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Post by Fade on Apr 6, 2022 22:24:46 GMT -5
And apparently LA Knight is being pitched as a manager ..I know the man talk but f***ing hell this must be THE ADAM COLE plan they keep wanting to use on someone.It is gonna be an amazingly insane if WWE loses both Balor and Io before the year is out which seems all but a guarantee with how things are playing out and with these call ups and leaving her stuck in developmental as more and more women far less talented than her have gotten the call up instead. Man, that f***ing sucks Huge L.A Knight fan. I know he’s not a spring chicken but give the guy a run. A real run. A chance, even.
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Post by Mecca on Apr 6, 2022 22:25:53 GMT -5
And apparently LA Knight is being pitched as a manager ..I know the man talk but f***ing hell this must be THE ADAM COLE plan they keep wanting to use on someone.It is gonna be an amazingly insane if WWE loses both Balor and Io before the year is out which seems all but a guarantee with how things are playing out and with these call ups and leaving her stuck in developmental as more and more women far less talented than her have gotten the call up instead. Man, that f***ing sucks Huge L.A Knight fan. I know he’s not a spring chicken but give the guy a run. A real run. A chance, even. Bungus B Goo is back baby! Bungus yea yea
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Apr 6, 2022 22:38:51 GMT -5
Whoever pitched LA Knight as a manager is out of their mind and shouldn't be allowed to have ideas ever again. Let's put the f***ing yolked up gorilla man that can go in the ring and is a beast on the mic in a suit and make him a manager.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 6, 2022 22:55:09 GMT -5
LA Knight as a manager has some real "See you in the next round of cuts" energy, like absolutely whiffing on what Eli Drake is all about, and it makes me sad they wasted this guy for years for this to be his potential main roster endgame...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2022 0:06:38 GMT -5
LA Knight would freshen up the midcard at main roster, not sure how they'll treat Gunther at main roster...
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 7, 2022 0:49:35 GMT -5
There's some real Monkey's Paw shit to WWE when people who fans have been begging to get called up for YEARS in some respects, finally get called up with reports like "They're gonna be a manager" or "One of the guys in the faction isn't joining the others for no reason given"...
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Post by 06vwgti on Apr 7, 2022 0:52:58 GMT -5
There's some real Monkey's Paw shit to WWE when people who fans have been begging to get called up for YEARS in some respects, finally get called up with reports like "They're gonna be a manager" or "One of the guys in the faction isn't joining the others for no reason given"... You forgot the extensive makeover that strips all the look and personality they showed previously lol
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 7, 2022 0:54:22 GMT -5
There's some real Monkey's Paw shit to WWE when people who fans have been begging to get called up for YEARS in some respects, finally get called up with reports like "They're gonna be a manager" or "One of the guys in the faction isn't joining the others for no reason given"... You forgot the extensive makeover that strips all the look and personality they showed previously lol I could never forget the wonderful transformation that is BUTCH
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 7, 2022 1:35:55 GMT -5
Aichner not being called up makes no sense, at all, he's really talented, much more than a Ridge Holland yet they keep putting that dude out there every week, guess he's done This really is an all or nothing run with Gunther, which I'm not surprised about considering he's in his prime and is probably ready to see if WWE's gonna use him or go elsewhere Knight and Ciampa are no brainers as is Raquel by this point, but the fact Io isn't getting called up is hilarious by now, I know there's a hanging shadow that WWE wouldn't know what to do with her, but this is giving her every excuse in the world to walk when the time comes, she's one of the best women's wrestlers in the WORLD, she's not meant for NXT, especially for YEARS like this. The Raquel callup is especially baffling. I don't get how Vince and folk can look at her NXT Women's Championship reign (or her work in general) and be like "Yeah pal that's the good stuff!!! Call her up!", especially when she was one of the worst champions of all time, completely devoid of any character or charisma, and average at best in the ring. She's someone I think will get a strong push out of the gate, but within a year of being called up, she'll be jobbing as much as Doudrop is (who is way more charismatic and better in the ring). It's pretty obvious WWE sees Rhea, Raquel, and Bianca as the main three pillars of the division in the future. The problem is that Rhea and Bianca are charismatic and have a large number of loyal fans. Raquel has none of that really. Meanwhile Io Shirai is stuck in NXT despite being a way more popular star than Raquel, less problematic, and has a very loyal and growing fanbase. It's insane how poorly they are handling her. Especially when you have women like Bayley, Sasha, and Charlotte outright saying she should be on the main roster in the main event scene winning titles and being a central part of the division. She’s 6 feet tall, is strong AF, and pretty. That’s enough for Vince.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Apr 7, 2022 2:46:49 GMT -5
Aichner not being called up makes no sense, at all, he's really talented, much more than a Ridge Holland yet they keep putting that dude out there every week, guess he's done This really is an all or nothing run with Gunther, which I'm not surprised about considering he's in his prime and is probably ready to see if WWE's gonna use him or go elsewhere Knight and Ciampa are no brainers as is Raquel by this point, but the fact Io isn't getting called up is hilarious by now, I know there's a hanging shadow that WWE wouldn't know what to do with her, but this is giving her every excuse in the world to walk when the time comes, she's one of the best women's wrestlers in the WORLD, she's not meant for NXT, especially for YEARS like this. I think if they were done with Aichner they would've had him eat the pin in him and Barthel's last two losses and then he would've got beat down to get him out of the group. I think that since they had Barthel get pinned both times with Aichner walking out on him to set up the second one tells me that they probably have a plan in place for him. The theory going around is that he's going to be Tony D's muscle as they started a Tony-Legado feud and obviously since Legado is a group Tony is going to need backup. Aichner being Italian makes him a logical choice although I'm guessing they would have to change his name as Fabian Aichner doesn't exactly scream Italian.
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Post by theironyuppie on Apr 7, 2022 3:25:11 GMT -5
The Raquel callup is especially baffling. I don't get how Vince and folk can look at her NXT Women's Championship reign (or her work in general) and be like "Yeah pal that's the good stuff!!! Call her up!", especially when she was one of the worst champions of all time, completely devoid of any character or charisma, and average at best in the ring. She's someone I think will get a strong push out of the gate, but within a year of being called up, she'll be jobbing as much as Doudrop is (who is way more charismatic and better in the ring). It's pretty obvious WWE sees Rhea, Raquel, and Bianca as the main three pillars of the division in the future. The problem is that Rhea and Bianca are charismatic and have a large number of loyal fans. Raquel has none of that really. Meanwhile Io Shirai is stuck in NXT despite being a way more popular star than Raquel, less problematic, and has a very loyal and growing fanbase. It's insane how poorly they are handling her. Especially when you have women like Bayley, Sasha, and Charlotte outright saying she should be on the main roster in the main event scene winning titles and being a central part of the division. She’s 6 feet tall, is strong AF, and pretty. That’s enough for Vince.
It's also easy to imagine a variety of roles for her on the MR. She could easily be a monster heel for Bianca (if crowds like her KODing Doudrop, they'd love her KODing Raquel), she could get Zelina as a mouthpiece or be used as a bodyguard, they could tie into her and Rhea's history from NXT, or on Smackdown she'd immediately look like a visual threat to Charlotte. And to Raquel's credit, I do think this last year will prove to have been beneficial to her, she's been showing some pretty nice selling, she's a safe worker even with her size (unlike Nia), and the challenge of having to work face will be useful experience.
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Post by thehottag on Apr 7, 2022 3:47:47 GMT -5
LA Knight needs calling up yesterday.
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Post by eJm on Apr 7, 2022 3:51:53 GMT -5
I hope the LA Knight as manager talk isn't true, he seems like a guy who, at worst, could benefit a midcard title division or even be a one off title contender on a slower period. It'd be a real waste of his experience.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2022 3:57:13 GMT -5
As long as she has a mouthpiece, Raquel should be fine on the main roster.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Apr 7, 2022 3:59:16 GMT -5
LA Knight has never impressed me in the ring, and if this were like two years ago I'd kind of get the logic in wanting to engineery our roster to be bolder and flashier, but they are so very clearly not f***ing doing that, and if LA Knight isn't good enough to be a real wrestleboy when they are winding down their standards on in-ring ability big time then there's no point having a wrestling school because you aren't gonna get too many greenhorns who can work circles around him. Dude's fine. There's no point in not trying.
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Post by eJm on Apr 7, 2022 4:02:31 GMT -5
LA Knight has never impressed me in the ring, and if this were like two years ago I'd kind of get the logic in wanting to engineery our roster to be bolder and flashier, but they are so very clearly not f***ing doing that, and if LA Knight isn't good enough to be a real wrestleboy when they are winding down their standards on in-ring ability big time then there's no point having a wrestling school because you aren't gonna get too many greenhorns who can work circles around him. Dude's fine. There's no point in not trying. That's it. He's completely fine but he's experienced enough to be someone who can be in the main roster for the potential star talent you do want to call up which, considering the names who've gone in the past couple of years, you desperately need to be keeping in prominent spots for the time being.
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Post by MrElijah on Apr 7, 2022 6:20:52 GMT -5
Whoever pitched LA Knight as a manager is out of their mind and shouldn't be allowed to have ideas ever again. Let's put the f***ing yolked up gorilla man that can go in the ring and is a beast on the mic in a suit and make him a manager. God I don't get WWE's logic. You want a manager? Malcolm Bivens is RIGHT THERE. Is Salina de la Renta still a free agent? Hire her! Why this Square peg in round hole stuff? Now my opinion about Io is thks: you have a goddamn depth problem on the main women's roster and she wants to go there. WHY is she's still in NXT?
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Post by mistery on Apr 7, 2022 7:55:59 GMT -5
Whoever pitched LA Knight as a manager is out of their mind and shouldn't be allowed to have ideas ever again. Let's put the f***ing yolked up gorilla man that can go in the ring and is a beast on the mic in a suit and make him a manager. God I don't get WWE's logic. You want a manager? Malcolm Bivens is RIGHT THERE. Is Salina de la Renta still a free agent? Hire her! Why this Square peg in round hole stuff? Now my opinion about Io is thks: you have a goddamn depth problem on the main women's roster and she wants to go there. WHY is she's still in NXT? Like I said, Io's probably still stuck in NXT because Bruce and/or Vince don't think she's good enough to be a big star on the main roster. Which is funny since they apparently see Raquel fitting in that role despite the fact that she has less charisma and personality than a bag of dirt, and has a decent chance of being a PR headache for WWE at some point considering her views skew a bit more poorly than the average conservative wrestler. Raquel isn't going to solve the depth problem the main roster has with its women. In fact, its only going to make it worse because her limitations are so much worse than a lot of other women. They need skilled, charismatic women right now. Raquel is none of that. Meanwhile Io Shirai has it all right now. Charismatic, has an actual fanbase, comes across as a legitimately likable person in real life, and has absolutely no blemishes (that people would actually care about) PR wise, good looking, and is incredibly respected by almost every woman in the business today. While I can't say Io Shirai would ever be a huge mainstream star (in general due to English being her second language), I do think she has way more potential to be a huge star for WWE. The problem is that Vince and Bruce see Raquel in that role instead, which won't end well for them.
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Post by sunnytaker on Apr 7, 2022 8:54:59 GMT -5
No Io? No Dakota? No Raquel? No Nikkita Lyons doing dual brands? I mean, I'll believe Dakota when I see it and gl83 made some good points about her development recently favoring a stay where she is. I actually am surprised about Io despite many doubting she ever will be. Raquel is always on her way up so no shocker there. She'll be the next lifer. Actually not joking about Lyons, I would be surprised if they aren't at least considering that for social media reasons. raquel is probably going to show up in a couple of weeks or so, that's why they dropped the tag titles so quickly. dakota i think they may finally give her a women's title run based off of how barrett was talking about how she was the "most talented woman to have never been NXT women's champ" during the tag match. plus i don;t think dakota getting "main rostered" would benefit her unless the money is lots better. i have bad feelings about how she'll get constantly jobbed out to someone blonder.
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Post by salz4life on Apr 7, 2022 8:59:23 GMT -5
Whoever pitched LA Knight as a manager is out of their mind and shouldn't be allowed to have ideas ever again. Let's put the f***ing yolked up gorilla man that can go in the ring and is a beast on the mic in a suit and make him a manager. God I don't get WWE's logic. You want a manager? Malcolm Bivens is RIGHT THERE. Is Salina de la Renta still a free agent? Hire her! Why this Square peg in round hole stuff? Now my opinion about Io is thks: you have a goddamn depth problem on the main women's roster and she wants to go there. WHY is she's still in NXT? Bivens is so damn good. I just don't get why they don't give him a stable on the main roster.
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