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[Still Brooklyn]

Bayley IS a dork though. This isn't 1980s WWF. Yes, part of your income is from kids who love her and Cena ... but come on. She's a geek. Sorry, teeray. Asuka and Charlotte should be the focus of that division. Not some neon-shoed gimmick, not some day-glo streamer nerd, not some mainstream rap culture vulture calling herself Boss, not some MASSIVE BEAST that could beat any woman if it weren't scripted, etc. Thankfully Asuka is coming to RAW. I don't watch Smackdown. Hopefully Charlotte is still playing the same great character.

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5 hours ago, Still Brooklyn said:

Bayley IS a dork though. This isn't 1980s WWF. Yes, part of your income is from kids who love her and Cena ... but come on. She's a geek. Sorry, teeray. Asuka and Charlotte should be the focus of that division. Not some neon-shoed gimmick, not some day-glo streamer nerd, not some mainstream rap culture vulture calling herself Boss, not some MASSIVE BEAST that could beat any woman if it weren't scripted, etc. Thankfully Asuka is coming to RAW. I don't watch Smackdown. Hopefully Charlotte is still playing the same great character.

Her being kinda dorky is part of her appeal.

Oh and she and Sasha are the two best in ring generals the women's division has.  Isn't a coincidence that Alexa and Sasha's best matches have been against those two.

They have actually made Alexa look almost competent in the ring.

And..... Bayley and Sasha pretty much trounce everyone not named the Bella twins in merchandise sales.  They also sell tickets.

The reason they get booed is because some fans think they are fugging smart and they like to tear down the same babyfaces they cheered for for years to start some sort of movement as soon as they get pushed.

Social media is for the hip and cool and wrestling fans have become sheep to their desire to be liked on the internet.

That is why they chant ludicrous stuff like "Reigns can't wrestle" and "Cena Sucks" even Reigns has been the most consistent wrestler on the roster not named AJ Styles and Cena continues to be their main star.

Alexa Bliss is popular because her tights go up her ass and she winks at the bros. Her character is derivative and her promos are overrated.

Everyone said Bayley would be the female John Cena.  Well....she is.  Right on down to the merchandise machine, appeal to kids and adults, and smark resentment.

Let Bayley be that.  Let fans boo if they want.  If they are making noise she is most valuable person on the women's roster.  I view it as a good thing.  Boo away or shut up and let her fans just cheer her.  Either way she is doing great.

BTW, Asuka wears a toy mask, wears neon clothes, and is a beast.  So....maybe she shouldn't be the focus since she checks off three of your boxes.

Brooklyn being the cesspool of wrestling fans is certainly not a good gauge of wrestling fandom.  

Thatis why this past Monday Sasha got cheered and no one really gave a poo about an internet darling who looks like a porn star who is a "good talker" even though she had the worst promo in recent history with "This is my life"

Sasha and Bayley are stars and that is why they are pushed as stars.  Wouldn't expect that to change anytime soon

[Still Brooklyn]

True, Asuka wears a mask to the ring and wears a colorful outfit ... but she can wrestle. No one else can hold a candle to her. She dwarfs any other woman on the roster. And by beast I meant BIG, lol. I will say Bayley has talent. Way more than Banks does. After you've seen Japanese women wrestling (the leagues, not in general) you realize how clumsy and horrible WWE women actually are. I guess I'm just spoiled.

 

[party_animal]

If you haven't seen it, go out of your way to watch NXT War Games. Main event was nuts and the match with Black made me a fan of the Velveteen Dream. Kid has a bright future.