The NXT Discussion Thread

[air_raid]

6 hours ago, TildeGuy~! said:

They definitely didn’t trust Mandy Rose and Cora Jade to have a good match did they? 

It’s neither particularly why Mandy’s there or why she’s over, to be fair.

[Nick James]

The days of NXT being a work rate wank fest are over, I'm sure they aren't particularly bothered about a match being fantastic. It's a mid-day matinée, there will be about 5 people watching.

[air_raid]

1 hour ago, air_raid said:

why Mandy’s there

 

28 minutes ago, Nick James said:

wank fest

Whoops!

[Snitsky's back acne]

11 hours ago, RIDDUM_N_STYLE said:

So after last night’s show the card for Stand and Deliver looks as follows 

NXT Championship 

Dolph Ziggler (c) vs Bron Breakker

Fatal 4 Way Match For The NXT Women’s Championship 

Mandy Rose (c) vs Kay Lee Ray vs Io Sharai vs Cora Jade

Triple Threat Match For The NXT Tag Team Championships

Imperium (c) vs MSK vs Creed Brothers

5 Way Ladder Match For The NXT North American Championship 

Carmelo Hayes (c) vs Santos Escobar vs Solo Sikoa vs Grayson Waller vs Winner of Triple Threat Second Chance Match

LA Knight vs Gunther

Tomasso Ciampa vs Tony D’Angelo

They sure do love their multi-person matches dont they! 

[The Dart]

I suspect part of it might be to get as many people on the show as possible as it's their first show outside of the PC in front of a proper crowd in 2 years.

[Loki]

LA Knight v Gunther is a fascinating matchup.  Knight's been doing very credible work for 12 months now, and since 2.0 has kicked in it feels like he fits in better to the rest of the product, as even though he can hang with the faster chaps, his style is very WWE main roster.  So putting him against Gunther feels like a mismatch, but one that might potentially make for a great match.

Once we're past WM season I can see Knight getting a call up.  There's no point in him being on the development show, he's oven ready for Raw or Smackdown, and if they're not interested in him beyond where he is now he'd be better off going somewhere else frankly.

I hope D'Angleo gets a solid win off Ciampa (likely if Ciampa is leaving the territory), it should position him for a title shot and frankly he looks like a real prospect.  I love the float-over into the pin on his finisher.

[Nick James]

One thing i've noticed since arriving properly in NXT, Gunther doesn't look half as imposing against bigger guys and even more so just looks like a fella in his kecks who can take a punch or two. 

[TildeGuy~!]

First time I’ve watched NXT in ages but Gunther/Walter has lost a shit load of weight.

[GlennCullen]

Spoiler

"This is Dolph's 18th Wrestlemania weekend, and Bron's 1st." Dolph then pins Bron. Jesus wept.

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Edited April 2, 2022 by KJHenley

[The Gaffer]

Gonna spoiler it in case people are thread hopping, since it was on at an odd time:

Spoiler

Bron looked like a right chump at the end there. Proper put down. Really should have just pulled the trigger on a big, feel good win with the Steiners coming down. I was never really massive into the old NXT but watching one of the 2.0 specials for the first time, it's amazing how much its stock has dropped. Just like a decent episode of Smackdown on a week where its biggest stars missed a flight. 

That was probably the craziest ladder match in a number of years, though. Proper WCW 2000 levels of batshit insanity. Worth checking out, I suppose.

I know he's a millionaire and nobody knows the full story but can't help but feel bad for Triple H. Between the Hall of Fame last night and coming out here, he looks proper shook. Was good to see him, to be honest, and a real genuine moment between him and Ciampa.  

 

Edited April 2, 2022 by Gay as FOOK

[RIDDUM_N_STYLE]

Thought it was a great show overall, considering the show was given an late morning/early afternoon time slot over there with 1/2 surprise booking decisions

[d-d-d-dAz]

Grayson Waller is a fucking moron.

[The Gaffer]

Here's the bump, for context.

[westlondonmist]

17 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said:

Here's the bump, for context.

The camera work on that is terrible, you can't see the guy moving out the way. Looks like the guy is just purposely jumping on to a ladder with nobody on it. 

[LaGoosh]

30 minutes ago, Gay as FOOK said:

Here's the bump, for context.

Well that's certainly a good attempt to break your arm, wrist, elbow, hip, knee and leg all at once.