Nick Wayne...is All Elite? (YES HE IS!)

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

So, AEW might just be signing a 16 year old prodigy to a contract. Anyone who has been following the indies has heard that third generation star Nick Wayne has been having standout work in the last year everywhere he goes, so it will be interesting to see how his path to the big time starts.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Smart hire, the roster is big, but these are the type of signings you make to sure up your future

He now becomes the youngest star on the roster by a good two years because Julia Hart is friggen 19. And if he wrestles this year even on Universal tapings which I assume he will, he'll be the youngest competitor to ever compete in AEW, edging out Kenzie Paige who wrestled at 18, right after High School graduation. The youth upside in AEW is ridiculous, it's maybe one of their strongest points

Guess you can't call the state athletic commission on him now, can ya?

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Feb 13, 2022 2:22:35 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Smart hire, the roster is big, but these are the type of signings you make to sure up your future

He not becomes the youngest star on the roster by a good two years because Julia Hart is friggen 19. The youth upside in AEW is ridiculous, it's maybe one of their strongest points

Guess you can't call the state athletic commission on him now, can ya?

Yeah, I don't think he will be on Dynamite or Rampage much because it's a school night (at least until summer), but I'm sure he'll be a regular on the Orlando DARK tapings working with guys like Danielson on the regular.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Feb 13, 2022 2:24:23 GMT -5 Oh Cry Me a Screwball said:

Feb 13, 2022 2:22:35 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Smart hire, the roster is big, but these are the type of signings you make to sure up your future

He not becomes the youngest star on the roster by a good two years because Julia Hart is friggen 19. The youth upside in AEW is ridiculous, it's maybe one of their strongest points

Guess you can't call the state athletic commission on him now, can ya?

Yeah, I don't think he will be on Dynamite or Rampage much because it's a school night (at least until summer), but I'm sure he'll be a regular on the Orlando DARK tapings working with guys like Danielson on the regular.

I can see him making a Dynamite at some point just because he's an eye opening prodigy, but he'll absolutely get reps on DARK

Again AEW's youth upside is crazy, I remembered gawking at Griff Garrison and Lee Johnson both being like 22, and they've raised the bar lol

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Danielson- I told you I was serious about this, I went out and adopted an actual child Moxley, an actual child that we can raise, TOGETHER!

Nick Wayne- I am very uncomfortable right now

Danielson- Shut up Nicky, or no Pizza after the show tonight!

[holyshida]

I've already heard a lot about this guy.

It's crazy how much AEW is building towards the future.

Nick Wayne
Lee Johnson
Lee Moriaty
Daniel Garcia
Hook

The 4 pillars are already upper midcard within 2 and a half years of AEW being on TV. This next class are all going to be future top tier stars at some point

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Feb 13, 2022 3:00:06 GMT -5 holyshida said:

I've already heard a lot about this guy.

It's crazy how much AEW is building towards the future.

Nick Wayne
Lee Johnson
Lee Moriaty
Daniel Garcia
Hook

The 4 pillars are already upper midcard within 2 and a half years of AEW being on TV. This next class are all going to be future top tier stars at some point

Then there's also the likes of Dante, Darius, Griff Garrison, Brock Anderson, Gunn Club, Fuego, Alan, Marko, Bear Bronson, Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Anna Jay, Red Velvet, KiLynn King, Abadon and the also newly signed AQA

Just a shit ton of wrestlers in their early to mid 20's in the company, it's a really good upside to have while also having a bevy of upper card talent. These are the kinds of systems WCW didn't put in place and it was a reason they failed. It's an encouraging system to let fans know they plan to be around for a long time with a sustainable future.

[holyshida]

Feb 13, 2022 3:20:20 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Feb 13, 2022 3:00:06 GMT -5 holyshida said:

I've already heard a lot about this guy.

It's crazy how much AEW is building towards the future.

Nick Wayne
Lee Johnson
Lee Moriaty
Daniel Garcia
Hook

The 4 pillars are already upper midcard within 2 and a half years of AEW being on TV. This next class are all going to be future top tier stars at some point

Then there's also the likes of Dante, Darius, Griff Garrison, Brock Anderson, Gunn Club, Fuego, Alan, Marko, Bear Bronson, Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Anna Jay, Red Velvet, KiLynn King, Abadon and the also newly signed AQA

Just a shit ton of wrestlers in their early to mid 20's in the company, it's a really good upside to have while also having a bevy of upper card talent. These are the kinds of systems WCW didn't put in place and it was a reason they failed. It's an encouraging system to let fans know they plan to be around for a long time with a sustainable future.

Yeah it looks good

Dante - Man that guy has really taken the ball and run with it in his Brothers absense. Great high-flying talent that always does things that make me think shouldn't be possible. Reminds me a little of Ricochet in that aspect, but Dante has the platform to prove it without being held back

Darius - Obviously haven't seen as much of him as Dante because of the injury, but during top flights early run 12 months ago I thought he had just as much potential as Dante. I can absolutely see top flight winning the tag team titles in 2 or 3 years, easily could be as good as the Usos by 2024

Griff Garrison - Simply put the guy is a bluechipper. I actually think he's much better than Pillman. Better Wrestler, better promo and he proved that to me when he cut that backstage promo about Malacki Black. Let's be real it's because of his last name why Pillman is pushed more. If we take that away I don't think he really does anything better than Griff imo. Griff is also deceptively big and has a great star look about him

Brock Anderson - Was really impressed with his recent showing against FTR. Has a ton of potential. Is inevitabley going to be compared to his father, but he can carve a good career on his own merit

Gunn Club - they're a good up and coming tag team. I think Austin is a little better but colten hasn't been wrestling as long so I'm sure hell catch up. I watch a lot of them on Dark and I've seen the improvements they've made on a match by match basis. One thing I picked up on is you can tell Austin is Billy's favourite and goes out his way to praise him more, its just something I noticed. I'm sure they'll do good things. They had a really good match with Jurassic Express on Rampage but it's not yet their time to win tag team titles but maybe in a couple of years. The tag team division is ridiculously stacked

Fuego - He's pretty good, need to see a bit more of him. I could see him turning on Sammy at some point, might do him good

Marko - I don't see it tbh. I don't think he'll get his contract renewed. I haven't seen anything in the ring from him to convince me he's going to be a top talent. Was just really the 3rd wheel in Jurassic Express

Alan - another one that has a promising future. I don't think he's been booked all that great tbh, should be closer to a threat for the TNT title. Either that or him and Preston vance should be a bigger deal in the tag team division.

Bear Bronson - Yeah I think he's much better than his tag team partner. Not that I think they should break up but I've been more impressed with his work. Big guy but hes incredibly athletic for his size. He's a promising young talent, but like I said earlier the tag division is stacked so hopefully there not lost in the shuffle

Julia Hart - At first I wasn't all that high on her, but she's only 20 and has really been improving. She's got that athleticism that she incorporated in her wrestling moves and her character work has come on. Glad to be wrong about my first instincts she's very good and will only get better

Skye Blue - Another young up and comer. She's been one of the highlights on Dark. She's not yet ready for a push on TV yet but she has that underdog babyface look about her and will do good things. She reminds me a lot of NXTs Cora Jade as far as her look and potential go

Anna Jay - She's a future top star. I feel like she should be booked the same as Tay, Statlander and Hayter as I feel her in ring ability is closer to them as it is to the likes of Julia Hart and Skye Blue. I see her Tay, Hayter and Statlander as the 4 young pillars of the division. I guess ironically she's like the Jungle Boy of the 4 and is pushed later than the others

Red Velvet - She's really come a long way, has more than paid her dues and worked her way up through the rankings and I really respect that and the work she's put in. I remember she lost to Shida In 5 seconds and has really worked her way from the bottom. She's shown that she has tons of potential

Kylinn King - She's someone that I think really should've been officially signed by now. She's really grown and improved since we first saw her on Dark, she's a big lady that can be a big powerhouse that can beat anyone but also is a goid athlete. She should be signed with a big company by now. Surprised impact at leadt haven't picked her up since they've scouted a lot of Women that had been on Dark and later signed them like Lady frost and Masha. I think Kylinn has just as much potential

Abadon - This is a tough one because I've noticed in her recent matches how much her ring work has improved. I just think her gimmick has a shelf life. I've pitched this idea before but I'd like to see her wrestle as herself and not as Abadon. I'm not saying to kill Abadon off but only use her in big situations, think Finn Balor as an example where he wrestkes as Finn Balor and only brings out the demon king in big feuds or when he's in trouble, I guess something like that, but I feel her character needs to evolve

AQA - Yeah she impressed the hell out of me. Only saw her twice against Toni Storm in NXT and this match and one thing I noticed in both matches is that she hits the ropes with intensity like she's in a real fight. Hits a nice shooting star press as well. You can even see the difference in how she executed that move in both her matches with Storm and Cargill, against storm she almost underrotated but against Cargill it looked far more crisp, not surprising since that happened last summer and she's been working on perfecting that move. Good signing, I already think she's slightly better than Skye Blue and Julia Hart, she'll be mostly on Dark for the next 12-18 month, she's more one for the future like Hart and Skye but the potential is definitely there




Damn wasn't expecting my post to be this long lol

[mcmahonfan85]

what are the odds WWE releases a statement about AEW violating child labor laws

[Saiyanic Panic]

Feb 13, 2022 2:30:55 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Danielson- I told you I was serious about this, I went out and adopted an actual child Moxley, an actual child that we can raise, TOGETHER!

Nick Wayne- I am very uncomfortable right now

Danielson- Shut up Nicky, or no Pizza after the show tonight!

I wish my like was wortha hundred because this deserves to be preserved.

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Word is it's basically an apprenticeship. He has to finish school and turn 18, then he'll get a full time contract. So it's basically AEW locking him up for the future.

I've only seen bits and pieces but everything I've heard it sounds like he could be a real talent.

[King Devitt]

I hope he comes up with a moniker (unless he has one already?) like "The (Blank) Nick Wayne"

Because just being called "Nick Wayne" sounds like the NXT name generator gone bland.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Alvarez (who was trained by Nick's father so he's a bit biased) said he's a better worker at this point than Dante Martin and while the latter is more spectacular, I definitely see where he's coming from. Nick is having very good main event matches on a regular basis now. He could be at a level we've never seen before from someone this young when he goes full time in two years.

[Natural Born Farmer]

Feb 13, 2022 8:59:59 GMT -5 King Devitt said:

I hope he comes up with a moniker (unless he has one already?) like "The (Blank) Nick Wayne"

Because just being called "Nick Wayne" sounds like the NXT name generator gone bland.

Lil' (Nick) Wayne

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Feb 13, 2022 9:14:27 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

Alvarez (who was trained by Nick's father so he's a bit biased) said he's a better worker at this point than Dante Martin and while the latter is more spectacular, I definitely see where he's coming from. Nick is having very good main event matches on a regular basis now. He could be at a level we've never seen before from someone this young when he goes full time in two years.

Was his dad the one who got done with a load of child porn?

[polarbearpete]

Feb 13, 2022 7:43:26 GMT -5 @flaminghalo said:

Word is it's basically an apprenticeship. He has to finish school and turn 18, then he'll get a full time contract. So it's basically AEW locking him up for the future.

I've only seen bits and pieces but everything I've heard it sounds like he could be a real talent.

That’s neat, so similar to Gable Steveson’s WWE deal except for a high schooler rather than college.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Feb 13, 2022 9:17:53 GMT -5 @flaminghalo said:

Feb 13, 2022 9:14:27 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

Alvarez (who was trained by Nick's father so he's a bit biased) said he's a better worker at this point than Dante Martin and while the latter is more spectacular, I definitely see where he's coming from. Nick is having very good main event matches on a regular basis now. He could be at a level we've never seen before from someone this young when he goes full time in two years.

Was his dad the one who got done with a load of child porn?

I have no idea who you're talking about but no, his father was Buddy Wayne who by all accounts was a great guy.

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Feb 13, 2022 9:52:44 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

Feb 13, 2022 9:17:53 GMT -5 @flaminghalo said:

Was his dad the one who got done with a load of child porn?

I have no idea who you're talking about but no, his father was Buddy Wayne who by all accounts was a great guy.

I mixed up by Wayne's, apologies everyone.

[Mochi Lone Wolf]

Nick Wayne see a already having a heck of a year. There’s this, and it’s looking more likely he will get a match on WrestleMania Weekend against his favorite wrestler: Will Ospreay.

[Totorob101]

A good signing but man I hope AEW go for Rok C for the women's division as she's a superb young talent who would be massive for them for years.