Paid Members BomberPat Posted April 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2018 On 29/03/2018 at 11:04 PM, TildeGuy~! said: Are they bringing this North American title in because Pete Dunne keeps defending the United Kingdom Championship against American lads? Regal kinda compares it to the UK title even bringing it up at what point in his promo... I found it interesting that Regal explicitly compared it to the UK Title - I wonder if it'll be defended in friendly indies the way the UK Title has been. If it isn't, I question the need for a secondary belt in NXT- between the World Title, Womens Title and Tag Titles, with occasional appearances by the UK Title, and tournaments like the Dusty Classic, that's enough for an hour long show, and I don't think any Takeover has felt like it was missing an extra title match. As for call ups, has to be Authors of Pain, surely? There's nothing left for them in NXT. I doubt Paul Ellering will go on the road with them, though - they've started giving AOP more mic time themselves, so they seem to be preparing for that eventuality, but they feel like a team that really needs a manager to tie the whole package together. I can't see Ellering just disappearing from NXT, though - are there any other big lads hanging around the Performance Centre that Ellering could turn on AOP for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrasslin Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 War Machine are already at the PC right? I think they'd fit the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted April 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2018 Completely forgot about them! I think it was them I had in mind when that idea first struck me, as well. Them having a manager would stop them looking too much like another Bludgeon Brothers in the eyes of some, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted April 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2018 I've been working on the assumption Ellering won't be going on the road with AoP either, at least not for very long, and been wondering if he's got a bump left in him for them - even if it's just a crumble to the mat off a backfist or something. Beating up the aged Hall of Fame manager who got them to the big time would make them look proper nasty bastards, and would likely get a good reaction from a post-Mania crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Here’s the reveal for the North American Title... I’m not a fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted April 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2018 Can't say the belt design does anything for me personally. Also, I agree with those that think it's a title too many for a one hour show and I can see it going the way of the old European title and becoming less and less relevant as the time wears on. That is unless they are going for the same feel as the UK title and letting the holder defend it around the bigger indies over there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted April 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2018 For real? I think it’s possibly the nicest belt they have. It looks old and authentic. Almost a hark back to territory belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted April 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) I'm with Kaz, I really like the look of that. Very different to the other belts in WWE and not only does it have a territory feel to it, but also a classy boxing belt look (I'm thinking WBO and IBF). Love the choice of leather. Edited April 3, 2018 by PunkStep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Cod Eye Posted April 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2018 I think it's the shape of the centre plate that spoils it for me. It reminds me of the(in my opinion) god awful current Tag belts they have. I do agree with PunkStep though that the leather they have chosen fo the strap looks good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members GlennCullen Posted April 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted April 3, 2018 That belt is bigger than Adam Cole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzero Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) I have to say The North American championship design looks a bit shit...but it does have an old skool look to it and that's what there probably going for. Edited April 3, 2018 by kidzero Mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 It's pretty much a replica of the original North American title held by DiBiase back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Really nice looking belt. Love the colour of the leather and the coin shaped face plate. Echoing what's been said before it looks very much like an old school touring champions belt. I also like that it doesn't look like all the other NXT belts, which skew a little too uniform for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DootDootDoot Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Just finished this week's NXT and, feck me, am I excited for Takeover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Undisputed Era to Steve Jennum their way to winning the Dusty Classic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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