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I don't think Rhea is so above the division that she would hurt for dance partners. Her and Becky will get you through the summer, you can have someone built up by then to take you through the rest of the year.

All roads are leading to her vs Bianca anyways.
 
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While discussing this situation, Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer noted that WWE CEO Nick Khan is the driving force behind this decision:

“The deal is, is that this is a Nick Khan thing...bring more main roster stars to NXT every week, boost the ratings, and try to up your price for a renewal from USA network because the ratings are higher. So that’s the strategy that they’re going with, and that’s why you’re gonna be seeing more main roster stars.”
WWE’s primary source of revenue comes from its television rights fees. Their current TV deals with NBCU and FOX bring in nearly 500 million dollars per year to WWE from 2019 through 2024, which led the company to record profit levels even during that early portion of the global pandemic where the Live Events portion of their business cratered in the empty arena era.


In other words, the TV rights fees for Raw and SmackDown are the most crucial aspect to WWE’s overwhelming financial success. The number one priority is to secure even more lucrative terms on the next deal(s). Those negotiations are underway as we speak. As part of that process, Nick Khan realizes the importance of increasing the value of the NXT TV product. Per Meltzer, Khan’s plan is to “put more main roster stars on NXT and make it a third brand, and not a developmental brand.”

The idea that WWE wants NXT to be a third brand alongside Raw and SmackDown, rather than a developmental brand more akin to the minor leagues, is something we’ve heard plenty of times before but never really pans out; there’s a long way to go before that can become a reality.

However, WWE business is booming at the moment, with TV ratings for Raw and SmackDown thriving across the board. NXT’s more meager numbers have been improving this month, so perhaps Khan’s strategy is working as planned. Either way, it looks to me like WWE is in a strong position to land an even better TV deal during these current negotiations.
 

Roman took time off from WWE at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 due to health concerns, which caused him to be pulled from an advertised match with Goldberg at WrestleMania 36. However, per Heyman, Reigns was also fed up with the very bad creative that WWE had for him after wrapping up a terrible dog food angle with Baron Corbin just a few weeks before that. Reigns knew that the Big Dog character was finished, and he needed to come back as someone different.

Here is how Heyman explained it:

“The feud/rivalry/story with Baron Corbin over dog food, and the infamous Sufferin’ Succotash promo had weighed on him enough to where he said, I’ve had enough. I’ve reached the cap. I can’t go any further as the Big Dog. I’ve peaked. And as an athlete, I haven’t peaked. As a performer, I’ve barely scratched the surface. I have so much more to offer. And since I’m taking time off, I’m not coming back as the same person. This is where I make my move...something has to become my defining moment and then propel forward from there. The catalyst to something completely different.
Four WrestleMania main events to his credit, a run on top since 2015...but something has to be generational here. Something has to define him as Austin, Rock, Sammartino, Hogan. A transformative personality that can then ultimately make the case, ‘I, Roman Reigns, am the greatest of all-time.’”
Heyman went on to agree that the Big Dog character was nothing close to an all-time great despite all the WrestleMania main events, primarily because “it was inauthentic.”
 

Roman took time off from WWE at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 due to health concerns, which caused him to be pulled from an advertised match with Goldberg at WrestleMania 36. However, per Heyman, Reigns was also fed up with the very bad creative that WWE had for him after wrapping up a terrible dog food angle with Baron Corbin just a few weeks before that. Reigns knew that the Big Dog character was finished, and he needed to come back as someone different.

Here is how Heyman explained it:


Heyman went on to agree that the Big Dog character was nothing close to an all-time great despite all the WrestleMania main events, primarily because “it was inauthentic.”


And the fans wasn't showing love even as a face
 
The snowman was plotting Mercedes / Saraya at Forbidden Door. Another Nigga setting her up for failure. She probably woulda inexplicably took an L
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That injury was a blessin in disguise
 
The snowman was plotting Mercedes / Saraya at Forbidden Door. Another Nigga setting her up for failure. She probably woulda inexplicably took an L
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That injury was a blessin in disguise
Nah that actually makes the most sense out of all the chicks there, I would of done the same match. Paige and her have a story to run with, Mone being the one to kill Paiges neck and at the time ending her career with that blow. Shit writes itself. If not now the match def coming down the line.

Actually disappointing it was set to happen and now wont.
 
Nah that actually makes the most sense out of all the chicks there, I would of done the same match. Paige and her have a story to run with, Mone being the one to kill Paiges neck and at the time ending her career with that blow. Shit writes itself. If not now the match def coming down the line.

Actually disappointing it was set to happen and now wont.
I understand the story but…..


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I dont even understand the issue. Yeah Paige was rusty coming in but we going to act like she wasnt that chick before leadign the charge in WWE with great womens wrestling. Refresh those classic NXT matches she was putting on weekly and her first run before getting hurt. Mone would help bring that back out of her and the story sells itself more then any other chick there.
 
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I dont even understand the issue. Yeah Paige was rusty coming in but we going to act like she wasnt that chick before. Refresh those classic NXT matches she was putting on weekly and her first run before getting hurt. Mone would help bring that back out of her and the story sells itself more then any other chick there.
You talking about what she was a decade ago, she's not that now. She's the worst woman in her crew and she hasn't had a great match since her return.
 
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