The Cutting Edge Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, rollthedice said: Whats with Rhea Ripley doing the 'thumb on nose waggle fingers na na na na na' thing? What adult does that? Sure I saw her doing it on pre nxt clips on a video package (probably her Mania one?), not a wwe thing but yeah pretty shit none the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I'll let them off with that one then. They have had some questionable booking with her though. She was on a level with Keith Lee for ones they were pushing to the moon from NXT over the main roster. I'm not sure what happened there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted September 25, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted September 25, 2020 Charlotte Flair happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Statto said: Charlotte Flair happened. It wasn't just that though was it? Working with her didn't need to mean death to her being a bad ass. After that they just seemed to give up on pushing her as a top tier talent and have her mess around with Robert Stone etc. The Charlotte feud shouldn't have ended her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Having to be taken off TV to sort her Visa probably didnât help, but yeah she shouldâve been out of NXT by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWOLeN Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I think I have the same diet as Bronson Rood. Ben & Jerrys for breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 WWE have turned the PC into an NXT version of the Thunderdome for tonight and the weekly show going forward dubbed the Capitol Wrestling Center in homage to the original name of the company. Only difference is as well as the video crowd, thereâs also going to be an in-house crowd of 100 people comprised of talent, family and fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Tonightâs Takeover is apparently available through traditional PPV, so perhaps WWE AEW testing the waters for possible changes to PPVs on the network. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetofthedeed Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) I don't know if that felt like a takeover, but the main event was beautiful, just the way o'reilly sold the kick and how they built the story from there....... Spoiler I hit spoiler by accident, how do I delete it  Edited October 5, 2020 by poetofthedeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted October 5, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 5, 2020 NXT version of thunderdome looked like the t shirt wall at HMV.  First show Iâve watched in full in months. Really good show overall. Loved the main event, but I just love Kyle OâReilly in general.  Having Beth Phoenix and Wade Barrett on commentary while showing Vic Joseph ringside at the table with a woman who looks like Sasha Banks (couldnât they find a blonde wig?) and a bloke who was clearly not Wade was just bizarre. Why bother? They could have just moved the commentary desk elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 16 hours ago, WyattSheepMask said: Tonightâs Takeover is apparently available through traditional PPV, so perhaps WWE AEW testing the waters for possible changes to PPVs on the network.  Normal main roster big shows have always still been available on Ppv as well as the network have they not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted October 5, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted October 5, 2020 Only just started watching Takeover, however, the look and feel definitely felt like the Takeovers of old, the gritty feel was there, glad they didn't go for a carbon copy of the Thunderdome. The chainlink fence and seperate pods was a good touch. Mauro no longer being on commentary is a huge improvement and the addition of Wade Barrett with his gravelly Lancashire accent is a brilliant move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Louch said: Normal main roster big shows have always still been available on Ppv as well as the network have they not? They are, but I couldnât tell you the last time they promoted them as such. Outside of a couple of matches, I havenât watched NXT since the last Takeover, a mixture of lack of interest and not having the time, but I knew theyâd recap anything that Iâd need to know. The Capital Wrestling Centre, while seemingly lifted straight from Fight Club Proâs Project Mayhem, is at least different and I quite liked it. The commentary - wow, so much more bearable with Ranallo gone. Vic Joseph isnât great, but heâs not bad either. I had read recently that Nigel McGuiness has returned to the 205 Live desk and feared he might be back stinking up NXT, but Iâm glad Wade is back (Iâd read that he was but hadnât heard him) and Bethâs still Beth, much like Joseph not great but could be much worse. No idea who the two people sat next to Joseph were though. âFight Forever!â can fuck right off. If you want to watch Johnny Gargano take on Damien Priest forever and a day then you need sitting down for a long chat. Enjoyed the womenâs match, which says a lot because I usually canât stand Candice LaRae. Even Johnny Gargano trying to ruin it with his acting couldnât take away from a very good match. Toni Storm hasnât wrestled since March. Thatâs a good 7 months with which to maybe learn how to cut a promo without looking at her cue cards, which she blatantly was, and not sounding like a robot. She achieved neither of these. Ember Moons back having achieved absolutely fuck all in the last 2 & a half years. In all fairness I was quite happy to see that those biker vignettes were for her and not the rumoured return to NXT of Bo Dallas, which I think wouldâve turned me off the show completely. They did there best to make Balor/OâReilly seem a big match by using the Cage Lowering music in the entrances, but this was the epitome of a placeholder defence. Having said that, fair play to them not just booking another match between Balor and Cole, which wouldâve been the easier option, and Iâm assuming this is giving OâReilly something to do because Bobby Fish is injured (again). A decent match, but nothing too memorable outside of the ref putting the belt on upsidedown on Finn at the end Edited October 5, 2020 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) *ignore* Edited October 5, 2020 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cutting Edge Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 From what HHH said on a call other week, the singles push for O'Reilly was to be more slowburn and organic but roster changes due to the few positive tests meant things had to change quicker than planned. I did wonder why they booked a Takeover with few weeks build but guess it was timed to go with new arena. Was odd having UE, Ciampa etc healthy but not work the show but also good to use new guys more like Kushida and Cruisers. Draft wise it could be a decent idea to keep Kyle on NXT, Cole Raw and Fish/Strong on SD, let them branch out but stay a unit for future storylines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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