Paid Members BomberPat Posted March 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2019 Anecdotally, I know a lot of people who watch NXT who have never watched any indie wrestling. No idea what the viewing figures are compared to the likes of ROH, Impact, or any of the "proper" indies, but I'd wager a large percentage of the NXT audience don't necessarily know who every indie name on the show is before they debut. What compounds it, though, is that when they get called up to the main roster it's generally, "Hey, it's that guy from NXT!". So if they already haven't had the character development and introduction they needed in NXT, it's even worse when they make the jump. Hence EC3 being nothing more than room meat now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollthedice Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Id heard of dijakovic from reading random indy fed results but never actually seen him, same goes for Keith Lee. I really enjoyed their match and certainly look forward to future bouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted March 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2019 10 hours ago, PunkStep said: We're the ones posting in a wrestling forum, like it's still 2003! Original smart marks! We're all WWE cock-suckers though, remember? 34 minutes ago, BomberPat said: Anecdotally, I know a lot of people who watch NXT who have never watched any indie wrestling. No idea what the viewing figures are compared to the likes of ROH, Impact, or any of the "proper" indies, but I'd wager a large percentage of the NXT audience don't necessarily know who every indie name on the show is before they debut. What compounds it, though, is that when they get called up to the main roster it's generally, "Hey, it's that guy from NXT!". So if they already haven't had the character development and introduction they needed in NXT, it's even worse when they make the jump. Hence EC3 being nothing more than room meat now. I think that's the issue. A big portion of the NXT crowds know these people already either having seen or heard about them. The assumption that anyone who watches WWE will have seen them before or in NXT is ridiculous especially given the worldwide audience. That said though, the last couple of weeks they have done a decent job of making NXT itself seem a big deal by bringing in Black and Ricochet and having them beat everyone and showcase outstanding, charismatic work. They did produce little videos to introduce them, plus Ciampa and Gargano, but just the presentation of them as two guys who are already better than the Revival and Sheamus and Cesaro has been very simple and effective at making NXT stand out as well as these guys. But hey, wins and losses don't matter right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted March 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, HarmonicGenerator said: Have they ever even mentioned that on TV? Must have missed it if so. Still doesn’t make any sense for informing her wrestling but at least it’s an explanation! After they explained it, JR called her a Yachtswoman and a yachting enthusiast in most episodes. Then he called her pirate. He never sounded happy calling her any of those things. Maybe because she wasn’t a farmer or someone who killed dogs. Edited March 1, 2019 by TheBurningRed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 54 minutes ago, JLM said: The insane elbow should surely have some kind of anchor dropping reference though. Her Bridging Boston crab is called the Anchor. She used to call her elbow finisher The Seven Seas in Stardom but that got changed as soon as she signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 The pirate princess starring Kairi Sane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted March 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2019 2 hours ago, TheBurningRed said: After they explained it, JR called her a Yachtswoman and a yachting enthusiast in most episodes. Then he called her pirate. He never sounded happy calling her any of those things. Maybe because she wasn’t a farmer or someone who killed dogs. I'm trying to find a soundbyte of what he actually called her, because he stumbled like fuck when he was talking about Kairi's yachting and he sounded like a right tit. "She boatie, yachtsman" or something equally as nonsensical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamura Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, PunkStep said: I'm trying to find a soundbyte of what he actually called her, because he stumbled like fuck when he was talking about Kairi's yachting and he sounded like a right tit. "She boatie, yachtsman" or something equally as nonsensical. It was "she yachtsman". On 8/29/2017 at 9:46 PM, Tamura said: For those that may be wondering about Kairi's ring attire, she's a yachtsperson, she yachtsman, she likes boating Edited March 1, 2019 by Tamura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Didn't Cole call her something naff at last year's Rumble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted March 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2019 31 minutes ago, The King Of Swing said: Didn't Cole call her something naff at last year's Rumble? Probably. But he’s more likely to have said she likes to have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fun Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 55 minutes ago, The King Of Swing said: Didn't Cole call her something naff at last year's Rumble? He said she had a yachting persona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted March 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 1, 2019 Couple of things on last week's show, that sell through the ropes from O'Reilly (or Fish) from Black's kick was incredible. What a guy. Loved Ciampa watching from the box. Remember they used to do that all the time? Like Tyson watching "Cold Stone" or the WCW guys at Mania 17. Can't recall the last time I saw it. I love Dream but his DVD sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted March 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 2, 2019 The more I see of the Dream, the more I'm going to dread his main roster call-up, where he'll be forever restricted and will be on The Fashion Files within two months. His promo with the Undisputed Era this week was so bloody effortless. He's WWE's answer to the gaping hole that The Rock left and we're all going to be rightly devastated when he's trading wins with the lower ranks and doing awful comedy sketches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Accident Prone said: The more I see of the Dream, the more I'm going to dread his main roster call-up, where he'll be forever restricted and will be on The Fashion Files within two months. His promo with the Undisputed Era this week was so bloody effortless. He's WWE's answer to the gaping hole that The Rock left and we're all going to be rightly devastated when he's trading wins with the lower ranks and doing awful comedy sketches. Stop being an actual wrestling fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Accident Prone said: The more I see of the Dream, the more I'm going to dread his main roster call-up, where he'll be forever restricted and will be on The Fashion Files within two months. His promo with the Undisputed Era this week was so bloody effortless. He's WWE's answer to the gaping hole that The Rock left and we're all going to be rightly devastated when he's trading wins with the lower ranks and doing awful comedy sketches. Totally agree. Hope they save him for a really special and memorable debut. The way they've brought up Black, Ricochet, Ciampa and Gargano is so disappointing. Their talent should take them through eventually but such a lacklustre start has them pissing against the wind straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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