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rovert
Jun 10, 2013
A NXT after Balor, Bayley, Sara Del Rey and Adam Pearce will be an interesting thing.

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rovert
Jun 10, 2013
The Bellas are always very kind in thanking people:

https://twitter.com/BellaTwins/status/767561229745479681

Maybe add this to the OP:
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/767162993159213056

rovert fucked around with this message at 12:43 on Aug 22, 2016

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

AMReese posted:

Tommy End, Crazy Mary Dobson, a repackaging/debut of someone who hasn't been on TV (ever or for a while). Who knows. It would be weird if they bypassed Tommy End's Satanism for Apocalypticism.

There's an imagine of a mural in Belfast, North Ireland. Big Damo is from North Ireland.

It is a cryptic video so there's probably a lot of red herrings.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Re: Tag Teams

The September 2, 2015 Edition of NXT which was taped at the Full Sail University on August 13, 2015 was the start of the Dusty Classic last year so I expect that to start at the next Full Sail TV taping.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

sportsgenius86 posted:

Zayn and Neville in the dusty classic would own

They've got Roderick Strong, the ex-TNA guys and CWC guys to hand so it will be much better than last year in the early rounds.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Who do you guys think is the next NXT call up, guys?

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
I wasn't hinting at anything to be honest. Swann overlaps between NXT and CWC that's all.

I really don't know much about the Cruiserweight division. Whether those in the Division will go on the road full time with WWE or will they work NXT also is a big question to me. Will some still work the indies. Will Ibushi do Japan dates and Raw.

Noam Dar going to Raw directly seems like a bad idea. He needs more time to acclimate to WWE and there's practical matters like needing to learn how to drive in the US.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

Endless Mike posted:

As much as I love the idea of NXT being American Driving School, getting a license in Florida is pretty much just a matter of reading the state driving manual. If you can pass a practical test in pretty much any other country, you'll have no trouble at all passing in Florida.

Drew Galloway got it immediately yeah.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Amazing Red deleted his social media which has started the usual signing rumours

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Post Bayley NXT

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/badboicasey/status/768870055279026177

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/768923225631789057

Hero and WWE have been talking the last few weeks. Hero has even told fans.

Yes I was as shocked as you when I heard. A blank slate was enacted when the brand split happened. For example even Melina was considered.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

SamuraiFoochs posted:

So it would be Hero coming in, not Cesaro going out?

Hero coming in potentially.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

sticklefifer posted:

Huh. Wonder if they'll try and get Drew back if the blank slate thing is true.

Drew isn't included in that that I do know. WWE HATES him and will forever apparently.

SamuraiFoochs posted:

Interesting. No scuttlebutt of the other way around?

There is a low level rumour that Cesaro's contract is up in September.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

A solid read:

http://kevineckwrestling.sportsblog.com/posts/14240072/my-thoughts-on-new-tna-world-champion-drew-galloway.html

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

oatgan posted:

congratulations to the new ace of evolve wrestling Drew Galloway

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
In terms of odd things that may be NXT related. Amazing Red deleted his social media. Ethan Page has ended his podcast.

https://twitter.com/HOGwrestling/status/768609652468752384

https://twitter.com/OfficialEGO/status/768828648753332228


sticklefifer posted:

I thought I remembered hearing about Cesaro re-signing a couple years back, but I'm not certain. I'd be surprised if he gave up Raw money though. He's honestly not in that bad of a position.

And Sara Del Rey is on the road with him now.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/HulkHogan/status/769205677713678336

I want Hulk in NXT now.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/WrestlingNewsTV/status/769593470793101312

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Pretty interesting piece:
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/wwes-new-era-began-in-japan/

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Developmental

https://twitter.com/willh94/status/769713598813859841

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlAkyRWgPYM

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Bianca is someone to eventually look out for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HWoaljXCVA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfLXsBs_RQ

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Tim Wiese https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1qrbffAyIk

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Her shirt, admitting her mom account shares with her and the Uzi noise:

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/771150764508979201

Iconic

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Ember's theme is very busy. Seems like two songs at once. Like you left a second tab open and forgot to close it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZybc-xIKA

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/ProjectCiampa/status/771680546552287232

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
If you've only seen Deonna on NXT or in lame circumstances in WOH

https://twitter.com/DeonnaPurrazzo/status/771891534748876800

https://twitter.com/ProWrestlingG0D/status/771805455261642752

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

quote:

WWE had scouts at the Rio Olympic’s and they were scouting many athletes. One of the athletes they were scouting was 27 year old Canadian wrestler Erica Wiebe.

She confirmed in an interview that WWE was scouting her and that they called her to possibly come in for the company.

Wiebe competed as part of Canada’s 2016 Olympic team. At the Olympics, she won gold, defeating Guzel Manyurova in the final event.The medal was the third gold medal in wrestling that Canada has ever won at the Olympics, and second ever women’s gold.

http://squaredcirclesirens.com/wwe-interested-in-canadian-gold-medalist-erica-wiebe/

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

Eltoasto posted:

Do any of the current women have their base in wrestling like she does? It would be interesting to have a woman with that style, just throwing people around.

They don't. The women they have are from or just "did" bodybuilding, kickboxing, gymnastics or athletics (track & field).

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Hope it charts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d05aVhzRYE4

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
WWE signed Alvin Abitz. 6ft 7in 290lbs 22 years old from Georgia who has dabbled in Amateur MMA:

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
Another times are changing story. Traditionally reporting women would be aiming to get leaner and smaller:



Dobson was indeed in need of new gear here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDciblLfWk

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/badboicasey/status/772842361672048640

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/SCsirens/status/772941032409272320

quote:

Texas based independent wrestler Victoria Gonzalez has been signed by WWE.

Gonzalez had a tryout with the company back in May of 2016 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and a year before sent in an audition tape for WWE Tough Enough. She is 6 foot 1 and is a second generation wrestler.

Victoria was a standout in girls basketball care at Hidalgo High where she averaged 22.2 points and 12.3 rebounds per game as a senior in 2009 to lead the Pirates to the Class 3A state semifinals, Gonzalez played two seasons at Texas A&M-Kingsville. She then transferred to Sam Houston State, redshirting one year and playing another before graduating in 2013.

She trained with the Galvans in Corpus Christi, with Richard Aleman in San Antonio, with George de la Isla at America’s Academy of Pro Wrestling in Austin, and with Rudy Boy Gonzalez of the Texas Wrestling Academy, formerly the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy, in San Antonio.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
The latest ETAs on the following are:

Women's Tournament: January 2017
CWC 2: May-July 2017

I've heard some preliminary names for both there's a lot of reason to be optimistic.

Ciampa and Cedric are viewed as kind of heroes and have been stirring up emotions in frustrated talent in places like ROH. In ROH a lot of talent feels slotted and think "taking a bet on yourself" has a higher chance of probability of success than waiting for ROH to change their perception of you or to fulfill promises made:

https://twitter.com/CedricAlexander/status/730477765389107200

I haven't heard anything concrete about the Dusty Classic. Obviously there's a huge gap in the schedule between now and year end.

rovert fucked around with this message at 12:10 on Sep 7, 2016

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

Chinston Wurchill posted:

Oh hey, I saw Leah Von Dutch against SDR at a Chikara show somewhere in the middle of nowhere Ontario. Good job Leah!

But Leah was immediately used after SDR promotion to the main roster. Erm.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/773887422329479169

Once you sign one you are hungry for more.

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/Tim_Wiese/status/774554997249933312

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/774563203812581376

https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/774548039725936640

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rovert
Jun 10, 2013

Paper Triangle posted:

speaking of, when is Brennan Williams supposed to show up on NXT? that guy's anime gimmick is probably going to work really well for the crowd here.

Already at the Performance Center training. Couldn't tell you when he'll be on TV. There's been talent that's been fast tracked in the past while others take forever.

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