08-16-2022, 10:39 PM | #441 |
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After tonight I don’t think NXT UK has long left - saying they spoiled the UK title championship winner before it even aired. Also they had to cancel 2 weeks worth of shows as the BT sports studio being used for football coverage instead.
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08-17-2022, 01:32 PM | #442 |
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I thought they hadn’t crowned Bate as winner yet! Seems like a bit of a UK invasion. Might spell the end, might be a call up (across?) for some, or maybe just something to do while they can’t record at BT? Maybe they’ve brought the whole brand over for a holiday?
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08-17-2022, 04:39 PM | #443 |
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I don’t really see the point in NXT UK. There’s some talented guys there. Just bring them over.
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08-18-2022, 12:31 PM | #444 |
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I would try and find out from my source but haven’t had a chance to for a while.
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08-18-2022, 01:08 PM | #445 |
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Apparently UK is done as of September 4th with a Worlds Collide event. Then NXT Europe is due in 2023.
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08-18-2022, 02:52 PM | #446 |
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08-18-2022, 03:10 PM | #447 |
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Tons of NXT UK talent released today:
-Amale -Ashton Smith -Dave Mastiff -Emilia McKenzie -Flash Morgan Webster -Jack Starz -Mark Andrews -Sha Samuels -Wild Boar |
08-18-2022, 03:28 PM | #448 | |
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Sha Samuels is a good comedy character, he would have made a good tag team with Noam Dar. I know a few of those guys are in no position at the moment to move over to the USA for personal reasons so this may have played a hand in the decisions too. |
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08-19-2022, 02:08 AM | #449 |
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Some suggested changes for NXT:
* The 24/7 division guys could help out the shows there. Akira Tozawa and Reggie would fit right in, as would Dana Brooke and Tamina, giving it an “NXT Redemption” kind of vibe. * Paul Heyman should try and recruit Solo Sikoa for The Bloodline. Sikoa knocks the deal back so Heyman puts a bounty on Sikoa’s head. Good story for a top face that isn’t Bron Breakker. * Timothy Thatcher & Hideki Suzuki against The Creed Brothers, pls. * Tyler Breeze & Fandango to return and feud with Pretty Deadly for a snippet. Then Fandango “snaps” because this is his last chance to become the biggest mainstream star in professional wrestling history. The feud ends up involving Shawn Michaels due to Rockers split similarities. * Julius Creed should win won sort of breakout tournament at some point. Brutus Creed & Damon Kemp can become the team. * Do the Cruiserweight Classic but as a tournament within the confines of NXT. Include main roster guys that fit the weight limit — Rey Mysterio, Ricochet, etc. * Have a bunch of Attitude era wrestlers who are still working crash NXT as a disgruntled veterans’ union. Scotty 2 Hotty, The Headbangers, Tajiri, 2 Cold Scorpio — I’m sure there are more names out there. * Axelmania needs to run wild. * If you re-hire Bray Wyatt, NXT is the place for him, and the group should be him, Bo Dallas and Erick Rowan. Have the story be he’s purposely trying to affect the future of wrestling. * A lot of the SmackDown women can be moved back to NXT too. Shotzi & Aliyah immediately come to mind. |
08-19-2022, 08:07 AM | #450 |
It's a blood match!
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That's probably my favorite booking you've come up with as a whole.
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08-19-2022, 08:10 AM | #451 |
It's a blood match!
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Attitude era stable would be awesome and hilarious and probably provide some surprises in the ring I bet.
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08-19-2022, 02:10 PM | #452 |
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Updated releases:
Flash Morgan Webster Wild Boar Jack Starz Mark Andrews Amale Emilia McKenzie Kirsty Bosley (Ring Announcer) Dave Mastiff Ashton Smith Sha Samuels Nina Samuels Sam Gradwell Dani Luna Primate Rohan Raja Kenny Williams Amir Jordan Also rumored released by PWI: Trent Seven Sid Scala Eddie Dennis T-Bone Teoman Xia Brookside Saxon Huxley |
08-19-2022, 03:12 PM | #453 |
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Yeah they didn't do any "Future Endeavors" notice for NXT UK. The talent confirmed to be gone all broke the news themselves on Twitter and the rumored ones haven't tweeted anything but got moved to the Alumni section, so the writing was on the wall there.
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08-19-2022, 03:15 PM | #454 |
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So this is all that's left on the NXT UK roster page:
A-Kid (already is in the US as Axiom) Aleah James Andy Shepherd (announcer) Aoife Valkyrie Blair Davenport Charlie Dempsey Ilja Dragunov Isla Dawn Jinny Joe Coffey Johnny Saint Joseph Connors Mark Coffey Meiko Satomura Nigel McGuinnes Noam Dar Oliver Carter Rampage Brown Rohan Raja (confirmed his own release but they apparently forgot to move him) Stevie Turner Tyler Bate Wolfgang |
08-19-2022, 03:18 PM | #455 |
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Bate is obviously US-bound. As is Jinny presumably as she's with Gunther. Dragunov has been speculated to be on the way over too for a while.
Meiko might come to the PC to be a trainer as that was her main role in the UK even though she's the champion there too. I imagine Gallus, Isla, Davenport, Dempsey etc will just hang back and wait for NXT Europe to start. |
08-19-2022, 03:38 PM | #456 |
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Gallus amd Davenport were literally the first 2 acts to debut on NXT 2.0.
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08-19-2022, 04:23 PM | #457 |
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Oh I've not watched the show in a long time nor even really kept on top of what is going on. Well good for them. I remember enjoying Gallus the last time I saw them, but it was ages ago.
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08-19-2022, 05:26 PM | #458 |
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If I see Bate or Seven in Tescos again soon I will try and find out if they have any more info. Would have loved to see British Strong Style on the main roster, gutted.
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08-19-2022, 08:40 PM | #459 |
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Meiko Satomura, Nigel McGuinness, Tyler Bate and Ilja Dragunov is all you need.
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08-20-2022, 10:51 AM | #460 |
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Don’t think you’ll be seeing Bate in Tesco for a while. Seven more likely and might explain why he looked so glum the last time you saw him if he has been released/knew it was coming.
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08-23-2022, 08:52 AM | #461 | |
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Also from what I can see Seven still hasn’t come out and publicly acknowledged it and WWE haven’t said anything either. I know he is down on alumni but would love to see him turn back up. |
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09-04-2022, 04:10 PM | #462 |
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Worlds Collide has started.
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09-04-2022, 04:21 PM | #463 |
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Enjoyed the Ricochet v Hayes match so far.
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09-04-2022, 04:30 PM | #464 |
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Vignettes after the match are terrible.
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09-04-2022, 04:32 PM | #465 |
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That parking lot is dangerous. If their not careful someone gonna get murdered soon. Poor Roderick Strong.
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09-04-2022, 04:33 PM | #466 |
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This could be good. 4 way tag match to unify the tag titles.
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09-04-2022, 04:45 PM | #467 |
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Decent so far, lots of spots.
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09-04-2022, 04:57 PM | #468 |
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09-04-2022, 05:12 PM | #469 |
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09-04-2022, 05:13 PM | #470 |
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Pretty Deadly new tag champs after Damon Kemp turned on The Creeds.
Womens title match. Hope Meiko wins. |
09-04-2022, 06:13 PM | #471 |
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They are really getting behind this Breaker guy, he’s shite and the crowd weren’t behind him. Bate is gold and should have won.
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09-04-2022, 07:37 PM | #472 |
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09-14-2022, 05:16 AM | #473 |
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NXT 2.0 is dead. It’s back to the gold, baby.
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09-14-2022, 09:15 AM | #474 |
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Bron has massive star potential.
Bate can only get over with fans that enjoy elaborate hammerlock counters. Right guy won. |
09-14-2022, 11:05 AM | #475 |
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Yeah Bron is definitely going to be one of the stars of the current/next generation. He has that "it" factor.
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09-14-2022, 12:55 PM | #476 |
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I like the way Bate works, but I can't buy the 2nd coming of the Steiner Bros. jobbing to a tiny little man with minimal charisma. Would be fucking stupid.
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09-14-2022, 01:22 PM | #477 |
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Bron isn't a huge guy either, he weighs around 230 lbs
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09-14-2022, 01:23 PM | #478 |
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I remember when Bron debuted and there were people online who wanted to see him immediately rassle Brock Lesnar and Goldberg and I was like 'uhhhh, he would look tiny next to them, that is not a great idea'
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09-14-2022, 01:25 PM | #479 |
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