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Post by J is Justice on Dec 12, 2022 23:28:55 GMT -5
Bayley: I'll always love Bayley but she can't get the job done when it matters.
Dakota: Great hair, cool moves, can bump, charismatic, banger theme. She's got it all.
IYO: Everything above but she hasn't got the banger theme anymore.
So I'm voting Dakota.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Dec 12, 2022 23:37:05 GMT -5
I can't really claim to be super invested in any of them but if I were to pick one it's probably IYO? Pretty well tired of Bayley and I'd kind of be hardpressed to even think of an opinion to express on Dakota.
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Post by theironyuppie on Dec 12, 2022 23:54:19 GMT -5
I think Kota's done the best job of the three so far. Interesting promos when she's gotten the chance, and after some initial rustiness, her bump machine style remains intact.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Dec 13, 2022 0:25:35 GMT -5
I would say Kai. She's really been the glue of the group and despite being the "fall girl" is probably the most important member in that I think the group would be hurt the most if she wasn't in it.
Bayley doesn't work as a stable leader. I know she had to be in that role since she's biggest name but it just doesn't work. Iyo while still very good in the ring has been somewhat disappointing and inconsistent and isn't going to add much in promos and backstage stuff. Damage CTRL hasn't been exactly a home run so far but if not for Dakota I think they would be even rougher shape.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Dec 13, 2022 1:24:25 GMT -5
Kota. She was the MVP of that Wargames match too.
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Post by theironyuppie on Dec 13, 2022 2:04:55 GMT -5
I would say Kai. She's really been the glue of the group and despite being the "fall girl" is probably the most important member in that I think the group would be hurt the most if she wasn't in it. Bayley doesn't work as a stable leader. I know she had to be in that role since she's biggest name but it just doesn't work. Iyo while still very good in the ring has been somewhat disappointing and inconsistent and isn't going to add much in promos and backstage stuff. Damage CTRL hasn't been exactly a home run so far but if not for Dakota I think they would be even rougher shape.
It's been awkward for Bayley trying to combine her 2020 heel act with leading a group. I think she's done a little better in her promos since feuding with Becky, but it's still noticeable. It'll be interesting to see what the group's endgame is.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Dec 13, 2022 2:14:31 GMT -5
I am anticipating that potential feud with Toxic Attraction.
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Post by welshpenguin on Dec 13, 2022 4:12:12 GMT -5
Iyo is just amazing, one of my faves the last few years so I had to choose her. (I’m sure she wouldn’t like me or trust me though 😋) Dakota would be 2nd & I do like Bayley as well. It’s a group where all members are great & stand out individually.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 13, 2022 5:58:17 GMT -5
I would say Kai. She's really been the glue of the group and despite being the "fall girl" is probably the most important member in that I think the group would be hurt the most if she wasn't in it. Bayley doesn't work as a stable leader. I know she had to be in that role since she's biggest name but it just doesn't work. Iyo while still very good in the ring has been somewhat disappointing and inconsistent and isn't going to add much in promos and backstage stuff. Damage CTRL hasn't been exactly a home run so far but if not for Dakota I think they would be even rougher shape. Not playing favourites, but I do agree about Kai being the glue of the group. That’s the kind of thing that could give her a long career in WWE, even if it may not be one that comes with a lot of gold. Sky, I’m willing to give her some space because she has runs on the board and she’s still adjusting after her big ankle injury earlier in the year.
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Post by Mainia on Dec 13, 2022 6:43:50 GMT -5
Io Shirai without question. One of the best women wrestlers on the planet right now.
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Post by PKO on Dec 13, 2022 8:03:45 GMT -5
I think Dakota has done the best within the group. When she was in NXT she always felt like someone with all the tools but it didn’t quite come together, and since returning it’s all started to click into place. Even visually; she was always trying new things in NXT and couldn’t quite settle on a look that worked (her terrible pink weave being a particular low point) and she looks awesome now with her current style.
IYO will hopefully be a major player in the future but for whatever reason, maybe lingering injury, she has been a step below her usual quality.
Bayley is a great talent to have around but it seems clear at this point that Damage CTRL isn’t right for her. I’m struggling to think what to do with her because a face turn doesn’t seem right, but she’s done so much as a heel that it feels like retreading old ground.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2022 9:19:18 GMT -5
IYO (of course).
Still to me without the obvious limits put on her she is still the best womens wrestler in the world and by far the best of Dmg Cntrl.
And she has gradually been getting back to form...she does most of her stuff now with the exception of her suicide dive and the tiger feint kick (for obvious reasons).
And she has gotten much stronger at overall character work which was her weakest area.
I always said this about Dmg Cntrl they each fulfil a piece of a puzzle....Bayley is the best talker , IYO is the best in ring and Dakota falls into the middle by doing both things well but not being great at them as the others fulfil those individually better than she does.
But I pointed it out the scars from IYO's surgery are still very noticable in the photo from the group shot with riddle at the combat training whatever it was with Suzuki , so the expectation should be given some leeway on her because I also pointed this out after lookin up the recovery time in a year from when she had the surgery she is gonna have the option to remove the bolt from her foot that is keeping the bone in place and hopefully it is healing properly.
Oh and courtesy of G-translate from her blog IYO also found out she is allergic to certain metals and loves In-n-Out.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 13, 2022 10:16:40 GMT -5
I would say Kai. She's really been the glue of the group and despite being the "fall girl" is probably the most important member in that I think the group would be hurt the most if she wasn't in it. Bayley doesn't work as a stable leader. I know she had to be in that role since she's biggest name but it just doesn't work. Iyo while still very good in the ring has been somewhat disappointing and inconsistent and isn't going to add much in promos and backstage stuff. Damage CTRL hasn't been exactly a home run so far but if not for Dakota I think they would be even rougher shape.
It's been awkward for Bayley trying to combine her 2020 heel act with leading a group. I think she's done a little better in her promos since feuding with Becky, but it's still noticeable. It'll be interesting to see what the group's endgame is.
Bayley's heel work in 2020 was *greatly* benefitted by being with Sasha. Nothing against Kai or Iyo, because they're tremendous talents, but Sasha's mic stuff fed/played off Bayley perfectly.
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Post by Hypnosis on Dec 13, 2022 10:40:54 GMT -5
Dakota. She's had the best in-ring performances of the three on the main roster, although Iyo, as mentioned earlier, has had to deal with foot problems, so it's understandable that it's been taking time for her to get back to her NXT self.
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Post by XIII on Dec 13, 2022 10:54:43 GMT -5
Dakota has been the most consistent. Iyo has varied from pretty good to what the hell and back again. Bayley does nothing for me anymore. The sooner the other two get away from her the better off they’ll be.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2022 12:43:38 GMT -5
Dakota. She's had the best in-ring performances of the three on the main roster, although Iyo, as mentioned earlier, has had to deal with foot problems, so it's understandable that it's been taking time for her to get back to her NXT self. The Candice match was a nice gauge as to where she is now and IMO she came off alot closer to her NXT self than she was even a month ago , whether that was due to being comfortable with Candice idk because she did her springboard drop kick , she did the dive outside to powerbomb atempt and and took the poison rana outside. The only thing was the speed was not there and this was a thing all night largely with all the womens matches.
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Post by dbrussel on Dec 13, 2022 13:27:10 GMT -5
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Post by J is Justice on Dec 13, 2022 13:47:18 GMT -5
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Post by 4real on Dec 13, 2022 15:09:36 GMT -5
IYO I guess. Bayley’s credibility has taken a nose dive since it became obvious she wasn’t going to beat Bianca. I’ve never been a Dakota Kai fan other than her heel turn on NXT which was brilliantly executed.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Dec 13, 2022 15:41:58 GMT -5
Dakota. She's had the best in-ring performances of the three on the main roster, although Iyo, as mentioned earlier, has had to deal with foot problems, so it's understandable that it's been taking time for her to get back to her NXT self. The Candice match was a nice gauge as to where she is now and IMO she came off alot closer to her NXT self than she was even a month ago , whether that was due to being comfortable with Candice idk because she did her springboard drop kick , she did the dive outside to powerbomb atempt and and took the poison rana outside. The only thing was the speed was not there and this was a thing all night largely with all the womens matches.Not just last night this it seems like has been a problem with the main roster women's division in general the last few months. Seems like everyone is moving super slow and the execution of moves is poor and phony looking. I don't know if it's a case of injuries and wear and tear starting to take their toll on a lot of these girls but it's been odd. It became even more noticeable to me when I was watching the NXT PPV where in both women's matches on the card it seemed like everyone was moving ten times faster and their moves having much tighter and more impactful execution.
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