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April Wrasslin' |OT| A Max Landis Production
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daemissary
Member
I just realized that they didn't do the Drifter/Crews match at Takeover. Not that I'm complaining but that's kinda weird, right?
serenewarfare
Banned
Meltzer on WOR just said there's rumors of A FORTY-FIVE FOOT DROP in the HIAC match.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Nah. Last Takeover they had like 10 matches scheduled and maybe 5 or 6 actually happened on the special, the rest were taped to air on filler NXT shows I think. Same happened here, the poster listed NXT for 9, and that's when the show started. Takeover didn't start until 10, I think they had one other match than Crews'.
Jimmy King
Member
Make it 46 so they can say it's a foot for each year of Shane's life.
serenewarfare
Banned
They taped it before Takeover started. It'll air next week on NXT TV.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
Shane gonna use those mechanical arms in the set to put up a second HIAC. On top of the first.
Jimmy King
Member
blackaroni
Member
Datakaveli, what are you watching?
Jimmy King
Member
serenewarfare
Banned
So Data, how was Kaiju?
blackaroni
Member
Stro must be stopped!
Kaiju Big Battle
So-so until the main event. The main event is a wonderful mess in all the right ways.
Dr Cube cut a promo building up Ibushi and everyone expected Ibushi, Dr Cube goes ,'3x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, IWGP Intercontinental champoion, KOTA IBUSHI' and he points to the entrance and the fans all get up and then he immediately goes, '...WONT BE HERE TONIGHT HAHAHA APRIL FOOLS'
then one of the minions
reveals to be Ibushi to a huge reaction. And then it's like 8 minutes of Ibushi literally chasing Dr Cube around the arena and for some reason, it's the most entertaining 8 minutes I've ever seen in comedy wrestling. Then Ibushi wrestles a stuffed inanimate version of one of the Kaiju, Yoshiko style and fucking Masada randomly shows up next to Ibushi for no reason whatsoever other than I guess he was there?
Wow. I just got home around 1:30.. watched the entire Takeover. Its about 3:30 am now.
Nakamura vs Zayn was the greatest match of all time.
I might be marking out a bit, but I know for certain its the greatest match ive ever seen personally. What a fucking incredible performance.
And his theme... also the greatest of all time.
Nakamura vs Zayn was the greatest match of all time.
I might be marking out a bit, but I know for certain its the greatest match ive ever seen personally. What a fucking incredible performance.
And his theme... also the greatest of all time.
UberTag
Member
I actually wouldn't mind if Funaki stuck around in an on-screen capacity with Nakamura (and/or Ibushi or Itami). He looks good in a suit.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
After what happened last night, I'm calling it. Bayley shows up on Raw next Monday, Leva Bates comes to NXT full time to be Joshi Goldberg's latest victim.
UberTag
Member
You could make that argument for just about anyone on NXT.
If they have talent, they mean something on that roster.
Whereas everyone on the main roster is chopped liver unless they're Cena or Reigns.
And if they're NOT chopped liver, Stephanie has to emasculate them publically and slap them until they ARE chopped liver.
They are doing a lot better with KO than I expected. Although a lot of that has to do with his natural ability to punctuate the wrestling with good personality and mic work.
The common thread amongst squandered NXT talent is that: if you can't talk at a high level, you're midcard at best (Cesaro, Neville, Kalisto) or DOA (Breeze). They don't know how to or don't care to even try to structure a program to hide weaknesses on the mic.
It's why Bray and Owens are setup at the higher end of the card. It's why Big E just recently is.
Which is why I think Enzo and Cass are going to do way better than Sami, Bailey, Asuka, Emma pt2, Crews, etc.
And it's a late topic, but I can appreciate the risk LU took with the booking of Matanza vs Pentagon. Taking one of their most popular stars and having him mercilessly destroyed by their new guy. There's a difference in that match I hadn't heard in LU before. There's this weird quietness for parts of the match. Like people in the crowd are having to parse what's happening to the fan favorite.
Which is only going to make it a bigger deal when Pentagon comes back as Super Shin Pentagon.
Which is only going to make it a bigger deal when Pentagon comes back as Super Shin Pentagon.
Discotheque
Banned
the teamwork on display from revival was so good. that's the best tag match i've seen in a long ass time.
edit: and god damn. what a match to leave NXT on for sami zayn. him and shinsuke rocked it.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The only thing I thought was weird was the ending to the Asuka match. I guess it felt anti-climactic.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The reason why KO is at the high end of the card is because KO constantly sells merch and shills the merch.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Vince respects that (apparently legit)
Absolutely. Despite what he'd have you believe, I guarantee it's why Punk got all the big feuds he got and wasn't fired for his 'attitude.'
It's why I have to roll my eyes when people act like standing up to Vince is going to get them fired. Like that has ever happened.
I still remember Kofi basically had to fight Vince to keep his job.
A bizarro fucking world where NOT engaging in fisticuffs with your boss means you lose your job.
Officerrob
Banned
Vince willing to sacrifice his son
Bluekaveli
Member
I'm going to enjoy every moment of it too and I'm going to make sure to ask all of the crybaby geeks are they going to cry some more because Shane is doing what they said WWE won't allow. I'm sick of all this moaning and whining, save that shit for your therapist. This is a motherfucking wrestling thread where only Alphas can survive. If I start detecting beta in your blood, then you gots to go. Now say something stupid Paul!
The drop is Sting coming in
reptilescorpio
Member
Agree 100%, basically everyone leaving WWE says that don't they? If you don't have balls and show it you will just end up as midcard meat. Demand that brass ring.
Bluekaveli
Member
Gable is safe for now
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
So, while looking for Nakamura's new music, I found a video (https://youtu.be/Uo1lldedvTk) of this woman, Kay Suzuki (Queen of String Style) playing his NJPW theme on violin. My initial reaction to his music (https://youtu.be/PJjZM5zFGuA) was that it's anime as fuck, but it's been growing on me the more I listen to it. If this lady has anything to do with it, the story alone would vault it to number one in my heart.
The Silver
Member
As someone who doesn't really watch much other wrestling besides matches here and there and have to listen to "you people" overhype every new hot indie darling(Styles, Devitt. Owens, Sami, Dean, Bryan, etc etc etc etc) None of them debuted and then instantly lived up to and surpassed that hype like Nakamura has, didn't know much about him but goddamn from what I saw tonight that man is a complete 100% star.
If Vince and his goons find some way to ruin him on the main roster.......... they did it to Punk and Nexus......all I can do is hope
If Vince and his goons find some way to ruin him on the main roster.......... they did it to Punk and Nexus......all I can do is hope
Bluekaveli
Member
Yesterday, but didn't know if it was real or not. Has it been confirmed now?Posted?
TarpitCarnivore
Member
Just watched the Nakamura entrance and it was really damn good. I worry how well it will do on the larger stage because they're all about lighting it up brighter than the sun
British Monsoon
Member
That's because he's been legitimately one of the best wrestlers in the world for years now and WWE changed very, very little of his act - that was Nakamura exactly as you would have seen him in New Japan. Of the guys you listed, Bryan was forced to change the most, AJ changed very little and everyone else was somewhere in between.