SummerSlam Naomi VS... WHO!?

[Solid Snake]

So this has been a bit of a shock really. I did not see the end of the match at Battleground well, ending with anyone other than Char or Becky but NOPE... We are getting Naomi vs Natalya at Summerslam! And I am... I am surprised.

I am glad Nattie is getting a chance. I have been saying for at least 3 years now she should have had a legit title run or feud but at this point... Really? To me, it seems like this is going to either be dragged out to WM where Nattie loses and retires or she just loses and fades into darkness once more. Ehh. I am not sure how to feel about it really. Not yet at least.

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Thoughts?

 

[Grievous 3D]

Okay...so...

Natalya winning this match shouldn't be that much of a shock really...

Charlotte & Becky were out because they are both currently faces
(I bet they turned Charlotte simply so Naomi could have a longer
title reign) and while either of them would have been great choice
in term of putting on a great match...they are really pushing Naomi
right now as the top babyface.

Even if Becky is and always will be the top babyface...of our hearts.

Tamina is...well...and I hate to seem cruel...but currently making up
the numbers and Lana is greener than turtle shit.

Natalya makes the most sense...she's a heel, she has the in-ring skill
to "ground" Naomi and with the experience between both of them I'm
sure they'll put on a great match...as long as the crowd doesn't shit all
over it.

Now...I've said in a few threads that Carmella is most likely going to
be cashing in her MitB contract in her "hometown" at Summerslam...
so who really know what will happen.

Naomi & Natalya could both end up down and out during the match and
Carmella could do what Seth Rollins did at Wrestlemania 31 and triple
threat the match and make either Naomi or Natalya tap out with the
Code of Silence.

That may-be how the booking team is thinking...

Carmella makes Natalya tap...
Naomi drops the belt without being personally defeated...
A Naomi/Carmella feud begins.

Or the WWE could continue their long history of fucking with the Hart
Family and actually have Nattie cleanly win the belt...only for Carmella
to do what Dean Ambrose did at MitB last year and cash in on Natalya
before she even has a chance to celebrate.

Or third option...Nattie beats the shit out of Naomi but Naomi gets
the win with a roll up...Nattie in anger puts Naomi in the Sharpshooter
after the match which leaves Naomi ready to be picked off by Carmella.

Much like Ziggler did to Del Rio in his famous cash in.

Look...deep down...I want Natalya to win the match and have a long
reign as a heel champion. The woman deserves it...more so than any
other woman on the roster. Too many other women have arrived on
the main roster and "overtaken" her in terms of success and high
profile matches.

But...

Like I said...she's a member of the Hart Family...and I just can't see
the WWE (Vince & HHH mainly) giving Natalya such a great moment.

I'm sorry Naomi but I hope Nattie wins the belt and gets to keep it for
longer than 5 minutes.

 

[Mr. Roman Empire]

Natalya will win. I read somewhere that she will break the record for most PPV matches by a woman at this event. She's been handed shit for years now so WWE is throwing her a bone.

 

[Jacob Fox]

Natalya will win. I read somewhere that she will break the record for most PPV matches by a woman at this event. She's been handed shit for years now so WWE is throwing her a bone.

Nattie will win only if WWE has no other ideas as to what to do with this title. Otherwise they won't put an also run competitor back on top.

 

[Mr. Roman Empire]

Nattie will win only if WWE has no other ideas as to what to do with this title. Otherwise they won't put an also run competitor back on top.

I disagree. She probably keeps complaining about how she never gets a push that everyone backstage is gonna let her have a title run one more time to get her to shut up

 

[Grievous 3D]

Nattie will win only if WWE has no other ideas as to what to do with this title. Otherwise they won't put an also run competitor back on top.

That seems a bit harsh...

I disagree. She probably keeps complaining about how she never gets a push that everyone backstage is gonna let her have a title run one more time to get her to shut up

Well...looking at the track record of her booking...she has the right to complain...
She deserves a title run before the division increases in size and she gets lost
in the shuffle (again) and is forced to put over even more new stars.

 

[Jacob Fox]

That seems a bit harsh...
.

It's not harsh at all and it's not coming from me. WWE treats Natalya this way. I am simply pointing out that she has been around for a long time and is generally used as the defeated opponent in nearly every feud she gets into. It's not harsh to point out that WWE has treated her poorly.

 

[Jacob Fox]

I disagree. She probably keeps complaining about how she never gets a push that everyone backstage is gonna let her have a title run one more time to get her to shut up

If complaining backstage all the time is all it takes to get a push, then everyone would constantly be getting a push.

 

[Grievous 3D]

It's not harsh at all and it's not coming from me. WWE treats Natalya this way. I am simply pointing out that she has been around for a long time and is generally used as the defeated opponent in nearly every feud she gets into. It's not harsh to point out that WWE has treated her poorly.

Fair point...

I guess I have a soft spot (or a hard spot...Giggity) for Natalya...
I just think she deserves better from the booking/creative team.

 

[Jacob Fox]

Fair point...

I guess I have a soft spot (or a hard spot...Giggity) for Natalya...
I just think she deserves better from the booking/creative team.

Yeah I have no issues with Natalya at all, just pointing out that it looks like WWE couldn't care less about her most of the time.

 

[Grievous 3D]

Yeah I have no issues with Natalya at all, just pointing out that it looks like WWE couldn't care less about her most of the time.

Yeah...it sucks...and I know you can't push everyone...but Nattie has
always deserved better than what the creative team has given her.

 

[Prince Bálor]

I have no interest in it, but I totally expected Natalya to win that match. They'll probably put it on the pre-show at SummerSlam. lol

 

[Solid Snake]

I have no interest in it, but I totally expected Natalya to win that match. They'll probably put it on the pre-show at SummerSlam. lol

Sad....Very sad, yet funny. I am torn... I am... Natalie Imbruglia.

 

[Rosie]

I think this match is hurt due to character work. Natalya's promos as a heel come off as she is trying to be a bit of a "bully" but it comes off as...eh... For Naomi, she was very over at the time of her winning, but with a feud with Lana and her being secondary for the feud of the faces and the "Welcoming Committee" has hurt her a bit.

But, from an in-ring perspective, I'm sure the match can be fine. Natalya can do well in a match and Naomi has always been a solid worker. Is it worthy of Summerslam, I'll see.

 

[Grievous 3D]

I have no interest in it, but I totally expected Natalya to win that match. They'll probably put it on the pre-show at SummerSlam.

I actually think the Alexa/Bayley match has more of a chance of
being on the pre/kick-off show...mainly because we've seen the
match twice before...and frankly both times it was fairly lame.

The Naomi/Natalya match is fresh (at least it hasn't been seen in
some time) and of course Carmella carrying around that briefcase
also has to be factor.

Of course...if I was booking it...I'd have Carmella cash in during
the Alexa/Bayley match and win the RAW title which moves her
to RAW, Emma moves to SmackDown to replace her and Natalya
defeats Naomi clean to win the title.

Afterwards Natalya moves into a feud with Charlotte...Charlotte
wins the belt early next year which leads to Becky turning heel
and we get Charlotte vs. Becky for the belt at Wrestlemania 34.

But...I'm just a fan who wants to see what he wants to see...