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Post by mistery on Feb 22, 2022 6:59:13 GMT -5
I look forward to seeing some other tag teams get a shot at the belts such as [no results found]. Update to this post: It's been a month and a half, they have not defended their belts a single time... because there's no one to defend them against ON EITHER BRAND I remember the Bella Twins wanting the tag titles so...that will probably be a match. I think if I were a main roster woman I would be pissed that my ceiling is likely gonna be the pre-show battle royale or no appearance at all.
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Post by kevin on Feb 22, 2022 12:03:31 GMT -5
She needs to start losing to someone else besides Rhea. My ideal booking was a now sane Alexa talks some sense into her.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 28, 2022 21:10:03 GMT -5
Lost again this week, was pinned by Bianca in the six women tag
I don't want updating this thread to become tedious or anything, I just find it kind of really funny how this started vs how it's going, and how f***ing hard this gimmick fell off. She's just the fall girl now, with what feels like no future, after winning the world title and tag titles A FEW MONTHS AGO, it's quite remarkable
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Post by theironyuppie on Feb 28, 2022 21:15:51 GMT -5
Lost again this week, was pinned by Bianca in the six women tag I don't want updating this thread to become tedious or anything, I just find it kind of really funny how this started vs how it's going, and how f***ing hard this gimmick fell off. She's just the fall girl now, with what feels like no future, after winning the world title and tag titles A FEW MONTHS AGO, it's quite remarkable I still think a big part of the problem is that they rushed her MITB/Raw title accomplishments almost immediately after her gimmick change rather than getting built up to them in more of an underdog way.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2022 23:23:32 GMT -5
Kinda liked Becky, Nikki, and Doudrop together tonight. In any other company, those two as Becky's goons might be good.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 28, 2022 23:38:40 GMT -5
Lost again this week, was pinned by Bianca in the six women tag I don't want updating this thread to become tedious or anything, I just find it kind of really funny how this started vs how it's going, and how f***ing hard this gimmick fell off. She's just the fall girl now, with what feels like no future, after winning the world title and tag titles A FEW MONTHS AGO, it's quite remarkable I still think a big part of the problem is that they rushed her MITB/Raw title accomplishments almost immediately after her gimmick change rather than getting built up to them in more of an underdog way. she won it before the gimmick was at all established... I mean the only way she won matches up to that point was by fluke roll up...
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 1, 2022 0:47:13 GMT -5
Nikki now hitting the unwanted waters of the double-digit losing streak.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 1, 2022 2:35:29 GMT -5
It's painful that we have this and the Damien Priest thread and both's slow cratering decline of a push into stupid heel turns and complete fan apathy
And they're on the same damn brand lmfao
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 1, 2022 10:26:11 GMT -5
I mean, she’s being used as a credible enhancement talent at this point. Looking at those above her on the food chain, I think they’re all more talented with higher upside so it’s not an egregious error imo.
This is what happens when you’re a lower-mid card female and you lose a title. If it was AEW, you’d be shuffled off the TV shows and be winning against jobbers on Dark. In WWE, you shuffle down the card and lose to the other talent on Raw/Smackdown.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 1, 2022 17:09:05 GMT -5
I mean, she’s being used as a credible enhancement talent at this point. Looking at those above her on the food chain, I think they’re all more talented with higher upside so it’s not an egregious error imo. This is what happens when you’re a lower-mid card female and you lose a title. If it was AEW, you’d be shuffled off the TV shows and be winning against jobbers on Dark. In WWE, you shuffle down the card and lose to the other talent on Raw/Smackdown. Neither are great but of the two I think AEW's way of going about it is much better. Obviously not being on TV isn't the best thing but at least you are still being presented as a strong and credible wrestler so that when a spot opens back up on the TV shows it doesn't come off that ridiculous if they are challenging for a title or are put into a feud with a top level talent. With WWE when you are on the back burner they just beat you like a drum to the point where you have absolutely no cred but then expect people to care when decide that they want to "reheat" you. When it comes to Nikki maybe it's because I've never been a huge fan of hers but I don't think it's really that big of a crime of how they are currently using her. Honestly I think she's really overachieved with her getting multiple tag title reigns and also a singles title run as well which I thought was punching way above her station from both an ability and overness standpoint. Rhea has a much higher ceiling and should be going over her and their feud isn't big enough for a Mania match so it's not like they have a secondary PPV they could build to where it would make sense to keep Nikki strong until then.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 1, 2022 18:43:31 GMT -5
I mean, she’s being used as a credible enhancement talent at this point. Looking at those above her on the food chain, I think they’re all more talented with higher upside so it’s not an egregious error imo. This is what happens when you’re a lower-mid card female and you lose a title. If it was AEW, you’d be shuffled off the TV shows and be winning against jobbers on Dark. In WWE, you shuffle down the card and lose to the other talent on Raw/Smackdown. You don't make someone a world champion, book them like shit immediately, then continue to book them like shit even as tag champion, and then just keep calling them a loser, who loses, and then loses some more proving the heels right, and then she turns heel... and keeps losing This is as egregious as it gets, you spin a lot of shit to try and make it positive for WWE, and I respect that, I get it, but this is not one of them. This has been a character from damn near the onset that has been booked like shit, it's not suddenly "Well now she's being used as an enhancement talent, they don't have jobbers like AEW DARK", all due respect, she was always treated like shit, that's the major issue here. She debuted the gimmick, instantly shot to the top, and then did nothing but fall down. She has no credibility, she's a fluke champion who never wins and has been absolutely beat down and devalued at every single turn. She could have won SOME, she basically didn't win PERIOD, don't make someone a champion if this is how it's going to go and you have absolutely no plan to actually commit, her only purpose was to be a shock win and to re-pad Charlotte's title stats after they stripped her NXT title reigns as official. I feel bad for Nikki because this is a gimmick she herself thought of, but WWE f***ed this up, majorly.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 1, 2022 19:00:57 GMT -5
I mean, she’s being used as a credible enhancement talent at this point. Looking at those above her on the food chain, I think they’re all more talented with higher upside so it’s not an egregious error imo. This is what happens when you’re a lower-mid card female and you lose a title. If it was AEW, you’d be shuffled off the TV shows and be winning against jobbers on Dark. In WWE, you shuffle down the card and lose to the other talent on Raw/Smackdown. You don't make someone a world champion, book them like shit immediately, then continue to book them like shit even as tag champion, and then just keep calling them a loser, who loses, and then loses some more proving the heels right, and then she turns heel... and keeps losing This is as egregious as it gets, you spin a lot of shit to try and make it positive for WWE, and I respect that, I get it, but this is not one of them. This has been a character from damn near the onset that has been booked like shit, it's not suddenly "Well now she's being used as an enhancement talent, they don't have jobbers like AEW DARK", all due respect, she was always treated like shit, that's the major issue here. She debuted the gimmick, instantly shot to the top, and then did nothing but fall down. She has no credibility, she's a fluke champion who never wins and has been absolutely beat down and devalued at every single turn. She could have won SOME, she basically didn't win PERIOD, don't make someone a champion if this is how it's going to go and you have absolutely no plan to actually commit, her only purpose was to be a shock win and to re-pad Charlotte's title stats after they stripped her NXT title reigns as official. I feel bad for Nikki because this is a gimmick she herself thought of, but WWE f***ed this up, majorly. I don’t try and “spin” anything I just give my honest takes. And like I said, she’s a lower-mid card talent that got a fluke championship run, so now she’s back to putting others over. That’s the spot they’ve chosen for her and I can’t say that I think she’s losing to talent that she should be beating, they just have a dearth of talent lower than her (their own doing, of course). That’s why I brought up the comparison to AEW. They send those in similar spots to Dark to pad stats until they want to give them another TV match.
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Post by ppl591 on Mar 2, 2022 18:06:48 GMT -5
The gimmick was and is awful in my eyes. From day one the win was booked as a fluke. It'd be like if Santino won that chamber in 2012. He'd have lost the title pretty quickly and wouldn't have been booked strongly after losing, much like Nikki is now. She was a fluke champion who won by cash in. She wasn't elevated to begin with and she's in the spot she belongs with this gimmick.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 11, 2022 22:19:13 GMT -5
She got new gear, and has officially entered the world of the 24/7 title
I mean that's essentially where she was always destined to head wasn't it? Hopefully she can at least be entertaining here... but the fact she went from World Champion to Tag Champion to this in less than a year is... yikes.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on Apr 11, 2022 23:07:53 GMT -5
She's doing a Hurricane gimmick 2022. Do I need to say more? The fact that she got a fluke championship reign and a tag title run is better than a lot of lower-card women. Shotzi, Aliyah, Dana Brooke, Zelina, and Tamina, etc would kill to have the year she just had.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Apr 11, 2022 23:09:29 GMT -5
"What A Dork" Nikki WAD.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 11, 2022 23:19:43 GMT -5
the new gear actually looks better than the original.
But... yeah...
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Post by theironyuppie on Apr 16, 2022 8:29:45 GMT -5
the new gear actually looks better than the original. But... yeah... I like the inverted colours as symbol of her turning from hero to villain.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on May 2, 2022 22:04:25 GMT -5
Won the 24/7 Title
Lost the 24/7 Title in a match with Brooke
Now looks to be tag teaming with Doudrop
It's SOMETHING right? Also this tweet
Shows how truly meaningless WWE accolades are these days lol
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on May 2, 2022 22:18:35 GMT -5
Doudrop & Nikki should be a fun tag team for Sasha & Naomi to face. Don't mind it. I also love that they really try and get every woman on the Raw roster doing something or having a storyline atm.
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