Paid Members Benno Posted September 7, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 7, 2016 They'd also sacked and were in the process of suing her husband. I can't imagine her position was particually tenable, whether she stuck around longer for the Wrestlemania payday or not - and really, who wouldn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theringmaster Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I think she wanted mania to be her swansong, which I think is perfectly reasonable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallicks Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I don't think she told them until after mania. IIRC, she went over in that match, and I can't believe they would have booked it like that had they known she was off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 She probably would have, because WWE couldn't bury her because of the lawsuit. Anything that would have looked like unfair treatment could have gone against them in court. Â I'm sure if Vince had his way the last time she'd have been seen would have been someone throwing a pie in her face or something equally hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Isnt AJ actually the one who started the 'Give Divas a chance' thing by tweeting Stephanie or something? I love the notion that Stephanie couldn't absolutely humiliate her on TV for that tweet due to the lawsuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWM Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Yeah, I was no huge AJ fan but her big promo, her tweets and her title run in general have been pretty aggressively whitewashed from the transitional period between the old Divas divisions and the new Women's league. Replaced in WWE-lore by the Bellas in fact. Proper history would probably show her to be quietly influential, but I don't imagine it's stuff we'll see much of on DVDs or the Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 7, 2016 Moderators Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) Nikki Bella was a better wrestler than AJ Lee anyway. No shit, she's ended up being pretty fucking decent. Edited September 7, 2016 by PowerButchi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWM Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Totally agree, Nikki is great, and definitely from an in-ring standpoint the bridge between your overrated averages like AJ Lee, Natalya & Kaitlyn and the best women they've ever had in the 4 Horsewomen. Â Can't decide where Trish sits amongst that lot actually. She shone in a fucking shite time, and from a character POV, I thought Lay-Cool was the finest act the WWE had ever produced in all their women's wrestling before the NXT lot came along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Whos Next Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Yeah, I was no huge AJ fan but her big promo, her tweets and her title run in general have been pretty aggressively whitewashed from the transitional period between the old Divas divisions and the new Women's league. Replaced in WWE-lore by the Bellas in fact. Proper history would probably show her to be quietly influential, but I don't imagine it's stuff we'll see much of on DVDs or the Network. Â Funnily enough at the start of the Divas Revolution special on the last WWE 24, they had a montage of the tweets, but didn't mention AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 It's mad to think that AJ was once the main focus of RAW for an extended period of time, she must have had the most screentime by far during that period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 It was based entirely on her skipping and cocking her head to one side as well. She was so crap. The gimmick of being a 14 year old who reads comics and wears Converse was fucking cracking for the perv section of the audience, though. But it's been blown out of the water by Bayley, who is aimed squarely at the To Catch a Predator stingees. Fair play to WWE for figuring out that having divas act underage/retarded is a moneyspinner, and by getting someone to act younger than AJ did, and who can actually wrestle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Ever catch Bayleys earlier NXT work? She was almost a female Eugene back then, the Bayley we have now might still come across as a simpleton but fuck it was bad in those early days and she was possibly the worst thing on the entire WWE roster. Â WWE's idea of feminism = infantilization and it bloody works without anyone batting an eyelid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted September 8, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Didn't Adam Rose end up getting suspended and leaving over Adderall as well? It's intriguing that there've been three in the last year or so  I wonder whether Hunter & Steph will be getting the kids vaccinated... Edited September 8, 2016 by jazzygeofferz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWM Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Speaking of both of them, there's an AJ Lee/Bayley match from NXT that is genuinely an uncomfortable watch. I think Bayley's brilliant, and the match should in theory, be passable, but Bayley playing the simpleton superfan right down to her general movement was absolutely brutal to watch. Her character has progressed organically, which is admirable, but yeah, if that version of her had made it to the main roster, she'd have been fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theringmaster Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Yeah, I was no huge AJ fan but her big promo, her tweets and her title run in general have been pretty aggressively whitewashed from the transitional period between the old Divas divisions and the new Women's league. Replaced in WWE-lore by the Bellas in fact. Proper history would probably show her to be quietly influential, but I don't imagine it's stuff we'll see much of on DVDs or the Network. I found it hilarious how AJ was pretty much not mentioned in that documentary. AJ was super over when she first broke through and her 'pipebomb' promo was the real seed of the Woman's Revolution. But you know, if your going to get all high and mighty about yourself don't expect WWE to be fine with it. I'm not a fan of hers but I'm looking forward to her book, you know it's going to be one big 'Fuck you WWE' thing whilst painting herself as the ultimate hero. I'm looking forward to the chapter of how she stole her childhood heroes boyfriend  Totally agree, Nikki is great, and definitely from an in-ring standpoint the bridge between your overrated averages like AJ Lee, Natalya & Kaitlyn and the best women they've ever had in the 4 Horsewomen.  Can't decide where Trish sits amongst that lot actually. She shone in a fucking shite time, and from a character POV, I thought Lay-Cool was the finest act the WWE had ever produced in all their women's wrestling before the NXT lot came along. Trish sits as the ultimate bridge between mixing up a 'diva' with a 'wrestler', she was the first to truly do it and by far the most successful. I don't think it's any exaggeration to say she was a pioneer and one of the foundations upon which womens wrestling in wwe was built. Everything from bra and panties to womens wrestling being taken serious she lead the way.  Lay-Cool are tragically forgotten, there was a time where they were the most entertaining thing on wwe tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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