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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 13, 2021 22:11:39 GMT -5
I miss the jeans look but he finally got strapped up and is about to kill the game
Give me him and Swerve ASAP
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2021 22:13:12 GMT -5
I'd rather have him as North American champion but sure, why not, maybe he'll help make this division remotely matter. ... Feels a little weird to have him lose at Takeover then immediately win a belt. Does that count for the instant post-Mania loser title shot curse?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2021 22:23:07 GMT -5
I approve of it. He's going to be a dope champion.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Apr 13, 2021 22:33:45 GMT -5
Love that he got the title. Now he can be showcased every week. It hopefully leads to Santos moving up to NA or even Kross again after a rematch.
Also at first I was taken aback by the new gear, but I like it. I liked the jeans too, but something about the shorts felt like wow! he looks legit.
Which is were it feels like his gimmick as been going. More shoot wrestler/MMA inspired worker.
Clearly inspired by Japanese wrestling/MMA legend Sakuraba. Kushida's trainer I believe or very close to him atleast.
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Apr 13, 2021 23:33:06 GMT -5
Escobar just unified them and now he drops the belt to a guy who just lost at Takeover? Not feeling this move tbh
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Apr 14, 2021 1:29:45 GMT -5
KUSHIDA left New Japan because he didn't want to be just stuck as a Junior and wanted to become a credible heavyweight.
So lol
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Post by Mainia on Apr 14, 2021 6:22:12 GMT -5
I like the attire change to more traditional wrestling shorts. Wrestling in ripped jeans made him look like a bum, and I wasn't a fan of those loose longer shorts he used to wear. Now he just needs to ditch those stupid space boots.
Hopefully Cuerno can move up to bigger and better things now, the guy is amazing.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Apr 14, 2021 6:22:12 GMT -5
Escobar just unified them and now he drops the belt to a guy who just lost at Takeover? Not feeling this move tbh I feel like a somewhat common trope WWE and NXT especially have done is having the midcard/tag titles change hand immediately after the heel champ wins the big match
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 14, 2021 7:11:16 GMT -5
Timing is odd, but I like the results!
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Post by Wieners=$$$ on Apr 14, 2021 10:12:24 GMT -5
sigh...
I'm happy he's getting some much due appreciation, but I've been hoping for bigger things for KUSHIDA. He is too good to be stuck in cruiserweight hell.
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Post by Hypnosis on Apr 14, 2021 10:37:00 GMT -5
Congratulations, but I hope this isn't his ceiling in NXT.
He better be North American Champion by the end of this year.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Apr 14, 2021 10:50:42 GMT -5
I think they wanted a big title change for the Tuesday premiere and the wheel happened to land on the Cruiserweight title.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Apr 14, 2021 12:45:23 GMT -5
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Post by Soultastic on Apr 14, 2021 13:28:54 GMT -5
I haven't watch NXT in so long, when and more importantly WHY did they get rid of his shorts?
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Post by Muskrat on Apr 14, 2021 13:31:36 GMT -5
Me: Open challenge on first Tuesday? Yeah, he’s probably losing
*Kushida walks out*
Me: Yeah, Santos definitely losing
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 14, 2021 13:43:03 GMT -5
I haven't watch NXT in so long, when and more importantly WHY did they get rid of his shorts? Ages ago. Don’t know why, but he just kept wearing jeans after beating the crap out of Velveteen Dream a handful of times in them (and seemingly writing him off TV, dude’s been gone since, thank f***). Tonight was literally his first match in the Sakuraba shorts.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2021 13:54:06 GMT -5
Glad he FINALLY won a big match.
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