WyattSheepMask Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Well there’s no need for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted July 11, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Snugglecakes said: To be fair, according to Dave, everything that WWE does is related to AEW in some way. I doubt he's wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 But people keep telling us that Vince loves competition. Surely that's not a lie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted July 11, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 11, 2019 He loves beating competition. He's not in it for the sportsmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Butternut Squash Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Wow, what a difference and entrance makes. Io's new theme is BANGING. The new look was desperately needed as well, feels like she's out of Kairi's shadow finally. I'm enjoying the Killian Dain vignettes. Always thought Sanity was a shit, half-baked gimmick that did it's members a disservice. With Wolfe doing good stuff in NXTUK and Cross getting a shot on the main show I only wonder, where the fuck is Eric? Damien Priest should get some kind of promo routine going for his entrance, his voice is the most interesting thing about him. I really don't get this guy yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King of Old School Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Mr Butternut Squash said: Wow, what a difference and entrance makes. Io's new theme is BANGING. The new look was desperately needed as well, feels like she's out of Kairi's shadow finally. I'm enjoying the Killian Dain vignettes. Always thought Sanity was a shit, half-baked gimmick that did it's members a disservice. With Wolfe doing good stuff in NXTUK and Cross getting a shot on the main show I only wonder, where the fuck is Eric? Damien Priest should get some kind of promo routine going for his entrance, his voice is the most interesting thing about him. I really don't get this guy yet. Usually spotted on Raw jogging around the arena with another bunch of chumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThumpSquids Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Io looked the business. Good entrance, great new theme. Boa, the opposite, sadly. Priest was fine, but nothing mouth watering as yet. The tag was a whole ball of fun! NXT is keeping me interested, even without Ciampa, who I pine after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Io looked fantastic, but they really need to get her a manager or something, her English isn't good enough yet even for the shortest promos. Tag match was great, that's what NXT is so good at - a week or two's promotion for an upcoming main event, and a good match at the end of it. Â Everybody wins. Damien Priest is awful though - what is this archer of destiny shit? Â And he has the most generic finisher ever. Neither of the two new guys did much for me. Â Jordan Myles looks like a good hand, but here's the thing. Â I am so bored of "smiley dancing black man" in WWE, it always feels just a little bit racist. Â The New Day managed to make the gimmick work and get past it, but everyone from Percy Watson to Rich Swann to No Way Jose, and many more, have come jiggling their way down the ramp and swivelled their hips in the ring. Â Even the fucking Street Profits are busting out moves now. We need some new gimmicks, preferably not predicated on creaking old racial tropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dart Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Well, the alternative is Bobby Lashley.  What would you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I went back and watched the first Damien Priest match. He’s just Baron Corbin before the waistcoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 NXT is such an easy watch - you can not watch for a few weeks yet still be interested. It's the little things - video packages/short interviews for new talent [Killian Dain, Boa, Myles], short interviews/promo videos for those not wrestling on the show [Io, Dream, Shayna, Keith Lee]. A short, easy announcement from the shows GM about wwhat is happening next week and why. Hype for who is on next weeks show. Stuff just makes sense. It's uncomplicated and it seems like everyone had a purpose and, as such, mattered. How can this be the same company that produces Raw and Smackdown!? Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 An hour show on their own Network to a small loyal audience vs multiple hours on different channels. It's just a whole different approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, DavidB6937 said: An hour show on their own Network to a small loyal audience vs multiple hours on different channels. It's just a whole different approach. I get that but it's basic wrestling stuff - something that WWE used to be so good at - which would work in any scenario. It's not re-inventing the wheel. You would think with the talent they have available to them they could do something similar over 3 hours. It seems crazy that, in a time when peoples attention spans have never been shorter and there are myriad other things to watch/engage with that WWE would realise 'less is more' [and I don't mean reducing Raw to two hours - although that would help but I understand why they don't/won't do it].  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamaras-Tash Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Vince doesnt have his fingers all over NXT does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Some have claimed that he doesn't even watch it outside of the odd Takeover. Could be bollocks of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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