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Post by sarkerpolseng on Apr 29, 2022 21:44:19 GMT -5
She deserves a thread.
Kai has been low key one of my favorites in NXT for a few years now. She had one of the best heel turns in recent memory. She seemed to get the short end of the stick more often than not, when it came to pushes and wins. She made so many others look good while competing with her. One of the most consistent performers in NXT. Here is to hopefully greener pastures for her.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 29, 2022 21:49:21 GMT -5
I think she was in a position where she unfortunately was good enough to be counted on, but also good enough to get taken for granted. They could rely on her, and thus just kind of relegated her to doing whatever, not making her a priority past a point.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 29, 2022 21:50:52 GMT -5
I think she was in a position where she unfortunately was good enough to be counted on, but also good enough to get taken for granted. They could rely on her, and thus just kind of relegated her to doing whatever, not making her a priority past a point. The Paul Burchill effect.
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 29, 2022 21:50:56 GMT -5
I can't say I've really watched her WWE work, but she deserves all the accolades in the world for being THE BIG DAWG.
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Post by theironyuppie on Apr 29, 2022 22:25:19 GMT -5
I don't think they did well by her trying to do the 'crazy' character, but she was a consistent and important player over the last few years and has a strong catalogue of matches (as well as memorable moments like the Wargames 2019 heel turn) for someone who never had a singles title run.
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Post by knsffa on Apr 29, 2022 22:30:13 GMT -5
Great talent, great human being. She'll do better elsewhere but did the best where she was. In her final months there she got a slow burn face turn, a tag title win and in her last match it took 3 women and a v-trigger smashing a belt to her face to take her down. I'd say she went out looking strong and got the last laugh. Her co-workers and friends are pouring out some nice words and support.
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Post by knsffa on Apr 29, 2022 22:55:47 GMT -5
I don't think they did well by her trying to do the 'crazy' character, but she was a consistent and important player over the last few years and has a strong catalogue of matches (as well as memorable moments like the Wargames 2019 heel turn) for someone who never had a singles title run. As someone whose battled depression, diabetes and struggled with mental health most my life I had some concerns with the unstable character. As the story played out over the months, at least it ended up being something for the character to overcome or learn to control, finding some peace in her final days. Considering how real life has been since last spring/summer for me, in a strange way this storyline was something I connected with, in a way maybe they didn't intend. Seeing my favorite as a character who could eventually overcome crap and find some peace made some sh*t days recently better. I've been poked fun at for admitting this elsewhere, I get it, this is a hard a** fandom, but be it GOT, Walking Dead, sitcoms, music, wrestling, gaming... we all can find some solace in something. So I should feel no shame. It was a questionable storyline, but I think Dakota wouldn't have done it if they were going to damn her character for wrongs by making her eternally insane. In the end it had a decent end at least.
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Post by gl83 on Apr 29, 2022 23:01:30 GMT -5
Great talent, great human being. She'll do better elsewhere but did the best where she was. In her final months there she got a slow burn face turn, a tag title win and in her last match it took 3 women and a v-trigger smashing a belt to her face to take her down. I'd say she went out looking strong and got the last laugh. Her co-workers and friends are pouring out some nice words and support. Some more tweets/IG posts showing support to Dakota Kai https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8zaWGpWLp https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc8uy12PrGi
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Post by theironyuppie on Apr 30, 2022 0:07:18 GMT -5
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Post by ayumidah on Apr 30, 2022 2:04:46 GMT -5
She was. I'll miss watching her on NXT, and wish we could've gotten more between her and Wendy Choo. Hopefully her visa situation is squared away and she'll be able to go to other places and do things. At least she'll be able to twitch stream whenever she wants and however she wants now.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Apr 30, 2022 6:02:07 GMT -5
I've only seen a few of her matches, and heard her on NL, but she seemed cool. I really liked her earlier look with the hair bobs and vibrant colored attire.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Apr 30, 2022 6:50:42 GMT -5
I posted a thread a few months ago calling her a “cringelord” because of her terrible “psycho” gimmick where she was twitching and talking to herself and basically being the worst actress in the world. Good in the ring but man I’m not going to miss that.
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Post by theironyuppie on Apr 30, 2022 11:29:05 GMT -5
Correction: Dakota Kai is awesome:
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 30, 2022 11:38:41 GMT -5
Dakota is going to go down as one of the most underused performers in NXT history relative to her talent level imo.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Apr 30, 2022 12:09:48 GMT -5
I’m shocked she was so underused under HHH’s Black & Gold Era too. Where ever she goes, she’s gonna be fine. <3
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2022 12:17:51 GMT -5
I’m shocked she was so underused under HHH’s Black & Gold Era too. Where ever she goes, she’s gonna be fine. <3 To be entirely fair during the black n gold era it was largely a circumstance and timing. When she turned heel they were in the midst of a white hot streak with Io's heel turn and coming out of the epic match Vs Candice and then they brought in Rhea and immediately shot her to the moon. And then it was just biding time untill Tegan came back to wrap up that feud which brought in Raquel...and really IMO this is where they really f***ed up because almost from the get go everyone got the sense this pairing was to benefit Raquel and not Dakota and that choice sealed Dakotas fate.
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 30, 2022 12:22:16 GMT -5
She really should have been the one to dethrone Shayna. I love Rhea, but the story was not nearly as strong there as it was with Dakota and it seemed like they did not know what to do with Rhea once she was champion. Also it’s not like Dakota got pushed all that more after her heel turn either, she was largely in the same spot.
Having her not be the one to beat Raquel was another missed chance as well.
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Post by sarkerpolseng on Apr 30, 2022 16:46:33 GMT -5
These responses by other Wrestlers are warming my Heart.
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Post by Tiffany Stratton's Daddy on Apr 30, 2022 16:54:26 GMT -5
I'm so glad a high percentage of the NXT women's locker room, and a good portion of the main roster, acknowledged Dakota Kai. Shows you WWE already made a mistake.
Dakota Kai will instantly be in AEW as soon as her non-compete ends, and I don't blame them.
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Post by knsffa on Apr 30, 2022 17:06:59 GMT -5
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