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Post by Joe Neglia on Mar 4, 2019 0:17:06 GMT -5
So I'm watching the full NXT UK Takeover on WWE's YT channel and this James Drake guy is on at the moment. He looks like an HBK clone that was let out of the cooker about 5 minutes early.
I'm digging this show so far.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 4, 2019 0:27:56 GMT -5
Yeah, this match was a bit of a breakout performance for Drake, because before pairing back up with Zack Gibson he was basically heel enhancement talent for the UK-based roster, and when they finally did pair them up, the argument could have been made that it was a waste of Gibson, who was the de facto top heel of the brand at that point in time.
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Post by Starshine on Mar 4, 2019 0:34:01 GMT -5
I mistakenly thought this was going to about Evolve wrestling's James Drake.  And I was going to add that I completely agreed. |
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Mar 4, 2019 0:41:21 GMT -5
James Drake and Adam Cole are his bastard sons.
Michael Cole is a mark who adopted HBK's son to get him to turn on his birth father one day.
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Post by Perfect Timing on Mar 4, 2019 1:37:16 GMT -5
Simon Dean with a 90's mullet = HBK
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 4, 2019 11:37:22 GMT -5
I mistakenly thought this was going to about Evolve wrestling's James Drake. And I was going to add that I completely agreed.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2019 12:18:16 GMT -5
I read this as "HBK Clown" and now I want to see someone whose gimmick is a clown doing a Shawn Michaels routine.
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 4, 2019 12:26:32 GMT -5
I read this as "HBK Clown" and now I want to see someone whose gimmick is a clown doing a Shawn Michaels routine. "They never should have made you Doink!" |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2019 14:58:52 GMT -5
When I saw him at Takeover: Blackpool, he reminded me of a singer in an English post-grunge band.
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Post by TGM on Mar 4, 2019 16:16:58 GMT -5
He was getting some hilarious chants thrown at him at the Coventry tapings.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2019 17:48:27 GMT -5
I had absolutely no knowledge whatsoever of the UK wrestling scene prior to the NXT UK stuff and the GYV have completely won me over. They are phenomenal heels and do great character work in a show that is kind of lacking in distinguishable characters.
Gibson, in particular, I think could be a main roster star and is possibly one of the best heel promos I’ve ever heard, but Drake is great himself. They’re two of my favorites in the entire WWE.
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Post by Starshine on Mar 4, 2019 20:25:50 GMT -5
I mistakenly thought this was going to about Evolve wrestling's James Drake. And I was going to add that I completely agreed. I'm seeing double! Four Shawn Michaels! |
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