Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 1, 2018 Awards Moderator Posted February 1, 2018 "Monsieur, with these Tyler Bate matches you're really spoiling us." That's two in two days!
Bukamania Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Dave Meltzer gave Almas/Gargano 5 snow flakes.
TildeGuy~! Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 First WWE match to get 5 stars since Cena/Punk at MITB if I’m not mistaken
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 Yep, MITB was the last one. Cena/AJ was given 4 and three quarters I think. Finally got round to watching the match on Tuesday night, my god. Fully deserving of 5 stars. What a superb effort from both guys, but in particular a lesson in garnering sympathy from Gargano. What a babyface performance. Best WWE match I've watched since...well Cena/Punk incidentally.
Otto Dem Wanz Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Its times like this I think its a shame Meltzer screwed up his own scale by throwing 6 and 6.25 stars out for those matches in Japan, does getting 5 stars mean as much now? Either way, glad to see the praise for Gargano/Almas as its all fully deserved - what a bloody brilliant contest.
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 Yeah. I thought Meltzer would be cunty and give it one of them cop out **** 3/4 efforts because 'E. However, the greatness of that match is undeniable. Some crackers already this year, with Jericho/Omega and the Okada effort at Wrestle Kingdom.
Paid Members Supremo Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 I’m not convinced there was ever a plan to give Gargano a run with the belt, but after that match and the reaction it’s got, they must now realise that they’ve got something special with him. He’s the purest babyface they’ve had in years, and easily one of the best workers on the roster. Even if they inevitably screw him up on the main roster, there’s a brilliant underdog story to tell in NXT before he comes up. Hopefully his feud with Ciampa involves some title matches before all is said and done.
Paid Members mim731 Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 If Ciampa isn't 100% ready to go (which given he's got the knee still in the brace and ad the crutch I assume he's not as yet), I'd almost be tempted to have Gargano vs Almas 2 at the Mania weekend Takeover, and have Gargano win, only for Ciampa to goad him into a title match immediately afterwards, which Gargano being the honest babyface he is won't turn down, and win the belt. You can then have Gargano chase Ciampa for a bit, and eventually overcome the odds, while Almas goes up to the main roster after Mania. I like the idea of giving Gargano that moment, only to rip it away immediately, and given the emotional stakes with Ciampa being involved it could be a huge deal. I suspect if they book it correctly he'd be an even bigger babyface as a result when he eventually does win the belt.
Paid Members Onyx2 Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 I'm astonished Gargano was booked like that and didn't get the win. Don't get me wrong, it's the right decision but very un-WWE booking style. Now Almas can move on to another opponent while Gargano clears up his business with Ciampa.
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 Agree, Supremo. It reminds me a wee bit of Jeff Hardy v Orton at the 08 Rumble, in that all involved did such a top job building Hardy up for one big show that they convinced the fans Hardy was the guy. Can't wait for the Ciampa feud. It must be an absolute piece of piss being a heel against Gargano, these days, because he just needs to pull up with a side stitch and the fans will boo the can of Fanta that did it.
The King Of Swing Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Only thing missing from the NXT title match, was Brock doing doing a dance with the mariachi band.
Paid Members Supremo Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 It was lost in a plethora of great matches during the Cruiserweight Classic, but I recall Gargano and Ciampa having a cracking babyface vs. babyface match in the first round of that tournament. The idea of them headlining a Takeover event, for the title, after almost a year of build up, makes me nearly burst with excitement. Meltzer better get ready with seven stars.
Wrasslin Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, Supremo said: It was lost in a plethora of great matches during the Cruiserweight Classic, but I recall Gargano and Ciampa having a cracking babyface vs. babyface match in the first round of that tournament. The idea of them headlining a Takeover event, for the title, after almost a year of build up, makes me nearly burst with excitement. Meltzer better get ready with seven stars. That was the match of the tournament for me. Gargano certainly knows how to sell a beating. Was brutal.
Paid Members mim731 Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Supremo said: It was lost in a plethora of great matches during the Cruiserweight Classic, but I recall Gargano and Ciampa having a cracking babyface vs. babyface match in the first round of that tournament. The idea of them headlining a Takeover event, for the title, after almost a year of build up, makes me nearly burst with excitement. Meltzer better get ready with seven stars. You could argue it started with that match in the CC, with the post match, I felt like they were teasing the split then briefly, only to pull the trigger much later. That would make it what, 18 months? Maybe more? That's about the same duration of the build to Hogan-Sting in 97.
Paid Members Statto Posted February 1, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 1, 2018 Digging TM61's Aussie Rules style jerseys - and the matching trunks for that matter. Very glad Thorne cut off the AJ Styles tribute long hair, too.
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