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Post by papagiorgio on Aug 6, 2022 14:32:24 GMT -5
So perhaps,
Iyo & Sky, Doudrop & Nikki, Asuka & Bliss, 4th team (NXT call up at least for tourney)
They could have Naomi & Banks as the 4th team, but it might work better for them to just challenge the winner. I don't think WWE will want to keep them a tag team much longer unless they insist on it. I see a WWE Draft separating them.
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Post by gl83 on Aug 8, 2022 7:40:28 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2022 11:04:13 GMT -5
I cannot say this isn't possible with how insane HHH has been going with bringing his kids back. And also KAIRI is only on a part time deal with STARDOM so not like there is not atleast a chance (not saying it is going to happen) but it would be up to KAIRI and working out something with Bushiroad/STARDOM.....many a hurdle unless he has been working on this and we just don't know it yet. Oh and lol Bayley back on her f***ing shit love it. But what a story that would weave though...Io on the side of the woman who took out her best friend only for the bestie to return on Asukas side to oppose her Bayley and Dakota.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 8, 2022 13:20:21 GMT -5
As I've said I'm all for the return of Kairi. Though I'm 100% not expecting it to happen.
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Post by Legion on Aug 8, 2022 13:33:43 GMT -5
I could see it, lots of the Japanese wrestlers seem to be ok with just showing up for that night, or a couple of nights, just to do a tournament and then go again.
I could absolutely see Kairi doing some deals like that, a tournament here, a Rumble appearance there.
I'd love her back full time, but she wouldn't be happy living in America (assuming that really was part of why she left before), so if she did stay on good terms with them and is able to pop up from time to time as Asuka's 'Ace in the hole' then yes, let's do it.
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Post by mistery on Aug 8, 2022 13:44:14 GMT -5
As I've said I'm all for the return of Kairi. Though I'm 100% not expecting it to happen. KAIRI has made it pretty clear she has no actual desire to wrestle in America again full time, saying it took a huge toll on her mental health. Maybe for a one-off or popping in once every few months, but she's outright said she will never wrestle for a western company full time ever again. She mentioned that one of her breaking points was when a fan sat outside her apartment with a gun, wanting her to marry him. And there was another fan who stalked her to every show/signing she did in the Northeast, constantly trying to propose to her, despite her telling him no, he would post about it on social media. And she said when she had gotten married, that guy went on Twitter screaming about how he would hunt her down and "make her life hell" for "cheating on him". Not to mention she's operating a fairly successful gym now over in Japan, and is in there helping people out on a daily basis.
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Post by papagiorgio on Aug 8, 2022 16:07:08 GMT -5
I could see it, lots of the Japanese wrestlers seem to be ok with just showing up for that night, or a couple of nights, just to do a tournament and then go again. I could absolutely see Kairi doing some deals like that, a tournament here, a Rumble appearance there. I'd love her back full time, but she wouldn't be happy living in America (assuming that really was part of why she left before), so if she did stay on good terms with them and is able to pop up from time to time as Asuka's 'Ace in the hole' then yes, let's do it. It seems like a waste of money when Asuka is most likely just going to team with Alexa Bliss (or maybe Dana).
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Aug 8, 2022 16:09:44 GMT -5
I could see it, lots of the Japanese wrestlers seem to be ok with just showing up for that night, or a couple of nights, just to do a tournament and then go again. I could absolutely see Kairi doing some deals like that, a tournament here, a Rumble appearance there. I'd love her back full time, but she wouldn't be happy living in America (assuming that really was part of why she left before), so if she did stay on good terms with them and is able to pop up from time to time as Asuka's 'Ace in the hole' then yes, let's do it. It seems like a waste of money when Asuka is most likely just going to team with Alexa Bliss (or maybe Dana). Asuka and Alexa as a team seems very likely considering they've been teaming a lot lately and are currently both part of the babyface alliance with Bianca against CONTROL. If Sasha and Naomi aren't used for it I wonder who the fourth team is going to be on Raw. Asuka and Alexa, Iyo and Dakota, and Doudrop and Nikki all seem like locks to be involved.
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Post by gl83 on Aug 8, 2022 16:52:51 GMT -5
It seems like a waste of money when Asuka is most likely just going to team with Alexa Bliss (or maybe Dana). Asuka and Alexa as a team seems very likely considering they've been teaming a lot lately and are currently both part of the babyface alliance with Bianca against CONTROL. If Sasha and Naomi aren't used for it I wonder who the fourth team is going to be on Raw. Asuka and Alexa, Iyo and Dakota, and Doudrop and Nikki all seem like locks to be involved. The 24/7 Crew(Dana/Tamina)?
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 8, 2022 18:59:33 GMT -5
They'll forget they broke up and Zelina and Carmella will randomly be tagging again
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Aug 8, 2022 19:16:39 GMT -5
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 8, 2022 19:42:06 GMT -5
Lyons and Stark is a weird team to make from NXT, especially since they have a handful of established teams there already (and Stark has a singles title match against Mandy Rose coming up). Also, Stark is gonna get caught up in the crossfire of people bantering Lyons about… stuff.
That said, they’re both relatively blank slates as characters, which usually makes for serviceable tag team depth.
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Post by gl83 on Aug 8, 2022 20:12:49 GMT -5
So...if Dakota & IYO make it to the finals, they’ll be facing either Dakota’s former friend and tag partner, Raquel Rodriguez; or IYO’s former “friend” and tag partner, Zoey Stark.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 8, 2022 20:19:13 GMT -5
so my guess for the brackets...
Sky/Dakota - Dakota/Sky Bliss/Asuka
Rauqel/Aliyah - here I'm not sure of... regardless I think Dakota/Sky beat them. Natalya/Sonya
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Aug 8, 2022 20:21:40 GMT -5
Does this mean Lyons and Stark have been called up?
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Aug 8, 2022 20:24:36 GMT -5
Lyons and Stark is a weird team to make from NXT, especially since they have a handful of established teams there already (and Stark has a singles title match against Mandy Rose coming up). Also, Stark is gonna get caught up in the crossfire of people bantering Lyons about… stuff. That said, they’re both relatively blank slates as characters, which usually makes for serviceable tag team depth. I'm guessing probably because they needed a face team with how heel heavy the roster is. Therefore that disqualified Toxic Attraction. Kayden and Katana are faces but are currently the NXT Champions. Ivy and Tatum would've made more sense but I guess Tatum might be injured which is maybe why they weren't chosen.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 8, 2022 20:28:19 GMT -5
Lyons and Stark is a weird team to make from NXT, especially since they have a handful of established teams there already (and Stark has a singles title match against Mandy Rose coming up). Also, Stark is gonna get caught up in the crossfire of people bantering Lyons about… stuff. That said, they’re both relatively blank slates as characters, which usually makes for serviceable tag team depth. I'm guessing probably because they needed a face team with how heel heavy the roster is. Therefore that disqualified Toxic Attraction. Kayden and Katana are faces but are currently the NXT Champions. Ivy and Tatum would've made more sense but I guess Tatum might be injured which is maybe why they weren't chosen. The only other face team would be Leon and Feroz, but they’re barely making NXT TV on a regular basis, so they’d be way too green for main roster at this moment.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Aug 9, 2022 11:43:07 GMT -5
Really weird tournament bracket honestly. IYO & Dakota / Alexa & Asuka is kind of so obviously the choice for the finals that it's really weird that it's impossible. Kudos for not just going the route of, "Tournament as a backdrop to an existing feud," I guess but it does feel like the right side of the bracket is basically totally inconsequential.
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Post by Hypnosis on Aug 9, 2022 11:45:36 GMT -5
Lyons and Stark is a weird team to make from NXT, especially since they have a handful of established teams there already (and Stark has a singles title match against Mandy Rose coming up). Also, Stark is gonna get caught up in the crossfire of people bantering Lyons about… stuff. That said, they’re both relatively blank slates as characters, which usually makes for serviceable tag team depth. I'm guessing probably because they needed a face team with how heel heavy the roster is. Therefore that disqualified Toxic Attraction. Kayden and Katana are faces but are currently the NXT Champions. Ivy and Tatum would've made more sense but I guess Tatum might be injured which is maybe why they weren't chosen. Crazy how Paxley suffered the same injury as Jamie Hayter did (broken nose) during the same week.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2022 12:01:46 GMT -5
If I have a nitpick about the tournament, it's that some of the teams are pretty obvious with who's gonna lose, like last night when you had Tamina and Dana Brooke, and this Friday with Raquel and Aliyah, since God forbid Aliyah actually does anything in the ring.
But if the booking is going to be like last night, even those teams will be able to look decent. I mean, there's no hope for Nikki A.S.H but everyone else might come out better.
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