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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 6, 2021 3:26:15 GMT -5
Scheduled for tonight, in the first new installment of NXT for 2021:
*NXT Championship Match: Finn Balor (c) v Kyle O'Reilly *Last Woman Standing Match: Rhea Ripley v Raquel Gonzalez *Damian Priest v Karrion Kross (this match will open the show tonight) *NXT Cruiserweight Championship Match: Santos Escobar (c) v Gran Metalik *The return of Xia Li and Boa after their months of torturous re-training
All that, and the novelty of a man hosting a show without saying a single word, TONIGHT on NXT New Year's Evil!
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 6, 2021 8:39:23 GMT -5
Been a few weeks since I watched NXT so this should be fun
Interested to see what they do with KOR. Either he wins clean or we finally get that UE breakup due to Cole/Strong being jealous
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Post by mistery on Jan 6, 2021 8:41:28 GMT -5
Not gonna lie, Io Shirai being left off this card despite being healthy really rubs me the wrong way. I am starting to feel like she's the third or fourth most important woman in the division right now behind Raquel, Rhea, and Mercedes. And maybe Candice/Toni. But either way, its a problem with NXT in general. They get a star with pretty strong appeal and then proceed to waste them. Io hasn't felt like the centerpiece of the division since October at the very best.
The card itself looks decent but I can't say I am invested either.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 6, 2021 8:47:36 GMT -5
Io has been a workhorse I鈥檓 fine with her getting a little time off
People don鈥檛 need to get pissy because she鈥檚 off one card. She isn鈥檛 the division but she鈥檚 the best they got and there is nothing wrong with getting everyone else time cause the end game is chasing her
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Post by mistery on Jan 6, 2021 8:52:11 GMT -5
Io has been a workhorse I鈥檓 fine with her getting a little time off People don鈥檛 need to get pissy because she鈥檚 off one card. She isn鈥檛 the division but she鈥檚 the best they got and there is nothing wrong with getting everyone else time cause the end game is chasing her I just looked it up, she hasn't wrestled a match on NXT TV since Halloween Havoc. That's...kind of bad considering even Shayna and Rhea wrestled more on TV. I'm just tired of her not being featured more. I understand that NXT needs to feature other women, but she's starting to feel like the same role Asuka currently is in on RAW in that she's a top tier talent being intentionally overshadowed. And I find it hard to believe NXT can't find the time to let her squash some enhancement talent, considering they continue to dedicate time every week to those awful Thatcher segments, or bringing back Dream.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jan 6, 2021 9:47:07 GMT -5
Escobar vs Metallik has a chance to steal the show
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Post by mistery on Jan 6, 2021 9:48:55 GMT -5
Welp. Show is definitely going to be off to a start (and whether its a good or bad start is up to you).
NXT announced that Kross/Priest will be opening the show and will be commercial free. I mean I would rather see KOR/Balor as the commercial free match. But that's mainly because I think Kross is one of the worst men in NXT in pretty much every aspect. Only Dream is worse.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 6, 2021 10:06:29 GMT -5
Io has been a workhorse I鈥檓 fine with her getting a little time off People don鈥檛 need to get pissy because she鈥檚 off one card. She isn鈥檛 the division but she鈥檚 the best they got and there is nothing wrong with getting everyone else time cause the end game is chasing her I just looked it up, she hasn't wrestled a match on NXT TV since Halloween Havoc. That's...kind of bad considering even Shayna and Rhea wrestled more on TV. I'm just tired of her not being featured more. I understand that NXT needs to feature other women, but she's starting to feel like the same role Asuka currently is in on RAW in that she's a top tier talent being intentionally overshadowed. And I find it hard to believe NXT can't find the time to let her squash some enhancement talent, considering they continue to dedicate time every week to those awful Thatcher segments, or bringing back Dream. So? She鈥檚 literally been the workhorse this whole year. Her getting time to rest has not been bad. Io is still the MVP of NXT. Fin. Hasn鈥檛 been wrestling either but no one has forgotten about him
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jan 6, 2021 10:28:54 GMT -5
I thought Ciampa/Thatcher was happening tonight?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 6, 2021 10:45:55 GMT -5
I thought Ciampa/Thatcher was happening tonight? I thought so too, but it鈥檚 not being advertised on the website at the moment for some reason.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jan 6, 2021 11:15:21 GMT -5
They鈥檝e apparently scrapped the Fight Pit for tonight.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 6, 2021 11:16:26 GMT -5
Yeah it seems like it was a conscious decision to do so, since they鈥檝e actively removed any references to it from their social media from last week onwards. Don鈥檛 know if that means it鈥檚 been moved to next week or they鈥檙e really taking Thatcher鈥檚 issues with seemingly being an anti-draw to heart.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 11:33:29 GMT -5
They鈥檝e apparently scrapped the Fight Pit for tonight. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 11:33:55 GMT -5
Yeah it seems like it was a conscious decision to do so, since they鈥檝e actively removed any references to it from their social media from last week onwards. Don鈥檛 know if that means it鈥檚 been moved to next week or they鈥檙e really taking Thatcher鈥檚 issues with seemingly being an anti-draw to heart. Could Ciampa be hurt again?
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jan 6, 2021 11:49:59 GMT -5
Yeah it seems like it was a conscious decision to do so, since they鈥檝e actively removed any references to it from their social media from last week onwards. Don鈥檛 know if that means it鈥檚 been moved to next week or they鈥檙e really taking Thatcher鈥檚 issues with seemingly being an anti-draw to heart. Four matches, plus a return segment and limited commercials (with at least the first match getting no breaks) means they probably scrapped Fight Pit due to time constraints.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 11:50:11 GMT -5
I believe they simply moved it to next week which is the smarter thing to do...getting that structure together on a show like this would be one pain in the ass but also it allows for the other matches and whatever else they got planned to have more time because tonight I believe is it for both Priest and Rhea on NXT....more so Rhea. And as far as Io not being on this show I love MY GIRL and want to see her as much as possible but there is no need to run her ragged she has been under a tremendous ammount of pressure to be the leader of what everyone sees as not only the best womens division but the best division in all of WWE and she has been doing it and putting out absoloutley nothing but top tier matches with everyone and taking some killer bumps along the way so I am glad she gets a little rest because she deserves it. And whose to say she doesn't pop up on this show either with an awesome vingette or even giving Mercedez that reciet she has coming if say Mercedez has an interview because this show without the fight pit only has 4 matches. And how did you miss the chance for IT WAS RIGHT THERE! lol
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Post by h盲拧ht氓.gd膩l臈每 on Jan 6, 2021 11:51:05 GMT -5
I鈥檓 assuming stuff just had to be cut to fit everything. This show is packed and they could have easily made it a two week spectacular.
Still pumped. For everything except Kross. Lol
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Jan 6, 2021 12:01:38 GMT -5
They鈥檝e apparently scrapped the Fight Pit for tonight. Good. That match is boring as f*** and it has nothing to do with the wrestlers involved.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 12:27:25 GMT -5
Tonight could be my make or break night with Kross. I haven't minded him up until this point, but if he stinks up the joint against Priest I can see myself souring on him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2021 12:27:27 GMT -5
I thought Ciampa/Thatcher was happening tonight? I thought so too, but it鈥檚 not being advertised on the website at the moment for some reason. My guess is that they are postponing it until next week. With the already stacked card for tonight PLUS now AEW having Night 2 of New Year's Smash next week, pushing it until then is a pretty smart idea.
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