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Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006
Nikki watching Asuka walk out with the belt is definitely leading to Nikki/Asuka at Takeover:Orlando.

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Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006
THIS IS GLORIOUS

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006

Venomous posted:

That was quite possibly Shinsuke's best match in the WWE so far. Holy gently caress that was amazing and I am very, very happy with that result.

No chance. Nakamura v Zayn was way better.

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006

remusclaw posted:

It would be a big loving risk, and due to how conservative WWE is, it will never happen, but one day I would love to see a hot debut at the Rumble that ends with a complete surprise win by the new guy.

The problem is that a lot of the casual fans aren't going to recognize anyone who isn't already a regular on Raw or Smackdown, which means that you've got a maximum of 60 minutes to get the guy over enough that the crowd buys the win and will pop for it. You'd need a guy whose offence is interesting and different, who looks like he could realistically pick up 7 or 8 eliminations, and who can go an hour without spending half of that time having a Roman-esque nap on the floor. Joe and Hero could do it, and maybe Omega, but I don't know who else could.

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006

remusclaw posted:

AJ could have done it last year, but they weren't sold on AJ yet, as seen with his "Pitbull" run up until they understood what they had. That I think is the biggest obstacle, debuting a guy, in the Rumble, who already has Vince and co sold on him.

Maybe, though I'm not 100% sure. AJ's offence is based around speed and agility, which are much more difficult things to incorporate into a Rumble than strength and power. Plus AJ being on the small side means it's harder to make his eliminations look good.

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