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TheRock1525
07/13/18 10:44:06 PM
#252:


Lopen posted...
Only Roman spear I can remember liking was the one in that Survivor Series match where he actually did nearly kill Shane McMahon. Which may be one more spear than Edge has done but I think inconsistent is very generous.


He also murdered Rey Mysterio and did a great one to Big Show on the ramp.

I think Ambrose sold it pretty good too.
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XIII_rocks
07/13/18 10:57:29 PM
#253:


I remember him spearing Ziggler out of the corner once

That was great
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SmartMuffin
07/13/18 11:20:11 PM
#254:


Edge had a decent spear, it's Batista who had the running hug of mild discomfort...
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ScareChan
07/13/18 11:21:19 PM
#255:


Kaitlyn was very under rated
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SmartMuffin
07/13/18 11:23:54 PM
#256:


Kaitlyn and AJ were Sasha and Bayley like 3 years too early
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TheRock1525
07/13/18 11:27:30 PM
#257:


Bayley is a much better wrestler than AJ.
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TheRock1525
07/13/18 11:41:42 PM
#258:


Also she has a pretty kickass theme.
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GTM
07/13/18 11:42:23 PM
#259:


aj was fine
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Tom Bombadil
07/14/18 12:02:43 AM
#260:


there have been better wrestlers than AJ but she was pretty good
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TheRock1525
07/14/18 12:05:22 AM
#261:


AJ was pretty not good. She was below average and this was an era without a lot of great female wrestlers anyway.

Great character work, though.
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:06:20 AM
#262:


AJ was top 3 of her era
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TheRock1525
07/14/18 12:12:42 AM
#263:


Jakyl25 posted...
AJ was top 3 of her era


As a wrestler? Because give me her era and I'll tell you who's better.
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:15:14 AM
#264:


Main roster only <_<

2012-2014
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Lopen
07/14/18 12:16:02 AM
#265:


AJ was probably the worst woman's wrestler of all time that wasn't regarded as one. Character work and in the ring

I think she could have been good if someone gave her a direction that suited her strengths instead of "sure you can wrestle like CM Punk cause you like him even though your strikes look like garbage and you're 90 lbs" and "sure you can pretend to be a crazy person cause you like Harley Quinn even though you're not convincing at all in the role"

Give her a submission based moveset (her octopus lock was pretty good) and make her play a cocky heel (which is what she did anyway while throwing in random crazy looks in there CAUSE SHE'S CRAZY) and she would've been pretty okay.
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Eddv
07/14/18 12:16:44 AM
#266:


AJ was only top 3 if were only talking WWE , hell perhaps only if were talking about Raw.
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Tom Bombadil
07/14/18 12:17:33 AM
#267:


I LIKED her character work

granted she had the unfair advantage of "actually having a character"
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:18:19 AM
#268:


Eddv posted...
AJ was only top 3 if were only talking WWE , hell perhaps only if were talking about Raw.


I am only talking WWE

I have her behind Paige and Nikki
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Lopen
07/14/18 12:19:38 AM
#269:


Who is the pool in WWE from 2012-2014. I feel like I'd sooner argue AJ was the worst of the lot than top 3.
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:22:48 AM
#270:


Part of it is that as the Divas headliner, she was the only one consistently allowed to have matches of any length whatsoever.

Like yes, Emma is a better wrestler than AJ, but there arent 2014 main roster examples of it.
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scarletspeed7
07/14/18 12:24:42 AM
#271:


Eddv posted...
AJ was only top 3 if were only talking WWE , hell perhaps only if were talking about Raw.

There was no brand split in her era.
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StealThisSheen
07/14/18 12:26:40 AM
#272:


AJ's character was awful because she was crazy but the only "crazy" thing she did on average was tilt her head because that's SO CRAZY I guess
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TheRock1525
07/14/18 12:27:15 AM
#273:


Beth Phoenix
Natalya
Paige
Nikki Bella (towards the tail end of 2014)
Eve Torres (post heel turn)
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Lopen
07/14/18 12:27:48 AM
#274:


Jakyl25 posted...
Part of it is that as the Divas headliner, she was the only one consistently allowed to have matches of any length whatsoever.

Like yes, Emma is a better wrestler than AJ, but there arent 2014 main roster examples of it.


So like are you giving AJ Lee props in the same way you could give The Kat props for being a top 3 women's wrestler in 1999 WWE here?

I mean I'm pretty sure I disagree anyway with just the two names you've given + Kaitlyn but I can't decisively say Kaitlyn was much better.

Maryse? Natalya? Surely some other women of note wrestled in that era
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Tom Bombadil
07/14/18 12:28:13 AM
#275:


Jakyl25 posted...
Eddv posted...
AJ was only top 3 if were only talking WWE , hell perhaps only if were talking about Raw.


I am only talking WWE

I have her behind Paige and Nikki


I am not sure I'd take either of those over AJ

partially because Paige took a while to gel
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scarletspeed7
07/14/18 12:28:51 AM
#276:


Natalya is actually a great wrestler, she just never got opportunities to really showcase it aside from NXT.
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:30:21 AM
#277:


Lopen posted...

So like are you giving AJ Lee props in the same way you could give The Kat props for being a top 3 women's wrestler in 1999 WWE here?


Yes, although Ivory + Jacqueline + Tori all best Kat
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:30:59 AM
#278:


scarletspeed7 posted...
Natalya is actually a great wrestler, she just never got opportunities to really showcase it aside from NXT.


She actually had a great match in 2014 on Main Event with AJ Lee!
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:32:45 AM
#279:


Lopen posted...

Maryse? Natalya? Surely some other women of note wrestled in that era


Heres the WM 30 match where AJ had to wrestle every other active woman

AJ Lee (c) defeated Aksana, Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, Cameron, Emma, Eva Marie, Layla, Naomi, Natalya, Nikki Bella, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, and Tamina Snuka by submission
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Eddv
07/14/18 12:32:48 AM
#280:


I would argue that Alicia Fox even in her tragically limited role was better and Kaitlyn as well. Kharma as well, though I guess you might not count her.

Though I would take literally anyone from the Knockouts roster at the time (Gail Kim, Mickie, Tara, ODB, Taryn Tarrell, Madison Rayne, Angelina Love at the very least) over the whole lot of them. Velvet Sky and Brooke Tessmacher were probably worse than Paige and Nikki, but still better than AJ.
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StealThisSheen
07/14/18 12:34:27 AM
#281:


Eddv posted...
Velvet Sky and Brooke Tessmacher were probably worse than Paige and Nikki, but still better than AJ.


What
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:36:08 AM
#282:


TheRock1525 posted...
Beth Phoenix
Natalya
Paige
Nikki Bella (towards the tail end of 2014)
Eve Torres (post heel turn)


I forgot Eve. Point.

I assumed Beth had retired by the time AJ started working in 2012. If not, OF COURSE shes better.
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:37:20 AM
#283:


Lopen posted...
Who is the pool in WWE from 2012-2014. I feel like I'd sooner argue AJ was the worst of the lot than top 3.


At the very least, I hope that WM match Divas list proves that no one can reasonably argue AJ as THE worst.
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Lopen
07/14/18 12:38:40 AM
#284:


Of that match listing...

Alicia Fox
Emma
Layla (entirely on character work-- Michelle McCool held her down man)
Nikki
Natalya

Were definitely better. There are a few that I'm on the fence of.

And then of Rock's list Beth and Eve also if they counted (though Eve is another great example of a woman not playing to her strengths-- if she just cut the high risk maneuvers out of her moveset entirely she would have been pretty decent)

And then Paige who is on none of the lists.

That she's possibly top half of that group of like 12 women is pretty scary though
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Eddv
07/14/18 12:41:06 AM
#285:


StealThisSheen posted...
Eddv posted...
Velvet Sky and Brooke Tessmacher were probably worse than Paige and Nikki, but still better than AJ.


What


Ill say this for velvet - she played to her one and only strength.
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 12:42:17 AM
#286:


Anyone want to argue for Maria Menounos or Snooki?

You could make a case <_<
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StealThisSheen
07/14/18 12:43:35 AM
#287:


I once watched a match where Velvet was supposed to come into the ring to break up a pin and she got caught up on the second rope and tried to cover it by acting like she was doing the ass thing

Meanwhile, the ref literally had to stop at the 2 count for several seconds before whoever just broke off the pin and went and fought with Velvet, skipping what I assume was a good three or four steps.

EDIT: Another time she was I assume supposed to tag in by slapping somebody on the back, but she missed and tumbled over the top rope and had to roll back outside and do it again
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scarletspeed7
07/14/18 12:50:30 AM
#288:


Jakyl25 posted...
Anyone want to argue for Maria Menounos or Snooki?

You could make a case <_<

Maria Menounos is the women's equivalent of Stephen Amell.

EDIT: That's a compliment, FYI.
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Lopen
07/14/18 12:51:46 AM
#289:


I will say I think AJ did a few things well

1. She could talk okay. Had good flow. And cadence when she wasn't trying to be OH CRAZY.
2. As I said the submissions were decent looking when she did them
3. I liked her selling a lot. Watching AJ get rag dolled all over the place was very fun

The problem is she sabotaged herself out of 1 and 2 by not having a good idea of what she was good at and just doing what she was a fan of. While in theory a good AJ match could occur she'd be throwing out these clumsy backhands and the opponent would have to sell them-- Ric Flair could get a good match out of a broom but he couldn't get a good one out of AJ Lee for this reason. And while she in theory could cut a good promo she wouldn't because her character was utterly unbelievable or she was dropping cringey "pipe bombs" or whatever else.

She was a fangirl first a wrestler second. And yeah it made her really painful to watch. Honestly if her selling was not good it would be really hard to put her above much in that battle royal or whatever other than like Cameron. And it still is, really. I can't honestly say she's better than Rosa Mendes and be fully confident in it because I think AJ Lee's ability to tank a segment was much greater-- but I can't honestly say Rosa Mendes is better either cause at least AJ Lee was good at some things.
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TheRock1525
07/14/18 1:03:07 AM
#290:


https://mobile.twitter.com/cagesideseats/status/1017589162848018432/video/1

This may be the greatest RKO outta nowhere.
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ExThaNemesis
07/14/18 1:07:44 AM
#291:


TheRock1525 posted...
https://mobile.twitter.com/cagesideseats/status/1017589162848018432/video/1

This may be the greatest RKO outta nowhere.


thing of beauty.
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ExThaNemesis
07/14/18 1:07:58 AM
#292:


also ffffff G1 starts in 4.5 hours and there is no way I'm gonna be able to wake up
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Jakyl25
07/14/18 4:26:58 AM
#293:


TheRock1525 posted...
https://mobile.twitter.com/cagesideseats/status/1017589162848018432/video/1

This may be the greatest RKO outta nowhere.


OVE does that all the time.

You should have seen the one like that to the outside through a table at the Redemption PPV.

Watch Impact!!!
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voltch
07/14/18 7:04:54 AM
#294:


G1 is WWE
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Steiner
07/14/18 9:12:12 AM
#295:


did YOSHI-HASHI just have the match of the night
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scarletspeed7
07/14/18 11:18:19 AM
#296:


TheRock1525 posted...
https://mobile.twitter.com/cagesideseats/status/1017589162848018432/video/1

This may be the greatest RKO outta nowhere.

I watched this match last night and the lead-up to this is quite hilarious. People deliver about 9 different cutters.
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Eddv
07/14/18 11:45:36 AM
#297:


Impact has been so good lately.

And so free of charge on twitch pretty often.

Fucking Tessa Blanchard at Rise against Kris Wolf. Holy mama.
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scarletspeed7
07/14/18 11:46:41 AM
#298:


Eddv posted...
Impact has been so good lately.

And so free of charge on twitch pretty often.

Fucking Tessa Blanchard at Rise against Kris Wolf. Holy mama.

Impact has been really, legitimately good. There are good story arcs going in weird places, and at least one really bang-up match on every show.
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ExThaNemesis
07/14/18 1:28:31 PM
#299:


Watching the G1 now.

Can someone tell me why there's a particular disdain for Elgin, especially among American fans? I don't get it. Every match I've seen from him this year has been good to very good. And his match a few years ago with Naito was exceptional.
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Eddv
07/14/18 1:31:38 PM
#300:


ExThaNemesis posted...
Watching the G1 now.

Can someone tell me why there's a particular disdain for Elgin, especially among American fans? I don't get it. Every match I've seen from him this year has been good to very good. And his match a few years ago with Naito was exceptional.


Because he was RoHs Roman Reigns for a hot minute and people never forgave him.
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voltch
07/14/18 1:34:41 PM
#301:


Eddv posted...
ExThaNemesis posted...
Watching the G1 now.

Can someone tell me why there's a particular disdain for Elgin, especially among American fans? I don't get it. Every match I've seen from him this year has been good to very good. And his match a few years ago with Naito was exceptional.


Because he was RoHs Roman Reigns for a hot minute and people never forgave him.


That may have been true before, but Elgin recovered everyone's love after a couple of good G1 runs.

What sent him back on people's shitlist was him alledgedly covering for a rapist.
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