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Bayley proved to everyone that she was the mega star of WWE NXT TakeOver: London yesterday. I know it sounds crazy, but I will make my argument and tell you wrestling fans why.

Going into last night’s event, the talk was about Finn Balor defending his NXT Championship against Samoa Joe. The feud had been built since the fall, and it was the main seller of the NXT TakeOver special for the past few weeks. Everyone was looking forward to the match. When you think of a mega star, you think it’s going to be a male. In WWE’s history, not a single woman has been a mega star. Not even Miss Elizabeth, Wendi Richter, Trish Stratus, and Lita. Speaking of NXT, Balor has been the face of the company since making his debut. Balor goes into 2016 holding the NXT Championship for six months and main-eventing two NXT TakeOver specials. While I talk about the former Prince Devitt being the mega star, Bayley has to go in there as another mega star Just look at the video via Twitter from the NXT Tour.

Then last night, Bayley defeated Nia Jax to retain her NXT Women’s Championship. Watching the match, you heard the same chants that you saw in the Twitter video. The match itself wasn’t the match you saw with the two Bayley vs. Sasha Banks matches. But, the story was about being the underdog and facing her toughest test, which happened to be the dangerous newcomer. The crowd had this Shakespearean drama type of ride wondering if Bayley could go over. Once Nia lost via submission, the crowd went nuts for the Huggable One.

Last night’s match made Bayley as the mega star of NXT, as what she’s been doing for the past five months as the top female in the Women’s division! Her win over banks in Brooklyn was the start of it when those two had a five-star match that will go down as the match of 2015. I was one of those NXT patrons that attended the NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn show and watching those fans standing on their feet and going nuts for Bayley, who had overcome adversity. Two months later, Bayley and Banks did something that hasn’t been done in a decade, the chance to headline and main event a WWE Network special. The match was the 30-minute Ironwoman match, which could also be another match of 2015 candidate. The reason being was the story and the tears from Bayley’s super fan Izzy crying after Banks took her hairpiece and Banks crying after being defeated by her rival. It was a night that no one will forget. Balor is a great talent and is capable of main-eventing any NXT TakeOver special. However, he doesn’t have the aura that Bayley has. Don’t get me wrong the crowd always pops for Baylor. But Balor doesn’t get that higher pop that Bayley gets.

Balor is a great wrestler, but he doesn’t have that underdog story like Bayley does. Getting emotional is a big way to connect with a crowd, and it’s the reason Bayley has gotten over with the crowd. Until we see a monster heel come into NXT and become a threat to Balor, we won’t get the underdog story for Finn. As we head into 2016, Bayley is the mega star of NXT. She is winning her matches and gaining more followers. Months ago, Banks and Charlotte were the top headliners, but now that they’re on the main roster, Bayley is now on the top of the mountain and the face of women’s wrestling.

Exhilarating one moment, sinister the next, Lita was a Diva who always kept the WWE Universe on their toes. Whether she was flying high with The Hardy Boyz or shocking censors alongside Edge, the four-time Women's Champion knew how to elicit a reaction around the world.

Lita made her WWE debut in 2000 alongside Essa Rios, and quickly led him to the Light Heavyweight Championship that February, but the pair split a few months later. Lita then hooked up with The Hardy Boyz to form Team Xtreme, beginning a partnership that would last nearly five years.

Soon after, the agile Diva won her first of four Women's Championships from Stephanie McMahon in August 2000. After losing the title, Lita competed from time to time, but mostly let The Hardys handle in-ring duties, and her romantic relationship with Matt Hardy became public knowledge.

Lita’s long and heated rivalry with Trish Stratus began soon after Trish’s debut, and the two first locked horns while Trish managed Test & Albert against Lita's Hardy Boyz. The two Divas put aside their differences in July 2001 to represent WWE at InVasion, but were mostly at odds throughout their WWE careers

Kane’s obsession with Lita occupied much of 2004, and Matt Hardy proposed after Lita announced her pregnancy. The pair reconciled as The Big Red Monster continued to stalk Lita, but the knowledge that she was carrying Kane's baby strained her relationship with Hardy once again.

The duo of Kane and Lita became popular among the WWE Universe, but she betrayed him in 2005 in a tryst with Edge. The Rated-R couple enjoyed VIP treatment wherever they went before their party ended due to Matt Hardy’s WWE return. After it had been revealed that Lita’s long-term relationship with Matt ended due to her affair with Edge, the two Superstars battled throughout the summer of 2005 with Lita often interfering on behalf of The Ultimate Opportunist.

Lita decided to end her career in the fall of 2006 while in her fourth reign as Women’s Champion, and was determined to retire with the title — much like her rival Trish Stratus. It was not to be, though, as Mickie James defeated her at Survivor Series, and Cryme Tyme added insult to injury by giving away her personal items to the crowd.

It was a bitter end for the Diva, but she will not be forgotten. Despite her controversial nature during her last active years, WWE fans always embrace Lita when she makes a rare appearance – especially the night before WrestleMania 30, when Lita took her rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame.

Former WWE wrestler Tyler Reks took part in a Reddit A.M.A. (Ask Me Anything) session recently, and an interesting story concerning John Cena came out during the chat.
Reks has long been outspoken concerning his disdain for the 15-time WWE World Champion. According to Reks, he had to change his finisher while working for WWE because it was too much like Cena’s. Reks’ finisher at the time was called The Burning Hammer, and according to Reks, Cena took issue with him using it.
The story that came out on Reddit, though, concerned Cena’s interactions with another WWE performer: Alex Riley. According to Reks, Cena really had it out for Riley in the locker room for a long period of time. Nobody seemed to know the root of the feud.
According to Reks:
“There is truth that there was some sort of unknown, unreasonable heat between Riley and Cena. To the point where everyone on the roster thought that Cena was treating him in a way that was totally uncalled for. No one approached Cena about it, but the entire locker room was on Riley’s side, a lot of condolences, and this is ‘ridiculous, bro,’ and it was every freakin’ day. Cena thought Riley did something wrong every single day.”
According to Reks, the treatment from Cena toward Riley included verbal abuse, as well some privacy violations in an attempt to allegedly get Riley fired.
“Like, it’s completely against the wrestler code to ever go through another wrestler’s bag. One day, Riley walked into an empty locker room and Cena was just going through his bag. He found some pre-workout vitamins and b—hed him out for taking supplements, asking if he ‘thinks this is ok.’ Like, he was looking for a reason to get him fired.”
Reks also recanted a story where Cena served as an agent for a six-man tag team match involving Reks, Riley, and others. Following the match, Cena allegedly dressed-down Riley in front of the most of the locker room.
“We had the match when Linda was running for Congress for the Stand Up For WWE charityshows, and it was a tag match, I think it was a six man tag match if I remember right. And it was me, Hawkins, and Ziggler vs. Riley, and two other baby faces. Cena had made it clear that he wanted Riley to act a certain way and do certain things. And we structured the entire match to his wishes and it went flawlessly as far as we were concerned. The second we walked backstage he came up to me and said ‘hey where’s numbnuts?’ And he sees the look on my face and tells me to go get Riley. So all six of us came back and he b—hed out Riley in front of the backstage roster — about how he always tells him to do one thing and he does another, and Cena was ‘washing his hands of helping him.’ Even Ziggler was stunned.”
Riley is still employed by WWE, spending most of his time these days working at NXT in Florida.








Source: http://whatculture.com/wwe/john-cena-tried-to-bury-alex-riley-and-get-him-fired.php

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