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So, do they change the Title back to Seth Rollins tonight due to the falling ratings?
If it’s me, I don’t. The ratings have fallen over time and it’s due to how the product was presented. I think that the company needs to realize that they need more talent at the top of the card and that means making more guys. During most of the John Cena era, there were only a few guys that MAYBE could be seen as beating him. Back in the Attitude Era heyday, they had a number of people that the fans could win the Title on any occasion. I think it makes more sense to have Triple H appear and further the storyline that he has with Seth Rollins, and continue to build Owens as a top guy to see what they have in him.
What are your thoughts on WWE's use (misuse?) of Apollo Crews? Like Tyler Breeze, he was a top contender for the NXT Championship. Once he got to the main roster, it's been all downhill for him. Hell, I can't even remember the last time he won a match. How long is it going to be before he's jobbing to Konnor or Viktor on Main Event? Have his promo skills, (I admit it isn't his strongest suit.) the goofy spelling gimmick and even his smile hurt his chances of even being seen as a contender for the IC title? Is Vince simply not a fan?
They have completely dropped the ball with Crews in my opinion. He is a special talent that, if booked properly, could be a big asset for the promotion. Instead, he has largely been looked at as an afterthought. I was hoping the move to Smackdown would help with his push but so far, that hasn’t been the case.
So, Bo Dallas is well documented as recently being completely belligerent, drunk and unruly in the airport. Somehow this leads to his biggest singles push he's had since he got called up. Can you explain this??
I can’t because I don’t understand it either. I am not saying they should have fired him or anything, but I don’t think it sends a good message to the locker room to push a guy that embarrassed the company the way he did.
Has there ever been an instance in a major wrestling promotion, where after all the promos and vignettes, the debut actually ended up either being that of a different wrestler with that character or an entirely different character altogether?
One that comes to mind is The Black Scorpion in WCW. All along, Ole Anderson was doing the voice and Al Perez played him under the mask, but when they couldn’t find anyone better to do the role, they put Ric Flair in it when he unmasked.
Hello again, guys! My question is regarding Naomi. Since her return from injury, and subsequent draft to Smackdown, all I (and newer casual fans) have been told about her is that she is a really good dancer (she danced for the Orlando Magic), she has a really cool entrance, and that she is the most athletic female in WWE. However, because I am a Naomi mark, I know a little bit more than that:
-First ever FCW Divas champion
-Holds clean victories over who ever was the current divas champion ever since the days of Kaitlin, including AJ Lee, Paige and both Bella twins
-Displayed her toughness by wrestling with an eye injury
-During the days when creative overlooked the women, before #GiveDivasaChance began to trend, she made the most of her 2.5 minutes with girls like Nattie and Alicia and put on some really good matches
And this is just off the top of my head. Wouldn't it be nice if she just got a quick vignette discussing those things to help bring viewers up to speed and possibly get behind her more? She turned heel and enlisted Tamina as an enforcer, but ran into the Bella twin wall. Admittedly, she's not the best on the mic (though she is far from the worst), yet and still I feel like WWE is once again dropping the ball with her not allowing her to tell her story, thinking that giving her a cool entrance is sufficient. Not to mention- she's all buddy-buddy with Nikki now- did Nikki apologize and receive forgiveness for all her Team Bella antics?
My main question is: what does Naomi have to do to show the company that not only is she ready, but she is way past due for a title reign?
You make great and valid points. I think they look at the Women’s division as a bit of a restarted entity, so they don’t really care about going too far in the past. I think she will be given a chance. Her entrance is pretty elaborate, which is a good sign. I think she will get a chance to show what she can do.
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