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KO was supposed to be reintroduced after Mania, so bringing him back now (they usually don't bring people back from injury this close to WM) also screams "we have no idea what to do for this show".

Must have been a recent thing, I clearly remember her first NXT push being mostly "ex Marine MP turned single mom fighting for her daughter".

Other than the obvious traits Vince likes, she's also ex military and a single mom. I could imagine the stars in their eyes thinking of all the PR possibilities. Hopefully she can overcome her Rumble performance, which I would hope was just her having a deer in the headlights moment in front of such a large crowd. I don't recall her being *that* bad the few times I remember watching her in NXT.

Yeah this seems like a way to get Chyna in without having to deal with the awkwardness of a solo introduction. Which is fine, because she was a pretty big star in the biggest boom time the company had so she definately deserves a place (at least just as much as anyone else in the WWE HOF). And yes, there should be a pool to see how many times Hunter gets in before it's all said and done: HHH solo DX Evolution Authority Hunter NXT Dad Paul Generous Benefactor to the UK Audience Because of NXT UK Paul Future WWE Chairman Paul

It does my deadened-by-too-many-years-of-fandom heart good to see Kofi getting one on one WWE title match after all these years (and getting his last big push squashed after the Orton match).

Honestly, if Becky can't be trusted to deliver weapon shots without it looking like Ronda was still in UFC maybe it's a discussion we should have.

Charlotte posted a photo of nearly her entire arm covered in bruises after the crutch shots from Becky, who also busted Ronda open as well. Charlotte lit up Ronda with the kendo stick shots when they had their match, are we sure these three know it's a work?

It's notable that other than Ronda/Becky/Charlotte and Brock/Seth, there's not any obvious Mania matches even being hinted at. Usually by this point you can at least see the direction they are heading toward. I can't recall another build where other than the top one or two matches the rest of the card is "I guess this guy can face that guy".

The best is when someone overdoes the fake tanner (I seem to recall Miz being guilty of this more than once) to the point it leaves brown stains on the mat like someone shit themselves in the ring. There was also that awkard time when HD first started to become a standard and TV makeup crews had to adjust, resulting in a year or so where half the people on TV looked like they were wearing clown makeup. Looks aside, she absolutely has Tully's smug charisma down to a T. The reason why Tully was such a great heel is he'd tell you how he was better than everyone and then he'd go out there and do it, and come back even more smug the next time all "See, I told ya!".

He went from having great matches with the champ to not even being on the radar of people like us for possible Mania opponents. He might be "alright" but he sure ain't going anywhere.

Amazing how Mustafa Ali has disappeared from everyone's mind after missing one show.

Charlotte is just so physically bigger than nearly everyone else on the roster she comes off looking mannish as a result. So many of the women are either barely over 5 feet tall, stick thin, or both while Charlotte just towers over everyone not Nia or Tamina.

Oh no....Lacey Evans and Heavy Machinery...

I think we kind of overestimate how many people watch NXT on a weekly basis, not surprised that a Raw crowd would not have any idea who they are.

NXT Takeover: Raw Edition

There's towing the company line, and there's saying shit so patently the opposite of the truth it makes people wonder if your brain got replaced by a corporate robot. I mean, you could argue that the company gives as little of a shit about the 205 Live guys, yet they end up able to get a reaction when they get put on the opening of a PPV because they are given the time to. So even the talent on the very bottom of the totem pole on the men's side got more of a change to get themselves over than the top of the women's side back then.There are numerous examples of women talking about how they were told to not overshadow the men, and it wasn't until an enviroment was created separate from the WWE main roster did women's wrestling ever get a fair shot at showing what they can offer.

Said it's the fans fault women's wrestling was marginalized because people would chant "boring", "we want puppies", or start the wave during their matches. Which is of course 100% something the fans did spontaneously on their own and not at all because that's how the company presented them at the time. Clearly the fans should have been more appricative of the 30 second classics the company was generously sharing with them.

Paige stating it was the fans rather than the company that kept women wrestling from being taken seriously is some next level corporate shilling/historical revisioning.

She's been vocal on social media about everyone hating her and generally being unlikable (and not in a "I'm being my character" wrestling way) to the point it colors everything she does now. It seems pretty clear that she ends up rubbing nearly everyone she interacts with the wrong way. Also WWE is announcing DX will be the first entry in the HOF this year as a whole group (HHH, HBK, Chyna, X Pac, Road Dogg, and Billy Gunn). I suppose Hunter and Steph don't worry about their kids googling Chyna anymore.

This Mark Henry doc airing now is fantastic. Pretty sure he legit is the strongest person who ever lived.

Isn't Luke Harper ready to go?

Well that was odd.

Seems like so long ago Vince took Braun out of the match against Brock since he didn't want him to lose another match. Now he's getting beat by the Geek Shield.

To be fair, Jimmy didn't get a DUI, he was arrested for squaring up with a cop. He was probably drunk, but Naomi was driving.

Looks like she got inspired by Mark Henry and decided someone was gonna get they wig split.