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Post by fortknox on Aug 27, 2016 20:07:24 GMT -5
The only time I cared about her was when she was with Zack Ryder in ECW, which is when I last really cared about Zack Ryder.
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Post by g1megatronfan on Aug 28, 2016 10:23:26 GMT -5
Good for her. It's a rare thing when a person can find a job that pays them for doing absolutely nothing. Rosa Mendes has had a longer WWE career than Steve Austin (granted you cannot begin to compare the two on so many levels) but still it is mind boggling how a person who has contributed absolutely ZERO has been allowed to remain employed.
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Post by Jiren on Aug 28, 2016 10:25:28 GMT -5
This is very WCW, except They paid people who didn't even work for them (For Years).
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Post by Tessmachers-Ass-Fan on Aug 29, 2016 9:19:59 GMT -5
Even JTG didn't last that long.
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Post by lionheart21 on Aug 29, 2016 9:28:21 GMT -5
I legitimately want to know what worth or use she offered that had kept her in WWE this long. Just one logical reason. I think there are different reasons besides the reason you're hinting at. First is that apparently Michael Hayes pressured Rosa to drink when she already had alcohol issues, so WWE may feel partially responsible for that. They also may have had some sympathy for her being the victim of domestic violence, Rosa is probably well liked backstage, and the WWE may have been legit afraid that if they let her go, she'd die. She did have massive alcohol issues, and at least in WWE, somebody could be there to keep an eye on her, but without WWE, they may have been afraid they'd drink herself to death. She's turned her life around though, and right now she could give lectures to new wrestlers about the dangers of the partying lifestyle. If new wrestlers wanted to see the dangers of the partying lifestyle, they already have Ric Flair on the roster
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Aug 31, 2016 8:21:02 GMT -5
I'll admit, I've got a soft spot for Rosa. She's basically useless at everything they ask her to do, but she's somehow managed to turn that into a career. Am I still correct in thinking she's still never won a 1-on-1 match? Literally, she has never won a deciding fall. The only time she has EVER pinned anyone was eliminating Cameron at Survivor Series 2013.
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Post by Chad1m on Aug 31, 2016 10:57:44 GMT -5
According to OWW, Rosa made her first appearance on the main roster in December of 2008 and had her first match in March 2009. Over seven-plus years, Rosa has won ten matches on TV. She has won only one singles match, and that was via disqualification. May 7, 2009 – WWE Superstars: Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes defeated Santina Marella and Kelly Kelly June 11, 2009 – WWE Superstars: Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes defeated The Bella Twins July 13, 2009 – RAW: Maryse, Rosa Mendes and Alicia Fox defeated Mickie James, Gail Kim and Kelly Kelly in a Summer Swimsuit Spectacular July 20, 2009 – RAW: Rosa Mendes and Alicia Fox defeated Gail Kim and Kelly Kelly in a ZZ Top “Legs” match August 13, 2009 – WWE Superstars: Carlito and Rosa Mendes defeated Kofi Kingston and Mickie James August 24, 2009 – RAW: Beth Phoenix, Rosa Mendes and Alicia Fox defeated Mickie James, Gail Kim and Kelly Kelly February 25, 2011 – SmackDown: Rosa Mendes defeated Layla with Michelle McCool by disqualification June 17, 2011 – SmackDown: Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes and Tamina defeated Natalya, AJ Lee and Kaitlyn December 30, 2013 – RAW: Aksana, Kaitlyn, Summer Rae, Rosa Mendes and Alicia Fox defeated the Bella Twins, Cameron, Naomi and Eva Marie in a 10-Diva tag team match July 21, 2014 – RAW: Alicia Fox, Eva Marie, Cameron and Rosa Mendes defeated Nikki Bella in a 4-on-1 handicap match
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 31, 2016 11:14:03 GMT -5
I honestly think she has a job because people just *like* her as a person.
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Post by Push R Truth on Aug 31, 2016 11:17:51 GMT -5
I wonder if she isn't just a good training/traveling partner to have around. She seems like a good person. I'd rather have 10 Rosa's on the roster than 1 piece of shit like Bram.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 31, 2016 11:20:23 GMT -5
It's weird. Lillian Garcia stayed employed for 15+ years, or whatever it was, despite being absolute ass at her job and showing no signs of improvement. Yet she was not only employed for that long, but they somehow decided to train her replacement to sound exactly like her. Then there's Rosa staying employed for this long. I mean, it really doesn't bother me, good for them for being able to get that money for so long, but I'm legit curious why they have survived. Lilian Garcia could at least sing when they needed her to. She did Torrie Wilson's entrance theme and sang the National Anthem at TV tapings. Rosa has absolutely no redeeming factors other than being hot; and there are other women (and some men) on the roster who do that for me a hell of a lot better. I wonder if she isn't just a good training/traveling partner to have around. She seems like a good person. I'd rather have 10 Rosa's on the roster than 1 piece of shit like Bram. Can we just have neither? A lot of people don't smack their significant others around. And they don't get commended for it because that's how you're SUPPOSED to behave. And if she tried to assault her partner, she'd probably botch it anyway.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 31, 2016 11:24:21 GMT -5
It's weird. Lillian Garcia stayed employed for 15+ years, or whatever it was, despite being absolute ass at her job and showing no signs of improvement. Yet she was not only employed for that long, but they somehow decided to train her replacement to sound exactly like her. Then there's Rosa staying employed for this long. I mean, it really doesn't bother me, good for them for being able to get that money for so long, but I'm legit curious why they have survived. Lilian Garcia could at least sing when they needed her to. She did Torrie Wilson's entrance theme and sang the National Anthem at TV tapings. Rosa has absolutely no redeeming factors other than being hot; and there are other women (and some men) on the roster who do that for me a hell of a lot better. Who is it hurting to have her on the roster? What big star did she derail by being around? I mean, christ, let's not act like she's making money hand over fist here. People in the company like her. She's got Total Divas, makes appearances, etc. I just do not see an issue
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 31, 2016 11:40:04 GMT -5
Lilian Garcia could at least sing when they needed her to. She did Torrie Wilson's entrance theme and sang the National Anthem at TV tapings. Rosa has absolutely no redeeming factors other than being hot; and there are other women (and some men) on the roster who do that for me a hell of a lot better. Who is it hurting to have her on the roster? What big star did she derail by being around? I mean, christ, let's not act like she's making money hand over fist here. People in the company like her. She's got Total Divas, makes appearances, etc. I just do not see an issue No one's saying that she derailed a big star. But who is it hurting? Anyone who was ever collateral damage when WWE felt they needed to save money/recoup losses. They put her on Total Divas specifically as a knee-jerk reaction to avoid having to fire her during the big roster culling of 2014 when they lost money on the Network and got lowballed on their TV deal. As I said earlier in the thread, Eva and Jojo were hired specifically for Total Divas, but ultimately contribute more. Rosa has been basically exiled to Total Divas because she can't do anything else. What is gained by Rosa being on Total Divas? She is not currently on main WWE programming, so no one is going to watch Rosa and then decide to watch RAW or SmackDown (because of her).
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Post by cosmo on Aug 31, 2016 12:44:35 GMT -5
This is very WCW, except They paid people who didn't even work for them (For Years). Maybe Rosa saw how Lanny Poffo sat on his ass at home for five years while collecting a regular WCW paycheck and thought to herself, "Anything he can do, I can do better."
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Post by Cela on Aug 31, 2016 13:04:38 GMT -5
She said "Por Favor!" in an ad once.
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Post by Milk on Aug 31, 2016 14:58:44 GMT -5
Why is CATCH_US having a meltdown in here? It's not that serious boo.
Congratulations to Rosa on 10 Years with the company. I have such a soft spot for Rosa, and most of it has to do with negative threads like this and the responses posted. I can't honestly believe people are claiming she has done nothing during her tenure. Sure she hasn't done much, and has been completely underutilised since her Main Roster debut but she's also done well as a valet, backstage interviewer, ambassador and Total Divas personality. You just have to look at the people she's managed and how they flopped to holy hell after she left them to see how much she adds to her acts (Primo & Epico, Zack Ryder, Fandango, Adam Rose etc). All of them were getting used and featured while with her but taht stopped after they split. Thankfully Zack and Fandango were able to latch onto something or someone else, but the others are either still struggling or gone completely. I think it's clear that the company is fond of her and are aware of her abilities and happy with how she performs with whatever they give her.
Someone else mentioned how well she was doing in OVW and that's true, She just wasn't used consistently enough when she was brought up and obviously wasn't able to keep her progression up as far as wrestling is concerned. This is supported by the time she spent down in FCW while still on the MR and the strides she made there, putting on good matches, but again, she wasn't used on the Main Roster. She's back training at NXT now and I'd love nothing more than for her to come back and showcase her improvements and shut a few people up. She's coming for that first pinfall victory, so hide your faves!
Here's to #10MoreYearsOfRosa
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Post by The Gallus Mark on Aug 31, 2016 15:14:25 GMT -5
alicia fox has been with the company for ten years as well now, no shout out to her? The fact that Rosa got 10 years in WWE while contributing f*** all disgusts and offends me. i'm sure you'll get over it They mentioned Alicia's anniversary before a match she had last month on either Raw or Smackdown
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 31, 2016 15:16:38 GMT -5
alicia fox has been with the company for ten years as well now, no shout out to her? i'm sure you'll get over it They mentioned Alicia's anniversary before a match she had last month on either Raw or Smackdown We didn't make a thread to celebrate ten years of Alicia Fox, despite her being infinitely more talented and attractive.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 31, 2016 15:25:23 GMT -5
It's pretty clear that the thread is facetious. Also, there isn't some 1-1 trade off of one person being employed means another person isn't. That's way too overly simplistic an assumption for how a company would allocate resources. There are all sorts of factors at play, not least of which would be contract differences.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Aug 31, 2016 15:32:03 GMT -5
"We've replaced Rosa Mendes with Mendez from Resident Evil 4. Let's see what happens..."
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Post by BigAl on Aug 31, 2016 19:23:05 GMT -5
She may have sucked it up in WWE. But in OVW back in the day she was amazing! All the heel heat. Don't know what happened but man she used to be awesome Oh yes, how she forced her opponents to KISS HER FEET when they lost, and that story where she and Katie Lea Burchill feuded, and she forced her to kiss her feet with a help of her two concubines! She was great then, but just like Katie Lea, who was the most popular female in those days, multiple womens champ, beat Beth Phoenix in a ladder match, WWE did nothing with either, they eventually turned Katie Lea, who was a real wrestler and not a model, become a jobber and a valet. Sorta like Rosa.
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