Paid Members BomberPat Posted April 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted April 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: I thought the Randy Orton would be the prototype for their production line talent rather than early 2000s indy. To an extent, I think it is. We hear constant complaints of NXT talent being misused on the main roster, but there's a clear distinction between the ex-indie NXT talent getting called up, and the Performance Center "graduates". Baron Corbin retired Kurt Angle, Lars Sullivan is starting out with a monster push, Elias is a featured part of most shows, Braun Strowman is - despite everything - still a top level talent, and so on. Velveteen Dream is likely to be the next breakout star from NXT. All of those guys are far more "Randy Orton" than they are "early 2000s indy". I think what we're seeing is the nature of NXT changing, so that the "super indie" business model is the public face of the product, while most of the actual developmental work, and building who Vince/WWE sees the true stars as being, is happening off-camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Butternut Squash Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Luke Harper vs Dominik Dijakovic from that Worlds Collide show was a fun little heavyweight match. Great to see Harper back and getting over as a babyface. It'll break my heart if they stick him back with Bray Wyatt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adequate8 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 22 hours ago, Mr Butternut Squash said: Luke Harper vs Dominik Dijakovic from that Worlds Collide show was a fun little heavyweight match. Great to see Harper back and getting over as a babyface. It'll break my heart if they stick him back with Bray Wyatt. He requested his release today 🤷🏻♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Which is definitely an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Cue “AEW will use him right~!” talk on twitter. Not sure if you can say they missed the boat with him as he’d have probably just ended up just another like almost everyone seems to these days, and he’s pushing 40 as it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love-Wilcox Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Hmm, two championships on the line tonight against two recent Smackdown call-ups? No prizes for guessing the winners then xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Shane Strickland and Garza Jr have signed to NXT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted April 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted April 18, 2019 Undisputed Era. Don't get it. How is anyone excited about these fucking nerds? Seriously, people fantasy booking them against The Shield? Wouldn't even buy that 8 on 3. Adam Cole and his skinny arms do nothing for me. Not seen anyone look more like an accountant playing wrestler than Roddy Strong. Not since IRS. The goofy one is alright but even he is Planet Stasiak level fun. Some good lines from Johnny but not promising that this is what he was to work with. Enjoyed the Dream/Murphy match and the main event angle. Though, for someone as switched on as Dream, going from being "knocked out" to hitting the finishing sequence in 20 seconds is sloppy. Really irked by McGuinness's line that Dream just passed his biggest test. Why you shitting on Riddle and the Takeover match for a guy who is not on your brand? Poor stuff. Commentary was hit and miss as usual. Mauro's "more Flash than Adobe" line was an eye roller 😂 Always nice to see Regal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 They should almost always treat guys coming down from the proper roster as being the biggest test of an NXT wrestler - even when it’s Buddy Murphy from 205 Live. The call-up is (or should be) presented as the big goal for everyone, so the chance to beat someone who has already had it is huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted April 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted April 18, 2019 48 minutes ago, King Pitcos said: They should almost always treat guys coming down from the proper roster as being the biggest test of an NXT wrestler - even when it’s Buddy Murphy from 205 Live. The call-up is (or should be) presented as the big goal for everyone, so the chance to beat someone who has already had it is huge. That's the only bit I disagree with. I'm a big fan of Murphy but he's not a big enough name to justify the point. It doesn't fit the story you just told or the one you'll want us to buy next time Riddle is on the screen. It just doesn't need it. Plus Dream scraped through the Riddle match for that very reason. He beat Murphy conclusively. Just feel the commentary is all over the place on this show. Like that little package before the main event that announced Viking Experience on Raw despite us seeing them as War Raiders earlier in the show. Bit messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted April 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted April 18, 2019 20 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: That's the only bit I disagree with. I'm a big fan of Murphy but he's not a big enough name to justify the point. He's just a Poundstretcher Kenny Dykstra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted April 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted April 18, 2019 He's the Netto Ken Kennedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted April 18, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hornswoggle is a Lidl Ken Kennedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 The Viking Experience already have a Retro Shirt to buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 So they just knock around in t-shirts in backstage bits? How shit. That’s neither War Raidy nor a Viking Experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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