Dat Dude
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Post by Dat Dude on Dec 18, 2018 20:34:31 GMT -5
I really enjoyed their match, one of Naomi’s best ones. Asuka really sold for her well and there were a lot of close pinfalls. Should they continue this as rivalry or should it just stay a one off?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 20:37:10 GMT -5
I want them to have a feud sometime before WM time, they did well here. Great first match tonight.
Naomi's also very underrated in the ring. She might not be the best but she can go. She was doing things that some of the more experienced girls can't pull off.
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Post by the2ndevil on Dec 18, 2018 21:06:33 GMT -5
Amusingly, just tonight in WWE 2K19, Asuka defeated Naomi to win the SmackDown Women's Championship in Universe Mode.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 21:08:40 GMT -5
It was good, not great, probably could be better with more of a point behind it.
That top rope dropkick spot made absolutely no sense though. No clue how Asuka actually hit that. Naomi's ricochet off the barricade was pretty awesome though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 22:10:35 GMT -5
Thought it was fine. Naomi isn't one of my favorites or anything but I also never really got the hate, I'm cool with them having a short program before WM.
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Post by Dub H on Dec 18, 2018 22:12:31 GMT -5
If it means more Naomi on the mic,i`m good not having it happen again
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Post by blscks on Dec 19, 2018 0:01:24 GMT -5
At least is better than the other option, Naomi vs Mandy Sucks.
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Post by schma on Dec 19, 2018 0:39:10 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind seeing Asuka take on a variety of opponents, potentially build up some of the other women. It'd be great if Charlotte just keeps getting stopped when she tries to get another title shot and starts to lose her shit. I'm hoping that Becky beats down Ronda (giving her the receipt and prepping for their feud) on Raw then shows up again on Smackdown to point out that she is still the man.
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Post by Abdullah on Dec 19, 2018 12:32:13 GMT -5
It struck me that Smackdown needs more credible women.
Becky and Charlotte are busy right now. They're likely to get busier in the coming months (with Ronda) and... once you get past Naomi, there's a significant drop-off as far as in-ring abilities go. Ember should move to the blue brand early if Asuka's going to be a champ going into Wrestlemania.
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Post by PKO on Dec 19, 2018 18:43:10 GMT -5
Yeah, Naomi is one of my favourites and this was a good reminder why. This was one of the more inventive 1-on-1 matches seen in the women’s division in a long time; I loved the pace and the build, and there were some great spots.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Dec 19, 2018 20:10:52 GMT -5
It struck me that Smackdown needs more credible women. Becky and Charlotte are busy right now. They're likely to get busier in the coming months (with Ronda) and... once you get past Naomi, there's a significant drop-off as far as in-ring abilities go. Ember should move to the blue brand early if Asuka's going to be a champ going into Wrestlemania. Wonder if Sonya or Mandy will start getting more shine.
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Post by MrElijah on Dec 19, 2018 20:21:53 GMT -5
I want them to have a feud sometime before WM time, they did well here. Great first match tonight. Naomi's also very underrated in the ring. She might not be the best but she can go. She was doing things that some of the more experienced girls can't pull off. She can actually hit a Split Legged Moonsault. Most guys can't.
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Post by sportatorium on Dec 19, 2018 23:41:27 GMT -5
It was a very good match & they have to build someone else up. Naomi can deliver, elevate her.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Dec 19, 2018 23:50:01 GMT -5
Wouldn't mind a short feud between the two as they have to probably kill time until Feb or March to get Charlotte in the mix to have her step up to fight Asuka at Mania again
They will probably have Becky play out a while who she wants to face at Mania as well assuming she wins the Rumble (which she should)
The two matches should be Charlotte/Asuka II and Ronda/Becky. Just a matter of getting there
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Dec 20, 2018 1:13:18 GMT -5
Naomi is that kind of good where if there's enough idea behind the match and a good partner, she can put on something really good, and she works great in big multi-woman matches where she can hit some spots and keep a quick pace. Given that the champion is Asuka, I wouldn't mind a filler feud for early 2018. Naomi works well as a challenger and it would give Asuka someone to get a good establishing first leg of her reign with.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 20, 2018 2:30:11 GMT -5
I really dug this, always felt Naomi is underrated and super consistent.
Additionally, I really like Naomi's chemistry with Liv Morgan during the multi-woman matches before Riott Squad went to Raw. They did some really cool stand-out stuff together.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Dec 20, 2018 2:32:08 GMT -5
Naomi is that kind of good where if there's enough idea behind the match and a good partner, she can put on something really good, and she works great in big multi-woman matches where she can hit some spots and keep a quick pace. Given that the champion is Asuka, I wouldn't mind a filler feud for early 2018. Naomi works well as a challenger and it would give Asuka someone to get a good establishing first leg of her reign with. However, in saying that get Ember Moon over to SD after Mania ASAP!!!
Becky is going to Raw more than likely and I wouldn't be surprised if they send Charlotte to and SD gets back either Sasha or Bayley (Lord knows they need a change of scenery)
Back to Ember tho, her and Asuka had some great matches in NXT to the point where that is the only person Asuka cheated against to keep her title. Time to revisit that feud for Summerslam
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 20, 2018 2:46:15 GMT -5
I want Asuka to get a couple of defenses against various gals, rather than be locked into a one on one feud right now, but I'd like to see Naomi and Asuka cross up again in the future.
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