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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Mar 26, 2019 21:06:16 GMT -5
Asuka and Nakamura are both older right? Both have kids, and at the end of careers most likely right? They both probably wanted a run in WWE and well they didn't get greatest booking they haven't been buried. They got money and have gained more fans. So well it sucks for us to see how they've been booked, I think if you asked them in private they'd be pretty f***ing happy with there WWE careers. Just my 2 cents
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 26, 2019 21:09:14 GMT -5
Nak is a carefree guy. Dude gets the travel the world and wanted to try something new in WWE, he knew his time in NJPW as a top guy was done
Asuka seems to be carefree as well
I doubt they put as much stock into their accolades as fans do. They are closer to the back end of their careers than the front and just doing what is asked of them. It's frustrating as f*** as a fan but I can't lose my mind about it
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Post by Citizen Snips on Mar 26, 2019 21:11:25 GMT -5
Asuka's 37, Nak's 39. Not sure about Asuka's reasons for coming over, but I thought it was well-established that Nakamura came over strictly to get that McMahon money before calling it a career.
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Post by edgestar on Mar 26, 2019 21:13:10 GMT -5
Asuka has kids? She's got a better body than I do!! Lol
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Post by Sparkybob on Mar 26, 2019 21:14:06 GMT -5
I am not a wrestler but I imagine as you grow up in the business you become less of a mark about your booking until it starts affecting your paychecks.
I am sure Asuka is not happy about losing the belt but at the end of the day it's a job like anything else.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 21:15:36 GMT -5
Asuka seemed happy as hell celebrating New Day's wins tonight after her loss so she's probably cool.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 22:36:13 GMT -5
Yeah, I get the feeling they care way less than the fans do. That's not to say fans are wrong to want better things for them, of course. I think Nak's just happy making the WWE money, surfing and looking at water towers while Asuka just wants to have fun with her friends (she seems really well liked by the other wrestlers) Maggle!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 22:39:37 GMT -5
They probably don't care much. They're in their late 30s with a family in a foreign country. They rose to the top in their home country and that matters more to them I'm sure. They're living it up.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 26, 2019 22:44:09 GMT -5
Yeah, I get the feeling they care way less than the fans do. That's not to say fans are wrong to want better things for them, of course. I think Nak's just happy making the WWE money, surfing and looking at water towers while Asuka just wants to have fun with her friends (she seems really well liked by the other wrestlers) Maggle! That’s how I feel. I can’t project my own feelings about the booking onto the wrestlers themselves for a few reasons... One, because they’ve got a way different perspective than I do being on the inside of things. And two, because someone’s on-screen booking doesn’t automatically mean that they’re feeling a certain way. Neville was utterly miserable on the inside and eyeing the exits despite being one of the most dominant and well-booked talents on the roster. Curt Hawkins hasn’t won a match since the invention of the internal combustion engine, and he’s probably perfectly content with that. How the hell am I supposed to read Asuka?
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Post by Perd on Mar 26, 2019 22:46:43 GMT -5
Asuka has kids? She's got a better body than I do!! Lol She dresses them in AsukaOsh B’Gosh.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 22:47:13 GMT -5
Yeah, I get the feeling they care way less than the fans do. That's not to say fans are wrong to want better things for them, of course. I think Nak's just happy making the WWE money, surfing and looking at water towers while Asuka just wants to have fun with her friends (she seems really well liked by the other wrestlers) Maggle! That’s how I feel. I can’t project my own feelings about the booking onto the wrestlers themselves for a few reasons... One, because they’ve got a way different perspective than I do being on the inside of things. And two, because someone’s on-screen booking doesn’t automatically mean that they’re feeling a certain way. Neville was utterly miserable on the inside and eyeing the exits despite being one of the most dominant and well-booked talents on the roster. Curt Hawkins hasn’t won a match since the invention of the internal combustion engine, and he’s probably perfectly content with that. How the hell am I supposed to read Asuka? It's why I don't really feel bad for Charlotte when she gets bodied by Becky left and right every week, even putting aside her past booking. I know no one's happier to see Becky become the star she is than Charlotte.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 22:47:40 GMT -5
Wrestling has changed. Back in the day, where you were on the card determined your payouts, and things like that. Nowadays you could be a job guy/gal and have guaranteed money flowing in. There will always be people who mark for titles and fame but you’ll probably see a lot more people just happy to be making good money and being on TV.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 26, 2019 22:48:02 GMT -5
Asuka has kids? She's got a better body than I do!! Lol She dresses them in AsukaOsh B’Gosh. Jeez, don’t blow out a typing finger on all that stretch.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Mar 26, 2019 22:58:09 GMT -5
Moving continents is not exactly an easy endeavor, especially if you have a family to relocate in the process, so if nothing else, I can see someone like Nakamura not wanting to do it again if he can help it.
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Post by BigAl on Mar 26, 2019 23:13:19 GMT -5
Correct me if I am wrong but isn't Nakamura the first guy to win the Royal Rumble in like the last two decades who. Is not a former World Champ or a future world champion?
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Post by Duke Cameron on Mar 26, 2019 23:15:33 GMT -5
Well I wouldn’t mind if Asuka went back to Japan. It’d leave the door open for more gravure videos.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 23:42:45 GMT -5
Asuka and Nakamura likely being content with their spots on the card isn't going to suddenly make them being treated like total afterthoughts entertaining or enjoyable to me. Finn Balor is probably fine with his spot too, but I doesn't mean I don't wince at seeing him job to a stiff like Lashley or Corbin.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 23:58:40 GMT -5
I think a lot of wrestlers would kill for WWE careers like theirs. For ever miss fire or bad booking they had some pretty great moments that made it all worth it. Rumble wins, big time mania matches, kicking ass in NXT, winning titles, amazing enterances.
Plus like everyone says the money is good and so is morel backstage. Of course who doesn’t want to be pushed like Stone Cold but there’s a lot money and the enjoyment of living out your dreams.
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Post by BatPunk on Mar 27, 2019 0:04:13 GMT -5
As a fan, im as mad as anyone with their booking. Asuka especially because I feel she deserves better. However, she.....
Had done it all in Japan. Nothing left to prove there. Be some a big star right off the bat in NXT. Had an amazing run as probably the longest ever champ we’ll see in NXT. Opened the door for other amazing Joshi talents like Kairi and Io to make their mark. Won the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble. Performed at WrestleMania in a Championship match. Became Women’s Champion in the biggest, most popular wrestling company in the world.
This is not a resume that you could not be proud of. With all of the bad bookings, the above is still mad impressive. Asuka will be legend in WWE for years to come.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Mar 27, 2019 0:26:34 GMT -5
Unfortunately both got into the WWE at an older age. Its crazy to think that Nak came up with the king of strong style gimmick about ten years ago.
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