🤔🖤 NXT 3/6/23 Thread -- HEY GET OUTTA THE ROAD

[A Little Doo Doo]

I just thought about her promo from earlier and how crazy she was looking, so I'm guessing they're giving her some edge.

[canceled4truth]

Mar 7, 2023 22:23:17 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Weather Machine said:

Shawn Michaels administering oxygen to ward off CTE changed my life

They're calling it "the new DDP Yoga"

[XIII]

Mar 7, 2023 22:23:17 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Weather Machine said:

Shawn Michaels administering oxygen to ward off CTE changed my life

He got a medical degree from Hollywood Upstairs Medical School while he was retired….it was only to prescribe himself pills but it’s still legal!

[CMWaters]

Mar 7, 2023 22:29:02 GMT -5 XIII said:

Mar 7, 2023 22:23:17 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Weather Machine said:

Shawn Michaels administering oxygen to ward off CTE changed my life

He got a medical degree from Hollywood Upstairs Medical School while he was retired….it was only to prescribe himself pills but it’s still legal!

So that cafeteria job he took before one of the in-ring DX reunions was to pay off student loans then?

[Deleted]

Mar 7, 2023 22:03:55 GMT -5 mistery said:

Iyo rooting for Satomura.

IYO getting that murder itch!

[john84]

Mar 7, 2023 22:40:27 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

Mar 7, 2023 22:03:55 GMT -5 mistery said:

Iyo rooting for Satomura.

IYO getting that murder itch!

Meiko: I have started it Iyo.  Now you must finish it!

Iyo: (Smiling widely) with pleasure, Sensei.

[hbkid718]

Before getting to NXT, I want to get personal. A year ago tonight, instead of watching NXT, I was in the emergency room with my Sugar Level through the roof, which lead to being diagnosed with Diabetes. Fast foward a year later & I have lost nearly 100 pounds feeling healthier than ever. So, I just want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for allowing me to post my thoughts for every wrestling show because you can't take life for granted & you have to appreciate everything & everyone.

Here are my NXT Thoughts:
Cool opening video with Tiffany Stratton.
Dijak VS Tony D'Angelo was a fun Jailhouse Street Fight. The extra part of having to put your opponent in the Cage was a little hokey, but both guys destroyed themselves & each other. Dijak is insane for that dive through the table. It was the 1st ever Jailhouse Street Fight & was the 11th match of 2023 to take place twice, as they wrestled on 1/10/23, which was won by Dijak.
Very emotional Roxanne Perez.
I was working on my records so I wasn't paying attention to anything that happened with Kiana James & Brooks Jensen.
I have no idea what Pretty Deadly & Gallus said, but it was a fun segment. Gallus VS Pretty Deadly should have a great Tag Title Match whenever it happens.
Good promo by Lyra Valkyria with Valkyria challenging the winner of the NXT Women's Championship Match.
Cool promo by Ilja Dragunov.
Awesome Dragon Lee is in NXT. I have seen him a few times & he was awesome. It's weird that right now, he's using his name. I wonder if they're going to change it but until then I would love to see a Battle of Lees VS Wes Lee.
Bron Breakker & The Creed Brothers VS Indus Sher & Jinder Mahal was an awesome match. I can't believe that I said that about a match that had Veer in it. I'm shocked that they allowed Creeds to take the win & not have the Breakker take the spotlight. The only thing that I didn't like about the match was that durning the Picture-in-Picture, I had to watch a commercial for the Chrisley Crooks Know Best. This was Breakker's 1st ever 6-Man Tag Team Match in his Career, The Creed Brothers' 1st 6-Man Tag since they & Damon Kemp lost to Gallus on NXT on 8/30/22, Indus Sher's 1st 6-Man Tag since they & Drew McIntyre defeated Mahal & The Bollywood Boyz at Superstar Spectacle on 1/26/21 & was Mahal's 1st 6-Man Tag Team Match since he, Baron Corbin, & Shanky lost to McIntyre & The Viking Raiders on Smackdown on 3/18/22.
Excellent video package on Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne. After her incredible true emotional promo last week, I'm rooting for Gigi.
It's weird but I got goosebumps as my 2nd favorite wrestler of All-Time comes to the ring (Unfortunately my favorite of All-Time, Macho Man will never enter a wrestling ring ever again). He may be getting old, but Shawn Michaels will always be a Sexy Boy. Once again, it's cool seeing legends interact with these young guys like Grayson Waller
Excellent segment with Shawn Michaels & Grayson Waller. Love Michaels' shout-outs to DIY & Undisputed ERA. I'll admit I was starting to get emotional since I really wanted Michaels to wrestle to avenge his Crown Jewel match which was a horrible match to be a final match, but I will take Johnny Gargano for Waller's opponent at Stand & Deliver to bring it back to how Gargano left NXT. Talk about long term storytelling.
I missed it last night as I was out of the room, but Miz & Maryse's Top Gun Parody was hilarious. It's my favorite WrestleMania Parody so far, followed by Becky & Seth's Joker & Batman, & Bianca & Montez's Titanic. At least Top Gun Maverick is a movie that came out in the past year.
Gigi Dolin VS Jacy Jayne was great. Both women impressed me. I take back what I have said about them in the past. I guess the feud isn't over as Jayne attacked Gigi. I wouldn't mind a No DQ Match between them at Stand & Deliver. This was Dolin's 4th Singles Match in NXT (Others: Lost to Sarray (7/13/21 NXT), Defeated Amari Miller (8/10/21 NXT), & lost to Zoey Stark (7/26/21 NXT) & was Jayne's 5th Singles Match in NXT (Others: Lost to Franky Monet (7/20/21 NXT), Lost to Roxanne Perez (4/19/22 NXT), Lost to Fyre (10/11/22 NXT), & Defeated Indi Hartwell by DQ (2/21/23 NXT.)
Another segment that I didn't pay attention to. When will this crap end with Josh Briggs, Brooks Jensen, Fallon Henley, & Kiana James? Worst Storyline in NXT History.
Good segment with Bron Breakker & Carmelo Hayes. Stand And Deliver is already a Banger with only 2 matches signed (Gargano VS Waller & Breakker VS Hayes). What a way to start WrestleMania Saturday. I hope the crowd will be awake. Stand And Deliver will start at 10:00AM local Pacific Time.
Andre Chase VS Duke Hudson was a pretty good match. Thea Hail was great as usual outside the ring. BTW, that was the 1st ever match between Chase & Gacy.
Damn, Chase U is over. Don't do that to us, Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, & Thea Hail.
Good promo by Wes Lee & response by Axiom. I really hope Axiom answers the North American Open Challenge because that will be a freaking amazing match.
Roxanne Perez VS Meiko Satomura was a stupendous match. It was one of the best women's matches in recent memory. Wow, such props to Roxanne for being only the 2nd person to beat Meiko in a 1-on-1 Match in her NXT & NXT UK Career. If Satomura would have won, she would have been only the 3rd to also be a former UK Women's Champion after Rhea Ripley & Mandy Rose. Also, she has only lost twice in NXT & UK (Lost to Kay Lee Ray (3/24/21 UK) & Lost a Triple Threat to Mandy Rose along with Blair Davenport at Worlds Collide on 9/4/22). This was Roxanne Perez's 2nd Women's Title Defense, so if she would have lost, she would have been then 1st since Charlotte Flair who lost to Io Shirai at Takeover: In Your House on 6/7/20. Her reign has lasted 84 Days, which is the 3rd Shortest Reign ahead of Kairi Sane (8/18/18 - 10/28/18, 71 Days) & Charlotte Flair's 2nd Reign (4/5/20 - 6/7/20, 63 Days).
Damn, Roxanne Perez passed out. I can't tell if this real or not. Booker T is now in the ring with her. I'm getting Shawn Michaels getting kicked in the head by Owen Hart in 1995 vibes though that was scripted. But as a kid, I failed a test in school the next day because I was worried about HBK. I hope she's OK. Thankfully, it's scripted as the camera wouldn't have stayed on her if it was real.

Here are my NXT Roadblock Match Rankings:
1) Roxanne Perez VS Meiko Satomura
2) Bron Breakker & The Creed Brothers VS Jinder Mahal & Indus Sher
3) Dijak VS Tony D'Angelo
4) Gigi Dolin VS Jacy Jayne
5) Andre Chase VS Joe Gacy


Ends an incredible Roadblock. Every match was tremendous. The 2 talking segments were excellent. Stand & Deliver is shaping up to be amazing. The only thing I didn't like was the Teen Drama crap.

[john84]

Great show, 8 out of 10.

["The Natural" Bustin Loads]

Mar 7, 2023 22:43:57 GMT -5 hbkid718 said:

Before getting to NXT, I want to get personal. A year ago tonight, instead of watching NXT, I was in the emergency room with my Sugar Level through the roof, which lead to being diagnosed with Diabetes. Fast foward a year later & I have lost nearly 100 pounds feeling healthier than ever. So, I just want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for allowing me to post my thoughts for every wrestling show because you can't take life for granted & you have to appreciate everything & everyone.

That's awesome to hear man. Glad you're feeling a lot better. Keep up the good work!

[CMWaters]

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

I really need to start getting back into the weekly threads

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

Prison abolition now!

[Talent Name]

Mar 8, 2023 0:30:21 GMT -5 Jumpin' Jesse Walsh said:

Prison abolition now!

Dijak gonna have three tear drop tattoos next week

[A Little Doo Doo]

FEWL MEWN RETCHUL

[bob]

I was promised anal bleeding

I am disappointed

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Mar 8, 2023 0:02:30 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

I don't know why Gargano just seems like a bigger deal on NXT than he does on main roster, but he does. I hope that even if this is a one off that they take some time after Mania and try and figure it out for the guy. The whole generic "best wrestler" thing works for NXT crowds but we may need snarky heel dad Gargano on main roster. They shouldn't bring back The Way, but it's that kind of attitude that he needs.

[CMWaters]

Mar 8, 2023 8:26:35 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

Mar 8, 2023 0:02:30 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

I don't know why Gargano just seems like a bigger deal on NXT than he does on main roster, but he does. I hope that even if this is a one off that they take some time after Mania and try and figure it out for the guy. The whole generic "best wrestler" thing works for NXT crowds but we may need snarky heel dad Gargano on main roster. They shouldn't bring back The Way, but it's that kind of attitude that he needs.

It just might be a matter of a dedicated smaller base compared to the larger mainstream. Why some ECW guys did better in ECW than in either WWF or WCW at the time, not counting booking decisions

[Talent Name]

Mar 8, 2023 7:25:22 GMT -5 A Little Doo Doo said:

FEWL MEWN RETCHUL

I'm here for Fyre Island and so is Kevin Nash

[Deleted]

Mar 8, 2023 8:26:35 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

Mar 8, 2023 0:02:30 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

I don't know why Gargano just seems like a bigger deal on NXT than he does on main roster, but he does. I hope that even if this is a one off that they take some time after Mania and try and figure it out for the guy. The whole generic "best wrestler" thing works for NXT crowds but we may need snarky heel dad Gargano on main roster. They shouldn't bring back The Way, but it's that kind of attitude that he needs.

This applies to alot if not all of the 2019 onwards NXT roster he has brought up/back.

HHH isn't backing them as strongly as he did in NXT...but also this can be seen as the main roster is basically starting from scratch.

It is why it remains somewhat baffling that HHH knows exactly what got these talents over but he is not playing to that same strength....EC proved that if you left Gargano do what he does that it works.

[XIII]

Mar 8, 2023 8:23:05 GMT -5 bob said:

I was promised anal bleeding

I am disappointed

To be fair they haven't followed up on Dijak being SCARED STRAIGHT!