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My thoughts from this week:
* I'm not anti-Eva Marie, but I think she should be losing all of her matches. Have her play the face role (since it makes sense for her opponents to school her), then have her start winning when she gets better and starts cheating. I didn't like Eva Marie in blue. She is "All Red Everything" -- build to that Blue Pants match.
* I like how they turned around Bull Dempsey. He's not the best part of the show, but he's embracing this thing, even if it has gone a bit too far towards the goofy side of things. I LOVED the spot where they teased the countout. If you remember, the genesis of Bullfit came from Dempsey getting counted out in a match against Tyler Breeze. A nice little nod to show how he's growing.
* I like Asuka being in the suit. Regal tried his best to make her sign like a huge deal. I've always wanted a joshi in the WWE, but I'm not yet as excited for this as I potentially should be. I liked that she didn't do the cliched "beat up both girls" thing. I feel like she's a smart, calculating competitor now. I'd like her first match to be against Emma. That would be hot.
* I know people love Bayley, but I'm worried she's going to get the "jammed down our throats" treatment, and even someone as adorable and beloved as Bayley is going to struggle with that. Part of me thinks her run with the belt should be short so that we can feel sorry for her again. I'd even consider switching it to Banks at Respect, even though people would feel it weren't right. Keep Bayley vs. Banks going into the winter while you have other girls being built up.
* Emma and Adam Rose would actually make a completely logical on-air pairing. Their gimmick is basically the same now.
* I hope they put Breeze over Crews at Respect. Build that up as an actual feud.
* I'm not really feeling Joe turning heel, per se, as I'd rather see him go into his match with Finn Balor undefeated. But the money might be in Joe going really nasty, and pissing on the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic would certainly get heat. I really want Jordan & Gable to be in the semi-finals, but I have a feeling they might go with The Hype Bros vs. Rhyno & Corbin, with Rhyno & Corbin advancing and then Joe turning on Balor; but Balor still winning. Joe gets his heat, but remains undefeated in the process.
* I have this weird feeling that Jordan & Gable might not be long for the tag scene, because there is enough appeal in them as singles competitors. I'm not saying that the WWE should break them up, but I think they might. They could get knocked out of the tournament and Jordan could turn on Gable, leading to a fiery face run for Gable. They're going to need to build up singles stars soon.
* I felt The Vaudevillains and Blake/Murphy did a good job. That double Japanese arm drag English does just looks ridiculous go. They actually had me thinking they were going to switch the belts back for a second there. Good work.
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