Jacob Novak, We Hardly Knew Ye

[turkeysandwich]

Well, Jacob Novak is the first elimination off a Season of NXT for a second time.

I actually kinda hate that since he and JTG were feuding with William Regal, which Regal was really funny putting them down. Novak had sort of developed a character with JTG as a goofy white guy in cornrows, which was a million times better than "the world's most generic wrestler" from the last season of NXT.

I would have rather had Byron Saxton, who hasn't done anything at all this season, or Conor O'Brien who is nothing without his rat gimmick, except a guy who breaks boards on his head.

So do think that we'll ever see Novak in the WWE again? He does bear a passing resemblance to Triple H, so that could help him or hurt him, who nose?

[Altabane]

I never liked Novak. He looked weird in his diaper trunks and even weirder as White Shad.

[FUNK_US/BRODUS]

Novak just epitomised the word "bland". He had nothing interesting about him. He was as plain as plain got.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I enjoyed his feud with Regal but that was entirely because of Regal. Not really gonna miss him, he was just bland.

[Jimmy]

I hated him the first season but by the time Redemption started I had changed my mind. He's a big guy (6'5, 250), very athletic, and technically sound in the ring as far as fundamentals go. The Slam Master J V.2 stuff was destined to fail. Regal should have been his mentor, not his opponent.

[Allie Kitsune]

May 18, 2011 11:47:11 GMT -5 Jimmy said:

I hated him the first season but by the time Redemption started I had changed my mind. He's a big guy (6'5, 250), very athletic, and technically sound in the ring as far as fundamentals go. The Slam Master J V.2 stuff was destined to fail. Regal should have been his mentor, not his opponent.

Hey now. Slam Master J's Genesis had 2 controllers. Slam Master J(acob) didn't even have the Genesis of McGillicutty.

[keezy]

He was bland, but he was the only NXT rookie to get heat since David Otunga in season 1. If Lucky Cannon went before Novak I wouldn't have been mad at all.

[Cavs for Mavs Mafia]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

He was really starting to develop with the Regal feud.

[mrjl]

May 18, 2011 13:12:35 GMT -5 keezy said:

He was bland, but he was the only NXT rookie to get heat since David Otunga in season 1. If Lucky Cannon went before Novak I wouldn't have been mad at all.

Lucky Cannon should have gone first

[FinalGwen]

I liked Novak. Even if he didn't do much in his first season, wearing a white suit jacket to the ring is pretty damn classy, and this season, he was quite entertaining. I would have enjoyed more development of the Regal storyline, too. Surprised that Conor O'Brien wasn't the first to go, but I guess being two degrees away from Santino is enough to keep him going.

[Sharpy Snow]

I love Conor and want him to win, but it's upsetting that people are saying they are suprised he didn't go first and I can't actually counterargue it.

Novak finally gets interesting and he's gone. Typical. But he was still probably the weakest in ring. He had a sloppy match with William Regal of all people.

[unoriginalalex]

Someone actually got eliminated from NXT?

[TripleMerc]

May 18, 2011 22:15:32 GMT -5 unoriginalalex said:

Someone actually got eliminated from NXT?

Yeah, this, no kidding. What the hell?

[Ricky Nightshade]

Damn. Now what will Regal do?