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XL · 07-07-2021, 05:11 PM

The “lackey turns on the heel” angle has been played out a lot over the years, largely because it works (remember when it looked as if Alex Riley was going to be something?) so I understand why they’d try something a little different, but it does seem at the minute like it’s the standard storyline in fast-forward. I’m willing to give it some time.

It’d maybe be a little bit more nuanced if the commentators acknowledged who Doudrop actually is rather than pretending she’s this completely unknown entity. You can have Piper completely besotted with Eva, convincing herself that it’s a loving pet name, and everybody else be like “that’s Piper Niven, 13 year veteran who’s wrestled all over the world”.

07-07-2021, 05:11 PM	#25
XL Feeling Oof-y Posts: 17,151	The “lackey turns on the heel” angle has been played out a lot over the years, largely because it works (remember when it looked as if Alex Riley was going to be something?) so I understand why they’d try something a little different, but it does seem at the minute like it’s the standard storyline in fast-forward. I’m willing to give it some time. It’d maybe be a little bit more nuanced if the commentators acknowledged who Doudrop actually is rather than pretending she’s this completely unknown entity. You can have Piper completely besotted with Eva, convincing herself that it’s a loving pet name, and everybody else be like “that’s Piper Niven, 13 year veteran who’s wrestled all over the world”. Last edited by XL; 07-07-2021 at 05:32 PM.