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Post by hijuko on May 20, 2024 7:25:52 GMT -5
She has had almost only good matches and no notable botches since the start of the year. The LWS with Becky is a 4*. Has greatly improved on the mic. And yet, her dementors refuse to admit that she has questioned herself since her return and that she has proven to be a good wrestler.
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Post by SneakMan on May 20, 2024 7:48:26 GMT -5
She's still not a great wrestler by any means and is a shitty human being.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on May 20, 2024 8:36:19 GMT -5
I guess she still has to get the stank off of her botchy/injuring-y self off of her. That and the nepotism thing, maybe just have her join the Bloodline when Rock returns and embrace it?
There's also (unsafe for FAN) issues that she has grating opinions about. I personally try to not think of those as long as she hasn't hurt or harassed someone because of them. ANY opinions or beliefs can lead to that, by the way.
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Post by clc on May 20, 2024 8:45:51 GMT -5
I don't hate Nia Jax. Most of her co-workers seem to really like her. They are always doing cute social media dances with her.
I think most of the hate is residual because she was a dangerous worker and people got injured. I don't think she has hurt anyone in her come back, but I also understand the sentiment of, "How many people have to get hurt before someone says this job isn't for you".
Nia is not my favorite, but as long as she is working safe I think she has a good spot as the Kane of the women's division. (I miss the pretty shifty eyes entrance she should bring that back)
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 20, 2024 8:46:57 GMT -5
She has had almost only good matches and no notable botches since the start of the year. The LWS with Becky is a 4*. Has greatly improved on the mic. And yet, her dementors refuse to admit that she has questioned herself since her return and that she has proven to be a good wrestler.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 20, 2024 8:47:36 GMT -5
Once bitten, twice shy.
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Post by polarbearpete on May 20, 2024 9:00:30 GMT -5
Combination of general anti-nepotism sentiment, first impressions from her first run, people actually thinking she’s not well-liked irl (when she’s generally praised by her peers), and the general oddness of women’s wrestler fandom (spurred by her beating or being pushed over fan’s favorites).
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Post by polarbearpete on May 20, 2024 9:02:27 GMT -5
She's still not a great wrestler by any means and is a shitty human being. Why is she a shitty human being? Is this just referring to the rumors of her vax stance during the pandemic? I know there was a weird narrative about her injuring people and not being repentant about it but that seemed to only be to the general public and not something shared by her peers. She seems very well-liked by co-workers.
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Post by Vincent Whiney on May 20, 2024 10:27:52 GMT -5
She's still not a great wrestler by any means and is a shitty human being. Why is she a shitty human being? Is this just referring to the rumors of her vax stance during the pandemic? I know there was a weird narrative about her injuring people and not being repentant about it but that seemed to only be to the general public and not something shared by her peers. She seems very well-liked by co-workers. To be fair most wrestlers are shitty humans (looking at you Tiffy for a recent example) and still get cheered.
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Post by cosmo on May 20, 2024 10:35:15 GMT -5
Why is she a shitty human being? Is this just referring to the rumors of her vax stance during the pandemic? I know there was a weird narrative about her injuring people and not being repentant about it but that seemed to only be to the general public and not something shared by her peers. She seems very well-liked by co-workers. To be fair most wrestlers are shitty humans (looking at you Tiffy for a recent example) and still get cheered.
I mean, some people are gonna like who they like no matter what. I can think of a few wrestlers who would have to Benoit their families to get their more hardcore fans to turn on them.
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Post by BRV on May 20, 2024 10:46:33 GMT -5
If wrestling fans latch onto someone as a bad in-ring performer or, even worse, a dangerous wrestler to work with, that's a label that is extremely difficult to shake.
Look at John Cena as a prime example. For a solid decade, he was getting met with derisive chants about how he couldn't wrestle and dismissive remarks about how he only had five moves. It took until the U.S. Open Challenge in 2015 and his rivalry with AJ Styles in 2016-17 for people to finally come around on his abilities in the ring.
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Post by john84 on May 20, 2024 11:08:22 GMT -5
She's never going to be one of my favourites, nothing to do with any views she may or may not have as that's irrelevant to me unless she's hurt or harassed someone or is bigoted. That said, I did legit enjoy her match against Naomi two weeks back and since my son likes her I try and look for more positives when it comes to Nia these days but she isn't one of my favourites.
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Post by darbus alan on May 20, 2024 11:17:26 GMT -5
Still not a fan of hers, but she has improved a lot. Especially from her last stint.
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Post by Dave the Dave on May 20, 2024 13:24:52 GMT -5
I still find her matches boring? I’m glad she seems smoother and isn’t injuring people but I still don’t enjoy watching her style.
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Post by City Duck on May 20, 2024 13:41:56 GMT -5
She's not like most girls
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Post by WoodStoner1 on May 20, 2024 13:46:05 GMT -5
Why is she a shitty human being? Is this just referring to the rumors of her vax stance during the pandemic? I know there was a weird narrative about her injuring people and not being repentant about it but that seemed to only be to the general public and not something shared by her peers. She seems very well-liked by co-workers. To be fair most wrestlers are shitty humans (looking at you Tiffy for a recent example) and still get cheered. Cheered, honored as legends, defended right or wrong by fans who follow them now or looked up to them as kids. As I said elsewhere, Benoit is the only one whose "cancelation" has stuck, really. And yet even he has his fans and, scarier still, defenders. Long story short? Pick another form of entertainment if you want to only follow the exploits of people played by nice people. And good luck finding that. As for the question, like I said, believe what you want, just don't harm or bully people and things around you because of it. And yes, all sides are guilty of that.
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Post by thegame415 on May 20, 2024 16:39:59 GMT -5
Because she's not from the independent scene and came through the WWE system.
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Post by DichEvans on May 20, 2024 16:44:27 GMT -5
I like "she sucks as a human being", when all the people you think she has real life heat with invited her to their weddings and babysat their kids.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on May 20, 2024 16:47:05 GMT -5
Never in a million years did I think I'd be the one defending Nia Jax of all people. Did not see that coming. She really has gotten way better from when she used to injure people and was one of the worst wrestlers out there.
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Post by Bo Rida on May 20, 2024 17:02:56 GMT -5
There's loads of widely hated "good" wrestlers that are considered by most to be a lot better than Nia. There's about a dozen 4* matches every week, being capable of an occasional one doesn't mean much these days. What does matter for the big two American companies is if people think a wrestler is worth the valuable tv time. If people think they're not while their favourites are off tv then they'll often be hated. Because she's not from the independent scene and came through the WWE system. Just like other notable hated wrestlers such as The Rock, Trish, Alexa Bliss, Bray Wyatt, Big E, Bianca Belair...
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