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Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect I hope Rey refuses to fight his son for a while and Dominik is a constant prick about it because he kind of counted on it.

Like when the Undertaker refused to fight his brother Kane

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Splaya Like when the Undertaker refused to fight his brother Kane

That’s basically the template I’d use.

By the way, good takes on Mania.

It remains to be seen about Rousey. It could be a burial, like you said. But it could also be that she’s taking time off, changing shows, going into a different program or just that they want to do a rematch. She’s a big star and she’s talented, so I hope it’s for the positive reasons. But we’ll see.

[Splaya]

Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect That’s basically the template I’d use. By the way, good takes on Mania. It remains to be seen about Rousey. It could be a burial, like you said. But it could also be that she’s taking time off, changing shows, going into a different program or just that they want to do a rematch. She’s a big star and she’s talented, so I hope it’s for the positive reasons. But we’ll see.

I want her to be the star that the company wants. But the first run she had was based off them capitalizing off of her UFC background and her success there. While there is still shades of that happening here, this run will be different. You can't use the. "baddest woman on the planet" moniker if she's going out there and losing to boots to the face in Main events of major PPV's.

If I'm WWE, I reevaluate how long she is staying with the company this time, but I have her start back at the bottom. Let her make her way back up to the top instead of just being pushed to the moon. Since Smackdown and Raw will still be Smark crowds, I can see them turning on her in the next promo she does. If that's the case, the WWE should run with that and turn her heel. If that's the route they go, align her with Shayna Bayzler and let them go after Banks and Naomi for the women's tag titles and let them run with that for a few months. It allows them to establish them as top titles again and allows for Ronda to re-create her place in the business. She doesn't realize it yet, but a heel turn is the BEST thing for her right now.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Splaya I want her to be the star that the company wants. But the first run she had was based off them capitalizing off of her UFC background and her success there. While there is still shades of that happening here, this run will be different. You can't use the. "baddest woman on the planet" moniker if she's going out there and losing to boots to the face in Main events of major PPV's. If I'm WWE, I reevaluate how long she is staying with the company this time, but I have her start back at the bottom. Let her make her way back up to the top instead of just being pushed to the moon. Since Smackdown and Raw will still be Smark crowds, I can see them turning on her in the next promo she does. If that's the case, the WWE should run with that and turn her heel. If that's the route they go, align her with Shayna Bayzler and let them go after Banks and Naomi for the women's tag titles and let them run with that for a few months. It allows them to establish them as top titles again and allows for Ronda to re-create her place in the business. She doesn't realize it yet, but a heel turn is the BEST thing for her right now.

I agree 100%. I think she’s more interesting having lost. In shoots, she might not take losing well, but in a work she can explore that side of herself. Absolutely agree that a heel run when the crowd turns on her is the way to go. Wouldn’t mind seeing her align with Shayna and Nattie and have them be her entourage and they can jump around wherever they want and beat up women on both shows.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect I agree 100%. I think she’s more interesting having lost. In shoots, she might not take losing well, but in a work she can explore that side of herself. Absolutely agree that a heel run when the crowd turns on her is the way to go. Wouldn’t mind seeing her align with Shayna and Nattie and have them be her entourage and they can jump around wherever they want and beat up women on both shows.

It also re-establishes Bayzler as a top talent as well. Two women holding the tag titles that work together is one thing. But knowing that they have the MMA background, don't take shit from anyone, knowing they could beat your ass or make you submit in their matches?? Let them run for 4-6 months with the gold. Hell, if she plans on staying around way longer, you can have her and Bayzler hold onto them till WM39 and be defeated by a tag team, and then take off till the Royal Rumble the following year. She gets the Rumble win and then challenges either Flair or Lynch (or hell re-do the Triple Threat from years ago) and have her defeat one of them and finally win the big one.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Splaya It also re-establishes Bayzler as a top talent as well. Two women holding the tag titles that work together is one thing. But knowing that they have the MMA background, don't take shit from anyone, knowing they could beat your ass or make you submit in their matches?? Let them run for 4-6 months with the gold. Hell, if she plans on staying around way longer, you can have her and Bayzler hold onto them till WM39 and be defeated by a tag team, and then take off till the Royal Rumble the following year. She gets the Rumble win and then challenges either Flair or Lynch (or hell re-do the Triple Threat from years ago) and have her defeat one of them and finally win the big one.

I think they might be doing Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez as a proper team, so they’d be a good shout to eventually take the belts off the heels. But anyway, I do think the women’s tag stuff is going to get more focus so they can spotlight more women. Ronda’s a good way to make sure people get that message. Or even just an act associated with her.