WWE News: Highlights From Today’s NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Call With Triple H

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5 years ago

January 23, 2019

Triple H took part in a conference call today for NXT TakeOver!

Just a few days away now from NXT TakeOver: Phoenix this Saturday night, WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Triple H took part in a conference call today.

‘The Cerebral Assassin’ would field questions ranging from the launch of All Elite Wrestling, to his current injury status and much more. Here are the highlights:

The first question was regarding a recent tweet from The Velveteen Dream where he stated he would no longer appear for NXT. Triple H says he hasn’t spoken to Dream yet, but he’s one of their talents who is really good at creating buzz for himself, then addressed how they’re still trying to find which lines on social media they can cross and which ones they can not.
With regards to All Elite Wrestling, ‘The Game’ stated that it’s something they will be keeping an eye on as they compete against every form of entertainment.
Hunter spoke about Lars Sullivan, saying there’s always stories and speculation, but Lars is “in a good place” and “nothing’s changed”.
HHH discusses the development of talents in NXT like War Raiders, Matt Riddle and Bianca Belair, pointing out how they’re all growing. He then brings up Punishment Martinez as an example of someone who is going to be on the rise as well.
As for his recovery from a torn pec, Triple H says everything is going well while also revealing that he is finished with rehab and was just cleared to begin training again.
Hunter is asked about how many NXT UK TakeOvers we could see this year, but explains that it’s still a work in progress of trying to see where things fit together and is unsure of the exact number. As for more Performance Centers popping up in the near future, ‘The Cerebral Assassin’ expects “a few in the next couple of years”.
Trips would be asked about the recent matches between Andrade and Rey Mysterio, which he is “thrilled” about and still believes Andrade has a bright future after initially struggling a little bit due to the language barrier.
Regarding The Rock’s daughter Simone Johnson training at the Peformance Center, Hunter says they would have to ask The Rock, but he does know she has a love for the business and he expects we will see a lot more of her.
As for any more NXT Superstars moving to RAW or SmackDown Live after WrestleMania, Triple H would merely state that it’s a work in progress and if it’s needed, it will take place. Additionally, the final question was also regarding call-ups to which Trips would reply that anybody can be called up at anytime, even from NXT UK, as long as they’re ready for it because there are talents who still need work in other areas despite what comes across on television.

Highlights c/o PWInsider

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What a start to the tournament!

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November 27, 2023

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Did your picks win points?

The AEW Continental Classic is underway, with almost everyone competing. Check in here if you haven’t seen the winners and losers of week 1!

Here are your Gold League standings!

Jon Moxley: 1-0, 3 points
Swerve Strickland: 1-0, 3 points
Jay White: 1-0, 3 points
Rush: 0-1, 0 points
Mark Briscoe: 0-1, 0 points.
Jay Lethal: 0-1, 0 points

Here are your Blue League standings!

Brody King: 1-0, 3 points
Claudio Castagnoli: 1-0, 3 points
Daniel Garcia: 0-1, 0 points
Eddie Kingston: 0-1, 0 points
Bryan Danielson: Yet to Compete
Andrade El Idolo: Yet to Compete

My Thoughts:

Nothing too crazy, nothing too wild, this tournament only just got started. The only disappointing point is that they could not get Bryan “cleared to compete” Saturday night. Not sure how much of that is shoot given the bad eye, but this was kinda the problem of wanting him in the tournament over tons of other choices. Bryan wants to face Okada for WrestleKingdom 18, how is Bryan supposed to do that at his best if he’s also gonna be in a round robin, doing five top level matches in about as many weeks? And it takes away from Andrade being able to do something. Also a little surprised we didn’t even hear from Andrade on Saturday.

Now as we heard on Saturday, round two’s matches are set. Gold League will see Mark Briscoe VS Rush, White VS Swerve, and of course, Moxley VS Lethal. Nice variety there, a couple 0-1 guys facing off, as well as two 1-0 guys, and then 1-0 VS 0-1. No offense to Lethal, but he feels like an 0-2 going up against Moxley. Hard to call the other ones but that’s the fun of it. Meanwhile, Blue League sees Brody VS Claudio in a showdown to be 2-0, then Bryan and Andrade finally jump in, Bryan against Eddie and Andrade against Garcia. Sadly, feels like Eddie and Garcia are going 0-2, no way Tony Khan is booking Bryan and Andrade to lose their first shots.

In fact, that could be half the reason they did wait on those two, that’s almost too good for just a first round opener. But I still would’ve done it, same as NJPW does stuff like that for round robins, which this is all modeled after anyway.

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AEW announces Continental Classic entrants

The C2 is set!

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Tony Khan Reveals the Blue and Gold “Leagues!”

Originally livestreamed, Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone officially announced the twelve total entrants and divided them into the two round robin blocks known as the “Blue League” and “Gold League.” If you don’t feel like sifting through the almost 30 minute video, the groups are:

Blue League

Bryan Danielson
Andrade El Idolo
Brody King
Claudio Castagnoli
Daniel Garcia
Eddie Kingston

Gold League

Jon Moxley
Swerve Strickland
Rush
Mark Briscoe
Jay Lethal
Jay White

Tony Khan also explains the rules for the Continental Classic:

Every match has a 20 minute time limit
The winner of each match earns 3 points, losers earn 0, 1 point for a draw
EVERYONE ELSE is banned from ringside for true 1v1 action

Eddie Kingston also joined the selection special as his “life’s work” is on the line in this tournament, both the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship on the line as part of the modern day North American Triple Crown Eddie, Tony Khan, AEW, ROH and NJPW are looking to create together. Gold League competes tonight on Dynamite while Blue League will have their start this Saturday on Collision. Look for more articles like this one to keep up with the Continental Classic standings over the next six weeks of tournament action!

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