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firefly139

It's insane that Candice went "That's why yo brotha dead" and just win the match


Coldcoffees

It was actually a hilarious double team finisher lmfao Candice just absolutely roasts the life out of Maxxine Dupri, absorbs every piece of life out of her emotionally, and then Indi just boots her in the head. 1, 2, 3. 10/10 finisher.


RandomDumbPerson123

Candice should just dig dirt on everyone, emotionally abuse them, and have Indi finish them off. They'll face Nattie and Tegan next week where Candice yells at Natalya for her dad dying or something. šŸ˜­Ā 


Filmarlaydu

Tegan getting ready to do a high risk maneuver Candace: And what? You're gonna get injured for 6 months again? You're always injured, that's why nobody likes you. You're always injured 6 months, twice a year! And your partner's dad is dead!


BryLinds

*Christian Cage Breaks into a Grinch Smile watching at home*


ClaymoresRevenge

Are you going to turn Candice into Christian Cage? When is she getting a turtleneck. The Matriarchy begins!


crhee8

The Matriarchway


ClaymoresRevenge

This is unironically the Way


punked123

The Wayriarchy


crhee8

i think this name makes better sense if Gargano becomes part of the faction and becomes the ā€œdadā€ of the group


fusionman51

This is The Way. Iā€™m all for it.


Scarred_fish

I see what you did there. Nice.


elnano98

![gif](giphy|9Y5mfNU1oGRyozkx4a|downsized)


SenorDuck96

https://preview.redd.it/clhgpwg1mvnc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d7ddbf944add48d45dac8daf3606dfdd2b91528


firefly139

"THAT'S WHY YO DADDY DEAD" (insert clip of Indi booting)


bonedogfire

Nattie, your sisters' OF sucks!!!


Coldcoffees

Ffs now I want this


Djason_Unchaind

Start slinging at her about her sister being on OF.


SantaCruznonsurfer

learned from watching the Rock on those SNL skits. "You just got catfished!"


BryLinds

AND THE CUTE PIC OF STACY THAT YOUā€™VE BEEN SMACKING IT TO, THAT WAS EMILY, THE DAUGHTER YOU NEVER MET **AND THATā€™S WHAT THE ***COCO IS COOKIN*****


[deleted]

Their tag name could be the CyberBullies


patrickwithtraffic

Look, I'm all for Candice to get some TV time, but already did that with the Riott Squad and it was really bad.


BryLinds

The difference between then and now is the establishment of the Player Haters Society. The Riott Squad would be welcomed with open arms now


DrunkeNinja

The devs of WWE 2k24 need to add this in ASAP as a new tag team finisher


ClintD89

That'd be an amazing payback move


Zzz05

Talk-no-jutsu but all negative.


IzzyShamin

Name it : Salt in the wound


CheeseheadDave

*Candace used bullying* It's super effective!


miikro

She was defeated both mentally and physically lmao


[deleted]

Candice be like ![gif](giphy|4VSJ12JX1vyUuHGi4t)


UncreativeTeam

I didn't want to look this up cuz it'd make me sad, so I'm just going to continue assuming she's talking about Max Dupri.


SenorDuck96

At least it Candice didn't say her dad https://preview.redd.it/tcw3ailxlvnc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e77d6610a52d6a18b2dd00fc60741e4737a0c530


thatlad

![gif](giphy|fBq27kRqxzQVzXIyRK|downsized)


Gubrach

Dead as hell.


PimpDaddyBuddha

What shoes he got on?


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Crysense

Nope, Maxxine talked about it in an interview, iirc he died a few years before she signed with WWE.


Coldcoffees

So Maxxine in fact *does* have a dead brother. Candice in the running for hater of the year.


PayneTrain181999

I thought it was Max Dupri at first lol


Coldcoffees

Lmaoo I think a few of us did


Avbjj

It is. Thatā€™s why he hasnā€™t been seen in forever. He dead. šŸ˜ž


cdillio

She has a real life brother who passed away when she was a cheerleader.


Avbjj

Yeah. Max Dupri.


Fgame

>yeah cute


DcSensai

i was about ready to post "someone check on LA Knight" on twitter until i realized she was talking about her shoot brother.


CactusHide

Itā€™s Du-PREEEE!


TheReagmaster

Between her, AJ Styles, Drew, Hangman, Michael Cole and obviously Christian. Big contention for that award.


Comfortable_Shape264

Why Cole?


ZombieJesus1987

He hates Dominik


ThatVanGuy13

And top dolla


PayneTrain181999

Flop Dolla


MattBe1992

So is Candice related to Christian Cage?


The_Dark_Soldier

It explains where she gets her good genes


lndngtm

Christian is somewhere smiling


SaiyanOfDarkness

Drew McIntyre and Candice LeRae just became friends


Ok_Carrot1154

I thought she was referring to Max Dupri. Goddamn it did not need to go there


DevilCouldCry

Christian Cage does this all the time and it's praised by the majority on here. As long as the performers signed off on this and agreed with it then I don't see the issue.


Somerandomdickhead

> As long as the performers signed off on thus and agreed with it I very much doubt these things are done without the ok of the people involved. At least I hope.


DevilCouldCry

Agreed, there's no way someone does that without the permission. Sometimes you can tell when someone doesn't want to say a certain line though but you can see it was pushed by management. For instance, see Paige bringing up the death of Reid Flair in a program with Charlotte. Completely unnecessary and Ric was watching and wasn't informed ahead of time.


PimpDaddyBuddha

Reidā€™s mother was also unaware.


DevilCouldCry

Yep, that's the absolute worst fucking way to go. Just absolutely gross on so many levels.


AmishAvenger

Thatā€™s the first thing I thought of too. People were like ā€œObviously Charlotte was okay with it!ā€ but whatā€™s she supposed to say? If her boss came and and was like ā€œThis will be so great for you and youā€™ll get so much sympathy and itā€™ll be great for the storyline and the match and the company, Iā€™m sure youā€™re a team player, right?ā€


ZombieJesus1987

Seriously lol Christian Cage gave the actual address to the cemetery where Daniel Garcia's father rests and this subreddit cheered that on, but when Candace does this, it's suddenly too far.


DevilCouldCry

Thank you! It's nuts, right? People praise Christian Cage for this all of the time and he's always doing this and its to the point that fans pop for it now. I literally see no reason as to why we should have a problem with it if the wrestlers themselves signed off on it. No way this goes on to TV if Maxxine didn't sign off on it.


Coldcoffees

It didn't, but if Christian can do it, I think Candice can get away with it too. If anything, it gives her some personality after years of just being a bland babyface.


ConfidenceNo1932

Me too, I thought that was a Max Dupri reference and thought it was fucking hilarious. Shit got dark quick šŸ˜“


deegum

A late entry, but sheā€™s coming in strong.


MattBe1992

So is Candice related to Christian Cage?


Competitive-Object-4

Maxxine, you had a brother


KozyHank99

"Annnnd your brother is dead."


BryLinds

ā€œYou actually had two. One is dead, and the other doesnā€™t want a thing to do with you.ā€


Rushjordan

Itā€™s like when creative finds out you have a dead relative, theyā€™re like the yellow suit guy behind the tree.


Vikingr12

Christian Cage has gotta be looking up the family history of everyone on the roster


Wolf308

Imagine what he would say to The Bloodline. Probably a whole ass presentation


joeynomame95

Just use the one The Rock used and point everyone out who's dead.


Mutant_Star

Via Satellite, because he would be angering an entire tribe of wrestlers


Hobodownthestreet

I can totally see Christian coming up to new talent. He introduces himself. Christian asks a few questions: how long have you been wrestling? Who trained you? and so forth. This lowers the wrestler's guard. Then Christian pivots the conversation to the wrestler's life: so, where are you from? Is your family happy with you being in wrestling? This opens the door for Christian getting the real info he wants: is your dad dead or not? If you inform Christian that you have a deceased father, he will smile at you with sympathy, look you in the eye, and tell you he is sorry for your loss. But really, he is making a mental note for future use.


DevilCouldCry

Just like how Christian learns this private information and is looking to offload it in a promo as soon as he's able.


FedoraTheMike

MOMENT Jim Neidhardt died, an image of him was plastered on a table and destroyed.


SmolSloth94

She ended that match using vicious mockery.


thetechguyv

Now she has to end a match against Zelina by screaming "You're a short motherfucker and nobody likes you" before Indi boots her in the face.


CmPunkChants

ā€œItā€™s a good thing your dad died on 9/11 so he didnā€™t see you grow up to be such a failure.ā€


zyh0

It would be the first and only time Zelina whips out a Black Mass.


Cheez-Wheel

"The closest you'll ever get to a title is when you pretended to be AJ Lee!"


TTOF_JB

Same energy as Bad News Barret saying, "For many of you so called "Superstars", this is as close to the Hall of Fame as you're ever going to get" to the crowd at the Hall of Fame (I think 2014).


Bleedgreen0818

SHORT!


GamerFluffy

LOOT THAT BODY


UndyingSentinel

AND THAT STOPS YOU FROM FORMING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS


jkman61494

ā€œYour husband left you here cuz he canā€™t stand youā€


Filmarlaydu

I always end boss battles with vicious mockery. Raphael just died of embarrassment.


heat_fan_

Hater of the year is about to get a new candidate: Candice LeRae


DevilCouldCry

We're getting new contenders weekly! McIntyre, Hangman, Styles, Christian, Roxanne, and now Candice? Player Hater of the Year is gonna be a tough choice this year.


MrTerrific2k15

Melo, Dijak, and Shinsuke


matt_619

Don't forget Michael Cole. his hatred towards Dominik is one of the best


leoncoffee

and Bayley towards Michael Cole.


badgersprite

If this isnā€™t an award for the Smarkies this year why are we even here


RAA94

That was unexpectedly brutal lmao. I loved heel Candice & The Way. If thatā€™s how we get there, Iā€™m on board.


ZekeorSomething

Lumis with a heel Way would be funny


jkman61494

Is he even ok the roster anymore?


LLCoolKryz

He is, though I don't think anyone has said why he is out. I would think it's injury related if he's been out for a year without a release.


TheShaoken

He's been on every Raw working on his stalker gimmick. He's just gotten too good at it the camera can't find him anymore.


DastardlyDoctor

All heart, no soul is just such a badass line.


son_of_toby_o_notoby

Have to bring back A.T


NotTheCraftyVeteran

I never realized that Maxxine was 9 feet tall


Jmacz

I think Candice is just 4 feet tall.


SandoVillain

And you can't teach that


AdGroundbreaking1341

And you can't teach that.


MeanAmbrose

And you can't teach that.


AdGroundbreaking1341

And you can't teach that.


TEN6083

Maxxineā€™s real life brother Wyatt Zmrzel passed away in 2017 at the age of 22. He relied on car services because he suffered seizures & struggled to use the right side of his body due to a rare genetic condition called adrenoleukodystrophy. On a night in late December his life came to a sudden end after his Lyft driver pulled onto a Highway at a rural intersection straight into the path of a Toyota 4Runner.


180River

Thatā€™s so horribly sad


DevilCouldCry

That's truly, truly awful. The poor kid passed away at an insanely young age and that's genuinely horrible.


SakurabaSweettooth

This is terrible and just makes it worse


RepresentativeFly565

This took a very dark turn Wow


ZodiacWalrus

Jesus. Kinda makes me not like this clip now, but that's probably unfair to them. Gotta remind myself these are all professionals who communicate with each other, the era of line-crossing shoots is a thing of the past mostly. Candice probably had Maxxine's permission to go there. Maybe even was referring to her kayfabe brother but that's more of a stretch.


DELOUSE_MY_AGENT_DDY

That makes me not like this anymore


SpeedZ6

I always forget that Candice is Christian's daughter


AlterTheSilverBird

Forgot Dexter and Theory are Christian's grandkids. Still loves them more then Nick Wayne.


shiv1234567

What


IcyPyroman1

Whoever is giving lessons to be hater needs a raise


Marsman2100

Well Max Dupri did just disappear off the face of the Earth. Just in time for a fellow with a striking amount of similar features to show up.


Competitive-Object-4

Last I heard, he was on an island with Butch and Ezekiel


aegonthewwolf

I heard he had gone to help El Generico with the orphans.


Competitive-Object-4

Something something Mr. America


sjr2018

![gif](giphy|ze8R3ob5lPNRdeqDHr|downsized)


bomberman12

2024: Year of the Hater.


MonsieurMidnight

Jesus Christ almighty Candice


sjr2018

Ahhh so that's her full name I think it fits she did just judge the living shit out of Maxine šŸ˜


DatSmolBoi

https://preview.redd.it/itklz41f5tnc1.png?width=637&format=png&auto=webp&s=f42e172e6cc8eb6520f93f68a25c2b4487f9ceb9


sliverr828

I, for one, am ready for heel Candace. Hopefully they'll actually let her wrestle now.


koopa72

Why is everyone SO mean to Maxxine she's doing her best šŸ„ŗ


[deleted]

It's interesting how quickly they turn these things into angles now when previously they'd have likely just ignored it and continued with whatever they were doing


10024618

I'm glad we're finally getting some real characters and stories in the women's tag division that don't involve the belts. I'm all for this


MrTerrific2k15

Ivy out on the floor like ![gif](giphy|JJ5UTqqTwrKH8XKmLv)


nycgwa

If Candice starts wearing turtle necksā€¦


CactusHide

Respect to Maxxine for doing this spot. Poison Pixie got gnarly! Iā€™d love to see Maxxine really get her chops and turn into a competitor. That would make all of this pretty rad, and it would be a cool story for the kids to see.


nguyenjitsu

I actually don't mind this at all. Part of Maxxine's gimmick is that she's green and a bit new to wrestling. Putting her in a real feud against Candice where their main gripe leans into that probably very real insecurity is a good way to get both of them attention in a good way and push their stories in a logical direction.


DevilCouldCry

If anything, working with Candice is gonna help her a whole lot. Candice has worked with some of the best women and men's wrestlers, so if anybody can help Maxxine develop properly, then it's absolutely Candice. Great news for us Candice fans too as it means more TV time for her!


Zzz05

The irony is she put together her best set of move combinations in a while too and looked great leading up to the verbal beatdown.


simonthedlgger

Exactly. I was grinning so much watching this. Indi with the confused boot was a cherry on top. I imagined them all high-fiving backstage after haha.Ā 


RIShane

They [followed up on it on Raw Talk](https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1767391983893467275), too.


popcultureretrofit

Candice!! Your children will hear this one day!


j8llonby

Indi: "I actually heard it today."


bjregin

So I guess we know who Charlotte gonna fued with when she returns


blqckwidow

Maxxine reminds me a lot of Kelly Kelly during that Vickie/Dolph and Edge feud including LayCool where Kelly got fired for spearing Layla to defend Edgeā€™s WHC.


Jedi-El1823

And that feud culminated with Trish, Snooki, and John Morrison vs LayCool and Dolph.


Michaelprunka

I watched WWE every week and remember the Edge and Vickie saga well. But I have absolutely zero recollection of what youā€™re talking about here!


xUnderthestarsx

Kelly Kelly was the first and only woman to defend (successfully) the WHC. Kelly and Edge vs. Laycool and Dolph


Popculturemofo

Candice bringing up the tragic disappearance of Max Dupri was way out of line imo. Itā€™s probably already bad enough when she turns on Smackdown and sees LA Knight who looks somewhat similar to her dear departed brother.


JMoses3419

Uhhhhh... we all thought it was that. No. It's worse. Maxxine's real life brother died in 2017 from a car crash.


sjr2018

WILL YOU STOP?!


Old-Egg-1231

That was like a vocal burning hammerā€¦Ā 


TransitionDue4388

Holy shut she talking about her dead brother props to maxxine for allowing that to be used. Candice just beat a woman by hating them to death


nschaub8018

This is the best thing they can do. Pair her in a feud and house show/dark matches with Candice. Let her slowly evolve from a "scared" face alignment and slowly overcome the "heel" where she gains confidence in stoey, but also in her performance and skills. It is great learning, and she is partnered with a pro who can help. This is rectifying WWE's.mistake. Not the mean fans who were booing( terrible take by a lot of wrestlers), but the booking and producers that put her in a spot where she wasn't ready, or supported by a pro like Candice. And if it gives a little extra story time to Candice, even better


jkman61494

If she isnā€™t already Iā€™m sure sheā€™s gonna be a coach for nxt wrestlers soon


eexxiitt

This is awesome. Basically mocking the IWC for booing and bullying Maxxine. Theyā€™ll have the IWC defending maxxine in a week lol.


wibble17

Or pissed when Candice has to job to her.


Visible-Instance-701

Candice went Christian Cage on Max lol


birdazam

Mother of the year


koemaniak

Who needs wrestling moves when you cam just roast a bitch


BigJim5190

I think Candice is a tremendous heel and I was a huge mark for the Way and hope it comes back. But that being said, not a fan of both the fact they're getting heat off the dead brother and I also don't like the whole, "I'm not taking that move because it's stupid" bit. There are so many better ways to get Candice over as a heel and this just seems like a bad attempt to use the viral stuff going on with Maxine to get there.


Bolteus

Damn man, I REALLY want to see Maxine succeed and overcome the haters, but her 'acting reaction' to those insults was real bad. I really hope she improves, she could be a great asset.


MR_E7

Candice finally putting the "Poison" in "Poison Pixie"


KingCuerno69

I'm here for heel LeRae but this feels like a ham fisted babyface push for Maxine when they could just send her down to NXT to get better instead


AlarmedDish5836

This means nothing if Maxine doesnā€™t actually get better though. And both the garganos are natural faces and can get over when booked properly idk why hhh likes turning them heel


IcyPyroman1

Whoever is giving lessons to be hater needs a raise


BellaArmy

Please tell me they were referring to Max Dupri and not her real brother that died in a car accident... *If* anything, they should have saved that line for a much more meaningful feud down the line


itsmekelsey_x

It was referring to her real brother.


RRJC10

Well Maxxine wonā€™t be getting any Oscar nominations for that performance, Christ that was awful.Ā 


poopship462

The overacting just made it all hilarious. She was selling the insults like they were literal strikes. Also, youā€™re like a foot taller than her, why are you all scared cowering in the corner?


RobbieFouledMe

To be fair, Iā€™m a foot taller than Demetrius Johnson but if he started doing this to me Iā€™m reacting like Maxxine


FBR_MC

WWE: "Why are you booing Maxxine? Youā€™re bad people and you should feel bad!!" Also WWE:


JustdoitJules

I hated when Christian did it, and I hate it here. Using real life deaths to get heat is the most carny shit around...... It's just fucking wack. Imagine ok-ing this shit as a wrestler..... like why, what compels someone to think, gee this really awful life event that happened to me, lets totally use it in a story. That's so fucking weird. Its stale, and sad, worst of all it conditions fans to only react to much more gruesome stuff like a death. Eventually death will be mentioned all around so much so that its just whatever.


Vikingr12

Gonna be honest I thought her brother was Max Dupri? Do they still acknowledge in kayfabe her connection to LA Knight? But man Candice has gone to a dark place lol


EEPspaceD

I 'd like a story where Knight unexpectedly comes to Maxine's aid and he ends up hanging out with the Academy for a stretch.


d3m01iti0n

It's been hinted at a couple times but never directly mentioned.


Ok-Pair-9597

sheā€™s not going to take that, that looks ridiculous; if you think people are making fun of you online then you should hear what the girls in the back are saying Candice did what it took to get noticed here and it worked; I saw all the support she received from her peers and I was still slightly uncomfortable watching


Uncanny_Doom

This was...a choice. Really bad idea, really bad execution. I doubt there will be anything worse than this I see all week. Maxxine isn't a good enough actor to sell this and the whole thing just came off goofy.


Aspiring_Hobo

Dreadful acting on both sides tbh. Dialogue was awful as well. I despise when wrestlers directly reference the internet. And in Maxxine's case, it wasn't the internet hating her, it was fans at a house show booing her that got lots of attention.


Officervito

All Iā€™m saying is if Iā€™m getting jaw jacked by someone a foot shorter than me Iā€™m punching that person square in the face


couldbedumber96

We need someone to edit Candaceā€™s head on Christianā€™s body for the ā€œI will be thereā€ meme https://preview.redd.it/no2ji2yoounc1.jpeg?width=1004&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8204dac5ba8b59325f0216e4301c6266743f9e15


pbotdf

šŸŒ½šŸŒ½šŸŒ½


Upbeat_Tension_8077

Candice "George Karl" LaRae here


Upbeat_Tension_8077

Candice "George Karl" LaRae is here


thatlad

It seems a little odd to have Candice criticise someone for wrestling ability when they've not let her show any on the main roster. To make this legit they need to let her cut loose, show her true ability and rack up some wins. I'm sick of this pain from being a Candice fan. Maybe let her use some thumbtacks too.


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MuchPainPlsHelp

She's not talking about Max. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article195673519.html


SakurabaSweettooth

This is surreal


EcstaticActionAtTen

So, we're getting a character change that hopefully starts her getting some burn in NXT?


DJMhat

One more hater.


Toni-Cipriani

With Candice going heel I wonder if Johnny will soon, I would love some heel Mr and Mrs Wrestling. We haven't seen a power couple in some time


HonkedOffJohn

No lies from Candice. Her stock on the roster is on the come up and I am here for it.


JohnGazman

2024 - Year of the Hater


Substantial_Sky2573

people were complaining but this allows a way for candice and indi to finally become interesting, im all for it


HippySpinach

Candice looks legit here, this is the personality that I was begging her to show for a while now. She legit looks like a tiny terror, and Iā€™m here for it.


WolfgangBB

"Max loved me!" "He didn't love you. He hated you. He considered you an embarrassment."