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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jan 29, 2023 1:31:58 GMT -5
I'm mostly just glad to see she's doing okay, but talk about an immediate glow-up just from having better presentation.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jan 29, 2023 1:38:47 GMT -5
Oh thank f***, finally
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Post by Andew9001 on Jan 29, 2023 1:40:00 GMT -5
She did come across as more of a star. Liked Coles line that she strikes like a viper. Hopefully this is a turning point for her.
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Post by CMWaters on Jan 29, 2023 1:41:00 GMT -5
Now they just need to not waste her.
It is tricky since they also brought Nia back tonight, so unless they're separate brands (since Nia has a shirt she's sticking around it seems) it's a matter of booking them right.
Eventually I'd wanna see Liv/Niven though, since I've seen clips of some of the matches she had pre-WWE and she could do hardcore/extreme stuff back then.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jan 29, 2023 1:48:10 GMT -5
It was cool to see, until commentary spent the entirety of the time until the next entrant doing bad comedy routines about her former name.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 29, 2023 2:02:10 GMT -5
My favorite part was how many times they said Piper Niven to make sure everyone understood this was not Doudrop... this was a different person >_>
evne though they also made a Doudrop reference >_>
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Jan 29, 2023 2:02:42 GMT -5
Would've been nice if Pat would have stopped yelling PIPER on commentary, god was he awful tonight.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jan 29, 2023 2:04:18 GMT -5
Dolph Ziggler is proof that you can get over with a shitty name, but Doudrop was an albatross around her neck. It was truly awful.
She already feels completely reinvigorated. They can really do something with her now.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Jan 29, 2023 2:04:41 GMT -5
Would've been nice if Pat would have stopped yelling PIPER on commentary, god was he awful tonight. All three guys were pretty trash during the women's Rumble IMO.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 29, 2023 2:09:24 GMT -5
Would've been nice if Pat would have stopped yelling PIPER on commentary, god was he awful tonight. as I said it was pretty clearly a directive from the back put over her name is Piper Niven, do not mention Doudrop.
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Post by XIII on Jan 29, 2023 2:09:28 GMT -5
I’m just glad to see a wide range of body types on the women’s side these days. I mean back in the day if Piper or Nia even got hired they’d exist as a punchline to pop Vince’s bad taste.
The wild thing is that the E used to think that fans only want to see Playboy level hotties but in reality we just want to be entertained. Don’t make me look stupid, HHH. lol
Hopefully they build her up a bit.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 29, 2023 2:12:25 GMT -5
She done dropped the Dou.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 29, 2023 2:13:46 GMT -5
Golden opportunity missed by Lizuka to not name the OP "The Dou has been Dropped: Piper Niven is back"
She looked great, fact she was in the top 6 I hope means something. She has a much higher ceiling with that stupid name off of her
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Jan 29, 2023 2:14:14 GMT -5
I really like the thought of her teaming with The Bang Bus Brothers against the Viking Raiders and Valhalla for a match.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 29, 2023 2:14:49 GMT -5
She looked legit tonight
They put her over well (despite Pat yelling her name 1000 times) but the name change and presentation def put her in a better direction and def good to see her back after the situation with COVID
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jan 29, 2023 4:12:56 GMT -5
This is the part where some mournful Cocteau Twins lyrics would fit in nicely if f***ing anyone could tell what the words to Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops actually are.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2023 4:14:11 GMT -5
I was gonna howdy myself if they didn’t stop with the doudrop puns
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Post by polarbearpete on Jan 29, 2023 8:38:59 GMT -5
She immediately comes off as a huge threat with the repackage.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Jan 29, 2023 8:58:41 GMT -5
I popped for it big time when her name came up. I was like "thank f***ing god..."
I also appreciated the viper line as she was coming to the ring.
The 5000 Doudrop references I could've done without though.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Jan 29, 2023 12:57:23 GMT -5
Piper Niven is still a stupid name but it's better than Doudrop. I never thought I'd hear a Kenan and Kel reference in WWE either.
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