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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 26, 2019 5:39:27 GMT -5
I loathe the Bella Twins, I think they did more harm than good, but I will say I do respect the hell out of Nikki for getting as good as she did. That forearm was goddam amazing, and should have been sold by commentary as a death blow. It would have given her a LOT more clout as a badass to watch out for. And count me into the mix that would have liked to have seen one last match for her against Asuka at WM. A sentence I never thought I'd ever type. I mean, that's pretty much how I'm going to remember her. Yeah, she had a massive (yet also fragile) ego and couldn't take being seen as a heel or inferior. But she also put in a hell of a lot of work to try to catch up to the newer generation of women who came in with better training and a better (if still not exactly ideal) environment to grow in. What's more, she developed the one thing that any wrestler would kill for. A move that should have been pushed as an "Anytime, Anyplace" One Hit Kill. That's absolutely Golden.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 26, 2019 6:51:36 GMT -5
Soon as the NXT Four Horsewomen were called up along with others like Bliss and Asuka their purpose became more and more moot. I won't act like she didn't improve in ring, but the writing was on the wall especially after their latest run. She fought hard to come back from a serious injury which I also respect, but it was beyond time. She'll go into the WWE HOF for her overall accomplishments with her sister whether people like it or not (I imagine most won't), but hey, can't say she didn't make some memeworthy moments this forum won't remember forever.
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Post by willywonka666 on Mar 26, 2019 6:58:28 GMT -5
They seemed to be more of the diva era which is over now, so I don't see how they'd really stick around and not seem different from everyone else.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 9:27:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 9:32:42 GMT -5
Brie's career will be remembered only for that horrible entrance theme. Complete lie. We will also remember that one time she called Steph a...BITCH!
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Post by realist on Mar 26, 2019 13:07:29 GMT -5
According to 411wrestling, Nikki Bella is “definitely” open to an in-ring return at some point. Specifically, Bella still loves wrestling, and she would be open to cameos and appearances in the future if “the timing is right.”
So in other words, the exact same thing she has been doing for the last year or two?
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Post by Hit Girl on Mar 26, 2019 13:08:57 GMT -5
Says a lot about her career. There it is! Lol Uh....yeah.
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Post by KofiMania on Mar 26, 2019 13:18:32 GMT -5
Good forearm and developed into a semi-decent worker by the standards of the Divas division, but not exactly any great loss given all but maybe a couple of the current women's division are better in every way. I have to disagree with your last point. The only current women I’d put clearly ahead of Nikki as far as workrate and overness go would be the four horsewomen, Asuka, Ronda, Ember and maybe Ruby. Arguments could maybe be made for Nattie and Naomi.
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Post by Dub H on Mar 26, 2019 13:52:42 GMT -5
Good forearm and developed into a semi-decent worker by the standards of the Divas division, but not exactly any great loss given all but maybe a couple of the current women's division are better in every way. I have to disagree with your last point. The only current women I’d put clearly ahead of Nikki as far as workrate and overness go would be the four horsewomen, Asuka, Ronda, Ember and maybe Ruby. Arguments could maybe be made for Nattie and Naomi. Man ember is nowhere near as over as Nikki. I would say almost all with exceptions(Nia,Brook,Tamina,Naomi) are better in-ring. But overness i think Mandy and Sonya,Riott, The 4 Horsewoman,Asuka,Ronda,Ruby,IIconics(maybe?they seem to be getting momentum). got Nikki beat as it stands.
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Post by KofiMania on Mar 26, 2019 14:00:46 GMT -5
I have to disagree with your last point. The only current women I’d put clearly ahead of Nikki as far as workrate and overness go would be the four horsewomen, Asuka, Ronda, Ember and maybe Ruby. Arguments could maybe be made for Nattie and Naomi. Man ember is nowhere near as over as Nikki. I would say almost all with exceptions(Nia,Brook,Tamina,Naomi) are better in-ring. But overness i think Mandy and Sonya,Riott, The 4 Horsewoman,Asuka,Ronda,Ruby,IIconics(maybe?they seem to be getting momentum). got Nikki beat as it stands. I kind of conflated workrate and overness into one. Workrate wise, she is much better than Dana, Alicia, the Iconics, Mandy, Logan, Alexa, Morgan, Lana, Nia, Tamina, Carmella.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 14:05:57 GMT -5
Man ember is nowhere near as over as Nikki. I would say almost all with exceptions(Nia,Brook,Tamina,Naomi) are better in-ring. But overness i think Mandy and Sonya,Riott, The 4 Horsewoman,Asuka,Ronda,Ruby,IIconics(maybe?they seem to be getting momentum). got Nikki beat as it stands. I kind of conflated workrate and overness into one. Workrate wise, she is much better than Dana, Alicia, the Iconics, Mandy, Logan, Alexa, Morgan, Lana, Nia, Tamina, Carmella. Yeah, Nikki is much better in the ring than all of those listed there and I actually like The IIconics, Mandy, Alexa, Liv, Lana and Carmella more than her. I'd also even put her ahead of Nattie. Nikki got dragged down by Brie being mediocre at best, but I did think she was pretty decent in the ring. On the mic she never did it for me, though.
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Post by TheDieselTrain on Mar 26, 2019 14:09:00 GMT -5
Meh reality show stuff aside which really turned me off to her real or not. Can’t say I’ll miss her given that at her big push long reign whatever was due to AJs reign being a thing and who she was in a relationship with.. I don’t see this amazing worker you guys see. But good on her I guess.
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Post by Dub H on Mar 26, 2019 14:19:21 GMT -5
I kind of conflated workrate and overness into one. Workrate wise, she is much better than Dana, Alicia, the Iconics, Mandy, Logan, Alexa, Morgan, Lana, Nia, Tamina, Carmella. Yeah, Nikki is much better in the ring than all of those listed there and I actually like The IIconics, Mandy, Alexa, Liv, Lana and Carmella more than her. I'd also even put her ahead of Nattie. Nikki got dragged down by Brie being mediocre at best, but I did think she was pretty decent in the ring. On the mic she never did it for me, though. I disagree about Mandy and Liv(And I forgot about Lana), Carmella yeh, I can see it. I think Mandy and Liv are incredibly underrated in ring. IIConic I judge more of their tag team work which i find top notch.
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Post by darbus alan on Mar 26, 2019 14:28:54 GMT -5
I'll miss her. She improved a lot in the ring, especially in light of being hired during the "Johnny Ace Looks At Catalogues" days, and I unironically loved her Nikkisawa stuff. Those strikes looked like death and could come out of nowhere. It's something few of today's wrestlers, women or men, have today.
Shame her sister could never get on her level in terms of workrate.
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Post by KofiMania on Mar 26, 2019 15:17:26 GMT -5
Yeah, Nikki is much better in the ring than all of those listed there and I actually like The IIconics, Mandy, Alexa, Liv, Lana and Carmella more than her. I'd also even put her ahead of Nattie. Nikki got dragged down by Brie being mediocre at best, but I did think she was pretty decent in the ring. On the mic she never did it for me, though. I disagree about Mandy and Liv(And I forgot about Lana), Carmella yeh, I can see it. I think Mandy and Liv are incredibly underrated in ring. IIConic I judge more of their tag team work which i find top notch. I like Mandy and Liv too, but Nikki is definitely a more polished wrestler than they are. Not a knock on Mandy and Liv, I just think Nikki is very good.
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