NXT 7/17/13: A Flair For Charlotte

[CMWaters]

On this week's show:

-TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Antonio Cesaro vs. Leo Kruger vs. Sami Zayn
-NXT Champion Bo Dallas vs. Scott Dawson (w/Sylvester LaFort)
-Bayley vs. Charlotte (w/"Nature Boy" Ric Flair)
-NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) (c) (w/Bray Wyatt) vs. Adrian Neville & Corey Graves

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{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Charlotte was pretty athletic. Will have to see more of her to judge her in ring.

Bo Dallas is the biggest heel in NXT, despite how they play him as a face.

Sheamus being a factor in the tag team title match was somewhat random, starting via the attack he got hit with by the Wyatt's backstage.

Also, the Wyatt's entrance seems so plain now compared to their main show version.

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Ack, more Corey Graves main event tag action. The triple threat should be damn good though. Looking forward to Bayley/Charlotte too.

[Steveweiser]

Bit surreal having Ric Flair be involved in a match with someone I saw quite a few times in the Berwyn Eagles Club.

["American Cream" Dusty Loads]

A friend of mine is letting me use her hulu plus account so I can finally contribute to these threads! I've only seen the triple threat from this episode. Zayn is awesome, as expected. I wish they'd give Cesaro this much time on Raw/Smackdown and this Kruger guy seems pretty cool.

[Abdullah]

Jul 17, 2013 23:21:07 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Ack, more Corey Graves main event tag action.

The near weekly perfunctory tag match is easily becoming the worst part of any given NXT episode.

[Steveweiser]

Charlotte was pretty good against Bayley, and I liked her finisher. Her style's not like her dad, and that might help her down the line.

Also enjoyed the three way, though it wasn't quite there with the Zayn/Kruger match for me. Regal was fantastic in this match on commentary.

Main was fine, but wasn't crazy about the Sheamus involvement. And how about LeFort's yellow suit...

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

So Tyler Breeze is a model, apparently... Never would have guessed.

He should probably have a big badge stating that fact.

[Heartbreaker]

I like Charlotte, she did great against Bayley and her finisher was pretty awesome. Although is she gonna be billed from Charlotte, NC? Because that would be kinda weird. "From Charlotte, North Carolina.... CHARLOTTE!"

[Dragonfly]

Jul 18, 2013 10:37:25 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

I like Charlotte, she did great against Bayley and her finisher was pretty awesome. Although is she gonna be billed from Charlotte, NC? Because that would be kinda weird. "From Charlotte, North Carolina.... CHARLOTTE!"

Given the choice between "Charlotte, NC" and, say, "...From the Loins of the Nature Boy," I'll pick the former every time.

And I'll just say this now: Tyler Breeze = Zema Ion.

[Steveweiser]

I've heard him described as more like Zoolander.

[spyda]

- The triple threat match was awesome
- Bo Dallas botched his own finisher ... again
- Charlotte looked great on her debut
- The tag team match was good & i'm ok with The Wyatts losing the titles since they won't be needing them on the main roster

[Madagascar Fred]

why the hate on Graves/Neville? twas a good little match. of course Graves is a better heel, but NXT lacks faces (Zayn & Neville are rather highflyers in the Mysterio/Eddie mould, and Big E is apparently gone)

[Steveweiser]

No hate on Neville at all. Graves is just Punk-lite, and nowhere near as good, horribly miscast too. The fact that he tried to take on the Shield and never got any sort of revenge over them didn't exactly get him over with me, and now he's sucking life out of Ohno and Neville.

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Jul 18, 2013 10:37:25 GMT -5 Heartbreaker said:

I like Charlotte, she did great against Bayley and her finisher was pretty awesome. Although is she gonna be billed from Charlotte, NC? Because that would be kinda weird. "From Charlotte, North Carolina.... CHARLOTTE!"

From Flair Country, North Carolina... CHARLOTTE!

[brettappedout (BLM)]

Jul 18, 2013 12:52:24 GMT -5 spyda said:

- The triple threat match was awesome
- Bo Dallas botched his own finisher ... again
- Charlotte looked great on her debut
- The tag team match was good & i'm ok with The Wyatts losing the titles since they won't be needing them on the main roster

All of this really.

[543Y2J]

[PKO]

Charlotte was impressive, probably the best divas debut match on NXT thus far. Fans weren't lying when they said she was athletic.

And Bayley has been promoted to my favourite NXT diva. She's really solid in the ring and she's developing a fun character (I loved her turning to Ric and saying "Nature girl" about Charlotte).

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The triple threat was good as expected, but it was too much of a 'triple threat match' with all the usual combo type spots and finish. Not a huge fan of cute spots done for spots' sake. I really liked the result though, Leo Kruger is fantastic!

Bo Dallas, all things considered, may be the worst wrestler under WWE contract. Certainly the most pointless. He doesn't bring anything to the table, not even good looks or a great physique. That belly to belly hiptoss finish is laughable. I used to think his awfulness was exaggerated but the more I see the more I realize people are right. It's almost like he's the champ as a rib, not just in the trolling the fans sense either. On the other hand, I'm pleasantly surprised with Scott Dawson. He's made to be a solid midcard heel.

Charlotte looked like she belonged. It's obviously early but she seemed to have the potential to be a mainstay in an improved divas division. Bayley is really good, love the character, and forgive me but DAT ASS. Flair's promo came off to me as classy and genuine. I know he's made a lot of bad choices, but I feel bad for the guy, you know? He's screwed up, probably has some serious issues that he's never really dealt with. That shit's tough.

The main event was pretty solid, The Wyatts worked very well together. I just can't find a reason to get behind Graves, or Neville for that matter. They're both impressive at what they do but uninteresting to me. I really liked how Neville nearly bumped into Wyatt, who gave this awesome death stare and eventualy got involved. Then Sheamus happened and new champs. They'll probably drop them to The New Ascension, which I hope continues the tradition of "The New X" teams fizzling out quickly.

[Sin Cara Tres]

Jul 18, 2013 18:37:43 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Bayley is really good, love the character, and forgive me but DAT ASS.

[thelonewolf527]

Charlotte needs a new ring attire cuz hers just looks incredibly weird and out of place to me

Also, does EVERY new diva have to do the weird Kelly Kelly arms raise pose? Summer Rae does it, Charlotte sort of did it, come up with a new pose!