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Post by WoodStoner1 on Sept 12, 2023 12:00:32 GMT -5
Another "perk": this proves WWE wouldn't be afraid of rehiring CM Punk, if they take back other toxic people.
Edit: now that I think of it, I'm not surprised. Look at all the second chances Ahmed Johnson and Mabel/Viscera got.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Sept 12, 2023 12:01:24 GMT -5
I'm not one to typically pull the age card, especially in an era where older talents are doing such great work, but Jax is almost 40. Realistically, given her knees, questionable skills, and lack of interest in improving herself, what are you really going to get out of her? I'm not seeing a PCO like renaissance coming from a woman who had a fairly defined ceiling in what can generously be described as "her prime". I think it's fair to pull the age card when you consider that all the older talents doing great work have always done great work. Mickie James has five years on Nia and hasn't lost a step, but her peak was so much higher than Nia's. AJ Styles is as good as he's ever been, but he's been one of the best for over a decade now. Nia peaked at mediocre and only got worse when she blew her knees out. There's a reason the chant is always "you STILL got it" and never "you FINALLY got it". |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Sept 12, 2023 12:14:59 GMT -5
I'm not one to typically pull the age card, especially in an era where older talents are doing such great work, but Jax is almost 40. Realistically, given her knees, questionable skills, and lack of interest in improving herself, what are you really going to get out of her? I'm not seeing a PCO like renaissance coming from a woman who had a fairly defined ceiling in what can generously be described as "her prime". I think it's fair to pull the age card when you consider that all the older talents doing great work have always done great work. Mickie James has five years on Nia and hasn't lost a step, but her peak was so much higher than Nia's. AJ Styles is as good as he's ever been, but he's been one of the best for over a decade now. Nia peaked at mediocre and only got worse when she blew her knees out. There's a reason the chant is always "you STILL got it" and never "you FINALLY got it". BLESS YOUR HEART FOR TRYING *clap clap clapclapclap* |
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Post by thirteen3 on Sept 12, 2023 12:15:52 GMT -5
lol gotta keep Dwayne happy for that match with Roman that might happen in the next 7 years. (schedule allowing.)
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Post by Fade on Sept 12, 2023 12:28:00 GMT -5
I was busy doing something else and only listening to RAW in the background. When someone interfered and Cole sold it before saying the name I thought “no way this delivers” then they announced the name and in no way did it deliver
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Post by Nosnorb on Sept 12, 2023 12:42:01 GMT -5
I'm sure the other women wrestlers are just thrilled about the prospect of working with Nia Jax with ring rust. A Nia Jax rustier than a tin can on a beach. |
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Post by The anti-ratings Luddite on Sept 12, 2023 13:08:45 GMT -5
Not that I want anyone getting hurt at all, but Nia's gonna get her clock cleaned if she doesn't stop injuring people.
With Rousey gone, I don't think the WWE women's division has any Brock-types who can/will give you a love tap to make you pay attention and work smarter, but you can only be at the center of so many injuries so many times before SOMEONE calls you out on it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2023 13:09:58 GMT -5
Not that I want anyone getting hurt at all, but Nia's gonna get her clock cleaned if she doesn't stop injuring people. With Rousey gone, I don't think the WWE women's division has any Brock-types who can/will give you a love tap to make you pay attention and work smarter, but you can only be at the center of so many injuries so many times before SOMEONE calls you out on it. Sounds like a job for Tegan Nox! |
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Post by HIM on Sept 12, 2023 13:14:26 GMT -5
Nah, just like I thought she did lose weight. There's articles and everything about it. This was a few months ago. She looks exactly as big as she did when she left, she may have gained weight and lost it in the interim, but that’s the same Nia that left. Nah, she did lose some weight. Yeah she's still big but you can see she's lost some. It's not like she went from Rikishi to Jimmy Uso lol. She just went from "wow she's crazy huge" to "wow she's still big but I can see she's lost some weight." This isn't about her in-ring work, promos or how "good" she is for the company but it's an observation. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Sept 12, 2023 14:42:21 GMT -5
Since it’s been popping up on Twitter, it’s still baffling to me that not only did Charlotte and Nia shoot in the ring for no contextual reason and not only did nobody seemingly get punished for those events happening, they decided the best course of action was to have a rematch the very next week on television.
Like…could we imagine if that happened in literally any other promotion and how many mud show comments would go to them for the rest of time? This happened in the biggest company of its kind in the world!
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Post by Nosnorb on Sept 12, 2023 14:57:16 GMT -5
lol gotta keep Dwayne happy for that match with Roman that might happen in the next 7 years. (schedule allowing.) Better not book a Nia vs Ava Raine match then. |
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Post by mistery on Sept 12, 2023 14:59:46 GMT -5
Not that I want anyone getting hurt at all, but Nia's gonna get her clock cleaned if she doesn't stop injuring people. With Rousey gone, I don't think the WWE women's division has any Brock-types who can/will give you a love tap to make you pay attention and work smarter, but you can only be at the center of so many injuries so many times before SOMEONE calls you out on it. There are a decent number of women in WWE who have some sort of MMA/jiu-jitsu training and could easily give Nia a receipt. Just on RAW alone you have Shayna Baszler. |
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Post by fg on Sept 12, 2023 15:12:24 GMT -5
She looks exactly as big as she did when she left, she may have gained weight and lost it in the interim, but that’s the same Nia that left. Nah, she did lose some weight. Yeah she's still big but you can see she's lost some. It's not like she went from Rikishi to Jimmy Uso lol. She just went from "wow she's crazy huge" to "wow she's still big but I can see she's lost some weight." This isn't about her in-ring work, promos or how "good" she is for the company but it's an observation. What about her hole? |
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Post by polarbearpete on Sept 12, 2023 15:22:16 GMT -5
Since it’s been popping up on Twitter, it’s still baffling to me that not only did Charlotte and Nia shoot in the ring for no contextual reason and not only did nobody seemingly get punished for those events happening, they decided the best course of action was to have a rematch the very next week on television. Like…could we imagine if that happened in literally any other promotion and how many mud show comments would go to them for the rest of time? This happened in the biggest company of its kind in the world! Seems they hashed it out and were fine with each other so they went ahead and kept working together. Opposite of a mud show, unless they then started shooting again the following week. They seem to be friends too. |
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Post by wildojinx on Sept 12, 2023 15:24:58 GMT -5
At least she's on RAW, if this had been SD they would have thrown her into the Bloodline.
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Post by fw91 on Sept 12, 2023 15:42:39 GMT -5
Another "perk": this proves WWE wouldn't be afraid of rehiring CM Punk, if they take back other toxic people. Edit: now that I think of it, I'm not surprised. Look at all the second chances Ahmed Johnson and Mabel/Viscera got. Nia's toxic? I know she's unsafe and was anti-vax, but does she have Punk-like beef with others? |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Sept 12, 2023 15:55:44 GMT -5
Another "perk": this proves WWE wouldn't be afraid of rehiring CM Punk, if they take back other toxic people. Edit: now that I think of it, I'm not surprised. Look at all the second chances Ahmed Johnson and Mabel/Viscera got. Nia's toxic? I know she's unsafe and was anti-vax, but does she have Punk-like beef with others? Erm, being unsafe could be toxic physically to a lot of people. |
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Post by sandrock on Sept 12, 2023 16:27:41 GMT -5
It's gotta be a combo of keeping Dwayne happy and Vince finding the "My hole!!!" line hilarious(admittedly that was a great line).
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Sept 12, 2023 16:39:25 GMT -5
I think she’s well liked backstage so that shows the women are more patient than the men as if a man injured his co-workers so much you know guys like Roman and KO would be in Hunter’s office demanding the Kennedy treatment for the poor sap.
They obviously like Rhea to give her such a push but giving her a program with Nia Jax might be a rib for her moaning about the Summerslam card and making her engagement public while in a romance angle. It is carnies still backstage. Rhea certainly didn’t enjoy working with Nia at the Rumble.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Sept 12, 2023 16:48:04 GMT -5
Rhea finally getting laid out to end a segment, but it’s Nia f***ing Jax who does it is a real monkey’s paw moment. At this point we should probably stop whoever keeps lopping off the hands of all these monkeys to keep this shit from happening. I have been assured that the monkeys were already terminal anyway. |
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