Do you want Eric Young in NXT?

[ヒュー　G.　レックション]

Eric Young winning the TNA world title made me stop watching TNA. I never really had anything against him as a performer but his literal one week push from comedy jobber to world champ was absurd.

I was very surprised to hear about his debut in NXT, and it wasn't really in a good way. He can wrestle, he can do promos, but is he really anything special in either area? I just can't help but feel he would be a waste of a roster space.

That being said I saw nothing of his world title reign or his work since, so it's possible he's done some great work I have not seen. But this is probably the only free agent signing ive been against.

 

[Alex]

I know KB doesn't

I'm neutral. If he's on I'll watch him, but he's one of those guys that does their job well but ultimately just can't make me get behind him fully. I mean all of the gimmicks he had in TNA he did well, but I was never fully 100% invested. I mean even his last psychotic heel run I was more watching to see Bram.

He's a great talent to utlise no doubt but ultimately I'm not tuning in to soley see him.

 

[TellMeWhy]

Well first of all, if you follow TNA, you would know that his push was literally more than going from a comedy jobber to world champion as you claim in your post. TNA wanted to push EY for quite some time because he has a TV show on Discovery and TNA felt it would be good PR for TNA to have the title on EY because of that. So it didn't come from no where. This was well thought out! Go back and watch the old Impacts weeks before his title reign. It was a slow push that involved him being aligned with Abyss only for Abyss to became an enforcer for Magnus who was world champion and also in a feud with Samoa Joe ironically, while MVP was an authority figure. EY had an issue with MVP coming into the company and overlooking him and that's when his push from comedy to serious began. So no, it didn't happen out of no where; the only thing TNA rushed was pressing the button on him the week after WMania because according to Vince Russo, they wanted to have a surprise to happen on the live IMPACT show because WM was overshadowing everything in prowrestling. So as a result, they gave EY the belt which people called a DB ripoff at the time.

This is one of the promos where EY wanted to prove that he belonged.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G3-DrQR5wE

The fact that you're on the internet and are a browser or tab away from youtube yet you sit here and say you haven't seen his work since you "stopped watching" shows that either you don't know how to use the internet, you're lazy, or both. Like what is stopping you? Go look at some of the promos EY has cut as a heel as the bearded terror or world class maniac. EY did a good job transitioning himself into a bonafied top star for TNA. Like with every position EY got in TNA, he used it to the best of his ability and I'm sure if WWE wants to give him the opportunity, they'll get tremendous value out of him. People always sit there and count EY out but all he does is prove critics wrong time and time again. Wouldn't even be shocked if he went to the main roster and became WWE champ or at least the IC/US champ one day.

 

[ヒュー　G.　レックション]

Well first of all, if you follow TNA, you would know that his push was literally more than going from a comedy jobber to world champion as you claim in your post. TNA wanted to push EY for quite some time because he has a TV show on Discovery and TNA felt it would be good PR for TNA to have the title on EY because of that. So it didn't come from no where.

Yes I remember all that. I was a big fan of TNA and would defend them regularly here. Aces & Eights was one of my favourite angles ever!

However EY's push was NOT thought out for some time. He was indeed tagging with Joseph Park/Abyss as a comedy face team. It was either the week prior to his win, but im pretty sure it was the night of the battle royal/title match, he did a promo to MVP saying why he should be in the title picture, which was cool I admit but he should NOT have won in my opinion, it reeked of Daniel Bryan.

The fact that you're on the internet and are a browser or tab away from youtube yet you sit here and say you haven't seen his work since you "stopped watching" shows that either you don't know how to use the internet, you're lazy, or both. Like what is stopping you?

I'll take lazy, thanks. But simply put, I had a lot of issues with the product at that time, and EY winning was just the final straw. Nothings stopping me from looking him up, and I think I saw the odd clip (I can recall him ridiculously overselling a mic check from Anderson lol) I just prefer to do other things. Ive never really had the desire to go watch him. But now he's here in NXT, which I love for a lot of the same reasons I loved Impact, I'm sure I'll be able to give a fair assessment of him!

 

[Sean Valjean]

I'm somewhat neutral. NXT can do without EY just fine, but having him only adds talent, which Eric certainly has.

I quit watching TNA regularly in mid 2010, so Eric's comedy run is the period of his career I'm most familiar with (which also comprises 85% of his TNA run anyway). I keep tabs on Impact and watch the occasional match here and there. One such match was his world title win, which really rubbed be the wrong way. It just seemed so forced and done solely for a pop. I didn't buy Eric's "serious/crazy" run based on the promo clips and matches I've seen. The whole thing made me sour on him a bit, to be honest.

Eric has always been a solid worker, but he's also never blown me away with anything he's done. He's the first big signing that instead of going "Oh wow!" my reaction was "I guess, sure". EY will probably do fine, but I honestly have little desire to see him in the NXT title picture because, frankly, I find him a bit irritating. I think he'd be best suited as a jobber to the stars, at least for the time being.

 

[Azane]

I think he's fine, TNA's booking and lack of forethought for the push is something I try not to hold against him. He kept me entertained when TNA was still good. so I expect more of the same from him in WWE.

 

[NotoriousMEAT]

EY is a good talent. He's not a Bálor or Owens type that's gonna come in and set the brand on fire, but he'll do the best with whatever opportunity he's given and potentially carve out a spot for himself on the main roster. I hope he's allowed to get back to his World Class Maniac character. I haven't watched TNA since the forced Magnus push/Dixie heel boss angle after the Aces & Eights. But I never unsubscribed from TNA on YouTube so their videos always came up. I always found myself watching two people, EC3 and Eric Young. It seems in the last 2 years of his career he's been given more freedom with his character than ever, and it shows. You can tell he believes what he's doing. Maniac EY vs Shinsuke Nakamura could be quality entertainment. I actually feel like he would thrive more on the main roster than NXT for some reason. So I hope to see him get a shot there someday.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I'm more on the neutral side of things leaning towards no as I've just never been overly wild about Young. As others have mentioned, he's a solid all around worker but nothing's ever come about to make me really give a crap about him when it's all said & done. If WWE is interested in talent who're best known for working in TNA, there are some that just strike me as a much bigger deal than Young.

At any rate, if he does sign to NXT, I won't hate it but I can't say I'll be thrilled either. If he doesn't sign, then it's no big loss as far as I'm concerned.

 

[LegendKiller716]

We need to take some time and remember NXT's primary focus is getting young talent ready for the WWE roster. A guy like EY that can play face and heel both really well, and can work the mic, and is solid in the ring is a very valuable asset to NXT. He can help give NXT guys great programs to harness their skills. He doesn't necessarily ever need to jump to Raw or Smackdown, but if a spot opens up where he fits the role needed, he'll excel.

I don't see him ever being WWE World Champion, but he's a very solid veteran pick up, and if he stays in NXT he'll be a very important part of getting some of those young guys main roster ready.

 

[Dagger Dias]

I absolutely do NOT want Eric Young in NXT. I detested him in TNA (with the small exception of the World Elite angle) so he is quite literally the last person I wanted to see show up at NXT. He's not funny, he's not entertaining, and he's not worth pushing. He'll be fast forwarded anytime he has a match or a promo. I'd rather watch The Bella Twins than Eric Young, and my dislike of the Bellas isn't a big secret around here, so that should tell you everything. Why NXT would waste their time on him is beyond me.

 

[JJYanks121]

I'll offer up a different perspective as to why I don't want Eric Young in NXT.

When NXT became an entity separate of being a pseudo-reality show, what made it cool was having up and coming guys making a name for themselves in NXT. Names like Rollins, Ambrose, Langston, Reigns, and Wyatt were given a platform to introduce themselves to part of the WWE universe and it worked like a charm.

To help get these talents over, lower level WWE talents would go down there for matches from time to time, simply to help with credibility. It was a formula that worked, and my fear is that NXT is starting to get away from this winning formula.

Over the past few months, we've seen Samoa Joe come to NXT, followed by Austin Aries, followed by Bobby Roode appearing in the crowd at the last Takeover, and finally Eric Young appearing on NXT. That's 4 names directly from the upper card of TNA and due to name recognition, it's hard not to react to them and want them pushed. If that's the case, where does that leave anybody else?

I for one do not want NXT turning into "what should have been theater" for TNA. I want it to be a place where guys go with the goal of making it to WWE. Be it from New Japan, ROH, other indies, TNA, or nowhere, the mixture should be evident. We do not need NXT to be TNA alumni dominant. That does nothing for WWE. What needs to be happening is young talents need to be cultivated. That can't happen with this overflow of former TNA stars. That's my reasoning for not wanting Eric Young here. It's simply becoming too much.

 

[Hyorinmaru]

I seem to be in the minority when I say I've enjoyed everything I've seen EY do. From his time in Team Canada to World Elite to a comedy jobber and everything in between.

What some people are forgetting is that all he's ever done is what he was told. Pro wrestlers have people that they answer to just like any profession so I take it all with a grain of salt.

His versatility means he can work with anyone in any angle and I'm excited and happy to see him in a program I actually watch.

 

[The Samoan Heritage]

I'm neutral. If he's on I'll watch him, but he's one of those guys that does their job well but ultimately just can't make me get behind him fully. I mean all of the gimmicks he had in TNA he did well, but I was never fully 100% invested.

He's a great talent to utlise no doubt but ultimately I'm not tuning in to soley see him.

Couldn't have said it better. I will give Young his dues, he's very talented and does an awesome job with every gimmick he's given but I don't care much to see him. I hope only the best for Young, but if he couldn't get over in TNA, I doubt he will get over much in wwe.

 

[Alex]

I'll offer up a different perspective as to why I don't want Eric Young in NXT.

When NXT became an entity separate of being a pseudo-reality show, what made it cool was having up and coming guys making a name for themselves in NXT. Names like Rollins, Ambrose, Langston, Reigns, and Wyatt were given a platform to introduce themselves to part of the WWE universe and it worked like a charm.

To help get these talents over, lower level WWE talents would go down there for matches from time to time, simply to help with credibility. It was a formula that worked, and my fear is that NXT is starting to get away from this winning formula.

Over the past few months, we've seen Samoa Joe come to NXT, followed by Austin Aries, followed by Bobby Roode appearing in the crowd at the last Takeover, and finally Eric Young appearing on NXT. That's 4 names directly from the upper card of TNA and due to name recognition, it's hard not to react to them and want them pushed. If that's the case, where does that leave anybody else?

I for one do not want NXT turning into "what should have been theater" for TNA. I want it to be a place where guys go with the goal of making it to WWE. Be it from New Japan, ROH, other indies, TNA, or nowhere, the mixture should be evident. We do not need NXT to be TNA alumni dominant. That does nothing for WWE. What needs to be happening is young talents need to be cultivated. That can't happen with this overflow of former TNA stars. That's my reasoning for not wanting Eric Young here. It's simply becoming too much.

But cultivating talent is good regardless of where they came from. I mean heck NXT had/has Owens, Zayn, Rollins, Balor, Nakamura (the last two came from NJPW arguably the second largest wrestling company in the world) And regardless of whether they came from WWE's farm system or a different company or the indies they're still trying to make a name in WWE. And I'd like to believe that's the essence of NXT

 

[TellMeWhy]

Couldn't have said it better. I will give Young his dues, he's very talented and does an awesome job with every gimmick he's given but I don't care much to see him. I hope only the best for Young, but if he couldn't get over in TNA, I doubt he will get over much in wwe.

Couldn't get over how?? EY literally got over every single gimmick he was given in TNA no matter how crap it was. He is a guy that made the most of his opportunity. For you to sit there and say "he couldn't get over in TNA" shows you have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[d_henderson1810]

Eric Young winning the TNA world title made me stop watching TNA. I never really had anything against him as a performer but his literal one week push from comedy jobber to world champ was absurd.

I was very surprised to hear about his debut in NXT, and it wasn't really in a good way. He can wrestle, he can do promos, but is he really anything special in either area? I just can't help but feel he would be a waste of a roster space.

That being said I saw nothing of his world title reign or his work since, so it's possible he's done some great work I have not seen. But this is probably the only free agent signing ive been against.

I heard that Eric Young was given the TNA title, because they thought that people would get behind like WWE fans did with Daniel Bryan. Eric Young was made the "Daniel Bryan" of TNA at the time (copying WWE) and since Bryan won the belt, and came from underdog to the top, they did the same with Eric Young.

However, the difference is that Bryan had an already built-in fanbase, and the fans legitimately thought that Bryan was getting buried, so they backed him. EY was portrayed as a goofball who had no built-in fanbase, and was more sloppily pushed, and no-one felt that he was given unfair treatment by TNA in real life.

I don't have a problem if Eric Young goes to TNA, but only if they build him better, and not do stupid things with him like "Super Eric".

 

[ShinChan]

I would have swayed towards no if I hadn't seen his NxT debut match against the NxT Champion Samoa Joe.

But after I saw it, Its a Yes! from me for Eric Young in NxT. The match was good enough to impress me.

He may not be special but he is good enough to be in NxT. His facial expressions during his entrance were good enough and promo was nearly good.

I am expecting an Eric Young Vs. Bobby Roode match at NxT TakeOver in June.