AONO. Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 agreed, and I thought that in his match with Priest he would finally show something more. didn't happen. it was like it's slmost devoid of any kind of in ring psychology and storytelling. not a fan of his gimmick anyway, but hey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 There was a worthy amount of story and psychology being told in that match. Kross kept going for Priest’s ribs and Priest kept going for Kross’s shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestInTheWorld614 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 I don’t think boring is fair for Kross. It’s similar to when EC3 was in NXT. He just doesn’t fit the style. NXT has been built on the “Takeover worthy” matches. Kross is made for the main roster. In NXT his ring work just stands out more as different due to the style we are used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Frankly, I found the Kross/Priest match more involving than what the other show had for its opener on Wed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AONO. Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 eh, I guess you could say targeting a body part fits the bill, but maybe I didn't use the terms correctly then. I guess the pacing was weird then, because instead of building it up, they just dropped it for a while, and it's not like a dramatic spot or anything really happened to justify it. I think it's fair, EC3 was boring too. I agree that the style doesn't fit. But Kross on the main roster would be the same, I really don't find anything about his gimmick to be involving. Sometimes you can pull a interesting charater that's lackluster in the ring or mediocre, and even vice versa. But he is just a combination of both with big production/presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Where I'm at - I definitely agree EC3 was a main roster guy (who obviously got beyond shafted), but at least EC3 cut a damn solid promo and had some unique moves. Kross just doesn't offer me anything. Like, what does he do that plenty of other guys on the same roster don't already do way better? Dude can throw a decent suplex, but so can every other big-but-agile fella on the roster. Why is Kross set for the mega push when you have so many better options? Like I said, I like his presentation and really wanted to like him as a whole. But every time he has a match all I can think is "...that's it? That's all he's got to offer?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixTN Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Dusty Classic participants revealed https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/the-dusty-rhodes-tag-team-classic-returns-for-2021 Though I only count 11 teams, 5 more for 16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Apparently Damian Priest was supposed to debut last week as KO's best friend but Kev and Roman thought that made no sense lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb ★ Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Hypothetically, they could pull the trigger on the Dexter and VD team/feud now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, AONO. said: eh, I guess you could say targeting a body part fits the bill, but maybe I didn't use the terms correctly then. I guess the pacing was weird then, because instead of building it up, they just dropped it for a while, and it's not like a dramatic spot or anything really happened to justify it. I think it's fair, EC3 was boring too. I agree that the style doesn't fit. But Kross on the main roster would be the same, I really don't find anything about his gimmick to be involving. Sometimes you can pull a interesting charater that's lackluster in the ring or mediocre, and even vice versa. But he is just a combination of both with big production/presentation. I think you need to rewatch the match. The psychology is there throughout the match; nothing was dropped. At the end Kross powerslams Priest onto the steps which *censored*ed his ribs even more. They return to the ring. Priest laughs at Kross because despite all the damage to his ribs, he can still go, and so he eggs him on. Kross becomes livid. Kross Doomsday Saitos him and then follows up with a Running Forearm to Priest’s head for good measure. 1-2-3. Do I think it was the most psychologically-sound match there was? No. Maybe the selling could have been a notch better and the move selection could’ve been more limited with the damage they sustained. But they told a story well enough to have engaged me as a viewer (unlike some other matches that night) and so I thought it was a pretty good match. My second favorite match all night between the two shows (although I still have Dynamite’s main event to watch), in fact. So it wasn’t boring to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Killer Kross is a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 They announced some first round matches for the Dusty Classic will take place on 205 Live. The 205 Live teams in the tourney include August Grey/Curt Stallion, The Bollywood Boyz, Ever-Rise, Jake Atlas & Swerve, Kushida & Leon Ruff and Legado Del Fantasma. Not all of these will take place here obviously but damn didn't notice half the tourney was made up of Cruiserweights lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Weird. I heard they use recorded footage on Talking Smack/Raw Talk too. Which can sometimes cause for awkward moments like giving a babyface thumbs down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb ★ Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 It's hilarious but I'm not surprised they used pre-recorded footage for those. Wonder if they do the same for Main Event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I think they do watch Main Event before Raw cause that's how the spoilers get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJchya7D/ Pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 The Rascalz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oresama Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 I assume so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJ9YOEdHTlo/?igshid=l6e6ki4kivzd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThinWalls Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 Easily the worst Dusty Cup on paper. A lot of randomly paired jobbers that no one should give a shit about. Their tag division is somehow the worst among the three brands, which says a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 Didn't even notice they threw Nese & Daivari in there too lmao If the finals ends up being UE vs. MSK/Rascalz all is forgiven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Forgot all about that nasty table bump for Rhea. MSK debuting tonight. The Way's Candice LeRae. Love it. Maybe Candice should stop doing the Joey Ryan move lol I wonder if Finn/Kyle have legit heat. Imagine Pat McAfee challenges Finn after Pete lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunchbox Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Don't know why i just randomly had the thought that i want Malcom to manage Everrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb ★ Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 ^ Ever-Rise don't need a mouthpiece, but I'm not against that idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Vercetti Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Wonder what other women are gonna be in the Women’s Dusty Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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