Yes, my first ever "IMO" post is on none other than former NXT Women's Champion Charlotte. This may surprise many of you, that I have chosen Charlotte. However, I have reason behind this choice. This "IMO" post that I do daily isn't about me giving opinions on the superstars/divas I like, it is about me being open minded with everyone. Now with Charlotte, she has her fair amount of critics out there on social media. I have heard so many things on Twitter, such as, "She's too cocky", "She's alright in the ring", "She is not going to revolutionize women's wrestling in WWE", etc. Now everyone who knows me knows that I have given my fair amount of critiques on Charlotte, but in this blog today I am going to reveal something......
I actually like Charlotte. There I said it. I have never disliked her. There have been certain things she has said in the past that I have made her questionable with me. However, I can not take away from what this girl brings to the table. This girl is just amazing. I can't see how people overlook her amazing in-ring talent. She got voted as the #1 rookie in 2014 by PWI. That is a huge deal. Charlotte is the total package, she really is. She's got the talent, look, and character to make a great diva in our divas division. She has risen so fast in NXT over the past year. Now that you know some of my thoughts on her overall, let me share with you my thoughts on her career so far.
Charlotte debuted in NXT on July 17th, 2013 defeating Bayley. Now in this initial performance she was just average to be honest. She was just this new diva that we knew was Ric Flair's daughter. She then went into a storyline with Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Summer Rae. Summer and Sasha formed a new alliance called the BFF'S (Beautiful Fierce Females). It was Bayley and Charlotte who feuded with the BFF'S until Charlotte made that career turn around decision. It was a tag match between Summer and Sasha vs Charlotte and Bayley. As the match is coming to a close and Bayley is reaching for the tag, Charlotte slaps her own partner Bayley and turns heel. She would then deliver Natural Selection, a somersault cutter which was back then knows as "Bow Down to the Queen". Long story short Charlotte then joined the BFF's and dominated the NXT Women's Division. IMO I loved this stable. It was the first real heel stable since Laycool. It gave all 3 members a chance to evolve their characters. And while Summer moved up to the main roster, Charlotte and Sasha continued on into dominance.
Fast forward to the NXT Women's Championship Tournament to crown a new champion due to Paige surrendering the belt after winning the WWE Divas Championship. Charlotte went through Emma and Alexa Bliss to etch her name in the finals of the tournament. Who did she face? Well arguably the best female wrestler we have in WWE, Natalya. Natalya, a 3rd generation diva who graduated from the hart family dungeon. So wait what? It was Flair vs Hart. A stories career rivalry that rooted from Ric Flair and Bret Hart, now being transcended into Charlotte vs Natalya. Charlotte and Natalya would compete in the finals at NXT Takeover. And oh my gosh.... that match! IMO that match was one of the best matches I have ever seen, not from a diva perspective but from a wrestling perspective. They stole the show. And more importantly, Charlotte stole the show by becoming the NXT Women's Champion. I loved this match so much. One of my favorite matches. A show of respect after the match between Charlotte and Natalya made it even better.
Now were in May of 2015 and Charlotte has risen to become one of the best products to be produced out of NXT. She then went on to defend the title against Summer Rae, Bayley, and Sasha Banks in the next few months. However, she dropped the title on February 18th, 2015 at NXT Takeover: Rival to Sasha Banks in a fatal 4 way match that also involved Becky Lynch and Bayley. She is now starting up a feud with herself and Bayley and feuding with Emma and Dana Brooke. Now I think this feud should end in Dana Brooke taking out Charlotte and in Dana's words "write her out of NXT". It would be the perfect way to write out Charlotte and bring her up to the main roster.
In conclusion, this is how my "IMO" blog post of the day will go. I do some career highlights and then give my thoughts on it. All in all Charlotte is ready for the main roster. She is more than prepared. Do I think she should be rushed into the title picture when she gets called up? No. I want her to work her way to being a Divas Champion. But, knowing WWE, they will give her a title push when she gets called up because she is a fresh face. Charlotte has had a tendency to come off cocky, and yes at times it annoys me. But then I sat back and realized something. I think her cockiness is not meant to come off that way. I think she has confidence but when she expresses it, it comes off as arrogance or cockiness. At the end of the day, people who have met Charlotte in person say she is super sweet and really good with fans. That counts in my book. Charlotte, I think you are a outstanding performer and one of the best wrestlers not only in the NXT women's division, but the divas division in general. I can't wait for you to be called up to the main roster and I sincerely hope I can see Natalya vs Charlotte Round 3 headline a PPV some day. You have the total package and I can confidently say YOU ARE GENETICALLY SUPERIOR!!
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