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Post by Stu on Jan 31, 2019 10:36:41 GMT -5
Would any of you agree that Ruby Riott may be the likeliest option for Asuka's opponent at Wrestlemania if Charlotte ends up with Becky and Ronda? At this point, she seems like the only choice we have by default. Let me explain.
Aside from Charlotte, Ember Moon would have been the best opponent for Asuka. But as we all know, Ember is now out for shoulder surgery. The other choices would be Sasha Banks, Bayley, Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax. However, Sasha and Bayley will probably be involved in a tag match and Alexa may not be cleared to have that big of a match. And while I could see Nia facing Asuka, it's already been done and she and Tamina could also end up winning the Elimination Chamber before facing Sasha and Bayley in a match between monsters and underdogs.
Carmella will probably get a dance off, Mandy Rose needs more time to build up her character and everyone else is either not ready or still on NXT. That only leaves Ruby, who's actually been on TV regularly and portrayed as a heel who needs her comeuppance. She's competent enough to put on a good match and this could be the catalyst for the end of the Riott Squad. It's almost impossible for Asuka to have a match as good as the one with Becky, so they may as well just go heavy on the shenanigans with Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan getting involved and creating a clusterf***.
Thoughts?
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Jan 31, 2019 11:10:14 GMT -5
Man, nothing would make the Women's Smackdown title look more third rate than to have Ronda vs Becky for one title and Asuka vs f***ing Ruby Riott for the other one. I have no desire to see Charlotte anywhere near a title for a while, but surely that's more Mania worthy, and ties in with her boasts of breaking Asuka's streak etc.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 11:27:56 GMT -5
Let's be real.
We all know Asuka is going to defend the title in a multi-woman match at WM. There's too many other potential feuds and stars that get more shine than her at the moment and there's no one else on SDL who will be open to face her because we know Becky and Charlotte will be facing Ronda.
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Post by Dat Dude on Jan 31, 2019 11:30:04 GMT -5
With Ember hurt (who’ve been my first choice), I’d rather see Naomi get a rematch. Their last match together was pretty damn good and Naomi is the 2nd/3rd most over face in the SD women’s division.
But Ruby is a good performer so I wouldn’t mind seeing it based on the matches they had together in NXT.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jan 31, 2019 11:31:09 GMT -5
Ruby Riott is one single breakout performance from setting the crowd on fire and instantly shooting up in credibility.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 31, 2019 11:31:19 GMT -5
Unless the Bellas get the tag title shot, the one shot Ruby has at getting on the main show is in the tag title match, most likely if the Riott Squad are defending champions.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 31, 2019 12:34:41 GMT -5
I love Ruby but she really isn't over enough yet on her own. I think the multi-person clusterf*** is the most likely answer.
Or Nikki Cross.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 12:50:10 GMT -5
I think it'd be a ridiculously hard sell. Like, the Riott Squad is booked so ineffectually I'd have trouble, without her getting some serious rebuilding first, of seeing Ruby as a serious threat to Carmella, much less Asuka.
I'm thinking either clusterf*** or Mandy. Not that Mandy's portrayed as a huge threat either but she's getting a whole lot of screentime at the moment during Mania season so kind of stands out.
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Post by Cela on Jan 31, 2019 13:34:53 GMT -5
Ruby, the head of the least effective stable since La Familia? They lost to Nattie. Nattie. All of them lost to Nattie. In one match.
What are they going to do? Spray paint Asuka's mask with something like "Nerd"? Yeah, that will add stakes to their eventual jobbing. I bet they'd even hide Asuka's coat! Then she'd be a little cold on the way to a ring! RIOTT SQUAD!
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 31, 2019 13:54:19 GMT -5
They're on different brands so if anything I would say there's almost zero chance of it happening unless they do some kind of trade or something but they don't really do roster switches around Mania season sans Rumble winners. Looking at the Smackdown roster there really isn't anyone else that stands out as potential Mania title challenger if Charlotte's added to the Raw title match.
Carmella and Mandy Rose I guess are the two most likely but they both seem like reaches. Asuka has never beaten Carmella stemming back from their feud last year so there's history there although it seems like Carmella is a fully fledged face now unless I guess they turn one of them heel. Mandy has been getting a lot TV time lately and is really the only heel on SD who has any steam at the moment but is also currently tied up in the Naomi feud. I guess they could blow that off at Fastlane with Mandy going over and moving onto Asuka at Mania but it seems like they are most likely going to have Naomi win that feud with how every things gone down so far and with Mandy always having the upper hand so far. It's kind of like the Ruby/Natalya feud where the heel is younger and has more long term potential and could use the win more but at the same time it would make the face look pretty bad to come out on the losing end after all the heel put her through. I'm thinking they might have to bring someone back like Trish or Nikki Bella unless they swich Alexa to Smackdown since I have a very hard time seeing them leaving her off the main card.
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Post by The Trashman on Jan 31, 2019 13:56:45 GMT -5
It's more likely that they make the match a 4 way for both belts instead of Ruby.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 14:00:24 GMT -5
I love all th Riott Sauad, but let's be honest, as of right now they are a bunch of jobbers.
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Post by schma on Jan 31, 2019 14:26:55 GMT -5
This makes me hope far more that Ronday/Becky stays one on one because Asuka deserves a great challenger for WM and Charlotte will give her that. After that Charlotte can leave the title scene for a while but I think it makes sense to have them face at WM, especially since it calls back to their match last year. No one else is really built up enough or as you said they're busy with other stuff.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 31, 2019 14:58:03 GMT -5
Ruby is my early Money in The Bank women’s winner prediction
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 15:11:34 GMT -5
Ronda/Becky and Asuka/Charlotte is the ideal scenario.
Charlotte being put in the Raw match not only pisses off a lot of Becky fans but it also screws over Smackdown and guarantees that their women's title match is going to be a low/mid card affair, essentially pre-show level.
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Jan 31, 2019 15:34:21 GMT -5
I would mark out hard for Ruby in a title match,but logically someone on RAW being put in a 1 on 1 match with Asuka makes no sense.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 15:43:45 GMT -5
I also see it being a multi-woman match for Asuka at WM. As much as I love Ruby, I'm positive they'd go with Nikki Cross or even Mandy Rose before her if they were to go the singles route.
My preference is Charlotte vs. Asuka of course, but let's not go down THAT road in this thread. lol
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Post by theironyuppie on Jan 31, 2019 20:51:01 GMT -5
Ronda/Becky and Asuka/Charlotte is the ideal scenario. Charlotte being put in the Raw match not only pisses off a lot of Becky fans but it also screws over Smackdown and guarantees that their women's title match is going to be a low/mid card affair, essentially pre-show level.
Becky fans being pissed off is a part of the story (Becky's even using it in her social media), and they will be relieved when Becky wins and is made even stronger as a result.
As for Smackdown, I honestly feel even if they did run Asuka/Charlotte, they'll be treated as a relative afterthought given the Ronda match is going to be billed and presented as the biggest match in women's wrestling history, and SDL is much more invested in giving Becky lots of time, as demonstrated over the last several weeks. The build they had last time also gives me little confidence given SDL decided it'd be a good idea to give more attention to the prospect of Carmella cashing in her MITB. I love Asuka/Charlotte's ring chemistry, but I'd rather they feud after Mania.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2019 22:43:24 GMT -5
Ruby, the head of the least effective stable since La Familia? They lost to Nattie. Nattie. All of them lost to Nattie. In one match. What are they going to do? Spray paint Asuka's mask with something like "Nerd"? Yeah, that will add stakes to their eventual jobbing. I bet they'd even hide Asuka's coat! Then she'd be a little cold on the way to a ring! RIOTT SQUAD! I mean... carmellelsworth beat asuka by using her coat and mask. I'd be down for nikki/asuka. Unless it was a fever dream mixed with medications, they had a hell of a LWS match on nxt one time.
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Post by KofiMania on Jan 31, 2019 22:47:03 GMT -5
If Charlotte will be in the Raw title match, I’d go with Naomi or Baszler.
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