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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 20, 2021 21:17:54 GMT -5
"Complaining is not Conversation, so enjoy this inexplicable Kross push" I mean, it's not like people weren't looking forward to it at the beginning. He came in with a lot of goodwill. Is the WWE style just not compatible with him? Are his personal politics too much to ignore? (Also, no Scarlett even here. I just noticed that) I think it’s a combo of things: 1. Personal politics 2. He’s honestly not *that* good in-ring 3. His intro is so very obviously what HHH wishes he could be today that it’s off-putting 4. He has no character beyond the entrance
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 21:18:31 GMT -5
yeah I can see that. I thought it was fine outside of Diamond Mine, Xia getting hurt and as other said the show felt weird. V Hopefully the next 2 weeks and bulid to TO 36 will be good and they reset after TO. Yea TO 36 needs to be officially a hard reset. Raquel and Kross need to drop their titles first and foremost and then start pushing the likes of Franky into title contention if not outright winning it. Idk who gets the NXT title though I just hope it is not Adam Cole love the guy but it needs someone absoloutley fresh. I'm with you on Cole. I'm a fan of the guy, but him as champ again wouldn't really excite me, even though it'd make things a little more pleasant around here. I think I want either Pete Dunne or LA Knight to win it.
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Jul 20, 2021 21:19:45 GMT -5
But you would've missed this!! I take back what I said. LOL "take BACK"
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Post by lildude8218 on Jul 20, 2021 21:19:51 GMT -5
Regal's last words were "Wargames"
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jul 20, 2021 21:22:51 GMT -5
Yea TO 36 needs to be officially a hard reset. Raquel and Kross need to drop their titles first and foremost and then start pushing the likes of Franky into title contention if not outright winning it. Idk who gets the NXT title though I just hope it is not Adam Cole love the guy but it needs someone absoloutley fresh. I'm with you on Cole. I'm a fan of the guy, but him as champ again wouldn't really excite me, even though it'd make things a little more pleasant around here. I think I want either Pete Dunne or LA Knight to win it. LA Knight as champ while holding the Million Dollar Belt would make the whole Cameron Grimes story even more interesting, so that Grimey's big win won't just be to win his freedom or the Million Dollar Belt, but for the big damned title of NXT itself.
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Post by hbkid718 on Jul 20, 2021 21:26:48 GMT -5
A pretty good NXT. It wasn’t the best as it usually is, but it wasn’t horrible. I love the use of the old Armageddon Theme, one of my favorite PPVs of All-Time for the Samoa Joe & Karrion Kross recap video. I love the intense Samoa Joe and William Regal trying to calm him down. I can't wait to see what happens later when Karrion Kross appears even after what happened last night to him on Raw. Different promo by Xia Li. Wow, I love Kushida & Bobby Fish skipping their entrances to get a step up on The Diamond Mine. Their match was incredible. I hope this feud continues. Fun segment with LA Knight, Cameron Grimes, & Drake Maverick, who I’m glad is back on TV. I find it so hilarious they show a Car Shield commercial with Knight getting beat up by Ric Flair in the commercial break after he appears. Awesome, Takeover 36 on Sunday, August 22, the night after SummerSlam. So, for once NXT has to follow the main roster PPV instead of the other way around. Good video on Odyssey Jones. Fun segment with Johnny Gargano, Austin Theory, & Kyle O’Reilly to setup O’Reilly VS Theory later. NXT going to SyFy for the next 2 weeks. I hope it doesn't bring back bad memories of ECW or the original run of NXT. Good promo by Bronson Reed. Reed VS Adam Cole will be awesome next week. Wow, that’s crazy that a Birth Control commercial aired during the Picture-in-Picture for Kyle O’Reilly VS Austin Theory. Kyle O’Reilly VS Austin Theory was a phenomenal match. I thought it would be more of a squash, but Theory showed that he can hang with O'Reilly. I love KOR snapping like that. Good interview with Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai. Thank you Santos Escobar for not turning NXT into Telemundo or Univision with stupid Mariachi Music. He just became my favorite wrestler of all-time by not doing this. NXT is a wrestling show, not a damn music show. The exchange between Legado Del Fantasma & Hit Row was pretty good, but the wrestling will be 100 times better when it happens. I love Isaiah Scott bringing up his matches with Escobar for the Cruiserweight Title last year. Their brawl was fun. Interesting segment with The Way. Another intense Samoa Joe segment with William Regal. How come Andre Chase didn't get a video segment like Odyssey Jones earlier or Ikemen Jiro & Duke Hudson last week? Odyssey Jones VS Andre Chase was an OK Match. Jones will be a star. Now, I know why they didn't do a video for Chase. Damn, we were finally going to find out what MSK stood for before MSK got interrupted by the Imperium video. But MSK VS Imperium could be an awesome match. Yes, Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher VS Pete Dunne & Oney Lorcan will be amazing next week. They should do it the Fight Pit. Wow, Karrion Kross had a long drive from Texas & Raw to Florida & NXT. Next week's NXT looks great. I hope they announce the rest of the card like they did tonight, so I could get prepared ahead of time. The only thing I didn't know was Monet's opponent. Raquel Gonzalez VS Xia Li was a great match, but I think Li really got hurt so they had to go to the finish. I didn't think they would end Li's undefeated streak & she would win by DQ. Wow, Karrion Kross knocked out William Regal. It was a good way to continue the feud with Samoa Joe & I hope what happened last night on Raw will be forgotten about. Here are the Facts & Stats for NXT
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Jul 20, 2021 21:29:31 GMT -5
As for the topic at hand, Kross does nothing for me. The NXT main event scene as a whole does nothing for me.
Kross is this supposed "unstoppable monster" but why? What makes him this unbeatable beast that's supposed to be feared? His cool theme music (the one good thing about him)?
KOR is supposed to the be the cool babyface, but he comes off as a dork and shrugged off his loss to Cole. This is why we turned on Johnny Gargano, guys.
Speaking of Gargano, I love The Way, but they're a midcard comedy act. A great one, don't get me wrong, but the feud with Kross showed the obvious disconnect between where The Way stands, compared to Johnny as a top guy. And for the record, I prefer him with The Way.
With Dunne, they can't make up their minds where they want to use him. I swear he's gotten involved in every men's division in some way this year. They need to decide what his push is and commit to it.
As for Cole, I really don't want to see him get called up, but there is no point to him in NXT anymore. Have him lose to Reed, then make Reed the next big face project for the main event.
They need to elevate guys like Reed, Knight, Grimes and Strong to the main event scene, because what they have right now? That ain't it.
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Post by Mecca on Jul 20, 2021 21:44:35 GMT -5
Adam Cole is in the wrong company, he's the best guy in NXT and probably should be an upper tier main roster guy but it'll never happen so he's completely stuck now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 21:45:58 GMT -5
Adam Cole is in the wrong company, he's the best guy in NXT and probably should be an upper tier main roster guy but it'll never happen so he's completely stuck now. Yep. The only reason most people seem to want Cole to stay in NXT is because they're afraid of the main roster ruining him (which is understandable). It sucks that this is what it's come to, because Cole should be a star on the main roster with proper booking.
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Post by Mecca on Jul 20, 2021 21:50:54 GMT -5
Adam Cole is in the wrong company, he's the best guy in NXT and probably should be an upper tier main roster guy but it'll never happen so he's completely stuck now. Yep. The only reason most people seem to want Cole to stay in NXT is because they're afraid of the main roster ruining him (which is understandable). It sucks that this is what it's come to, because Cole should be a star on the main roster with proper booking. It's because it's obvious, if you can't book Aleister Black or Keith Lee or Fin Balor why would you trust them with Cole? He's also less physically impressive than them which will probably really get Vince to hate him.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 22:13:49 GMT -5
we are forever stuck at this impass of Cole deserves better vs but f*** no do not let him go to the mainroster knowing especially now what very likely awaits him , majority are fine with Kross being shit on but the gates of hell will open if Cole ends up the same way.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 20, 2021 22:57:55 GMT -5
Adam Cole is one of those guys where I have to wonder how much longer he can spin his wheels before he goes elsewhere. He's literally done all he can and things are just getting a touch interesting outside WWE land where he has a lot of friends a lot of places...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 23:01:09 GMT -5
I will say I would rather Cole be rotting on Main Event than I would him continue to clog up NXT. He's just so played out.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jul 20, 2021 23:29:03 GMT -5
SRS tweeted out that Xia Li seemed okay backstage.
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Post by salz4life on Jul 21, 2021 8:35:06 GMT -5
Adam Cole is in the wrong company, he's the best guy in NXT and probably should be an upper tier main roster guy but it'll never happen so he's completely stuck now. Hate to bring up AEW.... but I think that's where Adam Cole should be. Sorry.....
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jul 21, 2021 8:35:27 GMT -5
Man, I hated Grimes punching Maverick.
He has to because he's his butler? Why? Because that's what they wagered?
Unless I missed something it isn't like there is any leverage LA Knight actually has over him for breaching the wager, so he's just choosing to be a bad person because of a bet. (My lawyer senses are probably just overthinking this stip)
I get you want Grimes striking back at LA Knight to simmer a bit first, but it just didn't sit right with me.
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Post by salz4life on Jul 21, 2021 8:36:37 GMT -5
I'm really becoming a huge fan of Swerve..... I think he's NXT championship material. Maybe not right now, but after a bit more build.
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Post by Hypnosis on Jul 21, 2021 11:25:14 GMT -5
Adam Cole is one of those guys where I have to wonder how much longer he can spin his wheels before he goes elsewhere. He's literally done all he can and things are just getting a touch interesting outside WWE land where he has a lot of friends a lot of places... I like the idea of Cole interacting with Schiavone on Dynamite.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jul 21, 2021 12:08:28 GMT -5
we are forever stuck at this impass of Cole deserves better vs but f*** no do not let him go to the mainroster knowing especially now what very likely awaits him , majority are fine with Kross being shit on but the gates of hell will open if Cole ends up the same way. I think he'd be okay on Smackdown. He may not see the universal title with Roman there but he'd be great in the mix with everyone where. Plus I want to what happens with and McAfee. Hell Pat using to deal with Adam Cole and Michael Cole could bring some excellent commentary fun.
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Post by Mecca on Jul 21, 2021 14:34:44 GMT -5
Adam Cole is in the wrong company, he's the best guy in NXT and probably should be an upper tier main roster guy but it'll never happen so he's completely stuck now. Hate to bring up AEW.... but I think that's where Adam Cole should be. Sorry..... It's pretty glaring at this point he needs to go there.
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