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

[One Punch Doug Crashin]

Kota Ibushi and Gran Metalik have signed NXT contracts.

 

[Blade]

More importantly, they did the Nakamura pose with Bayley:



Shinsuke using the ref is hilarious. And now they're all going to Raw or Smackdown...

 

[justinsayne]

Moving Nakamura up this soon would be a little surprising, felt like they were building toward him vs. Joe at Brooklyn. I'd like to see them hold off on Bayley until just after SSlam.

 

[Uncle Sam]

More importantly, they did the Nakamura pose with Bayley:



Shinsuke using the ref is hilarious. And now they're all going to Raw or Smackdown...

I'm marking out, bro!

 

[a0161613]

I'm not sure Bayley is going up yet. Alpha might, Shinsuke definitely isn't. Balor is destined and I just hope that they don't mess with the current plans for The Club too much. The six man at Battleground has huge potential.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

Nak will probably be King of NXT for a bit before feuding with Roode, Aries (maybe?), Almas and maybe some others before coming up, let's say either for Mania 33 or just after it.

Bayley will be up by summer's end to give the divided division a shot in the arm on whichever show needs it.

American Alpha will fill a similar role but with the tag division.

And Finn...I don't even know at this point. I just feel he's going to stay away from Styles, Anderson and Gallows in the immediacy and maybe be pit against AJ in time for a big time Mania match.

 

[Барбоса]

Is it not okay for me to still want Nakamura to do a bit more... er... wrestling?

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

Is it not okay for me to still want Nakamura to do a bit more... er... wrestling?

Do you mean less of the signature stuff and more general wrestling or do you mean storytelling wise? I think he's certainly getting better at the latter, and at a much accelerated rate versus say Hideo Itami.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Moving Nakamura up this soon would be a little surprising, felt like they were building toward him vs. Joe at Brooklyn. I'd like to see them hold off on Bayley until just after SSlam.

They are. He was probably just helping a sendoff for the other four

 

[Барбоса]

Do you mean less of the signature stuff and more general wrestling or do you mean storytelling wise?

Both. A bit more than kicks of various kinds would be nice.

Oh, and some more consistent selling would help.

 

[Baller]

6 NXT superstars getting drafted according to wwe.com

 

[Uncle Sam]

We need to start talking about just how good Samoa Joe is on the microphone on a more regular basis.

 

[a0161613]

I really liked his promo and while I thought Rhyno's appearance was kind of unnecessary, it wouldn't have made any sense for Joe to come out, speak and then go. Rhyno will be this cycles' Eric Young and there's nothing wrong with that.

Nak vs Joe is going to be awesome.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

Joe has always been amazing on the mic wherever he's been, glad others realize it.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Oh yeah, Eric Young. Where'd he go?

My loyal fans will be disappointed to know that I actually really liked the Nakamura/Balor match. Nakamura maybe undersold the legs but at least he sold them.

 

[Blade]

I'm going to assume that means you're now a total mark for Finn.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

That Joe promo was class

 

[klunderbunker]

NXT
Date: July 20, 2016
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves

We’re heading towards Brooklyn and it’s going to be a few weeks before we can really feel the differences from the Draft. There are three matches scheduled for tonight with the headliner of American Alpha vs. the Authors of Pain in the Authors’ first match on the show. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

Those Final Shows

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Oh shit.

The thread needs a new name.


The NXT thread is a perfect TEN!

??

 

[klunderbunker]

That work?

 

[Mighty NorCal]

and jordan??

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

That Authors of Pain/American Alpha match was shockingly great.

The big lads were bumping all over the place, but still came off as killers. Top stuff.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Colour me unsurprised. I just bet Jordan throws one of those big fellas across the ring.

I've got to wait until the end of the day to watch this week's edition, so I'll start thinking up names for the Authors of Pain's fanbase. The Librarians of Pain? The Publishers of Pain? The Reading Club of Pain?

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

Colour me unsurprised. I just bet Jordan throws one of those big fellas across the ring.

Popped right up out of my chair when he did.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I fucking knew it.