The "WWE NXT" thread ***Contains SPOILERS***

D2D

- The format of NXT season 2 will see the fans and the Pros both getting 50% of the votes that decide who stays and who goes each week. As noted before, season 2 begins next week and will be shorter than the first season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yrG4Hl6ct0

Handsome Bob

Jesus, it's hardly a sustainable idea, by the rate they are going they will have double figures in regards to seasons by the time the year's out.

Rjd2

chordtype wrote: »

I think the Low Ki / Kaval thing could work out ok. Obviously it would suck if they were to having to give him advice and **** but what about if they basically just unleash him as this killing machine esque character. Have them more as managers and talkers (just realised they both kind of suck at that) and the guy at least has a chance.

For the overreaction of the internet it would be awesome.:pac::pac::pac:

I haven't a clue where they will go with this partnership. Well played WWE.

Oh and Layla is a pretty good mic worker, girl has tons of charisma.

D2D

So, what are yer opinions of the 8 new rookies for Season 2?

Alex Riley
Eli Cottonwood
Husky Harris
Kaval
Lucky Cannon
Michael McGillicutty
Percy Watson
Titus O'Neil

waltersobchak

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

So, what are yer opinions of the 8 new rookies for Season 2?

Alex Riley
Eli Cottonwood
Husky Harris
Kaval
Lucky Cannon
Michael McGillicutty
Percy Watson
Titus O'Neil

Some of the worst ring names in the history of Pro Wrestling..

D2D

waltersobchak wrote: »

Some of the worst ring names in the history of Pro Wrestling..

That Percy Watson is gonna annoy the f*** outta me

chopperbyrne

Isn't that the name of some film? Percy Watson: Lightning Master or something?

chordtype

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Isn't that the name of some film? Percy Watson: Lightning Master or something?

Percy Jackson.

flahavaj

They need to do an angle where McGillicutty has horrible BO, so they can give him the nickname McGillicutty Reeks.:pac:

Finally we get to see Low Ki on WWE TV.

Jolt2007

Alex Riley looks real good. From what I've seen he's as good as The Miz on the mic (some guys who watch FCW often are saying he's even better and will outshine The Miz), is pretty big and athletic, the full package. He'll probably win.

Lucky Cannon will probably do well too depending on what this story is they're giving him (porn star past probably by the sounds of his name). Big guy, good look, ok in the ring, greatest mentor of the season and appears to be a naturally likeable guy. If Heath Slater can do decently well as a face despite being so bloody hateable then this guy should do even better.

Kaval isn't too shabby either.

Mr. Guappa

LZ5by5 wrote: »

Jesus, it's hardly a sustainable idea, by the rate they are going they will have double figures in regards to seasons by the time the year's out.

Ya, they must have FCW fairly cleaned out at this stage?

Still I suppose the first season gave Barrett a good platform to kick on from and it has set Danielson up nicely too.

They seem to like Otunga but I think he's way too green. I can see Gabriel ending up on SmackDown, possibly in a team with Hardy initially.

The rest should be sent back to FCW for another 6 months at least.

glenjamin

For anyone who doesn't know much about Kaval (Low Ki).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDffiBlEngs

Licking my lips right now thinking of a future PPV match between these two. :P

JP Liz V1

Miz's rookie is very much like Miz himself which might cost him saying that I think he could be there until the end

The rookie's names sound like porn star names

geeky

glenjamin wrote: »

For anyone who doesn't know much about Kaval (Low Ki).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDffiBlEngs

Licking my lips right now thinking of a future PPV match between these two. :P

Is it just me or is that Wade Barrett on commentary? Cool match.

Mr.Nice Guy

geeky wrote: »

Is it just me or is that Wade Barrett on commentary?

Yep it is.

Jolt2007

Cheeky git

geeky

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Yep it is.

At the risk of sounding like a total fanboy, he does a decent job. No Jesse Ventura or even Dusty 'did-ya-see-the-bajooby-mooby-move-gonna-shake-him-up-somthing-terrible-I-say' Rhodes, but not as cookie cutter bland as the current crop of announcers.

D2D

First the NXT Season 1 rookies invade Raw, now they've invaded FCW

Source

The main event was announced as Miz and Bryan vs Christian and Slater. Miz's music played but no one came out. Christian's music from like 2 years ago played, christian came out alone and made fun of the music collection. Christian talked about what happened on raw, a very loud Cena Sucks chant starts. Christian called out Slater and told him to explain it to his face. Slater said how he started off 4 and 0 and everything was great, but he wouldnt give him the answers he wanted anymore and they finished 4th.

Bryan runs in and attacks Christian from behind. Miz runs in afterward and together they fight off the rookies. Miz says lets do pros vs rookies. Christian says you want to make a statement? Statements have consequences, so come in so we can beat the consequences into you. Miz says lets do it because they are the WWE pros, and they are AWESOME. Miz pulls off his shirt and the girls started cheering, Christian grabs miz's shirt, puts it on and takes it off and was disappointed when no girls cheered for him.

Christian and Slater start off. Eventually Miz gets in and is going full babyface. Eventually Bryan gets in who is going full danielson heel. Yelling best in the world, telling the ref he has till 5, and yelling at Miz "YOURE SUPPOSED TO BE THE PRO!" Lots of smarks cheering for Dragon. Eventually miz and christian have the rookies ready for the finishers at the same time, and oh sh!t ALL of the season one rookies show up! They get in the ring and beat the s**t out of Miz and Christian and start tearing apart the ring again! Bryan kicks Miz in the head and Slater hits the killswitch on christian. The rookies leave the pros in a heap.

geeky

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

First the NXT Season 1 rookies invade Raw, now they've invaded FCW

Source

That sounds so full of win...

D2D

NXT invade FCW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xh2WR735h8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRvq3cJOsNA

Paulegend

it makes no sense.

Michael McGillicutty has a video promoting him but he talks about his Dad being Curt Hennig......................... is this not a clear give away that things aint real..............................................................................

Jolt2007

Paulegend wrote: »

it makes no sense.

Michael McGillicutty has a video promoting him but he talks about his Dad being Curt Hennig......................... is this not a clear give away that things aint real..............................................................................

Not that I want to defend that name, but it could easily be explained that McGillicutty is his mother's name.

jaykhunter

Jolt2007 wrote: »

Not that I want to defend that name, but it could easily be explained that McGillicutty is his mother's name.

I can hear the promo now!

"My dad is a highly respected Hall of Fame wrestler....That's why l chose my mom's name"

:pac::pac:

JP Liz V1

Was Husky on Animal House

paddyismaddy

i havent watched any of the 2nd season so far is it any good?

D2D

paddyismaddy wrote: »

i havent watched any of the 2nd season so far is it any good?

1st episode - all the rookies got beaten up
2nd episode - they all made up and (thank God there's spoilers in the heading) Cody hit Striker which led to him "falling" off the stage

The Rookies:

Alex Riley - I really like him. Arrogant and cocky. Goes well with Miz as his pro. Definite contender to win
Eli Cottonwood - Incase you don't know, he's very tall. Haven't seen much in ring work from him so can't really comment on him.
Husky Harris - Interesting to see where he goes with Cody as his pro.
Kaval - As with Danielson, they could treat him like dirt (0-10 anyone) but he had a very good match with Riley this week. He should win this
Lucky Cannon - Again, another 1 who I surprising like. He seems to be over with the crowd and his in-ring work ain't bad
Michael McGillicutty - THE worst name in wrestling history. With Kofi as his pro, Mr Perfect Jr should at least get into the last 3
Percy Watson - Hate him. Look's absolutely lost in the ring. Hope he goes first
Titus O'Neil- NXT's version of Ezekiel Jackson. Big guy but with Zach Ryder as his pro, that'll bring him down imo.

JP Liz V1

The invasion continued at a Raw house show at MSG

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/wwe-raw-house-show-results-619-nxt-invades-msg-104933

D2D

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The invasion continued at a Raw house show at MSG

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/wwe-raw-house-show-results-619-nxt-invades-msg-104933

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCESaK1ZPRc

Rjd2

Husky Harris is awesome, he doesn't have the look to do well in the E, but he is going to be great fun to watch. Reminds me of Murdoch.:cool:

Mitch Connor

Why is Barrett so involved in this NXT invasion thing.

His character would be a loner and in it for himself kinda guy, imo from what I have seen of him, so why is he leading them? He has a contract, doesn't he? As a result of winning NXT?

I have heard there is plans to have him main event vs Cena at a PPV in the not too distant future - so maybe it will turn out he is just using the NXT guys to his advantage - can't think of any 'nice' reason for him to be helping or leading them.

Handsome Bob

- There's a feeling among some that a returning Triple H will be the one to save WWE from the NXT Rookies.

Source: F4Wonline.com

Wow, burying 7 superstars all at once will surely be some sort of record.

Mr.Nice Guy

LZ5by5 wrote: »

Wow, burying 7 superstars all at once will surely be some sort of record.

Oh please, no. The last thing we need is SuperHunter back destroying one of the most exciting angles in ages.

JP Liz V1

Since they are all hired now the invasion angle is over with

I am curious as to who the new gm that hired them is, Striker, Cole, Vinny Mac, Heyman, Danielson I know some longshots

grames_bond

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Oh please, no. The last thing we need is SuperHunter back destroying one of the most exciting angles in ages.

ah its bound to happen, just llike austin came back to help the wwe against the wcw/ecw invasion!

JP Liz V1

grames_bond wrote: »

ah its bound to happen, just llike austin came back to help the wwe against the wcw/ecw invasion!

Then Austin jointed Shane and Steph will HHH do the same :rolleyes:

grames_bond

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Then Austin jointed Shane and Steph will HHH do the same :rolleyes:

that would be cool - i much prefer heel hunter!

JP Liz V1

HHH has a feud already set up for his return with Sheamus plus Sheamus has the title and you know Hunter will want another reign :rolleyes: but I would agree having a heel HHH as the leader isnt a bad storyline I still would prefer Jericho as the leader

Jolt2007

They should just leave Wade Barrett as leader. It'd help establish him as a top dog and he's been performing fantastically in the role so far. Having another wrestler take over would undermine the group imo.

Rjd2

Jolt2007 wrote: »

They should just leave Wade Barrett as leader. It'd help establish him as a top dog and he's been performing fantastically in the role so far. Having another wrestler take over would undermine the group imo.

This.

They have a ****ing superstar with Wade and he doesn't anyone else to come in and steal his thunder. If they must have someone else on board then please be JBL.

Penn

HHH saving WWE from the NXT guys would just be a joke. Much better if HHH returns, crowd goes wild, and NXT guys run down and beat him up. In fact, even better if they brought him back next week, have the NXT guys beat him up, then leave him off tv for another few months

Jolt2007

I'm gonna go out on a limb here... Alex Riley will end up not just being a main eventer, but a top level one equal to Cena and Orton. There, I've said it! :pac:

Handsome Bob

Concerning last night's NXT:

You know I wouldn't be surprised if Kaval becomes yet another "internet darling" to go on a losing streak on NXT. :rolleyes: I know the guy has to do what he's told but I'm sure a feeling of "WTF is happening here?" came over him when he put on that property of Laycool t-shirt.

JP Liz V1

What is the point of Nxt if all the rookies from Season 1 got contracts (bar Bryan but fingers crossed he will be back) :rolleyes:

Mitch Connor

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

What is the point of Nxt if all the rookies from Season 1 got contracts (bar Bryan but fingers crossed he will be back) :rolleyes:

the point of Nxt is to give the guys exposure and and get them in the minds of the wrestling fans.

It isn't a real competition, it is story lined.

Sure even tough enough had more than one person getting a contract despite not winning it. Morrison didn't win it, i think Josh Matthews may have taken part in the first season. I know there was another fella that didn't win (a Swagger like fella) and he got a contract with the WWE too. may be others as well.

campo

Mitch Connor wrote: »

the point of Nxt is to give the guys exposure and and get them in the minds of the wrestling fans.

It isn't a real competition, it is story lined.

Sure even tough enough had more than one person getting a contract despite not winning it. Morrison didn't win it, i think Josh Matthews may have taken part in the first season. I know there was another fella that didn't win (a Swagger like fella) and he got a contract with the WWE too. may be others as well.

The boogeyman was one of them I believe

waltersobchak

Mitch Connor wrote: »

the point of Nxt is to give the guys exposure and and get them in the minds of the wrestling fans.

It isn't a real competition, it is story lined.

Sure even tough enough had more than one person getting a contract despite not winning it. Morrison didn't win it, i think Josh Matthews may have taken part in the first season. I know there was another fella that didn't win (a Swagger like fella) and he got a contract with the WWE too. may be others as well.

Im sure Dolph Ziggler was one of them too.

Bounty Hunter

dont want this thread going too far off topic with talk of tough enough but...

notably TE folk were:

Maven, Nidia, Chris Nowinski & Josh Matthews (Season1)

Matt Morgan, Jackie Gayda (Season 2)
Shad Gaspard had to be replaced due to medical complications

John Hennigan aka John Morrison (Season 3)
Melina, Daivari and Daniel Puder (didnt make it to the final 25)

Mike "The Miz" Mizanin, Daniel Puder, Nick Mitchell [Spirit Squad], Ryan Reeves aka NXTs Skip Sheffield, Marty Wright aka The Boogeyman (Season 4)

Mitch Connor

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

dont want this thread going too far off topic with talk of tough enough but...

notably TE folk were:

Maven, Nidia, Chris Nowinski & Josh Matthews (Season1)

Matt Morgan, Jackie Gayda (Season 2)
Shad Gaspard had to be replaced due to medical complications

John Hennigan aka John Morrison (Season 3)
Melina, Daivari and Daniel Puder (didnt make it to the final 25)

Mike "The Miz" Mizanin, Daniel Puder, Nick Mitchell [Spirit Squad], Ryan Reeves aka NXTs Skip Sheffield, Marty Wright aka The Boogeyman (Season 4)

cheers - just backs up my NXT point. TE was much more an actual competition than NXT is, and that didn't stop the losers getting contracts. Anyone who expected only one guy from each season of NXT to get a contract wasn't thinking straight imo - not everyone in each season will get a contract, but a good number will, as long as they show they can perform in front of a WWE crowd and get over.

2nd Row Donkey

.. The spirit squad. There's a blast from the past.

Off topic, moved to the 'your questions answered' thread.

JP Liz V1

Mitch Connor wrote: »

the point of Nxt is to give the guys exposure and and get them in the minds of the wrestling fans.

It isn't a real competition, it is story lined.

Sure even tough enough had more than one person getting a contract despite not winning it. Morrison didn't win it, i think Josh Matthews may have taken part in the first season. I know there was another fella that didn't win (a Swagger like fella) and he got a contract with the WWE too. may be others as well.

The tagline for the show is "who will become WWE's next breakout star" kinda implying one winner to me