Kevin Wilson
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There have been no hints of them doing so as far as I know, so this is just me spitballing, but I hope AEW uses the new TV Deal money to make finding new young talent to mold a priority, as that has really dropped off the last two years. The first thing I'd do if I was them is bring back a Youtube show (since now WBD doesn't have exclusivity) and have a studio show. Decide what the hottest market is for them and run long tapings there every other week to give the younger/less experienced wrestlers practice while also trying out other indie wrestlers. We've talked about it before but Dark is really underrated/underappreciated for allowing some wrestlers to get a boost in AEW, who knows if we'd have had Willow, Skye Blue, and others without Dark. I don't know if they'd "make money" on it but it shouldn't be too much of a money loser and it would improve everything as a whole.
Now that they are a profitable promotion with five years under their belt they really need some type of developmental brand/shows or process.
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I am curious when RAW goes to Netflix if it impacts AEW's ratings. It won't hurt it, but I'm not sure if it will help or have no impact. I still think if I was WBD I'd be real tempted to put an AEW show on Monday (maybe move Collison there, how much worse could it do than it does on saturdays?) to capture the wrestling fans programmed to watch wrestling Monday nights but don't have Netflix. Either way, AEW needs to find a 'hot act' and unfortunately for them you can't usually force that, it happens naturally and by luck most of the time (like what happened with Hendry). At least with the new TV deal they have some time to hopefully learn how to promote and use the fact they will actually be profitable to make other improvements.
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1 minute ago, Technico Support said:
What's the logistics behind the Callis/Jake trade? Did Callis trade all three guys for Archer? Or did he just trade Rush, and Rush brought LIJ with him because they were already with him? And if that's the case, that's weird as fuck, Callis managing Rush but Rush leading his own stable of guys not managed by Callis. Stables nested within stables. I need an org chart.
Everything about that was weird and seemed convoluted for no reason, I'm just curious if Roberts will actually be on TV or if that's the last time we see him for six months.
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3 minutes ago, Casey said:
It might hurt some people to admit this, but save a handful of women in AEW, the women’s divisions in the WWE brands are just better talent wise - whether it’s raw potential, or it took years of listening to Sara Amato.
Its really interesting and honestly I don't really know what is wrong with AEW or WWE in-ring when it comes to the women on the 'main' brands. I can't outright agree as both women's matches at the WWE PLE last week weren't very good, but I agree that Mone hasn't been too impressive in AEW either and a lot of their title matches are flat. I think both promotions have the talent (Rhea, Iyo, Bayley, Belair, Asuka in WWE and Stat, Willow, Shida, Hayter, Toni in AEW to name a few in both) but the matches themselves seem to not deliver as often as they should on either side. Doesn't mean both promotions don't deliver sometimes as they do but the consistency isn't there, maybe because they average just a match or two a week its just more glaring when a match doesn't hit.
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24 minutes ago, Craig H said:
I don’t why people keep expecting Yuta to turn. They’ve given zero reason for it and while Yuta does well as a piece of shit heel, he works well as a fiery babyface. Unless they bring it back to Yuta taking umbrage at Danielson calling Yuta a piece of shit for awhile early on in Yuta's BCC tenure.
Its not really a turn though, is it, in the traditional sense? He currently holds a belt with Claudio and Pac which they've made no mention of vacating, and him getting beat up by them doesn't mean he is against them as they beat him up all the time. His promo last week made it seem he was more mad about not being in the loop then their actual actions. Plus as mentioned, the closing shot of Yuta reaching out for Danielson while Danielson ignores him to do the Yes! chant was I don't think an accident and is something Yuta could easily use to explain why he decided to stay with Mox. At this point I'd put it at 90% he stays with Mox, 10% turns Team AEW.
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As not only a Bills fan but a general football fan, I am a little annoyed we went straight from one dynasty to (seemingly) another one. I know sports function better big picture with a villain/final boss, everyone remembers the dynasties years later and how great it was to experience it live but in real time its not nearly as fun unless you are a fan of that team. So I'm hoping this year someone else wins just to add a little spice and variety.
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2 hours ago, BloodyChamp said:
Aaron Rodgers threw an INT that wasn’t a rocket prayer on the last drive of the game. So did Brock Purdy. Lamar Jackson dropped the snap in OT. Josh Allen had 9 completions. The Cowboys won a close SNF game. Everybody is making the biggest deal out whichever of those things they’re happiest about today. If you look at everything else that happened, which I know is hard for some people
, you realize maybe don’t put too much stock into what happened yesterday. It wasn’t all unique but so much of it was and it won’t happen every week, especially not to everybody wtf.
I'm happiest about Rodgers being terrible and the Watson contract/trade continuing to be one of the worst in NFL history. Those are the important things.
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2 hours ago, StuntmanCrowley said:
Ah, my bad. It was presented as "new" to me by a buddy of mine.
Just an issue of terminology, he filed in 2021, it was registered in March 2024 but it spread around twitter last week again. I don't think its for AEW though, I assume it was for him to possibly use on the Indies.
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Moody getting hurt possibly cost the 49ers the game (they went for it on 4th and long while in FG range, but alas had no kicker), you know the minute the Chiefs lose a game for that reason the next year there will be a new rule about having an emergency kicker spot. I know teams can't justify using two game day slots on a FG kicker but man if he gets hurt you're kinda screwed.
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15 minutes ago, Kevin Wilson said:
Jake Moody injured and done for the 49ers (my evaluation). Not sure if they have a backup kicker. Doubtful?
Update - they do not have a backup kicker but the punter made a 25 yarder so maybe he can handle short kicks.
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Jake Moody injured and done for the 49ers (my evaluation). Not sure if they have a backup kicker. Doubtful?
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Just now, Kuetsar said:
That'swhat the ending of the game worse; they absolutely deserved to lose the game, but still had a chance. kneel three times, punt and give a try in OT.
Texans had three time outs, if they kneel three times the Texans get the ball with even more time left then they did. The same punt, Texans would have gotten the ball on the 45 just like they did, with no timeouts but 20 seconds on the clock and could have done the same five yard pass. If that is your solution its the same result.
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1 minute ago, Raziel said:
It's hard to defend McDermott when the Bills lost the game on shit clock management vs field position.
One could argue they lost because the QB was 9 for 30 for 130 yards. The defense got two big turnovers in the 4th and the offense didn't capitalize. I love Josh Allen and I'm glad fans have stopped getting mad at him for having a bad game form time to time but I feel like people forming that opinion only watched the last 45 seconds of the game and are making conclusions based on that. The Bills had many chances to score and just didn't.
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The issue with the Bills is simply they don't have any WRs. Kincaid was supposed to make up for that but he was iffy today and Knox didn't exist. That's a combination of maybe poor offseason decisions but Brady/McDermott is working with what they have. I don't like it either but blaming the coach when the WRs get zero separation and balls go off their finger tips seems kinda silly, I don't know what else they could have called on that last drive.
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Just now, Kuetsar said:
Then fire them both; Brady for the plays, McDermott for hiring him.
Really glad you aren't in charge....
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1 minute ago, Kuetsar said:
McDermott should be fired before he can get in the locker room, but he wont be. . . .
He doesn't call the offensive plays, if you have an issue with the three quick passes then your issue is with Brady. Or for not getting a TD when they got the ball already in FG range the drive before.
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18 minutes ago, supremebve said:
I've been getting texts asking, "Dude, is Watson always this bad?" I've been telling all of these people since last season that he's the worst starter in the league and they all acted like I was being an irrational fan. No, he's the worst starter in the league and has been since he got to Cleveland. I guess he has to play against the local team for people to believe me, but this is who he's been for years now.
Did you just indirectly compliment Daniel Jones??
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Close to getting my dream of Rodgers killing the Jets from the inside, its all I wanted this year.
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So after playing it at launch (bugs and all!) I am starting a new game now with the DLC and all patched up. I don't even know how much of the game has changed since I first played it but after almost four years of patches/updates/added content I am hoping for a fresh experience. I never had as many issues as others did at launch but I still recognize it was a mess, so playing the "final version" is gonna be fun.
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I think the crowd not being too loud is just a natural downside of fans waiting for "the thing" to happen they know will happen and thus nothing before "the thing" matters. So its not that they aren't interested, they just are conditioned to wait until the storyline aspect of the match kicks in to get excited. So oddly in WWE's case I don't see a dead crowd as them being bored or hating the match, but just intently waiting for the shark cage moment or the Tiffy moment or Judgement Day interfering or the bloodline interference. Its always been true about wrestling but WWE has just been turning it up a bit and I think quieter crowds during the 'meat' of the match is one result of that. They were loud for the finishes and for Goldberg so they seemed into it, just not in a 'buzzing all night' kind of way.
I think it goes without saying but the HIAC match was by far the best match on the show. I'd have it in the **** 1/2 star range if I rated matches but nothing else was over *** for me so it was pretty lopsided.
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6 minutes ago, Matt D said:
I read it as “What bs are you spewing? You’re in control of your actions!” Not “Who is pulling the strings?”
But the line is "Who is forcing Jon Moxley's hand in all this?" Maybe we are overthinking it but if he had said "What" is forcing Moxley's hand... ok, maybe it could be some mental thing like he is going crazy but him saying "who" certainly implies there is another person involved. And its possible its not a 'leader' but I do think it will lead to another person showing up that they sell as influencing Mox.
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2 hours ago, barrybonanza said:
Right, this is what I was going to quote too. Wrestlers may mis-speak on the mic but commentators are just there to help fans with the storylines. So this wasn't a slip but was a pre-planned line, I'd put some real stock into it.
Doesn't mean I think its Shane, I think Josh Barnett is more likely. Imagine if its Bischoff or Cornette though!
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The only thing people could possibly criticize about the deal is the length, since it appears WBD has the option for the 4th year so its basically a three year deal. Everything else is probably about all AEW could ask for, from the money to being on Max to not being exclusive so they can shop around shows other places (or maybe bring back Dark!).
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I'd love for them to swerve us a little and Yuta either doesn't turn on Danielson or just goes ham on all of them. That can set up Yuta vs. Pac or Claudio so give him a feud while keeping Danielson focused on Mox. Sometimes the obvious thing is still the right thing but I think in this case there are more interesting options.
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WRESTLEDREAM II - 10/12/2024
in ALL ELITE WRESTLING
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The only good part of Mox winning would be I'm 98% sure Danielson wouldn't retire based on that result. Sure he may disappear for a few months to heal up (I'm still not convinced his neck is as bad as he says, if he was on a pitch count he wouldn't be doing random Dynamite matches), but I just don't see Danielson calling it a career (even to go super part time) in the middle of a storyline like that. So if he loses my guess would be he disappears for a few months and returns by Revolution.
Or he wins.