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roodes dumbass finish negated all of the selling he did holy shit

Yeah Im not sure why people are saying that was a good finish.

 

[Foggy]

roodes dumbass finish negated all of the selling he did holy shit

Babyfaces do this all the time!

Loved his little shoulder hop though.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

He just seems meh, he seems to have no charisma and seems average in the ring. He will be lucky to stay on with all the talent WWE keep signing.

He can be good in the ring. As mentioned he makes a better just fuck em up kind of heel. Anything other then that and as you see he is boring as hell. That's why I wish they'd make him a heel.

 

[RecRoulette]

It's not memorable, but Roode has a very deliberate and solid wrestling style that is alright. Who's next anyway? Ohno?

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Every time I see Roode I can't help but think of himself as a better Triple H in his prime.

Roode's like six years younger then HHH right now.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Cool, he did the Seth sell an injury for the match than use that body part to finish off the opponent thing.

Ummm... watch again... he clearly was doing it slower and pushing through the pain. Seth just does it all at normal usual speed and sells after.

Roode literally screamed in pain and visibly struggled to do it.

 

[Zach]

Hahahahaha, that song.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

No he didn't, because he still sold it. You don't have to sell it like your arm was cut off and you can never use it again.

You have 2 arms. Use your other fucking arm. He's not a babyface who has to overcome the pain. Be smart and use an uninjured body part to win.

 

[kirblar]

Every time I see Roode I can't help but think of himself as a better Triple H in his prime.

Roode doesn't have prime era HHH's ability to get a random opponent over in a 10 minute match.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Patterson!

 

[Data West]

No he didn't, because he still sold it. You don't have to sell it like your arm was cut off and you can never use it again.

except he did it twice in a row. just going 'ow my arm' doesnt make up for the fact that you not only did one move that relied on your injured body pat but then to follow up and do it TWICE rolling over into it negates that

 

[ReiGun]

Owens being Owens. That side eye. lol

 

[Toki767]

Why is Ohno in the crowd and not just backstage lol

 

[serenewarfare]

No new signing tease.

 

[Angry Grimace]

lol@ owens doesn't give a fuck

 

[RecRoulette]

lmao at KO

 

[somedevil]

Owens and a heel next to him:

New Asuka shirt:

 

[ElRenoRaven]

No he didn't, because he still sold it. You don't have to sell it like your arm was cut off and you can never use it again.

Exactly. As shown on the replay as he landed them he grabbed that shoulder and they hurt him too. God some people really don't get it.

 

[Ithil]

Frankly it's overdue for the NXT tag titles to main event a show. The women's title main evented before, but as great as the tag title matches have been for the past year they never got that shot.

 

[serenewarfare]

Heartbreaking loss and turn incoming.

Prepare yourselves.

It's not memorable, but Roode has a very deliberate and solid wrestling style that is alright. Who's next anyway? Ohno?

Drew

 

[Angry Grimace]

The ladder match headlining!

Edit: probably in a squash

 

[Pikma]

That was a solid match where both competitors came out looking good. If all I did was browse this thread I would've thought the complete opposite.

 

[Jashobeam]

uhh the Tag Match is the main event? I thought the show was over lol

 

[Beefy]

DIY are splitting up aren't they?

 

[Hex]

 

[Toki767]

This is hopefully main eventing because nothing else will be able to follow how good it'll be rather than because of a heel turn.

 

[Nocturnowl]

Curious as to how the AoP style will translate to a ladder match.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

I hope

Spoiler

Ciampa turns heel. Dude straight up looks like that large bald beard guy from RE4

 

[Ithil]

except he did it twice in a row. just going 'ow my arm' doesnt make up for the fact that you not only did one move that relied on your injured body pat but then to follow up and do it TWICE rolling over into it negates that

Are you this dispassionately mathematical about every match you watch? Don't answer that, I already know you are because you tell us about every one.

 

[Data West]

Drew

boy if people thought itami/roode was dull, drew/roode will be downright plodding unless they build a really good storyl-oh right its just indie megacard

 

[RyougaSaotome]

I love that the tag match is the main event tonight. That's cool as fuck.

Also the show has been mostly good (yet again). Hopefully this tag match blows the fucking roof off.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Exactly. As shown on the replay as he landed them he grabbed that shoulder and they hurt him too. God some people really don't get it.

I'd say he did two because he didn't trust to have as much power as he normally does.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

DIY are splitting up aren't they?

That's what my money is on. If they don't I'll be shocked to be honest.

 

[Professor Beef]

Sami like "use promo code TAKEOVER for 40% off your next Uber ride"

 

[Sinatar]

uhh the Tag Match is the main event? I thought the show was over lol

The tag titles are the most prestigious in NXT thanks to DIY and The Revival, it's about time they got the main event slot.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

i hope they don't break up

less so for how sad it would be and more because it means they're single wrestlers on the main roster when they get called up which would fuck them over

 

[Beefy]

That was a solid match where both competitors came out looking good. If all I did was browse this thread I would've thought the complete opposite.

I liked the match. It was just the first time I have seen Itamai and it was a little meh.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I wish people would stop quoting people I have ignored

 

[Foggy]

Babyfaces are regularly booked to struggle through pain and show more heart in victory. I don't know why anyone is surprised.

 

[The Strokes]

Frankly it's overdue for the NXT tag titles to main event a show. The women's title main evented before, but as great as the tag title matches have been for the past year they never got that shot.

They most likely would've but Nakamura was in the roster.

 

[serenewarfare]

boy if people thought itami/roode was dull, drew/roode will be downright plodding unless they build a really good storyl-oh right its just indie megacard

Are you ignoring the great tag team storytelling they did with DIY and Revival?

Also Drew is great. Better than Hideo.

 

[norm9]

Only seen one Authors of Pain match but I like their style. And love Ellering.

 

[Nocturnowl]

I hope

Spoiler

Ciampa turns heel. Dude straight up looks like that large bald beard guy from RE4

Then Gargano will have to take his eye and use it to access the main roster.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

except he did it twice in a row. just going 'ow my arm' doesnt make up for the fact that you not only did one move that relied on your injured body pat but then to follow up and do it TWICE rolling over into it negates that

Yup. I think overcoming an injury to finish a match can work if you're face and it's an established angle before the match. Otherwise it just undoes the storytelling, you've made an injury angle the gimmick just to make it meaningless in the finish.

 

[RecRoulette]

I love that the dudes who make up the team Authors of Pain are called Occam (Akam) and Razor (Rezar)

 

[excelsiorlef]

That was a solid match where both competitors came out looking good. If all I did was browse this thread I would've thought the complete opposite.

Seriously...

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

i fucking love the aop masks

 

[Data West]

Are you ignoring the great tag team storytelling they did with DIY and Revival?

Also Drew is great. Better than Hideo.

kind of an outlier because the tag team division isnt booked around big name indie signings

Drew is definitely not better than Hideo.

 

[Professor Beef]

I wish people would stop quoting people I have ignored

not everything is about you!

 

[Syder]