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Post by thetower52 on Aug 22, 2013 4:38:49 GMT -5
I loved AJ yelling in hugging your neck now at bailey
Tyler breeze confuses me
And now the Ascension are about to take on two dudes who got jobber intros
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 22, 2013 5:49:30 GMT -5
It was a damn good match. Cesaro's a damn freak with his strength. And all the damn gimmicks up and down the card... I love that.
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Aug 22, 2013 6:31:48 GMT -5
What in the hell happened to Rusev? His new gimmick is AMAZING!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2013 7:21:40 GMT -5
Someone help me out with where I recognize Michael Zaki from though I was wondering that too, so I looked it up. Zaki was on the most recent Tough Enough. He's the one that was destroyed by Skidmarks in a promo battle and got eliminated because of it.
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Post by Steveweiser on Aug 22, 2013 7:31:57 GMT -5
I adored the spot where Bayley went for hugs and turned them each time into ramming AJ's back into the turnbuckles. Hope that spot stays in all of Bayley's matches. A very fun Divas Title match.
Ascension squash was meh, CJ Parker was alright, but I loved his confrontation with Tyler Breeze, whose character just gets better.
I think WWE have something for the future in Rusev. Didn't think much of him in FCW or the few times he had been on NXT before, but this new character and new style is a revelation, and Ziggler did a great job of making him look amazing. Rusev reminds me a bit of Jaka in the indies, but with an Eastern European style rather than a "deepest darkest Africa" style. He can be a really big heel for WWE down the line.
As for the main event, whilst it was their best match in NXT, and a fantastic match in its own right, it wasn't quite what they've done in PWG in the past. Have about five or six WWE matches this year above it, never mind five years worth. Having said that, I loved how Zayn got the first fall with the Helluva Kick, how he tapped to a chinlock to sustain some energy for the third fall... and as for Cesaro turning a lucha DDT into the Pop Up European, bloody hell. Possibly one of the spots of the year in the WWE. Really hope that by 2014, Cesaro's in a main event programme for the WWE or World Title, and that Zayn's on the main roster.
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Post by Kayfabe FAN don't want none on Aug 22, 2013 7:45:07 GMT -5
Awesome episode! And i decided to "live" post while i was watching \/
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Post by gl83 on Aug 22, 2013 8:52:05 GMT -5
Someone help me out with where I recognize Michael Zaki from though I was wondering that too, so I looked it up. Zaki was on the most recent Tough Enough. Wasn't he the guy who got punk'd out by "Skidmarks" during Austin's evaluation?
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Post by 543Y2J on Aug 22, 2013 10:23:53 GMT -5
What a damn match! It's up there in the years best, maybe not the best but in the top 10 easily, lived up to my expectation. It's wonderful how well both men have got into the the WWE style, plus they haven't lost their amazing chemistry they had in the indys through it. I loved their PWG/ROH matches and this match is certaintly up with them. I love how it was a combination of old school booking and match format, with new school moves and style. The old school being the face/heel momentum being different from the norm, babyface fire at the beginning. Plus really oldschool with Zayn tapping to a vicious chinlock! The new school with Zayn and Cesaro busting a load of their classic offense, especially Cesaro, was brilliant and glorious to see the Tornado DDT through the Ringpost and the vicious Helluva Kick. Was so happy to see both moves done in a WWE ring! Still hoping that one day that Zayn busts out the BRIANBUSTER, THE BRAINNNNBUUUUUSSSTAAAHHHHH and the Spaceman Moonsault among other indy moves. Both mens move sets, psychology, selling, facial/body expressions, match flow/pacing, connections to crowd etc are perfect. Unbelievable, my own person rating for it is ****1/2.
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Post by 543Y2J on Aug 22, 2013 10:24:26 GMT -5
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Post by 543Y2J on Aug 22, 2013 10:24:56 GMT -5
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Post by 543Y2J on Aug 22, 2013 10:25:57 GMT -5
Shall make a gif of the badass Helluva Kick myself later
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Post by Malenkinky on Aug 22, 2013 11:04:54 GMT -5
Really awesome match that lived up to the hype, especially in the last 5 minutes with moves that only a pairing with as good chemistry as these two could pull off. Loved the early pinfall for Sami showing that he could strike quickly, and the chinlock submission showing that Cesaro can make any move dangerous. Not the best match this year, but top 5 easily.
Elsewhere, Alexander Rusev was very impressive. It helps that he had Ziggler selling his offense, but his moves looked really good. He has a very unique look and really good, Samoa Joe-like agility. He's one to watch...
Tyler Breeze is getting even more hilarious with his Zoolander gimmick, and it's good that he has someone to play off of now. CJ Parker seem a bit average right now, but it's still early days for him.
The Ascension are boring when squashing jobbers. Have them feud for the Tag Titles already.
Bayley is fun to watch, and the hug spot was brilliant. However I feel like it was a missed oppotunity to get an AJ/Paige match and hype it as a big deal.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Aug 22, 2013 11:23:51 GMT -5
They should save AJ/Paige for the main roster.
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Post by CMWaters on Aug 22, 2013 11:33:11 GMT -5
They should save AJ/Paige for WrestleMania XXX Saved for my preference.
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Post by chazraps on Aug 22, 2013 11:33:26 GMT -5
Great episode, only the 2nd episode of NXT I've seen, but I dug it.
It's pretty cool how current they're getting with the gimmicks on NXT. I like CJ's burning man gimmick (him coming from the Moonchild Compound got an audible chuckle from me) I just kinda wish that type of a character would be a heel. Still, all-in-all great roster and just a really cool feel for the show.
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Post by Razor Gives It A 4/10 on Aug 22, 2013 11:48:47 GMT -5
CJ Parker vs Tyler Breeze will be the feud of the year!
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Post by So Called Wrestling Fan on Aug 22, 2013 11:53:57 GMT -5
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Post by Steveweiser on Aug 22, 2013 12:09:54 GMT -5
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Post by Kayfabe FAN don't want none on Aug 22, 2013 12:23:37 GMT -5
Last week: kane face. This week:
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Post by CMWaters on Aug 22, 2013 12:27:37 GMT -5
Kane face plus Breeze face = WWE version of the masks of Comedy and Tragedy.
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