NXT Discussion Thread (On FOX8, Kayo and Binge)

[The Casey Cat]

Excellent episode this week. Excluding the Takeover level GAB weeks one of their best in the last year or two. Good to see a number of matches announced for next week also.

 

[NSWCROW]

Bwahahahahaaaa

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Bwahahahahaaaa

Don't know who they are.

Is NXT a clone of SmackDown and Raw now?

 

[NSWCROW]

Don't know who they are.

Is NXT a clone of SmackDown and Raw now?

Almost identical*




































* Apart from the fact that it's actually GOOD

 

[Cleavy]

waiting for Sareee to come to NXT to dropkick people's faces off...

 

[eDPS]

Heel Ciampa vs Face O’Rielly coming up. Now there is a fresh new feud I want to see

 

[Senor M]

Heel Ciampa vs Face O’Rielly coming up. Now there is a fresh new feud I want to see

I'm honestly surprised that the two have never have a singles match against each other during their time in NXT.

 

[Cleavy]

next Takeover show on Monday 5th October our time.

 

[Cleavy]

Kushida & Cameron Grimes are 2 of the participants in the Gauntlet match to determine Balor's opponent at Takeover.

‘EDIT: Kyle O’Reilly and Timothy Thatcher also in the match now.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Cleavy]

hmmm, who could it be? (aside from Bo Dallas )

 

[Crazy Tails]

hmmm, who could it be? (aside from Bo Dallas )

I've literally got no idea who that is. What is the title that they look to be trying to bring back here?

 

[RossFC]

I've literally got no idea who that is. What is the title that they look to be trying to bring back here?

I'll go with Beer Money. Looks like the person grabs the tag titles.

 

[Cleavy]

Takeover 31 card currently:
Finn Balor (c) vs Kyle O'Reilly (NXT Championship)
Damien Priest (c) vs Johnny Gargano (NXT North American Championship)
Io Shirai (c) vs Candice LeRae (NXT Women's Championship)
Kushida vs Velveteen Dream

 

[nobbyiscool]

I'm going to spew if O'Reilly's title opportunity leads us to a path of a UE break up. They need to go up to Smackdown together. Or maybe have them go to Raw and just wreck the shitheap that is Retribution and do away with that whole gimmick at Survivor Series.

 

[TradeDraft]

Good to see Kushida have a Meaningful Match for once

 

[Blackhawk42]

Already knew the result but damn, that elimination gauntlet was a super fine piece of business from all involved.

 

[Cleavy]

Takeover 31 card currently:
Finn Balor (c) vs Kyle O'Reilly (NXT Championship)
Damien Priest (c) vs Johnny Gargano (NXT North American Championship)
Io Shirai (c) vs Candice LeRae (NXT Women's Championship)
Kushida vs Velveteen Dream
Santos Escobar (c) vs Ishiah 'Swerve' Scott (Cruiserweight Title)

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that could be the full card.

 

[WA ROO]

Dexter is back

 

[Cleavy]

feeling zero interest and buzz for this Takeover show. I guess WWE has really killed my viewership.

 

[nobbyiscool]

feeling zero interest and buzz for this Takeover show. I guess WWE has really killed my viewership.

I was saying a week or two ago that they've just lost the ability to create stars. Apart from Keith Lee and Rhea Ripley - both of whom have been subsequently wrecked - who is the last real star they created?

The good thing about the whole super-indies concept (as it was years ago - not so much no I guess) is that people can come in hot and have buzz straight away. They did it for years with *insert big name in the crowd at Takeover*. The down side is that it potentially shortens shelf life. I look at guys like Adam Cole, Finn Balor, Roderick Strong, ReDragon... these are all guys that I've been watching for 10 years or more. *, I've been watching Strong for 15 years. It's hard to keep these guys fresh forever, which is why I think UE desperately needs to go to SD - it's on the cusp of burning out on NXT.

COVID and Karrion Kross' injury have really hurt them, because I'd like to think the whole second half of this year, heading as far as WM weekend was going to be Kross vs WALTER. I don't think they have a lot of other blowout main events at the moment.

 

[Cleavy]

 

[Cleavy]

Bo Dallas? Ember Moon? someone else?

 

[Demonic Ascent]

I'm going to spew if O'Reilly's title opportunity leads us to a path of a UE break up. They need to go up to Smackdown together. Or maybe have them go to Raw and just wreck the shitheap that is Retribution and do away with that whole gimmick at Survivor Series.

Why ruin nxt guys by sending them up to the main roster. Nxt is by far the best thing WWE has going for it, anyone who gets promoted just gets ruined and wallows in mid card mediocrity

 

[Cleavy]

oh Toni Storm is coming and Ember is back.

I guess Undisputed Era are faces now?