The divas and their curtain call callback

[TheDieselTrain]

Can we just reshuffle the teams or eliminate them all together now? Theres no way after acknowledging them in that video as an unofficial group and them straight up all hugging it out after the match that I believe that Sasha/Charlotte/Becky should be on opposite teams going forward.

[Mid-Carder]

I guess they're hoping those who watch main roster WWE don't watch NXT and vice versa, which is ludicrous. I agree, I think the teams should be reshuffled.

[Chuckie Finster]

Funny thing is that it was booked/oversaw by Triple H, plus Hall, Nash and X-Pac were front row and it was in NYC.

I agree, Becky, Charlotte and Sasha as a trio on the main shows. Becky can be the pure face, Charlotte the face who sometimes cheats and Sasha the heel, but they're together. The face/heel dynamic in pro wrestling is so fluid on a week-to-week basis. I think that dynamic would work because many people can relate to having friends with different personalities. Despite disagreements and differing beliefs, in the end, friends stick true to each other.

[thecrusherwi]

I hated that. It's 50 times worse than what The Kliq did. That was a house show in the Stone Age where the only footage of it is a fan cam that makes the Zapruder film look like it was shot in 4K.

These ladies did it in the middle of a PPV seconds after Sasha Banks was JUST TRYING TO BREAK BAYLEY's HAND! And after a buildup and match of Sasha basically telling Bayley that she didn't belong and was a child trapped in a woman's body. But nope thirty seconds after the match and it's time to hug it out. It was horrible.

The match was incredible. Any paring of these women could legit main event Wrestlemania. But they need to stop breaking the 4th wall during the damn show. They are one step away from #ItsFakeYouMorons in the corner of the screen. If they had done this backstage and shown it on some Network documentary, fine. They've been doing that for years. But f*** man if you start blatantly break kayfabe DURING the shows, pro wrestling looks stupid as f***.

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

Aug 23, 2015 8:35:32 GMT -5 thecrusherwi said:

I hated that. It's 50 times worse than what The Kliq did. That was a house show in the Stone Age where the only footage of it is a fan cam that makes the Zapruder film look like it was shot in 4K.

These ladies did it in the middle of a PPV seconds after Sasha Banks was JUST TRYING TO BREAK BAYLEY's HAND! And after a buildup and match of Sasha basically telling Bayley that she didn't belong and was a child trapped in a woman's body. But nope thirty seconds after the match and it's time to hug it out. It was horrible.

The match was incredible. Any paring of these women could legit main event Wrestlemania. But they need to stop breaking the 4th wall during the damn show. They are one step away from #ItsFakeYouMorons in the corner of the screen. If they had done this backstage and shown it on some Network documentary, fine. They've been doing that for years. But f*** man if you start blatantly break kayfabe DURING the shows, pro wrestling looks stupid as f***.

I agree.

Great match and I get the idea of the after match stuff but it was just so immediate.

Sasha was taunting and trying to kill Bayley then all of a sudden hugs and love. Just kidding we're all friends in real life. Like I said in the live thread. 'Well this is confusing.'

[warriorthug4edge]

While it didn't bother me, I can see why it would.

A simple "I was wrong about you Bayley" (especially considering how mean she was to her during the whole match) from Sasha could have helped.

[Stu]

I don't care, I loved the moment. We all know they're friends in real life, so it's not like they dropped a major bomb on us.

[Deleted]

I hated how it was done. Tamina and Naomi were there. They should have attacked Bayley when she won, and then have Sascha turn full face to be with the other Horsewomen.

The match was amazing, but this ruined it for me. Sascha was smashing Bayleys hand in the steel steps, but 15 mins later they are hugging with no explanation. Stupid. It would have been okay if they had a clean, respectful match but that's not what it was, they were destroying each other.

[Shaun2k5]

So on what will likely be the last appearance of 3 of those Divas on NXT, a place where they have single handedly changed the landscape of womens wrestling in WWE, they aren't allowed to show emotion?

It's people like you that suck the fun right out of wrestling. Seriously, why even watch when you can't enjoy moments like that? Maybe NXT isn't for you.

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

Aug 23, 2015 9:51:31 GMT -5 Shaun2k5 said:

So on what will likely be the last appearance of 3 of those Divas on NXT, a place where they have single handedly changed the landscape of womens wrestling in WWE, they aren't allowed to show emotion?

It's people like you that suck the fun right out of wrestling. Seriously, why even watch when you can't enjoy moments like that? Maybe NXT isn't for you.

It was explained why some didn't like it. It was a bit of a logic hole and a bit confusing to jump from super storyline heavy match to this is real the match was a performance. In a matter of a minute or two.

[Johnny Flamingo]

honestly, that was my favorite moment of the night and I loved it.

I don't mind them doing it at all. They are 4 friends in reall life and shared a very emotional moment with the rest of their fans. I humbly respect them for that and thank them.

I look at it as the same as going to a play/musical. After Phantom of the Opera ends the actor who plays Raoul will share the stage with the actor who played The Phantom and the actress who plays Christine.The will usually bow together to the audience while holding hands. It is a show of respect from them to the audience. I've never sat and been offended because The Phantom was just trying to kill Raoul and now they are holding hands. At least that is the way I interpret it.

Simply the actors in the play thanking the audience. Wrestling is a form of live theater and they were simply four performers sharing a special moment while thanking the fans. I applaud that.

[Shaun2k5]

If we're applying that level of logic, why is Owens going to fight at Summerslam a night after basically threw his career on the line in a ladder match? Surely he'd be too beaten up to compete?

The divas teams on the main roster are purely arbitrary. They have no storyline connection other than they exist, so why would they hate each other? Plus when you factor in Twitter and Total Divas to see that the divas have been hanging out behind the scenes as chums then fighting as fierce foes (See Paige and Nikki) it becomes really, really silly. So I don't see the point in discussing this as a breaking point when the Divas Champion and her main competitor have been having weekly brunches for the past year very openly on TV. Keyfabe died long ago.

[Stu]

Besides, they were in New York - one of the smarkiest of the smark cities. If they could get away anywhere with dropping kayfabe, it was there.

[lildude8218]

what makes it even worse is someone got video of Sasha taking Bayley out for ice cream after the show

[thecrusherwi]

How would everyone have felt if Brock and Taker, known to be friends in real life, had done the exact same thing after Brock broke the streak? From a professional accomplishment standpoint, it would have been just as appropriate.

[Bungle]

Not the first time

I remember the same with Charlotte and Sasha in one NXT.


Personally,I don't like it

[saintpat]

Aug 23, 2015 10:00:46 GMT -5 Johnny Flamingo said:

After Phantom of the Opera ends the actor who plays Raoul will share the stage with the actor who played The Phantom and the actress who plays Christine.The will usually bow together to the audience while holding hands. It is a show of respect from them to the audience. I've never sat and been offended because The Phantom was just trying to kill Raoul and now they are holding hands.

Geez, where's the spoiler alert?

Thanks a lot, now the play is ruined for me.

[saintpat]

Aug 23, 2015 10:08:39 GMT -5 thecrusherwi said:

How would everyone have felt if Brock and Taker, known to be friends in real life, had done the exact same thing after Brock broke the streak? From a professional accomplishment standpoint, it would have been just as appropriate.

Didn't Taker and HHH and HBK walk off into the sunset like best buds after a match where Shawn had to stop Trips from hitting Taker over the head with a sledgehammer at WM?

I don't remember the complaints.

This doesn't bother me. It was a huge moment for the HorseWomen. It seems like the theme here is "I know they are friends and I know it's fake ... but they just treated it lilke they are friends and it's fake." I get how it would bother some people, they have articulated it well ... it just didn't bother me at all. It made me appreciate it even more. We're watching an historical period in women's wrestling and it was a watershed moment.

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Aug 23, 2015 8:35:32 GMT -5 thecrusherwi said:

I hated that. It's 50 times worse than what The Kliq did. That was a house show in the Stone Age where the only footage of it is a fan cam that makes the Zapruder film look like it was shot in 4K.

These ladies did it in the middle of a PPV seconds after Sasha Banks was JUST TRYING TO BREAK BAYLEY's HAND! And after a buildup and match of Sasha basically telling Bayley that she didn't belong and was a child trapped in a woman's body. But nope thirty seconds after the match and it's time to hug it out. It was horrible.

The match was incredible. Any paring of these women could legit main event Wrestlemania. But they need to stop breaking the 4th wall during the damn show. They are one step away from #ItsFakeYouMorons in the corner of the screen. If they had done this backstage and shown it on some Network documentary, fine. They've been doing that for years. But f*** man if you start blatantly break kayfabe DURING the shows, pro wrestling looks stupid as f***.

I can't speak on the match quality since I didn't see it (I'm sure it was awesome), but I agree with the other part. I will never understand why that's done in wrestling. Everyone knows it's fake, but to throw it in everyone's face as it's happening is so counter-productive and makes it look even more fake. The only time it really works is when it's babyface vs. babyface and it's just a matter of "who is the better man/woman". If it's a heel vs. a face, and the heel is doing underhanded stuff to win the match and/or injure his/her opponent, then seriously, what's the point? It makes the loser look stupid for shaking the other person's hand (see Sting at WM), and the winner look stupid for getting emotional about a match that was predetermined anyway (because the company just told us it was).

[Jeff Mangum PI]

Jim Ross was watching that match with a tear in eye thinking to himself, "You did good, kid. You did good." Then the curtain call happens and he goes, "THEY'RE EXPOSING TH- aww, to hell with it. Bayley can get away with it."