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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Jan 29, 2024 23:36:11 GMT -5
1000% this. At one point I thought her and Dakota could be the blood feud that would carry the women's division going forward (akin to Sami and Kevin Owens on again off again thing). I loved that fued. I hadn’t long started watching Nxt at that time & it was one of the things that hooked me Massive dropped ball in not having Dakota win the title with Raquel as her muscle, and then have Tegan come gunning for her. I complained about it then, and I'm still salty about it, LOL
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Jan 29, 2024 23:39:33 GMT -5
I loved that fued. I hadn’t long started watching Nxt at that time & it was one of the things that hooked me Massive dropped ball in not having Dakota win the title with Raquel as her muscle, and then have Tegan come gunning for her. I complained about it then, and I'm still salty about it, LOL I supported them putting the title on Raquel, but Dakota should've won it from her IMO. It was bad enough that they made Dakota the heel in the program when everyone knew Raquel wasn't getting cheered over her.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Jan 29, 2024 23:42:57 GMT -5
Massive dropped ball in not having Dakota win the title with Raquel as her muscle, and then have Tegan come gunning for her. I complained about it then, and I'm still salty about it, LOL I supported them putting the title on Raquel, but Dakota should've won it from her IMO. It was bad enough that they made Dakota the heel in the program when everyone knew Raquel wasn't getting cheered over her. *eye starts twitching*
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Post by gl83 on Jan 29, 2024 23:43:05 GMT -5
Or at least that's certainly what that women's tag match sounded like. WrestleMania 36 had more noise from the crowd than that. Women's tag match taking place in the cold vacuum of space. We had 2 tag matches: One with Shayna/Zoey and the other with Natalya/Tegan, you have to be more specific.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Jan 29, 2024 23:43:21 GMT -5
Massive dropped ball in not having Dakota win the title with Raquel as her muscle, and then have Tegan come gunning for her. I complained about it then, and I'm still salty about it, LOL I supported them putting the title on Raquel, but Dakota should've won it from her IMO. It was bad enough that they made Dakota the heel in the program when everyone knew Raquel wasn't getting cheered over her. God I hated that.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 29, 2024 23:46:12 GMT -5
On the one hand, it's something of a minor miracle that Tegan Nox is still able to wrestle and didn't just called it a career. But yeah, it's a real shame what's happened to her. She was a highlight during Black and Gold NXT, but all those ACL tears just put a hard ceiling to her potential.
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Post by gl83 on Jan 29, 2024 23:49:41 GMT -5
Massive dropped ball in not having Dakota win the title with Raquel as her muscle, and then have Tegan come gunning for her. I complained about it then, and I'm still salty about it, LOL I supported them putting the title on Raquel, but Dakota should've won it from her IMO. It was bad enough that they made Dakota the heel in the program when everyone knew Raquel wasn't getting cheered over her. It was around the time that they were transitioning to NXT 2.0, but even so Dakota would've been the better choice as the transitional champ to usher in the new era. She was a "Black & Gold" OG much like Ciampa so she would've been the better choice than Raquel.
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Post by welshpenguin on Jan 29, 2024 23:54:29 GMT -5
I loved that fued. I hadn’t long started watching Nxt at that time & it was one of the things that hooked me Massive dropped ball in not having Dakota win the title with Raquel as her muscle, and then have Tegan come gunning for her. I complained about it then, and I'm still salty about it, LOL I agree
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Jan 30, 2024 2:27:01 GMT -5
A heel turn might be just what she needs. It would not only excuse her working a slower style but actually give her a chance at some personality and get the crowd into her. Right now she's a boring woman's friend.
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Jan 30, 2024 3:48:51 GMT -5
It’s weird how they never did the most obvious things for her.
Rhea ripley injured her the first time, no revenge. Dakota Kai betrays her, no revenge There a massive rehiring wave and a ppv in wales, not brought back She had a tag team partner, that had tag team title match that they never got to use, she neither uses it or interacts with her old partner
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 30, 2024 7:45:31 GMT -5
What do you do with half these women? Nobody wants them on TV because it’s awkward when they wrestle to silence, but there’s nothing else that can be done if that will ever change because most of them are never booked on the house shows, so they can’t get reps there. And taking them OFF TV won’t get them more over, that’s for sure. It's why I largely understood what Meltzer was getting at I think last year when he referenced people being "stop watch-checkers" when it came to women's match time on TV for the major companies; while the desire to see more women represented in matches on the main shows of WWE and AEW is very understandable, not all airtime is equally beneficial. If you've got people who are still green, then they need to be working in settings that allow them to grow through that with less pressure, and potentially in matches that are shorter than some might like because it might just be better suited for where those folks are in their careers. But there has to be a plan for forward movement, regardless, because you don't want to be in that situation forever. There needs to be some kind of place where people can get legitimate reps, which brings about improvements over time, which should bring about an increase in that ring time and trust to put on strong showings and the confidence needed to get the crowd reacting, etc. Opportunities to develop characters is key to that, too, but you still want to feel comfortable letting people go out there for 10 minutes and know they and the promotion will both get something beneficial out of it.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Jan 30, 2024 7:48:31 GMT -5
A heel turn might be just what she needs. It would not only excuse her working a slower style but actually give her a chance at some personality and get the crowd into her. Right now she's a boring woman's friend. that’s not a bad idea, right now she’s just a Disney channel character face but her turning against Natalya would probably just get her cheered anyways lmao. a good shining wizard is a supreme heel finisher though, I could see it
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jan 30, 2024 7:52:39 GMT -5
Massive dropped ball in not having Dakota win the title with Raquel as her muscle, and then have Tegan come gunning for her. I complained about it then, and I'm still salty about it, LOL I supported them putting the title on Raquel, but Dakota should've won it from her IMO. It was bad enough that they made Dakota the heel in the program when everyone knew Raquel wasn't getting cheered over her. Give Raquel her "Eyepatch Vaquera" look back. It'd at least be something for her to build off of. Make her a female Stan Hansen or something. Let the women's division have more character to play off of, and more people will (hopefully) pay attention.
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Post by fw91 on Jan 30, 2024 7:52:55 GMT -5
What do people see in Tegan Nox? Idk, but I hear that banger of a guitar riff in her theme. That’s enough for me
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 30, 2024 7:52:59 GMT -5
It doesn't matter how good you are between the ropes if you can't make the crowd give a shit.
And that fault is on both the promoter and the wrestler.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 30, 2024 8:37:16 GMT -5
What do you do with half these women? Nobody wants them on TV because it’s awkward when they wrestle to silence, but there’s nothing else that can be done if that will ever change because most of them are never booked on the house shows, so they can’t get reps there. And taking them OFF TV won’t get them more over, that’s for sure. I mean, have them wrestle against women who are over? Isn't that how people get over? Does WWE not have any women who are over and available to do anything? Isn't Damage Ctrl like five women who are all over as f*** these days?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 30, 2024 9:03:42 GMT -5
What do you do with half these women? Nobody wants them on TV because it’s awkward when they wrestle to silence, but there’s nothing else that can be done if that will ever change because most of them are never booked on the house shows, so they can’t get reps there. And taking them OFF TV won’t get them more over, that’s for sure. I mean, have them wrestle against women who are over? Isn't that how people get over? Does WWE not have any women who are over and available to do anything? Isn't Damage Ctrl like five women who are all over as f*** these days? They literally wrestled Asuka and Kairi in the very match we're talking about how not over Natalya and Nox were in it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2024 9:08:27 GMT -5
When KAIRI AND ASUKA can't do anything with you then there is like no hope left.
Send Teagan back to NXT and maybe HBK can work some magic and bring something out of her.
Nattie atleast tried to speed up the pace by the end but too little too damn late.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 30, 2024 9:10:24 GMT -5
I mean, have them wrestle against women who are over? Isn't that how people get over? Does WWE not have any women who are over and available to do anything? Isn't Damage Ctrl like five women who are all over as f*** these days? They literally wrestled Asuka and Kairi in the very match we're talking about how not over Natalya and Nox were in it. Huh. Then I have no idea. Are they not getting booked consistently enough? Stuff needs to be on week-by-week to actually get over if it's not over immediately, and it has to start somewhere. Do they have any gimmick to actually keep hold of meaningfully so that they can start to catch on? Is it instead that the green talents need pairing with over talent, rather than against them? Because like, Natalya's cool and all but she's never really... over
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Post by polarbearpete on Jan 30, 2024 9:14:38 GMT -5
Some talent don’t click naturally with the crowd and need a little something extra in the way of gimmick or an interesting storyline to make the audience care. I’d say Tegan could use something, as could Candice and Indi. But I think the most important person they should invest time in developing a character for is Zoey, as she’s so good in-ring that she can become a top of the card talent, imo.
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