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Post by Brain Of J on May 15, 2014 22:07:10 GMT -5
Jack O. Lantern: The Exotic Express needed a DJ, and the Exotic Express comes through for the former Frightmare. This may be the single greatest re-gimmicking in the history of this board. It could only be better if you got Joker to be the bunny, and it turns out the bunny is Colt Cabunny. Jed Shaffer ~Camacho=the new Human Tornado. This could be quite entertaining.
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Post by Dan O'Mac on May 17, 2014 10:40:08 GMT -5
I hired Frightmare and Christin Able with no plans for them, just that I wanted to do something with them. Then I thought "What if Adam Rose's Exotic Express also consisted of his stable?" Then... boom! It's brilliant, because I can debut people, move them on their own, bring in new people, and the party keeps on going!
I feel I may have given away too much...
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Post by Dan O'Mac on May 29, 2014 0:35:01 GMT -5
NXT on WWE Network -- 4/17/14
Gavin Loudspeaker and Jason Albert welcome us to NXT. They hype the Mojo Rawley vs Alexander Rusev match, and mention our main event will be Emma against Betty Lou Summers. I am shocked, and impressed, that NXT is putting a women's match in the main.
--Segment 1-- The show opens with CJ Parker in his dreadlocked, tie-dyed glory against the luchadore with butterflies on his trunks, Kalisto. CJ is nothing too special, a jack of all trades in the ring, where Kalisto shows he is a high-flyer (because, you know, luchadore). CJ does a good job keeping Kalisto grounded, and looks on his way to a win, when Adam Rose's theme hits, and Adam Rose, Ray Quinn, Jack O. Lantern, Amy Moore and the rest of the Exotic Express come dancing out. This distracts Parker from Kalisto as he yells at them for not being kind to the environment because of "noise pollution, amongst other things". This distraction is all Kalisto needs, and he strikes with the Kalisto Amazona Kick and gets the three count. Following the match, the Exotic Express starts dancing with Kalisto as Parker continues to yell at Adam Rose. Winner: Kalisto by pin following the Kalisto Amazona Kick Crowd Reaction: 54% Match Quality: 76% Overall Rating: 65%
This was a good opener. Nothing too spectacular. But seeing a luchadore basing his entire being off a genus of butterfly? Amazing. Oh, I suppose I should mention that it appears that we're building towards an Adam Rose/CJ Parker match. We'll see how that turns out.
--Segment 2-- The camera cuts backstage with Alex Riley set to interview Camacho. Camacho's look has significantly changed, now wearing a tiger-striped suit with no shirt on underneath. He spends his interview time running down the champion, Adrian Neville, and demands a title match. He ends with the line "...and I'll smack you around like a do one of my hos". That seems wildly inappropriate. Overall Rating: 58%
Aside from Camacho really turning up the "Evil Pimp" gimmick, this promo wasn't anything you haven't seen before. Heel runs down opponent, Demands title shot. I'm sure later tonight or next week, Adrian Neville will accept, and we'll be... happy?
--Segment 3-- They then head back out to the ring, and we start with the introduction of Sara Del Rey, the self-proclaimed Queen of Wrestling. Not NXT, Wrestling. Her opponent then make her way to the ring, accompanied by Adam Rose and the Exotic Express, Amy Moore. They party to the ring, and Amy climbs in. Amy dances a bit, working the crowd, and is attacked by SDR during said dance. SDR hits the Royal Butterfly and pins Amy within 30 seconds and gets her hand raised. Following her hand being raised by the ref, she turns back to Amy Moore and starts kicking her back down every time she starts to get up, demanding that she "bows to her", as the Exotic Express look on in horror, telling SDR to "loosen up and join the party!" SDR finishes with Moore when Amy just stays down, and then leaves up the ramp, as the Exotic Express checks on Amy Moore. Winner: Sara Del Rey by pin following a Royal Butterfly Crowd Reaction: 64% Match Quality: 70% Overall Rating: 67% Sara Del Rey's turn is complete, and is now full on heel instead of tweener. Sara Del Rey gained overness from the turn.
My thoughts? Better than the opener. And making SDR a full heel instead of tweener makes it look like she'll be full time, especially since the heel women are not too numerous.
--Segment 4** Follwing the commercial break, we get the advertised match of the Bulgarian Brute, Alexander Rusev, who is accompanied by Lana, facing off against "Mr. Hype" Mojo Rawley. And Rusev has brought back the board breaking! This board just says "Mojo" on it. Following his board breaking entrance, Mojo Rawley comes out like a 3 year old on 2 packets of Fun Dip. He finally slows down and the match begins. Know what my criticism is? Mojo Rawley's facination with using his asshole as an offensive weapon! This one ends with Mojo going for the "Asshole to the Face" manuever he uses when he wants to sit on someone for the pin following that. only instead getting uppercut in the taint and locked into Alexander Rusev's Accolade submission. This allows Rusev a quick submission win, as Mojo taps out quickly. Following the match, Rusev does not remove the hold, despite the admonishment of the referee. Lana gets in the ring and shoves the referee away and gets a microfone. This is just an excuse for her to demand better competition, which she does in a loud, clear tone. Winner: Alexander Rusev by submission following an Accolade Crowd Reaction: 39% Match Quality: 72% Overall Rating: 55%
Serves Mojo right for trying to use his asshole as a weapon! And we all saw Alexander Rusev dominate! However, this match wasn't what the crowd was looking for, taking away from the match.
--Segment 5-- We then end up in the back in William Regal's office. The door slams open, and Paige storms in. She demands a match with Zoe Garcia (in a delightful British accent). Regal doesn't hesitate and books it for next week, but stresses that the title will remain vacant, and that he's still deciding on contenders for the title for next month's "Take Over" event. Overall Rating: 68% Paige gained overness from this segment. Zoe Garcia gained overness from this segment
A simple segment that gets the point across. And it makes it seem like Regal doesn't know who the best women are for the title.
--Segment 6-- They kick it back to the ring, as Mason Ryan is all set to take on Tyler Breeze. And this one is a lot of offense for Mason, a lot of getting punched in the face for Breeze. Every time Breeze starts to turn it around, Mason uses his power to turn the tide. Finally, Breeze just up and leaves, getting counted out to avoid more punches to his face. Winner: Mason Ryan by countout when Tyler Breeze runs away. Crowd Reaction: 53% Match Quality: 68% Overall Rating: 60%
Dear God is Mason Ryan mostly not good. And it's not so much that he's bad as he just seems awkward in everything he does in the ring. Breeze is a good performer. and him yelling "NOT THE FACE!" everytime he'd get hit made me chuckle.
-- Segment 7-- We then get Alex Riley in the back with Sami Zayn. This is mostly just building up the attacks he's receiving from the mystery party. Zayn says that it's frustrating, but that the mystery person won't get the jump on him again after a match. You then see a burst of static on your screen, and you see the same mystery person coming in and beating on Sami Zayn, leaving Zayn down and hurt in the back. Overall Rating: 75%
Again, Sami Zayn is the one getting jumped by the mystery person. You'd assume that at some point, Zayn will figure out who it is.
--Segment 8-- The main event of the evening puts the Australian, Emma, against the Trailer Park Behemoth, Betty Lou Summers. And this one is a solid back and forth battle. BLS definitely uses her size to beat down Emma, but Emma comes back at her with her mat wrestling, and ends it by locking in the Dilemma, forcing BLS to tap out. Following that, BLS beats down Emma and plants her with a Whiskey Lullaby. She stalks away and Zoe Garcia comes down and hits Emma with the L-Bomb. She then gets a mic and tells Regal that if he needs a new champion, he should look no further. Winner: Emma over Betty Lou Summers by submission, following the Dilemma. Crowd Reaction: 45% Match Quality: 57% Overall Rating: 51%
Overall Show Rating: 61%
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E-mails -We got a 0.87 rating for 'NXT on WWE Network'! The attendance level was 344 people. We made $6880 from ticket sales. -Bo Dallas - Sami Zayn would be a great opponent for me, how about putting us together in some matches? -Road Agent - Mojo Rawley and Alexander Rusev work pretty well together due to their similar styles -Amy Moore and Sara Del Rey didn't 'click' in their match, maybe due to their mismatches skills causing their styles not to gel?
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Post by Dan O'Mac on May 30, 2014 10:32:34 GMT -5
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Straight from the desk of GM William Regal, he has stated that he needs to sort out the Women's division. To do that, we'll have 2 women's matches on NXT this week, Zoe Garcia will take on Paige and we'll have a triple threat match between Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Kendall Skye.
In addition, Aiden English will face Bo Dallas. Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger will be in action.
And William Regal has promised a response to Camacho's challenge to Adrian Neville.
Also scheduled to appear: Corey Graves, Alexander Rusev and Lana, Sami Zayn, CJ Parker, and the Exotic Express.
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Post by Dan O'Mac on Oct 10, 2014 23:01:15 GMT -5
NXT on WWE Network -- 4/24/14
--Segment 1-- Gavin Loudspeaker and Jason Albert are our announcers again tonight, but before they can get into anything, Aiden English demands his spotlight. He sings his way to the ring, and the crowd gives him the love they like to. He's followed out by the inspirational Bo Dallas. And these two have a good back and forth match. The treat to this encounter is the end, when Bo Dallas locks in the Ins-Bo-ration (Rings of Saturn). While he has this in, he keeps telling Aiden "Don't give up! Never give up! Just keep Bo-lieving!" until English taps out, giving Bo the win. Bo immediately starts celebrating, starting with a victory lap and a sportsmanlike handshake with his opponent after the match, even as Aiden Enlish looks at him like he's crazy. Winner: Bo Dallas by submission via Ins-BO-ration Crowd Reaction: 49% Match Quality: 67% Overall Rating: 52%
That's amazing. Bo never wants people to give up, even when he's got them in a submission manuever.
--Segment 2-- Following that, we have a women's triple threat match, as Becky Lynch, Kendall Skye and Charlotte Flair match up. Becky is basically the female version of heel Sheamus, attempting to straight up be a bad ass Irish fighter. Kendall Skye is... an announcer, and not very good in the ring. This transition seems like a bad idea. And Charlotte Flair is the daughter of Naitch, and that's as far as her gimmick goes at this point. This match was really just a two person match, as Lynch and Flair carried the match, and Skye was just there to eat the Bow Down to the Queen from Charlotte and get pinned, I assume to protect Becky Lynch. Winner: Charlotte by pin on Kendall Skye after Bow Down to the Queen Crowd Reaction: 41% Match Quality: 53% Overall Rating: 42%
Kendall Skye has her place, and it's not as a wrestler. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair work well together, so we'll see what comes from this.
--Segment 3-- Next, Alexander Rusev comes out, followed by Lana and issue an open challenge for next week. While waiting, Lana continues to explain why Russia is better than America. This brings out... Byron Saxton of all people. And Byron accepts the challenge. Overall Rating: 60% Byron Saxton gained overness. Alexander Rusev gained overness.
So... that's a thing for next week. Alexander Rusev against Byron Saxton. Honestly, I've got no idea.
--Segment 4-- Following that... delight, we get Corey Graves out to the ring. He's definitely running a "tattooed badass" gimmick. Then, the party starts, and the Exotic Express heads out to the ring, and DJ Jack O. Lantern gets into the ring for the match. And this one is a battle in styles, as Lantern tries to fly, and Graves tries to ground him. This one ends when Graves locks in a submission hold, but then refuses to break it when Lantern gets to the ropes. Following the match, Graves starts putting the boots to Jack, and Adam Rose and Ray Quinn get in the ring and run Corey Graves off, followed by the party starting again. Winner: Jack O. Lantern by DQ via refusal to break Crowd Reaction: 53% Match Quality: 78% Overall Rating: 58%
A good match, gave us a chance to see TAFKA Frightmare, and it looked good. Graves being a guy who just doesn't care seems to work. Good stuff all around.
--Segment 5-- They follow up that with a tag match, as they introduce Sylvester LaFort and Scott Dawson as the Legionnaires. Which would be a much more fitting name if Dawson wasn't a redneck. Next out is Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger. And this turns into not much of a match. Jordan and Dillinger are clearly in control of things. As the match nears a close, The Ascension's music starts. Dillinger starts looking around for them, and Scott Dawson attempts to roll up Dillinger. Dillinger is having none of it, and kicks out. He then plants Dawson with a Running Clutch DVD and gets the win. Following Jordan and Dillinger getting their hands raised, The Ascension attacks, and there's a brawl all around the ring between The Ascension and Jordan and Dillinger until a horde of refs come out to break it up. Crowd Reaction: 42% Match Quality: 78% Overall Rating: 54%
Nice to see the Tag Teams going at it. We're getting a nice little build for Jordan and Dillinger against The Ascension. I approve!
--Segment 6-- Camacho and Regal talk about title match. Regal says he can't give Camacho a title match until next week. Camacho punches Regal. Regal then says if Camacho wants a shot, he'll have to earn it. Camacho will face Kalisto next week, and if Camacho wins, he'll get his shot at Take Over. If he loses, he will not get a title shot as long as Regal is in charge. Overall Rating: 74% Camacho gained overness from this segment
Actions, consequences. This is logical, except the whole "you hit me and still get a shot at getting a title match" thing.
--Segment 7-- We head back to the ring, and get a pair of females to the ring. Paige is out first, all leather jackets, screaming, and pale skin. She's followed by Zoe Garcia, a collection of dark hair, a dark complexion, and gorgeous ass. They battle back and forth, with Zoe clearly not as talented as Paige. Paige goes for the Paige Turner, but Zoe manages to turn it into a roll up and grabs the ropes for extra leverage and the pin. Zoe doesn't hang around and gets out of the ring, smiling as she heads to the back, Paige trying to get the ref to change the call due to the cheating. Winner: Zoe Garcia by pinfall following a rope-assisted rollup Crowd Reaction: 65% Match Quality: 56% Overall Rating: 55%
I see that they're continuing the feud. Notably absent is Emma. Now I'm not sure if there's still a truple threat in the future.
--Segment 8-- In our main event, we get "The World's Best Friend" CJ Parker taking on Sami Zayn. And this is actually a really good match. Although Sami is better being the underdog and fighting to overcome a stronger foe. CJ Parker doesn't provide any of those things, letting Sami really control this one. And Sami hits him with a Running Big Boot in the corner and gets the pin. Immediately, the lights go off, and when the come back on, the masked man is in the ring glaring at Sami Zayn. He points at Sami, then slashes a thumb across his neck. The lights go back off, and then come back on, with the masked man gone, and Zayn looking confused. Winner: Sami Zayn by pinfall following a Running Big Boot Crowd Reaction: 60% Match Quality: 77% Overall Rating: 61%
A solid Main Event, as Sami Zayn wins again, and again has to deal with the mystery man.
Overall Show Rating: 57%
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--E-Mails-- We got a 0.88 rating for 'NXT on WWE Network'! The attendance level was 355 people. We made $7100 from ticket sales.
Paige and Zoe Garcia didn't 'click' in their match, maybe due to their mimatched skills, causing their styles not to gel?
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--End of Month Emails-- - The following birthdays occured this month: Donna Price (31), Shinjiro Hashinoku (21), Alex Riley (33), Zoe Garcia (28), CJ Parker (25), Charlotte Flair (28), Sawyer Fulton (28) - We made $1,400,000 off merchandise this month. - Sasha Banks has 3 months left on her contract. - Tyler Breeze has 3 months left on his contract. - Renee Young has returned from suspension. - Adrian Neville has returned from suspension. - Devin Taylor in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Over (2 points); Brawling (2 points); Charisma (2 points); Stiffness (1 point); - Buddy Murphy in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Over (1 point); Technique (1 point); Charisma (1 point); Speed (2 points); - Baron Corbin in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Technique (1 point); Charisma (1 point); Over (2 points); Brawling (2 points); - Travis Tyler in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Over (1 point); Charisma (1 point); Brawling (2 points); - Sawyer Fulton in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Brawling (1 point); Speed (1 point); Charisma (1 point); Technique (2 points); - Angelo Dawkins in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Speed (2 points); Charisma (2 points); - Enzo Amore in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Speed (1 point); Charisma (2 points); - Colin Cassady in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Charisma (1 point); Brawling (2 points); Technique (2 points); - Rachelle St. Claire in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Over (1 point); Speed (2 points); Charisma (2 points); - Danny Burch in NXT Developmental has improved in the following areas: Speed (1 point); Technique (1 point); Charisma (1 point);
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I asked for and received a move to a Prime Time show... which frickin' rules!
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Post by Dan O'Mac on Oct 10, 2014 23:01:44 GMT -5
Next goal... avoid a 7 month gap between shows.
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Post by Brain Of J on Oct 11, 2014 15:04:57 GMT -5
Next goal... avoid a 7 month gap between shows. I was just looking at this the other day, wondering what happened. Nice to see it's still alive. Hell, nice to see ANY diary alive. Jed Shaffer ~Says the guy who's been stuck on the last two segments of his next show for ... two weeks now?
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