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Post by The Ichi on Jul 29, 2014 14:33:30 GMT -5
I hope Nikki doesn't betray Brie, that's such a TNA thing to do.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 14:49:04 GMT -5
Sort of. I half-hope, half-dread that this will be better than the upcoming Paige/AJ match. I'm going to need a bit more elaboration on that one. Why would you half-hope for it? If AJ/Paige doesn't live up to expectations, that's not a good omen for the division. They're getting real build for once and the reactions are good. If the end result is a failure, I don't see the divas getting another opportunity for a good while. The good news is that their live event bouts have gotten positive reviews. Stephanie and Brie, as fun as it is, isn't about the division or the title. It's getting attention and praise mostly because Steph's great at being a heel. My hope that Steph/Brie being better stems from the fact that this has been built up more than any female feud in years. If it's exceptionally successful, it'll probably be a net-gain for the women's division. On the other hand, if they overshadow Paige and AJ, like you said, it's not likely to be a good sign.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jul 29, 2014 15:01:45 GMT -5
I hope Nikki doesn't betray Brie, that's such a TNA thing to do. I wonder if they'll do what they did hte last time Nikki and Brie split up... which was ignore it and pretend it never happened
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Post by Abdullah on Jul 29, 2014 15:07:20 GMT -5
I'm going to need a bit more elaboration on that one. Why would you half-hope for it? If AJ/Paige doesn't live up to expectations, that's not a good omen for the division. They're getting real build for once and the reactions are good. If the end result is a failure, I don't see the divas getting another opportunity for a good while. The good news is that their live event bouts have gotten positive reviews. Stephanie and Brie, as fun as it is, isn't about the division or the title. It's getting attention and praise mostly because Steph's great at being a heel. My hope that Steph/Brie being better stems from the fact that this has been built up more than any female feud in years. If it's exceptionally successful, it'll probably be a net-gain for the women's division. On the other hand, if they overshadow Paige and AJ, like you said, it's not likely to be a good sign. But the thing is, it's an Authority feud. Old school heat, with an excellent heel - it's kind of hard to fail with that recipe, even if your protagonist is noted wooden actress Brie Bella. It's a few steps away from 'USA' pops. I'm far more invested in AJ and Paige, warts and all. It's getting over the hard way, and if it ultimately pays off, we may see decent happenings in the division throughout the year as opposed to just these few summer months.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 15:27:43 GMT -5
My hope that Steph/Brie being better stems from the fact that this has been built up more than any female feud in years. If it's exceptionally successful, it'll probably be a net-gain for the women's division. On the other hand, if they overshadow Paige and AJ, like you said, it's not likely to be a good sign. But the thing is, it's an Authority feud. Old school heat, with an excellent heel - it's kind of hard to fail with that recipe, even if your protagonist is noted wooden actress Brie Bella. It's a few steps away from 'USA' pops. I'm far more invested in AJ and Paige, warts and all. It's getting over the hard way, and if it ultimately pays off, we may see decent happenings in the division throughout the year as opposed to just these few summer months. I'm speaking purely of the matches. If Paige and AJ get outclassed in the ring by ring-rust-hindered Steph and the eternally mediocre Brie, that's going to look bad. Really bad. So I mean, great if Steph and Brie do really well, but if they do too well, it might do more harm than good. Paige and AJ being better may not get as much attention to the women's division, but it definitely won't hurt anything.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jul 29, 2014 15:35:50 GMT -5
She's no Trish, but Brie's a marginally better performer than Nikki, and she's working with the best female heel in the business. So no, not one bit.
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Post by Abdullah on Jul 29, 2014 15:55:42 GMT -5
But the thing is, it's an Authority feud. Old school heat, with an excellent heel - it's kind of hard to fail with that recipe, even if your protagonist is noted wooden actress Brie Bella. It's a few steps away from 'USA' pops. I'm far more invested in AJ and Paige, warts and all. It's getting over the hard way, and if it ultimately pays off, we may see decent happenings in the division throughout the year as opposed to just these few summer months. I'm speaking purely of the matches. If Paige and AJ get outclassed in the ring by ring-rust-hindered Steph and the eternally mediocre Brie, that's going to look bad. Really bad. So I mean, great if Steph and Brie do really well, but if they do too well, it might do more harm than good. Paige and AJ being better may not get as much attention to the women's division, but it definitely won't hurt anything. I don't think it's going to be an issue of in-ring work. Stephanie versus Brie won't be much of a match, but the crowd will pop regardless because it's easy heat. Not to say Brie's not doing good, but it's easy heat. AJ versus Paige might be seen as the 'other women's match', so that's why I hope they go above and beyond expectations.
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Post by edgestar on Jul 29, 2014 17:20:22 GMT -5
Stephanie is hilarious. When she went from being upset that her daughters' camp friends parents were upset about her arrest to "imma make you my bitch" mode, I was crying from laughing. This is the match I'm looking forward to.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 30, 2014 4:00:02 GMT -5
I am looking forward to it, partly because I think it'll get heat and anything that gets heat is okay with me (within reason).
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Post by Ryushinku on Jul 30, 2014 5:30:27 GMT -5
I think they'll be able to bodge together a decent match, so yeah, I'm not setting my sights sky-high but within that looking forward to seeing how it goes.
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