He was really awesome. I had no clue who Kenneth Cameron was, other than he was teaming with Conor O'Brian, but he impressed me. Cannot wait to see more from him.

I hadn't heard of him either. I still didn't know his name until like halfway through the match. But either way he fucking rules.

I'm curious to see whether or not this Corey Graves & Jake Carter tag team is anywhere near as good as The Ascension. So far they don't have a name, which has that working against them. They have the son of Vader, but they don't have Kenneth Cameron, either.

Loved it, probably enjoyed it more than Raw. It's was one hell of a good idea to have it here so they can not only groom the future of the in-ring performers, but also the future productions guys. Those Bray Wyatt and Ascension videos were awesome and a lot better than anything WWE has done in-house for a while.

I really enjoyed Bray in the ring when he was Husky Harris too so I can't wait to see what he can do with a character that he already seems brilliant in playing.

Also, holy fuck Ascension. If they ever get called up, they shouldn't change a thing about their promo video to announce them before they debut, their entrance and their look. Pretty sure that the short matches will carry on for a little while yet while they introduce some of these guys and girls, but after a couple of months they could get some stories going, especially utilising Dusty Rhodes in that GM role.

Oh, I know we'd all love JR to be on one of the main brands, but this is perfect for him. The best guy to sell these guys talent along with Regal and for him personally, working once every 4 weeks or so based in one place? Man, this is going to become must see.

Can't believe Johnny Curtis didn't wash his hands.

The Ascension seem pretty badass. How did they make Conor O'Brian's eyes blue like that?

That Bray Wyatt promo was awesome.

Jason Jackson kinda looks like Donald Glover.

So pumped for Bo Dallas. I mean, he's single.

Black light from the videocamera

It fucking works like a charm :)

Great start!! Loved pretty much everything about it.

The guys producing this can't be doing Raw/SmackDown. In one show they have stablished around 6 guys, who they are, what their gimmick is, etc.

The vignettes for Rollins, The Ascension, Wyatt, etc were all perfect. The stage/ring set up is perfect. Ross/Regal/Dusty are all perfect in their roles.

Things I noticed:


I like the new intro/music, etc. Real fresh start.

How different do the Rotundo kids look? Do they have the same mother?

The Ascension look really cool/have a cool gimmick...but their names kinda "betray" their image. Kenneth Cameron and Connor O'Brian soundlike two RyBack jobbers.

Also, feel like they could do with a valet (which I learned they used to have), maybe Buggy Nova would be a perfect fit?

Love the fact that there's no bullshit competition aspect.

I really think they should have a NXT Championship. It'd give everything more purpose beyond trying to progress to the main roster.

They're not. There's some WWE guys I would imagine, but students from the college they're taping from are working on it too. It's an NXT for them as much as the in-ring talent, I believe.

I believe the WWE is only using the place to test out some new equipment like what was done during the Ascension stuff and to hire some new employees for their video department.

Probably won't see stuff they are using on a regular Raw or Smackdown until maybe months from now at the earliest.

1. Absolutely can't stand Bo Dallas. He's horrible.
2. The Ascension are amazing.
3. Sandow is awesome
4. Kidd vs McGillicutty was fantastic.

Yeah The Ascension are pretty amazing especially their debut video/promo.

Wyatt's stuff was also pretty amazing.

Tyler Black's promo was your typical indy "grrr I'm intense" bullshit that ROH wrestler can only do.

I keep thinking about how much Connor O'Brien's vocal chords must hurt.

I think that will change. Most of the weeks of taping so far have been shorter squash matches to introduce these guys to us. I think some of the guys beat will have them too in future episodes when they're the ones being showcased.

I think the next 4-8 weeks will be very similar so they get a roster together and then we start seeing some competitive matches and, hopefully, some storylines.

If they do go the route of the storylines, I hope it's like the production is in the fact you've got established WWE staff overseeing, but the general direction comes from the guys at university.

Bray Wyatt promo in HD:

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That's the part of the show that I find the most fascinating. It's basically an internship for the next generation of video production.

Definitely an amazing video and an amazing character put forward by Wyatt. I said a couple of weeks back that I really want to see Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton feud. Now, more so than ever, given Orton's recent suspension, I think that a feud between these two could be absolutely great. Eli Cottonwood has been released, but have Big E. Langston play Wyatt's new follower. Wyatt attacks Orton and talks about what he talks about -- Orton's sins catching up to him and Wyatt being the monster that eats the monster -- and Wyatt and Orton have a match. Orton wins via disqualification when Big E. Langston makes his debut and attacks him, but then Wyatt wins a Steel Cage rematch between the two.

Push this character to the moon.

LOVE the music used for the promo....used as this theme in FCW. Honestly hope he keeps it.

Shit...here it is :)

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Goddammit, Bray Wyatt is easily one of my favorite current gimmicks. I'm sure the creepy southern preacher gimmick has been attempted before but it just works so damn well with him.

Even his name is perfect

I think we all agree that we like everyone except Bo Dallas who can go fuck himself and die.

I'm sick of the name Bo. That's all damn southern people say to each other in a damn conversation.

"Hey bo, whatcha doin there bo, well damn bo...on and on and on.

Makes you want to grab a god damn shotgun.

K, I'm about to watch this episode and give my thoughts on Bo Dallas...

Oh shit. Awesome "gateway to the future" intro. Makes it seem so huge. Loved it.

What the fuck is this? Bo Dallas vs Mini Mason Ryan?

Yep. Thoroughly unimpressed with Bo Dallas.

Seth Rollins' neck beard is extremely distracting.

lol. Sandow is tremendous

I thought I'd have trouble taking Connor O'Brien seriously after his NXT stint. That video did a good job of making me forget he's the same guy who participated in awkward segments with Kozlov a year ago though.

Wow. Michael McGillicutty fucked up that sharp shooter royally.

Just watched this myself.

Bo Dallas seems pretty boring, and looks unsettling with his silky smooth hair and fine eyebrows.

The Ascension seems pretty cool. They really should have changed Connor O'Brian's name though. Takes away from it. Also, they need more badass wrestling tights.

Seth Rollins seems pretty "ehhhh"

Bray Wyatt seems better. I liked his promo, but don't see the reason to declare my love just yet.

I declare my love for Sandow though.

Kidd/Joe Perfect had a good match, though I was falling asleep during it. Not because it was bad, but because I am incredibly tired right now and should probably be sleeping.

gonna fly to Florida just to throw things at Bo Dallas

how does one brother suck so hard when another is awesome?

"YOU'RE SINGLE FOR A REASON, FAG!"

Bo Dallas can only get better.

Is that his gimmick?

I won't lie, I couldn't tell what his gimmick was supposed to be when I first watched that vignette, and I couldn't understand why people were loving him so much. I thought he was just some creepy guy walking around the Florida Everglades. :-\

But I've watched it again after reading that and I can see why a creepy southern preacher gimmick can be seen coming through, but only just.

But just like Lock Jaw....

Yet.

I enjoyed that small promo so much though that I searched for his FCW videos and he really owns that fucking character. Czech it.

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Based on that video and the video above where he references Jesus, he definitely comes off as a creepy southern preacher/cult leader from a movie.

cape fear.

he is character is a play off evil satanic like robert dinero from that movie

you should

Can't wait for the next episode!

Just watched the episode.

Love Bray Wyatt.

Still love Damien Sandow and Tyson Kidd.

I think I'm the only one here who does not get The Ascension. They look cheesy as fuck to me. Like "Check out how badass we are! We are goth and speak of doom and we have those black lights! Grrrrrr!" I'm not really sold on them yet, to say the least.

The Ascension needs some sort of spiky shoulderpads. Or spikes in general. Maybe some facepaint.

I don't think they need to look like Kronik :roll:

Did Kronik have spikes?

Ascension look close enough to Kronik

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.co.../kronik/07.jpg

Kronik were badass though.

Are you saying The Ascension are not badass, IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING?

Could be BADASSER with spikes.

Black Light + Glowing Hand > Spikes

Latest episode out, will embed in here soon.

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Wooo thanks :y:

Still on my phone :(

Czech out DailyMotion next time. Just changed the option to use the desktop instead of the web app and embedding was pretty easy from there. From an iPhone at least anyway, your phone may vary.

Because people are dumb and occasionally miss things only one page previous.

Ya got an iPhone myself, but back on a laptop now. Got more links but that should be enough (Dailymotion links rarely get taken down)

Also, super random Seth Rollins intro :heart:

pretty psyched to watch this right now

the fuck are you doing Seth Rollins?

lol "it's like stomping someone's head on a curb, I wouldn't recommend that at home kids"

IF ONLY DEREK VINYARD HAD SEEN NXT

again I love Tyler Black in the ring but his voice is so awful.

Oh good a Jinder Mahal match

Leo Kruger, otherwise known as South African Al Snow

or poor man's Kraven The Hunter

I immediately dislike Richie Steamboat

lol Regal's twins :'(

Rick Victory seems like the name of a Venture Brothers villain

the other person who watches The Venture Bros, will agree.

Jimmy Uso took the pin again :cool:

Richie Steamboat blows

based 100P on that match

Claudio is terrif

BRAY WYATT PROMO NEXT!!!

awesome again :)

Watching right now.

Been hearing a lot about Seth Rollins, but his first match did not impress me that much. Maybe he needs a longer match. Or to show more moves than just kicks.

I'm sorry guys, but I still can't take The Ascension seriously. Something's off with these guys. They look fake when they try to look "mysterious" or something.

Richie Steamboat sure showed that he can do a mean armdrag.

Man that Bray Wyatt promo.. With the followers appearing and disappearing randomly, it felt as if they wanted to portray a delusional preacher.

Pretty good shows.

Like everyone I love Bray Wyatt, amazing character they could do a lot with. Already knew I loved Sandow, Cesaro and Rollins. I like Richie Steamboat too

Bloody hate The Ascension though. No one buys that shit, it's not a comic book movie. Not sure why Bo Dallas has to be promoted so homoerotically. Leo Kruger is just forgettable and everyone's finishers are pretty poor.

I really fucking hate The Ascension actually.

Shit, I think I'm in love with Bray Wyatt.

Antonio Cesaro is pretty impressive in the ring. I rarely have the occasion to watch Smackdown, so it was my first Cesaro match since his debut match. I like the move set and the intensity. Too many wrestlers try to do the deliberate, slow, methodical style these days.

I like Johnny Curtis because he actually shows some facial expressions in the ring. He's not just wrestling with a straight face. It gets me more involved in the match because it looks like the guy actually cares. He's not just there, he has a presence.

Maybe I should have watched the previous season of NXT after all.

I hate Richie Steamboat almost as much as I hate Bo Dallas

armdragging motherfucker

Yeah, Bo Dallas is another one that looks fake. Can't stand him. It's that grin.

At least Richie Steamboat looks likable. He just needs to do something that's not an armdrag every once in a while.

So I like Steamboat more than Dallas.

if they started to bill Richie Steamboat as the man of 1000 armdrags I would like him.

Bo Dallas is maybe the creepiest looking person ever, he kinda looks like he's made of wax

Watching this now.

Completely unimpressed by Seth Rollins. Spaz out during his entrance and after he won made me laugh. That's about it. Terrible finishing move.

Weird that they are treating Jinder Mahal like he is entirely new, and hasn't been on the main roster for over a year already.

First impression is that I like Leo Kruger, but haven't seen enough to make a final opinion of him. Looks like Al Snow. Sleeper hold as a finisher, though? It takes a man of Ziggler-level quality to make the sleeper seem like a legit finisher.

Richie Steamboat kinda looks like Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Less impressed by Ascension this week, especially when compared side to side with The Usos.

I liked Richie Steamboat in the ring. Again, seems to have a terrible finishing move. Seems to me, like he could really use some sort of arm submission, if his thing is gonna be working the arm.

I like how after Antonio's match, Aksana had a mic in her hand. Totally an edited out promo there.

I liked Bray Wyatt's promo again. I just can't help but feel that I am going to be disappointed by him in the ring though... because at the end of the day.... he's Husky Harris.

Curtis and Bateman are both good enough that they should be on the main roster right now. Not sure why they aren't.

So glad Antonio Cesaro has a new, better theme. Also, 7 matches in 1 hour including 1000th Raw promo and Raw rebound.


Damn!

Disappointed by Husky Harris in the ring? That guy can move for a big guy. He was awesome on Season 2 of NXT and the only thing missing was having any sembelence of a character... Which he amazingly has in spades now.

Didn't watch NXT Season 2, but in his Nexus days, he just seemed like a fat slob with terrible tattoos. A character will definitely help to cover it up, though. Not sure, but I think he looks like he may be in slightly better shape?

Fair enough then. Yeah, he didn't get any time to really do anything Nexus wise. But he has lost weight, so he might be even better.

The match I linked to from FCW in this thread wasn't bad, but it wasn't really a competitive one.

Just watched the second Bray Wyatt promo from this episode and it's amazing.

Ignore the character for a second though, which is brilliant itself, and just look at that video editing. They just need to outsource the main roster hype debut videos to these students because they are clearly brilliant.

Leo Kruger's theme song should be:

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Totally. Lion King references can only make his character better. :y:

Why doesn't Antonio have Chelsea Dagger in NXT?

Actually, I rather like his finishing move. Granted, I also like it when JTG does it.

I think the "arm submission finisher" role is already pretty well filled by Alberto Del Rio. If you want the "working the arm" thing to lead to a finisher, then he should have one that requires use of the arms to fight out - an example would be Drew's Future Shock DDT.

Richie Steamboat used a Superkick in FCW. Why not let him do that? I liked Steamboat far more than I liked Bo Dallas. Steamboat can really work. I wish they would dial back on the "I want to be my own man, but I still wrestle exactly like my father" angle, though. I'd enjoy Bo Dallas far more if he was a heel against Steamboat.

Bray Wyatt is still fantastic.

Antonio Cesaro is still fantastic. I absolutely loved his squash. He looked impressive and aggressive.

Jim Ross really amazed me on commentary. I remember him getting really shit towards the end of his RAW run, but I guess time off and having Michael Cole doing everything (not trying to bash Cole) has made JR seem absolutely incredible again. JR and Regal's chemistry is amazing. The exchange between Ross, Regal & Russo in regards to The Usos' chemistry and Regal's twin daughters... :lol:

Byron Saxton wasn't too bad on chemistry, but the team of Ross & Regal just cannot be beat and should probably do everything ever.

The Ascension continued to impress me. Kenneth Cameron is awesome. I love it when heels get the babyface in the corner and just utilise those five counts. Great heel tactic. Them getting a win over established Superstars will do them good, too. They should probably be put on the main roster to feud with Epico & Primo soon. The Colons are babyfaces that could make The Ascension look killer, and Epico is no doubt familiar with both O'Brian & Cameron.

More thoughts later.

I happen to love what little I've seen from Richie Steamboat. Not just because his dad is my second favorite wrestler ever either. He's got a good look and I enjoyed the FCW matches I saw of him.

That being said, I'm seeing a shitload of negative Richie Steamboat comments before I watch this episode and now I'm slightly scared to watch it.

Jiro! I'm a fan

That moment when Jinder Mahal came out reminded me of back in the early 90's when feuds used to start by one guy leaving while another guy was coming in for his match and they'd randomly get angry.

Oh come on guys. Richie is awesome. He used like 4 arm drags in the match. Ricky used to do like 5 in a row. What's the big deal?