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I tend to agree with this as well.
Also, on another note...Not that I DISAGREE with the decision to put the belts on them, but I am SHOCKED that they have decided to give the belts to Roxanne and Cora so soon. And I hope that this only means that long-term plans include building both up to eventually chase the NXT Women's Championship. I think both would eventually make great champions. Roxanne a bit more than Cora. Because, as I have previously expressed, Cora hasn't really done a whole lot for me in order to persuade me to want to go all in. Perhaps this championship run with Roxanne will fix that for me.
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Also, going back a day, to RAW...What in the HOLY H-E-Double Hockey Sticks were they trying to do with Otis??? That was just disgusting. I get the hot dog eating contest, since July 4th traditionally has a pretty darn big one (Nathan's), but to then take it a step further and have Otis get "sick" because of it, and eventually "throwing up", took it a bit too far for me.
Well, I disagree with it: Kayden and
Well then, I'm glad that I never got around to watching RAW. I was sick as a dog on Monday, and I couldn't have handled watching someone else vomiting, especially not for the lulz.
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Oh, I agree. Going back to my original comment, what I was trying to get at is that I don't necessarily disagree with the decision to put the titles on Cora and Roxanne; I just disagree with the timing of that action. I, just like you, would have much rather see them put the belts on Kayden and Katana right now. And then build Cora and Roxanne up to eventually take the belts from them.
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Woah...For those who have yet to watch NXT tonight, I will refrain from "spoiling" the fun, but woah!!!
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Wtf, it was like they blew through 2 months of story over 2 hours. Talk about a rushed turn!
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I get it. But way too soon.
Kayden and Kacy might as well ask for their release. This is, what, the third time they've gotten denied a title run in favor of a team that broke up immediately after winning the belts?
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Regarding the bold statements in my post above, from 4/13/22, I guess the time is NOW. I absolutely love this little twist that they've thrown at us. It's just the timing of it that annoys the heck out of me. Especially considering what just happened one week earlier.
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Although I agree that it will never happen for obvious reasons, I kind of want to see them turn
But, then, I've said that about many others in the past, and they've all left me with a sour taste in my mouth.
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The powers that be need to pick a direction for their characters. It seems they’ve been kind of tweeners leaning heel, but not fully decided on it in backstage segments for awhile now… Then they still play to the crowd with their entrances and style.
Their tag finish is one of the coolest in the game. Should definitely be winning titles with it.
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Oh, and before I forget...They couldn't have given Cora a stronger skateboard before she went out? I mean, like one that didn't break before it even made contact with Roxanne's body? That looked SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad on TV, that it almost made the heel turn look super weak. That was a major fail by the WWE, in my honest opinion. If you're going to turn someone heel by having them use their weapon of choice, at least make it believable, and look like they're actually doing some damage to the other person.
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Lol ya that was bad. At least she recovered and went wild with the piece left over. It’ll look good in the Takeover video package. (Are they doing a SummerSlam Premium Live Event for NXT?)
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Even after she recovered, though, the leftover piece still made the entire turn look pretty darn weak.
To answer your question, I do not think they are doing a "Premium Live Event" for NXT. If they are, it hasn't been announced yet.
:: sighs ::
WWE should change their motto to, "We're going to make you quit watching, if it's the last thing we do!"
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Yeah, that was a bit weird...
Also, I totally expected them to have her win the battle royal, and I actually wanted her to win the battle royal. I'm slightly annoyed that they gave the win to someone who was in her first match back from an injury. I HATE when the WWE does that.
I'm just glad that it wasn't Nikkita Lyons, whom I now only refer to in my head by the hilarious alias that she was given on social media, which I cannot repeat here, because of board policy.
Personally, I was pulling for Elektra Lopez.
Also, TIL that Mei Ying from the aborted Tian Sha stable (with Xia Li and Boa) and Wendy Choo are the same wrestler.
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Yeah, I'm with you on Lyons...Never really liked her. Elektra Lopez would have been fine. I am also glad that they didn't give the win to Wendy Choo...She needs a character change, in my honest opinion, in order to be taken seriously for a championship run.
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I had found out very shortly after Choo arrived. I had since forgotten about that, so thank you for reminding me. Her Mei Ying character was much better suited for a championship run than her Wendy Choo one is.
Yeah, I'm a fan of the wrestler, but the Wendy Choo gimmick seems like the sort of thing that they specifically created NXT 2.0 for. Which is to say, NXT 2.0 is stupid.
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Wendy Choo the narcoleptic sleeping on lockers and crates was … fine. Wendy Choo the mischievous 8 year old woman is annoying. As for Mei Ying, the character was pretty neat and so different and out there but then she just sat in her throne for like half a year. Any of the anticipation just fizzled dead, and the character was dead in the water.
As for the battle Royal winner. Stark is a good wrestler with a killer finish. I really hope she finds something to connect with the “Universe” … idk if I see her being the one to beat Mandy though.
I’m awaiting the Tiffany run after a face dethrones Mandy. She’s picked this up so quickly and is super entertaining in all aspects.
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Don't get me wrong, I don't mind Stark as a wrestler. I just don't like when the WWE pushes people that are just coming back from an injury, and automatically throws them into championship contention without any sort of a build up...I would have much rather given the title shot to anyone else not named Stark. And then build Stark up to eventually become the number 1 contender to whoever the champion is at the time (which, by the way, I hope is still Mandy Rose; She has been money as the champion).
I'm not a fan of how Zoey Stark debuted on NXT, basically out of nowhere, and then was put in a program with a main eventer/won a title in her second match. Then she comes back from injury to an immediate title match? I mean, she's not a bad wrestler, but what are other people seeing, that I'm not?
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My thoughts exactly, which were expressed in the post right before yours
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I think for me it’s as simple as that crazy flipping GTS Knee she does as a finisher. Otherwise she’s firmly in the Breaker territory of “Yeah she’s good, but that’s not enough anymore.”
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Meh. Mandy Rose's run as champion has basically been, "I'm hot, you're not. Get on my level...", and then the same generic matches, over and over again. I can't think of a single memorable match that she's had, since her return to NXT, so it's surprising to see her reign surpass so many better NXT Women's champions. That said, she absolutely needed a refresh from her first run on the main roster, and this run has been highly successful, in that regard, even though Sonya's repackaging has, from a gimmick standpoint, been way better.
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