Will
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Post by Will on Aug 19, 2017 12:20:33 GMT -5
When WWE was readying for its draft to split RAW and Smackdown into separate brands last summer, Paul “Triple H” Levesque had one request of WWE boss Vince McMahon.
Levesque knew he would be losing female talent from NXT to the main roster, but one performer was untouchable in his eyes.
“I would never want to limit someone’s growth or their opportunities, but when Vince brought it up to me, I said the one person who we can’t afford to lose is Asuka,” Levesque, WWE’s executive vice president for talent, live events and creative, told For the Win this week. “You could take everybody else you want to take – and trust me, he did – but I need her as an anchor. If I lose her and everybody else, I’m doomed.”Full Article
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Post by blissfan4life on Aug 19, 2017 12:31:01 GMT -5
Well He's right. Asuka should stay until the other girls get built up enough to take over the top woman babyface role.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Aug 19, 2017 12:38:41 GMT -5
I think honestly that Vince doesn't really want NXT to succeed. He may seem like he does, but he seems to enjoy taking the stars that Triple H built up, and knocking them down on the main roster and then rebuilding them up again if he wants to. If not, then he does nothing with them.
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Post by marino13 on Aug 19, 2017 12:49:03 GMT -5
I really think it was the right call to make for both NXT & Asuka. I mean it's no secret Vince is having a hard time sustaining the popularity that NXT talent brings with them. I'm not sure if it's over confidence, stubbornness, spitefulness, or a lil of each. But it's almost as if Vince thinks they're coming from wCw or something and feels the need to tear them down before he builds them back up.
Meanwhile Asuka has been the staple of NXT. She's the constant. She's never had a bad match and her undefeated streak has been fun to watch. On RAW or SD she probably would have lost to Alicia Fox by now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 13:39:32 GMT -5
They do piss all interesting with most of the ladies they already have on the main roster outside of 2 or 3 of them so why does Vince need to raid the green NXT talent?
Give the rest of the main roster women something worthwhile to do ffs.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 13:42:44 GMT -5
They do piss all interesting with most of the ladies they already have on the main roster outside of 2 or 3 of them so why does Vince need to raid the green NXT talent? Give the rest of the main roster women something worthwhile to do ffs. Most of the women on the main roster are stale as  . That's why. Bar Charlotte, Becky, Alexa, Sasha and maybe Nia, the rest are as bland as they come. Could be replaced by James Ellsworth in a wig and he'd do a better job at everything. Nattie,Naomi,Tamina,Lana etc needs to go. They have the charisma of a paperbag. Neither of them is up to par on wrestling either. |
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Post by Darkhawk on Aug 19, 2017 13:46:01 GMT -5
Asuka would of probably been losing to Botch Banks if she got drafted. Glad she stayed in NXT.
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Post by A-Rob on Aug 19, 2017 13:52:07 GMT -5
I don't blame him for wanting to keep Asuka. She's booked like a star in NXT and based on the majority of NXT call ups she would be ruined on the main roster.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 14:38:27 GMT -5
They do piss all interesting with most of the ladies they already have on the main roster outside of 2 or 3 of them so why does Vince need to raid the green NXT talent? Give the rest of the main roster women something worthwhile to do ffs. Most of the women on the main roster are stale as . That's why. Bar Charlotte, Becky, Alexa, Sasha and maybe Nia, the rest are as bland as they come. Could be replaced by James Ellsworth in a wig and he'd do a better job at everything. Nattie,Naomi,Tamina,Lana etc needs to go. They have the charisma of a paperbag. Neither of them is up to par on wrestling either. Becky, Sasha, Bayley, Charlotte, Emma, Nia, Alexa, Mickie (for a little bit longer), Nattie, Carmella, Paige (if she returns). That's enough of a Women's roster to be getting on with if they all have decent storylines. Maybe call up Asuka only to make things more interesting. Other than Ember the other NXT women are just not ready yet and if Asuka goes then they need Ember to hold it down but it doesn't matter since it looks like Asuka is staying put for now Naomi, Tamina and Lana are not great I agree though Lana as a manager is great. |
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Post by blissfan4life on Aug 19, 2017 15:24:28 GMT -5
They do piss all interesting with most of the ladies they already have on the main roster outside of 2 or 3 of them so why does Vince need to raid the green NXT talent? Give the rest of the main roster women something worthwhile to do ffs. Most of the women on the main roster are stale as . That's why. Bar Charlotte, Becky, Alexa, Sasha and maybe Nia, the rest are as bland as they come. Could be replaced by James Ellsworth in a wig and he'd do a better job at everything. Nattie,Naomi,Tamina,Lana etc needs to go. They have the charisma of a paperbag. Neither of them is up to par on wrestling either. No they don't. They can go in the ring, and everyone of them has charisma. |
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Post by blissfan4life on Aug 19, 2017 15:25:18 GMT -5
Asuka would of probably been losing to Botch Banks if she got drafted. Glad she stayed in NXT. Um Sasha doesn't botch. |
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Post by IRS on Aug 19, 2017 15:29:30 GMT -5
Well, he just knows that NOBODY. IS READY. FOR ASUKA!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 15:35:16 GMT -5
Asuka is one of the best things they have. Not just in NXT. Not just in the women's division. I makes since that Hunter wouldn't want to risk his brand losing her.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Aug 19, 2017 15:37:56 GMT -5
Asuka would of probably been losing to Botch Banks if she got drafted. Glad she stayed in NXT. Um Sasha doesn't botch. VHAT!?!?!? I wouldnt say she is worst culprit. But she has had more than just her share of moments. Edit: I totally posted the wrong thing. I meant to say I WOULDNT. I have corrected it. I do not think he is the worst culprit. |
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Post by Rob on Aug 19, 2017 15:41:22 GMT -5
I seriously have no idea why they gut NXT every draft. It completely tanks the show and they have to completely rebuild from the ground up. Let it be its own 3rd brand and give it a damn tv slot. Then if they want to actually push a single guy/team from the show, then they can get drafted or called up. Dont bring up 5-6 people then let them become lost on the main roster with no direction. Its sickening what they are doing with guys like Sami Zayn.
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Post by Codyverse: Tag Team Champion on Aug 19, 2017 15:47:28 GMT -5
Asuka would of probably been losing to Botch Banks if she got drafted. Glad she stayed in NXT. Um Sasha doesn't botch. Oh, but she does. |
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Post by King Richius on Aug 19, 2017 16:00:29 GMT -5
I seriously have no idea why they gut NXT every draft. It completely tanks the show and they have to completely rebuild from the ground up. Let it be its own 3rd brand and give it a damn tv slot. Then if they want to actually push a single guy/team from the show, then they can get drafted or called up. Dont bring up 5-6 people then let them become lost on the main roster with no direction. Its sickening what they are doing with guys like Sami Zayn. NXT is WWE's developmental brand. It has peaks and valleys as talent passes through but the goal of everyone is, or at least should be, to get to the big shows: Raw and SmackDown. I agree that a lot of NXT stars get lost once called up but that is the fault of bad, directionless writing. The solution isn't to keep the NXT roster stacked and oversaturate TV with a third major brand. Besides, if that happened, you know Vince would take a more active hand in running NXT and it would soon fall into the same pitfalls as Raw and SmackDown. The solution is to improve the writing and booking of the two main shows. We know it can be done as Smackdown was really good in 2016 and recent Raws have shown dramatic improvement. |
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Post by blissfan4life on Aug 19, 2017 16:53:26 GMT -5
If she does, she's good at hiding them then or she really doesn't. Reckless, sure but I've never seen her botch. |
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Post by IRS on Aug 19, 2017 16:54:02 GMT -5
VHAT!?!?!? I wouldnt say she is worst culprit. But she has had more than just her share of moments. Edit: I totally posted the wrong thing. I meant to say I WOULDNT. I have corrected it. I do not think he is the worst culprit.Sasha isn't the only having trouble with botches today. EDIT: As am I, apparently. |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Aug 19, 2017 17:10:24 GMT -5
Asuka should never leave NXT. She would get ruined on the main roster and fans would turn on her.
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