They don't have to be getting paid a ton. They just need to be getting paid more than NJPW.
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They don't have to be getting paid a ton. They just need to be getting paid more than NJPW.
Bluekaveli
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You won't miss anything
shaowebb
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Not unless The Bullet Club call up skips NXT and goes straight to the main show. Doubt its this soon anyhow. Wouldn't be a bad invasion angle though. Just who the hell do you use to work them? Not many in WWE can keep up in the top card.
avengers23
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Haha, I guess neither Cheech nor Cloudy could get booked unless they were tagging together.
avengers23
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Not exclusively NJPW, but the Fight Network's Japanese Audio Wrestling podcast, featuring the author of the recent history of NJPW book, is good. Alan 4L's most recent show for the F4WOnline network is a 2015 retrospective of NJPW. The Voices of Wrestling Network's Purocast and main podcast also cover NJPW regularly.
Bluekaveli
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Too early for them to debut.
Save it for the Raw after WM(invasion or nWo angle).
And I said before, I'd have them be in business for themselves. Saying they're better than all of the talent on the roster. If you have Balor join them, mention who they stick him in NXT to keep him from running through all of the main guys on the roster.
Have them be their own group, fighting the good and the authority.
And Observer Radio covers it on a regular basis as well.
It'll be this.
I can see the Summer program now. Japan's hottest star against...Roman Reigns.
they only reason why I can see them rushing the debut of AJ and Shinsuke is how thin their roster is atm and they have to sell out a 100k seat stadium in April. Not that either guy is a huge draw for the traditional WWE fan but I fail to see any alternatives. At least those two guys were huge stars in Japan and know how to put on a fantastic match.
realistically the best time to debut them would be the NXT Takeover on Mania weekend or the Raw after Mania.
realistically the best time to debut them would be the NXT Takeover on Mania weekend or the Raw after Mania.
I don't understand this rushing talk.
If they have WWE contracts, what good would it do to bench them for months? Pay them large sums of dollars for shits and giggles? Pay them a ton to perform for the Full Sail smarks to chant some dumb shit at them?
Get them on the main roster as soon as you can.
If they have WWE contracts, what good would it do to bench them for months? Pay them large sums of dollars for shits and giggles? Pay them a ton to perform for the Full Sail smarks to chant some dumb shit at them?
Get them on the main roster as soon as you can.
My thoughts as well, because man do they need them.
Bluekaveli
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They need to clear goat face asap
Bluekaveli
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The freebirds are rumoured to go in as well
Not like he can do anything else at this point.
¡HarlequinPanic!
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gonna be honest, can't wait to hear his speech.
can pass on flair's bumbling induction of him, though.
can pass on flair's bumbling induction of him, though.
He can't speak english and strong style won't work in WWE, I know you guys all want him to be the savior of this company but he won't. He might end up winning a tag team title at some point, and MAYBE even a midcard title, but that's pushing it.
Keep those NJPW memories close because you'll need them
Keep those NJPW memories close because you'll need them
it doesn't make sense considering how thin the main roster is yet they're doing that very thing with Joe and Balor. WWE doesn't usually make sense.
god damn just give him a run in NXT >_<
Bluekaveli
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What the fuck is a TNA Hall of Fame?
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Heyman will be Nakamura's Gary Hart
He can speak English and he's not really that "Strong Style" despite the moniker.
It's even more illustrious than WWE's. Only 5 people are in it. Sting, Kurt Angle, Team 3D, and Jeff Jarrett.
So does Cesaro, but apparently that's not english to Vince
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How do you figure justifying this stupid-ass statement?
Only one of whom is still in the company, and said person is leaving soon.
Between those 4 ropes!
Don't be so salty, i'm just as sad as you that Nakamura won't work in WWE but i'm not gonna be delusional about it
Bluekaveli
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Get this out of my face
I can see AJ at the Rumble but the other three are still technically signed to NJPW. That being said, I'm assuming the main reason for this talent raid is because of how injury plagued the current roster is so they should want them on the main roster ASAP. Although they could always go to NXT and have a few guys who have been in NXT for a while get called up.
It's why Ahmed Johnson never climbed to the top of the card.
Bluekaveli
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He'll be in there next year
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He'll be whatever, we'll see if he even ends up there. I'm not concerned about it in one way or the other. The tireless fantasy booking since WK10 is wearing me down to a nub.
Will TNA outlive Kurt? I say yes.
Nakamura can speak english.
Bluekaveli
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That, kidney problems, and questioning Vince on being a racist.
As much as I like what we have gotten out of Balor in NXT he is one of those guys that really didn't need to be there. Owens probably as well and why Samoa Joe is there is also beyond me.
Damn! That's not nice.
How could they ignore what a safe and sharp worker he was.
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It's important to state that they're very good to have in NXT for a lot of the things they're doing off-TV with the talent. Training with them, sharing their knowledge, and more - it's invaluable for their upcoming crop of people, and it really, REALLY helps young wrusslers to spend time wrusslin' someone very different with a lot of knowledge, as opposed to rookies vs rookies.
WWE is not afraid of talking about him and he seem to pretty on pretty good grounds with everyone who would make that decision so hell probably get in when he is semiretired or offically done with TNA.
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