Oct 5, 2022 1:40:14 GMT X-zero said:

This look scream I am a fan from the crowd.

tbh so does the name Hank Walker

'british accent'

rasslin fans really will chant anything won't we?

HOLY SHIT THE NEW MEMBER OF SCHISM IS

uh i don't know who that is

i just realized indi hartwell had a story arc where her family was all gone and she was alone (austin theory called up, candace lerae out on maternity leave, johnny downsized) but when the garganos got rehired this has been reframed to 'her whole family ditched her'

Oct 26, 2022 1:30:56 GMT Michinokudriver said:

HOLY SHIT THE NEW MEMBER OF SCHISM IS

uh i don't know who that is

She looks great, but name change or not the word is out and her father's success is going to loom over her entire career. I hope she has what it takes to excel and make a name for herself.

Today's episode of NXT, is bought to you by the word, nepotism.

You guys catch Vic mentioning the technical difficulties throughout the show? I think it’s part of the Scrypts thing

Nov 2, 2022 3:50:20 GMT surrender said:

You guys catch Vic mentioning the technical difficulties throughout the show? I think it’s part of the Scrypts thing

Hearing this might be the cause of Dijak the Hijack. Probably his Retribution for the years of not being used. 

I just saw the latest vignette for Scrypts... Why? Why oh why? Can't the dude just walk out and be Dijakovic without the bullshit? We know who he is. He'd probably get a hero's welcome as Dijak.

Correction : another vignette played some another guy, who I am convinced is Dijak. 

Yeah, the direction of the two vignettes are certainly… a choice. Scrypts seems to be a rehash of early Retribution while the Dijak promos sound a lot like Judgment Day.

I rewatched the main event this week again... how long before Bron is called up to the main roster? He's leaps and bounds ahead of where Roman Reigns was when he was called up and I'd almost suggest a trios format like The Shield ( obviously not ripping off The Shield ) with guys like Hayes & Waller.

If you think about how those early Shield matches were booked, it was organised-chaos. Hayes, and even Waller to an extent would provide the high spots similarly to Rollins, and to an extent Ambrose. And Bron would be the wrecking-ball similarly to Reigns. But by highlighting the strengths of each performer, it masked their weaknesses.

NXT does a great job of crafting entrances



I know the wait until the *ding* 🛎️ had everyone wondering wtf was going on.

Nov 2, 2022 22:23:01 GMT NATH45 said:

I rewatched the main event this week again... how long before Bron is called up to the main roster? He's leaps and bounds ahead of where Roman Reigns was when he was called up and I'd almost suggest a trios format like The Shield ( obviously not ripping off The Shield ) with guys like Hayes & Waller.

If you think about how those early Shield matches were booked, it was organised-chaos. Hayes, and even Waller to an extent would provide the high spots similarly to Rollins, and to an extent Ambrose. And Bron would be the wrecking-ball similarly to Reigns. But by highlighting the strengths of each performer, it masked their weaknesses.

I got Bron debuting at the rumble and dominating.

Too bad we'll never get a Big E/Brom tussle at the RR.

I can't tell if the fans are chanting Wagner or Breakker

that seemed like an exceedingly long zoey stark promo

Vic:

Crews came to win! Crews came to make a point tonight here on NXT!

Booker:

...the hell?

Damn, Mandy has gotten really good at her promos.

I missed it, who is this guy doing the Bret Hart bit?

EDIT: also i guess it's supposedly appropriate because he's a heel but the joke dies out completely when you do it too many times in a row

geez jensen coulda gotten a concussion off that dive

but then nearly copped a feel on kiana james so all told i guess it was a good night for him?

Interesting match, this Iron Survivor Challenge thing.

This Iron Survivor match description already sounds like a cluster

almost as convoluted as TNA's King of the Mountain bout with the various qualifications and eligibilities

Nov 16, 2022 2:40:01 GMT CM Punk'd said:

Interesting match, this Iron Survivor Challenge thing.

Fundamentally too many rules for my liking. Most pinfalls/DQ's wins but you have to keep track of five people, and a penalty box?

Nov 16, 2022 2:42:48 GMT Michinokudriver said:

Nov 16, 2022 2:40:01 GMT CM Punk'd said:

Interesting match, this Iron Survivor Challenge thing.

Fundamentally too many rules for my liking. Most pinfalls/DQ's wins but you have to keep track of five people, and a penalty box?

Scoreboards?  Multiple refs?

um is the ref *supposed* to move the ladder like that during a match

like 'oh no someone might fall on it, better slide it out of everyone's way'

Oh good, another unhinged Scottish woman.

Nov 16, 2022 2:54:51 GMT CM Punk'd said:

Nov 16, 2022 2:42:48 GMT Michinokudriver said:

Fundamentally too many rules for my liking. Most pinfalls/DQ's wins but you have to keep track of five people, and a penalty box?

Scoreboards?  Multiple refs?

Multiple refs will have to be a must, there could potentially be two pins happening at the same time.

I'm never really a fan of multiple-person matches tbh, I know the vibe is supposed to be super chaotic but comes across as sloppy to me - the vibe they're going for is chaotic but to me it's a bunch of non-connected things that happen and then someone wins.

IMO with five people, and Royal Rumble timers, and scoreboards, and Iron Man timers, and penalty boxes also with timers, it'll be a huge mess.

Also, can somebody please workshop with Indi Hartwell to find her a better finisher? Everything she’s tried has been F L O P S

Nov 16, 2022 2:40:01 GMT CM Punk'd said:

Interesting match, this Iron Survivor Challenge thing.

It's alright I guess, pretty much combining the Championship Scramble with Impact Wrestling's King of the Mountain match.