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NXT Review:

 

Balor & Itami vs Kidd & Gabriel - They spent a few minutes giving these guys mic time. Good match. Balor pinned Gabriel after a double stomp from the turnbuckle. Balor already looks better than Itami.

Banks vs Bliss - Good match. Sasha's running the ropes into a slap is a thing of heelish beauty, as is her finisher. Bliss showed improvement, pulling off a smooth sunset flip powerbomb, although she managed to bloody her nose eariler which set off "E-C-Dub" chants.

Lucha Dragons vs Blake & Murphy - Solid match. The best move was a cool tope con hilo leg drop from Kalisto. Blake & Murphy are generic characters but they can go in the ring. The Lucha Dragons' neon yellow ring gear is worse than anything Cena wears.

Zayn vs Neville (NXT Championship) - Good match. Neville missed his Red Arrow and tweaked his knee. The ref threw up the X but didn't ring the bell, so Neville rolled up Zayn for the cheap win. It was the best way set up for the PPV where I expect Zayn to finally win the big one.

 

Verdict: Strong show with no filler. NXT is on a roll heading into Takeover 3: Return of the Zayn.

 

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Smackdown Review:

 

The Great - Ziggler vs Cesaro vs Kidd was the best match in WWE this week and a MOTY Contender. Tyson is making the most of his recent push and I wouldn't mind him taking the title off Ziggler at TLC.

The Good - Natalya vs Layla. Bray smashing Dean's head into a wall with a Sister Abigail.

The OK - Jericho's Highlight Reel with Trips & Steph. Bray vs Sin Cara. Dust Bros vs Rose & The Bunny. Kane vs Ryback.

 

Verdict: Worth watching for the Intercontinental Championship match and Bray/Ambrose segments.

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Your arms need to be pretty long to make the reach that Punk is somehow a hypocrite somehow for leaving WWE and doing something else that he wants to do.

 

Yep totally. You have an industry where you have thousands upon thousands of hopefuls. They all work tirelessly, writing several books at once in some cases to be one of the few guys who can make a nice living doing it. The road to success is a brutal, cutthroat, and highly competitive environment every day, even when you're on top. Breaking into said business is extremely difficult. Surviving in it is harder. Becoming successful at it is next to impossible, with very few guys truly being able to claim that honor. Doesn't sound like the wrestling business at all. COMPLETELY insane comparing the two.

 

 

But I digress, let's go ahead and bring the board back to it's normally scheduled programming. WWE sucks, John Cena sucks, The Authority is on TV too much, and NXT is awesome. We're back on track, boys!

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http://www.wwe.com/inside/10-superstars-who-could-be-the-future-of-wwe

 

Interesting read for. Interesting to note that they mention Balor's NJPW run and that Itami invented the GTS.

 

WWE.com is pretty relaxed these days. A while back they had interviews with Bryan, Rollins and Cesaro about KENTA when they signed him, talking about ROH and the Japanese promotions.

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I was pleasantly surprised that Eddie vs Rey from Halloween Havoc 97 was number five as it's one of my all time favorite matches. I found it odd that they only included matches from the Big Three(WWE, ECW, and WCW) and nothing from AWA, Mid South, or anything else they have in their library. Well, they had a few WCCW matches, but I think it was only two of them.
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WWE.com is pretty relaxed these days. A while back they had interviews with Bryan, Rollins and Cesaro about KENTA when they signed him, talking about ROH and the Japanese promotions.

 

Doesn't Joey Styles run these WWE.com articles? Plus I'm guessing Mr. McMahon doesn't care about them.

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I was pleasantly surprised that Eddie vs Rey from Halloween Havoc 97 was number five as it's one of my all time favorite matches. I found it odd that they only included matches from the Big Three(WWE, ECW, and WCW) and nothing from AWA, Mid South, or anything else they have in their library. Well, they had a few WCCW matches, but I think it was only two of them.

 

Only included the Big Three because of the criteria and notes on the first page of the article, but anyways haven't read it yet. Will in a bit though, just to see what I think about their list.

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Interesting list, but too much John Cena in the top 10 and a ridiculous (but expected) dominance of WWF/E matches throughout.

 

i only saw Cena once in the top ten, unless i am reading it back to front, Steamboat and Bret Hart got more in the top 10 than Cena

 

good list am a sucker for countdown articles and top tens or in this case 100

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http://www.wwe.com/inside/10-superstars-who-could-be-the-future-of-wwe

 

Interesting read for. Interesting to note that they mention Balor's NJPW run and that Itami invented the GTS.

 

I do find it interesting that Baron Corbin is included on the list. I am completely sold on him, and I'm happy to see that the machine is too. I can't wait to see his future.

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<p>So...</p><p> </p><p>

basically your Survivor Series main event is</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>John Cena Dolph Ziggler Big Show Eric Rowan Ryback</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<span>http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/jsilver536/NickyChampion-2.jpg</span><span>http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d105/jsilver536/DarrylDevine-4.jpg</span><span>http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii145/jtlant/TEW/BruceTheGiant_alt1jt.jpg</span><span>http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af173/ewanite/GiantRedwood-4.jpg</span><span>http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii145/jtlant/TEW/PeterValentine_alt1jt.jpg</span></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>VS</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Seth Rollins Kane Rusev Luke Harper Mark Henry</strong></p><p> </p><p>

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</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

This is the idea made by this man,</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Vince McMahon</strong></p><p> </p><p>

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</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

supposed to help to get more network subscriptions.</p><p> </p><p>

This is reaching epic levels of dullness.</p><p> </p><p>

P.S. Sorry, because there isn't a bigger USPW black man than heavyweight, I picked Avalanche.</p>

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