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Tino Sabbatelli makes his once-every-4-months appearance to remind us he's still employed.
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One of these days, WWE will write a Mexican heel without making him say "perro" every other word.
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May 11, 2017 01:33
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Hideo's shoulder is ugly goddamn
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May 11, 2017 01:44
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lol at Shawn Michaels getting ads for his crappy Jesus movie on the Network
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May 11, 2017 01:48
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Benne posted:lol at Shawn Michaels getting ads for his crappy Jesus movie on the Network
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May 11, 2017 01:52
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Roddy/Hideo is really loving good
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May 11, 2017 01:54
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Benne posted:Roddy/Hideo is really loving good
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May 11, 2017 01:57
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Benne posted:Tino Sabbatelli makes his once-every-4-months appearance to remind us he's still employed. Still has a dope theme
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May 11, 2017 02:46
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https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/862459814710063104
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May 11, 2017 04:48
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I keep seeing these rumors about Aleister Black not being long for developmental, but I just have a hard time seeing him succeed on the main roster.
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May 11, 2017 14:54
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It's the main roster. You're supposed to go in expecting them to be doomed, which makes it a happy surprise if it works out People weren't happily surprised by Finn and Bayley because they fully thought those two were the ones that couldn't be hosed up, which just made it worse when they were
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May 11, 2017 15:01
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I love how this thread has become the Aleister Black fan zone. His BOLA 2015 match with Speedball Mike Bailey was amazing, and made me a huge fan of both guys.
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May 11, 2017 17:18
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Jenkem Delivery posted:I love how this thread has become the Aleister Black fan zone. His BOLA 2015 match with Speedball Mike Bailey was amazing, and made me a huge fan of both guys. His PWG debut match against Hero is also fantastic. He has the sickest jumping knee strikes I have ever seen.
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May 11, 2017 18:02
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Also any of his matches in PROGRESS against Marty Scurll. Dude's the loving coolest.
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May 11, 2017 18:31
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Marty Scurll looks sounds dresses and smells like he has a Youtube where he talks too much about video game censorship.
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RacistGuidingLight posted:Marty Scurll looks sounds dresses and smells like he has a Youtube where he talks too much about video game censorship. His villain gimmick is obviously working
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May 11, 2017 19:09
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Jenkem Delivery posted:His villain gimmick is obviously working Is that his actual gimmick or does he think he's Professor Moriarty, in a cool way?
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May 11, 2017 19:53
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RacistGuidingLight posted:Is that his actual gimmick or does he think he's Professor Moriarty, in a cool way? His gimmick is more like a comical British TV villain than Moriarty
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May 11, 2017 20:14
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That's a niggling distinction, if even a distinction.
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May 11, 2017 20:23
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Think more Monty Python
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May 11, 2017 20:25
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Jenkem Delivery posted:Think more Monty Python Okay like Mister Devious from the Bishop sketch? He's far more like Moriarty than that.
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May 11, 2017 20:28
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Moss and Sabbatelli are really, really bad. They were in the ring with #DIY and still couldn't look like decent wrestlers. Itami/Strong was... very good. Wow!
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May 12, 2017 04:08
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No Irish Need Imply posted:Moss and Sabbatelli are really, really bad. They were in the ring with #DIY and still couldn't look like decent wrestlers. Yeah, you could tell that DIY really toned down their style and gave them a lot of offense in hopes of making them looking good. They're ... a work in progress, which might be putting it kindly. Tino as an arrogant jock heel might have some potential, but otherwise he's the most generic WWE Developmental Guy imaginable. Just give him black trunks and he'd fit right in with the NXT game show era.
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May 12, 2017 04:32
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Benne posted:Yeah, you could tell that DIY really toned down their style and gave them a lot of offense in hopes of making them looking good. They're ... a work in progress, which might be putting it kindly. Ciampa basically just let them whip his rear end for about five minutes and they still looked very boring. Oh a forearm shot. Oh a punch. There's a kick. Annnnnnnnd a fall-away slam. Hoo boy, this sure is a couple of pro football players that for some reason, WWE just won't give up on. edit: the rest of the show was great though. Itami/Strong was fantastic, AB was great, I will always love Ellering and AOP and Nikki Cross is wonderful. NXT revived itself way, way quicker than I thought it would following the mass exodus.
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May 12, 2017 04:35
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I always find it funny when these muscular stiffs show up on NXT and the announcers put them over hard as "former football stars!" Like, if they were actually any good at football, wouldn't they still be playing football, instead of slumming it in a fancy Orlando gym on an obvious career change?
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May 12, 2017 04:53
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Benne posted:I always find it funny when these muscular stiffs show up on NXT and the announcers put them over hard as "former football stars!" Like, if they were actually any good at football, wouldn't they still be playing football, instead of slumming it in a fancy Orlando gym on an obvious career change? Well for tino's part he was actually a starter for five years. Four? I can't remember. And he DID show up to the performance center in a goddamn maserati just like the announce team said.
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May 12, 2017 04:58
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Platypus Farm posted:Well for tino's part he was actually a starter for five years. Four? I can't remember. And he DID show up to the performance center in a goddamn maserati just like the announce team said. I'm looking up Tino's NFL career, and it's actually longer than I remember. Being a second-round draft pick is nothing to sneeze at, he was a legit starter for a few years, and it looks like only injuries cut his career short. That's certainly a better run than Baron Corbin (random practice squad geek) or Roman Reigns (never sniffed the pros) can boast. Still, Tino is already 33 and turning 34 later this year. If the light doesn't switch on soon, then it's probably never happening. He was already portrayed as a "cut line" guy on Breaking Ground. Also his shoot name is Sabby Piscitelli, which is somehow even more of a mouthful than "Tino Sabbatelli."
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May 12, 2017 05:07
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I think that whole match can be summed up in the moment where Ciampa is waiting to hit his signature flying knee off the apron but can't wait any longer for Moss to get his dumb rear end up and then he just drops a knee instead.
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May 12, 2017 05:11
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Man NXT has really been getting good again recently, the roster is feeling pretty sturdy again.African AIDS cum posted:I don't think you would need permission to post a dailymotion link I had a slight concern because I wasn't sure if it was taken from Stardom World's online service or their televised content, but it was approved by an admin which settled things nicely 
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May 12, 2017 05:18
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Jerusalem posted:Man NXT has really been getting good again recently, the roster is feeling pretty sturdy again. Yeah I've really enjoyed the last month or so of TV. The women's division in particular is much improved -- Nikki and Ruby gave them some much-needed fresh faces, I still have high hopes for Ember despite her promo struggles, and Asuka is staying over by reinventing herself and avoiding the staleness that plagues most champs riding a long win streak. Plus we have Hojo coming in soon, and if all goes well she could be the best babyface in the company. After wasting like 6 months trying to make Billie and Peyton a thing, the women's division is compelling for the first time since the Four Horsewomen era.
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May 12, 2017 05:27
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As amazing as Nak, Joe, Owens and Finn were and are, after two years of "this person is an impossibly powerful wrestlemonster" SNK Boss syndrome at the top of NXT, having Roode as a more traditionally vulnerable champion has really opened up the booking. No one was buying a contender to Nak or Joe who wasn't Nak or Joe; it's a lot more believable that anyone above the Almas level could beat Roode and, shockingly, the title picture becomes a lot more engaging when its talent pool has more than two people in it.
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May 12, 2017 05:31
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CarlCX posted:As amazing as Nak, Joe, Owens and Finn were and are, after two years of "this person is an impossibly powerful wrestlemonster" SNK Boss syndrome at the top of NXT, having Roode as a more traditionally vulnerable champion has really opened up the booking. No one was buying a contender to Nak or Joe who wasn't Nak or Joe; it's a lot more believable that anyone above the Almas level could beat Roode and, shockingly, the title picture becomes a lot more engaging when its talent pool has more than two people in it. Yeah, the only problem with moving those four to the main roster is that finn and Joe are pretty much wasted with boring rear end raw. Also, w/r/t Almas, I'm loving him. Him eyeing up the backstage interviewer on last night's taping whose name I've forgotten was pretty perfect. he was fairly boring when he was just a guy in white suspenders, but now that he's a party guy creep, it's really good and he plays it off well. Also also, I'm amazed at how effective aleister black is. For all the people complaining about him being an edgelord or whatever, I dont' see it like that at all. To me he just screams killer monster that's also smarter than everyone else, so he can just sit there and glower in the middle of the ring and then pop up and break someone's skull in. And "ruuuuuuubyyyyyyy....ruuuuuuuuuubyyyyyyy" will never get old.
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CarlCX posted:As amazing as Nak, Joe, Owens and Finn were and are, after two years of "this person is an impossibly powerful wrestlemonster" SNK Boss syndrome at the top of NXT, having Roode as a more traditionally vulnerable champion has really opened up the booking. No one was buying a contender to Nak or Joe who wasn't Nak or Joe; it's a lot more believable that anyone above the Almas level could beat Roode and, shockingly, the title picture becomes a lot more engaging when its talent pool has more than two people in it. This is actually another thing I loved they did with the women's title. For most of the year the talking point was "nobody is ready for Asuka," which was mostly a fan debate about the quality of the women's division. They even made that the storyline, and did something kinda brilliant to handle it. How do you make someone ready for Asuka? By having her completely disappear up her own rear end, get a planet-sized ego, and make that her eventual downfall. Now suddenly we have a handful of viable contenders, because the story stopped being about "who can have a great match with Asuka" and more about "who could take down Asuka with the right timing/luck." The best thing NXT is doing right now is getting away from the "indy supercard" mindset of booking matches, and back to the character-driven stuff that made Sami/Neville/Owens/Horsewomen such beloved acts. Benne fucked around with this message at 05:43 on May 12, 2017 |
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May 12, 2017 05:41
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CarlCX posted:As amazing as Nak, Joe, Owens and Finn were and are, after two years of "this person is an impossibly powerful wrestlemonster" SNK Boss syndrome at the top of NXT, having Roode as a more traditionally vulnerable champion has really opened up the booking. No one was buying a contender to Nak or Joe who wasn't Nak or Joe; it's a lot more believable that anyone above the Almas level could beat Roode and, shockingly, the title picture becomes a lot more engaging when its talent pool has more than two people in it. yeah if anything nxt has too many people i wanna see at a takeover again. i know the 4 titles will be defended, but after that, does roddy have a match? ohno? black? they set up galloway v whichever of murphy or blake that was but that was next week right? Black is the only one getting the nakamura "murder jobbers on sight" push so there's a lotta upper-mid guys who would be guaranteed takeover spots last year that might be left out right now.
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May 12, 2017 05:44
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Benne posted:This is actually another thing I loved they did with the women's title. For most of the year the talking point was "nobody is ready for Asuka," which was mostly a fan debate about the quality of the women's division. They even made that the storyline, and did something kinda brilliant to handle it. I think you're right on with asuka. Really, no one can possibly hope to go out there and have a real fight with her, but drat if you can't break somebody's jaw by just going nuts and cracking their head into a ringpost at the right time.
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May 12, 2017 05:55
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Benne posted:I'm looking up Tino's NFL career, and it's actually longer than I remember. Being a second-round draft pick is nothing to sneeze at, he was a legit starter for a few years, and it looks like only injuries cut his career short. Sabby Piscitelli was The Worst Buccaneer the SBNation article posted:I am not exaggerating here. Piscitelli was horrifying. He tried to play safety, but looked more like a safety valve for the offense. He couldn't cover anyone. His angles to tackles were atrocious. He routinely whiffed on tackles even when his angle was good. He caused more blown coverages than anyone I can remember. According to Football Outsiders, he led the NFL in missed tackles in 2009. The entire NFL. And not by any small margin, either: he had 24 missed tackles. No one else even had 20.
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May 12, 2017 05:56
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beggar posted:Sabby Piscitelli was The Worst Buccaneer Well that certainly explains why he never connects on wrestling moves 
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May 12, 2017 06:04
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Platypus Farm posted:Also also, I'm amazed at how effective aleister black is. For all the people complaining about him being an edgelord or whatever, I dont' see it like that at all. To me he just screams killer monster that's also smarter than everyone else, so he can just sit there and glower in the middle of the ring and then pop up and break someone's skull in. Was this the first time he's used that spinning laser projection logo in the ring during his entrance? That was neat.
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May 12, 2017 10:12
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Benne posted:I always find it funny when these muscular stiffs show up on NXT and the announcers put them over hard as "former football stars!" Like, if they were actually any good at football, wouldn't they still be playing football, instead of slumming it in a fancy Orlando gym on an obvious career change? It's more like a single injury can end your professional football career, which I think most people know, and football stars gots to be double-tough. Goldberg, like most humans who make the attempt, sustained an injury while playing for the Falcons. He made gadzooks more money in wrestling than he ever would have as an 11th round DT, so...?
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