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I thought Takeover was really quite good. The tag match was gangbusters, the women's match did an amazing job of teasing Cross v Asuka one on one and made Peyton and Billie really effective as heels for denying the audience the match they wanted to see by double-dealing both of the "strong" women, and Roode vs Nakamura blew my expectations away, very awesome old school NWA style psychology which Bobby played to perfection and Shinsuke worked through without creating a clash of styles problem. It was obviously a transitional show to set up the Mania takeover, but frankly I'm fine with that. I wanted NXT to return to that long form story telling and this signaled that they are to me.
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I thought Takeover was a thoroughly medium show. Tye keeps getting jobbed to people for no reason. The tag match was alright considering AOP are still very green. The fatal four-way was too short and I would've liked some sort of come-back spot for Nikki, preferably just her crawling towards the ring as Asuka wins. Just something to show her toughness. The main event never really clicked for me but the injury spot was well done. I liked Almas-Roddy but that's about it.
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MrBling posted:I thought Takeover was a thoroughly medium show. Same. The problem with NXT is it is basically becoming TNA under the WWE umbrella: Former TNA champion is their champion Former TNA champion wins opening match Former TNA champion is a leader of the stable The stable has little heat The woman lack a lot An Asian woman is the best worker just like Gail Kim was the best worker there Tom and Percy are a less annoying Josh and Pope Their biggest crowds come from PPVs, house shows draw disappointing numbers rovert fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Jan 29, 2017 |
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Jan 29, 2017 20:28
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rovert posted:Same. This is a stretch.
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Jan 29, 2017 20:50
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Tom Phillips is a billion times better than Josh loving Mathews
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Jan 29, 2017 20:51
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Their Biggest crowds come from PPVs, also the biggest names tend to be in the main event, also many matches end in a pinfall or submission Just like TNA.
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NXT matches and storylines are predetermined, another similarity with TNA
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rovert posted:Same. Um, really? Like, there's reaching, there's reaching far, and then there's forgetting that Byron hasn't been doing NXT for months. Especially since 3 of those 8 are Eric loving Young and wrestling tends to have biggest crowds from PPVs.
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Six months time you'll be repeating what I just said and thinking you came up with it. Enjoy Eric Young's title reign: https://twitter.com/Maffewgregg/status/825795164723638274
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Jan 29, 2017 21:07
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Most wrestlers are either "faces" or "heels" in both NXT and TNA.
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Look closely and you'll see that some workers are large, while others are not so large. I hope you're sitting down because this contrast was a hallmark of Total Nonstop Action wrestling. Look at NXT. Now look at TNA. Notice any similarities? That's right. They're both taped. In the state of Florida. drat. Now look at the NXT champion. Where's he from? Japan. Japanese people wrestle, and they win titles sometimes. Clearly they've won titles in NXT. But where else have they won titles? If you're thinking "Total Nonstop Action wrestling", then you comprehend the mess that NXT has created for itself.
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Roderick Strong used to work in TNA too. Oh poo poo!!!
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rovert posted:An Asian woman is the best worker just like Gail Kim was the best worker there
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The NXT title does look too much like it should be an X-Division belt, and there have been a few too many "oh my god, it's [wrestler predominantly known for their work in TNA]! What's HE doing here?!", which itself is a very TNA-esque trope, but other than that, yeesh. I'm scared to even begin unpacking the horror of likening Asuka to Gail Kim. Let's not imply that a Canadian-Korean and a Japanese lady are the same thing, please.
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pressedbunny posted:The NXT title does look too much like it should be an X-Division belt, and there have been a few too many "oh my god, it's [wrestler predominantly known for their work in TNA]! What's HE doing here?!", which itself is a very TNA-esque trope, but other than that, yeesh. Umm they are Asian aren't they????
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pressedbunny posted:I'm scared to even begin unpacking the horror of likening Asuka to Gail Kim. Let's not imply that a Canadian-Korean and a Japanese lady are the same thing, please. Well, it is rovert, so that's not shocking.
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The_Rob posted:Umm they are Asian aren't they???? Same win/loss record. Similar suffocating presence on their Divsions given how strongly they are booked. But let's go back to discussing the hip, cool, vibrant brand with characters we are emotionally connected to. NXT is no way like a TNA tribute fed.
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I heard NXT had a nanny , hosed up if true
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rovert posted:Same win/loss record. Similar suffocating presence on their Divsions given how strongly they are booked. HHH unlike Hogan, thought Bobby Roode was ready, brother.
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Jan 29, 2017 22:18
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rovert posted:Same win/loss record. Similar suffocating presence on their Divsions given how strongly they are booked. Also Roddy has way more association with ROH than he does TNA. Either way he still looks like he should be trying to pick up marshmallows with his buttcheeks as part of some freshman hell week instead of wrestling.
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If you have ever seen a TNA wrestler before in the WWE, period, please note that you only have 24 hours left to live. Please forward this to 10 FRIENDS, and they must be your actual friends or else this post will know and you'll die. But anyway please forward this to 10 friends to have your life spared.
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And just look at the main roster. They're inducting a former TNA champion into their Hall of Fame. Is there no end to this hell?
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lmao, they really put the title on Roode well, I guess it makes sense that HHH wouldn't have a problem with Dime Store HHH being the champ of his vanity fed
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Super No Vacancy posted:rovert is right The patented Rowdy Ringsports complete over reaction is testament to it. There's a collection of similarities not just one. People call ROH a tribute fed with less reason and no one blinks an eye. Grozz Nuy posted:lmao, they really put the title on Roode Both are Terry Taylor proteges.
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rovert posted:The patented Rowdy Ringsports complete over reaction is testament to it. Lol ok Rovert.
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rovert posted:An Asian woman is the best worker just like Gail Kim was the best worker there And beyond those comparisons the only ones that hold ground are the ones saying it looks like an ROH/TNA tribute show. The roster is getting so bloated with indy talent now than none of them feel special, especially guys like Roddy or TM61 who are just vanilla white guys who are good at wrestling. NXT also lost their head writer, so every single TV taping feels like filler between Takeover events, and even now some Takeover events are starting to feel like filler between bigger Takeover events.
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RealFoxy posted:NXT also lost their head writer, so every single TV taping feels like filler between Takeover events, and even now some Takeover events are starting to feel like filler between bigger Takeover events. Yes, much like TNA before they got kicked off Spike, they probably should have a better written show with the talent they have. 
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can't help you this time, friend
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eric young shouldn't be the centerpiece of that stable, or anything ever tho
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Last night's card: Eric Young - TNA Tye Dillinger - WWE Andrade Cien Almas - CMLL, NJPW Roderick Strong - ROH Nikki Cross - ICW Peyton Royce - some Australian fed, I dunno Billie Kay - samesies Asuka - various promotions Shinsuke Nakamura - NJPW Bobby Roode - TNA Wow, a whole two people out of the whole card are from TNA! Call up Bischoff and Jarrett, we'll have a Tits N rear end reunion tour next week! E: Forgot AOP vs DIY, where Gargano has been in TNA a couple of times
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MysticalMachineGun posted:Last night's card: Dude give it six months.
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MysticalMachineGun posted:Last night's card: Don't forget that Strong was a regular in the early X-Division, that clearly makes him a TNA guy. Or even Tye Dillinger, who had a whopping 2 (dark) matches in TNA. Plus of course Shinsuke with his singular TNA Reaction match against Elix Skipper. Or Nikki Cross, who had a single match on British Boot Camp. Clearly they ALL are former TNA guys. Also, I'm fairly certain that from DIY it was Ciampa who had a couple TNA matches, not Gargano.
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The face Eric Young makes whenever he does his big yell in his entrance is really dumb looking and funny
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Young does look like a lieutenant in a Mad Max movie who dies in a funny way.
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MysticalMachineGun posted:Last night's card: Not really my point but waste your time.
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Can we please change the thread title to TNA NXT Discussion & GDT? I'm severely triggered by the current thread title.
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