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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jan 31, 2023 22:01:12 GMT -5
Who do you want to see as Bianca's opponent. The Rhea match sadly won't happen now. Becky has been done to death. She's totally finished off Bayley as a challenger. Never again Alexa. So look closely at the remaining roster. Currently booked strong. Former champion. Had a good Rumble performance.
My road personally leads to Liv Morgan vs. Bianca Belair at the grand daddy of them all. She's still been kept relatively strong. I don't think they have ever met one on one, unless I missed it. It would be a great athletic match and Liv gets a Wrestlemania moment. There is no other face that is booked stronger right now that is a fresh opponent for Bianca.
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Post by theironyuppie on Jan 31, 2023 22:10:58 GMT -5
The online assumption seems to be it's Asuka, but Liv's still a possibility, and I wouldn't yet rule out Raquel, either.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Jan 31, 2023 22:20:41 GMT -5
If it's not Asuka it will be a colossal waste of the momentum she's regained by coming back with her Kana persona.
Asuka vs. Bianca is WM worthy. The others.....not so much.
(at least not yet)
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Post by Venti on Jan 31, 2023 22:41:43 GMT -5
If it's not Asuka I will be a bit disappointed.
I was soooo hyped when she revealed the facepaint, and she was kicking ass throughout the Rumble match.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jan 31, 2023 22:50:51 GMT -5
Asuka seems right although it will be two faces which will be knt. Even if Asuka leans into a heel side, I think she'll still be a crowd favorite.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jan 31, 2023 22:53:24 GMT -5
Hoping Asuka but Ronda wouldn't shock me.
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Post by The Trashman on Jan 31, 2023 22:58:44 GMT -5
Raquel Rodriguez wouldn't surprise me
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2023 23:04:08 GMT -5
I will not be the least bit f***ing surprised if it is Ronda who gets the final spot in the chamber.
BUT FOR DAMN SAKES IT BETTER BE ASUKA!..because how many f***ing times does she get her momentum back only to have it yanked out from her..she comes back and easily out pops and overshadows every other woman in the rumble with her new look but still loses the rumble.
If she loses the chamber match then it is a collosal f*** up on the companies part.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 31, 2023 23:08:27 GMT -5
I think it's going to be Asuka. Although Liv and Raquel are decent possibilities as well. It is refreshing that all of those feel like fresh matchups even though Bianca has already beat both Liv and Asuka which is a problem in itself in that they've had her run through almost literally everyone at one point or another that there's really no opponents left for her.
Also on the flipside while all of those matches would refreshing none really feel like big money Mania matches. Raquel I don't think has got over as much as they probably hoped for. Liv has been an afterthought lately although it seems like she might be getting some refocus after her surprisingly strong Rumble showing. Asuka even with the new look and fresh coat of paint for so long doesn't feel like a top girl to me anymore and feels more upper midcard below the likes of Charlotte, Becky, Bianca, Ronda, and even Rhea now with this big run she's been on.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 31, 2023 23:11:56 GMT -5
I will not be the least bit f***ing surprised if it is Ronda who gets the final spot in the chamber. BUT FOR DAMN SAKES IT BETTER BE ASUKA!..because how many f***ing times does she get her momentum back only to have it yanked out from her..she comes back and easily out pops and overshadows every other woman in the rumble with her new look but still loses the rumble. If she loses the chamber match then it is a collosal f*** up on the companies part. Know what I wouldn't love Ronda winning but when I think about it I don't think it would be the worst thing either. It's never been done before and I think it would actually be a good match. Ronda always works well with other athletic hosses who she can trade bombs with. Granted that's really the only type of wrestler she can have a good match with but it usually works really well when it does happen.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jan 31, 2023 23:11:59 GMT -5
I think it's going to be Asuka. Although Liv and Raquel are decent possibilities as well. It is refreshing that all of those feel like fresh matchups even though Bianca has already beat both Liv and Asuka which is a problem in itself in that they've had her run through almost literally everyone at one point or another that there's really no opponents left for her. Also on the flipside while all of those matches would refreshing none really feel like big money Mania matches. Raquel I don't think has got over as much as they probably hoped for. Liv has been an afterthought lately although it seems like she might be getting some refocus after her surprisingly strong Rumble showing. Asuka even with the new look and fresh coat of paint for so long doesn't feel like a top girl to me anymore and feels more upper midcard below the likes of Charlotte, Becky, Bianca, Ronda, and even Rhea now with this big run she's been on. I kind of think no matter how you slice it Bianca's Mania match just plain isn't going to be that important. Her reign's too long in the tooth, no one but her and Rhea in the division really has any notable momentum at all and Rhea's occupied, and the match is at best going to be the sixth most pushed thing on the card after Roman / Cody, the tag titles, whatever Brock's doing, Cena / Theory, and Charlotte / Rhea, possibly even lower depending on whatever else ends up being on the card. Whatever happens it's an excuse to get her on the show, it's not going to especially matter.
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Post by koreycaskets on Jan 31, 2023 23:12:41 GMT -5
Don't be shocked if it's Charlotte.... Walks out of Mania with 2 belts and a 365 day reign of terror.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 31, 2023 23:21:33 GMT -5
I think it's going to be Asuka. Although Liv and Raquel are decent possibilities as well. It is refreshing that all of those feel like fresh matchups even though Bianca has already beat both Liv and Asuka which is a problem in itself in that they've had her run through almost literally everyone at one point or another that there's really no opponents left for her. Also on the flipside while all of those matches would refreshing none really feel like big money Mania matches. Raquel I don't think has got over as much as they probably hoped for. Liv has been an afterthought lately although it seems like she might be getting some refocus after her surprisingly strong Rumble showing. Asuka even with the new look and fresh coat of paint for so long doesn't feel like a top girl to me anymore and feels more upper midcard below the likes of Charlotte, Becky, Bianca, Ronda, and even Rhea now with this big run she's been on. I kind of think no matter how you slice it Bianca's Mania match just plain isn't going to be that important. Her reign's too long in the tooth, no one but her and Rhea in the division really has any notable momentum at all and Rhea's occupied, and the match is at best going to be the sixth most pushed thing on the card after Roman / Cody, the tag titles, whatever Brock's doing, Cena / Theory, and Charlotte / Rhea, possibly even lower depending on whatever else ends up being on the card. Whatever happens it's an excuse to get her on the show, it's not going to especially matter. What makes it worse is that as long in the tooth it is, it's likely continuing past Mania as I don't see any of the potential challengers beating her. Rhea I could've definitely seen but that isn't happening now. When she loses it I don't know as there's nobody on Raw I see beating her. Becky and Bayley are the only other credible opions other then Asuka and both them against Bianca been done to death and she beat both decisively. Unless I guess they FINALLY do a shakeup and switch Charlotte there assuming she FINALLY puts Rhea over.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2023 23:28:02 GMT -5
I kind of think no matter how you slice it Bianca's Mania match just plain isn't going to be that important. Her reign's too long in the tooth, no one but her and Rhea in the division really has any notable momentum at all and Rhea's occupied, and the match is at best going to be the sixth most pushed thing on the card after Roman / Cody, the tag titles, whatever Brock's doing, Cena / Theory, and Charlotte / Rhea, possibly even lower depending on whatever else ends up being on the card. Whatever happens it's an excuse to get her on the show, it's not going to especially matter. What makes it worse is that as long in the tooth it is, it's likely continuing past Mania as I don't see any of the potential challengers beating her. Rhea I could've definitely seen but that isn't happening now. When she loses it I don't know as there's nobody on Raw I see beating her. Becky and Bayley are the only other credible opions other then Asuka and both them against Bianca been done to death and she beat both decisively. Unless I guess they FINALLY do a shakeup and switch Charlotte there assuming she FINALLY puts Rhea over. Rhea beats Charlotte only for Charlotte to go to Raw and take Biancas title. BIANCA: AINT THAT SOME BULLSHIT!
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 31, 2023 23:31:47 GMT -5
Asuka, I hope, if it's Ronda, f***ing gross, I'm so tired of her and her last run didn't really endear her to me any further.
Asuka coming back with the new look and the Kana aura would be such a waste if she wasn't in the title match.
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Post by theironyuppie on Jan 31, 2023 23:41:22 GMT -5
I kind of think no matter how you slice it Bianca's Mania match just plain isn't going to be that important. Her reign's too long in the tooth, no one but her and Rhea in the division really has any notable momentum at all and Rhea's occupied, and the match is at best going to be the sixth most pushed thing on the card after Roman / Cody, the tag titles, whatever Brock's doing, Cena / Theory, and Charlotte / Rhea, possibly even lower depending on whatever else ends up being on the card. Whatever happens it's an excuse to get her on the show, it's not going to especially matter. What makes it worse is that as long in the tooth it is, it's likely continuing past Mania as I don't see any of the potential challengers beating her. Rhea I could've definitely seen but that isn't happening now. When she loses it I don't know as there's nobody on Raw I see beating her. Becky and Bayley are the only other credible opions other then Asuka and both them against Bianca been done to death and she beat both decisively. Unless I guess they FINALLY do a shakeup and switch Charlotte there assuming she FINALLY puts Rhea over. It's not necessarily the length that's the problem so much as how few memorable moments there's been over that time. Unfortunately her feuds with Bayley/CTRL (though the live crowd at least loved her winning the ladder match) and Alexa were just there, and just there isn't really enough when you're meant to be a focal point and have the strongest booking in the company.
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Post by Fade on Jan 31, 2023 23:52:58 GMT -5
Somebody theorized a multi woman match the other day. I like that. I like fantasizing my multi-person world title matches at ‘Mania but singles or three-way seems to be the standard.
I wouldn’t mind Ronda. Hopefully she’d lose though.
Asuka is interesting because of how hot she is and the in-ring potential. Also, who goes over in that?
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jan 31, 2023 23:55:23 GMT -5
What makes it worse is that as long in the tooth it is, it's likely continuing past Mania as I don't see any of the potential challengers beating her. Rhea I could've definitely seen but that isn't happening now. When she loses it I don't know as there's nobody on Raw I see beating her. Becky and Bayley are the only other credible opions other then Asuka and both them against Bianca been done to death and she beat both decisively. Unless I guess they FINALLY do a shakeup and switch Charlotte there assuming she FINALLY puts Rhea over. It's not necessarily the length that's the problem so much as how few memorable moments there's been over that time. Unfortunately her feuds with Bayley/CTRL and Alexa were just there, and just there isn't really enough when you're meant to be a focal point and have the strongest booking in the company. A lot of the problem is they lack credible challengers to feed her who also feel fresh. Rhea was the one but when they booked it they had to scrap it due to injury and now have decided to go in another direction now when they had the opportunity to go back to it. Just look at Bianca's title challengers. Becky, Asuka, Carmella, Bayley, and Alexa. Bianca is supposed to be the new torch bearer and yet she isn't ever feuding with anyone who has come up with her. Instead she's dealing with girls who all been around six to eight years and quite frankly are stale and in the cases of Carmella and Alexa are subpar in the ring on top of it so you aren't going to get even get a good match out of them. Like if you had Bianca feuding with Rhea, Raquel, and Iyo and women in the same NXT class it would be a lot better and a lot more interesting instead of her dealing with nothing but the survivors of the previous era. It's why you need more turnover on your roster where you have to bring more NXT women up that are ready every so often and start phasing out the women who have outlived their usefulness.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jan 31, 2023 23:58:59 GMT -5
I will say that I love Asuka and all, would absolutely want her to beat Bianca, but I do kind of have my doubts that, "It's Asuka and she seems to be doing all the same stuff but she cut her hair, painted her face, and got remixed music," is still going to be translating to some massive wave of momentum two months from now even if she does win the Chamber.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 1, 2023 0:04:52 GMT -5
I will say that I love Asuka and all, would absolutely want her to beat Bianca, but I do kind of have my doubts that, "It's Asuka and she seems to be doing all the same stuff but she cut her hair, painted her face, and got remixed music," is still going to be translating to some massive wave of momentum two months from now even if she does win the Chamber. People have been wanting another Asuka title push for ages anyway, this was just the impetus to try and get the non-committed on the bandwagon.
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