Last thread has well over 10,000 replies. Its body is breaking down like The Undertaker's. Seeing as we might have crossed the threshold into a new era in the business, here's a fresh new thread.
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
They better be more worried about their own guys wanting to go to AEW. Jericho said they gave him the richest deal of his career, and Vince McMahon wouldn't match it. The Khan family snd AEW actually have enough wealth to compete with WWE for talent., unlike TNA or ROH.
Good luck with that, Jericho is a 50 year old part timer, would you pay him a shit ton of money?
It's really easy for AEW to spew that stuff about paying just as much money when they aren't even running yet. We'll see how long it takes of them taking major losses of money every quarter before the money marks had enough.
Not to mention WWE has already made comments to talent that raises are coming when they move to Fox. [Reply]
:-) You might have a point if most of the biggest stars nowadays for the WWE weren't ancient part timers as well.
Seriously, who was the last superstar they made that actually sustained it? Fucking Cena? Guys like Reigns, Rollins, Strowman, Styles, and Bryan were either failures from the get go or sputtered out.
The closest they've got right now is Becky Lynch, and they had to be drug on their hands and feet kicking and screaming to get it this far.
Like I said earlier, they'd better get their shit straightened out before they move to FOX or they'll be dead on arrival. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Good luck with that, Jericho is a 50 year old part timer, would you pay him a shit ton of money?
It's really easy for AEW to spew that stuff about paying just as much money when they aren't even running yet. We'll see how long it takes of them taking major losses of money every quarter before the money marks had enough.
Not to mention WWE has already made comments to talent that raises are coming when they move to Fox.
Jericho is a 50 year old part-timer that is still capable of putting on 5-star matches, like he did at Wrestle Kingdom with Naito. AEW's roster so far is pretty damn good and if they can get an agreement worked out with Omega and/or Ibushi then it gets even better. One good thing for WWE fans is that The Revival may finally get a good push because if they don't, they are damn sure leaving for AEW once their contracts are up. [Reply]
Predictably, NXT Takeover was about 10,000 times better than the Royal Rumble. The tag title match was amazing and Gargano v Ricochet and Ciammpa v Black were off the charts.
Given what happened right after the show, they may be looking to do Elimination Chamber at WM Takeover with Cole, Velveteen Dream, Black, Ricochet, Gargano and Ciammpa. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Swanman:
Predictably, NXT Takeover was about 10,000 times better than the Royal Rumble. The tag title match was amazing and Gargano v Ricochet and Ciammpa v Black were off the charts.
Given what happened right after the show, they may be looking to do Elimination Chamber at WM Takeover with Cole, Velveteen Dream, Black, Ricochet, Gargano and Ciammpa.
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
It was a setup for Halftime Heat.
I think that's just step 1 of the process. They are going to be running head to head against the ROH/NJPW supershow at MSG for that Takeover so they need something big. Elimination chamber works perfect for that and they have 6 guys that all make perfect sense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Swanman:
I think that's just step 1 of the process. They are going to be running head to head against the ROH/NJPW supershow at MSG for that Takeover so they need something big. Elimination chamber works perfect for that and they have 6 guys that all make perfect sense.
Eh. They're probably not TOO worried about that. Both shows will sell out. I'd like to see that match but they'd probably just run it at the Elimination Chamber PPV if it's on the table. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Eh. They're probably not TOO worried about that. Both shows will sell out. I'd like to see that match but they'd probably just run it at the Elimination Chamber PPV if it's on the table.
Yeah that weekend it's easy to sell out everywhere. I was thinking more about streaming demand but with the on demand nature it's not a huge deal. I still think Vince will want to have the best show regardless. I read stories about AEW shirts being forbidden at the Rumble (at least on camera), not sure if true or not. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Swanman:
Yeah that weekend it's easy to sell out everywhere. I was thinking more about streaming demand but with the on demand nature it's not a huge deal. I still think Vince will want to have the best show regardless. I read stories about AEW shirts being forbidden at the Rumble (at least on camera), not sure if true or not.
It's true. Video evidence out there of a producer making a guy take the shirt off. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jerm:
That Mickie/Mandy sequence with Mickie completely whiffing on a spin kick...woof lol.
Also I wonder who's bright idea it was to have Lacey Evans go in at 1? Holy shit....
Lacey Evans should still be in NXT. I imagine the conversation with Vince going like this. "Kairi Sane? We've already got Asuka, pally. Shayna Baszler?!? She's just like Rousey!!! Get me a hot tall blonde with big boobs, DAMMIT!!!!!!" [Reply]
