Originally posted by El NastioIf Natalya wasn't a Hart, would people still consider her a good worker?
She was a solid worker before coming into WWE. I suspect not having worked a match longer than 5 minutes or working with anyone of a high caliber since 2007 or so has likely had a bad impact on her skills.
I'm a Nattie fan but I have to agree with what John said. Truthfully, outside of the pedigree (not a McMaHHHonism, oddly) Beth Phoenix had everything Nattie did and more. If Kaitlyn gets better with time (she only has 3 yrs experience and that's WWE training and 5 min matches being "iron man", while Divas of Doom had shit like Japan & Shimmer) and gets to display her personality she might meet/top Beth someday.
The future does look good, Paige & Emma are great and if they use SDR as something other than a trainer there's another. Paige was the most popular person on NXT (not woman, period), she definitely has it. Naomi has always annoyed me but she's very athletic and has potential, although her personality isn't much better than Nattie.
Nattie is a solid woman's wrestler but she's a transitional champ, definitely not the one you focus on. Questlove may disagree but he couldn't even stick around to watch Total Divas...
Originally posted by JustinShapiro It's kind of a strange change of pace to have this show where the top two babyfaces are so well-liked.
We'll have to see how the ratings those Triple H are so proud of hold up -- this show was essentially headlined by Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins, I mean, what can you even say -- but in the arenas, they've got a winner.
It's dangerous if not meaningless to read too much into one week's rating, let alone a single-quarter hour, buPOP THE CHAMPAGNE.
- The Bryan-Shield overrun gained 1,092,000 viewers, the best rating for the overrun since Cena/Punk for the Mania title shot in February.
- The Punk-Heyman beatdown gained 683,000 viewers and grew 21% over the previous QH.
In the interest of fairness, Randy Orton vs. Christian lost viewers at 10:00.
Originally posted by JustinShapiro It's kind of a strange change of pace to have this show where the top two babyfaces are so well-liked.
We'll have to see how the ratings those Triple H are so proud of hold up -- this show was essentially headlined by Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins, I mean, what can you even say -- but in the arenas, they've got a winner.
It's dangerous if not meaningless to read too much into one week's rating, let alone a single-quarter hour, buPOP THE CHAMPAGNE.
- The Bryan-Shield overrun gained 1,092,000 viewers, the best rating for the overrun since Cena/Punk for the Mania title shot in February.
- The Punk-Heyman beatdown gained 683,000 viewers and grew 21% over the previous QH.
In the interest of fairness, Randy Orton vs. Christian lost viewers at 10:00.
This is basically what stalled out the initial Punk/Bryan/Ryder push, isn't it? So this must be great news, and doubly so for the 'E in that now Cena can fully rest because (in theory), they now have two guys who can also carry the show.
Let's not pop the champagne over the ratings yet, since the NFL will be back in two weeks to bludgeon everything else on Monday nights.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." --- Bart Giamatti, on baseball
I must say that Vicki's new music rules the house. It's catchy and funny. Who is the artist that does it? I think Lawler said it was Tattoo? Does anyone know anything about them? I loved Raw tonight.