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Post by auph10imitated on Jul 15, 2016 9:57:23 GMT -5
I am still struggling to understand the reason why they called Dana Brooke up so soon, I think shes decent in terms of charisma but her ring work just isnt great. If they needed a second for Charlotte why didnt they actually do something with Summer Rae? From a storyline standpoint this makes sense seeing as Summer was the original leader of the BFF's which had Charlotte and Sasha who are now programmed together, who better to sow the seeds of the storyline by playing the 2nd fiddle to Charlotte than Summer. Dana just looks totally out of place in this angle/pairing.
As soon as Emma was injured Dana should have gone back to NXT. She would have been good fodder for Asuka again, the last little run was pretty fun.
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Post by Bo Rida on Jul 15, 2016 10:20:58 GMT -5
Yeah I mostly agree.
However I think building of their BFF history would be tricky as NXT wasn't as popular back then. Yet they'd have to go down that route as Summer can't exactly play an enforcer role. I guess Summer convincing Charlotte to ditch her Dad could have worked.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jul 15, 2016 10:54:35 GMT -5
Dana was starting to grow on me with Emma. They played off each other well and Dana nails her role
Now, she feels like Charlotte's sidekick more than a partner if that makes sense. Summer, who isn't doing much anyway would have fit the role better.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2016 11:10:50 GMT -5
If Charlotte carried Summer Rae-head-on-a-popsicle-stick again, I'd mark out.
Even Charlotte knew who started the Women's Wrestling Revolution.
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Post by taker1990 on Jul 15, 2016 11:32:07 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind the roles of Summer/Charlotte being reversed.
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Post by Fauxnaki on Jul 15, 2016 12:37:51 GMT -5
Because Dana Brooke would destroy summer rae
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2016 12:39:51 GMT -5
Summer a million times
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 15, 2016 12:44:28 GMT -5
Dana makes more sense as a bodyguard of sorts, being more imposing, but Summer would have been fine as the weasel underling.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Jul 15, 2016 14:01:07 GMT -5
Dana really excelled on NXT being the mouthy bodyguard for Emma. She's way more imposing than Summer Rae, but as the Rusev/Ziggler feud shows, Summer can be great even with terrible material. Tricky one, but for this role as hired muscle who's not too bright, it's Dana for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2016 14:08:55 GMT -5
I think it's because they wanted someone shorter than Charlotte is, combined with them liking Dana and wanting to give her something to do with Emma being out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2016 14:13:51 GMT -5
Dana works better with Emma as Summer would work better with Charlotte. But Dana was called in like two weeks ago and Emma gets injured so I understand why they paired her with Charlotte.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jul 15, 2016 14:20:10 GMT -5
Because boobs
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Post by sportatorium on Jul 15, 2016 15:09:11 GMT -5
Summer by a million miles. Dana Brooke shouldn't be on TV at this point.
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Post by FAR5222 on Jul 15, 2016 15:12:39 GMT -5
It's not like WWE thought it out over time. Emma got hurt two weeks after Dana's call up. Dana needs something to do and Flair was being written off. Dana fits in this role perfectly as it was working with Emma.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jul 15, 2016 16:11:26 GMT -5
Charlotte and Dana getting paired up was clearly an improv booking decision due to Dana not being ready to be on her own and needing to be paired with someone else after Emma got injured. For some reason they're also insistent on Charlotte having an outside presence for her matches and with Ric being phased out they needed someone else to fill the void, so it was kind of a kill two birds with one stone type thing. Unfortunately the Charlotte and Dana team doesn't have much chemistry and isn't a good fit at all as a pairing. The Emma/Dana duo worked because they complimented each other a lot better with Dana being the big mouth, which is something she excels at, and Emma being more cool and quiet. With Charlotte and Dana they're both loud mouths so I think they kind of clash, with Dana being resorted to being a subservient lackey as a result hich doesn't fit her well character wise and also doesn't make any sense with how she'd been portrayed prior to her teaming with Charlotte. Also it kind of comes off weird that Charlotte is about seven inches taller and also probably weighs more then her "muscle".
Regardless of whether she was ready or not, it wouldn't have been fair for Dana to immediately send her back down to NXT a week after she got called up just because her partner got hurt. You have to kind of give her a chance at least. At this point it's obvious she's not ready (I like her but botching putting someone's foot on the rope is pretty bad). However the thing is they still need her on the main roster just for depth purposes, especially with the draft coming. If you send her down your left with just three active heels on the roster with Charlotte, Summer, and Natalya.
As far as Summer goes I really don't get why they don't give her a bigger role. It seems like any time they give her something important to do she knocks it out of the park. However instead of rewarding her for it they just always demote her back to being the designated heel job girl.
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Post by PKO on Jul 18, 2016 13:23:33 GMT -5
Dana never should have left NXT, but she had a lot of chemistry with Emma so it at least made some sense to bring her up when Emma made her return to the Main Roster. When Emma was shelved with an injury they should have used that as an excuse to send Dana back down for more training, but HHH is supposedly a big fan of hers. I initially had no time for Dana when she debuted in NXT. Horrible look, awful promos, poor wrestling...but she improved in all areas. The best thing for her would have been to continue her training in NXT.
Summer is criminally wasted. She's one of the best female speakers, and a partnership with Charlotte actually could have been great. The Dana partnership came out of nowhere really, so Summer being in her place would have made more sense...at least they could explain that the two had history in NXT.
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Post by Perfect Timing on Jul 18, 2016 13:25:02 GMT -5
Dana is great. Summer is pretty good, but I like Dana the character better.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jul 18, 2016 13:26:09 GMT -5
Summer Brooke and Dana Rae.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 18, 2016 13:27:20 GMT -5
I severely dislike Summer Rae. She looks like Count von Count.
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Post by kevin on Jul 18, 2016 13:37:40 GMT -5
Summer is better than Dana in every single way. It's not even close Summer could easily be womens champion Dana could easily be replaced with a cardboard cutout.
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