RIPPA Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 vs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Sami spent a considerable amount of time on the shelf with an injury but what he did do during 2015 was fun. Sasha Banks was amazing the entire year with three MOTY contenders. Sasha wins this one for me in a walk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It's not in the time period, but it's not like the main roster's done favors for Sami even in the span of a week or two. That Stardust match was terrifying. No one should ever get brought up. Ever. Not Sasha. Not Sami. Not anyone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 I am totally fine with them calling up the Hype Bros 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I love Sami and am excited for his likely WM match against Owens. But Sasha wins this and quite easily. Partly for reasons Ramsey stated above, mainly because I'm a huge Sasha fan and want Sasha/Bayley in the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Yeah, using the main roster stuff against Sasha is an argument I expect in later rounds, but it's all about the high points for me. She has my vote over pretty much everyone left in this thing. I worry about Sami on the main roster because whoever is putting these matches together is doing no one any favors. Everyone wrestles at the same pace and for the same amount of time. If you add in that Sami clearly isn't all the way back from his injury, it's not a good environment for the guy right now. I'm not exactly sure when the match layout became so uniform. Maybe with the switch to 3 hour Raws? It's always been that way in WWE to an extent, but something has changed over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Easy decision, Sasha Banks put on three MOTY contenders to go with her shout as WOTY. Legit Boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Just for a point of order - the 4-way in which Sasha won the title was not in the voting period. So while Natural is still correct in his assessment - the 4-way TECHNICALLY should not affect the way you vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I am totally fine with them calling up the Hype Bros I wouldn't be, Zack Daddy's matches on the recap shows have been pretty good recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Easy decision, Sasha Banks put on three MOTY contenders to go with her shout as WOTY. Legit Boss. Just for a point of order - the 4-way in which Sasha won the title was not in the voting period. So while Natural is still correct in his assessment - the 4-way TECHNICALLY should not affect the way you vote. I think he meant Sasha/Becky and the two Sasha/Bayley matches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 No - Natural edited his post It said 4 and he specifically listed the matches he was talking about in the original post (4-way, Becky, 2 Bayley) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 NATURAL YOU CHEATER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Ray Von Erich Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It's funny to me that people are still fantasy booking Ownes/Zayne for the IC title at mania when the multiman match has been building for weeks and is CLEARLY the direction WWE is going. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I hope everyone that voted for Sami last round is happy that they deprived us of seeing Sasha beat Balor 150-0. Sasha was outperforming Sami before his injury, and that was before Sasha had the Bayley matches. I see some people already bringing up Sasha's main roster stuff as a negative, but I think there have been more positives. She's had good matches with Becky, Paige, and Naomi, and some good tag matches. The reality is she shouldn't have been brought up until after the iron man match. They killed time to give Nikki the record, Vince's grand plan of making Charlotte the babyface ace backfired spectacularly, and then Charlotte got Sasha's spot as the top heel. I think Sasha has done more than a good job working as a baby face so far despite all of her good NXT stuff coming from being a heel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Sasha and Sami are maybe my two favorites. It's a hard list that I change constantly. But they're both seriously great storytellers.If you factor out injuries (Sasha was hurt, too, and was off TV for a spell), than I think the not goes to Sasha. Her best three matches (especially the Bayley thrillers) were hugely important for the WWE and women's wrestling. They broke out of the wrestling bubble and into the mainstream a bit. They made professional wrestling better. That's a rare thing to say.Sami makes better wrestling better, too. He's the best male babyface in the world. He's so great at playing the beaten down hero who, no matter what is thrown at him, still does the right thing. He doesn't try to do the right thing. He DOES the right thing. The other great thing about Sami is that he can lose matches and still remains the heart and soul of NXT. His ultimate character trait is his dignity in the face of losing, since everyone loses at some point.But Sasha's matches evolved this weird artform. She played the villain perfectly and let fans like Izzy have a hero to root for and someone to hate. That there are fans like Izzy watching wrestling says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Yeah, Sasha obviously holds like three of the five best matches in the period and has quietly been doing great stuff on the main roster while the spotlight was off her. Her preshow match with Becky ruled, as did her early DR singles stuff. Her coming out at the Rumble postmatch was huge, and the tag her and Becky had against Team BAD at Fast Lane was maybe the best thing I've ever seen Tamina in. I mean, at worst her main roster run has been her quietly putting together a list of great, smart matches ala Rusev or Cesaro in years past. If that got them to the finals, there's no reason that plus her NXT run can't see her take the whole thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I think there's been a lot of bad Sasha performances on the main roster but not enough for me to vote Sami over her for this time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Sandwich Carl Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 There is no argument for Sami. At all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 There is no argument for Sami. At all. When did Sasha wear an Operation Ivy shirt? Boom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Sami had a good year but Sasha had a great year and, more importantly, an important year when it comes to how women's wrestling is perceived by the general public. Boss all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 There is no argument for Sami. At all.When did Sasha wear an Operation Ivy shirt? Boom. One more reason to vote for Sasha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Not like he wore a Beatles shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greggulator Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 There is no argument for Sami. At all. When did Sasha wear an Operation Ivy shirt? Boom. But has Sami worn the Op Ivy shirt within the voting period? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Voted for Sasha and by the looks of the score I can save energy on arguing this round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I would like to see these things you call "shirts" that Sasha is alleged to have worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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