Post by Sephiroth on May 1, 2022 8:52:34 GMT -5
Inspired by another thread about her convoluted career. Obviously the Mia experiment blew up and lasted far longer than it should have, and in many ways it was bound to not end well from day one. But that give rise to the question of who else could have fit the monster woman character WWE, and particularly Triple H had desired for some time at that point. If not Nia, then who could they have signed up that could have turned out any better?
Starting with the obvious, it really is a pity they could not work things out with Khama/Kong. By all account they had been high on her, but it seems that her convoluted story about pregnancy may have dulled their enthusiasm, or perhaps there were other factors at play. But she was the obvious choice, an experienced hand with fan recognition and who had a good reputation for her work, at least I don't recall any complains about her injuring people.
I know Jessika Havok had a tryout that went south because of a bunch of dumbass things she had said on twitter years prior. And for sure, I don't condone any of that, bigotry is inexcusable. But I also think it is a pity in some ways because she was also an experienced hand in the ring by then, and I recall reading that WWE actually liked her ring work from the tryout. And particularly when I look at the NXT roster at the time Nia debuted I think she would have fit like a glove.
The final name I recall seeing bandied around was Vanessa Kraven. I am not too familiar with her work, but from what little I have seen and once again, taking into account the NT roster of the time, I think she would have been a good fit. But while I imagine she probably would have jumped at the chance to appear in NXT, I can't predict if she would have been willing to stay on full time and move up to the main roster, mainly because of the travel schedule it would have entailed.
Any other suggestions, anyone I missed?
Starting with the obvious, it really is a pity they could not work things out with Khama/Kong. By all account they had been high on her, but it seems that her convoluted story about pregnancy may have dulled their enthusiasm, or perhaps there were other factors at play. But she was the obvious choice, an experienced hand with fan recognition and who had a good reputation for her work, at least I don't recall any complains about her injuring people.
I know Jessika Havok had a tryout that went south because of a bunch of dumbass things she had said on twitter years prior. And for sure, I don't condone any of that, bigotry is inexcusable. But I also think it is a pity in some ways because she was also an experienced hand in the ring by then, and I recall reading that WWE actually liked her ring work from the tryout. And particularly when I look at the NXT roster at the time Nia debuted I think she would have fit like a glove.
The final name I recall seeing bandied around was Vanessa Kraven. I am not too familiar with her work, but from what little I have seen and once again, taking into account the NT roster of the time, I think she would have been a good fit. But while I imagine she probably would have jumped at the chance to appear in NXT, I can't predict if she would have been willing to stay on full time and move up to the main roster, mainly because of the travel schedule it would have entailed.
Any other suggestions, anyone I missed?
