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Post by Super Nintenjoe KBD on May 21, 2015 15:45:12 GMT -5
I havn't watched this yet but as I said in another thread Becky is kind of a friend of a friend so I'm delighted for her getting this positive response. I was happy to tell my friend who went to school with her that people on the internet were saying she was in one of the best matches they had ever seen.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on May 21, 2015 16:03:22 GMT -5
Easily the match of the night! One thing was bugging me though: I watched the 2nd half of the show, including this match, with the sound off as I was watching on my phone in bed. Can anyone tell me which one of them was supposed to be the face and which one was supposed to be the heel? Really couldn't tell. It was essentially heel vs heel with Sasha being the favourite at the start and Becky winning them over by the end. It really seemed like they were pushing the storyline of Becky winning over the crowd and "finding her place" hard. And this being NXT, it worked brillantly.
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Post by Woo on May 21, 2015 17:30:18 GMT -5
I've been waiting ages for the WWE to let Becky Lynch wrestle to her full potential and she was able to unleash it at last. I said before she got signed that she's the best non-Japanese woman I'd ever seen (and that includes Del Rey, Eagles and Melissa) and last night she was outstanding. I now have that same sense of "I told you how good they were!" pride and know how all the ROH fans feel when CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins wowed everybody.
Sasha Banks is also fantastic and a testament to not only her skill and dedication to wrestling but to Sara Del Rey's incredible job training her.
I am just about the biggest Shimmer fan on the planet and hold the women wrestlers in the WWE up to a very high standard, but I have to say had that match had main evented a Shimmer volume I wouldn't complain at all.
And for those worried about what will happen when the big 4 NXT women get called up I was reassured by the incredible sight of seeing KC Cassidy and Jessie freaking McKay sitting at ringside! The future is incredibly bright!
Now can we please bring Paige back to NXT?
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Post by Johawn on May 21, 2015 17:35:36 GMT -5
I'm watching this as we speak. Absolutely loving it so far. Holy shit, can Sasha ever work a body part. This is tremendous.
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Post by Johawn on May 21, 2015 17:42:20 GMT -5
Sorry for the double post, but I've just finished. I didn't know women's wrestling could be that good, and that is so sad. I've never watched SHIMMER or anything but I've watched every NXT Takeover show and every time I'm blown away by the quality in the women's division. This one, though. As good a match as I've seen all year.
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Post by the2ndevil on May 21, 2015 18:09:52 GMT -5
The ladies of NXT deserve to main event a Takeover. They've stolen the show at just about every one of these.
They've earned it.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on May 21, 2015 18:42:48 GMT -5
Honestly, I'd say it was the match of the night. Zayn v Owens was better from a story point of view, but from a purely technical standpoint, the gals stole the show. Just amazing.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2015 19:48:58 GMT -5
I've been waiting ages for the WWE to let Becky Lynch wrestle to her full potential and she was able to unleash it at last. I said before she got signed that she's the best non-Japanese woman I'd ever seen (and that includes Del Rey, Eagles and Melissa) and last night she was outstanding. I now have that same sense of "I told you how good they were!" pride and know how all the ROH fans feel when CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins wowed everybody. Exactly. It hurt to see her first few months. Her gimmicks and mannerisms were so cringeworthy, and everyone online tore her apart. I'm glad she finally has some recognition.
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Post by Germansuplex on May 22, 2015 0:08:58 GMT -5
Watched it and wow, what a match. Becky Lynch finally made me believe in her and Banks might be the best female wrestler on the planet. Hell, Banks might be one of the Top Ten workers on the planet, period.
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Post by Bo Rida on May 22, 2015 4:46:33 GMT -5
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on May 22, 2015 5:40:55 GMT -5
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on May 22, 2015 11:19:21 GMT -5
I went into this match cold--having no idea who they were and no idea that the match was even going to be good...
Wow.
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Post by Dean-o on May 22, 2015 11:26:25 GMT -5
I love NXT so much.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on May 22, 2015 11:30:00 GMT -5
I've now watched it three times. So damn good. The girls never fail to deliver on these specials. I'd rank the women's matches on the specials like this
Sasha/Becky Fatal Four Way Sasha/Charlotte Charlotte/Natalya Charlotte/Bayley Paige/Emma Tag from Unstoppable
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Post by Abdullah on May 22, 2015 11:37:43 GMT -5
I'm glad to see Charlotte/Nattie continuing to get bumped down. It feels like with every special, they get a little more shine than they had before.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 22, 2015 11:39:43 GMT -5
I've been waiting ages for the WWE to let Becky Lynch wrestle to her full potential and she was able to unleash it at last. I said before she got signed that she's the best non-Japanese woman I'd ever seen (and that includes Del Rey, Eagles and Melissa) and last night she was outstanding. I now have that same sense of "I told you how good they were!" pride and know how all the ROH fans feel when CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins wowed everybody. Exactly. It hurt to see her first few months. Her gimmicks and mannerisms were so cringeworthy, and everyone online tore her apart. I'm glad she finally has some recognition. I do wonder if that Jig thing was never meant to be a full time gimmick and was setup specifically so they could do something like this...I mean it existed for exactly one match... then again it came off so terrible in the one match that I could easily see her getting to the back and the bookers immediately deciding yeah that's the end of that
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Post by Madagascar Fred on May 22, 2015 13:06:09 GMT -5
Exactly. It hurt to see her first few months. Her gimmicks and mannerisms were so cringeworthy, and everyone online tore her apart. I'm glad she finally has some recognition. I do wonder if that Jig thing was never meant to be a full time gimmick and was setup specifically so they could do something like this...I mean it existed for exactly one match... then again it came off so terrible in the one match that I could easily see her getting to the back and the bookers immediately deciding yeah that's the end of that She actually talked about that in one of the video packages before Takeover (I think I saw one on youtube). She admitted not liking it and feeling uncomfortable
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Post by Some Guy on May 22, 2015 13:28:16 GMT -5
Hey, I like the AV Club reviews and Latoya is a swell person, so that is mean.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on May 22, 2015 13:44:34 GMT -5
Hey, I like the AV Club reviews and Latoya is a swell person, so that is mean. How low have the standards for offense gone if even saying "pretentious" is considered "mean"?
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 22, 2015 13:58:33 GMT -5
I do wonder if that Jig thing was never meant to be a full time gimmick and was setup specifically so they could do something like this...I mean it existed for exactly one match... then again it came off so terrible in the one match that I could easily see her getting to the back and the bookers immediately deciding yeah that's the end of that She actually talked about that in one of the video packages before Takeover (I think I saw one on youtube). She admitted not liking it and feeling uncomfortable That's partially what I was referring to.
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