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Double countout is kind of nice just from a standpoint that it doesn't blow this feud off and thus doesn't free up Nikki Bella for that awkward rumored mixed tag at Mania.

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02-12-2017 , 10:24 PM

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although I have to say it'd also have been interesting if Mickie James came back to help Natty beatdown Nikki ..... could've played the whole angle that Mickie lost her spot to the bikini chick era

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02-12-2017 , 10:24 PM

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Double countout is kind of nice just from a standpoint that it doesn't blow this feud off and thus doesn't free up Nikki Bella for that awkward rumored mixed tag at Mania.

I can totally see them blowing it off on Smackdown since there is a long time before WM without a Smackdown PPV. In fact, it could be how that rumoured angle gets started...

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02-12-2017 , 10:25 PM

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I wish Braun and Luke Harper were still with Bray.

Probably an unpopular opinion ?

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02-12-2017 , 10:26 PM

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for a card that sucks they sure have done a nice job building storylines ..... feel like these are the ppv's you gotta support just cause of that.

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02-12-2017 , 10:26 PM

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Nikki is stunning

question bc I'm a newb. so Nikki reversed the figure four into some submission of her own (crippler crossface I guess?), when she did, there was a huge huge pop. Is it possible for those two to read the crowd and decide to change the finish on their own? I remember reading that at WM18 Hogan & Rock, after getting a read on the crowd leaning towards Hogan, improv'd the entire match on the fly basically to play to the crowd but obv they're gonna have more freedom than most.

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02-12-2017 , 10:27 PM

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It was the Yes Lock. The submission finisher used by Daniel Bryan (her bro in law) thus the pop. Prob nothing else to read into.

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02-12-2017 , 10:27 PM

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I wish Braun and Luke Harper were still with Bray.

Probably an unpopular opinion ?

I feel the same way. It's fun to have a stable around to **** **** up when needed.

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02-12-2017 , 10:28 PM

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aren't Orton/Bray supposed to be heels? Why are they getting pops?

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02-12-2017 , 10:28 PM

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motivated randy orton is just awesome <3

promo packages killing it tonight

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02-12-2017 , 10:28 PM

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I wish Braun and Luke Harper were still with Bray.

Probably an unpopular opinion ?

Braun is one of the best things on RAW imo. I see where you are coming from but if he was with Bray none of that would have been possible.

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02-12-2017 , 10:29 PM

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It was the Yes Lock. The submission finisher used by Daniel Bryan (her bro in law) thus the pop. Prob nothing else to read into.

Ah ok. Seemed like they were loving Nikki a lot I guess. Crowd reaction for her seemed stronger than American Alpha for example.

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02-12-2017 , 10:30 PM

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aren't Orton/Bray supposed to be heels? Why are they getting pops?

That's the way it is these days. The only heels that get pure heat are the ones that just suck and the Miz. It's a world of smarks now and the top guys are tweeners.

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02-12-2017 , 10:31 PM

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aren't Orton/Bray supposed to be heels? Why are they getting pops?

Because WWE couldn't leave well enough alone in mumbling "yep this is all a work" back in the 80s and decided to run with a business model of screaming it from the rooftops 24/7.

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02-12-2017 , 10:31 PM

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aren't Orton/Bray supposed to be heels? Why are they getting pops?

Orton still seems super over with a large chunk of the crowd, especially the ladies.

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02-12-2017 , 10:33 PM

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women and children love Orton .... the RKO is a thing man, it's basically this generations stone cold stunner

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02-12-2017 , 10:33 PM

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Ah ok. Seemed like they were loving Nikki a lot I guess. Crowd reaction for her seemed stronger than American Alpha for example.

The WWE completely ignores crowd reaction.

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02-12-2017 , 10:35 PM

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Yeah, Orton pops are mostly for the RKO, definitely the most over finisher in the game today

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02-12-2017 , 10:36 PM

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member when Orton RKO'd Stacy Keibler ?

Kinda crazy when you look back at the man on woman stuff WWE did back in the day

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02-12-2017 , 10:36 PM

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The WWE completely ignores crowd reaction.

Tuned in a few minutes ago. What's a crowd reaction? wtf

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02-12-2017 , 10:37 PM

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Orton is a heel who WWE wanted to get a face pop at RR.

Harper turned on a heel group, so is theoretically a babyface, but his first babyface feud is against the most babyface heel in the roster.