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Getting the crowd involved and not being booed hasn't stopped them before. You're right that Wyatt isn't a true heel because of this but they've mostly booked him as one.

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06-16-2016 , 10:09 AM

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Whether Wyatt was booked as a heel depends on who you ask. He won clean against main event faces and rarely cheated, so an old school promoter like Bill Watts would say that's not a heel. He's on the heel side of WWE's questionable heel/face alignments, but if they didn't realize he'd be a fan favorite they should have.

Wrestling is rather cold now in terms of mainstream popularity, and like usual when that happens the heels tend to be cheered relatively more (because for whatever reason the fans that cheer heels are less likely to stop following the company when things take a turn for the worse). WWE has made it worse with their booking as well.

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06-16-2016 , 10:46 AM

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I just watched the segment, Balor only out done in badness by Full Sail. WOAT crowd and it's not even close. The worst kind of marks.

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06-16-2016 , 12:23 PM

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Just watched the episode. First half of the Balor segment actually wasn't too bad. Finn repeating himself awkwardly seemed like a missed cue by the people in the back.

Once Nakamura came out, holy **** that crowd. "Match of the year" chants? OMG **** off.

Also, why are Balor and Nakamura fighting? Balor should be on the main roster. Nakamura should be fighting Samoa Joe. Who is Joe going to fight?

Best part of the episode was Tye Dillinger's new shirt that read "The numbers don't lie". Incredible. They need to turn him face yesterday.

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06-16-2016 , 12:27 PM

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Who is Joe going to fight?

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Tye Dillinger's new shirt that read "The numbers don't lie".

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06-16-2016 , 12:38 PM

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They are probably stalling on NXT--->main roster moves until the brand split.

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06-16-2016 , 01:09 PM

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I'm not sure La Sombra is cut out for this WWE thing either. He moves like Hunico.

Dillenger is a fantastic comedy jobber.

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06-16-2016 , 01:11 PM

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Just watched the episode. First half of the Balor segment actually wasn't too bad. Finn repeating himself awkwardly seemed like a missed cue by the people in the back.

Yeah, that's the feeling I got too, but the guy could not improvise to save his life. He was like a deer in the headlights. I wouldn't be surprised if they did that on purpose to test him. Or he could have just bombed and not been able to cover his time or forgot his lines. Or maybe "What's next for Finn Balor?" literally meant, what line is next?

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06-16-2016 , 01:24 PM

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If it was a test, Finn passed it. Because the test in current WWE wouldn't be "Can he improvise?" but instead "Will this guy try to improvise, and therefore risk saying something that might offend a sponsor or the old man?"

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06-16-2016 , 04:53 PM

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What is next................. for Finn Balor

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06-16-2016 , 05:10 PM

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What...is...next..for...............Finn Balor

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06-16-2016 , 05:15 PM

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I feel compelled to seek this promo out.

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06-16-2016 , 05:33 PM

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It is on WWE's Youtube but they cut out the key repeating himself part.

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06-27-2016 , 09:15 AM

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On this weeks backstage segment with Nakamura/Regal/Murphy, Regal had some top notch facial experssions.

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06-30-2016 , 12:38 PM

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I'm sure it's a booking problem, but Andrade "Cien" Almas ****ing SUCKS.

First off, his name is possibly the worst since Michael McGillicutty.

Also, what the hell is he supposed to be? His pre-debut vignettes focused on his lucha libre background. Now he's this annoying "face" that comes off like a total douche.

The NXT women are passable; the tag division is elite. But the men's division is currently the worst it's ever been.

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06-30-2016 , 01:16 PM

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Yea, La Sombra has been the most disappointing NXT debut since KENTA, if they wanted him to be this character he should be No Way Jose's new rival, Yes Way Jose.

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06-30-2016 , 02:12 PM

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But who is next for Finn balor?

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07-27-2016 , 08:26 PM

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Watching for the first time in a while.

TM61 are pretty good, especially Thorne.

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08-04-2016 , 07:25 PM

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Bobby Roode's debut was ultra elite.

How tone deaf is the WWE that they're having Ambrose come out to car sounds and Rollins coming out to CAW theme #3 while Bobby Roode gets this

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08-04-2016 , 11:43 PM

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Still not sold on the non-stop TNA invasion of NXT, but any promo that calls out the Full Sail fans for their stupid chants gets a thumbs up from me.

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08-04-2016 , 11:48 PM

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The TNAIDS transplants have to be coming to an end soon as there aren't any TNA guys left that don't already have WWE experience that the WWE would even consider signing

I've always thought Roode was the best of the bunch over there anyway so Im happy to see him come in and make a sweet debut.

As always, LOL James Storm forever, have fun riding on a beer cooler by yourself for the rest of your career.

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08-05-2016 , 10:30 PM

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going to the NXT Toronto show in 6 weeks

Hoping the roster isn't decimated by then .... want to see Bayley and Nakamura

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08-06-2016 , 05:02 AM

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Roode is the last of the "big name" TNA guys outside of like MCMG and Addiction but they're not on the same level. Not a fan of his music at all but that promo was awesome. Basically says the truth about Full Sail and is full blown heel, I love it. Full Sail crowd might finally work out what a heel is. He already feels like he's too big for NXT though.

And yeah LOL James Storm, don't like to laugh at other peoples misfortunes but damn.

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08-06-2016 , 05:22 AM

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I'm not sure if they could pull it off, or even if it would be worth it, but Roode being a heel at Full Sail and a face everywhere else would be interesting.