Brian Fowler Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Yeah, at this point it feels like they must have a deal in place, and are just waiting to be able to sign it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 hours ago, OctopusCinema said: They should keep Kazarian as the HHH parody. HHHH. If they were going to do that, he should be called Quad H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Craig H said: I can see the BTE stuff with Cody and MJF eventually becoming a feud between Marty and MJF if Marty eventually leaves ROH. They're also setting up Cody/MJF when Cody finally discovers MJF's real nature. Beating Cody instantly makes MJF a top heel in AEW. I love the Joey Janela bits. At this rate, he'll be completely bandaged up by Double or Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 6 hours ago, nate said: You just reminded me of something I meant to do, too, so thank you amigo. I help people. That's what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 30 plus? Guess it won't be so bloated like old WCW. Also suggests only one show for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I really want to see talents rotate between AEW and ROH- would be a good way to get fresh matchups for both. I think the best thing about AEW is that talents can now go away from a place easier- which will make it easier to appreciate them when they come back. That's part of the problem with modern wrestling- you see some folks for years on end constantly, and you get tired of their act. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 17 hours ago, ChesterCopperpot said: Looks like Jericho took down all of his drunk tweets from last night. Wonder if his fellow AEWers told him to not start with this stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I would be shocked if Jon Moxley doesn’t close All In 2 by staring down the Hangman Page/PAC winner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I hope they do Shield reunion in AEW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 If the story on the Torch is true about how Dean "hates hokey shit" then a month with the Bucks and the Bullet Club will help make his decision for him. And I don't think Dean is the kind of guy that is based on the money even if Khan does something stupid and gives him a WWE like contract I would guess the first thing Dean does on the indies (if he does anything) is a match against Nick Gage at GCW Also funny that one of Jericho's drunken tweets was telling Brock to lose the gut which is funny given that Chris is a couple years ago from looking like John Zandig and yelling JESUS in the camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Brock needs to embrace his inner Borga. Get a weird looking singlet, and put a Canadian flag in the stomach area to hide it better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Yeah, that thing was interesting. But maybe he doesn't mind being surrounded by hokey shit as long as he doesn't have to do hokey stuff as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian Rudo Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Berretta and Chuckie T, as well as Sammy Guevara and Kylie Rae, close to signing according to Meltzer on todays WOR. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Makes sense for Barreta. He was going nowhere in NJPW (or RoH) and probably will have more opportunities in AEW. BUT, Young Bucks + SCU + Best Friends for tag team division. How this is not same old RoH that everyone complained about? Only thing missing is Briscoes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Archibald said: Makes sense for Barreta. He was going nowhere in NJPW (or RoH) and probably will have more opportunities in AEW. BUT, Young Bucks + SCU + Best Friends for tag team division. How this is not same old RoH that everyone complained about? Only thing missing is Briscoes. But isn't that what AEW fans would want to begin with. Sure it is the wrestling equivalent of screaming Freebird at a Lnyrd Skynyrd concert but you know they will love it. Now that is probably a terrible strategy for the long term build of a company but I wonder if that is even being thought right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Throw in Penta+Fenix and a couple other teams and it's a good division. Also maybe they'll be able to add Ibushi and use the Lovers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibs Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 30 minutes ago, hammerva said: But isn't that what AEW fans would want to begin with. Sure it is the wrestling equivalent of screaming Freebird at a Lnyrd Skynyrd concert but you know they will love it. Now that is probably a terrible strategy for the long term build of a company but I wonder if that is even being thought right now. If its not, it better be. They’re obviously going to get on big time TV network by all indications. And if they do, they have one shot to get it right. Everyone’s going to scream ratings don’t matter. That’s fine. But if they get on TV and it doesn’t perform to the networks standards, they’ll be off TV. And at that point, they’re another ROH or NJPW. And i don’t know that the big time funding continues at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Of course they want to build the company, but you can't build something without a foundation. That foundation is and was always going to be made of core fans who like a lot of these guys, with a few burnt out WWE fans who might like to see Jericho or Moxley in another context, or heard exciting things about this Omega guy. (It's not going to be built on fans who haven't watched wrestling in 20 years, but I digress.) They'll need to create guys and make guys eventually--if AEW is a success in 10 years, it will be in large part because of people we've never heard of--but right now they just need the best wrestlers they can get. No need to overthink this. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Signing Dustin and Greg is super cool. Just give a mic to Chuckie T and let him do his thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 One side thing that is interesting, according to Dave, supposedly Greg had verbal agreement with NJPW and they wanted to push him this year. So if we assume that this is correct then two things pop out to me: 1. Was he really supposed to be White's mole? We speculated a bit about it, but eventually this whole thing was dropped/forgotten, but I think that timeline would vaguely fit this development. 2. If Greg had verbal agreement, but decided to stick with AEW instead and NJPW as a result killed his angle and will probably write him out after USA shows then (and Rocky teaming up with him one last time now makes perfect sense since Rocky signed new contract with NJPW)... that doesn't sound like something that promotions that are going to form, or at least are thinking about forming, partnership in near future would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/29/2019 at 8:12 AM, hammerva said: If the story on the Torch is true about how Dean "hates hokey shit" then a month with the Bucks and the Bullet Club will help make his decision for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 This shrinks Chaos down to 9 members. Hmm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Pretty much kills what little possible heat the New Beginning in US shows had. Seriously, if Kenny is coming, I'm not sure how AEW think's NJPW is gonna work with them after hijacking their US Expansion for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Makes me think that nobody seriously discussed about that partnership and whole "everyone wants to work together" was fake narrative to make it sound better/bigger while they continue building up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I would say the promise of getting New Japan wrestlers on a big cable network might be enticing, but I'm not sure how that would work with AXS, honestly. I'm also not sure how much leverage Kenny would provide AEW, considering he could probably negotiate a separate "I can work 2-3 New Japan dates a year" clause into his contract if he wanted to, as Jericho is supposed to have done. (I expect Kenny will do this, as I don't think he'd continue "feuding" with Tanahashi otherwise, and forego a tear-filled goodbye like Kushida got. He likes his promo time and melodrama too much.) And if PAC is off the table, and they can use Jericho and Kenny anyway, no one else in AEW would really matter to New Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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