WWE NXT War Games 2019 - MENGO

[sek69]

Word was they were going to start having Takeovers separate from the Big 4 shows, with the idea they are big enough they don't need the rub anymore.

[Dav'oh]

I hate when they try and pop the crowd forty times a match, and the whole thing becomes a series of "ooohs", "aaaaahs" and silences. That's how the three-way came across to me.

[sek69]

Finn's not the Prince until he rides to the ring on Bad Luck Fale's shoulders IMO.

[Stiva]

Why is Heel Finn Balor  doing his babyface entrance? 

[Coffey]

A lot harder to take Finn seriously now with those goofy as fuck tattoos. 

[KawadaSmile]

Somehow I find Matt Riddle having to sell for Balor more hilarious than Shane wrestling Angle.

[Coffey]

This match is doing nothing for me so far yet either. I think the women just set the bar too high from the jump. And I like Matt Riddle.

[El Dragon]

8 minutes ago, Dav'oh said:

I hate when they try and pop the crowd forty times a match, and the whole thing becomes a series of "ooohs", "aaaaahs" and silences. That's how the three-way came across to me.

This is Pete Dunne in a description to me at this point. Nobody has gone from “seek him out” to “fine with not watching one of his matches any time soon” as quickly.

[Stiva]

1 minute ago, KawadaSmile said:

Somehow I find Matt Riddle having to sell for Balor more hilarious than Shane wrestling Angle.

Seriously! I thought the same thing. Riddle had to find a way out of the weakest chin lock in the world while still making Balor look good. The man is one of the best on Earth. 

[KawadaSmile]

Balor working heel is just not engaging.

[Rocco]

27 minutes ago, jiraffejustin said:

I don't watch NXT, what is an archer of infamy?

It’s amazing work by the brilliant Chief Branding Officer. 

[jiraffejustin]

3 minutes ago, Rocco said:

It’s amazing work by the brilliant Chief Branding Officer. 

So it's not something Mad Lib Mauro came up with? 

[sek69]

lol at Riddle turning into Bro-berg

[Coffey]

The Spear/Jackhammer should have been the finish. Especially if Riddle winds up going over anyway.

[jiraffejustin]

Lol I love Finn's "selling" is walking to the corner and putting his hand vaguely on his leg and making a face. That's all you gotta do, then you can run just fine afterward. 

[Stiva]

Riddle/Goldberg is money. And also a match that no human ever predicted 2 years ago.

[Stiva]

Just now, jiraffejustin said:

Lol I love Finn's "selling" is walking to the corner and putting his hand vaguely on his leg and making a face. That's all you gotta do, then you can run just fine afterward. 

Seriously! Riddle is smoking him in every possible category 

[sek69]

1 minute ago, Stiva said:

Seriously! Riddle is smoking him in every possible category 

I see what you did there (even if you didn't intend it)

[Coffey]

Weird to give Riddle a loss here. Felt like they were building him up to be a big deal & I don't think this win helps Balor any. I assume it'll continue but that took a lot of wind out of the Riddle sails. I mean, he just beat him clean in the middle with his finish. Didn't cheat or anything. Very odd.

[El Dragon]

2 minutes ago, jiraffejustin said:

Lol I love Finn's "selling" is walking to the corner and putting his hand vaguely on his leg and making a face. That's all you gotta do, then you can run just fine afterward. 

Finn Balor is Seth Rollins without the annoying twitter persona. Still sucks.

[sek69]

Just now, Coffey said:

Weird to give Riddle a loss here. Felt like they were building him up to be a big deal & I don't think this win helps Balor any. I assume it'll continue but that took a lot of wind out of the Riddle sails. I mean, he just beat him clean in the middle with his finish. Didn't cheat or anything. Very odd.

I would guess they didn't want to beat Balor in his first match back though.

[Coffey]

Just now, sek69 said:

I would guess they didn't want to beat Balor in his first match back though.

Yeah but at least Finn still could have had the Demon to fall back on. Realistically, if they wanted Finn to win, he should have just cheated. Distract the ref, kick Bro in the dick then hit the DDT. Wouldn't have been that different but have a dramatically different outcome for the characters. Especially since Finn JUST turned heel.

[KawadaSmile]

I'm almost willing to say this was a carryjob by Riddle, yet it feels like he pulled his punches considerably.

[jiraffejustin]

The Masters of the WWE Universe action figures make the stupid as fuck terminology worth it. 

[Stiva]

2 minutes ago, sek69 said:

I see what you did there (even if you didn't intend it)

Well, I’m definitely going to pretend it was intentional now

 

Theres a rapper in the audience so Mauro can make 15 tortured referenced because he’s so cool.