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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2015 18:01:07 GMT -5
Well, I've said it here before but I think that splitting up Rusev and Lana was quite possibly the most asinine decision WWE has made this year.
Lana and Rusev complimented each other so well, and I truly think they could have been a modern day Macho and Liz to the younger fans as to where you can't think of one without the other. Lana was actually, for WWE standards, a strong woman who commanded Rusev and was the only one who could get him to back down.
So what do they do? Turn her into a sex object of course. She splits up with Rusev and now just makes out with Ziggler to get him jealous. It's just...profoundly irritating how much her character has been distorted and twisted from its original image. Is she a face? Are the fans just supposed to forget her badmouthing America for months?
Rusev could have been okay after his loss to Cena...but then he lost I think it was 3 times in a row...then he lost Lana. Now he's injured. It sucks because I truly saw him as World Champion material, and yeah of course there's still time, but he's fallen far from his original grace. Hell a few months ago Ambrose was losing left and right, now he's the unofficial WWE Champion...so there's still hope.
Anyways, I don't know why the decision for Lana to split from Rusev was made. She can't wrestle, and she's still an American hating Russian is she not? Rusev, while great at promos, feels like he lost a part of himself. I just flat out don't understand it at all.
Well...that's it a suppose.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jun 12, 2015 18:04:41 GMT -5
They reminded me of the Drago's from Rocky. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2015 18:04:39 GMT -5
The Shield and The Wyatts agree wholeheartedly.
Granted the shield split worked out for the best I suppose. Wouldve loved to have seen 2 years worth of Shield matches and promos. But hey, can't win them all
You never know. The split may end up being shield-like beneficial or wyatt-like detrimental
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Jun 12, 2015 18:11:42 GMT -5
I pretty much agree. I still don't see serious longevity for a Lana face run.
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Post by marino13 on Jun 12, 2015 18:12:39 GMT -5
I really wanted her to be the evil one. The driving force in the relationship. The one that knows he'll do anything to please her.
I didn't want her to be the victim. We've seen that. Been there, done that.
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Post by Happy Pizza on Jun 12, 2015 18:13:04 GMT -5
It seems like she was getting cheered simply because she was hot, and to the people making decisions that was reason enough to turn her. Problem is, they don't seem to have anything for her now that she's a face. And her and Rusev are together in real life so this probably won't end well.
I think I would have preferred them have her acknowledge the cheers, but then insult the fans by saying Americans are simple minded and easily distracted, or something along those lines. Stephanie is a master at counterattacking the crowd like that.
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Post by v/\v on Jun 12, 2015 20:19:12 GMT -5
i fully expected Lana to go full rusuv on-screen fornicator once the feud/story they were building out finished... unless they planned for the massacre that were those backstage dolph/lana romance scenes to pay off as true lovey dovey...aww quacky quacky shucky ducky....
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Post by JC Motors on Jun 12, 2015 20:22:28 GMT -5
It was a stupid idea to split them up
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Post by Himmy! on Jun 13, 2015 4:35:27 GMT -5
I agree and it sucks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 4:37:02 GMT -5
I didn't want her to be the victim. We've seen that. Been there, done that. Yup........a million times. I didn't agree with splitting them either but apparently Vince loves her and feels she can be the "next Sable" which is quite frankly ludicrous. But its still 2nd to me behind splitting the Wyatt's. They need to be reformed ASAP with Bo Dallas joining after he is revealed to be Brays brother. |
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Post by Himmy! on Jun 13, 2015 4:52:20 GMT -5
I didn't want her to be the victim. We've seen that. Been there, done that. Yup........a million times. I didn't agree with splitting them either but apparently Vince loves her and feels she can be the "next Sable" which is quite frankly ludicrous. But its still 2nd to me behind splitting the Wyatt's. They need to be reformed ASAP with Bo Dallas joining after he is revealed to be Brays brother. Curious as to how you'd work Bo into it mate? He and Bray are both great talkers. Could see them clashing a fair bit (and not in a good way). |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 5:04:16 GMT -5
Yup........a million times. I didn't agree with splitting them either but apparently Vince loves her and feels she can be the "next Sable" which is quite frankly ludicrous. But its still 2nd to me behind splitting the Wyatt's. They need to be reformed ASAP with Bo Dallas joining after he is revealed to be Brays brother. Curious as to how you'd work Bo into it mate? He and Bray are both great talkers. Could see them clashing a fair bit (and not in a good way). I would do a little bit of a build where the Wyatt's are showing interest in him etc and help him win some matches. Its then revealed that Bo(perfect name) is the psychotic younger brother of Bray. I think the dynamic would work GREAT and who knows what could come of it. It would be better for all of them than what's happening to them now IMO...... |
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Post by Himmy! on Jun 13, 2015 5:25:48 GMT -5
Curious as to how you'd work Bo into it mate? He and Bray are both great talkers. Could see them clashing a fair bit (and not in a good way). I would do a little bit of a build where the Wyatt's are showing interest in him etc and help him win some matches. Its then revealed that Bo(perfect name) is the psychotic younger brother of Bray. I think the dynamic would work GREAT and who knows what could come of it. It would be better for all of them than what's happening to them now IMO...... Definitely could work! The Wyatt's desperately need to be reunited. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 5:36:25 GMT -5
I would do a little bit of a build where the Wyatt's are showing interest in him etc and help him win some matches. Its then revealed that Bo(perfect name) is the psychotic younger brother of Bray. I think the dynamic would work GREAT and who knows what could come of it. It would be better for all of them than what's happening to them now IMO...... Definitely could work! The Wyatt's desperately need to be reunited. desperately is an understatement auld son but its still the best word for it.....LOL. We all knew(right down to my 11 year old nephew) that Rowan would be a ZERO without the Wyatt's......and again ZERO is an understatement. If anything Bo's inclusion could freshen up Bray himself. He is rolling out the same auld promos for nigh on two years at this stage.....His natural chemistry with his brother(who would be portrayed as SUPER aggressive) could yield some impressive creative fruit if ya know what I mean. |
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Post by chaz on Jun 13, 2015 5:46:21 GMT -5
I think the whole trying to make him jealous thing will see them back together (eventually). I think that's the purpose of the angle.
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Post by Next Man’s Gamechanger on Jun 13, 2015 6:41:22 GMT -5
Rusev should be fine. The storyline has really let him show how good he is. The injury means he's having to do something more interesting than just wrestle pointless matches like the rest of the roster, and the switch from pleading puppydog to angry oppressor is fun. What he's been doing the last few weeks is way better than if he'd just carried on being the pseudo-Russian guy with Lana ring announcing him, having reasonless matches with Ziggler and Cesaro.
Lana (and Ziggler, for that matter) haven't been helped by the split, though.
Ultimately, it's not like they're Del Rio and Ricardo who truly had nothing to offer without each other.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 7:26:03 GMT -5
It was stupid to split them up. Let's face it, Lana's only getting over because she's hot.
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Post by attitudesback on Jun 13, 2015 7:35:34 GMT -5
Still praying for a huge swerve in which Rusev gets not only Lana back but maybe the IC title out of it too. Rusev is one of the best things in WWE right now, and even though it looked like they'd killed his character, he's still doing some great work.
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Post by Himmy! on Jun 13, 2015 8:33:43 GMT -5
Definitely could work! The Wyatt's desperately need to be reunited. desperately is an understatement auld son but its still the best word for it.....LOL. We all knew(right down to my 11 year old nephew) that Rowan would be a ZERO without the Wyatt's......and again ZERO is an understatement. If anything Bo's inclusion could freshen up Bray himself. He is rolling out the same auld promos for nigh on two years at this stage.....His natural chemistry with his brother(who would be portrayed as SUPER aggressive) could yield some impressive creative fruit if ya know what I mean. Rowan was always going to sink mate. He's one of the slowest blokes I've ever seen. Not being harsh but he should have been released. Harper should have had a long run with the IC title. He had some really good potential. Wyatt is just completely lost in the pack after losing to super Johnny. He should have beaten Taker too in my opinion after single handedly building the feud himself. He's just working with the wrong people. |
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Post by LtD73 on Jun 13, 2015 8:48:07 GMT -5
I get a feeling Lana/Ziggler won't really get over and then she'll turn heel and reunite with Rusev
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