Essential The Official NXT Discussion Thread 2.0

[MenacingMonk]

Breh I think you might be blind because Chuck Taylor™ is clearly in that picture of new recruits

And are you taking about that pic on the previous page with the 3 dudes? That dude on the right isn’t Chuck.

 

[Superkick Party]

And are you taking about that pic on the previous page with the 3 dudes? That dude on the right isn’t Chuck.

It's a joke Stokeley bought the rights to the Chuck Taylor name in Chikara when Chuck let the rights to his name expire and became Chuck Taylor™ and Chuck went by DUSTIN for a min because of it. Am I the only Chikara guy here?

 

[Microfracture]

Spoiler: NXT Title situation

HHH announced it was going to be Gargano vs Ciampa at TO:NY but due to Tommaso's neck injury he is stripped of the title and Gargano will face the winner of a 5 way match. Aleister Black v Velveteen Dream v Ricochet v Adam Cole v Matt Riddle

Spoiler: NXT Title match at Takeover: NY

Adam Cole won the 5 way, so it's Gargano vs Cole for the VACANT NXT Championship in a 2 out of 3 falls match.

Spoiler: Spoiler

Adam Cole title run

 

[John Reena]

I’m not up on Stokely, but judging by y’all reaction n other WWE wrestlers, dude is a great talent. Could ya point me to some of his work before coming to WWE?

 

[MenacingMonk]

It's a joke Stokeley bought the rights to the Chuck Taylor name in Chikara when Chuck let the rights to his name expire and became Chuck Taylor™ and Chuck went by DUSTIN for a min because of it. Am I the only Chikara guy here?

You and like 2 other people.

 

[stro]

Johnny's swerve really should have been a straight flip of Ciampa's original turn, complete with him saying "this is my moment" and throwing an unassuming Ciampa into the set instead of faking a knee injury for 10 minutes to wait for Ciampa to attempt a turn on him so he could reveal it was a ruse all along. Turned what could have been a perfect bookend to the angle into something somewhat hokey, especially with Johnny yelling "Johnny Wrestling is BACK" for the 10th time in the past 3 months.

 

[CBoz]

Johnny's swerve really should have been a straight flip of Ciampa's original turn, complete with him saying "this is my moment" and throwing an unassuming Ciampa into the set instead of faking a knee injury for 10 minutes to wait for Ciampa to attempt a turn on him so he could reveal it was a ruse all along. Turned what could have been a perfect bookend to the angle into something somewhat hokey, especially with Johnny yelling "Johnny Wrestling is BACK" for the 10th time in the past 3 months.

Well he can say his attack injured Ciampa's neck.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

WWE NXT on Instagram: “For all those in attendance in #NXTOcala... Meet #SamShaw @thesamuelshaw”

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Spoiler: Spoiler

Adam Cole title run

If he gets a title run people will have no choice but to tip their hat to Trips long term booking ability

 

[Thebadguy]

World Wrestling Entertainment has signed former Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion DJ Z to a WWE NXT deal, PWInsider.com has confirmed. WWE sources indicate the offer was made the last week of February.

DJZ, real name Michael Paris, 32 years old, first broke into the business in the Pittsburgh area as Shiima Xion in 2004 and began making appearances in Mexico in 2008. He made appearances for Ring of Honor (and in an interesting trivia note, was the person who created the first-ever logo for that company), included being the subject for a National Geographic Channel documentary about his pursuit of professional wrestling.

While he did not secure a full-time position with Ring of Honor, Paris debuted in 2008 for Impact Wrestling under the ring name Zema Ion. He became a regular for the promotion, capturing the X-Division Championship on two occasions and put together a string of strong performances. Injuries and the discovery a benign tumor on his bladder prevented Paris from consistently standing out, although the booking at time didn’t help him either.

Paris eventually was rechristened DJ Z, cast as part of the BroMans stable as Robbie E and Jesse Godderz’ personal DJ. That role was a blessing for Paris as it allowed him a chance to do more mic work and while also running interference outside the ring. He actually was used in that role so often, and in undercard and Xplosion TV matches, and was so good in that slot that it was easy to overlook how good he was in the ring.

After his Impact Wrestling deal expired, DJ Z went on a tear on the independent scene, having really good performances in Major League Wrestling, EVOLVE, Game Changer Wrestling and elsewhere.

PWInsider.com has not yet confirmed when Paris is slated to report to the WWE Performance Center and he will likely have a final run of independent appearances. Robert Strauss, the former Robbie E, was also recently signed to a NXT deal and has already reported to Florida.

 

[mrken12]

They got DJ Z too?

I'm waiting for that inevitable Cheeseburger signing.

 

[MenacingMonk]

They got DJ Z too?

I'm waiting for that inevitable Cheeseburger signing.

Royal With Cheese is here at Full Beard University.

 

[DoubleJ13]

So the next class is already DJ Z, KUSHIDA, & more than likely Strickland.

Marko Stunt broke his leg at the wrong time

 

[John Reena]

So the next class is already DJ Z, KUSHIDA, & more than likely Strickland.

Marko Stunt broke his leg at the wrong time

Plus you KNOW they bout to get that Anoai kid in MLW in they sights too

 

[mrken12]