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Post by Error on Mar 1, 2016 11:56:58 GMT -5
That was the whole point. She went from disingenuous corporate heel to raving lunatic egotistical bitch in nothing flat. Shane broke her by taking away her company and spotlight. This is no longer just business and she wants her brother dead. I thought it was one of the best promos I've seen in awhile, especially the change in how Steph presents herself. And what is she going to do? She isn't going to fight Shane, nor do I think she'll have any connection to Taker (Vince seems to be handling that) its just a screaming harpy to be a screaming harpy. This is why she needs to go. We don't know that though. She could start sending heel after heel at Shane, maybe she gets control of Kane and send him into the fight or maybe it is all an act and she and Shane are teaming up to send old man Vince to a rocking chair in Boca Raton. I get she isn't popular and people want any excuse to not see her but that is not me. She cut a good promo and while I still don't care for this match, I'll enjoy what I can out of it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 11:58:04 GMT -5
I just fail to see the good in having a heel character that is above retribution. It makes for a most unpleasant viewing experience Her power is on the line at Wrestlemania. She's not above retribution. Right, but she'll undoubtedly find a way to have a prominent role on the show again. It's not like they'll actually write her out for longer than a couple of months. This is all about "control of Raw" anyway, if she loses her and Hunner will just take over Smackdown.
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Post by KobashiChop on Mar 1, 2016 12:00:02 GMT -5
I just fail to see the good in having a heel character that is above retribution. It makes for a most unpleasant viewing experience Her power is on the line at Wrestlemania. She's not above retribution. Um, Survivor Series kind of sets a lousy precedent here.
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Post by comahan on Mar 1, 2016 12:00:10 GMT -5
Incredible delivery and promo in general, but it didn't grab me like a promo of that caliber should. Not sure if its because I don't care about her, the story, or what. Dont know. Amazing performance on her part though, no doubt about that.
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Post by Hit Girl on Mar 1, 2016 12:09:30 GMT -5
It sucked, like all her promos.
Most of it was probably real-world projection.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Mar 1, 2016 12:12:22 GMT -5
Steph is a complete channel changer. I've grown so tired of her act that i won't even click on the YouTube clips of her from RAW. If she'd get off tv, maybe I'd watch again. So true. I only watch RAW through those youtube channel clips. If I see Steph.. NOPE. Then again, I don't watch most of the clips anymore. If it has like Brock or someone I like in it I might grin and bear it.
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Post by Hit Girl on Mar 1, 2016 12:15:21 GMT -5
The fact that they are only talking about Shane taking over RAW is a clear sign they'll have HHH and Steph show up on Smackdown and say some shit like "oh, you didn't think we had a back up plan???".
The Authority can never lose.
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Post by Indifference Abounds on Mar 1, 2016 12:16:59 GMT -5
I honestly believe this segment was only booked so Steph could try and save some face after being put in her place last week. It didn't seem to have any purpose in the wider scope of the storyline.
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Post by Chainsaw on Mar 1, 2016 12:20:02 GMT -5
Cersei Lannister watches Steph promos and goes "Whoa, ok, lady, switch to decaf!"
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Mar 1, 2016 12:25:38 GMT -5
Even if she was going to get retribution, I just don't care anymore.
Go away Steph
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 12:26:00 GMT -5
I've never been big on Steph. She exudes entitled authority bitch well, but her mic time never seems to really do anything. It's like being lectured by a guard when you're already in prison.
No matter what she's ever had to say, it's just like "yeah, yeah, we got it. Thank God you're the bosses' daughter and future bosses' wife so this segment can be fifteen minutes long instead of two."
I don't love to hate her, I just don't like it.
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Post by chrom on Mar 1, 2016 13:54:31 GMT -5
The fact that they are only talking about Shane taking over RAW is a clear sign they'll have HHH and Steph show up on Smackdown and say some shit like "oh, you didn't think we had a back up plan???". The Authority can never lose. Then they can go and make that unbearable to watch just like they have done Raw.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 1, 2016 13:59:34 GMT -5
After the multitude of Steph topics, I do think her being a woman IS a contributing factor to the issue. No one talks about Vince emasculating people if he chews them out. No one threw that criticism at Tunney, or Teddy Long, or and number of authority figures who rarely if at all saw physical retaliation. Obviously, heels take a kernel of truth and stretch it into something else entirely and overstate things, but her being a woman DOES make people seethe in a way when she gets on someone's case that they don't do in the same fashion for other performers.
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Post by chrom on Mar 1, 2016 14:05:07 GMT -5
After the multitude of Steph topics, I do think her being a woman IS a contributing factor to the issue. No one talks about Vince emasculating people if he chews them out. No one threw that criticism at Tunney, or Teddy Long, or and number of authority figures who rarely if at all saw physical retaliation. Obviously, heels take a kernel of truth and stretch it into something else entirely and overstate things, but her being a woman DOES make people seethe in a way when she gets on someone's case that they don't do in the same fashion for other performers. Because we knew that if Vince opened his mouth he'd get a fist shoved right in it either by Austin or Rock or someone else if he tried to. Same with Bischoff. The Feminazis of the world like Nancy Grace would have a field day and start up another crusade if someone even so much as put a finger on the harpy. We all saw what happened when Dusty stood up to her.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Mar 1, 2016 14:10:52 GMT -5
After the multitude of Steph topics, I do think her being a woman IS a contributing factor to the issue. No one talks about Vince emasculating people if he chews them out. No one threw that criticism at Tunney, or Teddy Long, or and number of authority figures who rarely if at all saw physical retaliation. Obviously, heels take a kernel of truth and stretch it into something else entirely and overstate things, but her being a woman DOES make people seethe in a way when she gets on someone's case that they don't do in the same fashion for other performers. Because we knew that if Vince opened his mouth he'd get a fist shoved right in it either by Austin or Rock or someone else if he tried to. Same with Bischoff. The Feminazis of the world like Nancy Grace would have a field day and start up another crusade if someone even so much as put a finger on the harpy. We all saw what happened when Dusty stood up to her. Exactly. We know she's never gonna get her comeuppance(at least physically) because a guy is never gonna touch her & we know damn well that she's never gonna let a diva get the best of her, in any way.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Mar 1, 2016 14:12:57 GMT -5
Why? What did it achieve? She didn't get any more heat than usual. No one interrupted her, and it's not like Shane can put his hands on her. So there's no retribution coming after she inevitably slaps the shit out of her brother. Ultimately, the promo was filler. Just filler. I meant delivery and content-wise it was a great promo. It also wasn't filller. She's one of the main antagonists of the Shane storyline. Her retribution comes if Shane wins at Wrestlemania since she'll be out of power (at least when it comes to Raw). The only retribution we could hope for is Ronda Rousey ripping her arm off, but I doubt that's gonna happen.
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Post by chrom on Mar 1, 2016 14:15:14 GMT -5
Because we knew that if Vince opened his mouth he'd get a fist shoved right in it either by Austin or Rock or someone else if he tried to. Same with Bischoff. The Feminazis of the world like Nancy Grace would have a field day and start up another crusade if someone even so much as put a finger on the harpy. We all saw what happened when Dusty stood up to her. Exactly. We know she's never gonna get her comeuppance(at least physically) because a guy is never gonna touch her & we know damn well that she's never gonna let a diva get the best of her, in any way. Between her and Hunter, it's a tossup over who has the bigger inferiority complex
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Post by Mid-Carder on Mar 1, 2016 14:23:18 GMT -5
Stop moaning about Stephanie. You don't understand because you're men. I, as a woman, admire Stephanie so much. She's taught me that I should never let being female get in the way of getting positions I don't deserve in daddy's company.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Mar 1, 2016 14:23:56 GMT -5
I understand what Stephanie was trying to accomplish but the execution was horrible. Screaming hysterically doesn't make you look like a strong woman and makes you look like a cry baby. That was the whole point. She went from disingenuous corporate heel to raving lunatic egotistical bitch in nothing flat. Shane broke her by taking away her company and spotlight. This is no longer just business and she wants her brother dead. I thought it was one of the best promos I've seen in awhile, especially the change in how Steph presents herself. I agree with you, 100%, but at the same time, we've reached the point where there has to be some kind of endgame for the Authority. This storyline is approaching 3 years old now, and outside of maybe like 2 instances, Steph has been untouchable
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Post by chrom on Mar 1, 2016 14:31:10 GMT -5
That was the whole point. She went from disingenuous corporate heel to raving lunatic egotistical bitch in nothing flat. Shane broke her by taking away her company and spotlight. This is no longer just business and she wants her brother dead. I thought it was one of the best promos I've seen in awhile, especially the change in how Steph presents herself. I agree with you, 100%, but at the same time, we've reached the point where there has to be some kind of endgame for the Authority. This storyline is approaching 3 years old now, and outside of maybe like 2 instances, Steph has been untouchable Even The NWO looked weak and had losses and setbacks, and so did The Horsemen the group that HHH idolizes so much. I honestly don't think they even have a plan for an endgame, they're just going to keep on doing it even though everyone's sick of it. If there was any plans before, it would've been with Sting victorious at WM.
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