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Post by Cela on Apr 8, 2019 0:55:04 GMT -5
Would have been better without Charlotte. They didn't take much advantage of the three person gimmick, minus one brutal spot, one goofy spot, and one standard spot.
And that was definitely a f*** up on the refs part.
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Apr 8, 2019 0:57:17 GMT -5
Maybe kill the battle royals. Shift them to some sort of network only axxess thing earlier in the weekend or something. The battle royale's take up like 15-20 minutes of a 2 hour preshow. They could have easily slotted 1-2 more no1curr matches to the preshow and gotten rid of the endless talking head segment's that do nothing but allow people to collect a paycheck(just give em a pension). Those preshow sports cosplay anaylst shit doesn't enetertain anyone,and for someone unfamiliar with wrestling it kind of contributes to the shows slog.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 8, 2019 1:00:15 GMT -5
I dunno what that finish was, if it was planned, a botch or a screwjob but yikes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 1:02:58 GMT -5
I dunno what that finish was, if it was planned, a botch or a screwjob but yikes. Yeah I can see the case being made either way. Legitimate botch that at least gave us the result we wanted, even if it was a very underwhelming pinfall victory, or they made it to look that way so that Ronda would take the fall and save face at the same. Given how f***ing weird they made this with all the worked shoot shit and Ronda talking about beating Becky up for real, I wouldn't be surprised whatsoever.
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Post by The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM} on Apr 8, 2019 1:09:39 GMT -5
To me it felt like when Miz when he and John Cena Main Evented, just felt flat. They were probably horribly nervous, so I understand, but man, that ending was trash.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 1:23:22 GMT -5
Man I'm watching the Watch Along reactions and the Riott Squad's reaction to Becky winning the way she did was classic. You can tell they know something looked wild.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 8, 2019 1:28:04 GMT -5
Man I'm watching the Watch Along reactions and the Riott Squad's reaction to Becky winning the way she did was classic. You can tell they know something f***ed up. Who said “I gotta go!” And ran off?
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Apr 8, 2019 1:29:07 GMT -5
Good not great match, super flat ending, right result. I'm happy Becky at least won as I was super scared she wasn't after everyone picked her to win on the pre show and Kofi and Seth both won but that finish was definitely very anticlimactic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 1:29:40 GMT -5
Man I'm watching the Watch Along reactions and the Riott Squad's reaction to Becky winning the way she did was classic. You can tell they know something f***ed up. Who said “I gotta go!” And ran off? Kathy lol.
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Post by Some Guy on Apr 8, 2019 1:29:45 GMT -5
It was good and hard hitting, and besides the ending I enjoyed it. But after the stellar TLC triple threat main event, it was just...not even close to that level.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Apr 8, 2019 3:12:06 GMT -5
What was that ending? That genuinely ruined my enjoyment of an otherwise great match.
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Post by Prince Petty on Apr 8, 2019 3:19:54 GMT -5
So the ending was probably for one of four reasons:
1. A deliberately confusing finish, to further Ronda's 'this business is fake and they don't want me telling you' storyline. I think this is doubtful, as Ronda is probably gone for a while.
2. To keep Ronda strong, so that when/if she does come back, she still has that aura and is still a threat. It wouldn't surprise me if this was the reason, because the WWE seems to forget how quickly fans forget, when a storyline is good.
3. A botch. Becky winning was obviously deliberate with a roll up, but the count may have been legit screwed up.
4. An improvised ending, because Charlotte was hurt. Sadly, I think this might be the ultimate answer. They had something else planned, but without Charlotte they couldn't execute it, and Ronda isn't experienced enough to adapt on the fly.
I'm disappointed that this match wasn't a showstopper, because we know that all three women are capable of doing some amazing stuff. It seems like a combination of factors, many of which were outside their control, but it was still a worthy title match. And we still had the right winner, and we still had the women as the main event.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 8, 2019 3:21:32 GMT -5
Being in the arena, the ending came out of nowhere
Didn't come across as controversial in the arena, more so what the f*** was that. Didn't get a decisive finish so the crowd was caught by surprise but still a big pop for Becky
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Post by theironyuppie on Apr 8, 2019 3:21:49 GMT -5
Who said “I gotta go!” And ran off? Kathy lol. So classy, it’s been an interesting feature of the feud that she didn’t change her social media style to match Becky/Ronda’s trash talking and kept her focus on the division as a whole and on gender equality. I thought it was a good match (though not the banger Charlotte/Ronda was at Survivor Series) hurt by the ending, though I’m willing to wait to see how they resolve it on Raw first. They all worked hard and made history. They have a lot to be proud of, especially Becky and Charlotte for rising all the way from NXT to Mania main eventers in only 5-6 years.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 3:22:25 GMT -5
So the ending was probably for one of four reasons: 1. A deliberately confusing finish, to further Ronda's 'this business is fake and they don't want me telling you' storyline. I think this is doubtful, as Ronda is probably gone for a while. 2. To keep Ronda strong, so that when/if she does come back, she still has that aura and is still a threat. It wouldn't surprise me if this was the reason, because the WWE seems to forget how quickly fans forget, when a storyline is good. 3. A botch. Becky winning was obviously deliberate with a roll up, but the count may have been legit screwed up. 4. An improvised ending, because Charlotte was hurt. Sadly, I think this might be the ultimate answer. They had something else planned, but without Charlotte they couldn't execute it, and Ronda isn't experienced enough to adapt on the fly. I'm disappointed that this match wasn't a showstopper, because we know that all three women are capable of doing some amazing stuff. It seems like a combination of factors, many of which were outside their control, but it was still a worthy title match. And we still had the right winner, and we still had the women as the main event. Think there's a chance Ronda sticks around for a couple months, wins MITB and cashes in on Becky leading to that one on one match? Not sure how you'd go about giving Becky another shot since there are supposedly no more automatic rematch clauses. I guess she can win a fatal 4-way or something.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Apr 8, 2019 3:26:42 GMT -5
Sounds like some conflicting reports are abound.
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Post by Prince Petty on Apr 8, 2019 3:26:54 GMT -5
So the ending was probably for one of four reasons: 1. A deliberately confusing finish, to further Ronda's 'this business is fake and they don't want me telling you' storyline. I think this is doubtful, as Ronda is probably gone for a while. 2. To keep Ronda strong, so that when/if she does come back, she still has that aura and is still a threat. It wouldn't surprise me if this was the reason, because the WWE seems to forget how quickly fans forget, when a storyline is good. 3. A botch. Becky winning was obviously deliberate with a roll up, but the count may have been legit screwed up. 4. An improvised ending, because Charlotte was hurt. Sadly, I think this might be the ultimate answer. They had something else planned, but without Charlotte they couldn't execute it, and Ronda isn't experienced enough to adapt on the fly. I'm disappointed that this match wasn't a showstopper, because we know that all three women are capable of doing some amazing stuff. It seems like a combination of factors, many of which were outside their control, but it was still a worthy title match. And we still had the right winner, and we still had the women as the main event. Think there's a chance Ronda sticks around for a couple months, wins MITB and cashes in on Becky leading to that one on one match? Not sure how you'd go about giving Becky another shot since there are supposedly no more automatic rematch clauses. I guess she can win a fatal 4-way or something. If they do a one on one match at Summerslam, with Becky winning clean, then I'd be very happy to see it. But using Wrestlemania to set up a match at a later PPV just seems wrong. But that match would be a main event too, so that would just leave Survivor Series as the last of the Big Four that hasn't had the women headline.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 3:29:36 GMT -5
Think there's a chance Ronda sticks around for a couple months, wins MITB and cashes in on Becky leading to that one on one match? Not sure how you'd go about giving Becky another shot since there are supposedly no more automatic rematch clauses. I guess she can win a fatal 4-way or something. If they do a one on one match at Summerslam, with Becky winning clean, then I'd be very happy to see it. But using Wrestlemania to set up a match at a later PPV just seems wrong. But that match would be a main event too, so that would just leave Survivor Series as the last of the Big Four that hasn't had the women headline. Oh yeah, agreed completely that WM should be the culmination of things but Becky vs. Ronda one on one is easily a SummerSlam worthy main event. Maybe Becky beats her decisively there and then Ronda takes her break, I dunno. There's still way too much time between now and SummerSlam though, and we all saw what they did with this Becky/Charlotte/Ronda saga in the months between TLC and WM.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 8, 2019 3:35:16 GMT -5
If they do a one on one match at Summerslam, with Becky winning clean, then I'd be very happy to see it. But using Wrestlemania to set up a match at a later PPV just seems wrong. But that match would be a main event too, so that would just leave Survivor Series as the last of the Big Four that hasn't had the women headline. Oh yeah, agreed completely that WM should be the culmination of things but Becky vs. Ronda one on one is easily a SummerSlam worthy main event. Maybe Becky beats her decisively there and then Ronda takes her break, I dunno. There's still way too much time between now and SummerSlam though, and we all saw what they did with this Becky/Charlotte/Ronda saga in the months between TLC and WM. You can get a PPV in-between out of Charlotte crying foul to the effect of "I didn't get pinned at all, why don't I get the rematch instead of you?" and square those two off, but yeah, getting it to Summerslam would probably be a stretch too far.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 3:43:50 GMT -5
if this means Ronda is out forever, i'm happy with it.
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