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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Feb 24, 2024 22:12:19 GMT -5
I'm sure he'd find some way to shit all over Rhea's push.
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Post by bog on Feb 24, 2024 22:59:09 GMT -5
Depending on his mood, he absolutely would
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Post by theironyuppie on Feb 24, 2024 23:15:33 GMT -5
I'm sure he'd find some way to shit all over Rhea's push. If it even would have happened in the first place. It was under Vince in 2021 when she was getting 1-3 minutes of screen time an episode (back in the Super Brutality days tagging with Nikki A.S.H), and her one moment as a singles competitor was being in the crowd of jobbers pursuing EGG.
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Post by CubsFan71 on Feb 25, 2024 1:39:09 GMT -5
Not even Vince is that stupid
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 25, 2024 3:20:08 GMT -5
... No. Putting aside the fact that I like Rhea more than Nia, this is a match to decide a major Wrestlemania match. Becky Vs Rhea is a FAR bigger match than Nia Vs Becky. This, even Vince would realize the money match is Becky/Rhea not Nia/Becky.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Feb 25, 2024 4:54:45 GMT -5
No, but had Vince stayed in power Rhea wouldn't be in this spot to start with. She's talked in interviews about how he had a different vision of her character than the way she wanted to play it, and as a result her breakthrough character would probably have never happened as it only got going after he stepped down the first time. I'm afraid to even speculate on what his "vision" was for her character. And yes, he absolutely would have had her lose. Those voting no seem to have forgotten the kind of fan-loathing promoter he was. He wouldn't be able to help himself. Which is a common theme with him unfortunately.... Not even Vince is that stupid Oh yes, yes he is.
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Post by theironyuppie on Feb 25, 2024 5:04:53 GMT -5
No, but had Vince stayed in power Rhea wouldn't be in this spot to start with. She's talked in interviews about how he had a different vision of her character than the way she wanted to play it, and as a result her breakthrough character would probably have never happened as it only got going after he stepped down the first time. I'm afraid to even speculate on what his "vision" was for her character. And yes, he absolutely would have had her lose. Those voting no seem to have forgotten the kind of fan-loathing promoter he was. He wouldn't be able to help himself. Which is a common theme with him unfortunately....
It's hard to say exactly what he wanted, but given the way they couldn't really decide whether she was a face or a heel when she started on the main roster, there were clearly some tension. This is what Rhea had to say about it in 2022, which also implies that he hadn't paid attention to her NXT work:
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 27, 2024 0:57:31 GMT -5
Are people misreading the question? It's not "Who should have won?" It's "would Vince have had Rhea lose to Nia." And the answer is, of course he would. It's a terrible indefensible call, but that's definitely exactly what Vince would have done. Pulling out the rug on the top star to "benefit" the heel in the hero's hometown with the excuse it gets "heat" rather than the reality of the past 25 years that it just hurts the market and the star losing. In a vacuum, he's done stuff like this before, but I think even for Vince, Rhea would be a bigger priority than Nia. He'd have probably had Indi Hartwell get squashed utterly, though.
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Post by Woo on Feb 27, 2024 1:59:06 GMT -5
No. She would have lost to Charlotte instead.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 27, 2024 2:03:18 GMT -5
Are people misreading the question? It's not "Who should have won?" It's "would Vince have had Rhea lose to Nia." And the answer is, of course he would. It's a terrible indefensible call, but that's definitely exactly what Vince would have done. Pulling out the rug on the top star to "benefit" the heel in the hero's hometown with the excuse it gets "heat" rather than the reality of the past 25 years that it just hurts the market and the star losing. In a vacuum, he's done stuff like this before, but I think even for Vince, Rhea would be a bigger priority than Nia. He'd have probably had Indi Hartwell get squashed utterly, though. Again he'd be planning for Mania and he'd know the money match is not Nia vs. Becky.
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Post by Woo on Feb 27, 2024 2:17:34 GMT -5
In a vacuum, he's done stuff like this before, but I think even for Vince, Rhea would be a bigger priority than Nia. He'd have probably had Indi Hartwell get squashed utterly, though. Again he'd be planning for Mania and he'd know the money match is not Nia vs. Becky. This is the same Vince who frequently did not book huge money making matches of spite and incompetence.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Feb 27, 2024 2:23:31 GMT -5
Probably yeah. Would’ve been too tempting with how he seemed to think about things and had Rhea win it right back at Mania really helping no one
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