the goon
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After the last two matches, I only know one thing: we NEED to get Trump elected in November so that he can build that wall and stop all of these
fucking Japanese wrestlers from coming here and beating all of our wrestlers!!!! #VoteTrump #FuckJapan #SamiZaynIsTheBestAmericanWrestler
But in all seriousness, as a guy who barely ever catches NXT (I know, I know...bad wrestling fan), this show has been awesome so far. This was my
first exposure to Nakamura, and holy shit was that match fucking amazing. Great, great stuff. And for those who are more knowledgeable about the guy
than me, what exactly is his gimmick supposed to be? Vaguely gay? Flamboyantly eccentric? Either way, I think it's great, but I'm afraid
it wouldn't go over quite so well in front of a RAW crowd in Bumfuck, Mississippi or something.
Also, that was my first time seeing Asuka but I dug her. One complaint though: with the creepy mask she wears to the ring (which is cool), I feel like
she needs more of a Ringu vibe with her character and not the "Rockers circa 1988" ring attire she wears. Then again, I've only watched her
this once, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.
Okay, now off of the computer I go so that I can watch Balor/Joe.
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bigfatgoalie
The Man
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Kudos to the announce team for explaining the ref/medical stops and Joe and Balor for managing to keep a flow to the match so far.
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sam795
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Call me old school...and I know the dangers of modern life & such...but these guys walking around with rubber gloves interrupting the match to check
on a bleeding wrestler really kills the momentum of a match and waters down the entertainment value.
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Nobledictator1278
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WWE I think really dropped the ball on Samoa Joe they should have signed this dude years ago.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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Understanding the momentum issues it causes, but every other real fight sport these days has time to close cuts and wounds and wrestling doesn't
have rounds...so...it's not great, but I can make a concession in my enjoyment to keep these guys safe. It's the new normal.
BTW, as coincidence would have it, the Warriors-Celtics game was just stopped because Steph Curry was bleeding.
ETA
Nice ode to Hart-Piper Wrestlemania VIII there from Balor-Joe. Balor retains. Fun match.
[Edited on 4-2-2016 by S Kid J E T S 48]
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bigfatgoalie
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If you are going to "borrow" a finish, there are worse to take from than Bret/Austin. 3 REALLY good matches and one OMG match. People mock the
pro-WWE folsk with "somethings, something, NXT"...but fuck it, NXT is awesome.
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S Kid J E T S 48
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quote:
Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
If you are going to "borrow" a finish, there are worse to take from than Bret/Austin. 3 REALLY good matches and one OMG match. People mock the
pro-WWE folsk with "somethings, something, NXT"...but fuck it, NXT is awesome.
Yeah, exactly. There's no need to compare. That was a wicked exciting NXT Takeover with one match that may wind up being legendary. Excellent
start to what should be a great weekend. Looking forward to Evolve tomorrow and Wrestlemania Sunday. Man oh man. 1/3 already reaching the levels we
hoped for.
[Edited on 4-2-2016 by S Kid J E T S 48]
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drmuerto
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Man, as much as those first two matches were fun, the last three just ramped it way the fuck up. I wasn't expecting anyone to top
Nakamura's general weirdness and what it brought to that match (plus that extended spot with the back and forth forearms), but Bailey and Asuka
topped it with the pass-out finish. Then when I was all settled into the idea that Joe and Finn we're gonna have a perfectly serviceable
indie-tastic match, they just wailed on each other and the juicing, including the ref stoppages, just helped sell how serious their heat was. I
marked.
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CCharger
The Rowdy One 
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quote:
Originally posted by bigfatgoalie
If you are going to "borrow" a finish, there are worse to take from than Bret/Austin. 3 REALLY good matches and one OMG match. People mock the
pro-WWE folsk with "somethings, something, NXT"...but fuck it, NXT is awesome.
Well, to be fair, NXT is fucking awesome. The whole something...something...NXT thing is directed at those who defend HHH, not those that like NXT.
When it Reigns, it bores.
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Sam Is Neat
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I don't even know what to say about that Zayn-Nakamura match. Absolutely incredible. The forearm war in the middle of the match was done so
well. This match will be on the top of most lists at the end of the year, and for good reason.
The ladies had a hell of a hill to climb after that, and the match suffered a little bit from crowd fatigue, but I dug the story they told and credit
to the announcers for adding TO that story, as opposed to away from it.
Speaking of which, NXT does such a great job of highlighting the wrestlers and their STYLES of wrestling in their highlight packages. The Main Roster
packages are really good from a production standpoint, but miss those elements to focus on drama and story lines, obviously. But NXT somehow manages
to combine all of that and make their recaps relevant and informative. Infotainment at it's finest.
Count me in with the crowd that hates seeing the refs stop the match for blood. Yes, I understand why they do it, but you know what? That wanker crowd
was right...LET JOE BLEED. These tow have been involved in a crazy feud for months now. Getting color right off that bat and doing his best Muta
impression helped ramp this match up after following an excellent women's match and an epic Nakamura/Zayn masterpiece.
In other words, the blood helped make the match memorable and it should have been embraced. Joe pushing the refs away was a nice touch to help his bad
as image, but they should really play these things by ear. Joe was fine to wrestle and was in charge of his faculties.
Nonetheless, a tremendous main event and a terrific card, in general. Plus...Bobby Roode! NXT is starting to look like the TNA locker room from 2009.
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nOOb
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam Is Neat
Nonetheless, a tremendous main event and a terrific card, in general. Plus...Bobby Roode! NXT is starting to look like the TNA locker room from 2009.
Which is ironic because unheard during that picture of Vince watching NXT was him saying to Bucky "So you know, Hogan's coming back tomorrow.
And I think I'd really like for us to do a story where he buys NXT with his new money."
"The Seahawks are cool. Me and Tubby here hung out with them once at a Bruno Mars concert."-Jay and Silent Bob representing the Broncos on FOX NFL
Sunday.
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Matte
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A better angle of the Shinsuke finish.
[Edited on 4-2-2016 by Matte]
"I'm a professional. I know exactly what I'm doing." - Jeff Hardy
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punkerhardcore
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I mean... yeah, safety is a big issue today and all, but that was some pussy nonsense last night. It was a cut on his eye. Check on it once if
you're that worried about him-- I guess-- but after that just let it be, for fuck's sake. They ended up looking like some overprotective
mother running out there to check on her son's boo boo.
Is everyone mad here?
Of course they are, and you are too... otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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Yeah, save that for Reigns' matches, not for a lifelong warrior like Joe.
I began the evening wanting to see Asuka put the von Raschke claw on Izzy. By the end of the match I felt sorry for the kid.  
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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SpiNNeR72
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Great event. Te send off for Zayn was perfectly done, and Nakamura is the perfect example of having the "it" that Reigns does not. And for the
record that has nothing to do with either guys skillset etc. Just "it".
I thought Joe and Balor made a great job of working around the cut, and ultimately it gives Joe a great excuse for not getting the win and leaves him
looking badass as ever.
Regarding the TNA references, sure, 2004-05 TNA was putting out the best product by miles, and that was mostly based on Styles, Joe, and Daniels.
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First 9
Man of a Thousand Holds
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I dunno, they've done quick check ups before. I remember them taking like 20 seconds with Batista once. Checking on Joe over and over again must
have had a good reason. Even if the medics were ultimately wrong and it was just a cut, can't blame them for putting safety first.
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Matte
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Joe really did look good through all the medical interferences. He visibly rolled his eyes when they first ran in to check him out. He demanded his
own towel at one point to wipe the blood so the medics wouldn't step in again. He was on his hands and knees when the "let Joe bleed" chant
picked up and he nodded his head in agreement. It looked good for him to be at odds with medical and not just go along with it.
"I'm a professional. I know exactly what I'm doing." - Jeff Hardy
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Nobledictator1278
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You know this would be such a great tactic for a good cowardly heel. To have like the tiniest of tiny cuts and just be demanding over and over for it
to be checked. Miz could totally work something like this.
[Edited on 4-2-2016 by Nobledictator1278]
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CM Crunk
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THAT was a show. Thankfully I made a pilgramage out of town for the weekend to hang out with my best friend who still follows the product. Psyched to
see American Alpha getting a run with the titles, even though it's a little bittersweet since the prospects for The Revival seem to be nil
beyond NXT. Aries and Corbin was fun and it's great to see Corbin putting the pieces together. His Mad Max jacket screams main roster promotion
if I didn't think that somehow this is going to lead to him taking on Regal.
It was a rough evening for my friends daughter who is a massive Sami and Bayley mark haha. I still can't get over how surreal it was to see
Shinsuke Nakamura on WWE television. Still can't get over that. And that THEME. So good.
ETA: post #999!
[Edited on 4/2/2016 by CM Crunk]
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The Hitcher
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quote:
Originally posted by Nobledictator1278
You know this would be such a great tactic for a good cowardly heel. To have like the tiniest of tiny cuts and just be demanding over and over for it
to be checked. Miz could totally work something like this.
[Edited on 4-2-2016 by Nobledictator1278]
It's a shame everybody in the ring/commentary booth isn't telepathic because it'd have been cool for the story to have been Joe
annihilating Finn but keeping having his momentum broken by ref stoppages so Finn could recover then have him pull that ending out because Joe gassed
himself out early.
On everything else: Pretty much what you all said except I think Corbin did fine (because of course I did) probably just not the best pairing for
whatever reason.
[Edited on 4-2-2016 by The Hitcher]
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royberto
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NXT: We now have more TNA Originals than TNA does.
Seriously, I think HHH is now trying to prove he can book TNA better than TNA can and is succeeding.
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royberto
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quote:
Originally posted by Paddlefoot
Yeah, save that for Reigns' matches, not for a lifelong warrior like Joe.
I began the evening wanting to see Asuka put the von Raschke claw on Izzy. By the end of the match I felt sorry for the kid.
Supposedly, Izzy had to be carried out of the arena by her fatther after the match.
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anglefan85
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Yeah, I heard about that. Poor kid.
The WWE: Where no one wins, unless you like Cena, in which case you are a sad little fanboy who will never get laid, but we are happy to take your
money away-Moosehead Jack
"She is an estrogen molotov cocktail. It'd be in your best interest not to piss her off."- My thoughts on Firewoman
"Kurt Angle is like a living vortex of the surreal. On the off chance he's not doing, saying or thinking crazy things, people connected to him
act crazy by association, caught in the gravitational pull of his insanity."- Ringout from FAN Forums
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Paddlefoot
Rocco Rock of Jabroni
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quote:
Originally posted by CM Crunk Aries and Corbin was fun and it's great to see Corbin putting the pieces together. His Mad Max
jacket screams main roster promotion if I didn't think that somehow this is going to lead to him taking on Regal.
Hopefully that happens never. This is an actual x-ray of Regal's neck that he posted on his Twitter and Instagram a few weeks back as a warning
to young wrestlers to what might happen to them from botches, other mishaps, and just plain ol' overall wear and tear. 
Apparently Tyson Kidd's most recent x-ray shows the same sort of thing from his accident. Not sure if Nikki Bella's in the same boat now
from the repetitive strain of the Rack Attack but it wouldn't be much of a surprise if she was. Same with Stone Cold, and Edge too, who should
have just released pics of their own x-rays to put a permanent stop to the silliness of fans thinking they were ever coming back for another match.
You are a bastard. A daughter-fucking wildling bastard.
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Matte
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Still, for every guy with a neck that looks like that who hangs up the boots, there's another in the same condition who keeps lacing them up.
Wonder what Kurt Angle's neck looks like? Lita? Sabu? Taz? I'm not sure the x-rays would stop any rumors.
That said, I'm with you on not wanting Regal to keep going. He's done his part for the business in the ring, now he's doing his part
for the business outside of it.
"I'm a professional. I know exactly what I'm doing." - Jeff Hardy
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