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I'm really interested to see what happens at The End. Some of the results seem like they should go a certain way, but with the draft a lot could be thrown into chaos. I suppose they could still have some guys do double-duty. I don't know, it will be interesting to see, regardless.

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Originally Posted by Noid (Post 4820687)

Elias Samson has something. I saw it prior to The Drifter gimmick. Like CJ Parker, a lot of people are used to seeing instant indy greatness in NXT and the actual developmental guys get a lot of flack. He was getting good heat.

Not so sure about that.... Seemed to me he was getting the "Baron Corbin Go Away Heat"

Yeah, but he was getting heat. As people catch on that he's good, he'll get cheers. No one gets real heat in NXT except Eva Marie and maybe Kevin Owens did for a week.

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WWE teasing Triple H will be doing a live interview about NXT (and maybe its future) after tonight's Network special ends.

https://www.facebook.com/wwe/photos/...931443/?type=3

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Originally Posted by Innovator (Post 4821053)

http://shop.wwe.com/on/demandware.st...rge/W11497.jpg

Pre-ordered.

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Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4821136)

WWE teasing Triple H will be doing a live interview about NXT (and maybe its future) after tonight's Network special ends.

https://www.facebook.com/wwe/photos/...931443/?type=3

And a Breaking Ground. Feel like some shits going down. Maybe Evolve will Nexus the place up?

Nothing about Evolve yet but.. NXT is now an established 3rd brand for WWE, and not just a development service. I am not sure what this ends up resulting in though.

Probably nothing. Just gonna keep on being the same as it currently is.

Yeah I feel like it was just a video to get people to check HHH's facebook page. Dunno.

Spoilers for the next set of NXT shows:

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June 15th Episode:
* Greg Hamilton is back doing ring announcing

* The show opens with a recap of "Takeover: The End" and a backstage promo from NXT Champion Samoa Joe. Joe says tonight is the beginning of his dominance and there's no question who the true champion is now

* The Authors of Pain with Paul Ellering destroyed 2 jobbers in a brutal squash match. Their finisher is a clothesline/reverse Skull Crushing Finale

* Carmella defeated Tessa Blanchard by submission

* TM61 (announced as TM Six One) defeated Blake and Murphy without Alexa Bliss. Shane Thorne ducks a clothesline from Blake, who hits Murphy instead. TM61 get the win with their double team finisher on Blake. Murphy berates Blake at ringside after the match

* Andrade "Cien" Almas defeated Tye Dillinger in a Takeover rematch. Good match, better and longer than their match at Takeover. Unfortunately for Andrade, Tye is insanely over at Full Sail and the crowd was very split with audible loud boos for some of Andrade's spots. Andrade did get a big pop at the end when he won

* Finn Balor comes out for a promo in street clothes and talks about the first time he saw NXT, and that NXT became a part of who he is. He asks what's next for Finn Balor? Fans start a huge Balor Club chant and he responds with "Too Sweet." Shinsuke Nakamura interrupts. He says Balor wants some, and he wants some. He watched Balor become the icon of NXT and Balor is still an icon. Nakamura wants a match and says to be champion, he has to beat Balor. Balor says he knows what's next, it's Shinsuke vs. Finn!

June 22nd Episode:
* Oney Lorcan (Christopher Girard, Biff Busick) defeated Tye Dillinger in a stiff, aggressive and solidly good match. Dillinger got distracted by the crowd chanting 10 during his corner punches, which led to Lorcan hitting a neckbreaker for the win

* No Way Jose defeated Josh Woods in a quick match. Austin Aries interrupted Jose's post-match celebration. Aries says in this industry, you're not defined by your wins, but your defeats. He says he was defeated while he was not 100% and that even though he had bruised ribs, a real guy doesn't make excuses. Aries says he and Jose talked after the match, and says he wondered what he could learn from Jose. Aries says he learned it's all about having fun here at NXT. They dance over to the announce table, where Aries kills Jose with a rolling elbow and then beats him down.

* A huge Aries chant breaks out and he runs back, kills Jose with a Last Chancery on the ramp until the crowd boos him

* Bayley defeated Deonna Purrazzo

* Nia Jax quickly squashed Liv Morgan with a brutal powerbomb

* Tye Dillinger comes out and complains that he is better than having lost 2 matches tonight. He says the show stops until he gets his. He calls Andrade "Cien" Almas out and a match instantly starts. Tye walks out after Andrade does the Tranquilo rest in the ropes spot, then comes back in only to get tossed back out. And leave. Not sure if this will air or if it was a re-shoot of some spots from their earlier match

* Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Murphy in a fun little match, just below the two I saw them have in Atlanta/Nashville this weekend

June 29th Episode:
* Alexa Bliss defeated Carmella with the Sparkle Splash in a good match

* Andrade "Cien" Almas defeated Noah Kekoa

* Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa defeated Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley in a good match. Ciampa and Gargano cut a promo after the match saying they should be next in line for a NXT Tag Team Title shot. American Alpha interrupt and say no offense, but they're next in line to get their rematch and that whenever Gargano and Ciampa get their shot, it'll be against them. Chad Gable and Jason Jordan promise to get their revenge on The Authors of Pain but first, they've got unfinished business with The Revival, who come out and say they dictate the terms of who gets a shot. NXT General Manager William Regal comes out and announces Alpha vs. Revival for a 2 of 3 Falls Match next week. The Authors of Pain attack Alpha after Regal's announcement. Gargano and Ciampa try to make the save but get destroyed. The Authors lay out Alpha with their finisher and then Ellering comes out on stage to call them to him

* NXT Champion Samoa Joe defeated Oney Lorcan (Biff Busick) in a solid main event. Joe kicked out of Oney's neckbreaker that Tye lost to. Joe won the match with a Musclebuster to end the tapings

Gif of the post-match celebrations between Aires and No Way Jose before the beatdown:
http://i.imgur.com/C83TyhU.gif

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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw (Post 4821697)

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That's a tremendous set of updates.. Can't wait.

I'm intrigued at this current direction.

Can't fucking wait, been waiting for it for a long time now.

Also, The Authors of Pain or wtf ever have a weak ass finisher for being as massive as they are. Looks fucking weak and I can see the "timing" being off more than once and them looking real dumb for it. They seem like guys who would be great to adopt a Clothesline From Hell type clothesline, one of them really should.

Maybe even bring back the Doomsday Device.

Yeah I don't understand the need for a single finishing move with big guys. Do two identical or symbiotic big impact moves (one per person) on the same opponent and that's way more believable.

No, more double team finishers

Just Double Chokeslam a bitch.

But first take out the other guy with the big boot/sidewalk slam combo they used.

Speaking of chokeslams, anyone find it weird how Alexa Bliss now does that "chokepush" move? She just seems way too tiny to be doing any variation of a chokeslam.... she does have the crazy eyes when she does it, though.... so I dunno.....

Better than her no flip moonsault finisher.

Everyone needs to stop badmouthing Alexa Bliss and focus on the positives:

http://i.imgur.com/OB9ie9L.gif

I was thinking last night that they really shouldn't have turned her heel. With Bayley moving up to the main roster, they could use a woman who could be "their" girl to the NXT audience. If Carmella had turned on Enzo & Cass then we would have likely gotten Enzo & Cass beating Blake & Murphy for the Tag Titles in Brooklyn (huge moment), and Bliss could have been built up as the babyface girl to challenge Asuka after Bayley. That's easier to say in hindsight though.

Really think Alex's should be called up. I she still with Blake and Murphey? Don't really like that team, feel like they are a American Wolves knockoff.

Alexis is away from them and she is primed to be snatched up for the brand split.

Good, really think she'll do well on the main roster. Could put her with the Club or The Dudleys. Haven't seen a lot of her in ring work, how is she in the ring?

They definitely need to stick her with someone on the main roster to be their mouthpiece....

Maybe stick her with Corbin. Him her could be a Edge/Lita like duo.

tbh, her assets distract my ability to see if she progressed. There's never a terrible feeling when she's on screen.

Grossed out by giant veins on the side of Finn Balor's head....

TM61 should be pronounced "TM Sixty-One"..... "TM Six One" doesn't roll off the tongue as well....

They should also change Nick Miller's name, because all I think of is that dude from New Girl...

They also really need to change their gear/look because right now they just seem so generic.....

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Originally Posted by Simple Fan (Post 4823355)

Maybe stick her with Corbin. Him her could be a Edge/Lita like duo.

That is an excellent idea. He needs the help on the mic and the reason for the main roster fans to hate him, other than because of the face he's feuding against and his douche-like attitude....

Yeah I have not been to interested in him since his main roster debut. Putting some eye candy with him would at least keep me interested like Lana did for Rusev.

Lana did her best to Sable Rusev's career, but it seems like he's kicked out of it....

Thought this weeks show was a bit meh, not a huge amount to enjoy other than the showdown between Balor and Nakamura. That last 10 minutes were amazing.

Not feeling the Authors of Pain (dumb name), they remind me of a fat D'Lo Brown and Jon Bernthal. Not really buying into Andrade 'Cien' Almas at the moment either, he taunts too much during his matches and doesn't actually draw me into his matches.

Great to see Carmella improving, although her voice is just terrible, far too shrill.