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Post by RedDevil on May 28, 2015 6:03:53 GMT -5
I'm also liking Bliss in this new role. I've never really taken that much notice of Blake and Murphy themselves, rather just as opponents of more interesting guys, but this partnership with Bliss seems to have brought them forward - early days, but it seems to work for everyone right now.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 28, 2015 8:41:47 GMT -5
Watching now... I'm sad that Owens didn't try to Skank. you can tell Owens is a heel becasue he's insulting the best entrance music in WWE! I know he debuted it last itme he was on TV but I like Crowe's newer music. Also... Crowe your name isn't Sami anymore... he wasn't talking to you I'm glad Crowe ditched the troll hair as well... I like his look overall now... especially compared to when he debuted. Nice promo to open. So they're kinda planting seeds that Owens is the guy that took Hideo out... with the that's a shame line and Regal before but does anyone else think it's going to be Finn? Mojo "I GOTTA GO DO SOMETHING!" made me laugh... I never hated him to begin with hopefully his time off "tv" helped him get better in the ring and a potential alliance with Ryder could help both of them. BAYLEY! and Evil Emma! Ok Dana's new gear is much better than her old stuff but that was about on the bottom of hte list of things that needed to improve. I am ok with Blake and Murphy's entrance if htey continue to do the zooming thing on Alexa... who I still refuse to boo -_- Blake and Murphy are strange to me... they aren't bad... they just aren't really good either... they are just kinda there. Then again that might be the best way to describe the NXT tag division as a whole. The brain buster frog splash is a great ssequence. I do think Bliss will work in this role... but still I won't boo her. -_- Also Bliss' statement is correct. Staten Island is a garbage dump... and while the I won't boo Alexa thing is mostly a joke... yeah... I especially won't boo her over Carmella. I like Balor wearing the bandanna on the entrance ramp... not so much the Shirt... but hey if it helps him sell shirts more power to him. I really like the visual of the crowd doing the pose in time with Balor. Of course I've heard of the Olympics! I do hope Crowe isn't just used as a face jobber from here on out. Samoan Funk time! I do like Owen running away from Joe and responding with.. THAT'S A WARNING TO YOU! while pointing at Crowe. It makes it obvious Owens wants nothing to do with Joe... but he has to rationalize it to himself somehow. Good show this week.
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Post by the2ndevil on May 28, 2015 8:47:14 GMT -5
The crowd was so bi-polar during that segment.
I get the feeling after this episode, and all the talk about Owens making a list of guys that needed to be taken away on a stretcher, when Owens does lose the NXT title, it will be in a stretcher match
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Post by Bo Rida on May 28, 2015 8:56:01 GMT -5
Owens going after Cena has created an interesting dynamic, well to me at least as I see him as a heel on NXT and a face in the main roster. He's like a player I dislike in the Premier League but support on the international stage because they represent England.
I'm a little disappointed that Owens didn't claim that the lack of bell ringing in the Takeover main event meant he had to carry on the assault because he thought the match was still ongoing. That would have added to his "good man" claims and keep some ambiguity to his actions.
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I'm a little disappointed that Regal didn't point out that Owens carried on the assault once the match was over removing the ambiguity to his actions.
I'm also another impressed with Bliss, I thought she'd be a face for life but she seems a natural in the heel role.
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Post by englishlion on May 28, 2015 9:35:19 GMT -5
Watched last night. Like the #BAMF stable a lot. They go well together. Can see issues tho, because WWE COULD still have Alexa debut with a face gimmick on the main roster to pull in the kids like a female John Cena. I hope not! Also hope Blake and Murphy have better luck than The Ascension did! Still it works so well on NXT. It is still weird seeing her as a heel and fans booing her because she seems like such sweetheart out of character! The sneering promo she cut on Carmella was glorious!
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Post by Abdullah on May 28, 2015 14:10:17 GMT -5
This sounds weird but...
I can't wait for Owens to be on the main roster because that was one of the smoothest long promos I've heard and the NXT crowd diminishes it by either chanting aimlessly or staying silent. Even Owens himself had to throw in a dig to keep things on track.
They seem incapable of just cheering and booing sometimes.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on May 28, 2015 14:12:28 GMT -5
This sounds weird but... I can't wait for Owens to be on the main roster because that was one of the smoothest long promos I've heard and the NXT crowd diminishes it by either chanting aimlessly or staying silent. Even Owens himself had to throw in a dig to keep things on track. They seem incapable of just cheering and booing sometimes. They were chanting JOHN CENA SUUUUUUCKS because he was wearing the Cena shirt. I wouldn't call that aimless.
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Post by Bo Rida on May 28, 2015 14:27:57 GMT -5
This sounds weird but... I can't wait for Owens to be on the main roster because that was one of the smoothest long promos I've heard and the NXT crowd diminishes it by either chanting aimlessly or staying silent. Even Owens himself had to throw in a dig to keep things on track. They seem incapable of just cheering and booing sometimes. They were chanting JOHN CENA SUUUUUUCKS because he was wearing the Cena shirt. I wouldn't call that aimless. Yeah that's the problem with that feud, the Full Sail crowd were always going to cheer the NXT champion over somebody like Cena even before he stood on the US title and raised the NXT title. Hell I expect they'd even have cheered Bo Dallas in that situation. The crowd want to celebrate the attack on Cena, Owens wants to get heel heat for his attack on Zayn, it's an unusual situation so it's hard to blame anybody for not knowing how to react. Well I say that's the problem but I have a feeling that's actually the whole point, we'll soon get Cena coming to NXT to battle Owens in a Cena vs RVD style situation as Cena shines in that sort of hostile environment.
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Post by Abdullah on May 28, 2015 14:29:14 GMT -5
This sounds weird but... I can't wait for Owens to be on the main roster because that was one of the smoothest long promos I've heard and the NXT crowd diminishes it by either chanting aimlessly or staying silent. Even Owens himself had to throw in a dig to keep things on track. They seem incapable of just cheering and booing sometimes. They were chanting JOHN CENA SUUUUUUCKS because he was wearing the Cena shirt. I wouldn't call that aimless. In that particular case, sure. It was just annoying that this perfect heel who took out the most over face is met with '...' because the crowd is wondering what to chant and when as opposed to responding organically.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 16:37:24 GMT -5
They keep teasing me. I like NXT a lot, but pretty much stick to the specials. This week, I watched for Joe, and now I feel like I have to watch next week again to see him again for 5 more seconds. Good job.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on May 29, 2015 1:56:44 GMT -5
I must be the only guy here that likes Blake and Murphy. I really enjoy them as cowardly douche champions. It's good that clearly they can wrestle and win, but they still look for ways to cheat and distract opponents anyway.
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Post by Topher is Human on May 29, 2015 9:07:39 GMT -5
It also helps that NOBODY is booked as "Haha, what a joke! They'll NEVER sniff a second of offense, never mind a title shot!" Even Tye Dillinger, jobber du jour now that CJ Parker is gone, is sold as someone who could be in the conversation if he starts winning. There's no "Oh, it's Tye Dillinger. His opponent's credibility is RUINED if he manages to lay hands on them!" like it would be if he was on the main roster. I do agree Tye Dillinger has looked better as the main jobber than CJ Parker ever did in this role. But I kinda disagree about the credibility stuff. If he DOES end up winning a match at any point people will complain that their favorite wrestler "lost to Tye Dillinger" or if they hate the wrestler in question they'll point and laugh at how "X sucks so bad that he lost to Tye Dillinger". There's no avoiding that until he gets a proper character revamp and The Bookers make the effort for fans to care about him. He got in a good amount of offense but he was still made to look like a warm body for Finn to roll over. He needs to have longer matches with the top talents (guys who are good/pushed enough that they won't be hurt) before that stigma goes away. That stigma doesn't really exist in NXT though, I mean Blake and Murphy were the resident tag team jobbers before they suddenly beat the Vaudevillains, then they won two straight matches against the Lucha Dragons and look where they are now.
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Post by Heinz Doofenschmirtz on May 29, 2015 10:16:05 GMT -5
This sounds weird but... I can't wait for Owens to be on the main roster because that was one of the smoothest long promos I've heard and the NXT crowd diminishes it by either chanting aimlessly or staying silent. Even Owens himself had to throw in a dig to keep things on track. They seem incapable of just cheering and booing sometimes. I'm still not crazy about his DIY look but his promos are getting really good. I like that he turned the audience on him by mentioning Sami. I like the delusional good guy stuff (hate that the audience cheered for it, though). I still don't like him yet but I appreciate the hell out of the effort he's given to being a bad guy.
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Post by Madagascar Fred on May 29, 2015 14:44:48 GMT -5
Everything was very enjoyable, except Dana's post match botches and clumsiness (Charlotte kinda messed up a bit as well)
Crowe came off very well, I feel we're all too critical. He's getting in better shape, his haircut is getting better, he seems to be more comfortable in the ring, his selling was excellent, his short talk at the beginning of the show was alright
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Post by percymania on May 29, 2015 23:42:45 GMT -5
Here's what I got this week -
Swell opening promo to start the show. Owens is.... how should I say it... captivating on the mic.
Zack Ryder should be a good fit in NXT. I look forward to see what he and Mojo Rawly can do together.
Emma is a heel now. That's the story of that match.
Why can't Blake and Murphy have two female valets? I think it's kind of weird they both seem to have the hots for Alexa. Do Blake and Murphy takes turns with her or something? Are they just cool with that? It seems so to me. Or maybe they're into some kinky kind of 3-way shit. I dunno.
Now I've seen a lot of homoerotic stuff in wrestling, but WOW that Rhyno/Corbin confrontation was the gayest thing ever. That was intense. lol.
Great showcase mach for Balor. I love watching this rising star. Good work for Dillinger too.
Glad Jason Jordan hasn't been forgotten about. I dunno Chad Gable yet, but I'm interested.
Solomon Crowe is like the babyface version of CJ Parker. He takes lots of beatings.
Samoa Joe's music needs some work.
Overall, this was another great episode of NXT.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on May 31, 2015 4:22:48 GMT -5
Bliss Stratus: into it
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on May 31, 2015 5:14:38 GMT -5
Why can't Blake and Murphy have two female valets? I think it's kind of weird they both seem to have the hots for Alexa. Do Blake and Murphy takes turns with her or something? Are they just cool with that? It seems so to me. Or maybe they're into some kinky kind of 3-way shit. I dunno. It's not gay when it's in a three-way.
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