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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 20, 2013 19:24:37 GMT -5
Am I alone? The whole thing feels kind of like booking turned upside down. They are trying to make AJ out to be the villain, but by having her face literally every other woman on the roster she seems more like an underdog overcoming incredible odds, while the Total Divas look more like bullies for ganging up on her. On top of that, AJ's whole motivation in this, about female wrestlers vs. supermodels, has actually been a point of contention for wrestling fans for some years now, so it feels harder to view her negatively for it. And worst of all, it seems the point now is to set up an AJ vs Natalya title match-but by having AJ go over everyone else they are kind of killing off the credibility of any future title contenders to face the winner. But this could just be my take on it.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Sept 20, 2013 19:26:22 GMT -5
Its hard to care about a storyline where every single person in it is annoying as hell.
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Post by celticjobber on Sept 20, 2013 19:29:37 GMT -5
Clearly AJ should be the face in that feud.
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 20, 2013 19:29:38 GMT -5
AJ is the face
I don't care how they try to spin it.
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Post by Sparkybob on Sept 20, 2013 19:31:40 GMT -5
Meh it's a storyline. And we get AJ vs Nattie on PPV. Good enough for me.
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Post by Bishblast on Sept 20, 2013 19:32:27 GMT -5
No, it is incredibly lame. AJ's performances are so forced on top of all the stupid stuff that was going on before she got into the mix of things.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Sept 20, 2013 19:44:30 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 19:47:33 GMT -5
So A.J is really the face and everyone else are heels, right?
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Sept 20, 2013 19:48:47 GMT -5
The problem with any "worked shoot" angle like this is that it's not going to lead to any big change or any of those complaints in it actually being fixed. It's not going to lead to Paige and Emma and all the NXT girls coming in like an Army and throwing the Bellas and all the other Johnny Ace casting couch Divas out of Titans Towers with mass firings in tow. Then they all get 20 minute matches with standing ovations at the end. It's just gonna lead to Nattie winning the Divas title with a promo of Total Divas Season 2 after the match.
I just wish they had AJ feud with someone without making everyone challengers look retarded or worthless.
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Post by mrjl on Sept 20, 2013 19:51:24 GMT -5
Am I alone? The whole thing feels kind of like booking turned upside down. They are trying to make AJ out to be the villain, but by having her face literally every other woman on the roster she seems more like an underdog overcoming incredible odds, while the Total Divas look more like bullies for ganging up on her. On top of that, AJ's whole motivation in this, about female wrestlers vs. supermodels, has actually been a point of contention for wrestling fans for some years now, so it feels harder to view her negatively for it. And worst of all, it seems the point now is to set up an AJ vs Natalya title match-but by having AJ go over everyone else they are kind of killing off the credibility of any future title contenders to face the winner. But this could just be my take on it. the Totally Divas have not ganged up on her, meanwhile she manipulated a group of divas into attacking them. Plus Nattie is not a supermodel and Naomi is an incredible athlete
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Post by rybackrulez on Sept 20, 2013 19:54:09 GMT -5
No, it is incredibly lame. AJ's performances are so forced on top of all the stupid stuff that was going on before she got into the mix of things. This is the correct answer AJ is just so annoying. Her being a heel is a fit. People have been trying to spin it that there is a face diva. There isn't. They all hate each other.
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Post by Pushed to the Moon on Sept 20, 2013 19:56:02 GMT -5
Wait I thought AJ was actually the legit face and not just in an internet nit picking kinda way. The Bellas were heels already and Natalya keeps talking about how AJ is jealous she's not on the show. The total divas have all let fame go their heads and AJ is trying to remind everyone that wrestling is what matters. Man, maybe it is too confusing!
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Post by Malcolm on Sept 20, 2013 19:58:04 GMT -5
Why did they feel the need to even shove AJ into "Total Divas" anyway? Why do they keep shoving AJ into so many feuds?
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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 20, 2013 20:02:33 GMT -5
Why did they feel the need to even shove AJ into "Total Divas" anyway? Why do they keep shoving AJ into so many feuds? That is kind of my point. They are overbooking her.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Sept 20, 2013 20:04:10 GMT -5
Putting aside face and heel - I'm rooting for AJ. This is partially because she's the only diva with enough of a defined character to even be called a character and thus wins by default, and partially because Natalya literally said "You're just jealous that you are not a total diva!" which automatically makes the person who did not say that face by default.
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Post by mrjl on Sept 20, 2013 20:08:23 GMT -5
Wait I thought AJ was actually the legit face and not just in an internet nit picking kinda way. The Bellas were heels already and Natalya keeps talking about how AJ is jealous she's not on the show. The total divas have all let fame go their heads and AJ is trying to remind everyone that wrestling is what matters. Man, maybe it is too confusing! faces don't manipulate others to fight their battles for them, as she did with Layla, Alicia, and Aksana. In the WWE traditionally you don't see many divas besides the champ and the top challenger getting time. The Totally Divas were getting time and AJ came out to butt into it. It's the same as when during a CM Punk/Daniel Bryan match she came skipping down to the ring
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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 20, 2013 20:12:24 GMT -5
The responses here are pointing out exactly what I am talking about! Who is the heel and who is the face in this? Is AJ supposed to be an obnoxious and manipulative heel, or a face overcoming the odds? Are the Total Divas the narcissistic heels, or are they the role model faces? Is AJ after them because she wants to butt in, or is it because she wants them to get back to wrestling? This whole thing has been so poorly defined. And like I said originally, by having her go over every woman to get to Natalya aren't they killing off any potential future title feuds? They will have to rebuild each woman from the ground up to make them a credible threat to the champion again. They are just over-using AJ in this one.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Sept 20, 2013 20:13:00 GMT -5
Wait I thought AJ was actually the legit face and not just in an internet nit picking kinda way. The Bellas were heels already and Natalya keeps talking about how AJ is jealous she's not on the show. The total divas have all let fame go their heads and AJ is trying to remind everyone that wrestling is what matters. Man, maybe it is too confusing! AJ IS jealous of the Total Divas. If AJ really were the face, she'd be content with being Divas Champion and being the best wrestler. It's not really meant to be a "wrestlers vs. models" thing or a "wrestling matters" thing. AJ thinks that because she IS the Divas Champion, the spotlight should be on her, and she begrudges the Total Divas' newfound exposure.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2013 20:19:24 GMT -5
1. AJ has a built-in fanbase and shows more personality than ay of her adversaries.
2. She's done a decent job as a heel with her condescending delivery and she's booked to attack people unprovoked, but her main point is "reality TV is trashy and stupid, I just want to wrestle", so that's hard be against.
3. Natalya is the spokeswoman for the Total Divas, and to me she's completely unlikeable.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Sept 20, 2013 20:24:31 GMT -5
Putting aside face and heel - I'm rooting for AJ. This is partially because she's the only diva with enough of a defined character to even be called a character and thus wins by default, and partially because Natalya literally said "You're just jealous that you are not a total diva!" which automatically makes the person who did not say that face by default. Which is, by far, the killing stroke of this whole thing. AJ rags on these chicks - one a Hart, another the best athlete of the Women's division - for only being in it to get their faces on TV. The Hart, who is about the only one who's getting mic time against her, rebuts with "LOL Total Divas" like a bint. Give me a reason to like anyone in this feud, WWE. I dare you.
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