The Chief Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Is there ANY evidence that the talent they're signing is having a negative effect on their bottom line??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 NXT signings aren't adding a ton of cost to the company, and if they did the cost could be justified by having to fill out two separate shows. They've already made it clear they view NXT as a cost-of-doing-business to build for the future, plus most of the A tour shows are probably drawing enough to balance out some of the costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 I can't see how NXT could possibly be harming WWE's bottom line. What it has done is create a hot new revenue stream that didn't exist before. I'd bet that NXT house shows are doing a hell of a lot more business than random Smackdown house shows used to do during the last brand split, not to mention NXT merchandise, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 The only way NXT could start harming the bottom line is if the carrot of future WWE paychecks stop being the lure for indy guys it currently is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpst Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Meltzer said in June that NXT is still not profitable. For a while they were paying Nakamura a lot of money to work The Drifter on Florida house shows, and they have the cost of trainers and the Performance Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Vince doesn't answer to shareholders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luchaundead Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Vince doesn't answer to shareholders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpst Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Vince doesn't answer to shareholders. You could argue that all of the cost-cutting done in 2014 in the wake of the failure of the WWE Network to meet expectations was "answering to shareholders". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutenberger Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 What the hell was that vignette with the moon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Vince doesn't answer to shareholders. You could argue that all of the cost-cutting done in 2014 in the wake of the failure of the WWE Network to meet expectations was "answering to shareholders". You could also counter that argument by pointing out that the McMahon family owns the stock that holds the most weight so in essence they are the shareholders who get answered to the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Shinsuke Nakamara is amazing. Even in a nothing match against a hopeless jabroni like Wesley Blake, he was still awesome. The mannerisms alone are such money. TM61 did nothing for me. They seemed like a couple of bland jobbers. Then again, I thought the same about The Revival at first, and they're amazing now. If NXT has proved anything, it's that they can turn "workers" into a more complete package - Becky Lynch is another perfect example of that. I wasn't sold on No Way Jose at first, but they've added layers to his character since then. I really dig his angry side and "crazy eyes." Makes no sense from a storyline perspective for Aries to target him - what does Aries get out of it? - but Jose should be able to carry him to a fun match. Kota Ibushi wasn't nearly as impressive against Buddy Murphy. He was still good, mind you, but his match against Sean Maluta in the Cruiserweight Classic was far more compelling, and he felt far more important in that setting. The CWC entrance and graphics don't work well with NXT's presentation. A throwaway show overall, but still fun. BTW, I assume that weird wolf vignette was for Ember Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroBoy Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 I really think they have something in No Way Jose. I have high hopes for that match with Aries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotJayTabb Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 I wasn't sold on No Way Jose at first, but they've added layers to his character since then. I really dig his angry side and "crazy eyes." Makes no sense from a storyline perspective for Aries to target him - what does Aries get out of it? - but Jose should be able to carry him to a fun match. I assumed that he picked on Jose because he was frustrated at losing to Nakamura, so decided to take out his frustrations on the happy dancing guy who he assumed was no threat, and is now in a situation where Jose is more fired up than he expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 I hope I always enjoy moments and scenes like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaB4-v_5ZuI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Holy shit, even I felt exhausted just watching the Revival carry TM6Stinks to a halfway good match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Agreed ^. Have they ever said what the hell TM61 stands for? Also, I can't believe that NXT operates on the old territory rule of putting people over on the way out. Was not expecting Mojo to take a beat down on his send off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotJayTabb Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 TM is their initials, and +61 is the international dialing code for Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I am a few weeks behind but I enjoyed Shane Haste, who was new to me, in their first few matches in NXT. He has this way of reacting to every little thing that happens in the ring that I appreciate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutenberger Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I loved Asuka during her segment. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmmnx Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Lots of great stuff this week, but most of it was non match related like Joe being the fucking man, the Asuka/Bayley build, and Roode's debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButchReedMark Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Bobby Roode's music is wrestling's finest achievement of 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Bite your tongue...or Broken Matt Hardy will have you DELETED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.S. Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Lots of great stuff this week, but most of it was non match related like Joe being the fucking man, the Asuka/Bayley build, and Roode's debut. Perfect description of the show. But did Roode's debut seem relatively heatless to anyone else? He got somewhat of a reaction by the end, but it all felt really small and muted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Redman Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 I liked a lot about this show. Bayley and Asuka were really good, with Bayley trying to Bayley Up as much as she possibly could to try to match the threat of Asuka, even going back into the ring to poke the bear one more time, just to completely guarantee her death. Asuka has kind of been lost in the shuffle since she won the belt, but now that the focus is back on her you remember how effortlessly scary she is. She was a fucking psycho last week in that squash. And here, again Bayley is trying her best to match up with her, but there's really nothing she can do in the face of a fucking velociraptor. I really can't wait for their match, both to see how good it is and how they work it, but also to see what the finish is and how they handle giving one of these girls a loss. Mojo vs Joe was a sight to see, just to watch five minutes of Mojo Fucking Rawley looking like a real wrestler, instead of a football player pretending to be one. His opening flurry and ESPECIALLY that headbutt exchange on the floor were the kind of things you wish he'd always shown (I'm sure WWE wishes too). Joe is so great. AND THEN, just when Joe was being great, SHINSUKE comes out for this big pull apart brawl with the champ, he saunters down, shakes, shimmies, taunts...and then casually pinches Summer Joe's nose. The greatest moment in the history of our great sport. The "GOT YOUR NOSE" chant made my night. Shinsuke has a deathwish, but also he's kind of Shinsuke so he's not actually going to die and these guys are going to beat the utter fuck out of each other and damn how soon is Takeover again? Bobby Roode's Music is fucking EVERYTHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutenberger Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Bobby Roode's music is GLORIOUS! Man, Asuka is so great. With no effort whatsover she just exudes "psycho-killer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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