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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Dec 17, 2015 10:31:13 GMT -5
Whatever. It's a terrible hyperbole. Last time I checked Tajiri and Itami have been in the WWE before. Hell Jushin Liger and Tenryu have made appearances for f*** sake. Ultimo Dragon....you could argue TAKA and Shinzaki.... Hell, I think it could be arguable that Asuka isn't even the best female Asian talent they've ever had yet... Bull Nakano, Aja Kong, The Jumping Bomb Angels... Even The Crush Gals worked a MSG house show back in the day. That's not to say Asuka isn't awesome, because she is... Just don't want to undersell their past talents. Going through some of the old PPV's on the Network, the Jumping Bomb Angels are so far ahead of the game in WWF it is insane.
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Post by lemonyellowson on Dec 17, 2015 11:12:41 GMT -5
Yeah it's crazy, with Cesaro gone she is now legit my favourite wrestler at the minute and I've never been big on women's wrestling, but asuka just gets it. Everything about her and what she does is just pro wrestling. May she stay in nxt forever because I don't think I could handle seeing her lose to Brie bella.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 11:27:13 GMT -5
This reminds me of a conversation that Bryan Alvarez was having ages ago, back when the Monday Night Massacre was happening and TNA was live on Mondays...
How when Jeff Jarrett pretended to be an MMA fighter and challenged people to get in the ring to fight him for $10,000. Everybody and 12-year-olds rushed to the ring because Jeff Jarrett is about the third least-threatening person in wrestling. He lamented how back in the day you had people like Abdullah the Butcher who exuded danger to the extent that if he hopped the rail people would run for cover.
According to him only someone like Brock Lesnar could produce that reaction...and maybe Kurt Angle, who is so cat-shit ridiculous that if he jumped the rail he'd needed to be pumped full of tranqs, tased and tagged before people could return to their seats...
You know, I legit feel like if Asuka was fighting Dana Broke and Dana jumped the rail... And Asuka jumped the rail to get after her? People would part like the seas because Asuka is a tiny crazy person. That receives a thumbs-up from me.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Dec 17, 2015 11:53:46 GMT -5
I just wish Charlotte, Becky and Sasha were still in NXT. Those matches with Asuka would have been incredible. Her inevitable match with Bayley will be great too but what could have been.
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 17, 2015 12:33:06 GMT -5
She speaks english doesn't she? She speaks some at least. It's like Andre; she knows the language but has a heavy accent that effects her elocution.
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Post by Evil Homer on Dec 17, 2015 12:37:41 GMT -5
Ultimo Dragon? Are you not familiar with the work of Ultimo Dragon? tripping at WM 20 ? thats really his biggest moment in wwe
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Post by saintpat on Dec 17, 2015 12:48:22 GMT -5
This reminds me of a conversation that Bryan Alvarez was having ages ago, back when the Monday Night Massacre was happening and TNA was live on Mondays... How when Jeff Jarrett pretended to be an MMA fighter and challenged people to get in the ring to fight him for $10,000. Everybody and 12-year-olds rushed to the ring because Jeff Jarrett is about the third least-threatening person in wrestling. He lamented how back in the day you had people like Abdullah the Butcher who exuded danger to the extent that if he hopped the rail people would run for cover. According to him only someone like Brock Lesnar could produce that reaction...and maybe Kurt Angle, who is so cat-shit ridiculous that if he jumped the rail he'd needed to be pumped full of tranqs, tased and tagged before people could return to their seats... You know, I legit feel like if Asuka was fighting Dana Broke and Dana jumped the rail... And Asuka jumped the rail to get after her? People would part like the seas because Asuka is a tiny crazy person. That receives a thumbs-up from me. Thank you for referencing MMA Jeff Jarrett. I could have gone all day without that crossing my mind and I wouldn't have LOL'd like I just did. One of my favorite gimmicks ever.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Dec 17, 2015 13:32:33 GMT -5
She's one of the best on the entire roster. Wrestling, charisma, big presence. She has a similar presence to what Brock Lesnar gives off.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Dec 17, 2015 13:40:59 GMT -5
She's really great, but Bull Nakano > Asuka.
Bull Nakano v Alundra Blayze is probably the best in-ring women's feud ever in WWE.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Dec 17, 2015 13:42:58 GMT -5
Still awesome. The longer match really exposed some of the holes in her game but it was also good for her to have it. There's just something about her that's like...wowzers. When people talk about the "IT factor", that's what she has. She has that kind of charisma that's impossible to teach.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 17, 2015 14:44:27 GMT -5
Takes two to tango. I've generally found her kind of weird and boring.
I loved that match at takeover though. Her and Emma brought it. Maybe dial back the ass attack a bit.
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Post by Perfect Timing on Dec 17, 2015 15:11:38 GMT -5
Ultimo Dragon? Are you not familiar with the work of Ultimo Dragon? Well I know his Wrestlemania moment was him tripping over his boot laces.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Dec 17, 2015 15:20:56 GMT -5
Yeah, what did Ultimo Dragon ever do?
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 17, 2015 15:25:12 GMT -5
Are you not familiar with the work of Ultimo Dragon? Well I know his Wrestlemania moment was him tripping over his boot laces. Well Asuka has never been on Smackdown even if we're using that standard.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 17, 2015 19:07:36 GMT -5
Are you not familiar with the work of Ultimo Dragon? Well I know his Wrestlemania moment was him tripping over his boot laces. Everybody trips, sometimes. His body of work is worth exploring, legitimately a legend and one of the finest talents Japan ever produced. Even just watching his run in WCW is some of the company's finest output. Plus, he held this:
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Post by KobashiChop on Dec 17, 2015 19:16:22 GMT -5
Asuka is ridiculous and an absolute machine in the ring. But she isn't even the best Asian wrestler signed to NXT. He's nursing an injury.
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Post by PKO on Dec 17, 2015 19:26:53 GMT -5
She's got off the charts charisma, a great look, she moves unlike anyone else in WWE. She's fantastic. I can't wait for her feud with Nia.
It's funny because other than the KO finish I found her squash match last week terribly boring, her first misstep.
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Post by keezy on Dec 17, 2015 20:15:51 GMT -5
Her name kind of bothers me because it sounds like "Auska" but appears as "Asuka", when she was first named I thought it would be like "Ah Soo Kah".
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Dec 17, 2015 20:19:52 GMT -5
Well I know his Wrestlemania moment was him tripping over his boot laces. Everybody trips, sometimes. His body of work is worth exploring, legitimately a legend and one of the finest talents Japan ever produced. Even just watching his run in WCW is some of the company's finest output. Plus, he held this: Plus he introduced me to one of my favorite managers
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Dec 17, 2015 20:24:46 GMT -5
I sort of wish that she'd taunt and mock a bit less if she's going to be a face, but that's just a personal preference...
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