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Post by sarkerpolseng on Dec 21, 2022 0:44:53 GMT -5
My only complaint with intergender matches is their insistence on not having the man punch or kick the woman. If I remember right, Chyna had no problem taking punches and kicks. But I guess they don't want to risk the backlash with the sponsors. He was shown holding back when he could have hit her. Not a burial IMO. |
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 21, 2022 0:51:09 GMT -5
It’s a rod they created for their own backs, unfortunately. When they had the ability to book intergender matches, they rarely used it for straight-up matches. They used it for weird heel heat shit like Umaga v Maria Kanellis or Big Show v Fabulous Moolah (I know, but Moolah was nominally the face).
They couldn’t be trusted to play with the toys properly, so now they’re only allowed to play how Mommy Mattel tells them to.
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Post by theironyuppie on Dec 21, 2022 1:16:03 GMT -5
Even working around the constraints of WWE intergender matches (like the bit with Akira 'holding back'), one notable thing about Rhea/Akira is that they inverted some of the ones we've seen in recent years. Becky/Ellsworth was largely played for comedy, but had Becky getting knocked down by Ellsworth whipping her into the turnbuckle, while last night had Akira getting whipped into the turnbuckle with force. Sasha/Reggie had Reggie get in no real offense but did have a moment where Reggie caught her crossbody, while Akira's running crossbody saw him get grabbed out of mid-air. Reggie/Shayna had Reggie manage to at least slam Shayna, while here Akira's attempted suplex was blocked and reversed. Which all felt easy to buy, especially coming after Rhea's already hit various strength spots on men from suplexing Riddle to slamming Gallows. No idea if this is just a one-off experiment or something they might try again in future (even besides Rhea, in theory it's something they could try with Raquel somewhere down the line if her character was more established), but it was definitely interesting.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Dec 21, 2022 1:18:35 GMT -5
It’s a rod they created for their own backs, unfortunately. When they had the ability to book intergender matches, they rarely used it for straight-up matches. They used it for weird heel heat shit like Umaga v Maria Kanellis or Big Show v Fabulous Moolah (I know, but Moolah was nominally the face). They couldn’t be trusted to play with the toys properly, so now they’re only allowed to play how Mommy Mattel tells them to. You can also thank TNA and specifically Vince Russo for this too for booking so many instances of dudes beating up women in 2007 that Spike TV intervened. Seriously if you rewatch episodes from that year past like June, Mike and Don are talking about THE NETWORK BANS MEN ON WOMEN VIOLENCE unbelievably often because TNA were mad about being told to knock it off after completely abusing those type of bits for months. It is a legit ridiculous amount of women just getting wrecked by dudes and Spike had every right to intervene at the time. Ruthless Aggression era was HORRIBLE for it too, especially 03 RAW. Abyss beating up Andre Rizin and So Cal Val might be top 5 reasons why intergender stuff hasn't been able to happen anymore. Only half kidding lmao. Also 3 Minute Warning. Extremely 3 Minute Warning. |
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Dec 21, 2022 2:25:55 GMT -5
You can have your Pillow Fights and Bra and Panty matches, this was the sexiest match I've ever seen.  |
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Post by ayumidah on Dec 21, 2022 3:36:27 GMT -5
I like how commentary (especially Corey) has gone from insisting that Rhea and Dom were "NOT in a relationship!!!!" to just giving up and saying they're romantic. Dom bringing Rhea over for Thanksgiving finally seemed to make them shut up about it lol.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2022 15:01:25 GMT -5
RIP Akira Tozawa, got intergendered from all sides. RIPley Akira Tozawa? |
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Dec 22, 2022 15:21:45 GMT -5
It’s a rod they created for their own backs, unfortunately. When they had the ability to book intergender matches, they rarely used it for straight-up matches. They used it for weird heel heat shit like Umaga v Maria Kanellis or Big Show v Fabulous Moolah (I know, but Moolah was nominally the face). They couldn’t be trusted to play with the toys properly, so now they’re only allowed to play how Mommy Mattel tells them to. Mami Mattel has WWE in the missionary pin position. |
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