John from Cincinnati Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Craig H said: I only fast forwarded through the MJF stuff. If be more into this if there were more focus on Darby and less on Jungle Boy and Sammy. Rest of the show was really solid. Question, why are people so convinced Drew is leaving WWE? Did I miss something? The first pillars promo escalated to focusing on Darby last. Likewise, MJF's one on one matches with each guy took place in this order. Tony likes patterns. Or rows. Or columns. Escalation with Darby is likely forthcoming. 6
Dog Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Kevin Wilson said: I assume these ratings are accurate: http://backbodydrop.com/blog/uk-tv-ratings/ WWE will always have the advantage of being the globally known brand, and even they don't do big UK shows very often for a reason. I'd love for AEW to fill the stadium, or at least make it respectable, just saying they will need a really good game plan. From the link: March 28, 2022 Update Raw live on March 14 – 46,400 (down 4,500 on the prior week) NXT live on March 15 – did not chart SmackDown live on March 18 – 50,800 (up 8,000 on the prior week) AEW Rampage from March 11 (aired March 15) – 132,000 (up 37,000 on the prior week) [Rampage started at 11.45pm] AEW Dynamite from March 16 (aired March 18) – 150,000 (up 2,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started at 11.00pm] I'm not saying anything about what the Wembley show will or will not do. But those are the numbers. EDIT: That was the most recent direct comparison I saw. Edited April 6, 2023 by Dog 3
porksweats Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, EVA said: Time to pull Anthony Ogogo out of mothballs. He's namedropped in the Press Release. A remnant of the Codyverse comes back! Maybe against Hobbs/QT?
Casey Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, Craig H said: I only fast forwarded through the MJF stuff. If be more into this if there were more focus on Darby and less on Jungle Boy and Sammy. Rest of the show was really solid. Question, why are people so convinced Drew is leaving WWE? Did I miss something? McIntyre’s contract is coming up. But it’s not until next year, I believe.
DEAN Posted April 6, 2023 Author Posted April 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, Craig H said: I only fast forwarded through the MJF stuff. If be more into this if there were more focus on Darby and less on Jungle Boy and Sammy. Rest of the show was really solid. Question, why are people so convinced Drew is leaving WWE? Did I miss something? I heard his contract was up. 1
Dolphman 3000 Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, JLowe said: I like BCC bringing carnage but they maybe should’ve workshopped the whole “amateurs” line more, it’s pretty dumb. If they're really going "All In" for Wembley, you bring in Cornette to be BCC's mouthpiece and talk shit about The Elite I respect Cornette thinking he's old to manage, but if Heyman can get away with being fat and doing facial expressions, so can he
JLowe Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 13 minutes ago, HarryArchieGus said: Going in to this FTR bout with the Gunns I was 98% sure they were sticking around. The 2%, and weekend losses for Briscoe, Kingston and Rhodes, was enough amplification of the magic of pro wrestling that I was right on the edge of my seat. Fucking beautiful pro wrestling! It really did work out for AEW that wrestling fans have really been desperate for a big babyface win and he happened to have one of the most popular tag teams in the world set up in that spot for redemption. 4
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, DEAN said: I heard his contract was up. Drew's in contract negotiations. I think it was SRS said they're going poorly and something that should've been an easy renewal is a lot harder than expected. He's probably re-signing, but now that Vince is back in charge, who knows. As little as two weeks ago, everyone thought Jay White was going to beatdown Roman to end Raw. 2
JLowe Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, John from Cincinnati said: The first pillars promo escalated to focusing on Darby last. Likewise, MJF's one on one matches with each guy took place in this order. Tony likes patterns. Or rows. Or columns. Escalation with Darby is likely forthcoming. I marked pretty hard for Darby in the rafters. 2
Jenalysis Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, Dolphman 3000 said: I didn't like that Starks started mounting a comeback during the 2 on 1 instead of getting laid out clean Makes me think Jay/Juice are just going to be Kingdom-level goofs to bump for the established stars instead of a major act in their own right Ricky is close to the top of the card in AEW, a 2 on 1 comeback vs a top guy and a goober isn't as crazy as what FTR got to kick out of tonight. 2
Octopus Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 @The Natural, do you think you can do Tony a solid and bring 90,000 of your friends to the Wembley show? 5 1
Infinit Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) That was a really fun show. Didn't like that no one came out to help Hangman. Other than that, everything else pretty much clicked. Big debut for Switchblade, big return for Luchasaurus, and huge announcement by TK. I really think they can sell out or come close to sell out Wembley...we all need to remember that it's the first AEW show in Europe, not just the UK. It's an underserved market and I think fans from all across Europe will make the trek to London. Edited April 6, 2023 by Infinit 5
Matt D Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, Infinit said: That was a really fun show. Didn't like that no one came out to help Hangman. Other than that, everything else pretty much clicked. Big debut for Switchblade, big return for Luchasaurus, and huge announcement by TK. I really think they can sell out or come close to sell out Wembley...we all need to remember that it's the first AEW show in Europe, not just the UK. It's an underserved market and I think fans from all across Europe will make the trek to London. They should make a big Wrestlecon type festival out of it and encourage tangential shows from other companies. 4
DEAN Posted April 6, 2023 Author Posted April 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Matt D said: They should make a big Wrestlecon type festival out of it and encourage tangential shows from other companies. WRESTLE FORCE! Bring in Speedball! 4
Octopus Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 This is going to be so awkward when they realize they actually meant Wimbledon. 2 1 5
Infinit Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, Matt D said: They should make a big Wrestlecon type festival out of it and encourage tangential shows from other companies. Im assuming they are doing a live Rampage in London on the Friday. Have Saturday be "convention day". If done correctly this could be a tent pole event for AEW moving forward. 5
Craig H Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 20 minutes ago, Dolphman 3000 said: If they're really going "All In" for Wembley, you bring in Cornette to be BCC's mouthpiece and talk shit about The Elite I respect Cornette thinking he's old to manage, but if Heyman can get away with being fat and doing facial expressions, so can he Considering Cornette hates Moxley, I don’t see this happening.
DragonZombie Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 AEW has a devoted fanbase in UK like TNA did. I guess Khan will fill up the card with non AEW people too.
Dolphman 3000 Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) Remember that AEW is on free TV in the UK on ITV, while WWE requires a paid subscription on BT Sport TNA also beat WWE in UK television ratings for years for the same reason - and at their height TNA could only get the 12,000-seat Wembley Arena 75% filled when they did live events there Edited April 6, 2023 by Dolphman 3000
Infinit Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 One more thing. Gunn Club coming to Many Men was dope af 2
tbarrie Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 20 minutes ago, Jenalysis said: Ricky is close to the top of the card in AEW, a 2 on 1 comeback vs a top guy and a goober isn't as crazy as what FTR got to kick out of tonight. Wait, which of those two guys wasn't a goober?
Octopus Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 I’m hoping for McGuinness in ring return against Danielson at Wembley. Everyone cries and hugs. 3
Octopus Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 Do you guys think I can make WembElite a thing? Do I have that much pull or am I kicking out of my coverage with this one? I’ll casually work it in later and see how it goes. 2
The Natural Posted April 6, 2023 Posted April 6, 2023 42 minutes ago, Matt D said: I hope they run Batman vs American Dragon for @The Natural 24 minutes ago, Octopus said: @The Natural, do you think you can do Tony a solid and bring 90,000 of your friends to the Wembley show? Thank you both. Made me smile at 04:10 UK time. 1
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