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Post by Mox on Feb 17, 2015 0:22:10 GMT -5
Also, they're not really frustrated. They don't want to wrestle 20 minute matches. They're not in it for the love of the business and craft.
And I say that as a fan of them. But they like 3 minutes of work.
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Post by Duck Holliday on Feb 17, 2015 5:21:54 GMT -5
I think it's insane that a three hour Raw can't find it in them to give the girls five plus minutes. that's what I'm thinking. HHH complained about Raw being 3 hours, but then says he'd like the divas to have more time.... Well, duh?
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Post by King Silva on Feb 17, 2015 5:42:30 GMT -5
I think it's insane that a three hour Raw can't find it in them to give the girls five plus minutes. This is what is honestly ed up. Raw is 3 hours but of course they also have Smackdown, Main Event, and Superstars. That is 7 hours (of course commercials eat some of that time) they could use effectively to actually make the divas division (or any underdeveloped division) much better. I just don't see why the main roster divas can't consistently get 20-30 minutes of in ring action in a week's time (not counting weeks with PPVs in them). I think it would be great if they had one or two writers/trainers who were in control of the division. If they actually cared like how Finlay did back in the day and how the NXT people do then it would really make the division better and the WWE in total better as well.
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Post by sitruC on Feb 17, 2015 5:54:33 GMT -5
Hell if that means I get 17 more minutes in the bathroom and getting food then so be it.
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Post by Himmy! on Feb 17, 2015 6:33:58 GMT -5
I doubt it'll ever happen.
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Post by Brad on Feb 17, 2015 7:10:20 GMT -5
Also, they're not really frustrated. They don't want to wrestle 20 minute matches. They're not in it for the love of the business and craft. And I say that as a fan of them. But they like 3 minutes of work. This is such an ignorant statement. I'm sorry. Stuff like this is why many in the business scoff at fans. You are making this statement as if you know the ladies personally and can tell us how they feel about the business and what they are content with. Fact is, maybe they only started because they are hot and are twins. But you do not KNOW that at this point in time they haven't developed a true love for the business. You do not KNOW that they aren't frustrated and that they wouldn't want to have more time. Your post just makes me shake my head. You see them on tv and the characters they play (and rest assured, even on Total Divas they are playing a character) and you assume you know them and how they feel and what their goals are. It's laughable.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 7:18:17 GMT -5
I do not blame them. Soon we'll have that no good hideous looking Charlotte taking all of Paige's 2 minutes of RAW.
They think oh its only divas.... No one cares.... Well! WWE wake up what about females such as - Trish Stratus, Lita, Ivory, Mickie James, Chyna, Luna Vachon, A.J Lee, Paige, Victoria, Melina, Stacy Keibler, Molly Holly, Jazz, Maryse, Torrie Wilson, Michelle McCool, Layla, Eve Torres upon tons of other girls who pushed the boundaries for what WWE divas should be now what do you think they think of the company? No wonder Keibler declined a return.
I'd be annoyed as hell as a main roster diva. Especially if I was Alicia Fox, Cameron, Eden, Emma, Eva Marie, Layla, Naomi, Rosa or Tamina even though Tamina and Eva are injured when they come back it will still be Brie, Nikki, Paige, Nattie, Summer, Renee, Steph, Lillian & Lana every single week! To prove they don't give a sh about divas WWE2K15... don't even get me started on that, but USE ALL YOUR F'N TALENT YOU PAY THEM FOR A REASON NOT TO BE NEVER EVER USED!...
A.J - Use her as a MAIN diva when she gets back from injury put the belt on her for another year A.J vs the world was great! Alicia - Make her the heel who goes insane if she loses or something goes wrong feud her with Naomi again Brie - Make her turn on Nikki at fast lane have them face of in a HUGE match at WM31 with big build up Cameron - Give her the b!tchy gimmick who is a spoilt brat and has tantrums Eden - Backstage announcer Emma - Have her as the "Santino" of the divas (but can actually wrestle unlike Santino) Eva Marie - Have her as the pretty innocent model who isn't afraid to fight and has an attitude Lana - Has a perfect gimmick keep it up Layla - Bring her back as the nasty girl who is aggressive (kinda like a bgc girl) Lillian Garcia - Keep her as the main ring announcer Naomi - Just put her as the athletic one Nattie - The one who loses for the new girls or the girls who are getting pushes Nikki - Put her as the evil twin again Paige - Keep her gimmick its perfect Renee Young - Commentator for main event, superstars and NXT and have her as the main person on each pre-show and host of after total divas Rosa Mendes - Have her as Fandango's valet but who also fights Stephanie McMahon - Have her as the owner of the divas Summer Rae - Keep pushing her as the new Maryse Tamina - When she's back have her as this monstrous powerhouse
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Feb 17, 2015 8:47:35 GMT -5
Eh, I think the Bellas are all talk. They are where they are mostly due to who they are in relationships with. And they are getting paid WAY more than the hard working girls down in NXT. I'm sure that they don't REALLY want to work 6 times as much for so much less pay.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 12:30:32 GMT -5
Eh, I think the Bellas are all talk. They are where they are mostly due to who they are in relationships with. And they are getting paid WAY more than the hard working girls down in NXT. I'm sure that they don't REALLY want to work 6 times as much for so much less pay. I read somewhere that the NXT divas get paid a lot more than most male talent down in NXT. I dont know how true that is though.
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Post by xavion2004 on Feb 17, 2015 12:51:55 GMT -5
It's a Catch-22 for today's divas. If you stay in NXT, you get the respect but not the big money. If you get called-up, you get the big money and lose the respect.
IMHO, the biggest problem with the Bellas is that their weaknesses are really exposed as heels.
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Post by Sean on Feb 17, 2015 22:37:38 GMT -5
I'm glad that they're finally saying something about the divas lack of tv time... I think it's highly disrespectful that the divas don't get the chance to showcase their wrestling ability... I think it's about time they get more than a lousy 3 minutes!! And I hope after the Bellas finally saying something Vince might finally tell the creative team to write up better storylines that need longer matches
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Post by xavion2004 on Mar 17, 2015 9:33:51 GMT -5
Nikki really impressed me on last night's raw. To the WWE's credit, they are giving the divas more time. To Nikki's credit, she's the only one that's really taken advantage of it. Her in-ring work looked solid, but more importantly, at least to me, she developed her character a bit. I loved the arrogance of doing push-ups while AJ was recovering in the corner. That's the kind of heel behavior that seems believable as opposed to the cheesy interviews they have the Bellas doing. I also think she (along with AJ, of course) did a good job of establishing herself as a powerhouse, which gives her something different from the rest of the divas currently on the roster.
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Post by Zigzag on Mar 17, 2015 9:40:24 GMT -5
Wait a minute...
The BELL Twins???
I believe they were in WCW, and called The Ding Dongs.
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Post by The Yes Man on Mar 17, 2015 10:32:03 GMT -5
Last nights match was 11 minutes, and they did good with it. Probably one of the longest divas matches in Raw history.
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Post by The Dave on Mar 17, 2015 11:19:30 GMT -5
The only way I'd get through watching anything over 5 mins of Nikki Bella would be if she released a sex tape. A Nikki Bella sex tape?
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Post by Charlie f'n Kelly on Mar 17, 2015 11:36:56 GMT -5
The Bella Twins truly suck. I'm so sick of people always saying how they have improved. They've been the top divas for like 5 years, they shouldn't just now be improving. But here's the thing, THEY'RE NOT. Nikki's match last night sucked. It was quite obvious she had no idea what she was doing, and spend the whole match working AJ's arm... And then it had nothing to do with the finish. It was stupid. The only one worse than Nikki is Eva. Brie isn't much better, but Brie doesn't really wrestle anymore it seems, here and there, but never long enough to tell.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 17, 2015 11:51:39 GMT -5
The Bella Twins truly suck. I'm so sick of people always saying how they have improved. They've been the top divas for like 5 years, they shouldn't just now be improving. But here's the thing, THEY'RE NOT. Nikki's match last night sucked. It was quite obvious she had no idea what she was doing, and spend the whole match working AJ's arm... And then it had nothing to do with the finish. It was stupid. The only one worse than Nikki is Eva. Brie isn't much better, but Brie doesn't really wrestle anymore it seems, here and there, but never long enough to tell. The Bellas haven't been top divas for five years. Please, watch the product before you make these claims. They've been around for a while, but were mostly just pretty faces. Since their return in 2013, they have definitely improved, Nikki more so. My only issue with her is what you pointed out about the arm work. She works it well but it doesn't play into the finish. If you honestly think that Eva Marie is the only diva worse than Nikki, you're just blindly hating. It took Nikki being added to AJ/Paige for them to have their best match. The worst divas are Eva, Rosa and Cameron. Nikki has been better in the ring lately than her sister, AJ, Summer, Eva, Rosa, Cameron, Naomi and whoever else I'm forgetting. She's only behind the NXT girls, Natalya and probably Paige at this point. It's this kind of blind hate for the Bellas that is completely unfair at this point.
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Post by BØRNS on Mar 17, 2015 14:31:54 GMT -5
Boohoo. They're lucky to even be in WWE.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 17, 2015 14:43:47 GMT -5
Boohoo. They're lucky to even be in WWE. They could easily coast by on their looks and their boyfriends/husbands. Instead, they've worked hard to improve and are vastly better than they were a few years ago. I'm not saying they're the best Divas ever or my favorites, but the disrespect they get from some of you is absurd.
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Post by BØRNS on Mar 17, 2015 17:04:15 GMT -5
Boohoo. They're lucky to even be in WWE. They could easily coast by on their looks and their boyfriends/husbands. Instead, they've worked hard to improve and are vastly better than they were a few years ago. I'm not saying they're the best Divas ever or my favorites, but the disrespect they get from some of you is absurd. Let's be honest. The "Bellas" are the most overrated womens' wrestlers in the history of the "universe". They are awful actresses, and can barely hold their own in the ring, even after several years of already being the top of the diva's division. There are hundreds of ladies who are more skilled and would take their place in an instant. They are old (31) for WWE diva's standards. The Bellas got hired for their looks, while having no prior involvement with wrestling, and remain because of their relationships with the most influential talent on the roster. They add nothing of significance to the shows. If all the women in NXT were called up to the main roster, they would put the Bellas to shame. If the Bellas cared so much for their own diva's division on the main roster, they would be publicly standing up for it like AJ, to the people who make decisions. You can take my comments as disrespect or honesty, but both you and I know it's true. Besos!
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