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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 22:37:46 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 24, 2018 0:57:40 GMT -5
Y'all be ready to jump off the bridge quick fast before the story is over
Gargano/Ciampa is on break so will see what happens when they revisit it but now the story line is Ciampa is on a high while Johnny is back feeling sorry for himself again like he was last year
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Post by Texas Tornado on Aug 24, 2018 1:27:22 GMT -5
I'm not getting all of the complaints for the Gargano story at this point. I agree that the feud has had an extra match or two that shouldn't have been there, but for what this is, I'm glad that there's a story beat where the crowd is giving him a hard time for his reckless decisions in this feud (and the company runs with it).
This is akin to what would have happened if Sami Zayn actually tried to attack Neville with the title while the ref was down. As long as they stick with this path and lead Johnny down a proper redemption arc then everything will turn out fine. The injuries have thrown this all for a loop, but it's not completely in the toilet yet.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 24, 2018 1:38:52 GMT -5
If the next TakeOver is Ohno vs Riddle then holy shit I can feel that match already...
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Aug 24, 2018 4:09:07 GMT -5
Is Fish healthy enough to go? If not that would leave Ricochet needing two to combat BSS and UE and keep with the setup from last year. Like I just guessed, put Ricochet with War Raiders. Ehhh, I'm still really hoping Fish is ready and we can get a 4 on 4 War Games. Besides, while Undisputed Era certainly has no shortage of enemies, British Strong Style and War Raiders/Ricochet have no real grudge with each other aside from the interaction Dunne and Ricochet had on this taping block, which means anything they do on the next taping will probably feel rushed if they go 3v3v3. Also, War Raiders and Ricochet are almost as randomly thrown together as AoP and Roderick Strong were last year. I'd laugh if Ricochet came out in the face paint and viking garb like how Strong had his own AoP starter kit.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 24, 2018 4:43:14 GMT -5
Like I just guessed, put Ricochet with War Raiders. Ehhh, I'm still really hoping Fish is ready and we can get a 4 on 4 War Games. Besides, while Undisputed Era certainly has no shortage of enemies, British Strong Style and War Raiders/Ricochet have no real grudge with each other aside from the interaction Dunne and Ricochet had on this taping block, which means anything they do on the next taping will probably feel rushed if they go 3v3v3. Also, War Raiders and Ricochet are almost as randomly thrown together as AoP and Roderick Strong were last year. I'd laugh if Ricochet came out in the face paint and viking garb like how Strong had his own AoP starter kit. I suppose the 4v4 would be all of Undisputed Era v Dunne/Ricochet/War Raiders. Either works.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Aug 24, 2018 4:45:13 GMT -5
I get the idea of "It's not over yet, he needs to have his redemption arc now" but he already f***ing had that already? It's just weird to think we can't see the babyface actually triumph until he goes through a second redemption arc. Like I'm sorry no the lesson to learned from Daniel Bryan should not have been that you can jerk around your top babyface again and again and still expect there to be something incredible at the end, especially when NXT tells stories at roughly a third the rate the main roster does. The direction here is getting baffling, and the crowd is pretty clearly not too happy with any of this.
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Post by Steveweiser on Aug 24, 2018 4:55:28 GMT -5
They taped four episodes, and it looks like Cross/Belair might be the third episode main event.
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Post by Convoy on Aug 24, 2018 8:08:56 GMT -5
Like I just guessed, put Ricochet with War Raiders. Ehhh, I'm still really hoping Fish is ready and we can get a 4 on 4 War Games. Besides, while Undisputed Era certainly has no shortage of enemies, British Strong Style and War Raiders/Ricochet have no real grudge with each other aside from the interaction Dunne and Ricochet had on this taping block, which means anything they do on the next taping will probably feel rushed if they go 3v3v3. Also, War Raiders and Ricochet are almost as randomly thrown together as AoP and Roderick Strong were last year. I'd laugh if Ricochet came out in the face paint and viking garb like how Strong had his own AoP starter kit. To be fair, Ricochet was in the same unit as War (Machine) Raiders in New Japan, and often wore the face paint when they teamed.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Aug 24, 2018 8:20:46 GMT -5
Ehhh, I'm still really hoping Fish is ready and we can get a 4 on 4 War Games. Besides, while Undisputed Era certainly has no shortage of enemies, British Strong Style and War Raiders/Ricochet have no real grudge with each other aside from the interaction Dunne and Ricochet had on this taping block, which means anything they do on the next taping will probably feel rushed if they go 3v3v3. Also, War Raiders and Ricochet are almost as randomly thrown together as AoP and Roderick Strong were last year. I'd laugh if Ricochet came out in the face paint and viking garb like how Strong had his own AoP starter kit. To be fair, Ricochet was in the same unit as War (Machine) Raiders in New Japan, and often wore the face paint when they teamed. Pervy Coach Taguchi confirmed as their 4th for an NWA style War Games.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 8:26:48 GMT -5
Y'all be ready to jump off the bridge quick fast before the story is over Gargano/Ciampa is on break so will see what happens when they revisit it but now the story line is Ciampa is on a high while Johnny is back feeling sorry for himself again like he was last year Yeah, but absolutely nothing new can happen at this point beyond Gargano just getting the belt. The match has already been done too many times in a span of time, we already did him feeling sorry for himself only to regain his confidence, we already did him getting revenge on Ciampa. It's just going around in circles to drag this shit out for absolutely no reason.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 24, 2018 10:27:47 GMT -5
Y'all be ready to jump off the bridge quick fast before the story is over Gargano/Ciampa is on break so will see what happens when they revisit it but now the story line is Ciampa is on a high while Johnny is back feeling sorry for himself again like he was last year Yeah, but absolutely nothing new can happen at this point beyond Gargano just getting the belt. The match has already been done too many times in a span of time, we already did him feeling sorry for himself only to regain his confidence, we already did him getting revenge on Ciampa. It's just going around in circles to drag this shit out for absolutely no reason. Just because it’s predictable doesn’t make it bad tho imo. It’s dragged out yes but unfortunately an injury forced another one on one match. We all know what the end goal is but now just a matter of getting there
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 10:40:15 GMT -5
Yeah, but absolutely nothing new can happen at this point beyond Gargano just getting the belt. The match has already been done too many times in a span of time, we already did him feeling sorry for himself only to regain his confidence, we already did him getting revenge on Ciampa. It's just going around in circles to drag this shit out for absolutely no reason. Just because it’s predictable doesn’t make it bad tho imo. It’s dragged out yes but unfortunately an injury forced another one on one match. We all know what the end goal is but now just a matter of getting there I feel like months of just putting it off for the sake of it when everyone knows the outcome DOES make it bad. Yes, they had to change plans because of Black, but outside of, "But we want to stall!" there was no reason not to just give Gargano the belt now.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 24, 2018 10:44:31 GMT -5
Just because it’s predictable doesn’t make it bad tho imo. It’s dragged out yes but unfortunately an injury forced another one on one match. We all know what the end goal is but now just a matter of getting there I feel like months of just putting it off for the sake of it when everyone knows the outcome DOES make it bad. Yes, they had to change plans because of Black, but outside of, "But we want to stall!" there was no reason not to just give Gargano the belt now. I disagree. I don’t mind a veered course and something else along the journey. Gargano has to pick himself back up while Ciampa gets to bask in the sun for a bit. He was being an idiot and now there’s an arc for him to find himself and come back stronger because he won’t beat Ciampa at his own game Would I like Gargano as champ? Yes. But I also can see a picture in this too
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Aug 24, 2018 12:48:09 GMT -5
LeRae’s gonna be making out with Ciampa by the end of the night at the rate things are going. By the end of things, her and Ciampa are gonna be having a live sex celebration on top of Gargano's unconscious body I may or may not have booked an almost identical segment to that in a PWG booking series me and a friend did for my blog (except swap out Ciampa for Cole).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 13:11:34 GMT -5
I don't mind Gargano wallowing in failure for a while. I imagine that was the plan anyways, whether Aleister Black was injured or not. I can appreciate how low they're allowing his stock to sink, we never really see babyfaces reach the depths that Johnny is so it's interesting to see.
It's NXT, their track record is pretty good so I trust them with the journey. I don't know how or when Gargano's gonna get his redemption but I have faith that they'll do it well when the time comes. I hope they start mixing more characters into the feud though, like they started with Aleister Black, and seem to be doing with Velveteen. Dream as an anti-hero face against Ciampa could be an amazing match for a Takeover while Gargano recharges his batteries.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Aug 24, 2018 15:12:55 GMT -5
Unlike the dumpster fire that is Smackdown's booking of Becky and Charlotte, I think the folks at NXT know what they are doing with Johnny. This is either setting up for a heel turn or the eventual redemption arc and babyface title win.
Either way, Gargano has to hit rock bottom and be removed from the title picture for a while. The fans turning on him is only going to further the narrative.
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Post by Facetious on Aug 24, 2018 16:50:52 GMT -5
I'm willing to give the Gargano storyline a chance to be fleshed out before I get shitty with it. I just really hope they don't hold out until Mania.
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Post by Chiral on Aug 24, 2018 18:53:22 GMT -5
I just realized Gargano's storyline on paper sounds like how I'd book my self CAW in high school when I was feeling down. "And THEN they lose AND they get fired! Then they finally win one victory against their great enemy...then LOSE AGAIN AND AGAIN. Now they're completely defeated, and even the fans turned on them...how will they deal with this..." Yes I used Caw booking to cope FIGHT ME
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Post by Dub H on Aug 24, 2018 19:34:36 GMT -5
I just realized Gargano's storyline on paper sounds like how I'd book my self CAW in high school when I was feeling down. "And THEN they lose AND they get fired! Then they finally win one victory against their great enemy...then LOSE AGAIN AND AGAIN. Now they're completely defeated, and even the fans turned on them...how will they deal with this..." Yes I used Caw booking to cope FIGHT ME Yes but you have to fight my High School Caws Red Heaven and Blue Hell .....IN A HANDICAP MATCH.
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