NXT 2012 at Full Sail University

Lord TSC

Will post this here, though will probably crop up in the news thread as well....spotted this on another forum board...

WWE NXT will be graduating to its own tapings, combined with WWE developmental Florida Championship Wrestling starting on Thursday 5/17 at 7 PM.

The tapings will be held at Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL (near Orlando) at the Full Sail Live gym. Tickets for the tapings will be free to FSU staff and students with ID as long as they reserve the tickets in advance. No word yet as to how the general public can attend.

I am told one of the reasons the tapings, which will be branded as "WWE Superstar Showdown", are being moved are to make it easier to integrate WWE developmental talent into the mix for NXT. The hope is that the University feel will give the show a chance for better crowd reactions as well as help upgrade FCW TV to a "grander" look than the FCW Arena in Tampa can provide. The plan is to upgrade NXT and give it more attention as opposed to it being a secondary show on the Smackdown tapings.

HHH is behind the moves and will be very involved with the tapings. He was said to be a big fan of the facility when he and other company executives, including Kevin Dunn and Stephanie McMahon scouted last year.

This past December, WWE filmed several potential pilots at the facility and signed an exclusivity deal with the University to prevent any other wrestling-related events from being held there. Full Sail is an entertainment media university with state of the art production facilities.

Triple H is advertised for the initial taping, which will also feature Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio and R-Truth & Kofi Kingston vs. Epico & Primo.

Currently scheduled tapings:

May 17, 2012
June 14, 2012
July 5, 2012
July 19, 2012
August 9, 2012
August 23, 2012
September 6, 2012
September 20, 2012

-PWInsider

rovert

I suspected something was up given these tweets from Tom Casiello this morning:

"And I am done with my graceless heart, so tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart..."

Artistically and creatively heartbroken.

(But using it as fuel... 'Cause that's what we do.)

Maxine and The Machine.

This is the Full Sail Live gym:

Lord TSC

A WWE Twitter page is teasing the possibility that Jim Ross and William Regal "may end up announcing" the new WWE NXT shows that will be taped at Full Sail University. Ross has retweeted the info on his Twitter page.

Source: Another board

Saveus.222

Anyone heard when WWE Superstar Showdown is going to be aired/be posted on WWE.com. Will it be replacing NXT on Sky Sports from this week onwards?

Garseys

Saveus.222 wrote: »

Anyone heard when WWE Superstar Showdown is going to be aired/be posted on WWE.com. Will it be replacing NXT on Sky Sports from this week onwards?

Nothing mentioned on WWE.com and the first "official" tapings take place in June so I'm guessing NXT will be on the air until then.

rovert

:-(

deisedude

rovert wrote: »

:-(

Why the sadface? Was NXT cancelled?

Garseys

The new NXT set up in Full Sail University.

Spoilers on the first set of tapings (one months worth)

WWE Superstar Showdown/NXT TV taping report
May 17, 2012
Full Sail University in Florida
Report by Josh Parry, PWTorch correspondent

Dark Match: Xavier Woods (formerly Consequences Creed in TNA) beat Dean Ambrose. Ambrose was very popular.

Triple H came out and cut a promo. Hunter thanked Full Sail for use of their facilities and said the first episode will air in more than 60 countries. (No date was given.)

EPISODE #1 TAPING

Jim Ross and William Regal were introduced on commentary. JR introduced the new GM of NXT, Dusty Rhodes.

(1) Bo Dallas (Rotundo) beat Rick Victor with a spear.

(2) The Ascension (Connor O'Brian & Kenneth Cameron) beat C.J. Parker & Mike Dalton in a squash tag match. Ascension had an epic entrance and were impressive.

Damien Sandow refused to fight Jason Jordan. It was the same promo from his Smackdown appearances. Damien was over as a heel; funny stuff.

(3) Tyson Kidd beat Michael McGillicutty via submission. Great match that captivated the crowd and had plenty of nearfalls. Kidd won with a leg choke.

After a brief intermission, a video aired and they shot the crowd to lead into what can be assumed to be the second episode.

EPISODE #2 TAPING

(1) Seth Rollins (formerly Tyler Black) beat Jiro. This was essentially a squash. Rollins cut a promo promising to take NXT, WWE, and the world by storm.

(2) Jinder Mahal beat Jason Jordan via submission with the Camel Clutch. Boring match as indicated by the crowd chants.

(3) Leo Kruger beat Aiden English. Quick and effective establishing Aiden as a face and Kruger as a heel. Post-match, Leo talked about himself on the mic, calling himself the LEO (Lion) of NXT. So, watch out.

(4) Richie Steamboat beat Rick Victor with a big lariat. Richie wrestles a lot like his dad, Ricky Steamboat, who was ringside watching. Richie gave him a shout-out after the match.

(5) Antonio Cesaro beat Dante Dash. Afterward, Aksana declared, "Antonio is my lover!"

EPISODE #3 TAPING

Jim Ross remained on for this taping.

(1) WWE tag champion R-Truth beat Epico. Fun match. Truth won with the Little Jimmy.

(2) Sofia Cortez (Ivelise from Tough Enough) beat Paige.

(3) Seth Rollins beat Camacho (w/Hunico) after a standing foot stomp. Heels attacked Rollins post-match until Bo Davis made the save. Of note, Rollins did not use his FCW Hvt. Title at either taping.

(4) FCW tag champions Jake Carter & Corey Graves beat C.J. Parker & Nick Rogers. Again, the titles were not mentioned.

(5) Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero) beat Mike Dalton. Due to Hero's long beard, a "Let's Go Jesus" chant caught on loudly. Post-match, Ohno said he knocks people out and when people see him, they say, "Oh no!"

Leo Kruger came out again and the audience sighed. People were leaving at this point due to not knowing much of the talent. A whole section became spotty and empty. A "We Want Sheamus" chant broke out.

(6) Richie Steamboat beat Leo Kruger. The match ended abruptly after Richie hit a nasty gusher. Post-match, Kruger attacked Richie to good heat. Richie was carried out.

(7) Jinder Mahal beat Derrick Bateman via submission with the Camel Clutch. Jinder got really good shine tonight. He reapplied his finisher after the match until refs separated them.

Byron Saxton is off the booth and now Jack Russo and William Regal have joined Ross.

(8) Ascension beat The Usos. Wow, that's an upset. It's not clear how many episodes they're up to now, but this is dragging badly, and not because of the wrestling.

(9) Bray Wyatt beat Aiden English. Husky Harris's new act is fantastic.

(10) Hunico & Camacho & Michael McGillicutty beat Tyson Kidd & Seth Rollins & Bo Dallas in a six-man tag match. McG avenged his loss against Kidd from earlier in the taping.

(11) World Hvt. champion Sheamus beat Alberto Del Rio to retain the World Hvt. Title. Sheamus won with the Brogue Kick in a good house show-style title match.

That was the end of the taping. They announced they will return next month after taping a month's worth of NXT in one night.

rovert

deisedude wrote: »

Why the sadface? Was NXT cancelled?

The old NXT was wound up without storylines blown off or any backstage segments.


More of the NXT Zone:

montyrebel

sounds decent so far, hopefully they keep it up and I will be able to stick with it this time

rovert

montyrebel wrote: »

sounds decent so far, hopefully they keep it up and I will be able to stick with it this time

Total tragic fanboy stuff but I really think you missed out the past few months.

This article sums up of all my thoughts and feelings:

http://dickiegreenlee.com/2012/05/17/a-farewell-to-nxt-redemption/

NXT’s creative success over the last six months was likely due to the heads of the WWE leaving Creative well enough alone to write their own scripts and working closely with the cast. Its progressively melodramatic, soapy arcs as performed by its roster of initially untrained but increasingly confident actors, some of whom proved to be natural improv artists as the weeks went on, seemed somewhat out of touch with the current state of the WWE’s television programs but exceeded RAW and Smackdown’s abilities to sell logical ideas while keeping an eye on continuity.

jaykhunter

maybe a brand new thread will make you feel better

People who will frequent this thread - do you want to keep spoiler tags for NXT, or leave it be?

Spoiler-free Match listing for the 4 Shows that have been taped :

Episode 1:
Bo Dallas vs. Rick Victor
The Ascension (Conor O'Brian & Kenneth Cameron) vs C.J. Parker & Mike Dalton
Damien Sandow vs. Jason Jordan
Tyson Kidd vs. Michael McGuillicutty

Episode 2:
Seth Rollins vs. Jiro
Jinder Mahal vs. Jason Jordan
Leo Kruger vs. Aiden English
Richie Steamboat vs. Rick Victor
Antonio Cesaro vs. Dante Dash
Derek Bateman vs. Johnny Curtis

Episode 3
R-Truth vs. Epico
Sophia Cortez vs. Paige
Seth Rollins vs. Camacho
Jake Carter & Corey Graves vs. CJ Parker & Nick Rogers
Kasius Ohno vs. Mike Dalton
Richie Steamboat vs. Leo Kruger
Jinder Mahal vs. Derek Bateman

Episode 4:
The Ascension vs. The Usos
Bray Wyatt vs. Aiden English
Hunico, Camacho & Michael McGuillicutty vs. Tyson Kidd, Seth Rollins & Bo Dallas
Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio

@JRsBBQ on Twitter wrote:

"I had a great time tonight at Full Sail University. Four, one-hour shows of rebranded NXT. Don't have an air date or where they'll air. FCW taped next Thursday in Tampa as usual. A great, 12-hour day! Hard work by all."

Eire-Dearg

So does that mean Dean Ambrose et al will be appearing on our screens?

JP Liz V1

This is season 6 of Nxt so and does it work same as other seasons? I mean who are the rookies and pros?

DM_7

Seasons are gone, pro's are gone, rookies are gone.

its not just a taping featuring FCW and rarely used Smackdown/Raw people

irish_stevo815

So because its a month worth of tapings, does it mean that

Sheamus is gonna be champion for another month guaranteed

because the last match taped was

World heavy weight CHAMPION Sheamus beat Del Rio???????

So every month of tapings will give away future PPV results???

Eire-Dearg

Hmm. Could be lump value on Sheamus at Over The Limit...

DM_7

Sheamus v Del Rio was probably not part of the actual taping, just the headline event to keep fans there but not meant for TV. They could edit the order of matches taped to suit them. Some may never hit our screens.

Lord TSC

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

So does that mean Dean Ambrose et al will be appearing on our screens?

It actually disappoints me a bit to see him and Rollins used on this show. Don't get me wrong, I like they'll be on TV. But I'd rather they get bigger debuts on the main shows

DJKendo

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

It actually disappoints me a bit to see him and Rollins used on this show. Don't get me wrong, I like they'll be on TV. But I'd rather they get bigger debuts on the main shows

Ambrose's match was a Dark Match, so it might mean he actually won't be on that show.

Sick of this Ambrose nuthugging though, since a lot of people with hard ons for him have never actually seen him.

jaykhunter

DJKendo wrote: »

Sick of this Ambrose nuthugging though, since a lot of people with hard ons for him have never actually seen him.

I hope that's not happening on this board! I hate it when you ask someone "hey who's the greatest wrestler ever" and they come out with Frank Gotch, Lou Thez, Bruno Sammartino etc.

(insert 'are you kidding me' meme lol)

CMpunked

Is this going to be shown on tv over here?

DM_7

NXT is still on the Sky planner for next Thursday anyway

CMpunked

Is it still on the hour before raw?

DM_7

CMpunked wrote: »

Is it still on the hour before raw?

after RAW

rovert

So no interest from an American national TV station......at least we get it on the Telly:

WWE announcer Jim Ross revealed the status of the re-branded NXT brand in his latest blog on jrsbarbq.com Friday: "When FCW's TV show runs its course on the Brighthouse Network in Florida (in July), FCW will be replaced by NXT. I'm unaware if the rebranded NXT will air on WWE.com (doubtful), but will air outside the USA where NXT is currently airing." Ross also endorsed several FCW developmental wrestlers following Thursday's final FCW TV taping, including Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Ricky Steamboat, Antonio Cesaro, and the former Chris Hero.

bobby_says_hi

i think that was probably mispelled and he meant to say Richie Steamboat instead of Ricky. i've seen a few of his matches and he's coming along nicely. Antonio Cesaro is pretty talented as well so it'll be good to see him working longer matches

and for those that care the Sofia Cortez on the third set of tapings is Tough Enough contestant Ivelisse Velez. this would make her the first of them to make it to TV in a wrestling role. that is unless Ariane/Cameron has a match before that episode airs