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Post by theironyuppie on Feb 13, 2024 0:19:21 GMT -5
It remains to be seen whether this changes after Elimination Chamber next week, but it's been interesting to observe how much they've been keeping Rhea and Judgment Day apart from each other's stories. It's been noticeable since the R-Truth story started, but tonight might have been the most apparent yet, with no connection whatsoever between the JD/R-Truth & DIY stuff and the Rhea/Becky/Nia segment later in the show.
I feel it was a solid choice to make given how much crowds are into whenever Rhea shows up and it lets the JD men get to be more purely heel (including being considerably nerfed in brawls--they almost lost a 4-on-1 against Truth tonight), though it has made Dom feel somewhat out of place.
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Post by asuka007 on Feb 13, 2024 0:43:49 GMT -5
I wonder if they just realized how incredibly over Rhea is and are just moving away from trying to get her booed?
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 13, 2024 0:55:46 GMT -5
She's outgrown them, just sorry to say but the group's most interesting thing going for it is the R Truth Angle that just died
They're boring, they're not doing anything of note except holding the tag division hostage, Priest looks like a joke. Dominick still gets booed but even he won't be around Rhea which is almost his entire gimmick
Rhea's over, they aren't so... the group feels split without officially being split.
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Post by CMWaters on Feb 13, 2024 2:20:45 GMT -5
Rhea is slowly shifting away from them ala when Chyna slowly shifted away from Triple H in late 1999 (minus backstage reasons hopefully)
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Post by Nosnorb on Feb 13, 2024 2:38:18 GMT -5
Strictly speaking, this is Judgement Day 3 point 0. The original Castlevania Shit group led by Edge was the first version, then we got the 2.0 version with the classic line up of Balor, Priest, Dirty Dom and his Mami.
This version with JD McDonagh and without Mami is the third version and while it's not as bad as Castlevania Shit, it's not that far off. JD was a really bad edition - he brings nothing new to the stable and threw off the chemistry between the groups classic line-up, and it coincided with the booking of the group getting worse.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 13, 2024 2:43:11 GMT -5
It is a mix of Rhea being difficult to keep heel, really, and overexposure by having Judgment Day be so omnipresent meaning that they've kind of run out of steam, especially given Priest's mishandling with the briefcase. They need to make a decision on if they should end the group or let Priest win the belt. You can't keep failing to do anything and then expect crowds to remain interested.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 13, 2024 3:04:51 GMT -5
They kind of did the same thing around Mania last year so I imagine it's less a, "We want to distance Rhea from them entirely," thing and more a, "Keep them apart from Rhea when she's doing something important," gesture.
That said I think it's time for the group to be put down. Keep Rhea and Dominik together, but Finn and Priest's infighting has gotten old, they're really not credible threats at this point anyway, and the less McDonagh the better.
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Post by BorneAgain on Feb 13, 2024 4:50:02 GMT -5
I’d imagine not having the Lesnar/Dom program as an option has also thrown things off booking wise. WrestleMania has to essentially be their downfall at this rate; a tag title loss frees up both Finn and Priest while the rest of the group splits following other losses (Ripley possibly losing, Priest’s outcome with a cash in).
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Post by theironyuppie on Feb 13, 2024 7:00:24 GMT -5
I’d imagine not having the Lesnar/Dom program as an option has also thrown things off booking wise. WrestleMania has to essentially be their downfall at this rate; a tag title loss frees up both Finn and Priest while the rest of the group splits following other losses (Ripley possibly losing, Priest’s outcome with a cash in).
I assume Dom's going to get destroyed in the Chamber instead of by Brock.
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