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Post by Mid-Carder on Feb 4, 2022 12:50:11 GMT -5
She has all the horrific nepotism of Stephanie McMahon, but Steph at least can be vaguely watchable. They both are kind of awful, but I’ll take Brandi over Stephanie every time. Authority era Stephanie is the second worst pro wrestling character ever for me, behind only post-2014 Brock Lesnar. Brandi hasn’t put herself anywhere close to the main event and, while her segments almost always suck, the show doesn’t fundamentally revolve around her like it did Stephanie and HHH in the Authority era. God, that was bad. You know, reading this I actually agree with you. Plus, Steph was Head of Creative during some of the worst treatment of women in WWE.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 4, 2022 14:28:10 GMT -5
I mean
I felt like that was one of the single worst segments in AEW history
Even the booing of Cody now doesn't feel so much like shitting on a segment like this did, they hated Brandi, really hated her, and were giving face pops to Dan 'I will piss on your dog in front of your mother for the heat' Lambert, who they literally booed later in the night in a different segment.
Whatever the Rhodeses think they are doing, it is some of the worst wrestling television I have ever seen, sometimes in an entertaining way, and sometimes in a 'hey look, Brandi is genuinely shook by the heel heat she's getting' way.
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Post by The Ichi on Feb 4, 2022 17:26:08 GMT -5
I really hope they're not going to pretend Brandi and Paige are equals. I got that vibe from them doing the wrestlers keeping them apart spot.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 17:54:10 GMT -5
I mean, Brandi eliminated Cyndi Lauper from the nL simulation of the 2022 Royal Rumble so, frankly, she’s a heel for life.
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Post by HMARK Center on Feb 4, 2022 19:06:54 GMT -5
I mean, Brandi eliminated Cyndi Lauper from the nL simulation of the 2022 Royal Rumble so, frankly, she’s a heel for life. Those are her True Colors, shining through.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 19:09:02 GMT -5
I mean, Brandi eliminated Cyndi Lauper from the nL simulation of the 2022 Royal Rumble so, frankly, she’s a heel for life. Those are her True Colors, shining through. …you son of a bitch. I did actually chortle at it IRL so it did work.
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Post by Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite on Feb 4, 2022 19:34:59 GMT -5
I really hope they're not going to pretend Brandi and Paige are equals. I got that vibe from them doing the wrestlers keeping them apart spot. I took that more as the ladies on the roster trying to protect a high ranking official in the company from getting absolutely MURKED by an outsider/shoot fighter
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Feb 4, 2022 19:36:54 GMT -5
She's a better face than heel, I got shades of Hunter/Steph when she was a heel. Digs on commentary that felt unnecessary, punching down on employees who can't clap back because she's management with the attitude all heat is good heat.
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Post by eJm on Feb 4, 2022 19:41:27 GMT -5
I really hope they're not going to pretend Brandi and Paige are equals. I got that vibe from them doing the wrestlers keeping them apart spot. I took that more as the ladies on the roster trying to protect a high ranking official in the company from getting absolutely MURKED by an outsider/shoot fighter Same, Brandi got taken down super quickly so I couldn’t blame the roster for not wanting her to die on camera.
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Post by cosmo on Feb 4, 2022 19:55:57 GMT -5
All that Brandy/Lambert segment on the last episode of Dynamite accomplished for me was making me think Jim Cornette would be in Lambert's role if Hell ever froze over and AEW hired him.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Feb 5, 2022 4:52:53 GMT -5
I mean I felt like that was one of the single worst segments in AEW history Even the booing of Cody now doesn't feel so much like shitting on a segment like this did, they hated Brandi, really hated her, and were giving face pops to Dan 'I will piss on your dog in front of your mother for the heat' Lambert, who they literally booed later in the night in a different segment. Whatever the Rhodeses think they are doing, it is some of the worst wrestling television I have ever seen, sometimes in an entertaining way, and sometimes in a 'hey look, Brandi is genuinely shook by the heel heat she's getting' way. Personally, Brandi and Lambert to me were *way* less irritating than that MJF/Punk promo where they used WWE guys as examples of a “sellout character who’s not a rebel.” I’m not wild about meta stuff in promos either, but Brandi segments don’t try to make me feel bad for liking the OVW generation back in the day.
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Post by chnwh on Feb 5, 2022 6:22:04 GMT -5
Keep Brandi off tv
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 5, 2022 16:22:48 GMT -5
Brandi always comes off like such a force. Like you aren't a bad ass and nobody thinks you are a bad ass so stop trying to act like one. Have never cared fpr her at all and I don't think she should be on the show but obviously with who she's married to that isn't happening.
I definitely get the Stephanine comparisons. Both annoying characters who always have to get the last word. Granted I don't think Brandi is as bad as her just mainly because of less exposure but in some ways she's worse. One being at least Stephanie was a heel so as much as I hated the character and thought it was terrible at least she was someone you were supposed to hate. Also I think Stephanie is a more talented performer in that when she can put her ego aside and be willing to play the goof sometimes and put other people over she can be effective as was proven during her first heel run in the early 2000's. Brandi in what I've seen as never been effective in any role and just seems like someone who doesn't get it. She's an annoying try hard as a face and when a heel does these weird angles that don't click like that odd voodoo stable she was doing before they realized it sucked and dropped it and just put her back with Cody. I think if they just made her and Cody a heel power couple with her as a bitchy valet who cheats and helps him win matches that would be the best use of her. However they don't ever seem to be willing to do that.
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Post by markymark on Feb 5, 2022 16:57:06 GMT -5
If they plan to continue the feud just move it to Rampage, and I will be shocked if it makes to the Revolution main card considering QT vs HOOK has a better chance making it as the cooldown match of the card.
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Post by thehottag on Feb 5, 2022 18:02:36 GMT -5
Seeing Brandi come out always makes me smile, & I really dig Lambert too. But the segment didn't do anything for me, simply because I don't understand the point of it. Isn't the idea of wrestling promos to sell a match? I don't know what they're building towards,to be honest.
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Post by Mr Mario Mario on Feb 5, 2022 20:52:12 GMT -5
Honestly when I first came into this thread I figured it was one of those jokey thread titles
Genuinely makes me chuckle everytime I see it. No offence to OP, people like who they like but as someone who doesn’t mind Cody and is sure Brandi is probably really cool in real life I disagree quite a bit ha
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Post by Celgress on Feb 6, 2022 1:03:54 GMT -5
So is this leading to The Rhodes Brothers & Brandi vs. MotY and PVZ? Also can we get Josh Alexandr too please. Much rather have The North than MotY. Honestly at this point, I think Josh is better than going back into The North. I disagree, Page has been totally wasted, IMHO, since joining AEW. In all honesty, I enjoyed (most of) his Impact run much more.
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Post by Celgress on Feb 6, 2022 1:07:36 GMT -5
Brandi's weekly promo battle with Lambert is like stepping in dog shit and tracking it all throughout your house before you notice; a disgusting smelly mess no one wants to deal with.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Feb 6, 2022 3:56:14 GMT -5
Honestly when I first came into this thread I figured it was one of those jokey thread titles Genuinely makes me chuckle everytime I see it. No offence to OP, people like who they like but as someone who doesn’t mind Cody and is sure Brandi is probably really cool in real life I disagree quite a bit ha It’s not a joke post. I’ve found myself enjoying Brandi segments more than some of the heavily acclaimed AEW material as of late.
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Post by dpg on Feb 6, 2022 4:01:00 GMT -5
Honestly at this point, I think Josh is better than going back into The North. I disagree, Page has been totally wasted, IMHO, since joining AEW. In all honesty, I enjoyed (most of) his Impact run much more. Josh has left the north behind, he's a singles guy now.
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