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Honestly, I think adding Charlotte makes the most sense from a keeping your promise to her perspective. If she feels slightly wronged, and let’s be honest, shit booking led to Becky’s groundswell, then maybe she walks out when her contract ends? This seems to be a keep all plates spinning kind of thing, which can be a reality of the business, but should never be how you book.
I’m not mad about Charlotte being in. She’s getting heat and she’s being portrayed as the golden child she is. This is going to be fine and has a thread of a story with a heel you hate and a baby face you adore. It’s just...not as pure as it could be. They had a thing with this Becky stuff, and if you just run with it, fans’ hope might finally turn into faith. But they’ve sacrificed this anticipated main event between two top women for a three-way that is happening...because. They’re pouring too much milk into the coffee and can’t help but give their fans reasons to be cautious about investing emotionally. They just can’t help but mercilessly fuck with and cut off their babyfaces.
This would be like if WrestleMania XIV got turned into a Triple Threat with either HHH or Rock in there. Why can’t we just have a babyface win the Rumble and go on to face the person everyone wants to lose in a one-on-one match? Keep it simple, stupid.
Charlotte could have done a million things. She could have worked Asuka again. There’s Natalya, who has been portrayed as Ronda’s buddy. Do the Takeover match years later with the two-time Hall of Famers in their corners with personal pride and the momentum of their camps on the line. Shayna could have come up. Charlotte can still have an anticipated position on the card and Becky getting this shot could always be played up for tension later.
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