The NXT Thread Is Like Ring of Honor's Bay-Bay!

[Good Golly It's Ollie]

I was honestly hesitant that they were going again, but having seen it, I could watch Revival versus Alpha forever.

It's a completely different match every time. They always put something new over on each other, and Revival are always playing some new bastard tactic to win.

Also how cute is that pic of Nakamura with Balor's parents

 

[klunderbunker]

NXT
Date: July 13, 2016
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves

It’s a big show this week as we’ve finally reached the showdown between Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura. This is another instance of NXT building up a match to be a huge deal and it’s made things feel even bigger than they would have otherwise. It’s likely that the winner will face Samoa Joe for the title in Brooklyn at the next Takeover. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

One More Match

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

Again, Finn didn't really seem to get out of second gear, so I'm starting to doubt he even can anymore.

Good TV match obviously, but not as good as Sami vs Nakamura. Also, the commercial breaks were infuriating, seeing as they own the fucking network and should have just not had the breaks to interrupt the flow of the match.

 

[.]

The spoilers from last night read amazingly.

 

[nightmare]

Oh boy. The next special is going to be fantastic.

 

[Uncle Sam]

It sounds as if I'll be getting back off the Balor bandwagon. Was I ever on it?

 

[nightmare]

The lad has been pretty meh in my book for 90% of his stay so far. I started referring to him as Not Neville because I have found myself thinking how much more entertaining some of his matches would have been had he been replaced with the King of Space Wizards.

If Finn doesnt turn it up to 11 upon his main roster debut, this may become a very expensive case of the should have been's.

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

If Finn doesnt turn it up to 11 upon his main roster debut, this may become a very expensive case of the should have been's.

...what?

Just because he has underwhelming matches doesn't mean he'll be a failure. Half the roster has underwhelming matches and it's fine.

He sells T-Shirts to grown men, face paint to little kids and erotic fanfiction to women. He's a walking cash cow and he'll be a roaring success, just with always slightly shitter matches than you're expecting.

 

[Nate DaMac]

I'm getting kinda sick of Rhyno.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

...what?

Just because he has underwhelming matches doesn't mean he'll be a failure. Half the roster has underwhelming matches and it's fine.

He sells T-Shirts to grown men, face paint to little kids and erotic fanfiction to women. He's a walking cash cow and he'll be a roaring success, just with always slightly shitter matches than you're expecting.

Yep. Hence why he was the face of NXT during its biggest growth period and will be a huge star up top. If he was a little younger I wouldn't be surprised to see him get the Sheamus/Roman Reigns treatment

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

Yep. Hence why he was the face of NXT during its biggest growth period and will be a huge star up top. If he was a little younger I wouldn't be surprised to see him get the Sheamus/Roman Reigns treatment

 

[Nate DaMac]

I thought the match was excellent.

 

[Blade]

I thought the match was excellent.

It was. People are stupid.

I don't normally get emotional watching wrestling, but Finn knew it was his last match in NXT, and he was barely containing his tears at the end. Feels.

 

[Richard Blonoff]

I'm getting kinda sick of Rhyno.

I feel ya.

His initial return was cool for the nostalgia and total randomness factor and I think he helped Corbin a decent amount, but, to me at least, he doesn't offer much else going forward.

It was. People are stupid.

I don't normally get emotional watching wrestling, but Finn knew it was his last match in NXT, and he was barely containing his tears at the end. Feels.

Mark.

Actually, you never talk to me anymore B-Lad, how you doing these days?

 

[Blade]

Mark.

Actually, you never talk to me anymore B-Lad, how you doing these days?

Who are you?

Ha. Banter.

I am doing excellent these days. Swamped with work, but I happen to love my job, so it's all good. How 'bout you, bae?

 

[Skairipa Matrix]

Yeah I don't get why anybody would be talking shit about Finn or the match after watching it. I thought it was a great match and a good swan song for Finn as I'm sure he's debuting Tuesday night or at Battleground.

 

[nightmare]

Never said the match was shit. Just saying he has not really clicked with me & for such a big name, I thought he would have been putting up better showings. His NXT stuff for the most part has been less than what I have seen him do on a pretty consistent basis. Since his debut I have been caring less and less. Maybe it is just that time to leave & the move is all he needs to get back to being bad ass.

 

[Nate DaMac]

This is super cool.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BH3WSJchHw0/

 

[Blade]

Never said the match was shit. Just saying he has not really clicked with me & for such a big name, I thought he would have been putting up better showings. His NXT stuff for the most part has been less than what I have seen him do on a pretty consistent basis. Since his debut I have been caring less and less. Maybe it is just that time to leave & the move is all he needs to get back to being bad ass.

Rewatching the match, the thing I noticed was that Nakamura was letting the match down. The sudden non-selling of the knee was really annoying. But Finn seems to be getting all the criticism...

Between hitting the Coup de Grace on a running opponent, and that nasty superkick to Nakamura's knee, Finn easily had the best moments of the match.

Yes, I'm a mark for Finn, but I'm being pretty objective here.

This is super cool.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BH3WSJchHw0/

Pretty awesome, but it's missing Bayley.

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

Again, not saying the match was bad, but Finn just hasn't had an all time classic match in NXT yet, whereas everyone expects Nakamura to have 5 star classics after his match with Zayn.

Finn is still a tremendous wrestler, but he's just not quite at that level, even though there's this expectation that he should be banging out all time classics.

 

[One Punch Doug Crashin]

This match was 5 star for a televised match. I thought it was fine.

 

[justinsayne]

Pretty awesome, but it's missing Bayley.

Bayley was busy making this little girls life

https://www.instagram.com/p/BH3KQ0XB9lV/?taken-by=wwenxt&hl=en

 

[nightmare]

Bayley is the only clear true successor to John Cena at this point. Think about it. If handled right, she could be the best person WWE has in terms of PR, appearances, merch, etc. Potentially she would be most super over babyface of the last 20 years.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

Nakamura matches will be much better once we don't know who's going to win. I.e. versus Samoa Joe.

 

[justinsayne]

Bayley is the only clear true successor to John Cena at this point. Think about it. If handled right, she could be the best person WWE has in terms of PR, appearances, merch, etc. Potentially she would be most super over babyface of the last 20 years.

I think all that could be true for Sami Zayn as well.