NXT talk

[Ricky Jackson]

Ciampa getting motherfucking heel heat in 2018

[Ricky Jackson]

Uh, did Riccochet's debut get edited out of tonight's show?

[sek69]

Well WWE put it up on their site so no spoilers, he's in the North American title ladder match along with EC3

[Matt D]

And he is going to do some amazingly stupid things in that match.

[Blehschmidt]

I don't get the logic of running all the vignettes for TM61, only to job them in the first round of the tournament.

[KawadaSmile]

Maybe it's to make you think that despite the result they still think of them as guys they want to push in the future?

[Matt D]

I've seen TM61 live but they were against AoP so I don't have a great sense of their size. Are they good candidates for the Cruiserweight tag titles that are being rumored?

[Ricky Jackson]

Ciampa vs Gargano is going to be so crazy when they finally fight. Crowd heat will be bonkers. Love how the build so far is the crowd booing the shit out of Ciampa as he tries to cut a promo and chanting for Gargano

[Timbo Slice]

Interesting that Ricochet effectively worked a dark match at Center Stage. Guess they wanted his debut for Full Sail. It's gonna be a hell of a few weeks there, it seems.

[jcmmnx]

I haven't watched NXT(besides the January Takeover) since Asuka gave the belt up have I missed anything?

[KawadaSmile]

Basically everything Gargona/Ciampa related is worth watching.

[donsem43]

[Ricky Jackson]

Just some great old fashioned pro wrestling right there folks

[Jimmy Redman]

I already lost it when he was getting into it with NANNA in the front row, and then JOHNNY!

 

This shit is amazing.

[Zoo Enthusiast]

When you really need to kick things up a notch in a feud, you bring in the most charismatic dude in wrestling:

https://youtu.be/vZPW0udKWLw

The fucking best.

[Sean Liska]

This is a "pop the territory" caliber feud, best NXT creative since 2015.

[Zoo Enthusiast]

This is a "pop the territory" caliber feud, best NXT creative since 2015.

It's like it's BULKING SEASON for NXT.

[Edwin]

I was bummed when they broke #DIY apart, but this is something that may eclipse them as a tag team.

 

Awesome stuff.

[KawadaSmile]

I hope we can get a Otis/Tucker vs Usos match in the near future. So much charisma.

[Zoo Enthusiast]

I hope we can get a Otis/Tucker vs Usos match in the near future. So much charisma.

I just hope they keep Doz and Tucky together forever and bring them up.

[Ricky Jackson]

Loved the bookend debuts of EC3 and Ricochet on tonight's show. Jesus, EC3 where have you been all my life (I stopped watching TNA years ago)

[SomethingSavage]

EC3 was a consistent standout throughout just about his entire TNA run. I know a lot of people will point to the Spud feud, and that certainly is due much love. But the guy was involved in a ton of great stuff there. It's crazy, too. He was closely tied to Dixie for obvious reasons, but he was somehow able to almost insulate & isolate himself from a lot of the surrounding bullshit. His programs were almost always the best things happening in a company almost no one was watching.

[Gutenberger]

Between Ciampa vs. Gargano, the ladder match and Almas vs. Black, Takeover once again shapes up to be phenomenal.

[oldbirds]

EC3 had fantastic interactions with the crowd. "Of course I deserve it". People went insane.

[Cornette's racket]

https://twitter.com/tripleh/status/981245222649675776?s=21

This is the new nxt North American title. I really like the belt. It's got a very old school look to it.