StuntGranny®
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Post by StuntGranny® on May 21, 2015 23:28:02 GMT -5
After much chatter on Twitter about Paige's return promo tonight on Smackdown, I had to check it out for myself. I was hoping it was typical Internet hyperbole, but holy shit, what an awful promo. The "Town of England" comment was bad enough, but then we took a hard right into transphobic territory.
Thoughts?
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on May 21, 2015 23:29:07 GMT -5
Promos have never especially been her stronsuit in my opinion. Of course, I also didn't bother to watch it, but I am not shocked.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 0:18:16 GMT -5
I flipped over to Smackdown just as she began talking and... Yeesh. It was bad, real bad, Michael Jackson. I think Paige is getting into AJ's face run territory for me. The divas division is a joke.
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Post by Germansuplex on May 22, 2015 0:18:54 GMT -5
Ugh, what a terrible promo.
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Post by Mid-Carder on May 22, 2015 0:24:59 GMT -5
Well done everyone, you've made me want to watch SmackDown this week.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 0:31:24 GMT -5
She sounds drunk and heelish.
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jagilki
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Post by jagilki on May 22, 2015 0:33:33 GMT -5
That thumbnail makes it looks like Tamina's boobs are trying to fly off her.
/nothingtoaddtotopic.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on May 22, 2015 0:36:51 GMT -5
Oi. Paige... she is just.... not good on the mic at all.
Very not good.
MAAAAAAAAAAH HAAAAAAAAAUS.
But not MAAAAAAAH MAAAAAAAAAAHKROFAAAAAAHN.
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Post by The Trashman on May 22, 2015 0:38:31 GMT -5
She seems so uncomfortable on the main roster.
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Post by Mid-Carder on May 22, 2015 0:38:50 GMT -5
"hometown of England in London" gave me second-hand embarrassment.
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Post by Emmet Russell on May 22, 2015 0:44:25 GMT -5
It's on now in Australia, literally this segment, and holy hell is Paige bad. I was beginning to think she was getting better before she left for her movie but now that she's back I can see that was never the case - Paige was awful beyond belief. Naomi blew her out of the water. She was in another class tonight and deserves a ton of praise.
Paige needs a manager. She's bad.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 22, 2015 1:00:10 GMT -5
Delivery wise, I didn't think it was quite as bad as it's been hyped up here, "Town of England" not withstanding.
The line about Tamina being in the wrong division was really bad, especially since it contradicted what Paige was doing before Wrestlemania. You know, how she and AJ were the "freaks and geeks" and how that's what real women look like, and yet it's not even June yet and she's making insults about another Diva's unconventional look.
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Madagascar Fred
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Post by Madagascar Fred on May 22, 2015 1:09:31 GMT -5
You can feel how she hates doing this...pretty terrible material to work with, and she's half-assing it too
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the2ndevil
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Post by the2ndevil on May 22, 2015 1:14:06 GMT -5
Did they keep the Botchamania line in?
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on May 22, 2015 2:02:18 GMT -5
She sounds drunk and heelish. 3 things struck out to me. Those dudes checking out Naomi and laughing their asses off, that one guy mouthing Naomi's promo, and me being uncomfortable the longer Paige talked. Keep it short and sweet lady.
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Post by whtbldclls on May 22, 2015 3:01:39 GMT -5
Only just caught it. Paige was bad, but at least she didn't contradict herself.
Naomi's thing about "You came in on your first day and got a title shot" Followed up with "You can't wait for opportunities, you have to take them!"
What the hell kind of shit is that? "You don't do the thing! You have to do the thing! That's how you get the thing!"
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 22, 2015 3:39:32 GMT -5
Only just caught it. Paige was bad, but at least she didn't contradict herself. Naomi's thing about "You came in on your first day and got a title shot" Followed up with "You can't wait for opportunities, you have to take them!" What the hell kind of shit is that? "You don't do the thing! You have to do the thing! That's how you get the thing!" Naomi is a heel though. It is OK for her to condemn Paige for taking opportunities, and then be a total hypocrite for taking an opportunity that's not hers.
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Post by Heartbreaker on May 22, 2015 4:05:00 GMT -5
This is why I don't want the main four NXT Divas to get called up. It's gonna be REALLY depressing when they are booked so bad, their wrestling and mic skills start going backwards.
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Post by Reflecto on May 22, 2015 4:07:22 GMT -5
People wonder if it's just the main roster being terrible and being shown up by the NXT women who should overtake them should look at this as exhibit A, B, C, D, and E for this.
It's not the wrestlers behind it that lack the talent- it's the whole system. The issue's never going to be "Well, Sasha and Becky had an amazing match on Takeover, so they'd do it better", but "If Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Charlotte, and Bayley were promoted tomorrow to the WWE, they'd be just as bad within a week or two."
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Post by King Devitt: Scrum Guzzler on May 22, 2015 4:14:01 GMT -5
You can feel how she hates doing this...pretty terrible material to work with, and she's half-assing it too absolutely this. for anyone thinking she's taken over AJ's face persona, it's because the writers apparently think this is what a female face is supposed to sound like. They write all of the women the same. Instead of letting them get by on just their merits and personality's. (like NXT) They did it with forced promo's with AJ, and now they're doing it with forced, god-awful promo's with Paige. Sure she botched, but I think that if they were allowed to just talk and be themselves the promo's would be a million times better. This goes for AJ as well who I always thought had horrible delivery. I feel really bad for Paige. The poster that said she seems uncomfortable on the main roster I also agree with. I don't blame her. It annoys me that the people that write the promo's actually get paid.
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