The Naitch Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 About halfway through. Bate/Dunn was absolutely sensational. Everything came together. The talent, the commentary and the crowd. Tremendous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Great show. Opener was good. UK match was exceptional. It was paced perfectly and the hot crowd helped raise it even more. Women's match was decent enough, although its obvious it's going to be Moon who beats Asuka. Title match was good and the best I've seen of Itami so far. Not sure where he goes from here though. Tag match was brilliant. Started slow but built up well with a couple of mental spots, most notably Ciampa with the suplex that broke the ladder, the stereo dives off the big ladder (thought Gargano got flipped right on to his face) and Gargano taking a ladder square to the puss. That last one looked legitimately awful. Gargano must be one of the best sellers around, although after that ladder shot I'm not sure he had to sell that much as he looked genuinely fucked. Heel turn was immensely done, and they chose the right place, surely aware of the reaction Ciampa would get, which helped sell it and will help fans watching really accept him as a right b*****d. These two should have an incredible series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Gargano's face as he crawled onto Ciampa. f**k sake. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraiJock Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Cracking watch. Dunne vs Bate outstanding and at a combined age of 43 we could be watching them do that for a long time to come. Enjoyed Itami/Roode as well. Ladder match and after match shenanigans were great. DIY showdown at the next takeover will be spectacular. May go and rewatch their match from the cruiserweight classic to whet the appetite a bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Gargano's face as he crawled onto Ciampa. f**k sake. That was the best bit for me. The selling was brilliant, just the disbelief of what had just happened as he crawled over to him. Ciampa's creepy thousand yard stares were great too, particularly as he sat on the edge of the announce table watching him get treatment.The eventual match these two have has the potential to be one of the best NXT put on. When was the last time there was such a personal storyline in NXT that wasn't about just wanting to take a title away from someone? Zayn/Owens? This will top it I think. Whenever you see Ciampa really go at it, I don't think there's many on the roster that look like they are genuinely trying to kill someone. At least one repeat of the CWC match but with clear, real animosity...ooft. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 TV Tapings happened for the next few weeks last night, and from what I've read, they've played the explanation for the Ciampa heel turn absolutely perfectly. Expect it'll be on the show on Wednesday, looking forward to seeing it live. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 On 2017-5-26 at 11:18, forameus said: TV Tapings happened for the next few weeks last night, and from what I've read, they've played the explanation for the Ciampa heel turn absolutely perfectly. Expect it'll be on the show on Wednesday, looking forward to seeing it live. It was decent. Basically Ciampa said he was raging that Gargano was going to replace him to due to injury when he had put aside his health for the team. The man himself can explain it much better than me; 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Just now, DA Baracus said: It was decent. Basically Ciampa said he was raging that Gargano was going to replace him to due to injury when he had put aside his health for the team. The man himself can explain it much better than me; It was one of the more believable heel turns. Something more than just "I'm going to turn on you now". Smart to use the real injury he got as the basis, and very smart to play him as angry, dangerous, but also someone who really didn't want to do what he did. Just really sad that the injury he got is so bad. Takeover Brooklyn had a ready made blockbuster match right there, but that's unlikely to happen now. Maybe at Takeover Royal Rumble if he's healthy, or could have to wait until Wrestlemania Weekend. A podcast I listened to suggested getting Gargano back after a wee while then having him go up against Roode as the new super face. A title win for him would be brilliant, then have Ciampa come in and reignite the feud. Or, probably better, Ciampa costs him what looks like a title win and do it that way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, forameus said: It was one of the more believable heel turns. Something more than just "I'm going to turn on you now". Smart to use the real injury he got as the basis, and very smart to play him as angry, dangerous, but also someone who really didn't want to do what he did. Just really sad that the injury he got is so bad. Takeover Brooklyn had a ready made blockbuster match right there, but that's unlikely to happen now. Maybe at Takeover Royal Rumble if he's healthy, or could have to wait until Wrestlemania Weekend. A podcast I listened to suggested getting Gargano back after a wee while then having him go up against Roode as the new super face. A title win for him would be brilliant, then have Ciampa come in and reignite the feud. Or, probably better, Ciampa costs him what looks like a title win and do it that way. How long will Ciampa be out? Gutted that it looks like a lengthy lay off as he's one of my favourites. I like that idea about Gargano going for the title as a 'super face'. He's one of the best sellers around and can draw sympathy and support from almost any crowd. The series between he and Ciampa should be immense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Buzzing for the NXT show in Aberdeen on Monday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 How was it ? It was excellent cheers. Lengthy show and they played to the crowd like a classic house show 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 15 hours ago, bernardblack said: It was excellent cheers. Lengthy show and they played to the crowd like a classic house show Many empty seats? Saw they were doing a 4 for 2 on tickets at one stage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) Why is Percy Watson still employed? He brings absolutely nothing to his role and is fucking dreadful at it. He also seems quite dim. After Nikki and Asuka had an extensive brawl backstage which included Asuka repeatedly smashing Nikki's head against a roller door and where Nikki dunked Asuka's head in a cooler full of ice and water, Percy hit out with "This feels almost personal!". Never realised Terra had a wee brother. He got a kicking from Drew. Talking of Drew, is it just me or is he not all that over with the NXT crowd? Maybe he needs something as since he's come in he's not had a feud. Roderick Strong is the Gunther of NXT in that he always mentions his wife. As expected AOP vs Heavy Machinery feud will be on. Could be good. Ohno vs Black next week. That should be rather lovely. To the surprise of no one Asuka retained her title, but it was a lazy finish. We all know it'll be Ember Moon who beats her for it so any title match Asuka has until then is a foregone conclusion. Edited June 15, 2017 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 On 6/15/2017 at 19:59, DA Baracus said: To the surprise of no one Asuka retained her title, but it was a lazy finish. We all know it'll be Ember Moon who beats her for it so any title match Asuka has until then is a foregone conclusion. You'll not be too happy that they've just announced Asuka vs Nikki Cross in a Last Woman Standing Match for the title on the June 28th NXT then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bernardblack Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Many empty seats? Saw they were doing a 4 for 2 on tickets at one stage. Only just noticed this. Quite a few empty seats tbh. Pretty much could move up a few rows to get better seats as there were a lot of gaps 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Annoying Mauro now calling the action on NXT. Glad I don't watch the weekly show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenMonster Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Mamma Mia 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 34 minutes ago, JamieStevenson said: Annoying Mauro now calling the action on NXT. Glad I don't watch the weekly show. Hiya JBL, hiya pal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 30 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Hiya JBL, hiya pal. He's another one. In fact I don't think there are any WWE commentators that aren't annoying morons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Ranallo was decent during the CWC tbh. I'd imagine something similar here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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