Moppy
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Post by Moppy on Nov 1, 2018 8:54:29 GMT -5
Really enjoying NXT UK so far but the promos are a bit... erm....
I wonder if it's because these guys aren't yet used to having their promos so tightly scripted for them?
Other than Danny Burch and Zack Gibson actually, who both sound pretty natural.
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Post by 4real on Nov 1, 2018 9:27:43 GMT -5
You really can't sleep on anyone in NXT. Every enhancement match I always am like "this should be fairly routine-oh damn!" Oney/Burch and Riddle's opponents were pretty good wrestlers, I haven't been watching NXT regularly to know if they've been on before but I liked what I saw of them. The tag match enhancement guys were Raul Mendoza, who was in the Cruiserweight Classic and has been signed for a while now, and Humberto is the former Ultimo Ninja, who was in the recent crop of signees. I think this is his third enhancement match so far. Riddle’s Guy was Luke Menzies, and he had his first NXT TV match a few weeks ago against Keith Lee. Definitely like to see more of Menzies, was impressed with his style.
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Post by lionheart21 on Nov 1, 2018 10:18:08 GMT -5
That was the first I've seen of Matt Riddle. Gotta say, I'm pretty impressed at how fluid some of his moves were, particularly that transition into the armbar
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Nov 1, 2018 10:55:11 GMT -5
I'm all in on Matt Riddle after that. Strap a rocket on that lad.
Spot of the night though was Humberto Carrillo moonsaulting to his death into Oney Lorcan's boots.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Nov 1, 2018 12:58:31 GMT -5
Kyle O'Reilly's look of pants-shitting fear when the War Games match was announced had me laughing. That was the face of a man who just got told he can't air-guitar anymore.
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Post by bearned on Nov 1, 2018 16:40:52 GMT -5
Kyle O'Reilly's look of pants-shitting fear when the War Games match was announced had me laughing. That was the face of a man who just got told he can't air-guitar anymore. He is a national treasure. In fact Era’s general reaction to that announcement was hilarious.
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Post by bearned on Nov 1, 2018 16:43:22 GMT -5
Count me in as sold on Riddle. I hadn’t really seen much of him before this episode - his look is unique and everything he does looks so fluid.
Also I don’t recall ever seeing someone walk to the ring in flip-flops before.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 1, 2018 16:55:35 GMT -5
Kyle O'Reilly's look of pants-shitting fear when the War Games match was announced had me laughing. That was the face of a man who just got told he can't air-guitar anymore. Nobody (in WWE) does the subtle heeling well quite like KOR, IMO. He's grown massively on me. Everything from the goofy MMA stances to the air-guitar to his facial expressions... Dude's not afraid to make himself look like a complete dork.
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Post by KobashiChop on Nov 1, 2018 17:45:00 GMT -5
Ive wanted a reason to cheer for Raul Mendoza for a while. Dude just has a great quality about him. The tag team could do that. Hope these guys have a dark horse run in the next Dusty Classic.
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Post by Hypnosis on Nov 1, 2018 18:08:05 GMT -5
That was the first I've seen of Matt Riddle. Gotta say, I'm pretty impressed at how fluid some of his moves were, particularly that transition into the armbar I actually liked his NXT debut match more than Keith Lee's, and also how Riddle's WWE theme sounds similar to his indy theme.
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Post by Shark on Nov 1, 2018 21:48:05 GMT -5
First time I've ever seen Riddle and I liked him. He clearly doesn't take himself too seriously. He's got this sort of everyman quality about him. Like he seems a guy we could be friends with in real life, but he's still got the qualities that Vince would like with the body and look and you have no problem believing he could kick your ass. He's almost the anti-Daniel Bryan. He's got the qualities of Bryan, but in the WWE approved wrapping.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2018 21:59:00 GMT -5
Ive wanted a reason to cheer for Raul Mendoza for a while. Dude just has a great quality about him. The tag team could do that. Hope these guys have a dark horse run in the next Dusty Classic. Oh man. Get used to this if they start pushing him:
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Post by MAGGLE on Nov 2, 2018 2:48:42 GMT -5
First time I've ever seen Riddle and I liked him. He clearly doesn't take himself too seriously. He's got this sort of everyman quality about him. Like he seems a guy we could be friends with in real life, but he's still got the qualities that Vince would like with the body and look and you have no problem believing he could kick your ass. He's almost the anti-Daniel Bryan. He's got the qualities of Bryan, but in the WWE approved wrapping. exactly
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Post by Steveweiser on Nov 2, 2018 4:09:53 GMT -5
Riddle is the nicest guy IRL, I was friendly with him to the point we nearly hung out outside of shows if it wasn't for my schedule. He's also the only wrestler who's ever given ME money (until I chase indie wrestler Laura Di Matteo down for a pint that she still owes me).
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 2, 2018 6:35:32 GMT -5
Like he seems a guy we could be friends with in real life, That's the one thing I can't stand about the business right now, heh. I don't want to feel that familiar about a wrestler, and I don't want companies or talent projecting that illusion.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Nov 2, 2018 10:41:34 GMT -5
Kyle O'Reilly's look of pants-shitting fear when the War Games match was announced had me laughing. That was the face of a man who just got told he can't air-guitar anymore. Nobody (in WWE) does the subtle heeling well quite like KOR, IMO. He's grown massively on me. Everything from the goofy MMA stances to the air-guitar to his facial expressions... Dude's not afraid to make himself look like a complete dork. He's grown on me so much from his run in ROH of "Just some MMA guy with a shitty armbar and hated Adam Cole"
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Post by Shark on Nov 2, 2018 17:08:30 GMT -5
Something I just noticed that struck me as extra hilarious. Regal make this War Games announcement as the Undisputed Era are laying in agony at his feet. Regal is a savage lol.
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Post by BoomPeriod on Nov 2, 2018 20:46:41 GMT -5
That brawl at the end of NXT was attitude era goodness.
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