The Wrestling Thread

[MrShawnMichaels]

Yup!

Have you received them? Everyone else getting them in December. Weird how they've rolled them out.

[Alex]

I got mine digitally.

[Gingawaria]

Have you received them? Everyone else getting them in December. Weird how they've rolled them out.

I got mine digitally.

Yeah, mine are sat in my inbox waiting to be printed off.

[Alex]

Who is going to NXT then this next 10 days?

I have tickets for Takeover, cant wait. Followed Samoa Joe for a good 10 years now, so its kind of exciting to see him at this sort of size event for a title.

Whatever happens itll be a fun event. All of the shows will be.

[MrShawnMichaels]

I'm going tonight. Can't wait. The other cards in Sheffield, Newcastle, Blackpool and Glasgow have been similar, if not the same. Interested to see if they go with the same again. Neville and Sami Zayn has been touring which is a smart move.

[Gingawaria]

Went to the Blackpool show last night - what a night!

Genuinely got goosebumps when Regal came out - a really special moment.

[Vermilion]

If being an adult is how you want to discribe it I don't think I'll bother.

Maybe I should act like you and pretend to be a duck on the Internet or whatever?

I don't think I do. People call me duck quack quack and refer to me as a duck quack quack. Subtle difference. quack quack.



So we agree that it's in the wrong section. quack!

[MrShawnMichaels]

Went to the Blackpool show last night - what a night!

Genuinely got goosebumps when Regal came out - a really special moment.

Nottingham was great too. The Blackpool lighting looked really nice from the pics I saw.

Fantastic crowd and card throughout the night. Started at 7.30, finished at 10.15 with a 15-20 min intermission.

Enzo/Cass v Blake/Murphy - crowd was huge into Enzo and Cass. Fun match, good heat segment with Enzo being double teamed. Simple tag team booking.

Bull v Perfect 10 - complete comedy match. Good to have in this setting.

Samoa Joe v Apollo Crews - this was a hard worked match. Samoa Joe looked immense in the flesh. Crews is lightning.

Emma/Nia Jax v Asuka/Bayley - Bayley got a huge pop. Great match. Really solid work. Nia Jax is very limited but for the size she is, I don't expect drop down, toe holds from her. Asuka is so elusive and fierce.

Regal came out and thanked the crowd for attending. He got a huge pop, expectedly.

Jordan/Gable v Dash/Dawson - Jordan and Gable were hugely loved. Getting their names sung to the theme of There's No Limit by 2 Unlimited. Great match again. Solid tag team work.

Alexa Bliss v Carmella - buffer match. Crickets in the crowd. Served a purpose for the show. Bliss is very raw. Carmella is probably best to limited time.

Baron Corbin v Finn Balor v Sami Zayn - Sami got the biggest pop out of the three. Fantastic entrance for Balor. Corbin really has a strong presence. Some good comedy, some good aggressive work on the outside and trading of finishers. Not as strong as some of the tag matches but nonetheless enjoyable.

Fantastic night, NXT manages to harness their crowd value even whilst touring which is great. Looking forward to Wednesday's Takeover show.

Crews v Corbin
Asuka v Emma
Bayley v Nia Jax for the Womens Title
Dash/Dawson v Enzo/Cass for the Tag Team Titles
Balor v Joe for the NXT Title

[Alex]

Excellent. Glad you had a good time mate.

Really no idea what to expect tomorrow. I assume some surprises will have been held back for it. But to be honest as long as it manages to keep up with the standard of the previous nights on the tour that's all I can hope.

Zayn's opponent hasn't been named I dont think, so I have no clue who that'll be against as all the people he has faced on the tour are all in matches.

[chadrtc]

Excellent. Glad you had a good time mate.

Really no idea what to expect tomorrow. I assume some surprises will have been held back for it. But to be honest as long as it manages to keep up with the standard of the previous nights on the tour that's all I can hope.

Zayn's opponent hasn't been named I dont think, so I have no clue who that'll be against as all the people he has faced on the tour are all in matches.

They're shooting matches for the following week's episode of NXT before the PPV kicks off. Zayne is scheduled to make his return and Jordan and Gable will be in action.

Really looking forward to it!

[Gingawaria]

Might as well run through the Blackpool show too!

Enzo/Cass v Dash & Dawson - Entertaining opener - Enzo/Cass are over BIG TIME. Dash & Dawson won with a roll-up on Cass holding the trunks.

Alexa Bliss v Asuka - Asuka is a frightening woman - could feel her kicks from where I was sat! Asuka won with the Crossface Chickenwing.

Bull Dempsey v Tye Dillinger - The Perfect 10 gimmick is catching on! Standard comedy match, Dempsey won with the big splash.

Gable & Jordan v Blake & Murphy - Wow, Gable and Jordan are seriously impressive, both got huge futures ahead of them. They got the Yaya/Kolo song too - went on for about 10 minutes - funny stuff! Gable & Jordan won with their double team back suplex thing (?!)

William Regal came out for the biggest pop of the night - incredible stuff. Came out initially to his own music which transitioned into 'I do like to be beside the seaside' - thanked everyone for coming, told a few stories of his time fighting on Central Pier etc, he got a bit choked up at the crowd response. Like I said, a really special moment.

Nia Jax v Carmella - The crowd loved Carmella - she's absolutely stunning up close too. Nia Jax is a scary woman! Nia won with a leg drop.

Samoa Joe v Apollo Crews - You could tell there were a load of PCW fans in attendance as he Apollo kept getting 'Uhaa' chants. Both guys are seriously good though. Joe won with the Muscle Buster.

Bayley v Emma w/ Dana Brook - Good match, crowd loves Bayley. Bayley won with the Bayley to Belly.

Finn Balor v Baron Corbin v Sami Zayn - Crowd HATED Corbin! Balor came out to a huge pop, as did Zayn. Great match, lots of big spots and a few random comedy spots thrown in. Balor won with the Coup de Grace.

After the match Zayn gave a speech about how good the crowd had been etc, then they brought out Robbie Brookside which was a nice touch. He gave a little speech about how he and Regal used to wrestle in the same places and how proud he is to be part of NXT.

All in all and really good show, crowd played a massive part of it and I reckon they'll want to come here every year after that.

[MrShawnMichaels]

Might as well run through the Blackpool show too!

Enzo/Cass v Dash & Dawson - Entertaining opener - Enzo/Cass are over BIG TIME. Dash & Dawson won with a roll-up on Cass holding the trunks.

Alexa Bliss v Asuka - Asuka is a frightening woman - could feel her kicks from where I was sat! Asuka won with the Crossface Chickenwing.

Bull Dempsey v Tye Dillinger - The Perfect 10 gimmick is catching on! Standard comedy match, Dempsey won with the big splash.

Gable & Jordan v Blake & Murphy - Wow, Gable and Jordan are seriously impressive, both got huge futures ahead of them. They got the Yaya/Kolo song too - went on for about 10 minutes - funny stuff! Gable & Jordan won with their double team back suplex thing (?!)

William Regal came out for the biggest pop of the night - incredible stuff. Came out initially to his own music which transitioned into 'I do like to be beside the seaside' - thanked everyone for coming, told a few stories of his time fighting on Central Pier etc, he got a bit choked up at the crowd response. Like I said, a really special moment.

Nia Jax v Carmella - The crowd loved Carmella - she's absolutely stunning up close too. Nia Jax is a scary woman! Nia won with a leg drop.

Samoa Joe v Apollo Crews - You could tell there were a load of PCW fans in attendance as he Apollo kept getting 'Uhaa' chants. Both guys are seriously good though. Joe won with the Muscle Buster.

Bayley v Emma w/ Dana Brook - Good match, crowd loves Bayley. Bayley won with the Bayley to Belly.

Finn Balor v Baron Corbin v Sami Zayn - Crowd HATED Corbin! Balor came out to a huge pop, as did Zayn. Great match, lots of big spots and a few random comedy spots thrown in. Balor won with the Coup de Grace.

After the match Zayn gave a speech about how good the crowd had been etc, then they brought out Robbie Brookside which was a nice touch. He gave a little speech about how he and Regal used to wrestle in the same places and how proud he is to be part of NXT.

All in all and really good show, crowd played a massive part of it and I reckon they'll want to come here every year after that.

Similar card, changed up slightly

Did they give Greg Hamilton the ICW treatment of the "ONE FALL" shout after his introduction?

[MrShawnMichaels]

They're shooting matches for the following week's episode of NXT before the PPV kicks off. Zayne is scheduled to make his return and Jordan and Gable will be in action.

Really looking forward to it!

Are they shooting tapings in England? I didn't know that!

I know they have a lot of tapings planned in January

[Alex]

Yeah shooting some matches before the Takeover like Brooklyn.

Dont know whats going to happen though. Because the show is advertised to start at 7.30. But the Takeover Special is live 8-10pm. So I guess the matches will be soon after doors open?

[Gingawaria]

Similar card, changed up slightly

Did they give Greg Hamilton the ICW treatment of the "ONE FALL" shout after his introduction?

Yeah he did...he was properly playing up to the crowd by the end of the night.