Updates on Alexa Bliss, Asuka, and Bayley

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Mar 3, 2022 3:38:36 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Come to think of it I wonder what the deal is with Lacey, she's probably due to come back sometime in the next couple of months.

I'd say her return should be soon. Becky was out for over a year with her pregnancy, and looking it up Lacey announced hers in February. So I'd say she's gonna return after Mania.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

Mar 3, 2022 3:38:36 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Come to think of it I wonder what the deal is with Lacey, she's probably due to come back sometime in the next couple of months.

I think she became pregnant last year in February so she's probably going to be back in May sometime if I had to guess. It will be interesting to see what they do with her when she gets back. They've always liked her to an extent but I wonder if her getting pregnant right when she was in the middle of a big program and about to most likely win the title is something they are going to hold against her. On a roster with Ronda, Becky, Charlotte, Sasha, Bayley, Bianca, Alexa, and Asuka I have a tough time seeing her getting any kind of a main event push.

[polarbearpete]

Mar 2, 2022 19:50:31 GMT -5 eJm said:

Mar 2, 2022 19:45:42 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

Yeah, if you're going to do... literally nothing with someone... why hype them up for weeks... have them wrestle one match and then not do ANYTHING with them.

And if you’re going to do that with Alexa, why not with Bayley or Asuka? Have them in the Chamber. It’s not like it seems to matter in the wider context of things, right?

Because they’re not physically ready yet

[eJm]

Mar 3, 2022 5:56:37 GMT -5 polarbearpete said:

Mar 2, 2022 19:50:31 GMT -5 eJm said:

And if you’re going to do that with Alexa, why not with Bayley or Asuka? Have them in the Chamber. It’s not like it seems to matter in the wider context of things, right?

Because they’re not physically ready yet

I mean, the reports say they are unless there's something I'm missing?

[mistery]

Mar 3, 2022 6:01:06 GMT -5 eJm said:

Mar 3, 2022 5:56:37 GMT -5 polarbearpete said:

Because they’re not physically ready yet

I mean, the reports say they are unless there's something I'm missing?

SRS mentioned on Fightful Select that Asuka isn't ready, but PWInsider is saying she is.

[eJm]

Mar 3, 2022 6:34:31 GMT -5 mistery said:

Mar 3, 2022 6:01:06 GMT -5 eJm said:

I mean, the reports say they are unless there's something I'm missing?

SRS mentioned on Fightful Select that Asuka isn't ready, but PWInsider is saying she is.

I mean, nobody usually is ready for Asuka so...

[polarbearpete]

Mar 3, 2022 6:01:06 GMT -5 eJm said:

Mar 3, 2022 5:56:37 GMT -5 polarbearpete said:

Because they’re not physically ready yet

I mean, the reports say they are unless there's something I'm missing?

Bayley has always been mid-March at best. And SRS (more accurate than PWInsider typically) says Asuka isn’t ready yet.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

I know that some people have to be saved for after Mania, but I think it tells you everything about how f***ed WWE's priorities and writing are now that they can barely work out what to do with Alexa.

Alexa is mega over, shifts loads of merch, and was so overly pushed that a bunch of people on this forum started turning on her because they sacrificed a bunch of other women on her altar.

And they can't even find a space for her?? f***ing morons.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Asuka and Bayley aside because they might not be medically cleared, that does not hand waive the complete shit booking of Alexa Bliss away

You build her back up for weeks, put her in the Chamber, have her lose, and then have her completely disappear again.

That's bullshit, and it's absolutely boneheaded. Don't set Bliss to come back if you're not even going to use her for Mania season. You could have at LEAST put her in a program for the tag belts or SOMETHING

As for the comment that said "But look, they're using Liv, Doudrop, Naomi and Rhea"!, like... Naomi is the only one of those women with a Mania plan and a Mania match... and quite frankly, all four of them are still booked pretty suspect as a whole, especially Doudrop and Rhea, and then there's Naomi, who has decided to happily forget her Sonya blood grudge after six months and after the Saudi match... shit ain't great in these divisions right now.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Mar 3, 2022 9:25:27 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Asuka and Bayley aside because they might not be medically cleared, that does not hand waive the complete shit booking of Alexa Bliss away

You build her back up for weeks, put her in the Chamber, have her lose, and then have her completely disappear again.

That's bullshit, and it's absolutely boneheaded. Don't set Bliss to come back if you're not even going to use her for Mania season. You could have at LEAST put her in a program for the tag belts or SOMETHING

As for the comment that said "But look, they're using Liv, Doudrop, Naomi and Rhea"!, like... Naomi is the only one of those women with a Mania plan and a Mania match... and quite frankly, all four of them are still booked pretty suspect as a whole, especially Doudrop and Rhea, and then there's Naomi, who has decided to happily forget her Sonya blood grudge after six months and after the Saudi match... shit ain't great in these divisions right now.

That was my comment, so I'm happy to respond. There's like a month until Mania. That's more than enough time for undercard stuff featuring those women to come together, though. And to be clear, I never said they're being used right. I said they're all on TV.

As for Alexa, yeah, it's weird that they did all of those vignettes to not have her on TV in the two weeks after Elimination Chamber. "Complete shit" feels like an overreaction to me, but it's not ideal.

That said, we could end up with some sort of tag match or Battle Royal at the show and that's that. I'd love to hear more about this from sources that aren't PWInsider, too. Mike Johnson's not exactly trustworthy.

[polarbearpete]

Mar 3, 2022 9:36:28 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

Mar 3, 2022 9:25:27 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Asuka and Bayley aside because they might not be medically cleared, that does not hand waive the complete shit booking of Alexa Bliss away

You build her back up for weeks, put her in the Chamber, have her lose, and then have her completely disappear again.

That's bullshit, and it's absolutely boneheaded. Don't set Bliss to come back if you're not even going to use her for Mania season. You could have at LEAST put her in a program for the tag belts or SOMETHING

As for the comment that said "But look, they're using Liv, Doudrop, Naomi and Rhea"!, like... Naomi is the only one of those women with a Mania plan and a Mania match... and quite frankly, all four of them are still booked pretty suspect as a whole, especially Doudrop and Rhea, and then there's Naomi, who has decided to happily forget her Sonya blood grudge after six months and after the Saudi match... shit ain't great in these divisions right now.

That was my comment, so I'm happy to respond. There's like a month until Mania. That's more than enough time for undercard stuff featuring those women to come together, though. And to be clear, I never said they're being used right. I said they're all on TV.

As for Alexa, yeah, it's weird that they did all of those vignettes to not have her on TV in the two weeks after Elimination Chamber. "Complete shit" feels like an overreaction to me, but it's not ideal.

That said, we could end up with some sort of tag match or Battle Royal at the show and that's that. I'd love to hear more about this from sources that aren't PWInsider, too. Mike Johnson's not exactly trustworthy.

Yeah Mike Johnson seemed to only have good sources when Triple H would feed him stories to break.

I’d like to see Alexa vs. Rhea. Or if the Women’s Battle Royal is going to be on the Mania card proper, then I wouldn’t mind having all of the women in that.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Mar 3, 2022 9:36:28 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

Mar 3, 2022 9:25:27 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Asuka and Bayley aside because they might not be medically cleared, that does not hand waive the complete shit booking of Alexa Bliss away

You build her back up for weeks, put her in the Chamber, have her lose, and then have her completely disappear again.

That's bullshit, and it's absolutely boneheaded. Don't set Bliss to come back if you're not even going to use her for Mania season. You could have at LEAST put her in a program for the tag belts or SOMETHING

As for the comment that said "But look, they're using Liv, Doudrop, Naomi and Rhea"!, like... Naomi is the only one of those women with a Mania plan and a Mania match... and quite frankly, all four of them are still booked pretty suspect as a whole, especially Doudrop and Rhea, and then there's Naomi, who has decided to happily forget her Sonya blood grudge after six months and after the Saudi match... shit ain't great in these divisions right now.

That was my comment, so I'm happy to respond. There's like a month until Mania. That's more than enough time for undercard stuff featuring those women to come together, though. And to be clear, I never said they're being used right. I said they're all on TV.

As for Alexa, yeah, it's weird that they did all of those vignettes to not have her on TV in the two weeks after Elimination Chamber. "Complete shit" feels like an overreaction to me, but it's not ideal.

That said, we could end up with some sort of tag match or Battle Royal at the show and that's that. I'd love to hear more about this from sources that aren't PWInsider, too. Mike Johnson's not exactly trustworthy.

I will be genuinely surprised if they do anything with these girls outside of the women's battle royale... if they're even doing that this year. Liv and Rhea looked like they could be a team? At this point I think that's a waste of Rhea tbh, she's already do that, and Doudrop... she's great but they've really booked her and her hoss aura into the ground.

I guess time is gonna tell, it's just felt like the undercard hasn't been a HUGE priority for this Mania... maybe that'll change in a month, I dunno.

[polarbearpete]

Mar 3, 2022 10:09:33 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Mar 3, 2022 9:36:28 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

That was my comment, so I'm happy to respond. There's like a month until Mania. That's more than enough time for undercard stuff featuring those women to come together, though. And to be clear, I never said they're being used right. I said they're all on TV.

As for Alexa, yeah, it's weird that they did all of those vignettes to not have her on TV in the two weeks after Elimination Chamber. "Complete shit" feels like an overreaction to me, but it's not ideal.

That said, we could end up with some sort of tag match or Battle Royal at the show and that's that. I'd love to hear more about this from sources that aren't PWInsider, too. Mike Johnson's not exactly trustworthy.

I will be genuinely surprised if they do anything with these girls outside of the women's battle royale... if they're even doing that this year. Liv and Rhea looked like they could be a team? At this point I think that's a waste of Rhea tbh, she's already do that, and Doudrop... she's great but they've really booked her and her hoss aura into the ground.

I guess time is gonna tell, it's just felt like the undercard hasn't been a HUGE priority for this Mania... maybe that'll change in a month, I dunno.

We’re still a month out, plenty of time for the cards to shake out. Given the amount of women on the roster, using the rest of them for the battle royal makes sense. Can give Rhea the big win there.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Mar 3, 2022 10:11:23 GMT -5 polarbearpete said:

Mar 3, 2022 10:09:33 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

I will be genuinely surprised if they do anything with these girls outside of the women's battle royale... if they're even doing that this year. Liv and Rhea looked like they could be a team? At this point I think that's a waste of Rhea tbh, she's already do that, and Doudrop... she's great but they've really booked her and her hoss aura into the ground.

I guess time is gonna tell, it's just felt like the undercard hasn't been a HUGE priority for this Mania... maybe that'll change in a month, I dunno.

We’re still a month out, plenty of time for the cards to shake out. Given the amount of women on the roster, using the rest of them for the battle royal makes sense. Can give Rhea the big win there.

You essentially need more matches, it's a two night card, so I'd HOPE they have more shit planned, not just with the girls of course.

[polarbearpete]

Mar 3, 2022 10:12:11 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Mar 3, 2022 10:11:23 GMT -5 polarbearpete said:

We’re still a month out, plenty of time for the cards to shake out. Given the amount of women on the roster, using the rest of them for the battle royal makes sense. Can give Rhea the big win there.

You essentially need more matches, it's a two night card, so I'd HOPE they have more shit planned, not just with the girls of course.

They need 14-16 matches I’d imagine.

Lesnar-Reigns
Becky-Bianca
Rousey-Charlotte
Women’s tag titles
Zayn-Ricochet/Knoxville
Edge-Styles
Orton-Riddle
Rollins-Cody
Owens-Austin
Priest-Bálor
McAfee-McMahon/Theory
Mysterios-Miz/Logan
Andre battle royal
Women’s battle royal
Usos-New Day-Viking Raiders
Alpha-Profits

That’s 16. One or two on the kickoff and/or on Smackdown.

[theironyuppie]

Mar 3, 2022 10:09:33 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Mar 3, 2022 9:36:28 GMT -5 Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story said:

That was my comment, so I'm happy to respond. There's like a month until Mania. That's more than enough time for undercard stuff featuring those women to come together, though. And to be clear, I never said they're being used right. I said they're all on TV.

As for Alexa, yeah, it's weird that they did all of those vignettes to not have her on TV in the two weeks after Elimination Chamber. "Complete shit" feels like an overreaction to me, but it's not ideal.

That said, we could end up with some sort of tag match or Battle Royal at the show and that's that. I'd love to hear more about this from sources that aren't PWInsider, too. Mike Johnson's not exactly trustworthy.

I will be genuinely surprised if they do anything with these girls outside of the women's battle royale... if they're even doing that this year. Liv and Rhea looked like they could be a team? At this point I think that's a waste of Rhea tbh, she's already do that, and Doudrop... she's great but they've really booked her and her hoss aura into the ground.

I guess time is gonna tell, it's just felt like the undercard hasn't been a HUGE priority for this Mania... maybe that'll change in a month, I dunno.

I wouldn't expect Liv/Rhea to be teaming just because they've just spent weeks re-establishing Rhea as a singles star after her run with Nikki, so it'd be a waste to drop that. As for Doudrop, it's hard when you have a feud with Bianca where Bianca wins every match.

[asuka007]

Mar 3, 2022 8:33:03 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

I know that some people have to be saved for after Mania, but I think it tells you everything about how f***ed WWE's priorities and writing are now that they can barely work out what to do with Alexa.

Alexa is mega over, shifts loads of merch, and was so overly pushed that a bunch of people on this forum started turning on her because they sacrificed a bunch of other women on her altar.

And they can't even find a space for her?? f***ing morons.

Since the tag title match is apparently just a one on one (teams) thing, does that mean that Rhea, Liv. Shayna, etc will be left off of a two night Mania completely? Or will they be thrown into a meaningless battle Royale?

It’s really telling that so many top people have nothing of note to do this year.

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Mar 3, 2022 8:33:03 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

I know that some people have to be saved for after Mania, but I think it tells you everything about how f***ed WWE's priorities and writing are now that they can barely work out what to do with Alexa.

Alexa is mega over, shifts loads of merch, and was so overly pushed that a bunch of people on this forum started turning on her because they sacrificed a bunch of other women on her altar.

And they can't even find a space for her?? f***ing morons.

And the last 2 times they've been in Columbus, they've kind of done Alexa dirty. At Extreme Rules, they announced the home towns of everybody except for her. Shit, commentary didn't even mention that she was from Columbus. That was strange. And then you had this past Raw, where there wasn't even a mention of her.

Alexa in Columbus is a slam dunk, she's from there, the crowd will pop big for her. Shit, Ohio State even uses her theme song during games.

It's basic shit, at the very least have the hometown person in a segment.

[polarbearpete]

Mar 3, 2022 13:01:46 GMT -5 asuka007 said:

Mar 3, 2022 8:33:03 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

I know that some people have to be saved for after Mania, but I think it tells you everything about how f***ed WWE's priorities and writing are now that they can barely work out what to do with Alexa.

Alexa is mega over, shifts loads of merch, and was so overly pushed that a bunch of people on this forum started turning on her because they sacrificed a bunch of other women on her altar.

And they can't even find a space for her?? f***ing morons.

Since the tag title match is apparently just a one on one (teams) thing, does that mean that Rhea, Liv. Shayna, etc will be left off of a two night Mania completely? Or will they be thrown into a meaningless battle Royale?

It’s really telling that so many top people have nothing of note to do this year.

It would be nice for them to include some decent names in the battle royal, maybe add a number 1 contender stipulation to it as well. Could give Rhea a big win and set her up to challenge Bianca or Becky after Mania.

[asuka007]

Yeah Rhea is the one who stands out the most as “you really have nothing good for her TK so at Mania? Seriously?”

Especially if she is being set up to be a challenger for Bianca if/when the latter wins the title match.