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Germansimp
May 28, 2013



NickRoweFillea posted:

Did they fire The Drifter yet

He's injured, and WWE doesn't fire injured wrestlers.

Sometimes, at least.

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Germansimp
May 28, 2013




Ach du Scheiße.

AMReese posted:

First of all, didn't realize Tim Wiese was that dark. I guess it might just be the lighting, but still.

He is that dark. Lots of visits to the tanning salon, or Asi-Toaster as we'd say in Germany.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



oatgan posted:

I saw that headline and thought "bull dempsey" and was pleased when I read the article

Yup, same here. With a headline like that it couldn't have been anyone else.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



When did Aries announce that he'd be in the DustyClassic with a mystery partner?
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/2016-dusty-rhodes-tag-team-classic-teams-revealed?sf37659766=1

And what are the chances his partner turns out to be a certain messiah of the backbreaker?

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



AMReese posted:

For those wondering, this is Asuka's actual Twitter account: https://twitter.com/WWEAsuka

Be careful though, she's posted some gory pictures of torn-off guitar limbs:

https://twitter.com/WWEAsuka/status/787542323194372096

Germansimp
May 28, 2013




I see these pics of John Davis and all I can think is 'Man, Nick Dinsmore/Eugene has not aged well'

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



Optimist with doubt posted:

I am so happy big damo is in nxt I hope he's huge there.

He didn't wear a suit, he's clearly hosed.

Eltoasto posted:

Joe should definitely lose and come up. If it happens it would be interesting to see how he is aligned, he's a natural heel but they need faces and he'll get a big pop.

Well, Bryan still needs someone to fight his fight against the Miz at some point. Doubt it would happen, but it would give Joe a big face pop, and after a couple of months turning on Bryan would immediately give him massive heel heat.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



Never heard of the Mannequin Challenge before, but the NXT/PC guys did their own version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vi6ab2uHYU

Pretty awesome, especially the dudes with the weights.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



Capsaicin posted:

Who was the dude on the apron just before the Revival's music kicks in? Also, yeah, that's a really good video.
Either Blake or Murphy.

Capsaicin posted:

Also the luchador standing on the corner near the end?
Lince Dorado.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013




Sometimes I'm glad I read spoilers because that saves me from getting unnecessarily excited for the return of a wrestler I give a gently caress about only for it to turn out to be The Drifter.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013




Good, that means it'll be only a bit more than 2 months between Toronto and San Antonio, and a bit more than 2 months between San Antonio and Orlando, instead of 4 1/2 months between Toronto and Orlando. That should hopefully result in storylines progressing faster in NXT and the episodes being more important than they have been over the past half year.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



AMReese posted:

You've got to wonder how much of being worn out has to be Joe. Isn't that the furthest he's traveled in a long time, considering he was in TNA, or did he travel to Japan for them?

Bound for Glory 2014 was a coproduced show with Wrestle-1 from Korakuen Hall. But yeah, other than that, the only abroad stuff was the yearly UK tour.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013




So, from the hashtag and the pic I gather that Otis and Tucker ate Ho Ho, is that correct?

Germansimp
May 28, 2013




And Drake is standing right next to him just laughing his rear end off, not a very helpful ref. Also, from the same match:

https://twitter.com/katieloud/status/822638142704517120

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



MysticalMachineGun posted:

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

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.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



rovert posted:

WWE has interest in Karen Q. Chinese American who speaks Chinese so she's highly sign-able. From the same Wrestling school as Deonna and Mia Yim is a fan:

https://twitter.com/Jocay19/status/839622803469004800

Given the amount of unnecessary flips before that forearm, she's probably more suited to tag with the Young Bucks at a PWG show.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



https://twitter.com/JJWilliamsWON/status/840751109228658688

Hmm, I don't know, this guy looks somewhat familiar, though my mind keeps drifting on what his name was.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



rovert posted:

https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/io-shirai-jaime-espinal-attend-wwe-tryout

The names above plus Former Olympian Jaime Espinal and Wes Brisco!

Ah yes, Wes Brisco, a guy who's a second-generation superstar, sone of Vince's biggest yes-men, and yet he still got fired because he sucked. And then he went to TNA, joined the Aces&Eights, and somehow managed to be worse than Garrett Bischoff.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



What I find more interesting from that show:
https://twitter.com/JJWilliamsWON/status/845808976658878465

Sounds like somebody realised that a) only having the top rope stunner makes her somewhat of a one-trick pony, and b) performing a move of the top rope that involves landing sitting down on your rear end might not be the best move for the long-term health of your spine, especially when done 100-150 times a year.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



Benne posted:

I'm assuming those are televised matches, since Asuka actually lost some tag matches at house shows where her partner ate the pin.

But yeah, as far as I can tell, Asuka has never been pinned or submitted since signing with NXT.

The 163 includes house shows, on TV she's probably just around 30-40 matches at most. Also, tag losses where your partner gets pinned don't count.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



As great as Tye finally winning was, I have to say the highspot of the match to me was EY's flying elbow. Looked brutal as hell and was perfectly executed, despite the height, whereas most people trying the elbow drop can barely keep their form just coming off the top rope. Also,


Beef Jerky Robot posted:

NXT: Hunter x Hunter

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



rovert posted:

The touring roster these days

Scrolling down, my initial thought was "Wow, they are doing Bobby Roode vs Asuka, that's not something I would have expected" before further scrolling down, and now I'm sad it won't happen.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



You're forgetting the best one, even if it was more or less just a storyline-less match:

April 1st, 2016, Takeover Dallas: Zayn vs Nakamura

Absolute must-watch and still the best WWE match from Wrestlemania weekend 2016

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



Eltoasto posted:

I couldn't find pics either, but the man was filling up 2 seats comfortably.

I thought he would turn up you'd google "fat fan nxt red shirt", but no result of him. Instead one of the first results is for Chris Hero in an Atlanta Hawks jersey.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



Jenkem Delivery posted:

Guys I think we've got this all wrong. It's a PWG invasion!!!!!

Can't be, PWG Cole was killed by the Bucks of Betrayal, only ROH Cole survived.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-kxS1mf7k4

NXT 'Superstars' playing airhockey.

Was Axel Dieter, jr. being renamed to Marcel Barthel already known, or was this video the unveiling of his new name? Either way, Marcel Barthel sounds about as generic as any name could ever sound.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



rovert posted:

Some Performance Center stiff in a Jedi cloak made his debut tonight against Aleister Black
https://twitter.com/tbtrashtalk/status/911765781259653120

Did he steal one of Chris Daniels' old robes from his Prophecy days?

Germansimp
May 28, 2013




Can't wait to see his tattoos causing game-breaking glitches.

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



The NXT twitter account doesn't seem to know about the C&D yet:
https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/913944736188256256

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



shiksa posted:

that is fair, it's still a crazy voice. and its especially crazy when he's a face and cutting promos with it.

If you think EY's voice is crazy, try listening to a Honma promo or watch a show where he's doing commentary for the NJPW announce team. Gravelly voice doesn't even begin to describe it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFsh0tuSxr4

Germansimp
May 28, 2013




So what secret didn't Johnny want to talk about, wrestling under a mask in Chikara or kicking a woman in the head and being proud of it (also in Chikara)?

rovert posted:

I have a fair grasp on most of the Chinese recruits. But am most intrigued by one dude as he has no social media and on shows, he's simply billed as "Jason".

https://twitter.com/gravenbabies/status/924130467544264705

Chinese non-union equivalent of Finn Balor?

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Germansimp
May 28, 2013



Kikutaro tried to invade NXT:
https://twitter.com/kikutarosan/status/929209676163555328

It didn't go well:
https://twitter.com/kikutarosan/status/929231869740163073

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