave up my subscription some time ago. If you have a Hulu subscription episodes are posted on Hulu. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Shartnado 771 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 1/15/2021 at 1:09 AM, L_W_P said: I want Maverick and Dain to win the Dusty Classic and use the momentum to go after the Cruiser and NA titles. I'd really like to see Maverick & Dain go against Lorcan & Burch once more, after winning the cup. Somehow, I still see GYV winning this thing, after coming up short last time around. Link to post Share on other sites
WholeFnMachine 339 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Watched 205 Live for the first time to catch the Dusty Cup matches and was pleasantly surprised to see Nigel on commentary! I’m such a fan of his in and out of the ring. I would prefer him to Barrett on NXT. Link to post Share on other sites
Eivion 4,137 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, WholeFnMachine said: Watched 205 Live for the first time to catch the Dusty Cup matches and was pleasantly surprised to see Nigel on commentary! I’m such a fan of his in and out of the ring. I would prefer him to Barrett on NXT. Honestly I find Barrett a decent bit better, but Nigel was solid when he was on NXT pre-COVID. Link to post Share on other sites
nofuture 4,321 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Women's Dusty Classic Brackets. Those unfamiliar names are a couple of new signees with better known names: Link to post Share on other sites
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