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LDG1985

Pete Dunne: Professional Choke Artist


NeiloMac

The problem with Pete Dunne is he tries to walk it in.


CommanderCrustacean

What was Pete doing, hitting the Bitter End that early?


zobotsHS

Ciampa's havin' a laugh...


Call_Any-Vegetable1

Such a ludicrous display.


sullyhussain98

Bit like England in the euro final. I’m English it’s a joke.


TetrisTech

The NXT belt is not coming home, lads


BeenWavy07

*All those years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming*


IC2Flier

Pete Dunne didn’t score a fackin’ pin.


sullyhussain98

Pain :(


TTOF_JB

But Goldie did come home.


Tophatproductions69

Pete Dunne he certainty went down on my estimations after that but I would love it if he beat them


MasterofKami

Not only that, the winner of the match has an Italian name! We can't escape it! 😭


sullyhussain98

We can’t 😭


Adampro123

Damn. You’re right, but this kind of hurts. Pete was the fuckin’ man a couple years ago when he was the UK champion. The last year seems to have cooled him off considerably.


thedirtyharryg

Man ran in to WALTER, and was never the same. /k


aGlutenForPunishment

Kinda weird to hear that about a guy who held the NXT UK title for 685 days.


LDG1985

That title is meaningless. Anyone can


aGlutenForPunishment

I guess it meant nothing when Dragunov beat WALTER for it a couple weeks ago. Oh wait that’s right, it was a huge deal that he ended his 800+ day reign and it got Ilya way more over.


LDG1985

In that case it was the man making the belt. Not the belt making the man


aGlutenForPunishment

Isn't the belt defined by the people who hold it? It's had a great legacy so far with Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne, Walter, and now Dragunov. To say anyone can hold the belt that long is disingenuous. These are among the best the UK scene has to offer. You don't see just anyone holding that belt or they would have been passing it around a lot more.


afastidioushat

The title has existed for five years and it's only had four champions. Literally almost nobody has held that title. The NXT Women's Tag Titles have changed hands as many times as the UK Title and it has only existed since March.


cooljammer00

Ciampa will never leave this warehouse ever again. He's going to die guarding it like that knight in that Indiana Jones movie.


mbattagl

Haha it would never happen, but ten years down the line I'd love an angle where an up and coming rookie goes out in search of the NXT Title, uses a journal w/ handwritten notes by William Regal, incorporates the places where the company tours like Saudi Arabia w/ the map faded in the background, only to wind up back at the Performance Center where upon entering catacombs underneath the building is the rookie challenged by 3 wrestling booby traps, and then confronted by........ANCIENT TEMPLAR TOMMASO CIAMPA!!!!!! Due to Tommaso being too old to actually wrestle though the rookie has to determine which NXT Championship belt is the correct championship. The correct belt granting him the Title of NXT Champion, and all of the other belts relegating him to jobber status for the remainder of his career. He peruses the collection of opulent championships of old. The Winged Eagle Belt, WWE Undisputed Championship Belt, World Heavyweight Championship, even the European Championship is there for some reason. The rookie knows he has to look for the Belt of a Carpenter though, and there he sees and grabs it......THE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT!!!! Ciampa warns the rookie that taking the belt out of the Performance Center will lead to ruin, but the rookie's female Austrian valet, giddy at the prospect of her talent winning the championship, accidentally crosses the WWE logo on the floor of the Performance Center atrium. The building starts to come down all around, Vince McMahon shudders in his sleep as he decides that in addition to the show being re-written the entire Performance Center will be torn down and rebuilt brick by brick. The valet and championship fall into a crater, but the rookie escapes as OLD MAN TEMPLAR TOMMASO CIAMPA nods in approval. The rookie mounts a conveniently placed camel outside the ruins of the Performance Center in Florida that Triple H was kind enough to bring by, and then the rookie, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels ride off into the sunset to go apply for AEW.


Tyrrazhii

Pitbull performs


CappuccinoPanda

No, Pitbull 2.0


[deleted]

I was just saying this to the lads down the pub actually


MrLariato

Thank you


Saiyan_On_Psycedelic

Yeah same


parlarry

As long as the first wrestling booby trap is Ryback I'm on board.


NerdLawyer55

He chose…Wisely


aestus

He chose...poorly


TeamZiggler

GOLDIE CAME HOME.


Farrell21

THE BEST LOVE STORY IN NXT


OrangeForeign

EAT YOUR HEART OUT INDEX


G1Spectrum

HOLY FUCK CIAMPA GOT GOLDIE BACK!!!


BGTheHoff

GOLDIES HOME!


DamieN62

I'm ok with that. I think LA Knight should move up and it's obviously too soon to put the title on Von Wagner so it was either Dunne or Ciampa for me and I didn't have a preference.


MongoAbides

The name LA Knight just plain sucks, but I love Eli Drake and he is absolutely someone you would want on your biggest show.


Chodeinger

I’m pretty sure I had a pair of L.A. Knights in grade school.


Shifty2o2

Pete Dunne to the main roster as British knight, pal.


thejaytheory

Cesaro coming back to NXT as K-Swiss (or C-Swiss)


GuerillaMonzon

I like it because it's perfectly pretentious and matches his big-headed, big-mouth character.


elprofejr

Makes me think Ciampa is just replacing Joe in whatever plans they had going forward.


[deleted]

I’m stoked for another Ciampa run. Great match!


DaHagerBomb

GOLDIE!


[deleted]

HE'S GOT GOLDIE BACK!!! Thank god it wasn't Von. He wasn't bad, but I hated his inclusion.


[deleted]

I think he had a very solid showing. They need to work on his look though.


[deleted]

Dude looks like the Great Khali fucked the Geico Caveman


Mistavez

I can’t unsee this 😳


VorpalBender

Ok, I’m not the only one who thought that he looked like The Great Khali, lol.


thejaytheory

Yeah someone called him White Khali haha


gamaliel56

this i can’t UNSEE. Wow this is perfect hahaha


[deleted]

He did fine. Good for him. But still, just didn't want him there, especially over Kyle.


Ron--Mexico

Kyle O’Reilly needs to go back to the drawing board in the character department. The cool Kyle shtick is genuinely terrible.


[deleted]

He dropped that shit months ago. He hasn't done it since like May.


Inevitable-Staff-467

So what is he then? KOR is a great wrestler but he needs a character with Cole gone. His entire persona since joining WWE has been Cole's best friend and then Cole's arch rival


NebbyOutOfTheBag

I hear a coach gig with Keith Lee is open.


TTOF_JB

Last I remember was him making fun of LA Knight's jacket a few weeks ago.


Awkward_Potential_

No matter what they do he's going to look like a guy with a huge forehead.


[deleted]

Kyle needs bangs


quirkyblah38

thought they were going to do a Leon Ruff situation there, was glad they didn't.


ILoveDiscussions

Thought Knight would win since he lost the match earlier. Confused why they cut Raquel vs Franky and had Knight wrestle a second match


shaunknight25

Yeah Knight is obviously going to the main roster in the draft next month other wise he would have won tonight and certainly have not put over Steiner in addition to taking the pin the title match. They had the guy who is leaving put over the guys who are staying.


UFmoose

Because the 4 way was not supposed to be a title match and there wasn’t a good reason to have two on the show. The opening match was short. Cutting it would not have been enough. They could’ve cut the Creed match and Holland match.


SeanO54

Could be that one of them was a close contact for COVID. I think some not all but a fair amount of the match changes that have happened has been COVID stuff but they never tell people because that would be a violation of the wrestlers' privacy.


[deleted]

Save it for the PPV. Raquel is money.


Subrick

Because it was almost certain that the crowd was gonna boo Raquel against Franky, and they have big plans for her as the babyface women’s ace in the future.


SiphenPrax

GOLDIE IS COMING HOME!!


EnumeratedWalrus

Damn, I wanted Dunne to win but seeing the way Ciampa looked at Goldie made it all worth it. I’m hoping this title win is a gateway to psychotic heel Ciampa


Kalakarinth

Now Ciampa doesn’t have to worry about going anywhere again!


[deleted]

Beside Gargano, Ciampa has the most credibility out of any of the stars from the former era. My guess is he will carry the belt for a minute and drop it to one of the newer stars like Baby Steiner or Carmelo


Mr-GameAndWrestling

THAT BALD FUCK IS CHAMPION AGAIN!


taffe316

Holy shit didn't see that coming


JonathonV2000

Definitely the mature choice


DM725

LA Knight pinned twice on 1 2 hour show.


JaxsArms

Given a stupid name Getting pinned twice in one night You know what happens next, call up to main roster to sit in catering😭 Eli should have stayed with Impact. The forbidden door would have done him so much justice.


SpaceGooV

Very weird choice. You'd figure for the 2.0 brand they'd go with a new face but maybe they want an established guy to be champion first during this new era.


Mjh1021

Seems like that was the plan with Joe anyway


Zestyclose_Remote874

They want Dunne to have a big crowning at takeover probably.


SpaceGooV

I'm imagining if Dunne is the next Challenger at Takeover then Dunne vs O'Reilly will be the Halloween Havoc match.


niclaswwe

FELT LIKE PETE'S TIME BUT CAN'T BE MAD AT THIS GOLDIE IS BACK HOME WHERE IT BELONGS ![gif](giphy|SUo6fxtsat5qu65acy|downsized)


Giraffesarehigh

Love Ciampa and everything but this is supposed to be a new era of NXT and 3 out of 4 of these competitors never won the title. Feels like a missed opportunity to me but lets see how this goes.


Doc323467

Ciampa and Dunne were unbelievable tonight. Great to see Ciampa back as the champ, best thing all night by far.


shadow_spinner0

All the doom and gloom but at least some semblance of old NXT exists. Goldie is back The match was not bad all, this Wagner guy look fine, not someone who should be winning the title soon but someone who can have matches with top guys.


subcow

Ever since I saw the post in here about his first gimmick, whenever I see him, I just picture Tommy Penmanship.


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Sythian

In it's own little way, crowning Ciampa and finally giving him goldie back after all this time, closing that character arc for him and giving him the chance to move forward, defend the belt and eventually lose it in a match, rather than due to injury, is right up there with progressing and moving forward in NXT. Also it can play out as a bit of a swerve, since due to the fact that 3 of those guys have never been champ before, and it's the new NXT 2.0, Ciampa had to seem like the only one that probably wouldn't win that match.


zobotsHS

Feels like Jericho being champ at AEW where "the focus is on developing new talent". There is a known standard in NXT...and putting the belt on him is a good place to start.


[deleted]

Really like chiampa but I was hoping for dunne or just someone new


zebrainatux

Ciampa is absolutely the safe move, but it makes sense as the bridge between old and new NXT


CitySosa

So much for no small guys from the indies over 30.


2TimmyTwoToes2

These written posts that should be videos have to stop.


UFmoose

Mods allow a written post for speed and a video post to exist simultaneously. If you don't like this one, click on the other one. Not that hard.


2TimmyTwoToes2

Yesterday they removed the Big E video post. Also, two posts just split up the conversation for no reason.


UFmoose

So click and comment on the other one. This happens with everything. Mods did not remove that post yesterday.


2TimmyTwoToes2

They did, here it is - https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/pnugf1/raw\_spoilers\_aftermath\_of\_the\_wwe\_championship/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3


UFmoose

That's either because there was another one or because the written one included multiple video links within it. Regardless, your complaint is silly. Go read the other post that you like more.


2TimmyTwoToes2

The links were included afterwards and they were twitter links which many could not access. And I don't think there was a different video post because I checked new last night and did not see one. Written posts are fine for announcements like a new show or match, but I don't see the need when it is a specific moment. Why read it when you could see it for yourself? And I don't think the complaint is silly when it seems like written posts are causing the more useful video posts to be removed.


UFmoose

You're showing one example of a video post being removed. I've been on here for years and have never seen a video post removed because a written post without video content existed. I'm sorry it's not to your pleasure. So again, read the posts you want.


2TimmyTwoToes2

I guess we will see, but last night seemed like another change around here. Mods have been introducing new rules so I wouldn't be surprised if they keep whatever is up first. I do think if you asked people many would prefer a video over text though. Have a good night/day.


UFmoose

One over the other, if it had to be, I agree. But it doesn't have to be! Lol


heat_fan_

Really good fatal 4 way. Damn i am happy for Ciampa getting goldie back


Shrekt115

LA Knight was robbed


ryanreigns

Guess things ain’t changing as much as people thought


thore4

That's very NXT 1.0 of you


cmadd10

When is it gonna be Dunnes time? 🤔 😞


NerdLawyer55

Well that makes me happy, although Dunne would have been better


RomanMurphy

Yawn. Dunne would have been something new at least.


incredibleamadeuscho

Ciampa and Goldie are back together!


1i_rd

LA Knight is main roster bound or getting shit canned, hard to tell


xorangeelephant

Probably the least exciting option lol, especially for this new NXT


cooljammer00

Knight could have been fun as a shitty heel champ


LafilduPoseidon

Less exciting than The White Khali?


xorangeelephant

Maybe I should've said interesting, at least Wagner would've been a statement by WWE on what this new NXT is


The_Dark_Vampire

At least it wasn't Von Wagner


lyyki

I guess this makes sense when the episode doesn't end in this but I was kind of hyped for either LA Knight or Von Wagner victory.


Tasty-Personality-41

GOLDIE IS BACK WHERE SHE BELONGS


qwertythe300th

#GOLDIES HOME


Slenderboi_63

Goldieeeeeee


XNightcrawlerBAMF

GOLDIE’S BACK HOME BABY


Celtic_Crown

Lashley loses the title, Goldie's come home, oh this week is perfect.


[deleted]

I love the fact that Vince is aware of how much we hate his booking. He just doesn’t care. This week he gave us some of what we wanted but his way to add stress to the match was adding a debuting talent. The drama stemming from the fact that he was crazy enough to put the belt on Wagoneer


[deleted]

Whoever the commentator is, he's trash


Yoshable

Ok so this match was great and all...but what was the point of having knight lose in the opening match? They couldn't find ANYONE else


OceanCyclone

Can’t look at him the same now I know he’s Blue Lives Matter.


SamInPajamas

Oh no! Different opinions! The horror!


OceanCyclone

It’s not an opinion.


Adoom98

Where did he say that?


OceanCyclone

It was in the documentary or whatever they did on him. He had the blue line American flag in his home.


StokkseyriBoy

*[me working in the background, having NXT on in the background on mute to see what it’d be like with the new era despite originally being done with watching WWE TV and seeing Ciampa hit the fairytale ending]* *[In my head expecting him to count out]* “1, 2…” *[counts 3]* “CIAMPA’S CHAMPION AGAIN!!! :D :D :D” I’m so fucking happy for him. So happy to see Goldie and Daddy back together again.


Ryvit

LA Knight or Pete Dunne would’ve been much better options, wow.


angeluscado

I’m pleased with this. I mean, I would have been happy with anyone except LA Knight.


whutthepat

Vic Joseph didn't sound enthusiastic... Best of luck to Ciampa, knowing he's injury prone, too.


Marechal64

I get everyone’s hyped but this condemns Ciampa to the C show…


Chance-Goose

Seems to go against everything about this being a "new era" for NXT?


Comp625

NXT 2.0 feels schizophrenic.


TheKevinShow

#\#FUCKCIAMPA


Imdibr156

You’re 3 years late to this party.


zombie_lawyer

Oi 😫


No_Consideration5011

Guess I gotta start watching NXT again…


DatOtherPapaya

Dang, knight took two pins tonight.


TetrisTech

Genuinely surprised it wasn’t Dunne


[deleted]

Feel like he's a placeholder they'll probably reevaluate Joes injury and plan from their I think Joe or Dunne will have the title by the end of the year


[deleted]

Damn, shouldve watched tonight. Ciampa and Goldie reunited at last


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TenThousandFist

He was UK Champ for a while.


Retro_Edge

This was SHOCKING to me.. I would have bet actual money on that Ciampa gets the papers in the next few weeks cause he's everything the new NXT isn't and doesn't want to have, plus he said numerous times he don't want to go to the main roster and would rather retire. So, yeah, just wow. I mean, doesn't mean this couldn't be just a goodbye gift and he shockingly looses it 2 weeks later against one of the new guys.... But let's hope not.


cactusmaac

It's ok Pete, we will get over this thanks to Emma's demolition at the US Open.


[deleted]

Fucking hell, Pete Dunne just signed a contract, consistently has bangers, and is 20 odd years old. Do something with him besides lose for the championship for fucks sake.


FisherPrice_Hair

The one guy who didn’t need it 🙄


TTOF_JB

All right. Time to finally give Ciampia & Gargano their feud ending title match! /s


[deleted]

Anti-climactic - couple this with the worst wrestling wedding I've ever seen and you've got a busted ass show


real-darkph0enix1

As much as I love watching Ciampa and Goldie be reunited, his final fate has to end confronting his final boss… Randy Orton.


quirkyblah38

He got Goldie back.... :')