".... in Lowell Massachusetts" thanks, we love you to, Whatculture. It was a magic match though. As someone who was there, Finn hit a running dropkick after getting back into the ring, got up on the turnbuckle as if he was going to try for a Coup de Grace before getting muscle bustered. They played up the ankle by having him worked over while Joe was postering with the belt, then he was stood up, bowed and helped out of the ring before everyone was rushed out of the building. (probably was running late) AND THEN! outside while a drunk was getting loaded up into an ambulance, a bunch of smarter people wondered to the back where the buses were, got hugs and such from Bayley and the last one out before the buses left was Finn. I didn't see any crutches or limp but I was a few bus lengths from here he was standing. He did get off again though and shouted something (i won't spoil what he said) before getting cheered again and back on the bus for Kingston RI tonight. .... So i'm praying my battery lasts this time!
If this is a work in order to send Balor up to the main roster then I'm genuinely impressed with WWE. Nobody saw it coming and those fans in Massachusetts really got their money's worth. Payback could be the change we want to see in the company.
ADAM! I was there live, front and center! What an amazing moment to cap off an awesome show. I know I'm a little bias but I think it was a pretty cool moment; Great way to please a sold out, pumped up crowd and show that (as you said) "anything can happen"... The ankle spot was definitely a work considering how he bowed and spoke to the parking lot crowd w/ no injury whatsoever. Say what you will, but I was satisfied! Also, in the words of Gregory Shane Helms, when it comes to the Massachusetts hate ~ "WAZ UP WIT DAT?!?!?"
If he injured his ankle back in February, it might be semi-serious, semi-shoot. He could need to take some time to recover, but also use the time to push him up to the main roster for the Bullet Club angle.
Finn Balor had to lose at a house show. He couldn't lose on taping because spoilers, and he couldn't lose at takeover because they want to keep the demon undefeated
The next TakeOver won't happen for a while, and I think they wanted Bálor to head to the main roster without the title. Rollins, Big E, and Owens (Neville if you count the match he had on RAW in 2014) are the only guys to debut as NXT Champion.
Browncoat Allywang Huh? Why would people know what ahppened in a set of tapping before they watch it? I don't know about everyone else but I don't know what happened in a show before I see it.
animehbkscm Even if you don't go out of your way to look for spoilers, the NXT champion losing the title on a taped show would be all over the internet. Take this for example,it was the top trending topic on Facebook.
i did think they were going to do this title change, as on nxt this week they plugged the title match for the house show, which i cant remember them doing before.
I was there! It was an amazing show top to bottom! Tomasso Ciampa lost to a jobber from Boston, Chris G. (can't recall his exact last name) but it was match of the night. And the whole Joe winning NXT title win was unexpected and blew the roof off the place. It easily was one of the best wrestling events I've ever been to (going back to 1992).
two things ... the last time i remember a title changing hands at a house show was when Primo and Epico beat Airboom for the tag titles because Evan Bourne violated the wellness policy and second i dont know how he hurt his ankle if it was real but either way i think Finn needs a new finisher because it is an awful injury waiting to happen
This could be Balor's last NXT show, but I wouldn't read too much into him bowing at the end of the show. I've been to several NXT house shows and Balor bowed at the end of all of them.
I think it works. Joe and Balor have been feuding for a good half a year now, and while their matches have been good, I've noticed some people starting to feel fatigued with the feud, so if they had built up for another big match I think people might have started to turn on it. This way you can get the title off of Fin and get a bit of extra shock factor by having it at a house show. Also it means that we don't actually see the demon being beaten on TV. I've always been of the mindset that the demon is something that really needs to be protected to keep it special, Balor should not loose while wearing the paint, which of course would make it difficult to take the title off of him in a big match setting. So having Joe nab it in a house show when, kayfabe wise, Balor's guard was down, actually works for me.
+pdragon619 Works for me as well. It shows WWE are thinking out of the box if Balor comes into the main roaster with Bullet Club. As fans, we can't act all negative about WWE when they're trying to push young stars into good storylines, which hopefully this will develop into.
In a random trivia note, Lowell, MA was also the host of the 2008 TNA Lockdown PPV where Samoa Joe beat Kurt Angle to become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
I can't believe I was there to see it live! Was one of the best pops I've ever heard, since nobody expected a title change. People are still wondering whether it was because of Balor's left ankle "injury" or promotion to the main roster.
How WWE should've booked THE CM Punk title reign?!Cause I think he should've beaten the rock with john cena doing a lil assist(setting the rematch) and Taker winning the rumble facing Punk for the title...so yeh...
I was at the NXT Lowell house show, and the Balor/Joe match was awesome. Everyone in there was shocked when Joe won, especially since the rest of the card felt like your typical house show. They had cameras rolling the entire night, so I wouldn't be surprised if that match ends up on NXT Wednesday. The ankle injury seemed like a work to me, since Balor got up on his own after about a minute and seemed fine after.
This is what they should do... Balor comes in during Styles match forming the 4-man bullet club and letting Styles win. Then we get a 4 on 4 rivalry between BC vs Reigns, Usos, and Rock
Let me fix it up for you, how about Finn comes and screws both styles and Reigns at the PPV holding up the title at the end of the show. Then at Extreme Rules it's a triple threat match for the title in which due to the bullet club Balor wins and takes out AJ in the process. After this Shane sets up a 6 man tag for the next PPV with Reigns and the Usos against the BC the man who gets the pin in the match faces Balor. But the night before The Usos are attacked and unable to compete, so at the PPV Reigns has to go in alone. The PPV hits and Reigns is walking to the ring and gets on the mic and says "You guys are one of second the greatest factions of all time, now allow me to introduce you to the first." Out comes Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins to team with Reigns. Rollins picks up the pin in a excellent match and is set to face and beat Balor at the next PPV or two leading up to Summerslam where we can finally get the dream match Shield triple threat.
back at a house show in my hometown jack swagger won the worldheavyweight title, i forgot what year it was but it took place inside hell in a cell vs rey mysterio, kane, and i think big show too
+DER BAUS that would be awesome! but it probably won't happen since WWE is going for Reigns as the big Champion and is now booking him against the internets Darling AJ Styles
+Bruce Tull main roster* he's already in the WWE. Also MITB is a stupid concept (the ladder match is awesome though), but it's a get out of jail free card for WWE. And hey, they tend to waste whoever wins it. (Damien Sandow, Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan)
Wow. I'm lucky to live in Massachusetts. Within a year, we got a world title change and an appearance from The Rock at a house show. The OMG moment of the year with Salida Del Sol and a Bork Lazer appearance on SmackDown. WWE really seems to like us for some reason. lol.
Also we were at the buses when he came out and looked fine. He also addressed the last 30 of us who waited and said "I'll see you on Monday" smiled and we all went crazy as he got on the bus
Bought the tickets why? To give NXT money? Here's a little fact, you insufferable tosspot, i can't leave my country, the borders are closed because of the immigrants, and i am 17 years old, which makes me immature, and i would need the consent of my parents to leave here, which i will never get! I also don't have the money to either BUY the tickets nor afford to travel all the way TO AMERICA (which requires plane travel, tickets going from 200$ to 1500$ in my country), so...yeah, i'm not a real "fan", sorry i wasn't born 2 seconds from this arena, douchebag.
I think it's totally worth pointing out that on this weeks NXT they made a point of stating that Joe was challenging for the title at an NXT Live event that coming week, something that they don't commonly do, which adds weight to the fact that it's an angle and not a real injury.
Some of my reporters noticed that NXT commentators on latest episodes seemed to be hyping more the house shows then usual, saying surprises happen, mentionning Owens appearance, Triple H's appearance and such... and putting more emphasis on the still ongoing story between Balor and Joe.
Adam, you should keep in mind that Bret Hart won his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship at a untelevised house show here in my area Saskatoon, SK Canada. It does not happen often of course but it is so magical for those in attendance when it does occur.
There's a fan video out there right now where Balor is getting on the bus after the show, walking perfectly fine, before he gets back off the bus, still walking perfectly fine, and shouts out "See you on Monday!" to the fans there. So that just further adds to the tease now.
Curious that it changed hands at a house show. Wondering if WWE kept the strap on Balor at TakeOver: Dallas to have him break the record for longest reigning NXT champ? Fairly sure he surpassed that the other day.
If a title is going to change hands at a house show that is not at MSG, Massachusetts seems like a safe bet. The Mountie went over Bret Hart for the IC title in Springfield, MA back in 1992. The Natural Disasters also went over Money Inc. for the tag titles at a house show in Worcester, MA the same year.
I personally feel that the whole x sign thing is a worker shoot because there's a video with Balor shouting "see you on Monday" as he's getting onto his bus after the show
Perhaps Joe's just a transitional champion. I can't imagine it will take long for Shinsuke to win the title. Plus that way they can save Shinsuke vs Finn for the main roster.
***** Very true, he wanted or they wanted to see him break Neville's reign. It would make sense. But it's just weird how it wasn't even on NXT or not even a taping but maybe he's going to be at Payback WWE has me actually confused and excited to sse where they go with this
i live in MA but i go to school in RI and have tickets for tonights house show. sucks that i was one night away from seeing that. i just hope Finn's ankle is fine and i still get to see him compete tonight
Just look through twitter, a lot of NXT stars running variants on ThankYouBalor. As a rolled ankle isn't career ending it's a fair bet it's a work & he's off to main. Clever really: protects Finn so he's not going into the main event card on back of a big loss, the Demon is still undefeated so keeps that alive for PPV and NXT has a a big monster heel for Nakamura to go after. Plus unfinished business between Joe and Finn for future use if the opportunity arises. Plus Payback is in Chicago this year so if they do debut him there the crowd is likely to go nuts!
I was at the show, and here's how I see things. So the look of things to me is that Finn was able to hop back in the ring and he finished the match. The x being thrown up is being used far more often as a match prop now that people recognize what it is. Finn countered out of 2 attempted muscle busters before being hit by the final one. Also if you think about it in terms of gimmick, Finn is still undefeated in his demon paint. He has a major plot line there just lying in wait with the slow burn. Big takeaway, Finn is fine, Joe can push a lot more face talent (which lets face it, most NXT guys are faces, very few major heels) which is key for NXT going forward. Have Joe retain as a monster heel / tweener, people will love it.
I think having Balor lose it in a house show made sense. 1. Joe didn't beat the demon. 2. Finn Balor needs to be moved up to the main roster. 3. Not every title should've changed hands at takeover.
when i was watching wwe live in belfast in 2014 the wyatts won the tag titles from the usos but they won it back due to finlay being it the crowd restarting the match
+Caolan Robinson Sadly that never counted probably because of the Usos winning them back straight away so tv wise it looks like they held them the whole time. Wyatts still have 1 tag title from NXT a few years ago.
this is the first time in how long since a championship in wwe changed hands at a live event. this gives me a thought that bullet club will form at payback.
I was at the house show the day after (Kingstown, RI), main event was S. Joe and Samson VS Nakamura and Balor so no injury... but Balor DID come out in a black leather jacket... *cough cough*
I legit think WWE watched Adam's Booking of Balor Club and switched it some. He said Balor should debut and have the Bullet Club intervening when not wanted. But rather, they out Styles in that spot, and they're going to make them betray him and Balor Club will be started.
Fking hell I kept seeing RIP chyna and Prince and Samoa Joe being the new NXT champion. I legit thought Prince devitt died
Lol :P
OMG lol
like huh. Joe actually killed him.
His ankle died :(
because the balor club is in the wwe
This got me more hyped for WWE Payback than before, so many possibilities
They said the same about Fastlane... Look how that turned out.
+Theodore Caesar Moseby Fastlame*
+Theodore Caesar Moseby no they didn't. we all knew Roman was winning
+Chivalry Eden Am I the only one who would love a Roman Reigns heel turn by joining it along with Balor to screw AJ Styles?
+Romz I think so...
2 WHAT JUST HAPPEND IN TWO DAYS STRAIGHT?!?!
Well,it's been a crazy week in wwe
When I heard about this on Twitter, I was like "Wait. I saw the recent NXT on WWE Network. Did I miss something when it ended?"
me too i watch it again lol
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to NXTNA!
Lol
NA Test N Albert?
+SheltonGaming NXTitties N Ass?
+Joel Molyneux Da hell?
(It doesn't sound so bad)
Oh-ho-ho I would love that
How wwe should book dean ambrose winning wwe title
How wwe should book Roman regins burial
L
Even of whatculture makes this video do you think WWE (Vince) would BURY Roman Reigns????.......No THEY won't
why should they bury Reigns ? because fans are being stubborn ? fuck off.
+WWE & CRICKET UPDATES its not what wwe would book though its how they SHOULD book.
+roadrunneruntd Roman is trash. They have a legit reason to be angry
The sprit of Massachusetts, is the spirit of America
+Kapow! Events, Music and Gaming YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The spirit of the red white and blue!!!
So happy to be from Lowell and able to have the match.
Same
Take the Offense.
+Cody Ledoux There as well. It was great
And there's a vid from Balor getting in to a bus
And saying to the fans "See you Monday guys"
+Edgar Marques Link?
Idk
+ICantSplel instagram.com/p/BEgAg1mR8eH/?taken-by=sethsstomp
BalorClub
***** Thank you.
"...some metal less fancy than platinum...like...tin." Don't ever change Adam. :)
Aries, Joe, & Nakamura will be the main guys in nxt now. Can't wait for that
And No Way Jose. He's the next champ, you'll see. He'll beat Joe clean in 5 minutes.
".... in Lowell Massachusetts" thanks, we love you to, Whatculture. It was a magic match though. As someone who was there, Finn hit a running dropkick after getting back into the ring, got up on the turnbuckle as if he was going to try for a Coup de Grace before getting muscle bustered. They played up the ankle by having him worked over while Joe was postering with the belt, then he was stood up, bowed and helped out of the ring before everyone was rushed out of the building. (probably was running late)
AND THEN! outside while a drunk was getting loaded up into an ambulance, a bunch of smarter people wondered to the back where the buses were, got hugs and such from Bayley and the last one out before the buses left was Finn. I didn't see any crutches or limp but I was a few bus lengths from here he was standing. He did get off again though and shouted something (i won't spoil what he said) before getting cheered again and back on the bus for Kingston RI tonight.
.... So i'm praying my battery lasts this time!
If this is a work in order to send Balor up to the main roster then I'm genuinely impressed with WWE. Nobody saw it coming and those fans in Massachusetts really got their money's worth. Payback could be the change we want to see in the company.
Balor club debut at payback confirmed
Samoa Joe vs Shinasuke Nakamura incoming!!!!!!!!
ADAM! I was there live, front and center! What an amazing moment to cap off an awesome show. I know I'm a little bias but I think it was a pretty cool moment; Great way to please a sold out, pumped up crowd and show that (as you said) "anything can happen"... The ankle spot was definitely a work considering how he bowed and spoke to the parking lot crowd w/ no injury whatsoever. Say what you will, but I was satisfied! Also, in the words of Gregory Shane Helms, when it comes to the Massachusetts hate ~ "WAZ UP WIT DAT?!?!?"
Finn Balor coming to the main roster, then?
If he injured his ankle back in February, it might be semi-serious, semi-shoot. He could need to take some time to recover, but also use the time to push him up to the main roster for the Bullet Club angle.
I live near Lowell. It sucks. Adam, offend away.
I was there in Lowell. The place went crazy!
I was there it was awesome!
Lucky!
According to some rumours there were cameras set up at the event. Any truth to this? Also lucky bastard.
+Nabeel Sayeed Yeah I saw a couple
I had no idea they were in town I live like 10 miles away.
Finn Balor had to lose at a house show. He couldn't lose on taping because spoilers, and he couldn't lose at takeover because they want to keep the demon undefeated
+Browncoat Allywang Spoilers to what?
+animehbkscm If Balor had lost at an Nxt set of tapings everyone would know what happens before they see it.
The next TakeOver won't happen for a while, and I think they wanted Bálor to head to the main roster without the title. Rollins, Big E, and Owens (Neville if you count the match he had on RAW in 2014) are the only guys to debut as NXT Champion.
Browncoat Allywang Huh? Why would people know what ahppened in a set of tapping before they watch it? I don't know about everyone else but I don't know what happened in a show before I see it.
animehbkscm Even if you don't go out of your way to look for spoilers, the NXT champion losing the title on a taped show would be all over the internet. Take this for example,it was the top trending topic on Facebook.
Since everyone's thinking what will happen at Payback, more people will tune in to see the PPV. WWE got a huge win with this title change.
i did think they were going to do this title change, as on nxt this week they plugged the title match for the house show, which i cant remember them doing before.
Bálor debuting at payback with bullet club confirmed
He's injured...
+Eli Shlomi he doesn't need to really compete, even if he just makes an appearance it would be good
I was there! It was an amazing show top to bottom!
Tomasso Ciampa lost to a jobber from Boston, Chris G. (can't recall his exact last name) but it was match of the night. And the whole Joe winning NXT title win was unexpected and blew the roof off the place. It easily was one of the best wrestling events I've ever been to (going back to 1992).
Lol Massachusetts?
lowell Massachusetts
+acceltic studios nuff said
two things ... the last time i remember a title changing hands at a house show was when Primo and Epico beat Airboom for the tag titles because Evan Bourne violated the wellness policy and second i dont know how he hurt his ankle if it was real but either way i think Finn needs a new finisher because it is an awful injury waiting to happen
well you guys wanted unpredictability in WWE so here you go guys :)
This could be Balor's last NXT show, but I wouldn't read too much into him bowing at the end of the show. I've been to several NXT house shows and Balor bowed at the end of all of them.
Probably a sign of respect thing from his Japan days.
+High King That's what I always assumed.
i live in lowell and i fuckin missed it
+Lance Jones me too man me too
I think it works. Joe and Balor have been feuding for a good half a year now, and while their matches have been good, I've noticed some people starting to feel fatigued with the feud, so if they had built up for another big match I think people might have started to turn on it. This way you can get the title off of Fin and get a bit of extra shock factor by having it at a house show. Also it means that we don't actually see the demon being beaten on TV. I've always been of the mindset that the demon is something that really needs to be protected to keep it special, Balor should not loose while wearing the paint, which of course would make it difficult to take the title off of him in a big match setting. So having Joe nab it in a house show when, kayfabe wise, Balor's guard was down, actually works for me.
+pdragon619 Works for me as well. It shows WWE are thinking out of the box if Balor comes into the main roaster with Bullet Club. As fans, we can't act all negative about WWE when they're trying to push young stars into good storylines, which hopefully this will develop into.
BALOR CLUB IS COMING!
Hopefully...
In a random trivia note, Lowell, MA was also the host of the 2008 TNA Lockdown PPV where Samoa Joe beat Kurt Angle to become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
Top 10 Title wins at House Shows
I can't believe I was there to see it live! Was one of the best pops I've ever heard, since nobody expected a title change. People are still wondering whether it was because of Balor's left ankle "injury" or promotion to the main roster.
Put some respeck on his name
Lmao
+Artez Jackson Yo watch ur langwing.
A video just surfaced of Finn telling a crowd of people "see you all on Monday".
Pants may or may not have been shat.
How WWE should've booked THE CM Punk title reign?!Cause I think he should've beaten the rock with john cena doing a lil assist(setting the rematch) and Taker winning the rumble facing Punk for the title...so yeh...
Or had Punk vs Rock vs Cena at mania, nobody wanted Rock/Cena 2. It was supposed to be once in a lifetime...
+CedXify That was the first episode...
I was at the NXT Lowell house show, and the Balor/Joe match was awesome. Everyone in there was shocked when Joe won, especially since the rest of the card felt like your typical house show. They had cameras rolling the entire night, so I wouldn't be surprised if that match ends up on NXT Wednesday. The ankle injury seemed like a work to me, since Balor got up on his own after about a minute and seemed fine after.
This is what they should do... Balor comes in during Styles match forming the 4-man bullet club and letting Styles win. Then we get a 4 on 4 rivalry between BC vs Reigns, Usos, and Rock
no
Or it's Bálor Club vs S.H.I.E.L.D. vs a faction AJ Styles could make,
Or just those two with AJ Styles being somewhere close
Please, no Rock. Plus the Rock is a Wrestlemania, get my big payday and run kind of guy now lol
>Rock
You could throw them in a hole and fill it with dirt and they wouldnt be as buried as they would if the rock got involved
Let me fix it up for you, how about Finn comes and screws both styles and Reigns at the PPV holding up the title at the end of the show. Then at Extreme Rules it's a triple threat match for the title in which due to the bullet club Balor wins and takes out AJ in the process. After this Shane sets up a 6 man tag for the next PPV with Reigns and the Usos against the BC the man who gets the pin in the match faces Balor. But the night before The Usos are attacked and unable to compete, so at the PPV Reigns has to go in alone. The PPV hits and Reigns is walking to the ring and gets on the mic and says "You guys are one of second the greatest factions of all time, now allow me to introduce you to the first." Out comes Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins to team with Reigns. Rollins picks up the pin in a excellent match and is set to face and beat Balor at the next PPV or two leading up to Summerslam where we can finally get the dream match Shield triple threat.
back at a house show in my hometown jack swagger won the worldheavyweight title, i forgot what year it was but it took place inside hell in a cell vs rey mysterio, kane, and i think big show too
was it acknowledged on smackdown or anything? or did he lose it at another house show?
AJ Styles (c) vs Joe feud on raw ?.
+DER BAUS that would be awesome! but it probably won't happen since WWE is going for Reigns as the big Champion and is now booking him against the internets Darling AJ Styles
What's the name of the song that plays at the end of every video? Loves it
Hopefully Balor can now head straight for the WWE and win the MITB contract cash in
+Bruce Tull main roster* he's already in the WWE. Also MITB is a stupid concept (the ladder match is awesome though), but it's a get out of jail free card for WWE. And hey, they tend to waste whoever wins it. (Damien Sandow, Dolph Ziggler, Daniel Bryan)
I agree but think as balor has lost his title he needs to follow Neville, sami zayn & Owens and join the roster
Bruce Tull doesn't mean he needs to do it with mitb. he just needs to do something involving gallows and anderson. Why else is Balor Club a thing?
Wow. I'm lucky to live in Massachusetts. Within a year, we got a world title change and an appearance from The Rock at a house show. The OMG moment of the year with Salida Del Sol and a Bork Lazer appearance on SmackDown. WWE really seems to like us for some reason. lol.
now finnbalor should come to the main roster cause things will get interesting with bullet club
No. Look at Tyler and Sami. Right after the bullet club finn would get smashed
+Austin Last name I think Sami is in a good spot for now tbh
i was at this show. it was fucking incredible! a buddy of mine who was sitting at the entrance said finn said "see you monday" when he walked out.
After the show Balor told the crowd surround his bus "see you all on Monday" look up on Instagram "sethsstomp"
duuuuuuuddddde!!!!!!! Did I just seriously hear him say that !!Either he is teasing or its foreal.
+Zofra Holy shit he did
if he actually is going to show up. I think he might get in trouble for giving away one of the most hyped up moments
+Zofra That tease.
Also we were at the buses when he came out and looked fine. He also addressed the last 30 of us who waited and said "I'll see you on Monday" smiled and we all went crazy as he got on the bus
Am i the only one who's like:
THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT DALLAS, WTF!?
They wanted Balor to get the longest title reign
I wanted to see the fucking match, c'mon!
Bought the tickets why?
To give NXT money?
Here's a little fact, you insufferable tosspot, i can't leave my country, the borders are closed because of the immigrants, and i am 17 years old, which makes me immature, and i would need the consent of my parents to leave here, which i will never get!
I also don't have the money to either BUY the tickets nor afford to travel all the way TO AMERICA (which requires plane travel, tickets going from 200$ to 1500$ in my country), so...yeah, i'm not a real "fan", sorry i wasn't born 2 seconds from this arena, douchebag.
Wow, what an argument! Really mature!
Well, maybe they haven't droped but i at least have them
R.I.P English.
I'm pretty sure the wwe tag titles changed hands from air boom to epico and primo
R.I.P prince
+aidan seale and who is prince i wana know?
+MRawesome really you don't know who prince is
i realy dont know who he is sory
+MRawesome he is a pop star
He was like the 80's Michael Jackson
I got the biggest goosebumps when Adam said Bullet Club! Yaaaayyy
Hopefully Finn Balor is headed to the main roster.
He is he's gonna b bullet club
i was there and it was insane,he bowed at the end of the show and at the NXT buses he said "see you Monday"
NXT is the new ECW....Agree????
No
Lmaaao dafuq u just say
+Daniel Bytschkow why would he think this? What a cretin
🤔 No!
+Daniel Bytschkow you're* and Daniel Bytschkow more like Daniel Bitchshow
I think it's totally worth pointing out that on this weeks NXT they made a point of stating that Joe was challenging for the title at an NXT Live event that coming week, something that they don't commonly do, which adds weight to the fact that it's an angle and not a real injury.
Some of my reporters noticed that NXT commentators on latest episodes seemed to be hyping more the house shows then usual, saying surprises happen, mentionning Owens appearance, Triple H's appearance and such... and putting more emphasis on the still ongoing story between Balor and Joe.
Adam, you should keep in mind that Bret Hart won his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship at a untelevised house show here in my area Saskatoon, SK Canada. It does not happen often of course but it is so magical for those in attendance when it does occur.
There's a fan video out there right now where Balor is getting on the bus after the show, walking perfectly fine, before he gets back off the bus, still walking perfectly fine, and shouts out "See you on Monday!" to the fans there. So that just further adds to the tease now.
please do a video on how you think they should debut the bullet club at payback or after payback?
Curious that it changed hands at a house show. Wondering if WWE kept the strap on Balor at TakeOver: Dallas to have him break the record for longest reigning NXT champ? Fairly sure he surpassed that the other day.
If a title is going to change hands at a house show that is not at MSG, Massachusetts seems like a safe bet. The Mountie went over Bret Hart for the IC title in Springfield, MA back in 1992. The Natural Disasters also went over Money Inc. for the tag titles at a house show in Worcester, MA the same year.
nearly spat water on the screen when he said except prince hahahahaha
They are showing the match on NXT this Wednesday (April 27th, 2016).
It was just a clip. -_-
I personally feel that the whole x sign thing is a worker shoot because there's a video with Balor shouting "see you on Monday" as he's getting onto his bus after the show
Do a video on how WWE shouldve booked the Bullet Club Debut and how WWE should book the Bullet Clubs run in WWE
Seen reports that Balor was walking off the bus today saying to fans "see you on Monday"
Perhaps Joe's just a transitional champion. I can't imagine it will take long for Shinsuke to win the title. Plus that way they can save Shinsuke vs Finn for the main roster.
I love Joe and Finn and happy for Joe but I just hate how it was televised at a live event they could of just let Joe win at Takeover Dallas
***** Very true, he wanted or they wanted to see him break Neville's reign. It would make sense. But it's just weird how it wasn't even on NXT or not even a taping but maybe he's going to be at Payback WWE has me actually confused and excited to sse where they go with this
i live in MA but i go to school in RI and have tickets for tonights house show. sucks that i was one night away from seeing that. i just hope Finn's ankle is fine and i still get to see him compete tonight
Just look through twitter, a lot of NXT stars running variants on ThankYouBalor. As a rolled ankle isn't career ending it's a fair bet it's a work & he's off to main. Clever really: protects Finn so he's not going into the main event card on back of a big loss, the Demon is still undefeated so keeps that alive for PPV and NXT has a a big monster heel for Nakamura to go after. Plus unfinished business between Joe and Finn for future use if the opportunity arises. Plus Payback is in Chicago this year so if they do debut him there the crowd is likely to go nuts!
I was at the show, and here's how I see things. So the look of things to me is that Finn was able to hop back in the ring and he finished the match. The x being thrown up is being used far more often as a match prop now that people recognize what it is. Finn countered out of 2 attempted muscle busters before being hit by the final one. Also if you think about it in terms of gimmick, Finn is still undefeated in his demon paint. He has a major plot line there just lying in wait with the slow burn.
Big takeaway, Finn is fine, Joe can push a lot more face talent (which lets face it, most NXT guys are faces, very few major heels) which is key for NXT going forward. Have Joe retain as a monster heel / tweener, people will love it.
Fans were saying that while on the bus Finn kept telling fans, "See you next Monday!"
Primo and Epico won the tag titles some years ago in a live show
I am from Lowell. MA and I was born there, I wish I was there, I now live in a town called Methuen in MA
gosh darn it, I have NXT tickets for a house show in Tulsa the night before payback why did this have to happen now, and not at Tulsa
Please do How WWE should book I love that so much, maybe with how WWE should book Bullet/Balor Club vs the Shield?
I think having Balor lose it in a house show made sense. 1. Joe didn't beat the demon. 2. Finn Balor needs to be moved up to the main roster. 3. Not every title should've changed hands at takeover.
at the arena, Finn apparently said "see you Monday" to the crowd. he's such a tease
when i was watching wwe live in belfast in 2014 the wyatts won the tag titles from the usos but they won it back due to finlay being it the crowd restarting the match
+Caolan Robinson Sadly that never counted probably because of the Usos winning them back straight away so tv wise it looks like they held them the whole time. Wyatts still have 1 tag title from NXT a few years ago.
"Except Prince..."
ME: WHAT THE FUCK!?
I WAS THERE THE CROWD WAS AMAZING IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR ONCE, THE POP WAS RIDICULOUS!
I was almost there but tickets got sold out but the next night at Kingston Finn said see you Monday
that's what I was thinking, the fact that it's on WWE YT channel shows you that it means something
I like it how he says Jesus at the end 😂😂😂😂
this is the first time in how long since a championship in wwe changed hands at a live event. this gives me a thought that bullet club will form at payback.
I was at that show and it was amazing. The entire crowd was shocked that Joe won!! I have a video of the end if you'd like to see it!
I live close to Lowell Massachusetts, and even I can agree that the title shouldn't have turned hands in a house show
That ending 😂😂😂 "Your new NXT champion, samoa joe. Jesus."
+ZforkPlays He pronounced it wrong too. In the context of wrestling I believe its pronounced YEEESUS!
Some people have reported that it was taped and it might be televised on next week's NXT.
+Lucas Rocha Every NXT house show is taped though, its so the coaches can get a look at all the wrestlers performances properly
Moves like this will boost up live event attendance numbers during the post-wrestlemania downtime of the year...
I was there, the whole show was phenomenal, better than most takeovers even
he probably will jump ship but he is also advertised for the nxt tour through June.
I was at the house show the day after (Kingstown, RI), main event was S. Joe and Samson VS Nakamura and Balor so no injury... but Balor DID come out in a black leather jacket... *cough cough*
watched Finn tonight in RI and looked great, ankle was a work
I legit think WWE watched Adam's Booking of Balor Club and switched it some. He said Balor should debut and have the Bullet Club intervening when not wanted. But rather, they out Styles in that spot, and they're going to make them betray him and Balor Club will be started.
I was there. They recorded the match
It's a great time for us wrestling fans right now! It's the beginning of a new era. So much going on & it's all AWESOME!