héad.casé
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Post by héad.casé on Nov 16, 2013 14:35:58 GMT -5
I know i'm not the only one annoyed by this. I don't mind her being a complete bitch, but the whole talking down to all superstars thing just pisses me off. Yes i'm aware she's a heel, yes i'm aware she's supposed to piss me off, but when she has AJ Lee a stuttering mess, and slapping a 7 foot giant with no inkling of fear, you kind of figure out she's not gonna be like her Dad and make herself look stupid so she can get what's coming to her. I mean at least Triple H will take Bryan's finish (HIAC) and have Big Show knock him out so the faces get a bit of heat back.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Nov 16, 2013 14:45:14 GMT -5
Stephanie McMahon is her own Mary Sue.
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mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Nov 16, 2013 14:54:07 GMT -5
She's the daughter of the owner and married to the guy in charge. She's pretty much bulletproof.
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Post by CH Punk on Nov 16, 2013 15:23:34 GMT -5
The antidote is having Punk show up and mock her. After all the insults he threw at her in 2011, I don't think she ever did anything else with him.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 16, 2013 15:26:49 GMT -5
The antidote is having Punk show up and mock her. After all the insults he threw at her in 2011, I don't think she ever did anything else with him. And he still knows where that hand has been.
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 16, 2013 15:32:04 GMT -5
Kills everyone's credibility. Uses wrestling to deal with her own insecurities.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2013 15:49:33 GMT -5
Trips may be self-aggrandizing, but he's also self-aware. Stephanie seems terrified at the thought she could be anything less than a demigod.
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Post by sunnytaker on Nov 16, 2013 16:20:27 GMT -5
quick where's Jericho? he always managed to get under her skin, though i supposed he can;t really say what he used to now that things are PG.
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 16, 2013 16:24:04 GMT -5
To be fair she looks like she could take AJ in a fight.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 16, 2013 16:25:46 GMT -5
My problem is, what's the payoff to this? When does Steph get HER comeuppance? Unless they get a diva involved, all she is doing is burying guys and making them look like pussies for nothing.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Nov 16, 2013 16:29:23 GMT -5
My problem is, what's the payoff to this? When does Steph get HER comeuppance? Unless they get a diva involved, all she is doing is burying guys and making them look like pussies for nothing. I'd like to think she gets humiliated in a comedic matter, like Dolph doing his "Here, Have Some Hair Gel" attack in her face, blinding her, and causing her to stumble around awkwardly until she falls onto a catering table.
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Post by mrjl on Nov 16, 2013 16:43:19 GMT -5
as far as I'm concerned unless it's off-screen non-storyline talk, or it's constant in ring ineptitude it's not a real burial
Stephanie slapping Big Show isn't a comment on him, it's comment on her. She doesn't realize the danger she's putting herself in.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2013 17:04:39 GMT -5
as far as I'm concerned unless it's off-screen non-storyline talk, or it's constant in ring ineptitude it's not a real burial Stephanie slapping Big Show isn't a comment on him, it's comment on her. She doesn't realize the danger she's putting herself in. Yeah...but if nobody thinks she's going to get any comeuppance...
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Post by mrjl on Nov 16, 2013 17:10:27 GMT -5
as far as I'm concerned unless it's off-screen non-storyline talk, or it's constant in ring ineptitude it's not a real burial Stephanie slapping Big Show isn't a comment on him, it's comment on her. She doesn't realize the danger she's putting herself in. Yeah...but if nobody thinks she's going to get any comeuppance... then Big Show is a better person than actually attacking a woman who is incapable of hurting him
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2013 17:16:08 GMT -5
Yeah...but if nobody thinks she's going to get any comeuppance... then Big Show is a better person than actually attacking a woman who is incapable of hurting him So not the comeuppance anyone was talking about...?
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Post by Chip on Nov 16, 2013 17:24:30 GMT -5
I was really into her as a heel recently until I noticed they didn't position anyone to produce a pay-off from it. At the very least have Kaitlyn spear her or have AJ put her in the Octopus Stretch, just something.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 16, 2013 17:28:00 GMT -5
as far as I'm concerned unless it's off-screen non-storyline talk, or it's constant in ring ineptitude it's not a real burial Stephanie slapping Big Show isn't a comment on him, it's comment on her. She doesn't realize the danger she's putting herself in. In the end, it doesn't matter if she there is no chance of her getting her comeuppance. If Steph doesn't get dropped at least once during this storyline, all of this was pointless and did nothing to help anybody.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2013 17:28:26 GMT -5
It used to be okay to give women finishers but some people still think wrestling is real in the media.
They think we'll all start beating women, much like how after watching WWE I have an uncontrollable urge to beat people with chairs and put people through tables.
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Post by angryfan on Nov 16, 2013 17:38:50 GMT -5
My issue with Stephanie's character is this. None of the women are shown to be anything close to half way up to her level. None of the men can get any heat on her, and none ever have save for The Rock and Jericho.
She is now, in essence, the number 2 heel in the company (or 1a, or whatever)but there is no way for anything stronger than "yeah, you shut up, Tits McGee" or something.
I don't want to see Show chokeslam her or something, I'm not a fan of man on woman violence, but realizing that the only other alternative is "she heels it up and some other heel gets comeuppance (in this case it'd be Kane as her surrogate) just seems hollow.
At this point, either make one of the Divas look strong or bring back Karma and have her hit an Implant Buster on Steph.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2013 17:40:51 GMT -5
I read something about people backstage disliking how she was towering over AJ and looking down the Divas because it makes her appear to be the Queen and it's bad for the Divas. In a way that's true. Stephanie is bad with that. I mean with Vince he can look bad when the time comes. We joke a lot about Triple H burying guys but the proof is that he does get made out to look bad or silly a good amount. Stephanie though we haven't seen that much because she always does something again.
Also I have something even worse guys, be prepared for this:
In a 10-Q file recently submitted by WWE, they included a "Booking Agreement" with Stephanie McMahon. The agreement is for three years, effective from October 7th, 2013, and is made out like a wrestling contract. She's even referred to as 'Wrestler' in the document. She's also been training heavily these past 6 months and is in amazing shape.
If this is true? The Divas will be getting buried in the ring as well. We're about to see a female Triple H in the ring except without the losses.
Yikes.
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