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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Mar 25, 2019 8:49:40 GMT -5
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Post by Push R Truth on Mar 25, 2019 8:52:53 GMT -5
To be clear, this reaction is based off the fact that they both have more or less "been done" a couple times already so it doesn't really... well, seem like much that we didn't already know. This is more like somebody took a couple long sabbaticals from work and then just decides they are officially retired after showing up a couple of times sporadically. It's not a "lol bellas suck glad they are gone" reaction. I've stated many times that Total Bellas and Total Divas are the best hour of TV programming the WWE puts out consistently. And I shall cry tears of blood when they get cancelled
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 25, 2019 8:58:06 GMT -5
A bunch of other people are going to want to bring the snarky reaction gifs, so I'll just say Godspeed, Nikkisawa.
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Post by realist on Mar 25, 2019 9:00:44 GMT -5
.....leave the memories alone......
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Post by edgestar on Mar 25, 2019 9:05:07 GMT -5
I'm not going to hate on her retirement. She's been in the business, longer than a lot of the women have, and now, she can be an auntie, act, or anything. I will just say, that it always made me laugh, when she would tear off the top shirt, to reveal the same one, underneath.
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Post by MrElijah on Mar 25, 2019 9:08:53 GMT -5
All jokes aside, hell of a forearm.
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Mar 25, 2019 9:11:26 GMT -5
I would have liked to see her challenge Asuka at Mania to be honest. At least that title match would have gotten decent buildup and not be relegated to the pre-show which I fear is going to happen with whoever Asuka faces now.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 25, 2019 9:11:49 GMT -5
Brie announced her retirement to go home and be a family woman a week or two before on that show, so for all intents and purposes, that’s it. No more Bella Twins.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Mar 25, 2019 9:14:05 GMT -5
The Bellas used to be one of the worst things on the show. Nikki got decent in-ring towards the end. I respect anyone that tries to improve like that. Wouldn't go out of my way to watch her matches, but I wouldn't change the channel either.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Mar 25, 2019 9:18:14 GMT -5
I know the cool thing to do is rip on the Bellas, but I really can't do it.
11-12 years is a really good run. Were they the best wrestlers from a technical standpoint? No. Not even close. But the effort was always there and they did get better (Brie's most recent comeback notwithstanding)
They were good reps for the company and from most accounts, always were great to their fanbase. They're both going to retire with their relative health, with their businesses, and their family. Can't help but be happy for 'em
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Post by stevec484 on Mar 25, 2019 9:21:11 GMT -5
Good worker towards the end and very popular with the women and girl fans. It was kind of a big loss for them when she left.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Mar 25, 2019 9:21:58 GMT -5
I would have liked to see her challenge Asuka at Mania to be honest. At least that title match would have gotten decent buildup and not be relegated to the pre-show which I fear is going to happen with whoever Asuka faces now. Same, was she up to the same level as everyone else? No, but she was in that Luger kind of mold where if she was in there with someone better, she could rise up and be pretty damn good, and had the crowd reaction and charisma to help her too. In fact that would have been a good retirement match for her. Give Asuka the smarky accomplishment of having gotten rid of the Bellas for good.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Mar 25, 2019 9:23:33 GMT -5
She did the best she could with what she had, she wasn’t hired or taught how to have good matches, this was when developmental sucked, specially for women.
You had either Bill Demott doing shit for what he should be arrested and FCW only taught you how to drive under the influence. Nikki never had a shot and when the nxt women came up, she became obsolete and already too old and with a serious neck injury to improve to that level.
The total divas show and spinoff drew money, I just wish that it never influenced creative like it did for a time.
She had a decent career all things considered, I just still laugh when she said that her breaking up with Cena was like Superman breaking up with Wonder Woman, nah that’s not it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 9:24:25 GMT -5
She improved leaps and bounds towards the end. I’d go as far to say she even had some good matches.
Plus she was one of the hottest women ever.
Good luck Nikki!
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Mar 25, 2019 9:29:56 GMT -5
She did the best she could with what she had, she wasn’t hired or taught how to have good matches, this was when developmental sucked, specially for women. You had either Bill Demott doing shit for what he should be arrested and FCW only taught you how to drive under the influence. Nikki never had a shot and when the nxt women came up, she became obsolete and already too old and with a serious neck injury to improve to that level. The total divas show and spinoff drew money, I just wish that it never influenced creative like it did for a time. She had a decent career all things considered, I just still laugh when she said that her breaking up with Cena was like Superman breaking up with Wonder Woman, nah that’s not it. She really did have bad timing as far as being a good in ring competitor.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Mar 25, 2019 9:34:11 GMT -5
She did the best she could with what she had, she wasn’t hired or taught how to have good matches, this was when developmental sucked, specially for women. You had either Bill Demott doing shit for what he should be arrested and FCW only taught you how to drive under the influence. Nikki never had a shot and when the nxt women came up, she became obsolete and already too old and with a serious neck injury to improve to that level. The total divas show and spinoff drew money, I just wish that it never influenced creative like it did for a time. She had a decent career all things considered, I just still laugh when she said that her breaking up with Cena was like Superman breaking up with Wonder Woman, nah that’s not it. She really did have bad timing as far as being a good in ring competitor. Everyone from that era did really. At the beginning it was just catfight and bikini matches that lasted minutes. Once they turned pg, Finlay haphazardly trained the women to have five minute matches, then almost ten years later, Sara del Ray and Albert finally trained them as real wrestlers.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Mar 25, 2019 9:34:32 GMT -5
Legit bummer for me, I liked Nikki.
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Post by Perd on Mar 25, 2019 9:45:37 GMT -5
Given her neck issues, not really surprising. You don’t f*** around with that type of injury
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Mar 25, 2019 10:08:50 GMT -5
Well, now we should look back at all the great times in her career.
... Oh...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 10:09:50 GMT -5
Well, regardless of what I thought of her character/career, she got out ok and with the ability to enjoy life outside wrestling. Good for her.
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