odessasteps Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Perhaps opening a different can of worms,but do they tailor their publicity junkets based on demographics, for both the men and women? Does Bayley get sent to do kids stuff? I know Cana has been a Go to Nickelodeon guy for years. Do they send Woods and the New Day to comicons or is that Woods’ choice for UUDD? Or do they send the champion(s) and a cross-section of people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, odessasteps said: Perhaps opening a different can of worms,but do they tailor their publicity junkets based on demographics, for both the men and women? I don’t have a lot of knowledge about this, but I’ve always felt they could do this better or more aggressively given the diverse images of their stars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Sasha Banks, who had Snoop Dogg rap her entrance music while escorting her to the ring at WrestleMania has “never” been presented as a star. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 It doesn't matter how many logical points you bring up, you'll always be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo's Roomie Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 The Godfather had Ice-T rap him to the ring at a Wrestlemania. Did that put him on a par with The Rock that year? It was a tie-in. Like they were gonna turn down the opportunity. Who won that match by the way? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Amusing that hair color came up on Table for 3 just now with Beth/Natalya/Nia. Natalya talked about having to dye her hair when she debuted because Vince thought she and Beth looked like twins then Beth said hair color doesn't define you in the women's revolution. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 IMO, the argument that Vince prefers to push blondes has merit; it's just when you phrase it as an absolute rule rather than a tendency it becomes ridiculous. According to Wikipedia, 16% of the US population is blonde. Wherever you personally put the dividing line between "heavily pushed" and not, I suspect you'll find more than 16% of the former are blonde. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 59 minutes ago, tbarrie said: IMO, the argument that Vince prefers to push blondes has merit; it's just when you phrase it as an absolute rule rather than a tendency it becomes ridiculous. According to Wikipedia, 16% of the US population is blonde. Wherever you personally put the dividing line between "heavily pushed" and not, I suspect you'll find more than 16% of the former are blonde. Exactly. They have a tendency to push blonde women, but it certainly didn't stop them from building the division around AJ when she got crazy over, etc etc. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Nobody said there weren't exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, tbarrie said: IMO, the argument that Vince prefers to push blondes has merit; it's just when you phrase it as an absolute rule rather than a tendency it becomes ridiculous. According to Wikipedia, 16% of the US population is blonde. Wherever you personally put the dividing line between "heavily pushed" and not, I suspect you'll find more than 16% of the former are blonde. Blondes have always been pushed. Look at Buddy Rogers, gorgeous George, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffSnackwell Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Far be it from me to disagree with AJ Lee on her presentation, but in the spring of 2011, she was as much the focal point of the Punk/Bryan feud as the actual fucking title. Then that fed into her being named the RAW GM. Then she remained involved in main event storylines as Ziggler's lady pal. If you say she was presented as any less of a star than Sunny, whose only real hype was as most downloaded babe while having to manage goofy ass tag teams (sorry, LOD 2000 years old AKA O-L-D) on the actual shows, then you might as well be saying Elizabeth was somehow presented as less of a star than Sunny. Whether it was different than how Sunny was treated, AJ Lee got more and higher quality screen time than Sunny, whose most memorable appearances were bikini music videos and the Slammy Awards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 And if anything, the Bellas have been and still are (behind Steph) the female faces of WWE for years and they don't even wrestle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Who do we think the title matches are going to be? I am thinking Natty will fuck over Ronda at SummerSlam so maybe Ronda gets her rematch with Bliss here. On the SDL side of things I'm hoping for a one on one of Flair and Becky; that would be really good. I'd settle for Flair/Asuka II also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Ronda and the Bellas will be at the top of the card for name recognition. Steph will insert herself somewhere near the top because she is Steph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I don't think Steph will have a match though. I'd guess that she comes out and does the Hunter NXT thing "Thanks for coming!" and then she's out of there. Maybe Boss N' Hug Connection vs. Bellas in the finals of the women's tag tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 The SDL Title match will be either Becky/Asuka or Becky Charlotte. I think Raw's title match will be Ronda vs. Nattie, maybe with Steph's backing. If the tag titles happen I think its a given we have Boos N' Hug Connection vying for them. The Bellas seem like the most obvious choice. I think Bianca Belair challenges whoever is holding the NXT belt between Shayna and Kairi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 The show doesn’t need it and I don’t particularly want it, but if Steph were to wrestle, you could pretty easily build a case around her Wrestlemania work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 23 minutes ago, Beech27 said: The show doesn’t need it and I don’t particularly want it, but if Steph were to wrestle, you could pretty easily build a case around her Wrestlemania work. The Steph and Trish brawl at No Way Out is a lot of fun. It had no right to be as good as it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleavy Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 12 hours ago, Niners Fan in CT said: I don't think Steph will have a match though. I'd guess that she comes out and does the Hunter NXT thing "Thanks for coming!" and then she's out of there. hopefully not on commentary 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I'm guessing commentary is Mauro and Lita or Mauro and Beth Phoenix. Although, they do love a 3 man booth. Who is going to fill that Byron/Percy/Coach punching bag role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Well the MYC is going to be Cole, Beth and Renee so if that works out, I'd imagine it'll be the same for Evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Oh, I thought I read somewhere that Mauro was going to be one of the people in the booth for the Evolution PPV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Craig H said: Oh, I thought I read somewhere that Mauro was going to be one of the people in the booth for the Evolution PPV. That was the rumor. Looks like its just for the Parade of Champions tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overly Critical Man Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 On 8/6/2018 at 6:56 PM, Casey said: Posting Dave's tweet is hilarious, considering a few minutes later he said that Toni Storm should be one of the main focuses of the women's division on either RAW or Smackdown. A blonde headed white female. Dave has a type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Overly Critical Man said: Dave has a type. To be fair, Kenny isn’t a real blonde. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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