What you loved:
- Look - Has the "menacing stare" down to perfection, looks legit tough on-screen.
- Athletic - Tamina has great strength which adds a different wrinkle to her matches. Able to fly off the top rope from time to time.
- Superkick - One of the most devastating moves in the women's division. Legit knocked Nikki's tooth out using this move, ouch.
- Lady Hoss - At 5'9"/150 lbs, Tamina is rarely pushed around by anyone.
- AJ's Bodyguard - Probably her best, and most interesting work to date, unfortunately an injury cut short this potential feud.
Best comment comes via ThingsandStuff:
"I loved her immediately because she comes across completely confident, strong, and unconcerned wtih others’ opinions of her. In a division that is based on being called "divas," where the characters seem to compete on being the craziest, where sparkly, barely-there outfits are the order of the day, I finally saw a woman who I wanted to relate to and could admire. She marched out in all black looking almost like a female member of the Shield. She seemed above all the pettiness."
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What you loathed:
- Charisma - There is hope, but at the moment, she has zero mic skills. There's a reason she's always been put with others.
- Gimmick - Uh...hmm...no.
- Injuries - Previously out for three months with a back injury, Tamina is on the shelf with a torn ACL.
- In-Ring - Although she has athleticism, her overall moveset and ring psychology both need a lot of improvement.
- Snuka Splash - Doesn't quite live up to pop's version.
Best comment comes via Steve Sypa:
"That she’s tough looking is basically her only redeeming quality. She pretty much is bad at everything else needed to be a successful professional wrestler."
On to the poll! With 252 votes, Tamina's average score is 2.7
Thanks, Cagesiders! Tomorrow's pick was a threat to Hulkamania in the 80's.
Until then!