🇬🇧💛 UK/NXT Thread 02/20/19: Championship Wednesday

[Chiral]

So is Dusty Classic the announcement?

[lionheart21]

JB!

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Hey, it's Borash on a WWE program!

[Mister Pigwell]

JB on WWE is long overdue.

I appreciate how loyal those diehard TNA sorts were but some of them were punching way under their weightclass by staying there.

[Hypnosis]

Feb 20, 2019 20:31:49 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

JB!

Vanguard 1's pilot!

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Feb 20, 2019 20:34:02 GMT -5 Mister Pigwell said:

JB on WWE is long overdue.

I appreciate how loyal those diehard TNA sorts were but some of them were punching way under their weightclass by staying there.

Better times indeed.

[Mister Pigwell]

Dream could fit in as a solid midcarder in so many eras. It's amazing how far he's come as he used to be one of my most hated performers.
So happy he hasn't been called up yet, he stands to be something very special if they keep him on this path and keep letting him develop.

[lionheart21]

Dream: "What'd the 5 fingers say to the face?"

[Hypnosis]

The Dream Wiggle!

[Mister Pigwell]

Feb 20, 2019 20:37:29 GMT -5 Oh Cry Me a Screwball said:

Feb 20, 2019 20:34:02 GMT -5 Mister Pigwell said:

JB on WWE is long overdue.

I appreciate how loyal those diehard TNA sorts were but some of them were punching way under their weightclass by staying there.

Better times indeed.

Ah yes his "balloon man" phase right before he got shaved. I remember people that weren't TNA board regulars thinking that this was a weird photoshop.

[lionheart21]

Arn must be proud of that Spinebuster

[Mister Pigwell]

Well that was f***ing sweet.

[Chiral]

So...Johnny Jackass leads to Johnny Redemption Arc leading to Johnny One Last Match With Ciampa Before Heading to the Main Roster?

[hbkid718]

Here are the facts for NXT UK:
- Mark Andrews & Morgan Webster VS Gallus was both Joe & Mark Coffey’s 1st NXT UK match since February 6 & their 1st opener of 2019, Mark Andrews’ 1st NXT UK match & opener since February 6, & Webster’s 1st NXT UK match since January 16 & their 1st opener of 2019
- Trent Seven VS Shane Thorne was Thorne’s NXT UK debut & was Seven’s 1st NXT UK match since January 30 & his 1st Singles Match of 2019
- Toni Storm VS Rhea Ripley was the 2nd NXT UK Women’s Championship Match of 2019 & the 1st since Takeover: Blackpool on January 12, Storm’s 1st NXT UK match since January 2, Ripley’s 1st NXT UK match of 2019 & 1st NXT UK match overall since she defeated Deonna Purrazzo on December 26, 2018, & both wrestlers’ 1st NXT UK main event of 2019, the 1st match to re-matched from Takeover: Blackpool on January 12, their 2nd match against each other, & their 1st re-match overall

Here are the facts for NXT:
- Aleister Black VS Roderick Strong was both Black & Strong’s 1st NXT TV match & opener of 2019, Black’s 1st NXT TV match since he lost to Johnny Gargano in a Steel Cage Match on December 19, 2018, Strong’s 1st NXT TV match since The Undisputed ERA defeated Heavy Machinery on December 26, 2018, & Black was the 1st wrestler to compete on Raw, Smackdown, & NXT in the same week & the 1st to be in the opener of both Smackdown & NXT
- Mia Yim VS Xia Li was Li’s NXT debut & was Yim’s 1st NXT match of 2019 & her 1st NXT match overall since she lost to Bianca Belair in a Fatal 4-Way on December 26, 2018
- The Velveteen Dream VS Johnny Gargano was the 2nd North American Championship Match of 2019 & the 1st since Takeover: Phoenix on January 26, Dream’s 1st NXT TV match & main event since January 23, Gargano’s 1st NXT TV match since January 16 & his 1st main event of 2019, he was the 2nd wrestler to compete on Raw, Smackdown, & NXT in the same week, & was the 2nd North American Title Change of 2019 & the 1st since Gargano defeated Ricochet at Takeover: Phoenix on January 26
- This was the 1st NXT since January 2 to not have a Tag Team Match

[Facetious]

Give me Black vs Strong on a Takeover. That was a solid match.

[King Devitt and the Woke Mob]

A very solid show.

I still think they're going the odd ass route with Gargano/Ciampa and that Velveteen looked dumb not challenging for the NXT Championship when he could pick any title he wanted across three brands, but still, some interesting developments going on.

Although Gargano vs. Ciampa has become very lukewarm for me since last fall. We'll see.
At this point I'd rather have seen Dream vs. Ciampa during WM weekend Takeover.

Some more thoughts here:
youtu.be/tK_vWrtjPEg

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

I wonder what the deal was with the “alternate ending” taped since we just got the “Dream beats Johnny clean as a sheet” finish for the final broadcast.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Feb 21, 2019 0:42:51 GMT -5 Friday Night SmackOwn said:

I wonder what the deal was with the “alternate ending” taped since we just got the “Dream beats Johnny clean as a sheet” finish for the final broadcast.

So people would actually watch the show to see which ending they went with.

[ayumidah]

Feb 21, 2019 0:24:47 GMT -5 King Devitt and the Woke Mob said:

A very solid show.

I still think they're going the odd ass route with Gargano/Ciampa and that Velveteen looked dumb not challenging for the NXT Championship when he could pick any title he wanted across three brands, but still, some interesting developments going on.

Although Gargano vs. Ciampa has become very lukewarm for me since last fall. We'll see.
At this point I'd rather have seen Dream vs. Ciampa during WM weekend Takeover.

Some more thoughts here:
youtu.be/tK_vWrtjPEg

Especially since Dream even did an interview after the tournament where he said his intention was to go for the NXT title

[ANuclearError]

Feb 20, 2019 19:22:28 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

Kay Lee Ray coming in soon, hyped if she has a Takeover match with Toni Storm, as they have really good matches with each other.

Happening for the ICW women's belt this Sunday.