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Post by Steveweiser on Oct 16, 2013 17:08:56 GMT -5
This week on NXT, two title matches, and the other champion in tag action...
*NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: The Ascension (Conor O'Brian & Rick Victor) (c) vs. Adrian Neville & Corey Graves *CJ Parker vs. Tyler Breeze *Emma & Paige vs. The Beautiful Fierce Females (Sasha Banks & Summer Rae) *NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Bo Dallas (c) vs. Sami Zayn
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2013 17:57:59 GMT -5
It's pretty rewarding to watch this show every week, because every match makes sense on this card. It's only 45-50 minutes, so all killer no filler for NXT. CJ Parker can go to hell though.
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Post by Kayfabe FAN don't want none on Oct 16, 2013 19:40:29 GMT -5
Emma & Paige as a tag team? That's too much 0.0
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Oct 16, 2013 20:04:03 GMT -5
I've only seen one episode of NXT but is CJ Parker that dude with the dreads? If so, f*** that guy.
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Post by Tarik Dee on Oct 16, 2013 20:38:41 GMT -5
I like CJ Parker.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2013 21:02:00 GMT -5
3/4's of that tag team match is gonna put me to sleep (the other 1/4th being Neville), but as long as it gets Graves off whatever he's doing now it'll be good.
Breeze/Parker should be a good comedy match.
The Divas & NXT title matches should be really fun though.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Oct 17, 2013 0:28:19 GMT -5
The show was good but that NXT Title match was stellar. Bo Dallas isn't the rushed-to-TV green trash anymore. The kid can wrestle and he was very evenly matched with Zayn. I would pay to watch those two main event a future NXT or WWE PPV. Top quality storytelling.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Oct 17, 2013 0:43:55 GMT -5
The show was good but that NXT Title match was stellar. Bo Dallas isn't the rushed-to-TV green trash anymore. The kid can wrestle and he was very evenly matched with Zayn. I would pay to watch those two main event a future NXT or WWE PPV. Top quality storytelling. Not saying this as a joke, but does Bo Dallas actually being good ruin the Bo Dallas gimmick? He really doesn't do anything heelish (any shenanigans in his favor are merely happy accidents), but WWE decided to take his go away heat and milk it into a gimmick. A lot of his heel heat was derived from his actual inadequacies as a performer and being pushed above better and more deserving talents. Bo improving means that he might have to actually BE a heel now rather than just "Rocky Maivia on purpose".
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Post by spyda on Oct 17, 2013 2:12:01 GMT -5
- Corey Graves turning on Neville after their match was the only thing that made the opening match un-skippable - Breeze won his match with ease Please NXT writers don't keep his rivalry with CJP alive - Its always nice to see the NXT divas in action, I liked the match but I didn't like that Summer pinned Paige - Great main event from Zayn like always, the bad news : Bo is still the champion the good news : no Bo in the next 4 episode
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Post by Heartbreaker on Oct 17, 2013 5:03:46 GMT -5
The name of the thread's title sounds so wrong.
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Post by Steveweiser on Oct 17, 2013 5:43:38 GMT -5
Loved that Renee was on commentary for the whole episode, though that did mean no backstage segments.
Hopefully Corey Graves as a heel will be more interesting. Neville did look a bit idiotic that he didn't notice Graves going to run the ropes and immediately think "he's about to attack me".
Breeze and Parker continues to be more angle than match. What debauchery will go on with Parker in possession of Breeze's phone?
The Divas tag was fun. Neat way to set up a challenger for Paige, even if it is Summer Rae again. Good signs that Paige and Emma continue to not get along.
The main event was easily Bo Dallas' best ever match. He's starting to transition from the stupid babyface who thinks the fans love him, to an outright heel. Ending stretch was so good. The bit with JBL wiping out Zayn's title win was far less dramatic than the spoilers made it out to be, though.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 17, 2013 11:10:16 GMT -5
This felt like an old school blowoff show where a lot of different feuds are paid off. It was all matches and all of them had been built up. I really enjoyed having Renee Young and Regal for the whole show. With Renee being on commentary the whole time and not doing backstage interviews, it led even more to the feel that this was a payoff show where the blowoff matches were the focus.
NXT reminds me of the wrestling I shows I grew up watching. I really enjoyed this episode. Very good match with Sami Zayn and Bo Dallas. The Divas match seems to have set-up the next challenger for Paige. The tag team match sets up a feud.
Byron Saxton's ring announcing sounds a lot like Tony Chimel's.
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Post by Giul T. on Oct 17, 2013 11:17:43 GMT -5
This week of NXT felt more like a weekly PPV rather than a TV show with all 3 champs in action and 2 defending their belts. All the biggest storylines getting the spotlight this week.
Last week I found out TYler Breeze Used to be Mike Dalton, what a transformation. CJ Parker was a lot better in that match than in the last one, selling the rivalry by not dancing at all during his entrance. Also, as much as the Moon shot is not great as a finisher, it's a lot better as a surprise attack than Corey's flying shoulderblock to the knee.
It's good that Adrian adn Corey will now go to the next level in singles, but I'm left wondering what the Ascension is going to do. All the other teams are sorta fueding with each other or haven't debuted yet.
Diva's tag match told a great story, with the heels being on the same page but the champ/challenger face team being nowhere close. Summer should stop screaming, but she needed the pin more than Sasha since she hadn't pinned Paige or Emma in a long time. On a separate note, Regal marking out for heel tactics winning and screaming at Byron Saxton for messing up Paige's hometown was hilarious.
Sami/Bo was a great match as well, even with the false finish. JBL saying "Ref! Don't make me learn your name!" shows just how little he cares about NXT and how evil he can be. Knowing the spoilers, I wonder how they will play out the top feud for a while.
Overall, best of the 4 episodes for me out of this taping block, in my opinion. Big night feel in this episode helps it out a lot.
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Post by turkeysandwich on Oct 17, 2013 23:16:36 GMT -5
I loved the Sami/Bo match. Sami always brings it, but Bo was great, too. I never would've thought I would say that about Bo just a month ago.
It seems like Bo's hate has transferred over to CJ Parker. I'm not really a fan of his, but I oddly like the palm strike as his finisher. I think he looks cool doing it.
I didn't realize how bad at commentary Tony Dawson was until this episode, he called tons of moves by the wrong name and in the main event he didn't point out the missing turnbuckle pad until the move into the turnbuckle happened. There were also other spots where there were obvious edits, although that could have been Regal or Renee saying something the director didn't like.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Oct 18, 2013 0:51:40 GMT -5
I loved the Sami/Bo match. Sami always brings it, but Bo was great, too. I never would've thought I would say that about Bo just a month ago. It seems like Bo's hate has transferred over to CJ Parker. I'm not really a fan of his, but I oddly like the palm strike as his finisher. I think he looks cool doing it. Bo is simply great now. He needs to sculpt his heel mic work a bit but bell to bell the man can tell a mean story. As for CJ Parker... that gimmick continues to appeal to nobody.
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Post by Starshine on Oct 18, 2013 21:52:37 GMT -5
My f***ing dvr cut off before the episode ended for the last two weeks of shows. I'm just a little pissed right now. Especially considering how hard it is to actually find detailed results and/or footage of this show
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Post by The Sam on Oct 18, 2013 22:06:17 GMT -5
Highlights; • Bo vs Zayn. Great match that made both guys look good. Liked the JBL shenanigans and can't wait to see where that goes. • Regal and Renee on commentary. Reminded me of Heenan and Dusty om commentary in WCW. Making inside references to each other and making fun of Dawson/Shciavone. • Looks like the stupid feud between Ascension/Graves & Neville is finally over.
Lowlights; • No Enzo Amore? S-A-W-F-T! • Looks like the CJP/Breeze feud will continue for a little while longer. • Neville did look like a dork when Graves ran the ropes to attack his knee.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Oct 18, 2013 22:15:26 GMT -5
A Bo-cahontas chant?
Oh, Impact Zone. Welcome back.
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Oct 19, 2013 13:39:08 GMT -5
probably the best episode yet. Scott Keith called it the NXT Wrestlemania show
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 15:27:17 GMT -5
Pretty crap tag title match. Graves and Neville got destroyed. Graves heel turn is the right move, but he didn't get any real heat for it. Plus, this little piece of announcing:
Holy crap, was that the commentator that got canned?
I wish they could just say that CJ Parker is a stoner. The fruity pebbles chant was the usual perfect NXT arena chant. I don't really like either guy and liked Tyler Breeze was way better when he was Dashing Cody Rhodes. Not a bad little match though, and a good heel finish with the using the apron and the thumb to the eye by Breeze. CJ TOOK HIS PHONE, OH MY GOD THIS IS GETTING HEATED NOW!
"I love watching Paige just beat people up." You and me both Master Regal. Strong womens' tag, they're miles ahead of the main roster women for the most part. Even the reltiavely inexperienced Summer Rae is really good, and the other 3 are good enough to carry things. Paige has held that title for a while and hasn't really defended it much, I think she's going to lose it to Summer at some point during this feud.
LOVED the technical wrestling in the beginning of Dallas/Zayn. That's a big difference I see over the last couple of years, the main event style has evolved past punching and kicking for 10 minutes before doing their big moves. Everything Zayn does has so much life to it, he never looks like he's mechanical or going through the motions. Bo's pretty impressive in the ring too, when he's not trying to be generic babyface, he's crisp and his moves look like they hurt. I really liked Regal pointing out how draining it must be to think you won the title and have the match restarted, while at the same time pointing out it was the right call.
Just an awesome title match, with a very invested crowd and a completely hateable heel and loveable babyface. Booking perfection. Another great heel finish with Bo ripping off the turnbuckle pad and falling forward ramming Zayn's face into it. The announcers kind of missed that though.
Can't wait for Sami to get another shot, he's got to win the title eventually.
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