Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 28, 2022 16:20:25 GMT -5
I can understand not wanting to put some of the really green NXT talent in the Rumble, but keeping the likes of Io and Dakota out of it when you're screaming for bodies to make up the numbers is nuts, IMO. Like legit, what is the point of NXT anymore? It's a farm system yet you still have these hanger ons who haven't been cut yet or have been ready for YEARS... but you want to just... keep them in NXT. I get wanting veteran hands on deck but Io is one of the best wrestlers in the world, man or woman, and you have her in NXT when your main roster on BOTH ENDS is a f***ing shitshow Like it's been beyond time to call up people like Raquel and they've done nothing of the sort, and the fact they won't put any of them in the Rumble seems completely counter-productive to what their alternative is. You can at least advertise NXT to a broader audience and they've done it in past Rumbles... and the fact they don't seem to be doing it at all this year feels like as damning indication if any about the state and path NXT is on since the 2.0 rebrand.
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Post by koreycaskets on Jan 28, 2022 19:02:12 GMT -5
Still no word on a Layla or Shelly Martinez appearance???
At his rate Ryan Shamrock ? Is Cloudy still alive? Hell give Sunny a payday.
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Post by mistery on Jan 28, 2022 19:06:17 GMT -5
Still no word on a Layla or Shelly Martinez appearance??? At his rate Ryan Shamrock ? Is Cloudy still alive? Hell give Sunny a payday. Don't give Sunny anything. Except jail time. She is also back in it, last I checked.
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gl83
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Post by gl83 on Jan 28, 2022 19:36:28 GMT -5
Still no word on a Layla or Shelly Martinez appearance??? At his rate Ryan Shamrock ? Is Cloudy still alive? Hell give Sunny a payday. Don't give Sunny anything. Except jail time. She is also back in it, last I checked. It's bad enough we got Jimmy Uso running around, we don't need Sunny there as well.
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Wieners=$$$
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Wieners=$$$ on Jan 28, 2022 20:11:38 GMT -5
The night before The Royal Rumble. Vince is jolted from his slumber!
VINCE: Of course, masks!
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anglarite
Don Corleone
...enchantment!
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Post by anglarite on Jan 28, 2022 23:32:45 GMT -5
This is going to feel so out of place in 2022: Didn't realized how much she was a budget version of Katrina.
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Post by mistery on Jan 28, 2022 23:42:26 GMT -5
Might as well bring it up here, but for anyone who claims Io/Dakota or other NXT women wouldn't get over with casual audiences, tonight's dark match on Smackdown should prove otherwise. Fans there ate up pretty much everything Io did and got behind her very strongly. Dakota got a decent reaction as well. So there should be no reason why they shouldn't be in the Rumble over women like Aksana or Cameron.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 28, 2022 23:45:51 GMT -5
I love how people are going "Oh, they hate NXT if they don't want to put them in the Rumble", but only seem to name Shirai and Kai as being hurt by it. Surely this hurts Gonzalez, or Jade, or Toxic Attraction, or KLR or literally anyone else there too, right?
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Post by mistery on Jan 28, 2022 23:59:24 GMT -5
I love how people are going "Oh, they hate NXT if they don't want to put them in the Rumble", but only seem to name Shirai and Kai as being hurt by it. Surely this hurts Gonzalez, or Jade, or Toxic Attraction, or KLR or literally anyone else there too, right? I don't think it would hurt Mandy either way (considering she's been in pretty much every Women's Rumble), but people aren't naming the others because they still mainly have stuff to do in NXT and all of them have fairly notable flaws, all things considered. I would also argue that Shirai and Kai are two of the best women you could pick to represent the Rumble. And the two who have the most potential to bring in new viewers. And people are more bullish on Shirai getting a good showing because it seems like Kai probably has one foot out the door right now. She's back to streaming on Twitch despite being told not to, and has hinted several times at leaving soonish.
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gl83
Dennis Stamp
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Post by gl83 on Jan 29, 2022 3:20:22 GMT -5
I love how people are going "Oh, they hate NXT if they don't want to put them in the Rumble", but only seem to name Shirai and Kai as being hurt by it. Surely this hurts Gonzalez, or Jade, or Toxic Attraction, or KLR or literally anyone else there too, right? I don't think it would hurt Mandy either way (considering she's been in pretty much every Women's Rumble), but people aren't naming the others because they still mainly have stuff to do in NXT and all of them have fairly notable flaws, all things considered. I would also argue that Shirai and Kai are two of the best women you could pick to represent the Rumble. And the two who have the most potential to bring in new viewers. And people are more bullish on Shirai getting a good showing because it seems like Kai probably has one foot out the door right now. She's back to streaming on Twitch despite being told not to, and has hinted several times at leaving soonish. I have no clue what is WWE's attitude towards these 3rd-party deals are anymore because you got Dakota Kai doing these Twitch streams, but you also have GiGi Dolin still doing CAMEOS for fans, so your guess is as good as mine.
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Post by DSR on Jan 29, 2022 3:23:51 GMT -5
WOOO KAITLYN! <3
Carry on.
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kevin
El Dandy
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Post by kevin on Jan 29, 2022 7:51:27 GMT -5
WOOO KAITLYN! <3 Carry on. I liked Kaitlyn. Her feud with AJ was the best thing going for a while in the Women's division. Of course in an Era where women were either in the title picture or were an absolute jobber she was one of the few who actually had a feud.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Jan 29, 2022 10:25:38 GMT -5
I’m surprised Kaitlyn wasn’t brought back sooner given her participation in the MYC.
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 29, 2022 10:30:32 GMT -5
WOOO KAITLYN! <3 Carry on. Yeah, that's a genuinely good choice for this kind of thing.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 29, 2022 10:34:40 GMT -5
Apparently they’ve brought in more women than necessary, mostly so there’s backup plans in case some fail medical checks or whatnot.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Jan 29, 2022 10:52:03 GMT -5
Apparently they’ve brought in more women than necessary, mostly so there’s backup plans in case some fail medical checks or whatnot. this is very smart idea. surprised WWE in 2022 is doing a smart thing 🤣 Also People see the former people out and starts rumors which just help the buzz for The Rumble. Remember 2020 Rumble year with the photo of the titantrons in inside the stadium? it cause buzz
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Magnus the Magnificent
King Koopa
didn't want one.
I could write a book about what you don't know!
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Jan 29, 2022 12:43:08 GMT -5
C'mon, bring back Alicia Faaaaaaaaaaaaaawksssssssss, so her and Melina can have an epic confrontaion and Mania sign pointage, all while Cameron is marking out.
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asuka007
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Post by asuka007 on Jan 29, 2022 12:48:36 GMT -5
I know why it won’t happen, but AJ Lee coming out would make me mark out so hard.
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Post by koreycaskets on Jan 29, 2022 13:08:34 GMT -5
Won't shock me at all if Santina is it.
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