New NXT TO: (AR)RIVAL Match Confirmed - Itami vs Breeze

[543Y2J]

As if the card already wasn't stacked enough with Owens/Zayn and Balor/Neville!

- Hideo Itami confirmed on Twitter that he will face Tyler Breeze at NXT Takeover: Rival. When a fan asked him to “Pease kick [Breeze] many times,” Itami responded with “I will. ”

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[Juice]

Would you all agree that Itamis has yet to live up to his potential? I was a little underwhelmed by the match with Balor if I am being honest.

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Well, since he is my favorite guy on NXT, I am pleased to know they've apparently remembered Breeze exists. Even if it probably will just be so he can get kicked many times.

[Starshine]

I think Breeze is going to win with help from a creepy bald man.

[Mayonnaise]

Feb 8, 2015 17:12:34 GMT -5 Juice said:

Would you all agree that Itamis has yet to live up to his potential? I was a little underwhelmed by the match with Balor if I am being honest.

Not at all. When he first got there yeah but I think the last two months or so I think he's really started to find his footing in NXT. I don't think he's reached the level of Baylor, Sami or Owens yet but he's also had the biggest changes to make and seeing him grow has made me a fan.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

I'm so happy for Breeze that he's developed to be good enough that he can go in the ring with the big name talents like Zayn, Neville, Balor and Itami and not look at all out of place. This NXT 5 that we keep hearing about should really be an NXT 6.

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Feb 8, 2015 17:19:33 GMT -5 Mayonnaise said:

Feb 8, 2015 17:12:34 GMT -5 Juice said:

Would you all agree that Itamis has yet to live up to his potential? I was a little underwhelmed by the match with Balor if I am being honest.

Not at all. When he first got there yeah but I think the last two months or so I think he's really started to find his footing in NXT. I don't think he's reached the level of Baylor, Sami or Owens yet but he's also had the biggest changes to make and seeing him grow has made me a fan.

This.

He's adapting and improving. Personally, I don't think I've seen a superstar improve that quickly in a matter of a few months. It's like something clicked with him and he's using it to his advantage.

He's the real deal.

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Itami is struggling a bit, yes, but it does not help when literally 90% of his move set was stolen before he even hit WWE. He even took the top rope double stomp as a WWE finish then Balor turns up and steals that too. It's crazy.

I also suspect Breeze/Itami will be the best match. Not hype or pressure.

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Itami is struggling a bit, yes, but it does not help when literally 90% of his move set was stolen before he even hit WWE. He even took the top rope double stomp as a WWE finish then Balor turns up and steals that too. It's crazy.

I also suspect Breeze/Itami will be the best match. Not hype or pressure.

[2 Cold Scorkum]

itami's match with breeze a few weeks ago was the best match he's had in nxt, better than the one with balor imo. wonder when he's gonna hit that gts, which hopefully won't trigger endless punk chants.

[El Cokehead del Knife Fight]

Feb 8, 2015 17:13:49 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Well, since he is my favorite guy on NXT, I am pleased to know they've apparently remembered Breeze exists. Even if it probably will just be so he can get kicked many times.

Nah, they obviously love him. The wheels are turning at the moment but the main event scene is pretty crowded at the moment, however they're still finding time to use him and they'd have to love just how well he sells.

[Topher is Human]

So confirmed
#BAM vs Lucha Dragons
Barin Corbin vs Bull Dempsey (No DQ)
Charlotte vs Bayley vs Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch
Hideo Itami vs Tyler Breeze
Adrian Neville vs Finn Balor
Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens

This has got to be the most stacked card I've ever seen

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

Breeze needs to remember DON'T KICK HIM

[Bub (BLM)]

I have a feeling Breeze is eating a GTS. He's the perfect guy for Hideo to debut it on because he'll sell it like a wrecking ball to the face.

[Blindkarevik]

Feb 8, 2015 19:17:18 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

I have a feeling Breeze is eating a GTS. He's the perfect guy for Hideo to debut it on because he'll sell it like a wrecking ball to the face.

That's kinda how I feel. NXT doesn't do a lot of pointless things during their main shows and having this match just to have Itami visible doesn't really seem like something they'd do. I have a feeling this entire match's purpose is to go ahead with Itami officially taking the GTS back. It'll be a mark-out moment and Breeze is a great guy to use it on. My only hope is that they figure out something for Breeze to do after the show, the guy's too talented to be put on the backburner as he has been. Granted, they only have so much time... but the sooner he gets an angle, the better.

[Brickstone Kid]

Should be a good match. Itami has improved leaps and bounds in a short time and he's really growing on me. Breeze is always great in the ring as well but I find his promos cringeworthy at times. I feel like he'd benefit from playing down the Zoolander voice and going a little more natural.

[jetsonic]

this show now needs to be 3 hours to give more time to these matches on the whole card

[tigermaskxxxvii]

He used a smiley face emoticon in a tweet in which he promises to kick someone in the face? That's awesome/creepy as hell!

Feb 8, 2015 18:01:28 GMT -5 2 Cold Scorkum said:

itami's match with breeze a few weeks ago was the best match he's had in nxt, better than the one with balor imo. wonder when he's gonna hit that gts, which hopefully won't trigger endless punk chants.

I want to see a backstage vignette in which Punk and Itami are sitting at a table. Punk slides over a manila envelope, Itami looks over the paper work inside and seems pleased by what he reads. Hideo then responds by sliding a case of Pepsi over to Punk, they shake hands and Hideo Itami now has CM Punk's permission to use the GTS in WWE (and all of its subsidiaries).

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Feb 8, 2015 19:17:18 GMT -5 Bub (BLM) said:

I have a feeling Breeze is eating a GTS. He's the perfect guy for Hideo to debut it on because he'll sell it like a wrecking ball to the face.

I wonder if this could lead to him doing the deranged Cody Rhodes thing and completely losing his mind because of him losing his prettiness? Might play into the slow-burning thing with Marcus Louis as well.

[MrBRulzOK]

This is gonna be a tough show to time out without short-changing somebody. Although I'm guessing Corbin and Dempsey may be very short and largely a way to write Bull out of things.

Even that aside though that's still five more matches that'll probably need at least some time. Not to mention a certain debut that may happen at the show.

I'm guessing it'll come down to something like this time-wise.

#BAM vs Lucha Dragons: 10 Minutes
Hideo Itami vs Tyler Breeze: 12 Minutes
Barin Corbin vs Bull Dempsey (No DQ): 5 Minutes
Charlotte vs Bayley vs Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch: 15 Minutes
Adrian Neville vs Finn Balor: 20 minutes
Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens: 25 minutes

That's one hour and twenty-seven minutes of wrestling still leaving some time for interviews, entrances, and all that.