NXT Arrival

[EmpireWF]

Paige used a Bull Nakano submission for the win.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

And now they dropped the stream

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

And now they dropped the stream

I'm having the same problems.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

This show was nothing short of a critical success.

Cesaro-Zayn IV was so.fucking.good.
Paige-Emma II was the best WWE women's match in a long time.
The Ladder Match was alright, but you get a new champion.
They highlighted all of their currently pushed talent.
No Corey Graves.

That hiccup (where, lets be honest...no one really missed anything)...is going to be the primary buzz on the interwebz from this event. They really need to get their shit together before WrestleMania.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Agreed.....can't see that being topped any time soon. Wonderful match, and I was missing out on the talent that is El Generico.

I wasn't blowing smoke when I was calling him top five in the world, maybe number one for a stretch when he was at his peak in like four promotions at once.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I wasn't blowing smoke when I was calling him top five in the world, maybe number one for a stretch when he was at his peak in like four promotions at once.

I should have listened :homer:

My only concern is how WWE books him. The sky is the limit, unless they decide to limit it. I can see him being huge though.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I should have listened :homer:

My only concern is how WWE books him. The sky is the limit, unless they decide to limit it. I can see him being huge though.

Don't worry, dave still never listens, even though I told him YEARS ago about all of these guys, and now Bryan, Cesaro, and Zayn are the three best workers in the company.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Zayn is unburiable.

You could have him lose every week and he'll still get over. His best attribute is his ability to get over as a sympathetic babyface.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Zayn is unburiable.

You could have him lose every week and he'll still get over. His best attribute is his ability to get over as a sympathetic babyface.

I can already see that.......but I wouldn't ever doubt VKM to do just that. The man works in strange, bizarre ways.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I can already see that.......but I wouldn't ever doubt VKM to do just that. The man works in strange, bizarre ways.

These awesome Indy talents get over despite every effort to hold'em down. Punk, Bryan, Cesaro...Rollins and Ambrose will get hit with the ole movable brass rings sooner or later too, and will succeed. PAC just became champ. Zayn was the star of the evening. Luke Harper is the best part of the Wyatts.

Once Sami Callihan debuts, he is going to blast past trash like Dallas, Rusev, Graves, Parker, etc. Samuray Del Sol will, too.

I've got no worries about the top Indy talents...they oft-succeed despite best efforts not to.

Hero was getting over and having good matches before he got sent packing and would have gotten over if you put him on the main roster.

 

[SuperKevin]

The only non indie star to really get over is Tyler Breeze. They fucking love that guy in Orlando.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

The only non indie star to really get over is Tyler Breeze. They fucking love that guy in Orlando.

He is ironically over. It won't get over on the main roster as is.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

These awesome Indy talents get over despite every effort to hold'em down. Punk, Bryan, Cesaro...Rollins and Ambrose will get hit with the ole movable brass rings sooner or later too, and will succeed. PAC just became champ. Zayn was the star of the evening. Luke Harper is the best part of the Wyatts.

Once Sami Callihan debuts, he is going to blast past trash like Dallas, Rusev, Graves, Parker, etc. Samuray Del Sol will, too.

I've got no worries about the top Indy talents...they oft-succeed despite best efforts not to.

Hero was getting over and having good matches before he got sent packing and would have gotten over if you put him on the main roster.

Suppose you are right. I enjoyed more matches tonight than I ever have, and I actually watched the Divas match instead of tuning it off. Very enjoyable.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

We've been flooded with reports of problems related to the WWE's first live broadcast on the network, which is not a good sign given whatever traffic they have tonight will be dwarfed on WrestleMania night.

There were two issues tonight. The first was that about 200 ticket holders who had purchased tickets were not allowed in because they oversold the building. Fans were told a few minutes before the start of the show that the 400-seat theater was over capacity.

According to one person on the outside, the customer service was described as horrible.

"Now the people running the show are yelling at the people who are upset, like it's the customers' fault they oversold the show. They're not even offering refunds at this time. They say they're sending some people out for autographs. This is a total minor league operation if I've ever seen one," said one regular Observer correspondent.

The explanation from Full Sail University was said to be they oversold because they generally have 200 no-shows on the free tickets each taping since students and those associated with the college get in free, while outsiders have to pay. Apparently, to make sure the building is full, they give out far more tickets than seats. This time, virtually nobody with free tickets no showed.

We had a ton of feedback on people unable to watch the show. Some had the Roku box problems that have plagued the network from the start. Most contacted us at the same time my feed went out, just as the Tyler Breeze vs. Xavier Woods match started. Many stated when trying to reload, they got kicked back to a moment in the opener. I got kicked back several times to about two minutes before the Breeze vs. Woods match started, and then it would die again at the same point.

A few minutes later after logging out and in, I was able to watch the main event with no problems.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I missed the Rusev interference all the way through the main event. Even unplugged AppleTV and the router and turned both back on, nothing helped.

 

[EmpireWF]

WWEN email:

During tonight's live NXT ArRIVAL special, we unfortunately experienced technical difficulties, which are to be expected when launching a new digital network. We will work aggressively to solve these glitches and deliver quality service. The complete event will be available on-demand overnight.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I'm watching the replay and it's been flawless.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

BO DALLAS VS. ADRIAN NEVILLE LADDER MATCH FOR THE NXT TITLE

Good match. Neville won the match with a powerslam on a ladder followed by the red arrow (sky twister) off the top rope while Dallas was on a ladder. Both sold the move and Neville propped up the ladder and climbed up to win. There was a a lot of good stuff here. Now that Dallas has been a heel for so long, the fans actually liked him a lot. Both were very good with facial expressions and there was a lot of drama here. Nothing could come close to the first match. This was a lot better than most ladder matches you see on the indie level.

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Meltzer needs to watch more indie ladder matches. Particularly PWG.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Paige used a Bull Nakano submission for the win.

 

[FedEx227]

Don't worry, dave still never listens, even though I told him YEARS ago about all of these guys, and now Bryan, Cesaro, and Zayn are the three best workers in the company.

I believe in our very first podcast I voted El Generico as the best babyface in wrestling and put in him my top 3 for wrestler of the year.