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7. Whos The Heel Again?
Last week, Naomi very clearly turned heel by attacking a victorious Paige in front of the British beautys hometown fans. The attack ensured that she got a good reaction, and she followed it up with a solid promo where she asked semi-rhetorically, Do wins and losses even matter? Naomi said she decided that she needed to seize her opportunity rather than just smiling and waiting for it to come to her. Monday, Naomi displayed that new attitude, flashing some aggression in the ring. Despite that, it wasnt hard to see her point about beating Nikki Bella twice and still not earning a title shot. Her musing about how many Bellas she had to beat to get a match for the Divas Championship was a fair point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=056h0ywGMOA By contrast, the Bella twins have been supposed heels running roughshod over the division for months. Yet Monday, Nikki sat on commentary cheering on her sister while telling the announcers that she would face any and all opponents. All she did that was heelish was hold her title aloft after the match while Naomi posed on the turnbuckle. So remind us again: Who are we supposed to boo?
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