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Asuka
Dec 17, 2015 20:29:39 GMT -5
Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 17, 2015 20:29:39 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". It's Japanese. the U isn't really pronounced. Ass-ka is the correct pronunciation. Like Sasuke is sah-skay and Daisuke is Die-skay.
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Post by keezy on Dec 17, 2015 20:44:05 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". It's Japanese. the U isn't really pronounced. Ass-ka is the correct pronunciation. Like Sasuke is sah-skay and Daisuke is Die-skay. So her name matches her offense, very fitting.
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Asuka
Dec 17, 2015 22:43:52 GMT -5
Post by AwamoriRock on Dec 17, 2015 22:43:52 GMT -5
The "u" is technically pronounced, just not emphasized. If you're sounding it out you don't need to say it, it's not big enough to warrant it.
But it is not "Ass-ka". It's closer to "Ah" than stretching out the "A."
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Asuka
Dec 17, 2015 22:49:28 GMT -5
Post by Ruthless Pessimism on Dec 17, 2015 22:49:28 GMT -5
Ultimo Dragon? Are you not familiar with the work of Ultimo Dragon?
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 17, 2015 22:59:21 GMT -5
Ultimo Dragon does suck because he tripped once.
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Asuka
Dec 17, 2015 23:04:33 GMT -5
Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 17, 2015 23:04:33 GMT -5
The "u" is technically pronounced, just not emphasized. If you're sounding it out you don't need to say it, it's not big enough to warrant it. But it is not "Ass-ka". It's closer to "Ah" than stretching out the "A." yeah my finger slipped with the extra S.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 23:09:03 GMT -5
Ultimo Dragon tripped once. That doesn't negate his insane work rate lol
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Asuka
Dec 17, 2015 23:17:46 GMT -5
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Post by AwamoriRock on Dec 17, 2015 23:17:46 GMT -5
The "u" is technically pronounced, just not emphasized. If you're sounding it out you don't need to say it, it's not big enough to warrant it. But it is not "Ass-ka". It's closer to "Ah" than stretching out the "A." yeah my finger slipped with the extra S. No worries, that way would actually be funnier though.
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Asuka
Dec 17, 2015 23:30:32 GMT -5
Post by Perfect Timing on Dec 17, 2015 23:30:32 GMT -5
I understand Ultimo Dragon was probably a fine worker, but if your talking about his WWE run, it was bad.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Dec 18, 2015 0:03:56 GMT -5
She does one thing better than anyone on the company currently, and that is no moment is wasted, Every movement she makes has a purpose. She is damned fantastic at making everything mean something.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 2:03:03 GMT -5
She does one thing better than anyone on the company currently, and that is no moment is wasted, Every movement she makes has a purpose. She is damned fantastic at making everything mean something. No movement is wasted is a hilarious bit of praise for a woman who spends half the match needlessly flapping her arms about.
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Post by Steveweiser on Dec 18, 2015 8:22:16 GMT -5
Asuka does speak good English, I've had several conversations with her. Certainly better than my Japanese, that's for sure.
And if there's anything to take from this thread, it's the new stock phrase "Ultimo Dragon tripped once..."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 9:05:19 GMT -5
She does one thing better than anyone on the company currently, and that is no moment is wasted, Every movement she makes has a purpose. She is damned fantastic at making everything mean something. No movement is wasted is a hilarious bit of praise for a woman who spends half the match needlessly flapping her arms about. I lost track of her stuff years ago and I didn't quite notice anything odd back in the days where she had an XBox360 ad on her butt and was blogging about video games... But man, seeing her on the NXT roster? She moves very differently from every other woman they have on the NXT and WWE roster. It's not like Bayley where it's a bit more subtle and is probably a different issue entirely. Like, Asuka really does move like a tiny crazy person. Constantly.Hell, she even does the collar 'n' elbow tie-up differently and she moves all over the place while doing it. Nobody currently on the roster moves like she does and it was the weirdest thing for me to watch initially; it's like she's set on 2X speed while everyone is on normal.
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Asuka
Dec 18, 2015 9:27:45 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 9:27:45 GMT -5
Asuka is pretty damn great. I also LOVE the gimmick they're giving her here (I don't know too much about her time in Japan to know if that's always been her shtick). Just this "you so much as poke me and I'm gonna kick your teeth down your throat and mock your stupid beauty pageant bullshit". Like, if you wanted someone to do the whole "Diva's revolution" and turn the emphasis to in-ring ability, she needs to eventually make it to the main roster and just run down everybody. Give her the Kharma run. Which is what they should have done with Sasha or Charlotte or someone like that.
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Dec 18, 2015 10:04:42 GMT -5
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 18, 2015 10:04:42 GMT -5
Asuka is pretty damn great. I also LOVE the gimmick they're giving her here (I don't know too much about her time in Japan to know if that's always been her shtick). Just this "you so much as poke me and I'm gonna kick your teeth down your throat and mock your stupid beauty pageant bullshit". Like, if you wanted someone to do the whole "Diva's revolution" and turn the emphasis to in-ring ability, she needs to eventually make it to the main roster and just run down everybody. Give her the Kharma run. Which is what they should have done with Sasha or Charlotte or someone like that. Her gimmick wasn't all that much different in Japan. Just there she could get away with antics that wouldn't fly in WWE. The amount of groping in some of her matches would have made Layla El blush.
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Asuka
Dec 18, 2015 12:18:55 GMT -5
Post by ________ has left the building on Dec 18, 2015 12:18:55 GMT -5
Asuka is pretty damn great. I also LOVE the gimmick they're giving her here (I don't know too much about her time in Japan to know if that's always been her shtick). Just this "you so much as poke me and I'm gonna kick your teeth down your throat and mock your stupid beauty pageant bullshit". Like, if you wanted someone to do the whole "Diva's revolution" and turn the emphasis to in-ring ability, she needs to eventually make it to the main roster and just run down everybody. Give her the Kharma run. Which is what they should have done with Sasha or Charlotte or someone like that. Her gimmick wasn't all that much different in Japan. Just there she could get away with antics that wouldn't fly in WWE. The amount of groping in some of her matches would have made Layla El blush. A battle between Asuka and Layla will turn into an Ultimate Surrender match.
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Asuka
Dec 18, 2015 12:20:23 GMT -5
Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Dec 18, 2015 12:20:23 GMT -5
She does one thing better than anyone on the company currently, and that is no moment is wasted, Every movement she makes has a purpose. She is damned fantastic at making everything mean something. No movement is wasted is a hilarious bit of praise for a woman who spends half the match needlessly flapping her arms about. And yet, you noticed it. It made some impression. A good half the current roster has empty space all the time, it gives you reason to look away. Asuka does not.
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Asuka
Dec 18, 2015 12:34:44 GMT -5
Post by Allie Kitsune on Dec 18, 2015 12:34:44 GMT -5
Her gimmick wasn't all that much different in Japan. Just there she could get away with antics that wouldn't fly in WWE. The amount of groping in some of her matches would have made Layla El blush. A battle between Asuka and Layla will turn into an Ultimate Surrender match. The only loser would be Ricky Ortiz.
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Dec 18, 2015 12:40:51 GMT -5
Post by Sephiroth on Dec 18, 2015 12:40:51 GMT -5
Her gimmick wasn't all that much different in Japan. Just there she could get away with antics that wouldn't fly in WWE. The amount of groping in some of her matches would have made Layla El blush. A battle between Asuka and Layla will turn into an Ultimate Surrender match. As in, to quote the Uptown Funk, "Too hot!"?
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Post by ________ has left the building on Dec 18, 2015 12:41:49 GMT -5
A battle between Asuka and Layla will turn into an Ultimate Surrender match. The only loser would be Ricky Ortiz. He can cry into his Rally towel.
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