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I love Emma (not quite as much as I love Paige), but I understand the criticisms about her WWE role at the moment. I'm not sure if the blame lies on creative, management, her still getting settled or a combination of those factors. One thing I would like to suggest is that the WWE doesn't really understand the quirkiness of things that get over in an ironic sort of way. Emma's dancing shtick in NXT started off almost as a mock of how girls in nightclubs act. She was a hot blonde who was uncoordinated and, I believe, may have even been an up-herself heel in her first few weeks tweaking the gimmick.
As time went on and the NXT crowd began to realize just how fucking good she is in the ring, they started cheering for her more and more and getting behind her attempts to pull herself into the ring and such. It was endearing, they got to see it develop, and now Emma could come out and reveal she has an 8-inch cock, shattering the illusions of anyone in the crowd who wants to fuck her, and she'd still get cheered.
What the WWE have done with her main roster appearances is say "Hey look -- isn't this girl endearing?" I think I've heard Michael Cole literally tell people that "People love this girl," as a way of trying to get her over. The WWE did the same thing when Fandango got ironically over after WrestleMania and people started "Fandangoing." The WWE had no clue why people enjoyed it and couldn't effectively capitalize on that potential momentum an act like Fandango had after that. To be fair, he was pretty set for an Intercontinental Title run before he sustained a concussion, but the WWE were still saying "Look! People are doing a dance!"
I'm torn about her relationship with Santino Marella, because on one hand, Santino is very funny and very over. An association with him will help her stand on her feet and be given enough chances to really strike a chord with people through her in-ring performances, even if the WWE has no clue how to get her dance over with people. On the other hand, I think her shtick with Santino Marella is really cheesy and annoying. But I guess I'm not the WWE's target demographic, and I'm going to love Emma anyway, so whatever. Just glad to see her on TV.
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