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Please do not discuss taping spoilers in this thread. Visit the spoilers thread for that discussion instead. NXT on WWE Network NXT on Hulu (US only, requires subscriptions, includes Takeovers) NXT Champion: Tommaso Ciampa (since 25th July 2018)  NXT Women's Champion: Shayna Baszler (since 7th April 2018)  NXT Tag Team Champions: The Undisputed Era (since 29th November 2017)  NXT North American Champion: Adam Cole BAYBAY (since 7th April 2018)  WWE UK Champion: Pete Dunne (since 20th May 2017)  The next Takeover will be August 18th 2018 in Brooklyn the night before Summerslam NXT runs tapings, house shows in Florida, and house show tours throughout the US at a constant clip, check http://nxttickets.com/%A0for more information! --- The Latest Haps, Snaps and Faps Last night saw the black and yellow brand tear it down in Chicago and despite a card that was on paper a touch underwhelming the stars of the future delivered yet again. It's almost like when a brand has value you can trust it to deliver no matter what! So here's the major lowdown on what was up. Our latest NXT champion Aleister Black survived his first title defence as he went up against everyone's favourite bald gorilla, Lars Sullivan. The question here was whether Lars would be able to catch Black's spinning heel kick finisher, Black Mass, and at first it looked like he would be successful but as the match went on it got harder and harder until the stiff gust of wind from Black's foot passing about 18 inches away from his face knocked him down for a two count. In the end it took two Black Masses (Black Massi?) to put this behemoth down for good in a finish that made both men look great. Are you watching, Road Dogg? There was also a title defence in the works for the Women's champion Shayna Baszler as she tried to wrap her brain around the insanity that is Nikki Cross. For all that Shayna talks about how much she loves to inflict pain apparently when she finds someone who loves receiving pain it's not fun any more. Nikki spent more time begging for it than a piss-slave in a sex dungeon and though she got in a fair few hits herself Shayna was just too much for her. The match finished up with Shayna choking out Nikki out while she drifted off to sleep with a smile on her face, probably dreaming of how happy she is to escape Sanity's main roster callup. The Tag Team belts were also defended as the whole of Chicago turned heel to cheer on the Undisputed Era against Oney Lorcan and Danny Birch, who were making their Takeover debut. Even though this one had a minimal build and Oney and Danny were blatant stand-ins for an unavailable Moustache Mountain this still turned out to be absolute fire. Oney and Danny were desperate to impress and worked a mile a minute with heavy shot after heavy shot and also this loving bump: https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1008141739582947328  Oney and Danny looked to have things wrapped up only for Adam Cole BAYBAY to get in the way, leading to the heel manager being sent to the back to echoes of loud “BULLSHIT” chants. Roddy and O'Reilly soon turned things around and claimed the victory but Oney and Danny did great and were rewarded with a standing ovation from the fans so expect them to show up on another Takeover soon. In a match that went up against some big expectations Ricochet and the Velveteen Dream finally got to air their grievances. This all about 'anything you can do I can do better' and both men proved tried to steal each other's style all the way down to their ring-gear. Although Ricochet's winged cape was no match for Dream's inspired mix of Hulkamania and Prince Puma. Dream also showed off his latest flippy-do training with a number of aerial moves while Ricochet took a few moves out of Dream's playbook with the Death Valley Bomb and the Purple Rainmaker. Ricochet came out on top after Dream whiffed an attempt to go coast to coast but really both guys are winners of my heart and that's all that ever matters. Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa are not going to stop this until at least one of them is dead. Literally, dead. Their rivalry continued in one of the most brutal and violent and weirdly sexy garbage fests ever seen in wrestling. Tops came off, belts came off, there was some light BDSM play... those of us in the thread had some fun, that's all I'm saying. The action was back and forth throughout culminating in a callback to that very first betrayal as Ciampa threw Johnny into the stage AND RIPPED OFF HIS WEDDING RING only for Johnny to turn it around a huge Air Raid Crash through a couple of tables. But Johnny's lust for murder would not be sated. While officials tried to strap Ciampa to a stretcher Johnny pushed them away and dragged Ciampa back to the ring where he was cuffed and received a series of superkicks. Except all of a sudden Ciampa managed to find a DDT onto an exposed part of the wooden ring floor and the hopes and dreams and fantasies of thousands of fans were dashed. The show went off the air with a grinning Ciampa while the crowd told him to gently caress himself and now we're looking at a final conclusion in Brooklyn that will either be 3 Stages of Hell or a prelude to gay sex. Possibly both! What else is going down? War Raiders have murdered a whole lot of jobbers, Pete Dunne is still real mad at TUE, Bianca Belair is the future of women's wrestling, THE FINEST Kona Reeves is anything but, Dakota Kai might have overcome her trauma – it's a wait and see on that one, Kairi Sane killed racism, EC3 is looking to give NXT a rebranding and Pat McAfee is the best thing to ever happen to WWE pre-shows. Nice jorts, dork! Rarity fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Jul 26, 2018 |
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Your OP doesn't mention ma flippy boi Ricochet. t
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Apr 11, 2018 08:14
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This thread title is The Best.
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Apr 11, 2018 08:15
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sticklefifer posted:Your OP doesn't mention ma flippy boi Ricochet. t Rarity posted:It had one small flippy dude flying halfway across the arena. 
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Apr 11, 2018 08:17
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That man is a Cat Prince. You mention him by name. 
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Apr 11, 2018 08:50
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Ricochet was the star of the match, push that guy! Also I dig the reference in the title, one of the best debut albums ever quite frankly (RATM in case some lads in here don't know)
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Apr 11, 2018 09:09
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Roderick Strong did nothing wrong!
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Apr 11, 2018 09:48
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That thread title 
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Apr 11, 2018 10:27
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CobiWann posted:Roderick Strong did nothing wrong! HOLD ME BACK GUYS I SWEAR TO GOD
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Apr 11, 2018 10:27
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A- OP not enough Ricochet love.
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Apr 11, 2018 10:28
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I would’ve gone with “Insane In the Dain” but to each their own I suppose
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Apr 11, 2018 14:05
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I think you used the wrong emote for No Way Jose because anyone with that reaction to him is dead inside, but your description of the rest of the stuff clearly shows that isn't true 
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Apr 11, 2018 14:27
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Rarity posted:HOLD ME BACK GUYS I SWEAR TO GOD While I enjoyed every single bit of Takeover, my biggest "OH MY GOD, THAT'S AMAZING, DEAR SWEET BUDDHA" moment was when Roddy turned on Dunn. It was a perfectly done swerve with a great instant reaction from the crowd and dawning realization from the rest of the Undisputed Era. Just really solid storytelling over the past few weeks and potential for some good stuff going forward. Plus I'm a Roderick Strong mark. Yeah I said it.
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Apr 11, 2018 14:36
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As someone who only vaguely follows NXT but watches all the takeovers, I was really confused when so many people were shocked by the Roddy turn because it seemed like the most obvious setup ever to me. I'm assuming that there was a lot of nuance I was missing from not watching the weekly shows.
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Apr 11, 2018 14:46
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IcePhoenix posted:As someone who only vaguely follows NXT but watches all the takeovers, I was really confused when so many people were shocked by the Roddy turn because it seemed like the most obvious setup ever to me. I'm assuming that there was a lot of nuance I was missing from not watching the weekly shows. Because for one brief moment it looked like Roddy and Dunn had buried the hatchet and the Undisputed Era was going to get their just desserts... It was obvious, however it was so well done AND there was a chance it wouldn't go the way we all expected. Roddy turning on Dunn for a one-on-one feud would have been enough. Roddy joining the UE was the icing on the cake.*
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Apr 11, 2018 14:49
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IcePhoenix posted:As someone who only vaguely follows NXT but watches all the takeovers, I was really confused when so many people were shocked by the Roddy turn because it seemed like the most obvious setup ever to me. I'm assuming that there was a lot of nuance I was missing from not watching the weekly shows. They already teased Roddy joining TUE, but he refused and they feuded for awhile.
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Apr 11, 2018 15:48
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CobiWann posted:Roderick Strong did nothing wrong!
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Apr 11, 2018 15:55
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Really would appreciate adam cole getting some roids in his body, show a little commitment to the push he's getting
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Apr 11, 2018 16:06
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Chinston Wurchill posted:They already teased Roddy joining TUE, but he refused and they feuded for awhile. I know but it's peak wrestling for the guy who refused to join up at the end of a feud like that, especially with a setup like the match Saturday night. Didn't Punk join that new bloods ECW stable after refusing their offer to join and then clowning on them for a few weeks?
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Apr 11, 2018 16:18
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IcePhoenix posted:I know but it's peak wrestling for the guy who refused to join up at the end of a feud like that, especially with a setup like the match Saturday night. Punk was a ruse.
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Apr 11, 2018 16:22
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Johnny not the Champ Of Our (Rebel) Hearts? Worst OP Rara.
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Apr 11, 2018 16:28
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Takeover was great, obviously, but I really hate the NXT after a Takeover. It's always such a waste of time. I wish they'd stop recording the next week's show before Takeover events.
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Apr 11, 2018 21:55
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rarity if you do not start appreciating my good friend no way jose i am going to need to take this thread back right now (oh god he's going to die such a loving death on raw isn't he) Phenix Rising posted:Takeover was great, obviously, but I really hate the NXT after a Takeover. It's always such a waste of time. I wish they'd stop recording the next week's show before Takeover events. they can be fun! last one had Bate/Strong which was totally a Takeover-quality match, if a few minutes shorter
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Apr 11, 2018 22:00
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abraham linksys posted:rarity if you do not start appreciating my good friend no way jose i am going to need to take this thread back right now Too late I'm ripping this thread from you like Roddy ripped the hope from Pete Dunne's heart
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Apr 11, 2018 22:02
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Good thread except for dissing noted good wrestler No Way Jose.
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Apr 11, 2018 22:08
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abraham linksys posted:(oh god he's going to die such a loving death on raw isn't he) We thought the same thing about Elias!
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Apr 11, 2018 22:15
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IcePhoenix posted:We thought the same thing about Elias! Elias was always good
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Apr 11, 2018 22:16
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Rarity posted:Elias was always good Much like No Way Jose, I agree
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Apr 11, 2018 22:21
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abraham linksys posted:they can be fun! last one had Bate/Strong which was totally a Takeover-quality match, if a few minutes shorter Yeah, the matches are generally good but there's only so much they can do storyline wise since it's taped ahead of time. It'd be nice if the post-Takeover shows could be more dynamic to give them the "Raw after Mania" feel.
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Apr 11, 2018 22:23
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i think no way jose has a better chance getting over via the fun tag team route (tyler breeze, aiden english) than the elias route tbh people do love conga lines though
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Apr 11, 2018 22:25
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I'd have slightly more hope for Jose if they didn't give him Rosebuds and immediately remind people of a failed undercard gimmick from 4 years ago. That poo poo is an instant kiss of death.
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Apr 11, 2018 22:30
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Aleister Black being the 13th man to hold the NXT title is too perfect to have been written.
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Apr 11, 2018 22:31
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hell Yeah. 13 is the extreme anxiety and depression number
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Apr 11, 2018 22:32
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Charles Gnarwin posted:Aleister Black being the 13th man to hold the NXT title is too perfect to have been written. Now he has to hold the title for 666 days
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Apr 11, 2018 22:37
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If WWE doesn't give me alternate angles of Mauro-cam with isolated Mauro commentary for every event from now on, I will literally riot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F77Hp0f_nME
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Apr 11, 2018 23:26
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Nipponophile posted:If WWE doesn't give me alternate angles of Mauro-cam with isolated Mauro commentary for every event from now on, I will literally riot. Did he call Ricochet the "gif that keeps on giving"? Edit: Did Percy always look a bald Wyatt Cenac?
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Apr 11, 2018 23:28
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Nipponophile posted:If WWE doesn't give me alternate angles of Mauro-cam with isolated Mauro commentary for every event from now on, I will literally riot. Mauro is a goddamn national treasure and he rules. He is what every commentator should be like in WWE.
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Apr 11, 2018 23:31
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to think there were people who said he was not good
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Apr 11, 2018 23:35
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Nipponophile posted:If WWE doesn't give me alternate angles of Mauro-cam with isolated Mauro commentary for every event from now on, I will literally riot. This is loving incredible. I love how much all three of them get into the matches. I would legit watch an alternate angle commentator cam version of a Takeover if they released them all afterward.
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Apr 11, 2018 23:49
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That is beautiful, hot drat Mauro rocks. Rocked on the show, but this is even better, like a restored remastered movie, POPPIN IT LIKE A CORK
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