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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 22, 2021 14:01:12 GMT -5
Can't wait for CHarlotte's fourteenth " oH oYOYUUUuuoOU GuYuySSSS THOuogughT THIS!!!!! NIKIIIIIIIiiI WAS UHHHHHH SUPERHERROOOooOooOoOOOOO? Weelele IIIIIiiiiIII ProooOOOOVeedd YOU wronnngngngn" ' Then Nikki comes out and is like pumping her arms like " I......did my best! .....I believed.....in myself!!!!!! I.....ALMOST won!!!!!! And that's....what it means.....to be ALMOST a superhero!" Then Charlotte beats her down for 20 minutes Graves:THE QUEEN is Champion in her rightful place! All is right because THE QUEEN rules. QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN etc
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Post by mc74 on Aug 22, 2021 14:06:19 GMT -5
Nikki came up with the gimmick, but I highly doubt she came up with "Book me to be awful against Charlotte and Rhea, have my title win be a complete fluke, have me keep losing again and again after that until I unceremoniously drop the belt back to Charlotte." That's 1000% WWE's writing. Yeah, and I find it incredibly hard to believe anyone in their right mind would want to be booked this way.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Aug 22, 2021 14:21:25 GMT -5
As far as Nikki pitching the gimmick I wonder if it was really something she wanted to do or she did it more out of desperation. Before she became the (almost) superhero she wasn't on TV at all. I wonder if it was more like "well Vince likes stupid out there gimmicks so I'll just throw this out and at least I'll get on TV and get a opportunity". I mean it didn't work in the long run but she did get a title run out of it which she most likely wouldn't have got otherwise.
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Post by pippen94 on Aug 22, 2021 14:55:41 GMT -5
Sometimes she gets go away heat. Tonight crowd gave no reaction to win Were we watching different matches? She was the heel and the crowd was still cheering for her over Nikki. Must be watching different product if you think fans give positive reaction to Charlotte or reaction other than go away
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Post by pippen94 on Aug 22, 2021 14:57:39 GMT -5
As far as Nikki pitching the gimmick I wonder if it was really something she wanted to do or she did it more out of desperation. Before she became the (almost) superhero she wasn't on TV at all. I wonder if it was more like "well Vince likes stupid out there gimmicks so I'll just throw this out and at least I'll get on TV and get a opportunity". I mean it didn't work in the long run but she did get a title run out of it which she most likely wouldn't have got otherwise. You pitch what you think Vince or even in this case molly holly might like. Was on a hiding to nothing; only Charlotte & Becky get pushed. At least fans choose Becky
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Post by Ryushinku on Aug 22, 2021 15:16:06 GMT -5
Almost a superhero, but definitely a mercy killing.
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Post by polarbearpete on Aug 22, 2021 19:06:54 GMT -5
Were we watching different matches? She was the heel and the crowd was still cheering for her over Nikki. Must be watching different product if you think fans give positive reaction to Charlotte or reaction other than go away I’m talking specifically last night’s match, she was being cheered over Nikki and the crowd popped for her win
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Aug 23, 2021 21:09:10 GMT -5
Oh god, Elias is gonna focus on his wrestling?!
Like, I like Elias and think he's fun for a hardcore match kinda character. If he's going for catch-as-catch-can? Ehhhhhhhhh.
EDIT: This was supposed to be in the Raw thread. I apparently wasn't paying attention to where I was.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 22:07:00 GMT -5
I don't know why people are still pretending Charlotte doesn't have fans. It's okay to not like her, but she was pretty over tonight as well.
Anyway, I like Rhea and Nikki's chemistry as partners. They should team up for a while.
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Post by Dub H on Aug 23, 2021 22:17:42 GMT -5
I don't know why people are still pretending Charlotte doesn't have fans. It's okay to not like her, but she was pretty over tonight as well. Anyway, I like Rhea and Nikki's chemistry as partners. They should team up for a while. She has fans. But never enough to justify her crazy push,she gets 1000x more than anyone else,she is the focus of everything the VERY least she could do is get big reactions or big numbers,which she doesnt. By her push she should be the most over talent,a mega star. And she can never be even top 2 in the brand she is.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 23, 2021 22:48:22 GMT -5
Nikki came up with the gimmick, but I highly doubt she came up with "Book me to be awful against Charlotte and Rhea, have my title win be a complete fluke, have me keep losing again and again after that until I unceremoniously drop the belt back to Charlotte." That's 1000% WWE's writing. Yeah, and I find it incredibly hard to believe anyone in their right mind would want to be booked this way. Yeah I don't see anyone going yeah well I never win except in flukey ways and I get destroyed by everyone! that said Nikki and Rhea could be fun as an odd couple tag team at least short term.
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Post by polarbearpete on Aug 23, 2021 23:26:54 GMT -5
I don't know why people are still pretending Charlotte doesn't have fans. It's okay to not like her, but she was pretty over tonight as well. Anyway, I like Rhea and Nikki's chemistry as partners. They should team up for a while. She has fans. But never enough to justify her crazy push,she gets 1000x more than anyone else,she is the focus of everything the VERY least she could do is get big reactions or big numbers,which she doesnt. By her push she should be the most over talent,a mega star. And she can never be even top 2 in the brand she is. She’s uber-talented in the ring and as a character, has a great look, and gets strong reactions from the crowd (positive or negative). She’s a huge star.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Aug 23, 2021 23:31:11 GMT -5
Updated the OP to reflect the happenings
I hate this gimmick currently and how she no sold losing the women's title like nothing (Because of course she did) but an oddball tag team run with Rhea might be best to reset both gimmicks a bit...
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 23, 2021 23:35:27 GMT -5
Updated the OP to reflect the happenings I hate this gimmick currently and how she no sold losing the women's title like nothing (Because of course she did) but an oddball tag team run with Rhea might be best to reset both gimmicks a bit... As I saw it described on Twitter, "Big Nelson and Martin energy".
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Post by theironyuppie on Aug 23, 2021 23:41:09 GMT -5
Updated the OP to reflect the happenings I hate this gimmick currently and how she no sold losing the women's title like nothing (Because of course she did) but an oddball tag team run with Rhea might be best to reset both gimmicks a bit... As I saw it described on Twitter, "Big Nelson and Martin energy".
Made even more fitting by Nikki currently studying for her Master's in History.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2021 0:00:15 GMT -5
This Rhea tag team is already better than what she was doing as champion. Rhea as the straight woman to the wacky and zany Nikki Cross, I dig it. Give these woman the belts. They can make it work and work well together.
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Post by theironyuppie on Aug 24, 2021 0:27:06 GMT -5
This Rhea tag team is already better than what she was doing as champion. Rhea as the straight woman to the wacky and zany Nikki Cross, I dig it. Give these woman the belts. They can make it work and work well together. They have a fun dynamic. Plus while it's face/face, it'd be entertaining seeing them work with Shotzi/Tegan.
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Post by Chainsaw on Aug 24, 2021 1:44:09 GMT -5
Updated the OP to reflect the happenings I hate this gimmick currently and how she no sold losing the women's title like nothing (Because of course she did) but an oddball tag team run with Rhea might be best to reset both gimmicks a bit... If anything, they're about to put Rhea in a superhero costume and call her The RheAvenger.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Aug 24, 2021 1:54:36 GMT -5
We really need to find Nikki some almost super-villains for her to face off against. What is Dana Brooke doing these days? Give her a Bane mask and have her torment Nikki.
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 24, 2021 2:02:35 GMT -5
Nikki ASH is like someone said, "Let's take what people act like "Hugger" Bayley was, only like do it for real."
Surgically removing any credibility from her, to the benefit of basically nobody. It's not Charlotte is any more over for any of this.
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