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Post by The Rick Jericho on Feb 19, 2024 23:27:59 GMT -5
Saturday morning.
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Post by theironyuppie on Feb 19, 2024 23:28:54 GMT -5
'All the EC participants get laid out on the go-home show' isn't one of my favourite tropes, but having a monster heel do it makes more sense than it did last year when they had Bianca taking everybody out. Plus it's something else to throw into commentary during the Chamber match, "who will they even be facing at Mania?".
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Feb 19, 2024 23:29:06 GMT -5
Saturday morning. Rhea kicking the shit out of Nia for real would be fun.
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Post by mistery on Feb 19, 2024 23:30:38 GMT -5
I'm just hoping that Nia's push dies after Elimination Chamber, because the kind of heat she gets is the bad kind. No one wants to see her on TV. I know she had a complete disaster of a match against Maxxine at yesterday's house show as well. Maxxine is green as hell, but putting her in against Nia is gonna teach her nothing that will help her in the ring.
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Post by mj0mn0m on Feb 19, 2024 23:32:17 GMT -5
Saturday morning. This made me feel better.
I kind of hope the main event is a shitty match - afterwards, they might re-think her value...
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Feb 19, 2024 23:32:18 GMT -5
I'm just hoping that Nia's push dies after Elimination Chamber, because the kind of heat she gets is the bad kind. No one wants to see her on TV. I know she had a complete disaster of a match against Maxxine at yesterday's house show as well. Maxxine is green as hell, but putting her in against Nia is gonna teach her nothing that will help her in the ring. Eventually she has to link up with the bloodline. Now that the chart was revealed at the press conference weeks ago. It's only a matter of time. Naomi too. Eventually.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Feb 19, 2024 23:33:01 GMT -5
Saturday morning. This made me feel better.
I kind of hope the main eventv is a shitty match - afterwards, they might re-think her value... Nia trying to shoot lift Charlotte and Charlotte deadweighting her made this moment hilarious in the live thread that night.
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Post by clc on Feb 19, 2024 23:33:35 GMT -5
I don't like it when one person beats up two people unless it's like Andre the Giant. Even then two is the max. One person beating up six people is ridiculous. And not just six ordinary people: Bianca is worth like 4 elite level people based on how many time she was able to single handedly beat up all of Damage CTRL without any trouble Becky also worth like 3 people, again she was able to hold her own against all 3 of Damage CTRL Raquel is a freaking giant with back muscles and it takes two people usually to beat her (see last years Chamber) Liv counts as one person. Tiffy counts as one person. Naomi counts as One person.
So Nia just beat up like 12 people. With ease.
The only way this makes even the tiniest bit of sense is if Nia is going to win the title at elimination Chamber; which, I would be all for because I have been sick of OP Rhea Ripley for quite some time now. Even if this was the case (it's not) this was way over the top.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Feb 20, 2024 0:12:05 GMT -5
I'm just hoping that Nia's push dies after Elimination Chamber, because the kind of heat she gets is the bad kind. No one wants to see her on TV. I know she had a complete disaster of a match against Maxxine at yesterday's house show as well. Maxxine is green as hell, but putting her in against Nia is gonna teach her nothing that will help her in the ring. She’s absolutely gonna be a warm body for Jade to throw around at Mania.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 20, 2024 0:16:33 GMT -5
I'm just hoping that Nia's push dies after Elimination Chamber, because the kind of heat she gets is the bad kind. No one wants to see her on TV. I know she had a complete disaster of a match against Maxxine at yesterday's house show as well. Maxxine is green as hell, but putting her in against Nia is gonna teach her nothing that will help her in the ring. Honestly I don't know why they still put Maxxine in televised matches. She desperately needs to be doing the Performance Center rounds because she is very not good.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Feb 20, 2024 0:17:11 GMT -5
I'm just hoping that Nia's push dies after Elimination Chamber, because the kind of heat she gets is the bad kind. No one wants to see her on TV. I know she had a complete disaster of a match against Maxxine at yesterday's house show as well. Maxxine is green as hell, but putting her in against Nia is gonna teach her nothing that will help her in the ring. She’s absolutely gonna be a warm body for Jade to throw around at Mania. Why can't WWE just do Cargill vs. Belair at Wrestlemania? It would be a banger of a match and a great showcase for both women. Paul, honey, baby, my guy, darling, please, please, please don't saddle Jade with Nia Jax.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Feb 20, 2024 0:54:32 GMT -5
Ok, I dont watch any more. But is Nia Jax remotely competent yet?
Because when I last watched semi-regularly, she was a complete and utter liability.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 20, 2024 1:05:52 GMT -5
Ok, I dont watch any more. But is Nia Jax remotely competent yet? Because when I last watched semi-regularly, she was a complete and utter liability. To give you an unbiased answer, she's not as bad as she was at her worst. The time away with her release allowed her to lose some weight and ease things with her knees, which had been giving her trouble for a few years with injuries. That being said, that doesn't necessarily make her conventionally good.
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Post by bearned on Feb 20, 2024 2:08:31 GMT -5
Ok, I dont watch any more. But is Nia Jax remotely competent yet? Because when I last watched semi-regularly, she was a complete and utter liability. Honestly, no. She’s still reckless and sloppy.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Feb 20, 2024 3:06:23 GMT -5
I don't know what the big deal is; if she's in the chamber, then having her wreck shop before the show sets her up as the clear obstacle for the rest of the competitors to have to overcome, and will play into the story of whoever manages to conquer the beast and og on to wi-- Oh. Oh, she's not in the chamber? Oh. Never mind then that's absolute garbage.
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Post by theironyuppie on Feb 20, 2024 3:29:56 GMT -5
I don't know what the big deal is; if she's in the chamber, then having her wreck shop before the show sets her up as the clear obstacle for the rest of the competitors to have to overcome, and will play into the story of whoever manages to conquer the beast and og on to wi-- Oh. Oh, she's not in the chamber? Oh. Never mind then that's absolute garbage. I imagine they'll pay it off with her taking another loss or two (perhaps to Becky or Raquel) after Chamber, when there's less need to keep her so protected.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Feb 20, 2024 3:37:52 GMT -5
I mean nobody thinks that she stands a chance at the PPV so they're trying to at least make her credible.
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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Feb 20, 2024 4:19:20 GMT -5
I mean nobody thinks that she stands a chance at the PPV so they're trying to at least make her credible. That's it, I really don't think it's going to have a lasting negative effect on any of the other women. There's also a high chance that whoever wins the Chamber match then beats Nia (which will have a little more heat/meaning behind it) prior to facing Rhea.
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Post by grungesmurf on Feb 20, 2024 6:38:29 GMT -5
Come to think of it I kind of wonder if this might lead to Bianca facing Nia at Mania. They seem reluctant to do much with Jade still and might prefer to give her more of a squash or something than a featured match right now, Bianca doesn't really have any other viable opponents, and Nia's been kept prominent enough it'd be weird at this point for her to not be on the Mania card. Oh noooo! I love 𝓑𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓪 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓐𝓲𝓻 too much. WWE don’t do this! Ever!
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Feb 20, 2024 7:09:54 GMT -5
Ok, I dont watch any more. But is Nia Jax remotely competent yet? Because when I last watched semi-regularly, she was a complete and utter liability. To give you an unbiased answer, she's not as bad as she was at her worst. The time away with her release allowed her to lose some weight and ease things with her knees, which had been giving her trouble for a few years with injuries. That being said, that doesn't necessarily make her conventionally good. Not the biggest Nia Jax fan but if I'm being fair, she's been fine since she came back. Her matches have been inoffensive and she's at least moving around fairly well.
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