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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 23:03:11 GMT -5
Hey, who knew this WOULDN'T end up being the most controversial booking decision on SmackDown?
Personally though I thought it worked perfectly fine. It makes sense that in spite of everything Becky would respect her and I can buy the idea that having her brains scrambled on Raw humbled her a bit, plus this whole time Charlotte's been down about the friendship not working out so I can see why she would reciprocate it.
They really should just take this as a cue to transition into face Becky vs. heel Ronda as the Mania main event, though. It's just practically gift-wrapped for them at this point and they'd be fools not to take it.
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Post by Rican on Nov 13, 2018 23:05:02 GMT -5
I'm with you, I think it worked just fine. I could buy that now that Becky has decisively beaten Charlotte more than once her initial resentment of her has subsided some.
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Nov 13, 2018 23:09:32 GMT -5
Becky drops the belt, wins Royal Rumble, challenges Ronda at Wrestlemania.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Nov 13, 2018 23:12:56 GMT -5
It worked.
Becky and Charlotte went the limit at Evolution, Becky decisively won, she valiantly leads the invasion to RAW, takes the fight to Ronda Fricken Rousey, gets injured by someone whose not like most girls, has to back out of the match against her will and sends in her greatest rival to kick her new great rivals ass. It works.
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Post by Abdullah on Nov 13, 2018 23:13:38 GMT -5
A lot of people said that we were bound to circle back to Charlotte and Becky hugging it out. It just happened either a bit sooner or later than anticipated.
Still. This is the company that’s apparently considering giving us face Miz vs heel Bryan for the WWE title. I’m skeptical they’d do the obvious thing and turn Ronda heel for Becky.
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Post by ayumidah on Nov 13, 2018 23:15:56 GMT -5
I liked it, and Charlotte getting choked up backstage while doing her "Do it for Becky" promo. You know she's gotta be sad for Becky, all of the work they've both put into their feud to get Becky to this stage, just for it to all fall apart like this.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 23:24:13 GMT -5
Made complete sense to me. They put each other through hell at Evolution, so while Becky may still see Charlotte as the biggest threat to her title, she's let go of the extreme feelings she had. Plus of course she'd pick the person she thinks is the second best woman to face Ronda.
And looking at it from Charlotte's side, she still desperately wants to be Becky's friend so she sees this as her chance to win her back.
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Post by chazraps on Nov 13, 2018 23:34:34 GMT -5
Everything about the segment was perfect. Absolutely everything.
Adding to what's already been said, the way the other women acted in the ring too. From the Iconics giving a half-hearted thumbs up and "good for you," to the seeds planted from a disappointed Asuka as the camera panned away, to not going right from Asuka to Charlotte to run the risk of Charlotte getting booed, to the sudden rush of attention to Charlotte again at the women ran to Charlotte.
So many different possibilities to where they can go from here. So expertly done, and for Becky to do all that with a concussion, amazing. Performer of the year.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 13, 2018 23:36:12 GMT -5
Hey, who knew this WOULDN'T end up being the most controversial booking decision on SmackDown? Personally though I thought it worked perfectly fine. It makes sense that in spite of everything Becky would respect her and I can buy the idea that having her brains scrambled on Raw humbled her a bit, plus this whole time Charlotte's been down about the friendship not working out so I can see why she would reciprocate it. They really should just take this as a cue to transition into face Becky vs. heel Ronda as the Mania main event, though. It's just practically gift-wrapped for them at this point and they'd be fools not to take it. If it ultimately leads to 4 Horsewomen vs. 4 Horsewomen down the line, I can live with it. Even if nobody else wants that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 23:37:34 GMT -5
Also, shout out to that, "She's the luckiest," line. That was ice cold.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 23:38:03 GMT -5
It worked well on all fronts.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Nov 13, 2018 23:38:25 GMT -5
I'm fine with it, everything Becky related this week was A+ with the exception of Nia being bad at wrestling.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 23:38:39 GMT -5
Hey, who knew this WOULDN'T end up being the most controversial booking decision on SmackDown? Personally though I thought it worked perfectly fine. It makes sense that in spite of everything Becky would respect her and I can buy the idea that having her brains scrambled on Raw humbled her a bit, plus this whole time Charlotte's been down about the friendship not working out so I can see why she would reciprocate it. They really should just take this as a cue to transition into face Becky vs. heel Ronda as the Mania main event, though. It's just practically gift-wrapped for them at this point and they'd be fools not to take it. If it ultimately leads to 4 Horsewomen vs. 4 Horsewomen down the line, I can live with it. Even if nobody else wants that. Not at all opposed, they have a pretty organic path to it at this point, but I'd actually probably rather just do Charlotte & Becky vs. Baszler & Rousey. Not really seen what the other two UFC ones can do yet and it's been ages since Sasha and Bayley have been any good.
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Post by hotshotalex on Nov 13, 2018 23:41:09 GMT -5
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 13, 2018 23:42:43 GMT -5
If it ultimately leads to 4 Horsewomen vs. 4 Horsewomen down the line, I can live with it. Even if nobody else wants that. Not at all opposed, they have a pretty organic path to it at this point, but I'd actually probably rather just do Charlotte & Becky vs. Baszler & Rousey. Not really seen what the other two UFC ones can do yet and it's been ages since Sasha and Bayley have been any good. I don't know if Duke and Shafir are any good, but putting Bayley/Sasha in the match just gives Shayna more bodies to body. And I'm a massive Shayna mark right now.
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Post by theironyuppie on Nov 13, 2018 23:53:40 GMT -5
Made complete sense to me. They put each other through hell at Evolution, so while Becky may still see Charlotte as the biggest threat to her title, she's let go of the extreme feelings she had. Plus of course she'd pick the person she thinks is the second best woman to face Ronda. And looking at it from Charlotte's side, she still desperately wants to be Becky's friend so she sees this as her chance to win her back. Indeed, given this is a direction they had to go to in very little time, it worked for character motivations as well as their very real feelings about each other as close friends. Plus if they want there's always the angle that Charlotte loses and Becky's disappointed in her, or had expected her to fail.
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Post by theironyuppie on Nov 13, 2018 23:55:40 GMT -5
If it ultimately leads to 4 Horsewomen vs. 4 Horsewomen down the line, I can live with it. Even if nobody else wants that. Not at all opposed, they have a pretty organic path to it at this point, but I'd actually probably rather just do Charlotte & Becky vs. Baszler & Rousey. Not really seen what the other two UFC ones can do yet and it's been ages since Sasha and Bayley have been any good. Interesting call! With the way Becky's been booked so strongly and come into her own in the last few months, it really does feel like there's a big gap between the Charlotte/Becky and Sasha/Bayley pairings in terms of how they're positioned in the company.
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Post by Sparkybob on Nov 13, 2018 23:59:54 GMT -5
A lot of people said that we were bound to circle back to Charlotte and Becky hugging it out. It just happened either a bit sooner or later than anticipated. Still. This is the company that’s apparently considering giving us face Miz vs heel Bryan for the WWE title. I’m skeptical they’d do the obvious thing and turn Ronda heel for Becky. I think they will still do Becky vs Asuka since they are still making sure they don't interact with each other.
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Post by schma on Nov 14, 2018 0:00:01 GMT -5
The hugging was a bit surprising but I think it really makes sense for Becky to choose Charlotte and considering the points everyone brought up, the hug made sense too. Kudos on the reactions as Chazraps mentioned. I normally don't care for the Iconics but their reaction was perfect for their characters. I loved how excited people were by the possibility of Asuka, it's nice to see that it wouldn't take much to get back her heat. It was a bit funny seeing some of the people like Lana acting like they thought they might actually be picked and like they wanted to be. All in all a solid segment. Everything Becky touches these days is gold.
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Post by Nic Nemeth on Nov 14, 2018 0:05:17 GMT -5
A lot of people said that we were bound to circle back to Charlotte and Becky hugging it out. It just happened either a bit sooner or later than anticipated. Still. This is the company that’s apparently considering giving us face Miz vs heel Bryan for the WWE title. I’m skeptical they’d do the obvious thing and turn Ronda heel for Becky. Bryan has been annoying since 2016 and Miz showing the heart of someone homegrown is a good face story - how they execute it on the other hand...
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