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That sucks because that's what I want to see. And then I want to see the MMA girls try to come out.
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That sucks because that's what I want to see. And then I want to see the MMA girls try to come out.
Why have the third hour on a different channel. Should do 7-8pm on FS1 and 8-10pm on FOX.
Sheppy
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DaaaaB's
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I'm not excited for it at all. The booking decisions and buildup have been downright pathetic. Between the matchups they've made and the time constraints they'll have I'd be surprised if there's any great matches at Wrestlemania. The women's main event could be great but they'll likely have Charlotte win it.
Raw isn't even watchable right now imo. Smackdown is better but could be a lot better still. 205 live has fun matches but the whole division is an afterthought in the WWE universe. I do love Nxt tho.
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Yep, that's a horrible idea. It would ruin Becky's character even more than they've already ruined it by having her hobbling around on crutches the past couple months.
ColePens
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Meh realistically the Becky Lynch character is at its absolute peek and after Mania will only start to come down. I love Becky and her work so much but WWE is ripping her off by not telling full stories where she can engage into them. So after Mania the face (hopefully) gets the titles and she will break away from her nemesis in Flair. Ronda will go away for her personal reasons of wanting a family.
Then after that the WWE has made a mistake by not building anyone else up. So the act will get stale and WWE won't tell full stories. It will be a great culmination and it will be awesome, but there isn't a next level to it. That's on WWE, not Lynch btw.
Unless it's Flair vs. Becky, there will be no more headlining PPVs. It will be like Punk's reign when he came back. It will be somewhere in the middle.
Then after that the WWE has made a mistake by not building anyone else up. So the act will get stale and WWE won't tell full stories. It will be a great culmination and it will be awesome, but there isn't a next level to it. That's on WWE, not Lynch btw.
Unless it's Flair vs. Becky, there will be no more headlining PPVs. It will be like Punk's reign when he came back. It will be somewhere in the middle.
Emperoreddy
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Get ready for six months of garbage feuds with Nia Jax.
I was always under the impression that Becky was only going to be on the top for a year or so before falling back to what she really is, a Naomi level talent with a better twitter game.
Because as @ColePens alluded to, unless she’s with Charlotte, she’s boring. She’s at her best in ring when she’s with Charlotte, her best promos are about or with Charlotte.
And you can only go so far when you can only feud with one person.
The worst thing about the Triple Threat, to me, was it took away Becky’s two most interesting opponents in one story. Now Ronda is leaving and she can’t feed with Charlotte further.
WWE really needs to figure out what they want to do with the Women’s Division. It’s got crazy talent, Charlotte, Becky, Shayna, Ember, Lacey, Asuka, Mandy, Riott, Logan, Cross, Sasha but then they keep around plugs like Tamina, Nia, Natalya, Bayley, Fox that just drag it down. And for whatever reason, those 5 get more time that most of the above section.
I wish the WWE, and the fans, would allowed this to have been a natural long-term growth.
Becky got over at SS, won the title, lost it to lose the match against Ronda at SS, then won the Rumble, then screwed by Vince.
Frankly, should have left it there. Let her instead win another match to face Asuka at Mania. Asuka retains in what is hopefully a 4* match or better.
- You then have Becky pissed that Charlotte is on RAW as Champion, while she never got her shot at the RAW Title as she earned and selected. Have her get more of a tweener feel to her. Keep the twitter going against both faces and heels.
- Have her do a feud to help elevate Nikki. Becky goes over, but make it a competitive, hard hitting storyline.
- Do something similar with Lacey. Competitive, but Becky still goes over. Becky could have a field day roasting Lacey’s out of touch character.
- That would get you to MITB. Have Becky win that. Huge pipe. To close the show, she announces that she’s facing Charlotte at SS.
- Have Becky run her mouth on SD running her mouth and have her destroy Naomi in a LWS match at ER.
- Charlotte and Becky then do their feud to SummerSlam.
- Then it could go a couple ways. If Ronda is available, I would have Ronda cost Becky the match, leading to a Survivor Series face off, that Becky lost a year earlier, leading to a Becky Rumble win and going over Charlotte at WM36, You could also have Charlotte win using underhanded tactics, keeping her title on RAW while Becky stays on SD to stew, until a Rumble win and finally beating Charlotte at WM36.
Because as @ColePens alluded to, unless she’s with Charlotte, she’s boring. She’s at her best in ring when she’s with Charlotte, her best promos are about or with Charlotte.
And you can only go so far when you can only feud with one person.
The worst thing about the Triple Threat, to me, was it took away Becky’s two most interesting opponents in one story. Now Ronda is leaving and she can’t feed with Charlotte further.
WWE really needs to figure out what they want to do with the Women’s Division. It’s got crazy talent, Charlotte, Becky, Shayna, Ember, Lacey, Asuka, Mandy, Riott, Logan, Cross, Sasha but then they keep around plugs like Tamina, Nia, Natalya, Bayley, Fox that just drag it down. And for whatever reason, those 5 get more time that most of the above section.
I wish the WWE, and the fans, would allowed this to have been a natural long-term growth.
Becky got over at SS, won the title, lost it to lose the match against Ronda at SS, then won the Rumble, then screwed by Vince.
Frankly, should have left it there. Let her instead win another match to face Asuka at Mania. Asuka retains in what is hopefully a 4* match or better.
- You then have Becky pissed that Charlotte is on RAW as Champion, while she never got her shot at the RAW Title as she earned and selected. Have her get more of a tweener feel to her. Keep the twitter going against both faces and heels.
- Have her do a feud to help elevate Nikki. Becky goes over, but make it a competitive, hard hitting storyline.
- Do something similar with Lacey. Competitive, but Becky still goes over. Becky could have a field day roasting Lacey’s out of touch character.
- That would get you to MITB. Have Becky win that. Huge pipe. To close the show, she announces that she’s facing Charlotte at SS.
- Have Becky run her mouth on SD running her mouth and have her destroy Naomi in a LWS match at ER.
- Charlotte and Becky then do their feud to SummerSlam.
- Then it could go a couple ways. If Ronda is available, I would have Ronda cost Becky the match, leading to a Survivor Series face off, that Becky lost a year earlier, leading to a Becky Rumble win and going over Charlotte at WM36, You could also have Charlotte win using underhanded tactics, keeping her title on RAW while Becky stays on SD to stew, until a Rumble win and finally beating Charlotte at WM36.
ColePens
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I think Cor takes it to extreme levels but I think she should really keep bad ass with her attitude, but wrestle A LOT. Be a bad ass by taking on the female open challenges and wrestle solid 10-15 minute matches. Deliver by wrestling. She's a terrific wrestler. I'd go that route, personally. Because WWE will not be giving her good content to work with.
Emperoreddy
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She is a way better wrestler then Naomi. Becky is at worst top 5 among the women.
The issue is her character is so tied to chasing Ronda. They have to figure out how to move beyond that.
I don’t think having Charlotte escaping this match with a belt does Becky any favors either.
The issue is her character is so tied to chasing Ronda. They have to figure out how to move beyond that.
I don’t think having Charlotte escaping this match with a belt does Becky any favors either.
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ColePens
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Which is what I think keeps the fire for Becky. But honestly I'd hot shot Shayna (maybe with Ronda help?) and let Becky chase again.
I think Becky's character is going to see a big downfall after Wrestlemania unless WWE can actually do something creative with her. She would have reached the mountaintop and would have defeated Ronda (presumably). What is there to do after Wrestlemania? There are a few things, but I don't trust WWE to book it properly. They cooled her off quite a bit from the Rumble to WM as is because there was too much time in between and they didn't know what to do. I don't have much faith in them at all.
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Which is why I'm worried they're going hand another belt to Charlotte, just to keep Becky chasing her. Honestly wouldn't be surprised if that's how Mania plays out.
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You may be right but if the man has bills to pay then he's gotta do what he's gotta do
Conrad is a good interviewer he's good at getting things out of people. I presume he would be doing a podcast or live shows with him
Emperoreddy
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John Oliver’s main segment tonight was all about wrestling. Specifically about Vince’s horrible mistreatment of his “independent contractors”
Ended the show asking fans to make their voices heard at Mania for wrestlers to get better treatment in regards to healthcare and retirement and generally being treated like full employees.
It’s up on HBO now, and will be on YouTube tomorrow.
Ended the show asking fans to make their voices heard at Mania for wrestlers to get better treatment in regards to healthcare and retirement and generally being treated like full employees.
It’s up on HBO now, and will be on YouTube tomorrow.
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The idea obviously is that she’s the big star. But you’re right I do only see that getting so far since Ronda won’t be around to make Vince think women can carry shows and main event PPV’s
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Yup; just saw it. More likely the Monday night raw crowd does a “give them healthcare” chant than the WrestleMania crowd as that would be more audible
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Emperoreddy
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The hardcores in the NJ/NY area may as well be watching. Plus it will be posted on every wrestling blog there is tomorrow, some wrestlers will definitely make reference to it on social media.
