strobogo Posted September 11, 2021 Report Posted September 11, 2021 Nattie has absolutely zero charisma or presence whatsoever. She's been around for what feels like 15 years and I can think of maybe 5 matches that stand out for good or bad over her entire run.
sek69 Posted September 11, 2021 Report Posted September 11, 2021 Nattie really hasn't been the main focus of any push. She was either the valet for Harry and Tyson or going along for the ride because the company wanted to reward Tamina for getting a surprising ovation at Wrestlemania.
rovert Posted September 12, 2021 Report Posted September 12, 2021 Someone DM'd me last night re: NXT just said the worst was yet to come. Well: Joe has to relinquishh the NXT title due to undisclosed health reasons.
Timbo Slice Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 What an absolute shit show it’s become in such a short time. It almost seems unsavable in a way.
MoS Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 56 minutes ago, rovert said: Someone DM'd me last night re: NXT just said the worst was yet to come. Well: Joe has to relinquishh the NXT title due to undisclosed health reasons. WHOA Am I too into the bubble to think this might be a work? Like I am sure Joe is injured, but he was also injured when he won the title. I think this stripping is a part of completely tearing and burning down NXT to build it back from the ground.
Coffey Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 If Samoa Joe really got injured/hurt again, then it's time for him to retire from in-ring competition, I think. It took him forever to get cleared again & then after what, one match? He got hurt again. Dude is cursed. It's not worth it to keep trying to go & keep risking it. I know he's in his early forties, but not every wrestler has to keep going like The Undertaker did.
Zoo Enthusiast Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 19 minutes ago, MoS said: WHOA Am I too into the bubble to think this might be a work? Like I am sure Joe is injured, but he was also injured when he won the title. I think this stripping is a part of completely tearing and burning down NXT to build it back from the ground. My first reaction was that it was just a convenient way to take the belt off of Joe ASAP.
C.S. Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 Oh, Seth... Big E is a class act though.
sek69 Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Zoo Enthusiast said: My first reaction was that it was just a convenient way to take the belt off of Joe ASAP. Mine too. I think this just fits in too conveniently for the NXT reboot. Like I'm sure Joe is banged up like every wrestler in the world is, but this just seems to be their way of dealing with Joe holding the belt when they're about to go to under-30.
Al Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 It's still amazing to me how 30 years ago they dragged the Dynamite Kid out of traction to drop a belt, and now so many championships are vacated due to injury. It's probably not a bad thing, except that when a wrestler comes back it's not even a point of discussion.
KawadaSmile Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 It probably is a work, but one that is dictated by reality. Joe could barely move against Kross, so it's wiser to hold some sort of tournament with new, younger talent, than have him defend it against someone half his age. He's great as an authority figure, but if in 2017 he was already gone, imagine 4 years later. NXT gonna feel like that WCW episode in which everyone got their titles stripped.
cm funk Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 I've seen very little NXT the last couple years, do they still have a crowd of diehard regulars? Or are they like a pandemic crowd now where they boo and cheer who they're told to? Gotta be honest I'm way more interested in the "new" NXT than the old one, if only for the potentially hilarious trainwreck. doubt I'll last more than one week
strobogo Posted September 13, 2021 Report Posted September 13, 2021 They didn't get a non PC trainees/other NXT workers audience until around the WM Takeover so it's hard to say. They moved out of Full Sail and into the PC all together for filming.
KawadaSmile Posted September 14, 2021 Report Posted September 14, 2021 Any word on Triple H? Is he okay?
MoS Posted September 14, 2021 Report Posted September 14, 2021 No word, but apparently Vince fired a bunch of NXT production staff while he is recovering
Stiva Posted September 14, 2021 Report Posted September 14, 2021 29 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said: Any word on Triple H? Is he okay? I’ve seen a few people assume the worst because there’s been no updates or photos but I’d err on the side of him and his wanting to recover in private
Mad Dog Posted September 14, 2021 Report Posted September 14, 2021 I would imagine at his age he's probably fine. I doubt they would share any sort of disability or possible long term effects with fans though. I would say no news is good news on that front.
fxnj Posted September 15, 2021 Report Posted September 15, 2021 Not sure how the past 18 months could be worse for Triple H between NXT getting stomped by AEW, Vince losing faith in him in favor of Khan, and now him having a heart attack in the midst of NXT getting swept out from under him. Someone mentioned earlier how it seems like his power carefully built through 20 years of politicking has been rapidly crumpling down over this period, and this latest health scare stopping him from even being around for the NXT rebranding feels like it solidifies that. Really starting to feel bad for the guy.
sek69 Posted September 15, 2021 Report Posted September 15, 2021 I mean, honestly Hunter's turned in to the walking representation of "karma's a bitch" even if NXT was the bees knees for a few years.
rovert Posted September 15, 2021 Report Posted September 15, 2021 36 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said: I mean... Meltzer reported Daga and Tessa were coming to AEW when that was completely false. And that Bray Wyatt has interest from AEW when no one else has reported that.
sek69 Posted September 15, 2021 Report Posted September 15, 2021 Then I wonder what the pitch was then. Clearly it wasn't enough to swing the deal.
Strummer Posted September 15, 2021 Report Posted September 15, 2021 I think I read that Cole was offered winning the IC title from Nak or a tv match with Roman to stay. in fact I think it was our very own rovert reporting that
KawadaSmile Posted September 17, 2021 Report Posted September 17, 2021 Andrew Yang going for one last try at this much like Undertaker trying for a decent last match for like 5 fucking years.
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