BRM Reviews the 2/18/2015 NXT

[Big Red Machine]

REGAL PROMO- he announces Steen vs. Neville non-title. He also clarifies that the title can change hands on a referee stoppage. I thought that was already understood.

KEVIN OWENS PROMO- Good
The crowd is split between chanting for Owens and Zayn.

"BLUE PANTS" GETS A GRAPHIC AND HER ACTUAL RING NAME IS... BLUE PANTS!

ELIAS SAMPSON vs. HOLY F*CKING SH*T IT'S RHYNO!
GORE! GORE! GORE! BEST SQUASH EVER!

FINN BALOR PROMO- great!
Then Rhyno showed up. That was also great.

THE VAUDEVILLAINS vs. COLIN CASSADAY & ENZO AMORE (w/Carmella)- 2/10
Enzo Amore has a very odd growth coming out of his face. It's kind of like a beard, except it looks terrible.
The match was short, but perfectly good for what it was. Blake & Murphy cut a promo from the Tron in which they suggested that Carmella ditch Colin & Enzo and instead get with the real champions. Carmella responded to this by pretending to vomit, which was great.

ADRIAN NEVILLE PROMO- great.

BAYLEY PROMO- decent. Standard babyface stuff.

BECKY LYNCH PROMO- very good, and leaves open the question of whether she'll be feuding with Charlotte or Bayley next.

CJ PARKER SAYS HE IS TAKING OVER THE SHOW- His takeover is interrupted by Solomon Crowe hacking into the video feed (and the TitanTron). Then he showed up and kicked CJ's ass. This whole thing was kind of awkward.

Anyone else think the song for WrestleMania this year absolutely sucks?

BLUE PANTS vs. SASHA BANKS- no rating. Awesome squash that also got Blue Pants over.
Blue Pants' "entrance music" is that mocking intro Enzo did for her a while ago. Also, how long before someone in WWE realizes she is wearing a Kitty Pryde outfit and makes her wear a different top?

SASHA BANKS PROMO- okay

SAMI ZAYN MEDICAL UPDATE- Sami doesn't have a concussion. YAY! He isn't here because he is in Abu Dhabi.

KEVIN OWENS vs. ADRIAN NEVILLE- 8/10
PAC JUST DEAD-LIFTED STEEN INTO A GERMAN! AND STEEN TOOK A POISONRANA! And HOLY SH*T THAT 450!

An awesome show from NXT. We got a bunch of quick segments to establish the new status-quo, then got an awesome main event.

[cero2k]

Anyone else think the song for WrestleMania this year absolutely sucks?
I actually like it, the words seem fit for wrestlemania. having said that, it's a good song for a commercial, but when i listened to the whole thing, yeah, it kinda sucks.

BLUE PANTS vs. SASHA BANKS- no rating. Awesome squash that also got Blue Pants over.
Blue Pants' "entrance music" is that mocking intro Enzo did for her a while ago. Also, how long before someone in WWE realizes she is wearing a Kitty Pryde outfit and makes her wear a different top?
more important question is when will WWE realize that they need to give Leva a contract, she's more over than half o the roster

[Big Red Machine]

BLUE PANTS vs. SASHA BANKS- no rating. Awesome squash that also got Blue Pants over.
Blue Pants' "entrance music" is that mocking intro Enzo did for her a while ago. Also, how long before someone in WWE realizes she is wearing a Kitty Pryde outfit and makes her wear a different top?
more important question is when will WWE realize that they need to give Leva a contract, she's more over than half o the roster
Yeah, but I think that it's honestly just the rub from Colin & Enzo. I don't think she'd be anywhere near as over if they left Full Sail, and I highly doubt she'd get over like this on the main roster. Why pay her a bunch of money when you can just pay her per appearance for TV tapings when you need her?

[cero2k]

Yeah, but I think that it's honestly just the rub from Colin & Enzo. I don't think she'd be anywhere near as over if they left Full Sail, and I highly doubt she'd get over like this on the main roster. Why pay her a bunch of money when you can just pay her per appearance for TV tapings when you need her?

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why pay for a model like Carmella or Bliss when you can pay a perfectly good wrestler that's over in Leva? Leva is over with anyone that watches NXT.

[Big Red Machine]

Yeah, but I think that it's honestly just the rub from Colin & Enzo. I don't think she'd be anywhere near as over if they left Full Sail, and I highly doubt she'd get over like this on the main roster. Why pay her a bunch of money when you can just pay her per appearance for TV tapings when you need her?

why pay for a model like Carmella or Bliss when you can pay a perfectly good wrestler that's over in Leva? Leva is over with anyone that watches NXT.[/quote]
Well... Bliss is a million times hotter than Leva, is more athletic, and has the height thing going for her that almost guarantees her a spot as an underdog babyface the likes of which the women's division has never seen because they're all made out to be basically the same size, with the odd exception like Tamina being notable for being larger, not smaller. Also, she's a bodybuilder rather than a :look at me, I'm so sexy" model, which they can use in PR because her background is more the stereotype of a male wrestler than a female wrestler.

I agree with your overall point, but the gimmick of "Blue Pants" will not survive outside of the NXT bubble.

[cero2k]

Well... Bliss is a million times hotter than Leva, is more athletic, and has the height thing going for her that almost guarantees her a spot as an underdog babyface the likes of which the women's division has never seen because they're all made out to be basically the same size, with the odd exception like Tamina being notable for being larger, not smaller. Also, she's a bodybuilder rather than a :look at me, I'm so sexy" model, which they can use in PR because her background is more the stereotype of a male wrestler than a female wrestler.

I agree with your overall point, but the gimmick of "Blue Pants" will not survive outside of the NXT bubble.

Aksana was a boby builder, so was Kaitlyn and neither was ever mentioned really. I'm no saying that she needs to keep the blue pants gimmick, but she's over, give her a match to win a contract and a name, people will get behind her, i'm 100% sure of that.

[Big Red Machine]

Well... Bliss is a million times hotter than Leva, is more athletic, and has the height thing going for her that almost guarantees her a spot as an underdog babyface the likes of which the women's division has never seen because they're all made out to be basically the same size, with the odd exception like Tamina being notable for being larger, not smaller. Also, she's a bodybuilder rather than a :look at me, I'm so sexy" model, which they can use in PR because her background is more the stereotype of a male wrestler than a female wrestler.

I agree with your overall point, but the gimmick of "Blue Pants" will not survive outside of the NXT bubble.

Aksana was a boby builder, so was Kaitlyn and neither was ever mentioned really. I'm no saying that she needs to keep the blue pants gimmick, but she's over, give her a match to win a contract and a name, people will get behind her, i'm 100% sure of that.

Aksana was actually often referred to as a "fitness model" which might be different than a bodybuilder, but they never called her one or used her for publicity.
With Kaitlyn the idea of her being really strong was definitely referenced at times. Just because they haven't capitalized on it in the past doesn't mean they won't now. Hunter wasn't in charge of quite as much stuff at that point.

I definitely think having her win a contract would be a good idea, and she definitely needs a real name, but I don't know if she'll actually be more over than as Blue Pants the Loveable Loser.
Being me, I think it'd be hilarious if her name was some "Tiffany Sky" (which are both shades of blue, according to Wikipedia), but that's just me.