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Post by 543Y2J on Dec 9, 2012 12:10:45 GMT -5
How do you think the NXT roster will work in the Royal Rumble match this year, if at all? In my opinion I think they should put aside 5 spots in the Rumble for NXT guys (not including Shield or anyone who debuts on the main roster before the RR), then 5 qualifying matches take place at an NXT taping for those spots. In the remaining weeks of build up I would then have use video packages and promos saying who the talent from NXT are who have qualified for those spots, like vignettes.
Then in the Rumble match it would allow the company to test the water with the 5 talents, seeing what the reaction from the crowd is like and how far they are booked to get in the Rumble. Rumbles normally have hotter crowds than normal so I think its a good atmosphere to see how the talent handles being with main roster talent. Also I feel it would add a fresh element to the Rumble with talent interacting from different rosters. Dependent on crowd reaction, performance, time they spent in the match etc they could get a place on the main roster straight away after. Hell they could get an ultimate underdog/surprise victory with one of the 5 talents, creating a surprising ending.
My 5 would probably be: Kassius Ohno, Richie Steamboat, Xavier Woods, Bray Wyatt, Adrian Neville
What do you think of this idea? What ways would you incorporate the talented NXT roster into the Rumble this year? Would you not want any of that talent to be in the Rumble yet and keep developmental separate completely from the main roster?
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Post by ________ has left the building on Dec 9, 2012 12:22:45 GMT -5
No NXT guys are going to be in the Rumble because WWE don't want a loud "Who are you?" reaction or the Jinder Mahal pop. Introducing new talent during that match is a bad idea.
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Post by PKO on Dec 9, 2012 12:35:52 GMT -5
No NXT guys are going to be in the Rumble because WWE don't want a loud "Who are you?" reaction or the Jinder Mahal pop. Introducing new talent during that match is a bad idea. Indeed. If they put enough effort in, it could be a somewhat intriguing idea, but it would take much more effort than the WWE would be willing to give. |
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Post by BRV on Dec 9, 2012 13:53:02 GMT -5
No NXT guys are going to be in the Rumble because WWE don't want a loud "Who are you?" reaction or the Jinder Mahal pop. Introducing new talent during that match is a bad idea. I've always been of the belief that the Royal Rumble match is the perfect time to introduce new talent. Sure, they might be met with apathy or silence, but what better way to get a new guy over than to have him debut in the Rumble, dispose of a few established superstars and then get eliminated by a group or after a hard-fought battle with an upper-tier star? |
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Post by mike2789 on Dec 9, 2012 14:17:12 GMT -5
If you debut a new guy, who is a face it could definatly work. He comes out and does a Maven/Undertaker elimination, it could be great
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Post by Cronant on Dec 9, 2012 14:21:45 GMT -5
Pointless unless WWE actually has plans to call them up and use them right then.
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Post by froggyfrog on Dec 9, 2012 14:23:28 GMT -5
No one from NXT exclusively will or should be in the Rumble
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Dec 9, 2012 16:10:14 GMT -5
No NXT guys are going to be in the Rumble because WWE don't want a loud "Who are you?" reaction or the Jinder Mahal pop. Introducing new talent during that match is a bad idea. I've always been of the belief that the Royal Rumble match is the perfect time to introduce new talent. Sure, they might be met with apathy or silence, but what better way to get a new guy over than to have him debut in the Rumble, dispose of a few established superstars and then get eliminated by a group or after a hard-fought battle with an upper-tier star? I'd rather such treatment be used to showcase or re-push a lowcarder someone who is already on the main roster. Like for example if Tyson Kidd got this year's "Lol, you eliminated me, not really" spot, or if 3MB and The Shield had five minutes to themselves to face-off. |
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Post by zeez on Dec 9, 2012 16:16:53 GMT -5
If you debut a new guy, who is a face it could definatly work. He comes out and does a Maven/Undertaker elimination, it could be great Would that include the beatdown afterward? |
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Dec 9, 2012 21:08:12 GMT -5
No NXT guys are going to be in the Rumble because WWE don't want a loud "Who are you?" reaction or the Jinder Mahal pop. Introducing new talent during that match is a bad idea. |
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Post by mike2789 on Dec 9, 2012 21:18:37 GMT -5
No, it would not include a post-beatdown. Imagine a guy like Ryback (physical apperance) coming out in his debut and doing well (not dominating but remaining in the rumble and having a few eliminations) when he does eliminate someone like the Undertaker. Undertaker goes back in and a brawl starts between the two.
This wouldn't work now, with Undertaker and his schedule but it is a decent idea if you DID want to debut someone at the rumble and get them over. It could easily be done. Plus, it would set up a quick feud that would get the new talent over (some-what) with the audience and establish them as a mid-card guy pretty quick
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Post by Joker on Dec 9, 2012 21:37:53 GMT -5
In theory it could work, I mean if the commentators take note of it. It would be like Shane Douglas in 1991, not that it went anywhere but he got some notice.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Dec 9, 2012 21:51:41 GMT -5
It works if you build up that a guy is debuting soon, like Big E Langston. And there's a ton of hype videos where you're really excited to see him show up. Then a dude like Big E surprises everyone by making his on-screen debut in the Rumble itself and cleans house. That to me would work.
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Post by jjdash on Dec 9, 2012 22:44:47 GMT -5
It works if you build up that a guy is debuting soon, like Big E Langston. And there's a ton of hype videos where you're really excited to see him show up. Then a dude like Big E surprises everyone by making his on-screen debut in the Rumble itself and cleans house. That to me would work. I agree. Being that NXT still isn't on tv is the US they would need to put in a bit of work instead of just chucking them out there with 95% (or more) of people having no clue who they were |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2012 23:33:50 GMT -5
If it's a straight up debut with no vignettes, it'll only work if the guy was a giant like The Big Show or Great Khali or a fast moving jacked up powerhouse like Ryback, Lesnar, Goldberg or a giant Demon character like Kane or Undertaker.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Dec 9, 2012 23:44:41 GMT -5
If it's a straight up debut with no vignettes, it'll only work if the guy was a giant like The Big Show or Great Khali or a fast moving jacked up powerhouse like Ryback, Lesnar, Goldberg or a giant Demon character like Kane or Undertaker. I'd also say it might work if you have a luchador-ish guy who can do a lot of memorable spots/eliminations. Other than that, there's no way someone should debut in the rumble without at least a vignette. |
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Post by SAJ Forth on Dec 9, 2012 23:46:13 GMT -5
If you debut a new guy, who is a face it could definatly work. He comes out and does a Maven/Undertaker elimination, it could be great Hide the popcorn machines. |
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