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Ava Raine has to be the most egregious nepotism hire ever

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#1 · (Edited)
Im convinced in my head that if Ava wasn't the daughter of The Rock they would turn her away from WWE performance center in a week.

I realized im making a lot of negative threads but wrestling just suck now these days I cant even bring myself to fully watch even a 5 match PLE event.

But damn man this woman has no business being in front of a camera.

She failed as a wrestler. I dont she was even a wrestler for half a year then she stopped and became the general manager of NXT.

But even doing this she sucks at cause yesterday was NXT No Mercy PLE and Ava announced that NXT and TNA will be going at it in a Survivor Series style match soon.

But fuck man her delivery and tone is boring to listen to. Instead of getting you excited or hyping you up for this invasion angle because this is quite historic that WWE and TNA are even doing this and the last invasion was I think more than 20 years ago.

But Ava is just very calmly saying the lines. Very nonchalant no excitement whatsoever like shes in a board meeting or office meeting or saying announcements on a PA system.

Bring back William Regal or hell I think Cathy Kelly would do a better job.

 
#3 ·
Worthless talent. Even more disgusting person.

What baffles me over and over again is how all of these multi generational talents virtually never take after their fathers. If their father was Ric Flair, you get Charlotte, if their father was Mr. Perfect, you get Curtis Axel, if their father was The Rock, who is charisma in human form, you get anti-charisma in human form.....but if their father was some dullard like IRS, you get Bray Wyatt.
 
#13 ·
Worthless talent. Even more disgusting person.

What baffles me over and over again is how all of these multi generational talents virtually never take after their fathers. If their father was Ric Flair, you get Charlotte, if their father was Mr. Perfect, you get Curtis Axel, if their father was The Rock, who is charisma in human form, you get anti-charisma in human form.....but if their father was some dullard like IRS, you get Bray Wyatt.
Someone's been a tax cheat.
 
#8 ·
In this case, it helps that this isn't traditional nepotism. This isn't just anyone, this is the boss's kid. Rock is essentially Vince.
 
#7 ·
Nothing against her. She is just one dimensional and wooden as it comes.

Talk of replacing Aldis or Pearce should be shot down at the first chance and is genuinely maddening.

Stevie Turner, while OTT corny at times is far far far better. She actually has personality and can play more than one character.
 
#15 ·
I think that yall will survive.

Also please consider all of the second or third generation wrestlers who have gone through developmental and haven't made it close to as far as Ava Raine has. All of the sons, daughters, brothers and sisters of wrestlers who ended up amounting to nothing. So I doubt that Ava is the worst hire.
 
#17 ·
Worthless talent. Even more disgusting person.
What has she done?

I think that yall will survive.

Also please consider all of the second or third generation wrestlers who have gone through developmental and haven't made it close to as far as Ava Raine has. All of the sons, daughters, brothers and sisters of wrestlers who ended up amounting to nothing. So I doubt that Ava is the worst hire.
Yeah, I mean look at Eric Bischoff's nephew
 
#33 ·
What has she done?



Yeah, I mean look at Eric Bischoff's nephew
Depends which team you play for.

Far leftLiberal? Nothing shes perfect.

Far right Conservative? she insulted charlie kirk by saying he wasnt kind.

Sane person: Lol she just made her daddy wish suffrage wasnt a thing.

It will blow over
 
#19 ·
She's decent in her role but she's definitely a nepotism hire. What are her credentials to be in a GM role? She's got no experience in the business and is barely a trained wrestler. Why is she in that position. With Rock on the board she likely has a job for life. When she's no longer a GM she'll probably work backstage in some capacity because she failed as a wrestler but she will always have a job.
 
#23 ·
Ava works for a generation and demographic that I don't feel like 90% of the people here understand.

She has improved. I'm not her biggest fan, but I can see how she does appeal in the same way the game skate. exists as it does.

I think the issue with this promo is more it not having any real interaction from an audience, studio or otherwise, so it falls flat. They (WWEl have a habit with doing this in general though. It feels very sterilised.