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Post by Lance Uppercut on Apr 2, 2021 2:19:36 GMT -5
It’s been so long, I forgot...
We’re they fueding before the injury? Did Ford injure her? I have no memory of this and just found it odd that she returned in the middle of this match
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2021 2:27:16 GMT -5
They were feuding at the time, the last couple of matches Statlander had were against her.
Though it was also part of some Being the Elite thing with OC apparently. They really need to get better about actually bothering to explain what happens on that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2021 2:29:03 GMT -5
while Ford was in the tag match last year (Kris/Shida vs Nyla/Ford), Statlander injured herself doing a suicide dive. Double Or Nothing 2020 was supposed to be Statlander vs Britt Baker, but Baker got injured and Ford replaced her
on Being The Elite last month Statlander was singing a Valentine's Day love song to Orange (while he slept), and a few other BTE skits
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 2, 2021 2:29:19 GMT -5
Yes they were, Statlander beat Ford at I think Double or Nothing last year? Then in a Tag Match which I believe was Nyla/Ford vs Shida/Statlander, right at the tail end of the match Stalander did a Suicide Dive on Sabian and... her ACL just tore. Wasn't really anyones fault just a freak accident.
This was further complimented by Britt Baker getting injured very soon afterwards, though thankfully not as severe, she was out of in ring action for months. Both of these injuries are what turned the women's division from handicapped in the pandemic and losing the Joshi, into a hellscape for the summer/early fall.
I figured if Statlander was going to come back, she was gonna focus on Ford since it was her last feud. Helps that she and Orange Cassidy have made a very strong BTE Partnership for people they also leaned into.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 2, 2021 2:33:30 GMT -5
They were feuding at the time, the last couple of matches Statlander had were against her. Though it was also part of some Being the Elite thing with OC apparently. They really need to get better about actually bothering to explain what happens on that. I thought even without knowing the BTE stuff, the fact she was feuding with Ford last year and had a PPV match with her was enough for people to get why she'd be there. Tony even said it on commentary when they were fighting. And then at the end Best Friends accepted her with a hug, and it was all happy good times. There wasn't a full indication on if they were leaning into the Cassidy/Statlander love stuff on BTE or it was just mutual alliance over getting revenge that may have turned into a full on stable of Friendship. Wouldn't mind that honestly, we need more girls in the mix with guy teams/stables.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2021 2:37:03 GMT -5
I thought even without knowing the BTE stuff, the fact she was feuding with Ford last year and had a PPV match with her was enough for people to get why she'd be there. I mean, in this case it is, but in the broader scope they do need to get better about that because a lot of the time they just assume everyone watches it when like a fifth of their audience actually does.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2021 2:38:11 GMT -5
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 2, 2021 2:49:54 GMT -5
I thought even without knowing the BTE stuff, the fact she was feuding with Ford last year and had a PPV match with her was enough for people to get why she'd be there. I mean, in this case it is, but in the broader scope they do need to get better about that because a lot of the time they just assume everyone watches it when like a fifth of their audience actually does. True, really it depends on what they do on there, but it wouldn't hurt. They used to promote it don't know why they inherently stopped. BTE's definitely become a place where wrestlers can kind of find themselves. It basically saved an entire faction at this point.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 2, 2021 3:20:26 GMT -5
I didn't mind it since, in addition to the reasons already listed about them having beef, it also kind of works in the classic "Woman keeps interfering with the faces uneasy about striking them, face woman gets involved" formula wrestling falls back on. I would be put off by that, potentially, but we do also get things like the Janela vs Sabian feud where Joey didn't have any qualms about putting her through a table, too, so it doesn't really rub me as chauvinistic so much.
I do wonder, though, if Omega will win Khan and probably TNT over on intergender wrestling, since he's a major proponent of it, while TK has I think expressed reluctance in the past, like how the Sabian/Ford vs Riho/Omega match on the Jericho cruise was not going to be aired in any capacity originally.
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Post by eJm on Apr 2, 2021 6:17:34 GMT -5
I think people are putting way too much stock in others referencing BTE since, like, they said on commentary that they had a history so that’s honestly good enough for me for why Statlander would be involved.
There have been other times I wish they referenced some BTE stuff but this isn’t it.
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Post by salz4life on Apr 2, 2021 8:24:59 GMT -5
I love how it seems like Kris is cracking up the entire time. LOL
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Post by salz4life on Apr 2, 2021 8:25:46 GMT -5
Regardless of BTE.... I think Statlander just fits with Best Friends. I'm not sure why, but she does!
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Apr 2, 2021 8:40:48 GMT -5
It's notable that commentary emphasized that Ford was Statlander's last major opponent, but the stronger reason for the appearance is the BTE continuity (given that the Ford match was supposed to be against Baker and Ford can't really be blamed for the torn ACL even in kayfabe). I think the commentary team made the right call there, but it was a bit unconvincing.
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Apr 2, 2021 9:04:03 GMT -5
I mean, in this case it is, but in the broader scope they do need to get better about that because a lot of the time they just assume everyone watches it when like a fifth of their audience actually does. True, really it depends on what they do on there, but it wouldn't hurt. They used to promote it don't know why they inherently stopped. BTE's definitely become a place where wrestlers can kind of find themselves. It basically saved an entire faction at this point. Eventually Dark Order was going to break away from Brodie. In fact, I’d dare say it would have come down to Brodie v Hangman at some point - presumably in front of a crowd - for the soul of the Dark Order. And all of that is even in the realm of possibility because of how over they were getting on the internet because of the BTE stuff.
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Apr 2, 2021 9:05:01 GMT -5
I love how it seems like Kris is cracking up the entire time. LOL Alien corpsing? *send for the khan dot gif*
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Post by 06vwgti on Apr 2, 2021 13:02:38 GMT -5
I guess eventually Silver is going to renew his feud with Buttlander.
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Post by Yamashita Enforcement Division on Apr 2, 2021 14:47:55 GMT -5
Regardless of BTE.... I think Statlander just fits with Best Friends. I'm not sure why, but she does! Just a bunch of weirdos. Very good vibes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2021 17:01:46 GMT -5
I guess eventually Silver is going to renew his feud with Buttlander. Statlander & Best Friends vs Tay Conti, Silver & Reynolds would be amazing
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Post by clifford on Apr 3, 2021 3:30:01 GMT -5
I guess eventually Silver is going to renew his feud with Buttlander. Statlander & Best Friends vs Tay Conti, Silver & Reynolds would be amazing Throw in OC and Colt Cabana and that's an 8 person tag for the ages
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 3, 2021 10:58:36 GMT -5
Regardless of BTE.... I think Statlander just fits with Best Friends. I'm not sure why, but she does! Just a bunch of weirdos. Very good vibes. I mean, the Best Friends' entrance video already has aliens in it. It writes itself!
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