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Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Qu3sT(m): 9:18pm On Jun 10, 2020
Nekr0N:


Why are y'all ghosting nau

person cant ghost in peace again
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 9:52am On Jun 11, 2020
Qu3sT:

person cant ghost in peace again

Nope,you cant
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 10:31am On Jun 11, 2020

NXT review, recaps and reactions


Tick Tock
NXT has nailed the imagery when it comes to Karrion Kross. His killer entrance is proof enough of that.
They demonstrated that again this week at the close of NXT. Adam Cole had just defeated Dexter Lumis (with some help from Roddy Strong and Bobby Fish). A three on one beat down post match brought out Velveteen Dream to aid Lumis, both chasing off Fish and Strong leaving Adam Cole alone in the ring.
That’s when the lights went out and Scarlett walked out. They used a spotlight on her, following her through the smoke which in itself was a fantastic image. Playing the role of Kross’ harbinger, she then revealed an hour glass and set it in the ring. She slowed flipped the device over and left, leaving Cole speechless in the ring.
No words said but the message was received loud and clear. Adam Cole’s time is running out and when it’s over, he’ll have to reckon with Karrion Kross. It was a superb way to fade to black on this episode of NXT.
But is Karrion Kross the next challenge for Cole?
Maybe not. Because earlier in the night, a quick encounter backstage showed Keith Lee making it known he’d like a shot at that title. However, Finn Bálor looked in the camera after beating Cameron Grimes and said he wanted the North American championship. Finn wants Lee, Lee wants Cole. Kross wants Cole.
Dexter Lumis unfortunately will not be on that list. He is 0-2 against the Undisputed ERA. But they’ve done a really strong job at making him look like a force to be reckoned with. His character work during the match really sells who he is. The man loves to take a beating and is hard to keep down. However, he’s beatable. And that’s important.
You look at a character like Bray Wyatt’s Fiend and realize if you make a character too unbeatable, you book yourself into corners way too easily. Instead, Lumis is the prototypical horror movie villain (despite not playing a villain right now). He is hard to keep down, but he can be stopped.
Even with the loss this week, he got a moment to shine afterwards. When Adam Cole decided to jaw with his defeated foe after the match, you just knew that Lumis was going to sit up and lock Adam in a choke. That sit up is reserved for the good supernatural characters - Undertaker, Kane, Wyatt. It’s a move that fits the character of Dexter.
The last piece of this puzzle is Velveteen Dream, who is apparently still feuding with the Undisputed ERA but at this point, that’s got to be to transition him to whatever his next thing is. Of all the characters here, he is the one who’s in the most tenuous position after losing on Sunday. But this is NXT and they do a good job figuring out what’s next.



The Reveal
El Hijo del Fantasma’s reveal as leader of the kidnappers was very well done.
Many people, including myself, assumed he was the leader of the men abducting folks from the parking lot. They way they were so bad at actually kidnapping Fantasma seemed to choreograph it. But they added a ton to that here in a very strong reveal.
It was at the expense of Drake Maverick, who was being gracious about his defeat last week but asking Fantasma for a rematch. That’s when the masked men came out. And after a brief period of pretending he’d fight alongside Drake, Fantasma revealed himself to be the leader of these abductors.
But then the abductors unmasked, showing themselves to be Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza. I suppose that maybe I should have seen that coming, but it was a complete surprise to me. Not only were they abducted, they were brainwashed. This included a complete makeover for Wilde, who had a short cropped hair.
Then to add more surprise, Fantasma unmasked himself, telling everyone he’s to be known as Santos Escobar now.
The idea that he used his reputation to infiltrate the tournament and win the title, only to reveal he had evil intentions was really well done. This isn’t just turning El Hijo del Fantasma heel. This is him completely denying that personality, one that many fans who known him from outside WWE really love, to reveal a new villainous one.
Plus it was at the expense of NXT’s truest blue babyface Drake Maverick, who could possibly be champion if it weren’t for these guys last week.
Despite the main part of the reveal being a bit predictable, this was all very well done and gives us a dangerous trios stable. It shows that predictable is not always bad but is sometimes the right call.


Till Death Do Us Part
Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano continue to be a wildly fun heel pairing.
They met the couple of Keith Lee and Mia Yim in a rematch from last week. It was a very entertaining match that really allowed all four members of this match to shine. Keith Lee always shines because he’s Keith Lee. Mia hasn’t always completely connected, but this feud has really allowed her to find that gear. The Garganos give her a foil to righteously unleash her entire attitude upon. Plus she gets to mix it up in the ring against the talented LeRae.
And of course, the Garganos are a blast. From begging off a beating to taking advantage of every situation, they are firing on all cylinders. This week, it was Candice who used Keith’s eye injury to give her husband the advantage when the North American champ was holding both of them with ease. She later DDTed the big man with an assist from her hubby and had a priceless reaction, gloating “I did that!”
It was the finish that really took the cake. As things were breaking down, as tags matches often do, Johnny hit his Last Beat DDT on Keith, but Lee fell with his full weight landing on LeRae. When he realized what had happened, he was despondent, picking up Candice to get her out of the ring. That’s when Gargano rolled up Keith, who was still holding his wife, and picked up the sleaziest of wins.
Then Johnny celebrated out of the ring, holding up the arm of Candice, who was still completely limp at the time!
Johnny and Candice have their new characters down in a way they never did with their old personas. Meanwhile, Lee and Yim make perfect foils for them. I don’t know if this is going to lead to another North American title match. It really doesn’t need to. Lee can move on to bigger things and Johnny can end the feud which he overall lost on a high note.



Slimy Grimey
NXT really made Cameron Grimes look good this week.
And I’m not actually talking about the match he had with Finn Bálor. Don’t get me wrong. That was a really good match that positioned Grimes closer to the level of Finn. But I was referring to the backstage character work that helped recapture the heat he was just starting to get before crowds went away.
Some jawing with Damian Priest prior to his match earned him a punch to the face from the Archer of Infamy. Grimes tried to capitalize, saying his jaw was too hurt to fight Bálor. But Drake Wuertz didn’t believe him so he got William Regal on the Skype. Regal insisted on speaking to Grimes himself.
But Cameron was too busy flirting it up with a couple ladies backstage, obviously not hurt at all. That didn’t stop him from pretending his jaw was hurting when he realized Regal was listening over the iPad.
That’s the kind of entertaining sleazy that works great for this character. With him getting that going and the caliber of match he can have, he can start to really go places in NXT.


Funny but Serious
Breezango got a video package/interview that stressed that they like to joke around, but they’re both very talented and take wrestling seriously. They reminded us that Fandango won his first match, which happened to be at WrestleMania. (They did not mention who it was against.) They reminded us that Tyler Breeze had a string of classics in the early NXT days. But they lost their way on SmackDown, becoming a punchline. Now they’re back to prove they’re more than that.
I usually don’t talk too much about video packages, but this was a needed narrative. These two guys are wildly entertaining, but if you’re going to be on NXT, it needs to be stressed that they take the wrestling seriously. Hell, their characters didn’t seem to take it seriously enough when it came to Raw and SmackDown (which was no fault of their own). This was a necessary video that helps cast them in a slightly different light. They’re still hilarious and they were here, such as calling Imperium “Emporium.” But it was a video that painted them as more than that and sets us up for next week’s tag title match nicely.

All the Rest:
- Damian Priest has a brief backstage promo, playing it almost a bit humbled. He admitted Finn Bálor was the better man but he helped make his name. It was a more nuanced Priest which was preferred. Hopefully he can build off his strong TakeOver showing from here.

- Indus Sher defeated an enhancement team to pick up their first win. It was a pretty basic squash that didn’t really do too much.

- Dakota Kai defeated the upstart Kacy Catanzaro. Kacy got to show a little offense before taking the L. When Kai and Raquel González tried to beat her up post match, Catanzaro’s friend Kayden Carter attempted to make the save. But despite trying, she fell victim to González as well.

This was a strong fallout episode, setting the stage for some possibly really fun things in the future.
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 11:03am On Jun 11, 2020
God will bless this lady for me cry kiss

Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by lovelyetojoy(f): 1:32pm On Jun 11, 2020
new in the house
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by lovelyetojoy(f): 1:36pm On Jun 11, 2020
hi new here
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 2:44pm On Jun 11, 2020
lovelyetojoy:
new in the house
lovelyetojoy:
hi new here

Welcome, welcome

Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Qu3sT(m): 9:34pm On Jun 11, 2020
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 9:55pm On Jun 11, 2020

Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by 100naira(m): 1:07am On Jun 12, 2020
Anybody getting tired of this "female wrestlers can beat male wrestlers but the male wrestlers can't" bullshiit that has been going on in wwe for a while now. Imagine Gargano behaving like a pussy while yim was beating him instead of clotheslining her or doing something!! angry Same thing Triple H did against Rousey and Zelina was able to run riot for weeks without anybody doing anything. sad

By the way that reveal by Fantasma Santos Escobar was done well, for a Luchador to remove his mask is a pretty big deal, imagine how the crowd would have reacted if they were there.

Mehn if anyone is going to dethrone Adam Cole, it has to be Cross, NXT is building him up really well. Cole was legit scared grin


In other news, Two spinebusters from Lumis put a smile on my face cheesy
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Qu3sT(m): 7:33am On Jun 12, 2020
100naira:
Anybody getting tired of this "female wrestlers can beat male wrestlers but the male wrestlers can't" bullshiit that has been going on in wwe for a while now. Imagine Gargano behaving like a pussy will yim was beating him instead of clotheslining her or doing something!! angry Same thing Triple H did against Rousey and Zelina was able to run riot for weeks without anybody doing anything. sad

By the way that reveal by Fantasma Santos Escobar was done well, for a Luchador to remove his mask is a pretty big deal, imagine how the crowd would have reacted if they were there.

Mehn if anyone is going to dethrone Adam Cole, it has to be Cross, NXT is building him up really well. Cole was legit scared grin


In other news, Two spinebusters from Lumis put a smile on my face cheesy

well constable corbin did deliver the end of days to becky not long ago but in general male wrestlers rarely strike female wrestlers which i think is stupid since they love doing mixed tag team wrestling alot

kross still needs some time before going after adam cole, while he did decimated ciampa i feel balor has been on a tear that he deserves a shot at the nxt title be4 kross but alas he's going after keith lee.

Dexter lumis is growing on me grin
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Qu3sT(m): 7:35am On Jun 12, 2020
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Corbin: 8:00am On Jun 12, 2020
Qu3sT:


well constable corbin did deliver the end of days to becky not long ago but in general male wrestlers rarely strike female wrestlers which i think is stupid since they love doing mixed tag team wrestling alot

kross still needs some time before going after adam cole, while he did decimated ciampa i feel balor has been on a tear that he deserves a shot at the nxt title be4 kross but alas he's going after keith lee.

Dexter lumis is growing on me grin
cool
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 8:10am On Jun 12, 2020
Qu3sT:


well constable corbin did deliver the end of days to becky not long ago but in general male wrestlers rarely strike female wrestlers which i think is stupid since they love doing mixed tag team wrestling alot

kross still needs some time before going after adam cole, while he did decimated ciampa i feel balor has been on a tear that he deserves a shot at the nxt title be4 kross but alas he's going after keith lee.

Dexter lumis is growing on me grin


Dexter Grew on me the moment I first saw him cheesy

And it's king Corbin, not constable

Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 8:13am On Jun 12, 2020
100naira:
Anybody getting tired of this "female wrestlers can beat male wrestlers but the male wrestlers can't" bullshiit that has been going on in wwe for a while now. Imagine Gargano behaving like a pussy will yim was beating him instead of clotheslining her or doing something!! angry Same thing Triple H did against Rousey and Zelina was able to run riot for weeks without anybody doing anything. sad

By the way that reveal by Fantasma Santos Escobar was done well, for a Luchador to remove his mask is a pretty big deal, imagine how the crowd would have reacted if they were there.

Mehn if anyone is going to dethrone Adam Cole, it has to be Cross, NXT is building him up really well. Cole was legit scared grin


In other news, Two spinebusters from Lumis put a smile on my face cheesy

Also Beth and Nia have eaten RKO's but I agree with you, the evolution won't be complete if the men can't hit the women back
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Corbin: 8:17am On Jun 12, 2020
Nekr0N:



Dexter Grew on me the moment I first saw him cheesy

And it's king Corbin, not constable
grin
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by lovelyetojoy(f): 9:14am On Jun 12, 2020
Qu3sT:

[img]https://media1./images/d0f7af8a9cfb59d83d1cd0b609dc160f/tenor.gif?itemid=14362438[/img]


the way all of you are welcoming me with evil memes,am I safe?

anyways,watch backlash this Sunday
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Corbin: 9:21am On Jun 12, 2020
lovelyetojoy:



the way all of you are welcoming me with evil memes,am I safe?

anyways,watch backlash this Sunday
tongue
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Qu3sT(m): 10:38am On Jun 12, 2020
Nekr0N:



Dexter Grew on me the moment I first saw him cheesy

And it's king Corbin, not constable

I apologies for disrespecting our King, won't happen again
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 10:42am On Jun 12, 2020
Qu3sT:


I apologies for disrespecting our King, won't happen again

You are a good man

Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 10:43am On Jun 12, 2020
lovelyetojoy:



the way all of you are welcoming me with evil memes,am I safe?

anyways,watch backlash this Sunday

What's your most anticipated match if the night for Backlash?
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 10:44am On Jun 12, 2020
Corbin:
grin

Why are you laughing? grin
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Qu3sT(m): 10:45am On Jun 12, 2020
lovelyetojoy:



the way all of you are welcoming me with evil memes,am I safe?

anyways,watch backlash this Sunday
when its going to have the greatest wrestling match ever, wouldn't miss it
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by lovelyetojoy(f): 11:53am On Jun 12, 2020
Nekr0N:

What's your most anticipated match if the night for Backlash?
uhm edge and Orton miz and brawn asuka and nia jax
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by 100naira(m): 11:57am On Jun 12, 2020
Abeg purple, did Balor v Walter happen?


Because I have forgotten that they feuded just like I forgot that the forgotten sons are on smackdown
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 12:28pm On Jun 12, 2020
100naira:
Abeg purple, did Balor v Walter happen?


Because I have forgotten that they feuded just like I forgot that the forgotten sons are on smackdown

It didn't happen, I just remember Balor doing a promo and saying that Walter was on borrowed time That was in April I think...I think WWE has moved on from that feud since Balor is going for Keith Lee now
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 12:28pm On Jun 12, 2020
lovelyetojoy:


uhm edge and Orton
miz and brawn
asuka and nia jax

No Drew Vs Bobby?
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Corbin: 12:53pm On Jun 12, 2020
Qu3sT:


I apologies for disrespecting our King, won't happen again
wink
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Corbin: 12:54pm On Jun 12, 2020
Corbin:
just making presence felt
Nekr0N:


Why are you laughing? grin
just making my presence felt
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Nekr0N(m): 1:03pm On Jun 12, 2020
Corbin:
just making presence felt

Okay smiley
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by Corbin: 1:20pm On Jun 12, 2020
Nekr0N:


Okay smiley
yeah wink
Re: Purpl3's WWE (and Pro-wrestling in general) Discussion And Banter House by 100naira(m): 2:57am On Jun 13, 2020
I have to say Aj and Bryan gave us the best match on smackdown for a long time. It was a technical(that running knee styles clash reverse was good) and brutal match and by the end their bodies turned purple. That intercontinental belt is going to stay on AJ's shoulder for a very long time.

I just hope that the Sheamus/Hardy feud does not end at Backlash, too much sauce is cooking in that pot.

Nakamura /Cesaro picked up a win against the new day (be like woods injury is serious since we have not seen him in forever) to give them a title shot. The forgotten sons are truly forgotten, and it's like Otis will be feuding with Corbin

I think Smackdown is suffering from lack of storylines and feuds, I mean only Jeff/Sheamus and Deville/Rose are the only decent feuds ongoing (I stand to be corrected) while Raw and NXT are packed with interesting storylines and feuds.

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