WWE NXT Season 2 Preview

So last night on NXT, they announced the rookies and pros next the new season that starts next week. Thanks to my boys at WZ.com, I got to find out who these guys are.

Husky Harris (Pro: Cody Rhodes) (Windham Rotunda) - Former Troy University offensive lineman and son of Mike Rotunda, Grandson of Blackjack Mulligan, and nephew to Barry & Kendall Windham. Has been working in FCW (WWE Developmental) since early 2009 as "Duke Rotundo" and is a former FCW tag team champion with his brother Taylor "Bo" Rotunda.

I'm intrigued by this guy. He's another one of those young third-generation kids that are being brought up lately. He should do a good job. At least I hope. I hope that Cody makes a good pro for him, I think this might work.

 

Eli Cottonwood (Pro: John Morrison) (Kipp Christianson) - A former basketball standout at St. John's University, as well as in the CBA. He's been with FCW since early 2009.

This guy is freakin huge! I think it'll just be funny seeing him stand next to Jo-Mo. From the video they showed he looks tall but unlike Great Khali, very agile.

 

Percy Watson (Pro: MVP) (Chris McNeil) - Was 1/2 of the tag team "The South Beach Boys" with NXT Season 1 rookie Darren Young. Debuted in FCW in mid 2009.

 

This is called making it up to MVP for dropping him as a pro from the first season and replacing him with William Regal. From what I've heard about this guy, he's good in the ring. I hope they are right. We will see.

Titus O'Neill (Pro: Zack Ryder) (Thaddeus Bullard) - This former Florida Gators defensive end has been making an impact in FCW since his 2009 debut.

 

This guy is doomed from the start. Who thought that Zack Ryder would make a good pro? Give me a break here. This is a total joke. In my opinion, he will have to be a GREAT wrestler in order him to overcome how terrible his pro is.

Kaval (Pros: LayCool) (Brandon Sylvestry) - Best known as Low-Ki, he may be, pound for pound, one of the best workers out there. He's been a star and title holder in ROH & TNA. If he can avoid injury, his WWE career could really take off with or without winning NXT.

Not sure what the make of this pairing. I'm very excited that Kaval, a.k.a. Low-Ki and Senshi in TNA/ROH, is finally getting his shot in WWE. He deserves it. But when I heard LayCool would be the Pros, I figured that means we would have a diva on the show. But this just means to me that it's going to be good television because there is no way Kaval is going to be able to put up with LayCool, especially if they remain in character.

 

Lucky Cannon (Pro: Mark Henry) (Jon Emminger) - New Port Richey, FL native who started his FCW career in 2007. His ringname in FCW as of last week has been Johnny Prime.

This guy looks so familiar and I just can't place why. But he he looks good in his video, and I think Mark Henry could actually be a good mentor, especially since he's been through alot and has actually gotten better over the years.

 

Michael McGillicutty (Pro: Kofi Kingston) (Joe Hennig) - Son of "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. Has held the FCW Championship and FCW Tag Team Championship (with NXT Season 1 rookie Heath Slater) since his 2008 debut.

Two things ring here for me. Why did they change Joe Hennig's name? I'm think it's just so he can't use his name for votes from the pros. But still, it would help the casual fan care about him more. The other thing, Kofi should bring the best out of him and this should be a very entertaining duo.

 

Alex Riley (Pro: The Miz) (Kevin Kiley) - Has worked in FCW since 2007 as Kevin Kiley, Carson Oakley, and Alex Riley. He is the current FCW Champion. He may be the best on the mic of this group.

I've heard about this guy. He's amazing on the mic, which should be fun to hear him and Miz go at it. The fun part is that it's going to be like Punk-Young this past season, where these two are total opposites.

Overall it looks like it could be a fun season. The big announcement coming in is that the fans get to vote and have 50% of the power with the pros on the poll that knocks the rookies off. Should be interesting to see how that goes.

WWE NXT (6/1/10)-The Finale

"We are wild and young and we have just begun."-American Bang


That line is from the NXT theme song, which really does tell the story of this season.


Last night was the season finale of NXT, something very strange because typical wrestling doesn't have seasons, and they were going to announce the winner.


First I would like to say that I thought it was very cool that they did the show 100% live last night. It was good because it added to the intrigue and suspense of the night. I found out that they actually stopped Smackdown tapings right in the middle, just to make sure that the show as live. Well done WWE.


Second, they announced last night that next week will start season two of NXT. That now explains why they sped up the first season so that they could churn another season out before October when Smackdown moves to SyFy. I think the other thing is that they hope that it will pick up in the ratings.


Now onto last night's show. It was very nice to see all the pros there for once, as well as the eliminated rookies. That added alot to the show for me.


The one match that they had was a three way dance between Barrett, Otunga and Gabriel. It was an okay match, Mandy said it perfect "I hope these guys improve because I'm bored." I think that statement actually explains all the wrestling on the first season of NXT. Barrett won the match, pinning both guys and you can see where this is obviously going.


Daniel Bryan was asked who he thinks is going to win and his answer was a perfect summary of the night. "Otunga can't wrestle, Gabriel can't talk, so that mean Barrett should win."


That being said the obvious choice won, Wade Barrett won NXT and will get a title shot of his choosing at a PPV. I figured he would have announced on the show but he didn't.


That's it for season one of NXT, it was fun. It wasn't the best show in the world, but I definitely enjoyed  it. I hope they just continue to improve into the next season because the last few weeks were the best of the whole season by far.