So......are we living in the Becky Lynch era?

[CJ]

Did you support Becky Lynch the entire time she was trying to win the SmackDown Women's Title?

Dead at both answers being 'yes'

Even the E's web developer is like fukk you Road Dogg

 

[julesocean]

i don't know why you think wwe fukking up a heel turn is somehow going to make fans stop caring about a character. new day went heel and couldn't get booed for 3 years. becky got the biggest pop at summerslam they had to mute the crowd last night because they were chanting her name during that charlotte beatdown. if anything, it's over for charlotte who now has to try to be a babyface against the most over woman on the whole roster.

The only correct post in this thread. Charlotte's downfall with the fans will be swift alas Roman Reigns, as she will be getting the same treatment. Meanwhile Becky will be acting with an edgier attitude that is sure to get her over more than she already was with the masses.

This will be a case of WWE turning the wrong person will just end up worse for the person they wanted to gain more traction.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Stole this quote from another wrestling board but it's very accurate.

Becky Lynch finally becoming the Sting to Charlotte's Flair was the easiest story to tell, and the one I think we were all hoping they were going with.

How does a company get it so consistently wrong after 18 years (and counting) of hemorrhaging viewers?

First, it has to be lacking in people who are actually connected to modern-day pop culture : Becky had put together an amazing character for kids, women in general and specifically the massive ComicCon crowd to lap up. She had the height, shape, face, promo ability, clothing, Bret Hart-like entrance (with the goggles) that made us smile every time... SHE HAD EVERYTHING, EXCEPT BEING NAMED FLAIR.

WWE's obsession with making Charlotte a face when she is clearly better suited as a heel didn't just cost Becky a run as the face of the women's division, it cost the company itself that. Ultimately, the company as a whole pays for these dumb choices.

Also, WWE seems to have a morality crisis, in that the people running the show see natural babyfaces as bad guys, and vice versa. It's almost like WWE itself is run by bad people who see themselves as good, and project that onto the talent.

I don't know about you guys, but they stripped Becky of everything I personally liked about her, just like they did with Asuka, just to make Charlotte the Roman Reigns of the women's division.

Charlotte herself deserves better than that. So does Becky. So does the audience.

 

[reigun]

How is this woman - the scrappy lass who grew up poor in Dublin and spent her life grinding to get where she is - the heel next to Ric Flair's daughter who grew up taken care of and provided every opportunity? No one who knows their stories is going to root against Becky.

I just don't get this company.

 

[DoubleJ13]

That tweet comes off like somebody made the call & flipped the roles.

 

[dh86]

Stole this quote from another wrestling board but it's very accurate.

If Charlotte simply turned on Becky the same way she did in 2015 it would’ve made Becky look as dumb as Sting did then.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

]Also, WWE seems to have a morality crisis, in that the people running the show see natural babyfaces as bad guys, and vice versa. It's almost like WWE itself is run by bad people who see themselves as good, and project that onto the talent.

This has been the WWE's main problem forever. A result of a company ran by a bunch of backwards ass Republicans.

 

[THE 101]

stolen from twitter

 

[Flywin Lannister]

Why do ya'll watch this trash?

I'm slowly and sadly joining this camp.. why watch? Well it was not slowly actually, it's the non non-stop pushing of Reigns, the non-sensical writing (Reigns kicks out of 5 F5s... Stroman can't handle 1 @ Summerslam?) and the just overall lack of interesting fueds. I mean.. name a fued that's interesting? Miz - Bryan? Rousey - Bliss..? How this is the same company that gave us so many classic fueds and PPVs is beyond me.

 

[Sir Charles Barkley]

Also, WWE seems to have a morality crisis, in that the people running the show see natural babyfaces as bad guys, and vice versa. It's almost like WWE itself is run by bad people who see themselves as good, and project that onto the talent.

 

[Box Cutta]

I'm slowly and sadly joining this camp.. why watch? Well it was not slowly actually, it's the non non-stop pushing of Reigns, the non-sensical writing (Reigns kicks out of 5 F5s... Stroman can't handle 1 @ Summerslam?) and the just overall lack of interesting fueds. I mean.. name a fued that's interesting? Miz - Bryan? Rousey - Bliss..? How this is the same company that gave us so many classic fueds and PPVs is beyond me.

I know what's missing.

 

[Jesus H. Christ]

What's so difficult to make Char a heel?


Why does the E insist on doing this? This is going to be disaster for Char. This bish is going to get the Roman Reigns treatment.

 

[R=G]

I'm slowly and sadly joining this camp.. why watch? Well it was not slowly actually, it's the non non-stop pushing of Reigns, the non-sensical writing (Reigns kicks out of 5 F5s... Stroman can't handle 1 @ Summerslam?) and the just overall lack of interesting fueds. I mean.. name a fued that's interesting? Miz - Bryan? Rousey - Bliss..? How this is the same company that gave us so many classic fueds and PPVs is beyond me.

They've been angry ever since the fans turned on Cena years ago..they never really got all the way behind the Nexus, Punk, and was forced to go to Bryan after they botched and tried to replace his spot with Sheamus/Show/Cena.

 

[R=G]

What's so difficult to make Char a heel?


Why does the E insist on doing this? This is going to be disaster for Char. This bish is going to get the Roman Reigns treatment.

It's tough for them because they invested so much time in telling u she was better than Becky/Sasha/Bayley..well she lost the Bayley feud at WM 33 but they used that to obsess with Bliss and sent Charlotte to SmackDown where Becky was already was untouchable with fans.

 

[Sir Charles Barkley]

They've been angry ever since the fans turned on Cena years ago..they never really got all the way behind the Nexus, Punk, and was forced to go to Bryan after they botched and tried to replace his spot with Sheamus/Show/Cena.

forget what year it was but the rumble that ended with reigns vs show and kane was the most definitive example. that moment encapsulated the era and also the relationship between vince and the fans.