Sektor
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Post by Sektor on Aug 26, 2013 20:58:58 GMT -5
I figured I'd go ahead and start the thread. I don't really have a horse in this race, but a lot of people seem to feel pretty strongly about it. So who's in the right here? AJ, for basically speaking the truth about them (except for Natalya)? Or the TD Divas, because...I don't know, you like the show I guess? I don't really see any redeeming qualities in the non-Natalya Divas.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2013 21:01:20 GMT -5
If that AJ promo was supposed to get her heel heat, it was a miserable failure.
I don't know what it was supposed to be but Total Divas shouldn't be a thing, so AJ I guess.
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Post by FinalGwen on Aug 26, 2013 21:03:36 GMT -5
Firmly on AJ's side. Natalya's the only one with comparable in-ring talent, and she doesn't have the charisma of AJ. (I am kind of glad that Total Divas exists, to separate most of them from the actual wrestling side of the division.)
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Aug 26, 2013 21:05:22 GMT -5
I think shoot promos are dumb, but AJ is the only one to get enough screentime to even have a defined character so I'm almost forced to side with her by default since the others are almost templates at this point. Her argument was dumb but going pseudo CM Punk was so out of nowhere it was hilarious. There is absolutely no way this angle will develop well, it will be filled with disappointment and more debating about who is right here than we will ever see on screen. The promos are likely to be that really annoying weird pseudo shoot thing that is all the rage these days. It will be absolutely horrible and yet it will be something that is at least trying to have a storyline, even if going for every cheap shot in the book.
Best divas storyline of the last three years. 10/10
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Post by YeahYeahYeahYeahYeah on Aug 26, 2013 21:15:34 GMT -5
I feel like this is going to turn out in a manner similar to the Beth Phoenix vs Kelly Kelly storyline.
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Post by Richard on Aug 26, 2013 21:15:58 GMT -5
I like Natalya and Naomi, so I kinda feel bad for them having to get thrown under the bus with the other girls, but I'm not into this whole Total Divas thing at all, so whatever. If this ends with them going over AJ, or AJ appearing on Total Divas, that's gonna suck. Also, this: If that AJ promo was supposed to get her heel heat, it was a miserable failure.
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Post by Boshek on Aug 26, 2013 21:16:09 GMT -5
The crowd cheered and clapped for AJ for saying how we all feel. Did the writers of the segment really didn't see that coming?
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Post by warriorthug4edge on Aug 26, 2013 21:17:26 GMT -5
If I thought that Natalya would be the one to benefit, I would be happy about this. But I'd put money it will be one of the Bellas, with Twin Magic being used to win one of them the title. And then we'll hear how the Bellas "outwrestled" AJ to win the title, proving that "Total Divas" is the be-all, end-all for the Divas division. And nobody should want that.
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Post by Old Jack Burton on Aug 26, 2013 21:21:05 GMT -5
I laughed at King saying "You're right!" after JBL said "Crazy telling the truth out there".
AJ is pretty much the female Punk/Bryan of this generation, so the promo was fitting.
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Post by oneday on Aug 26, 2013 21:22:12 GMT -5
I'll go with the divas since I don't really like AJ. Plus it's not like every diva besides AJ sucks. Naomi and Natalya are just as good in the ring if not better. I don't think the Bellas are as bad in the ring as they're made out to be(much better as faces though). They should of let somebody besides AJ talk though, but I guess AJ is the only diva with enough arm strength to hold up a mic. If they put as much effort into the divas division as they did AJ the crowd wouldn't have been on her side.
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Post by Sparkybob on Aug 26, 2013 21:23:58 GMT -5
I think shoot promos are dumb, but AJ is the only one to get enough screentime to even have a defined character so I'm almost forced to side with her by default since the others are almost templates at this point. Her argument was dumb but going pseudo CM Punk was so out of nowhere it was hilarious. There is absolutely no way this angle will develop well, it will be filled with disappointment and more debating about who is right here than we will ever see on screen. The promos are likely to be that really annoying weird pseudo shoot thing that is all the rage these days. It will be absolutely horrible and yet it will be something that is at least trying to have a storyline, even if going for every cheap shot in the book. Best divas storyline of the last three years. 10/10How dare you dis regard the great Aksana attacking Kaitlyn for Eve storyline?
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Post by The Trashman on Aug 26, 2013 21:28:10 GMT -5
I dont have a problem with Total Divas and in reality neither does AJ.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Aug 26, 2013 21:32:58 GMT -5
I like Natalya and Naomi, so I kinda feel bad for them having to get thrown under the bus with the other girls, but I'm not into this whole Total Divas thing at all, so whatever. If this ends with them going over AJ, or AJ appearing on Total Divas, that's gonna suck. Yeah. Nattie and Naomi really deserved better than that; Naomi didn't qualify for either of her criticisms as one of the few genuine female talents to come from FCW that wasn't on the indies prior to then and Nattie didn't use her last name to get where she was; hell, she was wrestling in Japan and on the independents for years before she was even signed to developmental. AJ made it to the WWE and spent less time in developmental, and I seriously doubt it's because she was that much better a wrestler than her. But, as Richard said, if this leads to a Natalya/AJ program or even a Naomi/AJ program, I'll be happy. But if this is all so they can feed her to the Bellas...
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Aug 26, 2013 21:39:55 GMT -5
I wouldn't lump Nattie and Naomi in with the rest of those "talentless mannequins" (or whatever AJ called them). But yeah, that aside, I was completely on AJ's side.
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Post by Indiana Miz on Aug 26, 2013 21:44:20 GMT -5
It was a good promo, but I really hate when they do the "I'm a REAL wrestler, you're just an entertainer" type stuff, no matter who does it.
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Post by kidglov3s on Aug 26, 2013 21:44:44 GMT -5
It's pretty hilarious that their idea was "Let's have the most popular woman in the company go out, tell it like it is, and talk about how great she is. That'll really make them boo her!"
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Sektor
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Post by Sektor on Aug 26, 2013 21:49:52 GMT -5
It was a good promo, but I really hate when they do the "I'm a REAL wrestler, you're just an entertainer" type stuff, no matter who does it. The problem is though that, with the exception of two of them, that is a totally valid thing to say. The Bellas can't even run the ropes properly. That's why I think that the point wasn't to get AJ over as a heel.
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Post by TCM on Aug 26, 2013 21:53:24 GMT -5
I like AJ but not only was Nattie a Divas Champion before her, Naomi (aside from Nattie) is her equal skill-wise.
So naturally, it'll be Nikki to shut her up. Not even Brie, the one who actually gets in the ring more often.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2013 21:54:59 GMT -5
It was a good promo, but I really hate when they do the "I'm a REAL wrestler, you're just an entertainer" type stuff, no matter who does it. The problem is though that, with the exception of two of them, that is a totally valid thing to say. The Bellas can't even run the ropes properly. That's why I think that the point wasn't to get AJ over as a heel. Get her over as a face by burying WWE's golden girls? I'm highly skeptical.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Aug 26, 2013 22:15:42 GMT -5
Didn't AJ essentially accuse Nattie of only having a job because of the family she was born in?
Yeah, we know Natalya is easily more talented than anyone else the promo was directed towards, but she can still make the valid point that Nattie had an easier path to her success.
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