Official NXT thread (new episodes every Thursday)

[papi93]

Candice LeRae vs. Io Shirai should be a great match at Takeover. Io is a natural heel and while LeRae is a generic personality, she can wrestle unlike many wrestlers wives.

[papi93]

Glad to see ACH get the win over Trevor Lee. Crickets would have been heard if they went with Lee. He may be technically sound but might be better suited for tag wrestling.

[SerpentHearted]

I was only kinda half paying attention cos i started getting messages from clients etc but the final of the breakout tournament seemed pretty good and pretty well received. Now we need a new Mae Young Classic next!

[papi93]

I was only kinda half paying attention cos i started getting messages from clients etc but the final of the breakout tournament seemed pretty good and pretty well received. Now we need a new Mae Young Classic next!

Was to surprised to see Tegan Nox didn't chose another line of work. She must actually be one of those that loves pro wrestling.

[papi93]

With NXT going to two hours in the September, perhaps guys like Gargano, Undisputed Era (minus Adam Cole), etc. just remain in NXT on a permanent basis. If there is a bump in pay, perhaps some of the better workers will head there (Ali, Cesaro) to showcase their talents.

[SerpentHearted]

With NXT going to two hours in the September, perhaps guys like Gargano, Undisputed Era (minus Adam Cole), etc. just remain in NXT on a permanent basis. If there is a bump in pay, perhaps some of the better workers will head there (Ali, Cesaro) to showcase their talents.

I reckon you're right and a lot of those "smaller" guys who are top stars on NXT but would get underutilised and lost in the lower-midcard shuffle on Raw or SD will stay put. Now that I think about it... I would not be surprised if they merge the 205 Live roster with NXT since apparently that show is getting wound up. I would be on board with this.

[papi93]

I reckon you're right and a lot of those "smaller" guys who are top stars on NXT but would get underutilised and lost in the lower-midcard shuffle on Raw or SD will stay put. Now that I think about it... I would not be surprised if they merge the 205 Live roster with NXT since apparently that show is getting wound up. I would be on board with this.

Even bigger guys like War Raiders would be a great fit back in NXT. Guys that can work and NXT presents them as stars.

Vince can watch Barbon Corbin hold the Miz in a chin lock / half nelson for 5 minutes until his heart is content.

[papi93]

Interesting to see Matt Riddle get pinned clean by Dain. I assume they will continue this feud. Riddle's best match was still with Strong IMO.

[papi93]

If 205 LIVE gets cancelled they would be a welcome addition to the NXT roster and their two hour show. You can tell WWE likes the Garza cousins a lot.

[SerpentHearted]

Interesting to see Matt Riddle get pinned clean by Dain. I assume they will continue this feud. Riddle's best match was still with Strong IMO.

lawd the apparent ease with which Riddle could pick him up for some of those moves! bloody hell!

great promo from Dream in this one too.
good episode.

[papi93]

lawd the apparent ease with which Riddle could pick him up for some of those moves! bloody hell!

great promo from Dream in this one too.
good episode.

Getting him up for that powerbomb was very impressive.

[DrWilliam]

I reckon you're right and a lot of those "smaller" guys who are top stars on NXT but would get underutilised and lost in the lower-midcard shuffle on Raw or SD will stay put. Now that I think about it... I would not be surprised if they merge the 205 Live roster with NXT since apparently that show is getting wound up. I would be on board with this.

Why did you put smaller in quotes as if 5'9 170 isn't small lol

[SerpentHearted]

Why did you put smaller in quotes as if 5'9 170 isn't small lol

cos it aint smaller than me lol

[papi93]

Good TV match between Keith Lee (who loses again) and Donovan Dijak. It really outshined the Red Dragon / Street Profits match for the NXT tag titles. Still think that Roderick and Kyle make a better team than Red Dragon. This match was a bit too slow...even for a TV match.

[papi93]

If the Street Profits get moved up, who are some tag teams that are left? Breeze and Fandango? GTFO.

[moonstarrrrr]

If the Street Profits get moved up, who are some tag teams that are left? Breeze and Fandango? GTFO.

The rumour going around is that they want to end 205 live
If they'd end 205 live they could have Humberto Carillo and Angel Garza as a tag team and move the LHP
With the move to USA I don't doubt there will be a couple tag teams moving from the Main Roster to NXT (AOP, Revival, etc..)
NXT's roster is huge, so they can make new tag teams happen by just matching people up with eachother

Other than that I am a Oney Lorcan fan and think if they really want to make a workhorse babyface team take the belts of the UE they should have Burch and Lorcan take it off them as transitional champions, they have had insane matches with UE before and really deserve the titles soon imo, even though they don't really have a great promo their inring work is great

Breezango seems to be next in line though, imagine Breezango and Velveteen dream (team flamboyant) vs UE vs Forgotten Sons in War Games, would be fun as hell imo

[SerpentHearted]

Good episode.
I like UE as tag champs and I like the suggestion above of them v Oney & Danny to get the move to TV off to a strong start.
Didn't think that match was great though. Some good spots and a good finish.

Keith & Dominik match was better. Insane spots for such enormous men, particularly that spanish fly & the catch off the top turnbuckle.

Marked out a little for this too...

[papi93]

The rumour going around is that they want to end 205 live
If they'd end 205 live they could have Humberto Carillo and Angel Garza as a tag team and move the LHP
With the move to USA I don't doubt there will be a couple tag teams moving from the Main Roster to NXT (AOP, Revival, etc..)
NXT's roster is huge, so they can make new tag teams happen by just matching people up with eachother

Other than that I am a Oney Lorcan fan and think if they really want to make a workhorse babyface team take the belts of the UE they should have Burch and Lorcan take it off them as transitional champions, they have had insane matches with UE before and really deserve the titles soon imo, even though they don't really have a great promo their inring work is great

Breezango seems to be next in line though, imagine Breezango and Velveteen dream (team flamboyant) vs UE vs Forgotten Sons in War Games, would be fun as hell imo

They can keep the AOP on RAW or Smackdown and bring the Revival back to NXT.

Haven't seen Burch in awhile since Oney moved to 205 LIVE. Surprised Burch didn't go to NXT UK but perhaps the pay is not worth it.

Would like UE to have a Freebird rule where they can have Strong interchanged with Kyle and Bobby.

[papi93]

Good episode.
I like UE as tag champs and I like the suggestion above of them v Oney & Danny to get the move to TV off to a strong start.
Didn't think that match was great though. Some good spots and a good finish.

Keith & Dominik match was better. Insane spots for such enormous men, particularly that spanish fly & the catch off the top turnbuckle.

Marked out a little for this too...

Pete Dunn and Ripley are full-time NXT?

[SerpentHearted]

crikey that title match this week was bloody good!

[SerpentHearted]

bit of a lackluster show this week IMO but I'm looking forward to the new 2 hour format next week.
I read that they're going to wrap 205 Live up and move those guys to NXT as well... so... a bit sad that things didn't work out better for 205 because it was quite often the best show of the week but i think this will be a positive move.
GOD I hope they don't **** up the format though with all the annoying **** they pull on the other 2 shows.

[papi93]

I thought Dunn vs. Garza was going to be better but they just didn't have chemistry in their match. A guy like Metalik might finally get some appreciation for his ring work in NXT. That leap over the top rope into a hurricanrana off the apron is one of the best moves in WWE.

[papi93]

No one else watched the debut of NXT on USA? The women's match was a great opener. Io Sharai is a star who needs to stay away from the main roster. She should be doing programs with Charlotte but Vince will **** on her because she doesn't speak English.

[topcop8p7]

I watched it last night. Pretty good tv debut. 2 really good matches in a 1 hour show. Surprised they’re starting their tv stuff by putting all the gold on UE. The second hour on the network was good too.

[SerpentHearted]

I'll watch on Saturday night.
Some confusion though as to how to watch the entire show lol i think one hour is on US free to air TV and the other hour is only on the network, or the other way around?

[cheerupemokid]

I'll watch on Saturday night.
Some confusion though as to how to watch the entire show lol i think one hour is on US free to air TV and the other hour is only on the network, or the other way around?

This week and next, the first hour is on cable tv, and the second hour is on the network. But the entire show will be on the WWE network the day after for all of the shows.

[papi93]

I watched it last night. Pretty good tv debut. 2 really good matches in a 1 hour show. Surprised they’re starting their tv stuff by putting all the gold on UE. The second hour on the network was good too.

I think Roddy needs the North American title and a win more than the Dream. Dream is already over and is character made for RAW someday.

[SerpentHearted]

This week and next, the first hour is on cable tv, and the second hour is on the network. But the entire show will be on the WWE network the day after for all of the shows.

cheers bro
Looking forward to watching this with a pizza and a pepsi max tonight!

also a girl I am slightly acquainted with via the old gym has just been signed, and I'm not sure when she'll debut but I expect it will be Impressive when she does

update: wow a solid two hours of wrestling and a good way to debut on TV but for my money the 2nd hour takes it. The Pete Dunn & the Oney v Lio matches were bloody good IMO.

[papi93]

cheers bro
Looking forward to watching this with a pizza and a pepsi max tonight!

also a girl I am slightly acquainted with via the old gym has just been signed, and I'm not sure when she'll debut but I expect it will be Impressive when she does

update: wow a solid two hours of wrestling and a good way to debut on TV but for my money the 2nd hour takes it. The Pete Dunn & the Oney v Lio matches were bloody good IMO.

Glad Lio is away from Vince McMahon and that terrible manager role he gave him with Bobby Lashley. Triple H should be able to rehab his character quickly since Rush is talented.

[BallGameFan]

Dakota Kai returns this week!!!