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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 2, 2023 12:47:38 GMT -5
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 2, 2023 12:49:21 GMT -5
Yeah, they need to split now. They got punked out this entire feud, and then lost the Mania match.
Iyo and Dakota are being held down by this group at this point.
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Post by FinalGwen on Apr 2, 2023 12:58:19 GMT -5
Damage Ctrl were a polycule?
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Post by Mid-Carder on Apr 2, 2023 13:05:00 GMT -5
None of the three has benefitted from this stable at all. Have Iyo turn face and leave and everyone can go their separate ways
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Apr 2, 2023 13:45:07 GMT -5
None of the three has benefitted from this stable at all. Have Iyo turn face and leave and everyone can go their separate ways I think IYO and especially Dakota definitely benefitted and this has set them up better for the future than just randomly debuting as singles like most others. Even when they split they also have a ready made feud with Bayley. Without Damage CTRL I think they're in a Candice/Mia type spot. Instead they got a bunch of TV time every week, a couple of title reigns, a big debut in front of 50,000 at Summerslam, a cool match in front of 60,000 at CATC, a marquee war games match at Survivor Series, played a key role in the Rumble match and faced two legends and the biggest full-time female star in front of 80,000 at Wrestlemania. 98% of wrestlers would kill for the spots they've had in the past 6 months.
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Post by Totorob101 on Apr 2, 2023 13:51:50 GMT -5
Split them up but keep them all heels because they are all far better being heel then faces, Bayley seems so much more comfortable and happier being heel and should never go back to her face persona. Iyo is superb at everything but she is a badass villain, Dakota might be ok as a face but she does have that extra something being a heel too.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Apr 2, 2023 13:55:44 GMT -5
Split them up but keep them all heels because they are all far better being heel then faces, Bayley seems so much more comfortable and happier being heel and should never go back to her face persona. Iyo is superb at everything but she is a badass villain, Dakota might be ok as a face but she does have that extra something being a heel too. I can't agree on Bayley. I think she's beyond overdue to go face (not completely back to hugger Bayley but a modified face version of her). I've enjoyed IYO and Dakota's little character moments but Bayley's generic heel shtick is beyond played out at this point. How many times can she call the fans idiots and do that fake evil laugh.
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Post by XIII on Apr 2, 2023 13:58:04 GMT -5
Iyo will probably come out of this the best as long as the booking doesn't totally interfere, I can see them trying her as a single probably an Asuka tier one where you get big matches every now and again but most of the time you're doing other things. I'd be willing to bet that Dakota gets stuck in another middling tag team and I'm not sure what to even do with Bayley right now. She's a star, but has also been around for a long time and has been getting punked for seemingly years at this point. She needs a bit of a rehab character wise for sure.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley on Apr 2, 2023 14:25:14 GMT -5
I’ve joked about Bayley leaving but wouldn’t be shocked if she does. What else does she have to accomplish? A Rumble win? And what do they do with her if she stays?
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Post by Instant Classic on Apr 2, 2023 14:49:59 GMT -5
If there’s a draft break them up send Bayley to a brand and the other two to the other brand.
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Post by darbus alan on Apr 2, 2023 15:17:49 GMT -5
After last night, yeah, I think it's time to take this stable to the farm upstate. All three are much better on their own. I also think Bayley and Dakota work much better as faces than heels. Ideally, I'd have Iyo as a badass tweener who takes on all comers, but she can stay heel.
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Post by gl83 on Apr 2, 2023 16:29:45 GMT -5
None of the three has benefitted from this stable at all. Have Iyo turn face and leave and everyone can go their separate ways I think IYO and especially Dakota definitely benefitted and this has set them up better for the future than just randomly debuting as singles like most others. Even when they split they also have a ready made feud with Bayley. Without Damage CTRL I think they're in a Candice/Mia type spot. Instead they got a bunch of TV time every week, a couple of title reigns, a big debut in front of 50,000 at Summerslam, a cool match in front of 60,000 at CATC, a marquee war games match at Survivor Series, played a key role in the Rumble match and faced two legends and the biggest full-time female star in front of 80,000 at Wrestlemania. 98% of wrestlers would kill for the spots they've had in the past 6 months. I know the common consensus here is for Damage Ctrl to split up and for each of them go solo. But, I probably would not split them up immediately. Bayley is established so she’ll be fine, but Dakota & IYO will need to be built up a bit beforehand, though. Bayley was the one who took on this challenge without any input from Dakota & IYO, and was the one who took the loss. Maybe start laying down the foundation by having Dakota & IYO stop deferring to Bayley and have them both start to step out of her shadow, as Becky so eloquently ranted about last Monday. She talked up and put over Dakota & IYO's accomplishments and abilities, while going off on how they have been reduced to being Bayley's lackeys. Theoretically, you have the Queen of the Ring tournament and Money in the Bank coming up in the next 2 months. You can definitely use those two events as a platform to start building up Dakota & IYO separately to lay a foundation for them to build upon before having them part ways.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 2, 2023 16:54:46 GMT -5
The group's been due to be taken out back for awhile and after this storyline now's the time.
Also Bayley absolutely should go back to being face. She's always been an absolutely terrible heel and especially of late is kind of just too pathetic to bother booing.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 2, 2023 17:01:15 GMT -5
I’m not entirely sure that Bayley is even going to be in the territory much longer judging by that earlier tweet, to be honest.
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Post by msc on Apr 2, 2023 17:10:35 GMT -5
The commentary on last nights tag wasn't subtle. Lots of "how impressive is Dakota Kai", "Iyo Sky is going to be a star" while also talking up the team work of Team Becky.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 2, 2023 17:18:45 GMT -5
Really a shame that this was HHH's first real grand gesture of change in his booking era of the company and it jusr f***ing fell flat on its face and I don't think any woman comes out the other end better than where they started
It's a shame because there was potential here but it's time to let them do stuff on their own, because they have to rehab them quite a bit after being fed to Bianca, Becky, and Nostalgia Pops for months.
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Post by J is Justice on Apr 2, 2023 17:31:01 GMT -5
Wait, Bayley's leaving?
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Apr 2, 2023 17:34:36 GMT -5
I’m not entirely sure that Bayley is even going to be in the territory much longer judging by that earlier tweet, to be honest. You mean her talking about Mercedes showing the value in believing in yourself and backing yourself? That's what has me thinking that she's finishing up with the WWE when her contact expires.
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Post by mistery on Apr 2, 2023 17:47:02 GMT -5
Really a shame that this was HHH's first real grand gesture of change in his booking era of the company and it jusr f***ing fell flat on its face and I don't think any woman comes out the other end better than where they started It's a shame because there was potential here but it's time to let them do stuff on their own, because they have to rehab them quite a bit after being fed to Bianca, Becky, and Nostalgia Pops for months. The problem was basically he fed them to Bianca. Constantly. And it doesn't help that Bianca has like...no in-ring chemistry with any woman who isn't named Becky or Sasha/Mercedes. And Bianca not selling them like threats even when they first started was a bad idea as well. Part of me wonders if that was on Triple H though, or if it was Bayley being selfless, to their own detriment.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Apr 2, 2023 18:14:02 GMT -5
Really a shame that this was HHH's first real grand gesture of change in his booking era of the company and it jusr f***ing fell flat on its face and I don't think any woman comes out the other end better than where they started It's a shame because there was potential here but it's time to let them do stuff on their own, because they have to rehab them quite a bit after being fed to Bianca, Becky, and Nostalgia Pops for months. The problem was basically he fed them to Bianca. Constantly. And it doesn't help that Bianca has like...no in-ring chemistry with any woman who isn't named Becky or Sasha/Mercedes. And Bianca not selling them like threats even when they first started was a bad idea as well. Part of me wonders if that was on Triple H though, or if it was Bayley being selfless, to their own detriment. And I will continue to say that they constantly gambled on the idea that Naomi and Sasha were returning. Like legit anytime they really started doing something with the three it felt like they were treading water for the big return. Could I be wrong? Absolutely, but legit everything with how their booking went screamed "we're doing these 3 vs Bianca/Sasha/Naomi)
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