RIPPA Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Here is your new thread - I dream it goes better than *waves arms* all the previous ones 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) ProWrestlingTees put out the list of the 25 wrestlers that sold the most in 2022. Only two of them aren't AEW wrestlers (Flair & Hall). It does include ShopAEW, so I'd be curious to see the list without that included, but nonetheless... Danhausen CM Punk MJF The Acclaimed Jon Moxley Malakai Black The Young Bucks FTR Sting Kenny Omega Orange Cassidy Chris Jericho Claudio Castagnoli Hangman Page Adam Cole Ric Flair Bryan Danielson Dr. Britt Baker DMD Hook Scott Hall Hikaru Shida Darby Allin Eddie Kingston Jeff & Matt Hardy Billy Gunn EDIT: I found the list without AEWShop included. If anyone is interested: Flair, Hall, Bret Hart, Gargano, Hana Kimura, Macho Man, Jay White, Foley, Austin and Piper. Edited January 2, 2023 by Casey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krone Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 That's really wild to me that Danhausen is even above CM Punk as far as moving merchandise (on PWTees). I know he's a big fan favorite, but to the effect of being the most sold merch for the company? Impressive. I think we need more TV time for Danhausen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 That list includes AEW's official online store so by all accounts he's outselling the entire roster on something that accounts for probably 90% of their merch sales (not counting stuff like Walmart/Target/whatever figure sales and live event merch). I mean, Khan did say shortly after Punk debuted that his merch sales alone made up the cost of paying Punk to come in, and at that point he only had shirts online, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Punk would have probably taken top spot if he wasn't gone for so long last year. Would have had at least one new shirt post-All Out. Missing the 2 months previous probably didn't help either. Maybe he has a new shirt around Forbidden Door? Maybe just having more eyeballs on him during that time encourages more sales than were made while he sat on the shelf? Or maybe it doesn't matter because Danhausen is a merchandise machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) Punk was really only gone for two months. Injured in June after Double or Nothing, back by August to start the All Out build with Moxley. I don’t think two months really changes all that much, merch wise anyway. Danhausen gets so many shirts between PWTees and AEWShop, while Punk has shockingly few designs. It also helps that most of Danhausen’s stuff is cool as fuck. Not that Punk’s isn’t, but the designs are just better. Edited January 2, 2023 by Casey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordi the former AEW fan Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 I think if you count all the plain white t-shirts sold in 2022, Bryan Danielson actually wins by a huge margin. 1 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Casey said: Punk was really only gone for two months. Post All Out was 4 months alone. So I think your math is a bit off. (Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w. josh Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 10 hours ago, Casey said: It also helps that most of Danhausen’s stuff is cool as fuck. Not that Punk’s isn’t, but the designs are just better. Absolutely. I have a Danhausen shirt from his indie days and people have asked me what band it is. Meanehile, most wrestling merch looks like something you'd win at a state fair. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Idiot King Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 8 hours ago, The Natural said: I still maintain that even more than Kenny or The Bucks or MJF, the loss of Jade to the WWE would be the biggest blow to AEW. She has a great story, a one-in-a-million look, every one of my poor friends who I force to watch wrestling with me is instantly like "Who is THAT?" and the media seems to love her. I don't know what her relationship with Cody and Brandi is like these days, but she seems like such a natural fit for the WWE style and they wouldn't have to change a thing about her. I assume Tony Khan knows this and is doing whatever it takes to keep her happy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krone Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 "Prior to training under AR Fox, Heath Miller, Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall, Cargill tried out at the WWE Performance Center in April 2019. She was eventually invited back, but turned the company down." https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/aew-jade-cargill-confirms-rejected-wwe-offer-after-tryout-performance-center/ They might not have anything to worry about at all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJ Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 It's pretty wild that the Bucks were regarded as major merchandise movers when AEW started and are now non-factors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 They’re in the top ten and are moving more than Sting. Let’s not pretend they’re dead in a ditch. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Jade moves a lot of merch for other wrestlers when half the audience decides to stroll around the venue instead of watching her matches. 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I thought her match with Kiera Hogan last week was pretty solid. I wouldn't call Jade a world-class worker or anything, but when she's in there with a veteran who knows what she's doing, she looks good. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, John from Cincinnati said: They’re in the top ten and are moving more than Sting. Let’s not pretend they’re dead in a ditch. TOP TEXT: “Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2023” PICTURE: Young Bucks driving a 2014 Toyota Corolla Bottom Text: “Killing the Business” Edited January 3, 2023 by Octopus THIS IS A BULL MARKET, BABY! OCTOPUS IS BACK! BUY BUY BUY! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 11:46 AM, Krone Meltzer said: "Prior to training under AR Fox, Heath Miller, Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall, Cargill tried out at the WWE Performance Center in April 2019. She was eventually invited back, but turned the company down." https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/aew-jade-cargill-confirms-rejected-wwe-offer-after-tryout-performance-center/ They might not have anything to worry about at all. She’ll leave for Hollywood or something before she wrestles for any other company. Also, I think the Acclaimed showing up on nXt rapping about how Tony khan let them get away would probably hurt worse… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 22 hours ago, JohnnyJ said: It's pretty wild that the Bucks were regarded as major merchandise movers when AEW started and are now non-factors. It really feels like AEW has outgrown the Elite. As a focal part of the company, anyway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 It's like how much more black can it be and the answer is none... none more black 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) That is a group that is on no fewer than three federal watch lists. Mean mugging -- CHECK Other faces obscured -- CHECK Hastily printed banner promoting obtuse but potentially dangerous ideology -- CHECK Wallpaper that ensures photo was taken at the lead guy's mom's house -- DOUBLE CHECK Edited January 3, 2023 by Dog 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I don't know if its intentional but its very reminiscent of the old Midnight logo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Wouldn't surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo Necro Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Dog said: Wallpaper that ensures photo was taken at the lead guy's mom's house -- DOUBLE CHECK more like “House of Floral Patterns” also would it have killed them to take a press to the flag? Those creases hurt my OCD Edited January 3, 2023 by Ultimo Necro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Great Justice Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Malakai’s grandma definitely said “that’s nice, dear” after taking that pic for them at her place. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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