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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jun 21, 2021 22:08:06 GMT -5
It was apparently her idea per Killian Dain: Im more shocked WWE let Nikki run with her own gimmick idea and didn't just tell her they'd consider it or do it and let three months pass by.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2021 22:08:13 GMT -5
My first reaction on hearing about it was kind of an, "Uh, what?" but honestly pretty much anything is a step up for her anyway.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jun 21, 2021 22:09:59 GMT -5
When I saw this, at first I thought they were going with the route of how Alexa might've changed Nikki with weird voodoo magic to rewrite her personality as a superhero, but that doesn't seem to be the case at all.
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Post by agent817 on Jun 21, 2021 22:10:06 GMT -5
This is Pirate Paul Burchill levels of out of no where. Hey, that gimmick could have worked.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2021 22:11:23 GMT -5
It just completely baffled me because it comes right the f*** out of nowhere and usually when someone just ups and completely changes gimmicks this hard...ya kind of get a hint of some semblence of a build.
But I hope it f***ing works out for her because she had nothing going otherwise.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jun 21, 2021 22:13:12 GMT -5
This is Pirate Paul Burchill levels of out of no where. Hey, that gimmick could have worked. It WAS working. It was actually really over. WWE killed it because it wasn't supposed to get over. They were ribbing Paul and he made it work and it pissed people backstage off.
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Jun 21, 2021 22:14:11 GMT -5
Super Nikki for Raw Women's champion
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 21, 2021 22:18:14 GMT -5
Hey, that gimmick could have worked. It WAS working. It was actually really over. WWE killed it because it wasn't supposed to get over. They were ribbing Paul and he made it work and it pissed people backstage off. Yeah, the whole Pirate Paul Burchill story is a weird one. For years, people thought it got canned because Vince didn’t know what Captain Jack Sparrow was, but Burchill himself claims Vince specifically pitched it to him as “Be Captain Jack Sparrow”. That, and a recent story of Ruby Riott claiming that Riott Squad was a thing specifically because Vince had seen Suicide Squad should put the “Vince don’t know pop culture” thing on the backburner for a little bit.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2021 22:19:44 GMT -5
Good for Nikki. I'm not sure what to think of it just yet, but if it's her idea and she's happy with it, so be it. I'm just glad she's on TV again. Her and Alexa being a team again tonight warmed my heart!
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 21, 2021 22:23:00 GMT -5
It was apparently her idea per Killian Dain: Yeah, I came to post this. Apparently this was entirely her idea if Damo is to be believed. So I'm willing to see if this goes anywhere... I mean it's better than not on television Nikki at the very least, it's certainly better than "Off TV" Nikki <_< and if it fails she goes back to just being weird crazy girl and they treat it as her just being weird and never speak of it again >_> (Also how does Dain not have a checkmark?) also also...
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 21, 2021 22:24:14 GMT -5
It WAS working. It was actually really over. WWE killed it because it wasn't supposed to get over. They were ribbing Paul and he made it work and it pissed people backstage off. Yeah, the whole Pirate Paul Burchill story is a weird one. For years, people thought it got canned because Vince didn’t know what Captain Jack Sparrow was, but Burchill himself claims Vince specifically pitched it to him as “Be Captain Jack Sparrow”. That, and a recent story of Ruby Riott claiming that Riott Squad was a thing specifically because Vince had seen Suicide Squad should put the “Vince don’t know pop culture” thing on the backburner for a little bit. I mean it won't ... and I'm sure he's not 100% tuned into pop culture (He's 75 and a workaholic obviously) but he does have like 6 grandkids... I'm sure he at least knows some of the stuff they're into. The Pirate thing was more likely dropped cause Paul was out for over a year with a knee injury and the writers apparently didn't like it to begin with...
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Jun 21, 2021 22:25:21 GMT -5
When I saw this, at first I thought they were going with the route of how Alexa might've changed Nikki with weird voodoo magic to rewrite her personality as a superhero, but that doesn't seem to be the case at all. If anything if she keeps crossing paths with Alexa, they could even each other out with the goofy superhero stuff mixing with the evil demon stuff like Kane and Hurricane.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2021 22:25:35 GMT -5
Yeah, the whole Pirate Paul Burchill story is a weird one. For years, people thought it got canned because Vince didn’t know what Captain Jack Sparrow was, but Burchill himself claims Vince specifically pitched it to him as “Be Captain Jack Sparrow”. That, and a recent story of Ruby Riott claiming that Riott Squad was a thing specifically because Vince had seen Suicide Squad should put the “Vince don’t know pop culture” thing on the backburner for a little bit. I mean it won't ... but still :P The Pirate thing was more likely dropped cause Paul was out for over a year with a knee injury and the writers apparently didn't like it to begin with... Granted it's not like, "Lose to the Hurricane 800 times then put on a weird mask then never show up again," was a lot better.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2021 22:27:07 GMT -5
Now they can give her soccer mom country theme song to Mandy and Dana!
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jun 21, 2021 22:27:23 GMT -5
I mean it won't ... but still The Pirate thing was more likely dropped cause Paul was out for over a year with a knee injury and the writers apparently didn't like it to begin with... Granted it's not like, "Lose to the Hurricane 800 times then put on a weird mask then never show up again," was a lot better. Put on a mask... and then lose a loser leaves town match and never come back >_>
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Jun 21, 2021 22:29:36 GMT -5
If "Fiend" Alexa Bliss wins the Raw Women's title Super Nikki would be the perfect choice to stop her
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 21, 2021 22:31:05 GMT -5
Well, hopefully, it works out since it is her idea
Doing this before they go back to live crowds is bold tho. Either this is going to be really over or the crowd is going to shit on it
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Post by Indiana Miz on Jun 21, 2021 22:32:19 GMT -5
Besides the initial shock, my only issue is that the mask design could be a little better.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Jun 21, 2021 22:33:18 GMT -5
She tends to go all-out and try to have fun as a performer, so f*** it. Why not.
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Post by tenshi on Jun 21, 2021 22:35:42 GMT -5
If you fix some details in her attire and change the mask, Neo Nikki can work.
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