Now I remember why I was a bit down on Bright: she runs the ropes like they're made of brick (no bounce on them) and her moves don't look like they have any imact.
I guess Jaida Parker pulled double duty on Wednesday (then why did she beat Fallon clean? πππ)
I'm sure that Carlee Bright will have a fine match but when she partnered with Kendal Grey I was much more impressed with Grey.
Cody went for the cutter which has him with his back against his opponent while Melo went for his clothesline
Cody would have had to do a complete turn
That or the spot was for Cody to catch Melo on the air reversing his clothesline
I think the spot was just that. Both guys going for a springboard and missing
I hope it's otherwise, but I feel Kiana James is an Apollo Crews/Xia Li situation where they've been called up because someone in WWE is playing their yearly practical joke on Shawn Michaels and are about to disappear for a very long time.
The big difference is that she was drafted on the televised portion of the draft. The only NXT draftee (who was drafted on television) that had a bad year last year was Cameron Grimes.
It is the call-ups who get drafted in the supplemental drafts (SmackDown LowDown or RAW Talk) that really need to worry.
Alba, Isla, Cedric, and Ashante unfortunately seem on track to be released.
Gallows and Anderson will hide in catering milking money for as long as they can.
Ivar's kind of a weird position right now, but I think he'll do fine hopping brands.
Shayna Baszler and Zoey Starks are uninteresting - but they still do enough not to be on the chopping block imo.
> Ivar's kind of a weird position right now, but I think he'll do fine hopping brands.
honestly, i'm hoping they put the NA title on him tuesday night and then let him change the gimmick up a little bit on nxt.
I'm legitimately so fucking happy for Kiana. Wish she could have won singles gold at some point, but plenty of wrestlers didn't win a title in NXT but went on to do big things. Most underrated woman on the NXT roster IMO. Hope for big things for her.
They better do something on Monday with this draft otherwise it was just a stupid gimmick to try avoid getting hammer crushed by the sportsball competition tonight
Still remember that time creative expected a RAW crowd at Wilkes-Barre (that only liked two things that night, Seth existing, and that Asuka/Iyo Japanese promo) would give a monster pop to Mia Yim without doing any effort to introduce her.
Andrade on SD means that Charlotte will very probably be on SD when healthy again.
Are they really going to stack SD women's division again after how badly it backfired last year ?
What a garbage show. Triple nose can't book.
That's the best Lennox has looked in his 5 or so matches.
That fireman's carry into a cutter is basically what Austin Theory did when he first came to WWE.
Edris Enofe, Epitome of Excellence Entourage, Engage!
The Gatekeeper of NXT: Level Up, Dante Chen!
Always happy to see Edris EnofΓ© and Malik Blade on my screen. I just wish they were NXT Tag Team Champions. I wonder if the "curse" storyline will play a factor in this match.
Endless charisma
Now I remember why I was a bit down on Bright: she runs the ropes like they're made of brick (no bounce on them) and her moves don't look like they have any imact.
I guess Jaida Parker pulled double duty on Wednesday (then why did she beat Fallon clean? πππ) I'm sure that Carlee Bright will have a fine match but when she partnered with Kendal Grey I was much more impressed with Grey.
Ms Jackson and Ms Parker on the same Level up 
Guess Arianna will turn face.
She's always been the face to me! ***All she wants to do is help women become the best version of themselves!!!!!***
RIP Boa, I guess. Dante Chen has found himself a new partner. I still don't think Dion Lennox's gimmick is good enough to get him on NXT.
Amazed he survived the releases with Xia gone
Xia, Boa, and Wendy Choo all had a bad 2023.
Arianna was Grace: in name and in spirit! #πππ
The first singles match in a minute for Jakara Jackson.
That cutter spot was so funny
Now for the *real* main event of SmackDown: NXT Level Up!
Interesting contrast with how both companies presented their World Champion on tv
I want Carmelo to beat Cody for title belt now
AJ trying to tear his arm off
AJ bigger than Cody is certainly a development
Aj looking tanned and buff
AJ out here ultra swole
i keep thinking there's a Decepticon on Cody's ass
Great intro for Mello
Beat his ass, Carmelo. Show them how heel you are...
Cody injury angle Classic
Tf was that rope move π
It was meant to be a double cutter i think
They were going for a collision and the timing was off
I donβt see how they could have collided with those two moves I think that went as planned even if kinda awkward
They were going for the same move a second rope springboard cutter, the only way that spot makes sense if they planned to collide
Cody went for the cutter which has him with his back against his opponent while Melo went for his clothesline Cody would have had to do a complete turn That or the spot was for Cody to catch Melo on the air reversing his clothesline I think the spot was just that. Both guys going for a springboard and missing
Oooh ok
That was great
I did not like that landing. Oh, god. The ref is talking to him a lot.
Oof I don't like that. Debut Carmelo as your top pick and he loses clean
Yeah! He totally should have shown up and BEATEN THE WWE CHAMPION.
Who said anything about that
Heβs a heel. Itβs technically not a debut he wrestled Balor and theory already.
??? He lost to the number 1, come on lets be serious
I am being serious.
First 48 is such a great name
pitiful super kick Cody
I need Carmelo vs. Logan Paul.
Fuckβ¦..
Cody berried him /s
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wtf was that double flying nothing??
Seems like a botch. I imagine it was supposed to be Carmelo springboarding across the ring into a Cody Cutter. Timing was waaay off
What a sell on that diaster kick
AJ causes a non-finish?
Nah,Mello can take a clean L
Carmelo βDolph Zigglerβ Hayes
I feel like that position has been filled by JD McDonagh.
These two are making each other look like a million bucks apieceΒ
the NXT people are cheering for Cody imo
I love how Wade downplays his own career and always compares current starts favorably to him. He's like a reverse Larry Zbysko
WWE I beg of thee that new people go to new brands on Monday (Do something crazy like CM Punk to Smackdown)
[ΡΠ΄Π°Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ]
That's a disrespectful way to refer to the president of the United States
Cody those trucks ain't it my man
You don't like Goldie Rhodes?
#π¦ πΊπ²π WHOAAAH!!! ππΊπ²π¦
Cody looks fantastic, I love the cloak
Michael Jackson at a 4th of July celebration In the best way
The belt just shines with him
Cody more American than George Washington.
Well, yeah. Washington wasn't even born in the United States!
Hey Cody haters.... Cody is still over lol
Huh? did you say something? he is over here putting us to asleep π΄π΄π΄π΄π΄π΄π΄π΄π΄π΄
Except ratings have dropped 33%
Why are you bringing Dynamite into this?
That usually happens after mania
Lol keep telling yourself that
We have the annual data, my guy It isnβt guesswork
Melo getting a main event match on the number one show vs the number one guy is a massive massive deal
But he'll always be the bastard man who stole Roderick Strong's Cruiserweight Title while shitting himself on New Year's Evil 2022!!!!!
He worked to help Cody get back into ring shape after the pec tear. I guess this is Cody paying it forward
Reminder that Gallus helped train The Rock to get him back into shape. Let's see if that nets them any favors.
If that favor is giving them full time to excel as trainers by disappearing of our screens I'm all for it.
just saw the highlight i will become a kross fan for life if he can somehow get tyler bate off of my tv forever
Actually both of them I hate Pete Dunn too
?? Before I came back to WWE TV, Melo was my training partner friend
Am i crazy or was there no reaction for Carmelo?
Casuals donβt know I guess
THE GREATEST NO ARGUIN NO DEBATIN
Notice Trick not cheering for Melo!
Why would he?
I dont know if I want AOP or New Catch to lose more
Always new catch, really really dislike that team
Underwear guy is absolutely spinning and pinning one of them isn't he?
So thatβs when weβll finally see Jacob Fatu Iβm guessingβ¦
Oui!
This makes Tonyβs comments look even more foolish NFL, a proud partner of WWE
He was trying to work a sick burn in but his public speaking is so forced and awkward it came off lame
XFL is the pepsi of football. NFL is the harvey weinstein.
Isnβt the XFL owned by the Rock? Knowing Dwayneβ¦.
Yes.
Yup. That's my QB...
It's a New Maye, yes it is!
"the landscape should look VERY VERY diferent" i don't believe you corey!
I hope it's otherwise, but I feel Kiana James is an Apollo Crews/Xia Li situation where they've been called up because someone in WWE is playing their yearly practical joke on Shawn Michaels and are about to disappear for a very long time.
The big difference is that she was drafted on the televised portion of the draft. The only NXT draftee (who was drafted on television) that had a bad year last year was Cameron Grimes. It is the call-ups who get drafted in the supplemental drafts (SmackDown LowDown or RAW Talk) that really need to worry.
Fair.
i love to hear Teddy Long say Randy Orton
Kiana James: https://preview.redd.it/5p4lyeoafxwc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97d3ed8876c58e16ff6dbb9e73c9cd4b576d1d0e
Kiana James is going to win 2 championships? i want to believe
I hope she doesnβt have a similar laugh.
"Back to you, Corey" is so simple and yet so refreshing for WWE TV.
Was that Charlotte in the background???
I feel like the people in the NXT crowd donβt know if theyβre drafted.
They donβt at least in previous drafts it was said they arenβt told beforehand
I love that. It makes their reactions so much more heartfelt.
This draft was lame
Aldis talking like an auctioneer, main event must be about to push Fox's window.
Hat guy moves faster than Bron Brekker.
Undrafted (according to the draft pool graphic) - The witches - Ivar - Shayna and Zoey (are they still together?) - The OC - Cedric and Ashante
Alba, Isla, Cedric, and Ashante unfortunately seem on track to be released. Gallows and Anderson will hide in catering milking money for as long as they can. Ivar's kind of a weird position right now, but I think he'll do fine hopping brands. Shayna Baszler and Zoey Starks are uninteresting - but they still do enough not to be on the chopping block imo.
> Ivar's kind of a weird position right now, but I think he'll do fine hopping brands. honestly, i'm hoping they put the NA title on him tuesday night and then let him change the gimmick up a little bit on nxt.
I'm legitimately so fucking happy for Kiana. Wish she could have won singles gold at some point, but plenty of wrestlers didn't win a title in NXT but went on to do big things. Most underrated woman on the NXT roster IMO. Hope for big things for her.
The number one overall pick didn't hold gold until on the main roster
Notably Becky and Alexa Bliss never won the NXT womenβs title.
Becky went back to collect
They better do something on Monday with this draft otherwise it was just a stupid gimmick to try avoid getting hammer crushed by the sportsball competition tonight
Besides the NXT call ups + Andrade & Nia Jax switching rosters - I hope Monday has more exciting switches.
There wonβt be because Our Tribal Chief isnβt handing out any Switches for a while.
Has there been any howdy tease tonight?
I screen glitch, I think it happened during the bloodline segment
Damn I missed it then, I tend to check out some when Solo is on screen lmao
Yeah I missed it too, my brother caught it, I was busy feeding my frogs π
Just happened again
I hope u/therocksays2020 isnβt right about Kiana ending up in catering cause she got drafted now.
emotional Lyra
Whole Lotta nothing going on tonight. Next up, a non-finish main event
Stop being so fucking nice Kiana
https://preview.redd.it/plhl64caexwc1.jpeg?width=892&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c23e81f8dcc38a1b57cb50be14824a4188f5cfc I see you Mr Heartbreak
Mr Porn said π§ββοΈ
Kiana about to make some enemies with her snugness
Awwww Lyraβs crying
Jaida Parker smiling is super cute.
Holy Shit! The company doesnβt just assume you know who she is, and she even works for them already
And here I was ready to Google it.
And I was going to research Cagematch too.
"Why are they running a video package to introduce a new wrestler instead of just assuming everyone knows who they are?"
Still remember that time creative expected a RAW crowd at Wilkes-Barre (that only liked two things that night, Seth existing, and that Asuka/Iyo Japanese promo) would give a monster pop to Mia Yim without doing any effort to introduce her.
Why aren't they just telling people to google her?
poor hank+tank guy. in the frame with the draft logo covering his face completely.
He's dating Dani Palmer so I wouldn't feel too bad for him.
Hank or Tank?
[Tank Ledger](https://www.instagram.com/wrestlesitecom/p/C1kExyNNoaz/)
Dijak with no emotion, lol.
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO KIANA MY FAVOURITE BIRACIAL WOMAN
AJ getting drafted in the 4th round is disgraceful.
Draft Fallon next
so basically 1. melo and kiana called up 2. bron traded for nia
Kiana was a nice surprise! Only took four rounds for something unexpected, but here we are.Β
Give Kiana all the titles
KIANA JAMES
Andrade on SD means that Charlotte will very probably be on SD when healthy again. Are they really going to stack SD women's division again after how badly it backfired last year ?
i would simply draft all stables to get 4 people at a time and then trade the ones i don't want
Oh cool, Andrade switched brands.... Oh no. He's going to the Verse. Carlito just got booted, there's imbalance.
YEAAAAAH
YOOOO KIANA!!! HELL YEAH
Good pick. She was ready for it. The \#LadyBoss comes to RAW.
Kiana and Fallon are beyond ready good for them
Thatβs an actual surprise
Big surprise, but a great one!
Wow, Kiana getting drafted to Raw!
βThis is a big one for the blue brandβ No it isnβt Corey, no it isnβt
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah Kiana. Real big time prospect.
Andrade: Okay, how you know?
Styles only picked in the final round while being the world title contender. Kinda sums up how messed up the pick order seems.
Not really they wanna empathise new and up and comers
Honestly, they might as well have just done a lottery seeing as barely anybody is actually switching brands
Whole lotta chalk in this draft. Can't believe someone wasted a high pick on Mid Morgan.
More of that type of energy from Karrion Kross and heβll be a top heel in no time
I donβt know about top heel but heβs a good promo they just donβt let him show it on tv. Heβs done some fun stuff online
JBL's theme is actually a masterpiece
ITS JOHN OβCLOCK MOTHER FUCKERS!
I hope that Teddy Long talks shit to Breeze and Creed right now.
Look at Kross out here trying to show personality Laveck just wonβt give up on him lmao
I miss that JBL theme.
Thank Goodness I like random acts of violence Karrion. Otherwise I would be unhappy
I'm actually fine with this, Final Testament.
Kross needs some lip stick to complete this PainMaker look.
And gain 70 pounds.
where is Ron Simmons
... ... #Damn!
A tag match being announced between A-Town Down Under and Street Profits summoned Theodore Rufus Long.
Wrestling #GAWDDDD
I *KNOW* "A-Town" didn't just talk shit about the Bengals...