Paid Members tiger_rick Posted February 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 14, 2020 Watched the Broserweight (Ugh) skits on YouTube. Polished, mini movies which I'm not a fan of as a style but very well done and amusing. Just wish it felt a bit more natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted February 14, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 14, 2020 Yeah, I should've hated those Broserweight skits but it's a testament to the charisma, delivery and characters of both guys that they managed to make it work. Pete's, "I'm not even from London!" got a genuine chuckle from me. Sunday's Takeover card looks pretty tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mal the Glorious Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I think the cheesy, overproduced style of them made them even funnier. Only bit I thought was a bit naff was them playing HHH's theme when he appeared, would have been funnier without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thatās the best thing that Pete Dunne has done in fucking ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Butternut Squash Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) Theyāve really struck gold with the Broserweights. I couldnāt imagine a better way to utiliseĀ babyface Pete Dunne, theyāre making the most out of his two facial expressions. ItāsĀ cool to see Riddle grow as a talker. While heāsĀ kneecapping any chance of making it on the main roster, the stoner goof hardman act is one of the fresher acts in wrestling, and it just works for him. Edited February 15, 2020 by Mr Butternut Squash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) I really liked the Broserweights skits as well. Itās strange, I kind of hate them - when they did the in-ring promo the other week, they were both dressed as utter bell ends. And Riddleās loud stonerĀ frat boy personality ("WEED IS ACE! I'm 34")Ā is almost intolerable at all times... yet it all works so well together. Peteās look at the camera on the boat cracked me up. Would love to see them face Moustache Mountain and New Day. Edited February 15, 2020 by King Pitcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWOLeN Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) My theory: Adam Coleā 2020 goal was to become the longest reigning NXT Champion of all time. This maps to March 20th, 2020. Just before Tampa Bay. Finn Balor is currently the longest reigning NXT champion. Iām booking Adam Cole vs Finn Balor for the belt on NXT Wednesday March 18thĀ for all the bragging rights. Adam Cole will then retainĀ thanks to Johnny Gargano getting revenge onĀ Finn Balor. Ā Cole completes his goal, can now drop it at Tampa Bay and go up the main roster. So we get Balor vs Gargano 2 at Tampa Bay plus Cole vs Ciampa 2. Ciampa finally gets Goldy plus an UndisputedĀ Era ācurtain callā at the end of the show as theirĀ NXT time is done. In short: Adam Cole retains tonight. Gargano will be temporary written off TV again tonight. Balor wins. Iām also calling for Bianca Belair with a massive upset āwāĀ thanks to Charlotte so they can go to a Triple Threat at Mania. Bianca is currently at 1 to 8. Thatās like getting another chance atĀ Tesla before last yearsĀ stock rise. Fun stuff to think about. So many options. Edit: Biancaās odds have now halved. Edited February 16, 2020 by LWOLeN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted February 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) For the most part I thought this show was fantastic. Super fun matches and star-making performances all night long. Dominik Dijakovic is a hilarious maniac, Bianca Belair is one of the Performance Center's biggest success stories and Matt Riddle is finally starting to feel like the type of star he's always had the potential to be. Hell, even Charlotte Flair felt like an exciting character tonight, which hasn't been the case in ages. That main event was NXT at its absolute worst though. Pure WWE2K20 match structure, filled with infinite finishers and spammed kick-outs. I'm far from the tag-Jim-Cornette-on-Twitter types, I usually enjoy the modern WWE and AEW style, but fucking hell there comes a point where it's just a headache to watch. It's as if every Takeover main event since Gargano vs. Almas got such universal praise has seen them trying to emulate and then top it by just doing more and more false finishes. In a few years time I feel like the entire three-hour event is going to be needed just for the main event, with at least ninety minutes of it being guys endlessly kicking out of big moves. Also, the last thing I want to see is more Gargano vs. Ciampa. Fuck off, lads. You had the chance to pay that storyline off properly but fucked it up to such a degree that it was best for everyone involved to just pretendĀ it never happened. Going back to it and trying to make sense of it, but with Johnny as the heel? No thanks. E-Fed as Fuck. On the plus side, I canāt wait for the vignettes of Matt Riddle taking Pete Dunne out to celebrate their Title win. Edited February 17, 2020 by Supremo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Why is it the John Woo Dropkick? John Woo is a director, and has probably never done aĀ dropkick in his life.Ā Surely it should be a Jet Li or Tony JaaĀ Dropkick. Lee/Dijakovic was exactly what weāve come to expect from them, big dives and moves for no rhyme or reason. The Womenās street fight was enjoyable up until āwho the fuck is that?ā turned up. That table bump was nasty. Multiple āfight forever!ā chants can fuck off, no-one seems to care about who wins or loses, they like everyone Edited February 17, 2020 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted February 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 17, 2020 All those kick outs in the main event were ridiculous, but the worst one was after Fish and OāReilly did their finishing move on the outside and I believe Cole hit 3 super kicks and then the shining wizard to the back of Ciampas head. That shouldāve ended it. But no, we have to go back to an old feud, this time featuringĀ cringey evil Johnny.Ā Ā I like Cole, Ciampa and Gargano, but these ROH mid 2000s main events theyāre putting on are getting silly now. Supremo makes a good point with how theyāre trying to top Almas vs Gargano. I loved that match and donāt need to see it being copied or made worse by self indulgent wankfests. But they know the live crowd will eat it up and react how they want to with fight forever and this is awesome chants that it wonāt change.Ā Ā Tag match was excellent as predicted with those four guys. Would love to see Riddle vs OāReilly one on one in a mini feud. I think they would have some great matches.Ā Ā I hope Tegan is okay. That was a nasty looking bump she took from taller Sonya Deville.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted February 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 17, 2020 the problem with NXT no longer being a "developmental" brand is that wrestlers are no longer called up, so stories/character arcs don't reach a natural conclusion. NXT built a reputation for solid storytelling largely because they knew when to bloody end them. Now we're just going to be stuck with Cole/Ciampa/GarganoĀ forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pol_pot_rick Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I'd rather see another Cena/Orton match than Ciampa/Gargano again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1993 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 If they are going to do Ciampa vs Gargano again it has to Loser Leaves NXT or something. I feel like it's building to Dream beating Cole for the belt in Tampa. They can move the UE across to Raw or Smackdown then.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Really enjoyed the show but as someone who doesn't watch NXT regularly I just have one question - is Mauro always that unbearable!?Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1993 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 39 minutes ago, Snitsky's back acne said: Really enjoyed the show but as someone who doesn't watch NXT regularly I just have one question - is Mauro always that unbearable!?Ā Ā Pretty much yeah. I don't think any of them are particularly good on NXT. No idea why inexplicably Nigel kept calling Pete Dunne 'Pete Doone'Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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