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Post by ChitownKnight on Apr 2, 2019 15:34:44 GMT -5
How is she still that swole at that age? She might have edge beat 😂 She's not exactly a senior citizen. I just figured that it wouldn’t be easy for a woman to have that much muscle at 39.
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Post by fw91 on Apr 2, 2019 15:46:59 GMT -5
She's not exactly a senior citizen. She's not even the oldest woman on the roster - she's younger than Mickie. I mean we already knew THAT
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Post by Ryushinku on Apr 3, 2019 2:46:05 GMT -5
I think this I also a part of why I'm happy to see Beth come back (and was happy that Mickie did, full-time no less).
The women in WWE always had such small shelf lives. You get a big male superstar and he's there for decades, in his 20s, in his 30s, some into their 40s and keep going. The women? Hitting five years was like a major achievement, no matter how popular they were.
There's that dreaded thing, and it's said part-jokingly about Mickie but sometimes less so, about where a woman is perceived as practically collecting dust when she hits thirty. "How can this ancient mummy woman still wrestle at 32?!"
So...I really like that they've both been more willing to employ female wrestlers already well into their thirties, and that we've been able to see many of the previous stars come back.
Apart from just fighting back against that ageism, really, it all helps towards creating a depth and legacy that the men on the roster already have in spades.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 3, 2019 2:53:51 GMT -5
How is she still that swole at that age? She might have edge beat 😂 She's not exactly a senior citizen. That just makes me think of whichever PPV it was, I think Vengeance versus Eve Torres, where the commentators spend a portion of the match discussing Beth's granny panties. Not like it was an especially riveting match, but I do not miss that era of dismissal of the women.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 3, 2019 3:28:37 GMT -5
There's that dreaded thing, and it's said part-jokingly about Mickie but sometimes less so, about where a woman is perceived as practically collecting dust when she hits thirty. "How can this ancient mummy woman still wrestle at 32?!" So...I really like that they've both been more willing to employ female wrestlers already well into their thirties, and that we've been able to see many of the previous stars come back. Apart from just fighting back against that ageism, really, it all helps towards creating a depth and legacy that the men on the roster already have in spades. Amen. About half of the main roster women are all 30+ and with one or two exceptions don't look like they'll be put out to pasture any time soon, and everybody is better off for it. - Alicia Fox (32) - Asuka (37) - Becky Lynch (32) - Beth Phoenix (38) - Carmella (31) - Charlotte Flair (32) - Dana Brooke (30) - Ember Moon (30) - Lana (34) - Mickie James (39) - Naomi (31) - Natalya (36) - Nia Jax (34) - Ronda Rousey (32) - Tamina (41)
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 3, 2019 3:39:05 GMT -5
Jesus, how young was Alicia when they signed her?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 3, 2019 3:42:59 GMT -5
Jesus, how young was Alicia when they signed her? I think she was 19. Signed out of the same modelling catalogue as Kelly Kelly.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 3, 2019 3:47:12 GMT -5
Jesus, how young was Alicia when they signed her? I think she was 19. Signed out of the same modelling catalogue as Kelly Kelly. Indeed. She was signed in the spring of 2006 and made her professional wrestling debut the day after her 20th birthday, refereeing an OVW match between ODB and Shelly Martinez.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2019 4:00:56 GMT -5
On a slight detour but since we’re talking female superstar ages, the one that really surprises me is Sonya Deville. I thought she was probably creeping up on 30 or so, but nope. 25 years old. Not saying she looks old. She just carries herself very maturely.
The range of talent in the women’s division right now is incredible. Past, present, and future stars all working together to build something great.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2019 4:15:30 GMT -5
Is she back full time or just for the Mania match? I am happy either way to be fair. She is one of those ones that left before thier time, even though she had a good run, things began to shape up a year or two after she actually left. Appears to be just for this match, but I wouldn't be opposed to her having one final run. Nattie's better off in a tag team at this point in her career and there are a bunch of people I'd like to see Beth face. Beth vs. Becky, Charlotte Flair, Asuka and Shayna all sound fantastic.
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Post by auph10imitated on Apr 3, 2019 9:04:57 GMT -5
Beth would even make a believable opponent for Rousey if she was staying.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 3, 2019 9:18:57 GMT -5
There's that dreaded thing, and it's said part-jokingly about Mickie but sometimes less so, about where a woman is perceived as practically collecting dust when she hits thirty. "How can this ancient mummy woman still wrestle at 32?!" So...I really like that they've both been more willing to employ female wrestlers already well into their thirties, and that we've been able to see many of the previous stars come back. Apart from just fighting back against that ageism, really, it all helps towards creating a depth and legacy that the men on the roster already have in spades. Amen. About half of the main roster women are all 30+ and with one or two exceptions don't look like they'll be put out to pasture any time soon, and everybody is better off for it. - Alicia Fox (32) - Asuka (37) - Becky Lynch (32) - Beth Phoenix (38) - Carmella (31) - Charlotte Flair (32) - Dana Brooke (30) - Ember Moon (30) - Lana (34) - Mickie James (39) - Naomi (31) - Natalya (36) - Nia Jax (34) - Ronda Rousey (32) - Tamina (41) I'm 32. I think it will never be weird being older than some of the people I watch on wrestling. I NEVER think about the wrestlers as being my peers age wise. Like, age would not be an obstacle to hooking up with one of them. (Everything else would be, unless Becky Lynch is into married schlubby midwestern dudes) That's f***ing weird since I've been watching since I was a kid.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 3, 2019 16:51:05 GMT -5
Beth would even make a believable opponent for Rousey if she was staying. Oh f*** yes give me all of this.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2019 16:52:54 GMT -5
She’s still in good shape, but for me personally I didn’t much care for her the first time around. I damn sure don’t care for her and Natalya doing anything in 2019 when the majority of the ladies are good workers and more interesting than those 2.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 4, 2019 7:51:29 GMT -5
Watched a clip from Raw and she does look in amazing shape. I think her arms are bigger than they were in her original run. Also, and I know she isn't old, but she hasn't aged, at all.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 8:29:02 GMT -5
I'd love to see Beth get another run if it's a strong one. If they just bring her back to give others the rub then no for me.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 8:34:51 GMT -5
She's not exactly a senior citizen. I just figured that it wouldn’t be easy for a woman to have that much muscle at 39. Anybody can be jacked at any age if they have discipline and a strong work ethic. It’s a misconception that once someone hits a certain age everything goes downhill. Take care of your body and it will take care of you.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 17:55:14 GMT -5
Man, without getting too schmaltzy, it's pretty heartwarming for me. I was such a big fan of Beth, at a time in the division where things were very different to today and both the opportunities and screen time were limited. As well as her career went, in retrospect there's often that feeling that she was just a few years too early. Seeing her come back, have the chance to share the ring with some of the current talent and look good doing so, is just really cheering to me. You can tell by that smile on Natalya's face how happy she is about it, too. And yeah, total fun Layla sell from Peyton for the Slam. I hope things go well at WrestleMania, because there are a handful of dream matches they could do if Beth is up for it afterwards. I'm with you. I'm all for any woman who still can do it coming back to WWE now that they can be wrestlers.
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Post by edgestar on Apr 4, 2019 18:36:39 GMT -5
Beth Phoenix liked a tweet I sent her, about the Golden Girls. Never make fun of her!!!!
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Post by vinnie245 on Apr 4, 2019 21:54:27 GMT -5
Hell look at Ivory and shes almost 60, there are just those certain people where you can tell they love working out and have a lifelong passion for it.
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