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Post by CH Punk on Jan 20, 2013 9:49:20 GMT -5
www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/nxt-top-prospects-26085370While it's probably just hype for the show on Hulu, here's hoping that a couple of them show up during Rumble Weekend. The list: {Spoiler}Kassius Ohno
Leo Kruger
Bo Dallas
Paige
Richie Steamboat
“The Man Who Gravity Forgot” Adrian Neville
Anya
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) One of these things is not like the others.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 20, 2013 9:52:36 GMT -5
Anya hasn't even had a TV match yet, and that's apparently because she's still insanely green... Greener than Rosa Mendes green.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jan 20, 2013 9:58:35 GMT -5
1. needs more corey graves
2. why isn't audrey marie with the wyatt family? isn't she the girl in the vignettes?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 20, 2013 10:02:02 GMT -5
2. why isn't audrey marie with the wyatt family? isn't she the girl in the vignettes? She was, yeah. I thought Skyler Moon might have been an interesting fit for The Wyatt Family given her gothic kookiness... it's a shame things didn't work out, though. |
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Jan 20, 2013 10:13:36 GMT -5
Anya hasn't even had a TV match yet, and that's apparently because she's still insanely green... Greener than Rosa Mendes green. Pretty insulting to pretend Anya is somehow worse than Rosa Mendes. Rosa Mendes started out as a model whereas Anya has been an athletic freak her entire life. She started out in calisthenics when she was 5 years old and then went from tennis to kickboxing and taekwondo (black belt). Timeline-wise, Anya was only signed to a developmental contract FIVE MONTHS ago and made her debut at a live event 2 months later. Clearly nobody has expected her to become a living legend overnight. But for WWE to invest in her and hype her up -- that's a very logical thing to do. ~~~~~~~ The Anti-Anya nonsense aside, Adrian "PAC" Neville is still nicknamed The Man Who Gravity Forgot. Awesome. |
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 20, 2013 10:14:34 GMT -5
They could have said Sasha Banks or Emma instead of Anya.
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Post by Pgarodactyl on Jan 20, 2013 10:16:10 GMT -5
They could have said Sasha Banks or Emma instead of Anya. My thoughts almost exactly. It is a decent list.. a few I'm not 100% on at this time, but the NXT crowd seems to like them, so who am I to judge? |
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Post by Pgarodactyl on Jan 20, 2013 10:18:25 GMT -5
2. why isn't audrey marie with the wyatt family? isn't she the girl in the vignettes? On the shows, she's not a part of the group. |
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 20, 2013 10:21:54 GMT -5
Anya hasn't even had a TV match yet, and that's apparently because she's still insanely green... Greener than Rosa Mendes green. Pretty insulting to pretend Anya is somehow worse than Rosa Mendes. Rosa Mendes started out as a model whereas Anya has been an athletic freak her entire life. She started out in calisthenics when she was 5 years old and then went from tennis to kickboxing and taekwondo (black belt). Timeline-wise, Anya was only signed to a developmental contract FIVE MONTHS ago and made her debut at a live event 2 months later. Clearly nobody has expected her to become a living legend overnight. But for WWE to invest in her and hype her up -- that's a very logical thing to do. OK, I'm sorry. I'm just going by what others have posted on here about her previously. I'm sure she's going to get better with experience, but to call her out as a "top prospect" before even having a televised match is one hell of a risk. |
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Jan 20, 2013 10:29:14 GMT -5
Pretty insulting to pretend Anya is somehow worse than Rosa Mendes. Rosa Mendes started out as a model whereas Anya has been an athletic freak her entire life. She started out in calisthenics when she was 5 years old and then went from tennis to kickboxing and taekwondo (black belt). Timeline-wise, Anya was only signed to a developmental contract FIVE MONTHS ago and made her debut at a live event 2 months later. Clearly nobody has expected her to become a living legend overnight. But for WWE to invest in her and hype her up -- that's a very logical thing to do. OK, I'm sorry. I'm just going by what others have posted on here about her previously. I'm sure she's going to get better with experience, but to call her out as a "top prospect" before even having a televised match is one hell of a risk. If you have that kind of athletic background and you look at the majority of divas they sign, how is she NOT a top prospect? That's how I look at it... |
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Post by Cronant on Jan 20, 2013 10:38:16 GMT -5
Athletic background doesn't always translate though.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Jan 20, 2013 10:47:44 GMT -5
Athletic background doesn't always translate though. I think WWE is aware of that by now. I'm not defending Anya as being a future Hall of Famer, I'm saying she has the background worth hyping up by WWE. She's clearly not some model bimbo. |
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Post by CMWaters on Jan 20, 2013 10:51:14 GMT -5
Had this been a few months ago, The Ascension could have been on the list. {Spoiler}At least Conor's future looks better at the next set of tapings. Really though, while a WWE.com article is nice, it would be good if they could promote NXT on TV just a tiny bit more. Like...Big E Langston is NXT Champion, why not have him wearing the belt while being Ziggler and AJ's bodyguard? |
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Post by Trout Stratus on Jan 20, 2013 10:58:52 GMT -5
I'm still crossing my fingers for a KOW reunion once Mr. Ohno gets on the main roster.
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Post by Jeremy on Jan 20, 2013 11:12:08 GMT -5
I believe Rowan will be a star one day.
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Post by Society of the Spectacle on Jan 20, 2013 11:21:02 GMT -5
I thought it was a pretty well done article, with short and snappy passages for each. Sasha Banks aside (who might be too new still) they highlighted just about everyone they needed to. I'm also glad that they signaled that The Shield are completely seen as WWE talent now, and did not use them as a cop-out choice in the list. Sometimes WWE has been known to drag their feet with stuff like that, where they'll use people from the main roster who have just transitioned from NXT/FCW to bolster legitimacy.
The next step of course is to get them some main show TV time. I mean, it couldn't hurt to maybe have a five minute segment that airs on RAW and/or SD each week where Regal and Ross hype a certain guy or gal.
On a side note, I think Ohno, while his physique is probably not quite up to snuff, is rightfully so the first name mentioned here.
They've kind of hinted at it with him, but I think they should have him use a variation of the gimmick they were having Mike Knox toy with for a while, that is that Ohno, wearing his Jarvis Cocker-style glasses around before matches, has a physician's knowledge of the human body, and knows exactly what he needs to do to break it. This would give his current, "My name is Kassius, and I hurt people" shtick a little more nuance, and is not too gimmicky and impairing for his ringwork.
I think that Ohno's moveset could make this work, as his style of strikes and submissions could enhance the gimmick more than Knox's hoss-style could have possibly done.
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Post by Digital Witness on Jan 20, 2013 12:15:25 GMT -5
I found it interesting that they mentioned Adrian Nevelle's 630 senton in addition to his corkscrew SSP. We may get to see that on WWE tv soon after all.
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 20, 2013 12:46:24 GMT -5
I've probably said it before, but it's worth repeating. "The man that gravity forgot" is the best moniker for a flier ever conceived.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jan 20, 2013 13:49:45 GMT -5
I'm really shocked they kept PAC's "The man who gravity forgot" moniker
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Post by lildude8218 on Jan 20, 2013 13:52:41 GMT -5
never got the obsession with Kruger
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