The Smackers Thread

[hallicks]

There was a bit in the observer daily update yesterday from her doing a podcast, where she had a slight moan about when she was initially called up and not used. Not exactly calling Steph a c*nt or anything, but they do get weird about people having opinions about things sometimes. 

[Daaaaaad!]

Called up to the main roster. Hit with two separate pies on the same episode of SmackDown. Lost her title match to Charlotte Flair. Released only a month before the company will surely need at least 30 female competitors for a Royal Rumble. How utterly bizarre this company is. 

[DavidB6937]

Just now, Daaaaaad! said:

Called up to the main roster. Hit with two separate pies on the same episode of SmackDown. Lost her title match to Charlotte Flair. Released only a month before the company will surely need at least 30 female competitors for a Royal Rumble. How utterly bizarre this company is. 

To be fair, no one's said she was released. It's sounding more likely that she asked for her release which wouldn't surprise me.

[Supremo]

Whether she asked for her release or they decided to get rid, neither would surprise me. They clearly weren’t committed and didn’t see anything in her. I know it’s nothing new with this company, but man. She felt like a can’t miss. Superstar look. Solid in the ring. And the best they gave her was, “she likes eighties music!”

[BomberPat]

22 minutes ago, Daaaaaad! said:

Released only a month before the company will surely need at least 30 female competitors for a Royal Rumble. How utterly bizarre this company is. 

By my count, they have 23 women on the main roster now - and that's including Lacey Evans, who's on maternity leave, Bayley, who's injured, Alexa Bliss, who hasn't wrestled since September, and Asuka, who we last saw in July.

Two more will be out of the picture as presumably neither of the two champions will be in the Rumble match, so you're looking at a thirty-woman Rumble match when they might just barely have twenty women available. 

They've pretty much burned through every available "legend" appearance in the women's match already, but wouldn't be surprised to see some of those repeated. It'll be interesting to see how they view NXT 2.0, if they'll even want the women from that brand making up the numbers, let alone getting a decent featured spot like NXT's women have in the past. 

[Tsurutagun]

Couple of journos saying she asked for the release. 

Love that the moment she got told to run around with the 24/7 crew she went "I'm fucking out of here" 

[Keith Houchen]

I wonder if their Covid stance, or complete lack of it was a factor? Australians tend to be quite vocal on the subject. 

[Daaaaaad!]

More power to her if she requested her release, especially if it’s in direct response to their alleged decision to simply stop testing altogether.

[I Bent My Wookie]

She's engaged to Juice Robinson is she not? I'd guess she'd fit straight back into the Japanese wrestling scene pretty quick again and both could live over there permanent while he's still with New Japan too?

[The King Of Swing]

At this rate I wouldn't be shocked if they just bin the woman's rumble.

[Keith Houchen]

But why would Charlotte Flair do this?

[Cannibal Man]

3 hours ago, Keith Houchen said:

I wonder if their Covid stance, or complete lack of it was a factor? Australians tend to be quite vocal on the subject. 

the change in the testing policy is anything but 'fair dinkum'

[Frankie Crisp]

2 hours ago, Keith Houchen said:

But why would Charlotte Flair do this?

 

[Devon Malcolm]

32 minutes ago, Frankie Crisp said:

 

In fairness, I started this one except it wasn't a joke and basically Houchen needs banning.

[Vamp]

Really thought they'd push her to the moon when she first signed.