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Post by misconduct was wrong on Oct 19, 2012 18:40:14 GMT -5
From Egypt. Kaitlyn really is the "total package". I really like Kaitlyn... so I hate bringing this to attention, but is that just an awkward shadow or did she pee herself?
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Post by Cronant on Oct 19, 2012 18:43:08 GMT -5
Looks like an awkward shadow of those strings.
But Brock Lesnar would know for sure.
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Post by worldsstrongestman on Oct 19, 2012 20:06:43 GMT -5
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Post by Cronant on Oct 19, 2012 20:08:30 GMT -5
Chucks on Camels.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 19, 2012 20:18:38 GMT -5
I think those nudes are probably still too nude to be on here... but then the mods will decide I'm sure.
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Post by George. on Oct 19, 2012 20:40:37 GMT -5
We need some of Naomi goodness in this thread.
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Post by theryno665 on Oct 20, 2012 0:12:32 GMT -5
Nice. Girls in track jackets/Under Armor/etc for the win.
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Post by Gwak on Oct 20, 2012 4:41:55 GMT -5
We need some of Naomi goodness in this thread. Apologies for the extra Cameron
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Post by worldsstrongestman on Oct 20, 2012 5:45:29 GMT -5
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Post by Steveweiser on Oct 20, 2012 7:23:36 GMT -5
The NXT Divas with Paige's mum Saraya at her birthday dinner... with bonus Ricardo Rodriguez and Rob Naylor.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Oct 20, 2012 7:26:50 GMT -5
From Egypt. Kaitlyn really is the "total package". But are the tee shirts too tight, Billy?
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Oct 20, 2012 9:15:07 GMT -5
Kaitlyn really is the "total package". But are the tee shirts too tight, Billy? Not tight enough!
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Post by CH Punk on Oct 20, 2012 10:01:22 GMT -5
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Post by Cronant on Oct 20, 2012 10:05:24 GMT -5
Her arm is in the way in the 2nd pic. NOOOOOOOOOOO
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Post by PKO on Oct 20, 2012 10:12:19 GMT -5
Naomi's body is ridonkulous and she can wrestle. WHY AREN'T YOU DOING MORE WITH HER WWE?!?
She's not even doing the fully bootylicious entrance now Brodus is jobbing.
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Post by norsisclouds on Oct 20, 2012 11:08:05 GMT -5
I hate to say it, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say its because the Powers that Be don't think she's cute enough. If she looked like Summer Rae, I bet you she'd be out there running the ropes. I also think WWE struggles with what to do with black athletes if they don't look like power houses. Most everyone gets relegated to a dancing role or a stereotype. That's why we have Naomi the Funkadactyl and not Naomi, the wrestler who worked hard on NXT and is challenging for the title, because she was over on NXT and she could wrestle.
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Post by Cronant on Oct 20, 2012 11:13:55 GMT -5
In fairness, WWE's pattern with divas is to have them do nothing but valet/job for a year or two before they actually push them towards the title.
Natalya, Eve, the Bellas, Layla, etc. all did that. The only exception was going to be Kharma.
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Post by PKO on Oct 20, 2012 11:26:13 GMT -5
I hate to say it, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say its because the Powers that Be don't think she's cute enough. If she looked like Summer Rae, I bet you she'd be out there running the ropes. I also think WWE struggles with what to do with black athletes if they don't look like power houses. Most everyone gets relegated to a dancing role or a stereotype. That's why we have Naomi the Funkadactyl and not Naomi, the wrestler who worked hard on NXT and is challenging for the title, because she was over on NXT and she could wrestle. I've thought this before, that it might be because they don't like her look, but then there are too many confusing contradictions. They put so much emphasis on Naomi and Cameron every time Brodus has a match; the commentators name them separately each time and talk about how hot they are, they have numerous reaction shots throughout the match, and the sole purpose of that gig is her being eye candy. Then they had a segment backstage where Vince sneaked a peek at her booty (although that might not have even supposed to have been noticeable). Plus, they freakin hired her for her looks! She just happened to be incredibly natural at wrestling. I've resolved to place her in the draw marked "Talent WWE is bewilderingly wasting", along with pretty much half the roster at this point.
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Post by rzombie1988 on Oct 20, 2012 11:27:25 GMT -5
I hate to say it, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say its because the Powers that Be don't think she's cute enough. If she looked like Summer Rae, I bet you she'd be out there running the ropes. I also think WWE struggles with what to do with black athletes if they don't look like power houses. Most everyone gets relegated to a dancing role or a stereotype. That's why we have Naomi the Funkadactyl and not Naomi, the wrestler who worked hard on NXT and is challenging for the title, because she was over on NXT and she could wrestle. Please don't turn this into a "racism against black people thing". WWE has a habit of not having it's best developmental divas wrestle. The worst was Angela Fong who I seriously think could have been the best diva they ever produced. WWE's divas division is really quite busy now and I think they got enough on their plate. They are working the "Who attacked Kaitlyn?" storyline on almost every show and really doing a jam up job of it.
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Post by norsisclouds on Oct 20, 2012 11:30:15 GMT -5
I hate to say it, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say its because the Powers that Be don't think she's cute enough. If she looked like Summer Rae, I bet you she'd be out there running the ropes. I also think WWE struggles with what to do with black athletes if they don't look like power houses. Most everyone gets relegated to a dancing role or a stereotype. That's why we have Naomi the Funkadactyl and not Naomi, the wrestler who worked hard on NXT and is challenging for the title, because she was over on NXT and she could wrestle. Please don't turn this into a "racism against black people thing". WWE has a habit of not having it's best developmental divas wrestle. The worst was Angela Fong who I seriously think could have been the best diva they ever produced. WWE's divas division is really quite busy now and I think they got enough on their plate. They are working the "Who attacked Kaitlyn?" storyline on almost every show and really doing a jam up job of it. I'm not turning into anything. If Naomi looked like Summer Rae she'd be running the ropes. And I'm not gonna argue about it because I firmly believe this to be the case. You believe otherwise, fine. I don't agree. I don't think it's so much of a racism issue as a not knowing how to/or feel comfortable writing for people that look different, particularly in the women's division which is 98% about the way you look and has been for the past ten years. ETA- It's the same way that WWE generally has trouble writing for women, or TNA has issues writing for women. If no one is fighting over a boyfriend, calling someone fat, implying they are loose, that they are ugly etc... they have no idea what to do with them. The recent change with the Eve/Kaitlyn/Layla storyline has been a good move away from that, and as has the change with AJ Lee (even if I'm not a fan of it). Generally, though WWE has not shown a good practice of writing for minorities and women. That's just the way it is. BTW, I think it's a little weird when people say "turning this into a racism" thing. Turning it into it how? As a POC I see issues of race everywhere, like a salient part of our society and culture. I don't see bringing it up as turning it into an issue. Cultural differences affect the way that we see other people, and can affect the way that characters are portrayed on television. I'm not accusing them of sidelining her. They found a use for her as a dancer because she had that background and she had a look like Erenest the Cat Miller's dancers did. However, I'm not going to put blinders on and pretend she would've been chosen for that role if her race had nothing to do with it. This is entertainment, your look is a big part of it and that always involves one's race or ethnic background when visible.
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