Chapter 02-Page 15-Super Genius
Xtina, ever the helpful one to point out a glaring omission. Brooke and Krystin are struggling to find it. How about you?
Monday Night RAW
I know a lot of peeps are excited about Shane McMahon returning, but I don’t know if I’m sold. If he beats Undertaker, Steph and Hunter will have to ‘report to him?’ That sounds weak and temporary. And Shane vs. Undertaker? Was anyone really asking for that? I am hoping he can sub someone else in, but I have a feeling the guy who jumped off the Titan-tron onto Big Show is back. XD
Naomi vs Sasha was pretty good, though kind of a shaky start for Naomi. I enjoyed the match. My cynicism got the best of me when Becky arrived…I didn’t expect her to show, but it was all validated when Charlotte showed up, with of course, Ric. Throwing down the gauntlet for Becky and Sasha was interesting, but it’s not like Becky and Sasha are BFF or anything, so I don’t know how much drama they can hope to build from that. Is anyone thinking that Becky will win that? to me, the clear answer is Sasha and Charlotte at Wrestlemania and I’m hoping for a Sasha win.
AJ and Jericho was entertaining as were the Social Outcasts. Sad that there was no Kevin Owens.
What’d you guys think?
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I see a couple of potential problems there.
First and most obvious: If the ref deems Rose unfit to compete, the tag match is off.
Second: It’s Sabrina. She’ll probably take herself out of the match for “fairness” or some such nonsense and then it’s a singles match.
Lastly and most importantly: Krystin, honestly, have you MET these two? Paying off your betrayal of confidence by screwing around with their match? Even if they’d be inclined to thank you for that, (magic 8-ball says “Odds not in your favour”,) that’s got SFA to do with how you got on their bad sides to begin with.
Honestly, leave the “clever plans” to people better suited to them.
All of your points are great but your last one is the strongest. This goes to Krystin not realizing that not everyone thinks like her. Obviously, she thinks this is a solid plan but even Brooke can see the truck-sized holes in it.
About RAW. I’m still thinking a 3-way Diva title match at WM….showcase all 3.
I’d be alright with that, especially if Becky wins. !!
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HILARIOUS. 🙂
Because “I helped you get an easier match!” totally erases “I let the world in on your dirty little secrets!” right? Right?
See? Krystin knew there had to be someone that understood her plan.
Oh there’s a big cat loose and hungry. The Catgirls weren’t champs for nothing. Took near 500 lbs of really bad news to take them down. I don’t think two rookies are going to be much of a prob.
Well the voting incentive shows that maybe Snow’s not wild about coming to ringside on her own, but would Gabrielle leave her out to dry?
Does it put asses in the seats? If yes then the answer is “in a heartbeat”. 🙂
1. It’s Brenda
2. Beating the Catgirls gets you their title opportunity? I’m going to make a prediction. The Catgirls come after Krystin next week and they have a tag match where Krystin and her partner unintentionally defeat them for their title opportunity. Thus the relationship between Krystin and Sabrina/Sun gets even worse.
These are great thoughts and we’ll see some of this coming up shortly.
I’m expecting a new tag partner or new opponents, one that will really give Sun and Sabrina a hard time. Krystin wouldn’t have even been given this match if there wasn’t any backup.
And while I seriously think wwe will drop the ball, for those few minutes of Raw, I was genuinely happy because the Money is back. ;p I had almost forgotten how good Shane-O Mac was on the mic. Almost. Honestly, I would like to not have any Authority or Corporate angle and just let it die. The undecidedly corrupted authority figure wore its welcome for a long time as far as I’m concerned.
Krystin thinks she’s thought of everything, but Gabrielle is hard to predict.
it WAS good to see Shane and he’s very good on the mic. I wonder if the writers were thinking that the WWE needs some family drama or something, or if enough time has gone on to resurrect this angle. I’m hopeful.
I’d say they’re just grasping at straws here given their depleted line up to go with the horrible booking. In a way, I wanted Shane-O to come back, and him making his move to take the family business as the prodigal son was not a surprise and, dare I say, CAN work. The basic ingredients are there, like the part where Triple H and Stephanie were chosen over Shane years ago. But then I think back to recent history and how all the good ideas get ruined.
Krystin wouldn’t have been granted that match to START with if Gabrielle didn’t already have a plan ready to go. Something is up, and Xtina at least seems to know what that something is.
I was glad to see Shane-O-Mac back home, but the whole thing seems kinda forced. I mean: Shane McMahon, Undertaker, Hell in a Cell, WrestleMania, for control of the company against the EEEEVIL Mr McMahon? Didn’t they LITERALLY do this angle already sometime in the late 90s?
In one form or another…
Xtina has the measure of Gabrielle a little better than Krystin. Krystin is trying to call on the times she was able to hang out up there.
I think they’ve done that angle at least once per decade. 😛
The Devil never makes clear-cut bargains. Krystin should have known this.
Maybe you should read “Fair Extension”.
Experience is a fierce teacher.
Desperation thy name is Krystin. 🙁
Can’t wait to hear how she messed this one up.
You wont’ have to wait TOO long to find out.
I’m thinking substitute partner …
re:RAW Becky and Sasha could main event WM. Why they don’t? It’s RAW.
I’m not a big fan of Charlotte’s. Never have been. Sasha winning the belt at WM is interesting but I think they just did that in NXT. Give Becky the belt!!
Here’s the storyline: It’s a 3-way main event at WM. However, Charlotte is attacked by the Bellas backstage and cannot make it out to the ring (roll footage of ambulance). Leaving only Sasha and Becky who then turn in a performance like they did on NXT on May 20th, 2015. Charlotte comes back with a new character as her bodyguard to menace the new champion, while whoever didn’t get the belt takes on the Bella twit to regain some momentum.
I’d be okay with this. I’ve always been a sucker for the HBK/Diesel combination (i.e. Brooke and Amanda).
That would be an awesome way to bring in Jessika Havok.
Too bad Havok got dropped from NXT, remember?
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Krystin is running around without a plan, taking action without thinking it through. That will always cost you in the long run.
No real opinion on RAW. Haven’t seen it yet. I’m interested to see if the emergence of Shane can shake up the rather tired Authority angle, though.
In Krystin’s defense, she really thought she had this figured out. Granted, it came between like pages 3 and now, but she thought she did her work.
And here I thought Krystin was supposed to be the smart one of the group.
As for Raw, I have to admit, it’s the first time I can actually remember Shane-o Mac actually getting a positive ovation like that. But I have to agree with you. Shane’s always been the most athletic of the McMahons and the least afraid to take a hard bump. I mean, just look at his SummerSlam match against Steve Blackman and that Ambulance Match against Kane.
As for the women’s picture, I did enjoy the Sasha vs Naomi match. Sasha’s got the skills and Naomi is probably the most skilled woman on the roster to never hold the belt… which is kind of sad because there are gals there less skilled than she is that HAVE held it.
As for the triple threat, though… I kind of hope it’s Becky who comes out on top. Sasha’s skilled, and she’s a hometown gal for me, but Becky… you just sort of have to feel bad for her, like they just put her as the last stepping stone to greatness so gals like Charlotte and Sasha can get to the top. Meanwhile, she’s just as good as either of them… and I can’t even remember the last time she won a single’s match. Poor gal’s just being used as a punching bag.
I think Krystin IS the smart one in the group. XD She just outfoxxed herself.
Shane did get a pretty ridiculous pop and good for him, I just wonder if it’ll sustain.
I like Naomi a lot and Tamina for that matter and hope they get some more time, and not just in 6-woman tag matches. 😛
I’m with you on Becky!! They need to give her some love, if nothing else for being the most unique one (arguably) in the division.
Well besides being pissed by this I’ve been known to take down two people in the ring in the past. While I may put on the sweet and innocent routine I’ve been known to have tricks like my whip and other such surprises to even up the odds.
Don’t know why, but I can see Gabrielle putting Camille or brenda in the match alongside snow just to screw with sun/sabrina.
Either one would be pretty harsh.
krystin celebrates and the locker room goes “meh” as her xanthos gambit falls apart on her since no one else is thinking along her lines. i’m still going with my Brenda replacement for rose scenario which would as xtina said- make things worse for sun/brina. always did like xtina…
I also note that brooke is more concerned with krystin’s reaction to the bombshell than she is at the bombshell itself.
as for raw I read a scenario where wolverine…er cena may actually use his mutant healing power to be shane’s stand in for the taker match since I can’t see 1) shane showing up for control of the company and lose right off the bat or 2) shane beating undertaker at mania but they’re not certain on cena’s status yet. also saw a scenario when taker tells vince off and sides with shane where VINCE brings cena in since as the face that runs the place shane’s saying it’s his fault all the bad ratings/stock prices etc are happening.
hoping for a triple threat for the divas. charlotte does the “heel outsmarts themselves” where she attacks becky/sahsa during the match and do the “well no one won so I get the night off” then official person says “nope now you have to fight both”
Brooke is baffled at Krystin the entire page. XD
Oy, Cena vs Undertaker…for Shane’s stake in WWE? Not saying it’s wrong, that sounds like some shoddy booking by the WWE, totally plausible, but I’m hoping maybe for Sting still. 😛
The VI shows that Snowkitten will be working the tag match but since Gabby dropped the hint that she’s calling in someone – Mo Chen is leaning toward a ringer.
The question is – who?
Snowy may be a charmer but she’s not exactly someone the girls in the back line up to work with. I can’t see anyone who’s already in a dedicated team like Danielle. We’ve all be waiting for the return of Cocoa, so unless Gaby has the new MMA girl pulling a double, or suddenly drafting me or Callie, I’m thinking its her.
You’re on the right track. It’d have to be someone that Gabrielle had absolute faith in to carry out her agenda.
Have a idea or two why Kristin plan will end in a train wreak, but I’ll hold off for the next page to know for shore.
Great to see Shaine back in the WWE, he was always a better at the business than Stephie and her hubby could ever be. But come on, forcing him to face the undertaker. Get someone else to face him like Bray, Shamous, Kevin Owens, or big show. Hell Shaine and Kaine had great matches in the past. But putting Shaine in a mach with undertaker really divides the audience. Of course people don’t want undertaker to loose, but at the same time they want the currant authority out. It’s lose lose!