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Post by crowley1986 on Mar 19, 2022 10:33:00 GMT -5
Rusev and ftr i can see if hhh/someone else gets in power...Think Dax was open to it in an interview recenttly
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 19, 2022 10:48:01 GMT -5
Jericho I say yes, at some point, unless Tony gives him a behind the scenes job that he likes to do when he's well and finally retired.
Bryan Danielson may also comme back for a final run before he retires because there doesnt seem to be any bad blood, but there's also a lot of stuff he seems to want to do that he can't in WWE and he has a finite amount of time left in the ring. he definitely does the Hall of Fame if he's offered it and isn't working for AEW. like Jericho is really depends on what he's doing after he retires.
I think Mox may come back if the money is right after Vince is gone. a lot of his issues with WWE stem from Vince creatively stifling him and I could see him coming back if Triple H is in charge and willing to give him the creative freedom he wants. hes younger than Jericho or Bryan Danielson are so there's less of a "the window is closing" concern with him.
Punk though? yeah hell would freeze over. he clearly hates both Vince and Triple H for completely justified reasons. at least thus far Tony Khan has done nothing but good things for him. he's also finally getting pushed as arguably the top star or at least one of the 2 or 3 top stars of a company, something Vince and Trips never had any faith in letting him do. plus, like Danielson and Jericho, he's in his early 40s now and that window is closing based on time alone. only way I ever see him coming back is if WWE sells to someone Punk doesn't find morally reprehensible and Tony somehow screws him over on something. he's also sneered with contempt at the concept of the Hall of Fame before so I don't really think he sees it as being relevant to his legacy the way others do. yeah hard no on Punk ever coming back to WWE.
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Post by polarbearpete on Mar 19, 2022 11:58:04 GMT -5
Jericho definitely, if only for a final match and HOF induction.
Moxley will return as well, but I don’t think it will be after his current contract expires. Maybe 3-4 years more down the road.
Danielson definitely.
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Post by r. on Mar 19, 2022 12:21:41 GMT -5
No.
I'm over the narrative WWE is a sacred holy on high place wrestlers must come back to.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 19, 2022 12:26:33 GMT -5
Jericho and Bryan definitely at least accept HOF inductions, and _maybe_ one last run (Jericho is more likely for that than Bryan, though).
Jeff Hardy probably accepts a HOF induction too, if they allow Matt to go in with him.
Everybody else is a hard no.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 19, 2022 12:42:12 GMT -5
Jericho I say yes, at some point, unless Tony gives him a behind the scenes job that he likes to do when he's well and finally retired. Bryan Danielson may also comme back for a final run before he retires because there doesnt seem to be any bad blood, but there's also a lot of stuff he seems to want to do that he can't in WWE and he has a finite amount of time left in the ring. he definitely does the Hall of Fame if he's offered it and isn't working for AEW. like Jericho is really depends on what he's doing after he retires. I think Mox may come back if the money is right after Vince is gone. a lot of his issues with WWE stem from Vince creatively stifling him and I could see him coming back if Triple H is in charge and willing to give him the creative freedom he wants. hes younger than Jericho or Bryan Danielson are so there's less of a "the window is closing" concern with him. Punk though? yeah hell would freeze over. he clearly hates both Vince and Triple H for completely justified reasons. at least thus far Tony Khan has done nothing but good things for him. he's also finally getting pushed as arguably the top star or at least one of the 2 or 3 top stars of a company, something Vince and Trips never had any faith in letting him do. plus, like Danielson and Jericho, he's in his early 40s now and that window is closing based on time alone. only way I ever see him coming back is if WWE sells to someone Punk doesn't find morally reprehensible and Tony somehow screws him over on something. he's also sneered with contempt at the concept of the Hall of Fame before so I don't really think he sees it as being relevant to his legacy the way others do. yeah hard no on Punk ever coming back to WWE. Pretty much. Jericho will make noise that he's never going back but he's always in work the marks mode and you literally can't take anything he says about wrestling at face value. Bryan put out a thing before signing with AEW being super grateful and respectful towards the WWE, and basically stated that he wanted one last big run outside the WWE before retiring, Hell he even told them that he won't do the YES! YES! YES! stuff after they asked... Bryan's words were something along the lines of They came up to me and basically said we know we can't do anything legally but could you not use the Yes! stuff. I could see him accepting a HoF spot when he finally hangs up his boots on his own terms. Mox's main issues from every interview has not been the WWE... he said he liked most of the people there, thought a lot of the writers had cool ideas, etc. etc. His problem was Vince. Who'd veto writer's ideas, change his mind midway in a story, and decide to make Dean the angry prop comic. Punk - is the biggest long shot of all of them... he's got his money so they can't entice him with oh here's a billion dollars! and he hates Vince and HHH. The only way I could see it is years later after Vince is long gone... and Punk decides he wants to let go of any lingering anger he has but IF it does, it's gonna be a long ass time and it's gonna be on Punk's terms. Jeff and Matt will likely get a Hardyz induction in the hall of fame. Christian would probably come back after he fully retires too. the older guys like Jake and Sting are harder to say... they might sign legends deals again at some point or they might not. (Jake still seems to make sporadic appearances in WWE stuff as it is... which is weird)
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Post by koreycaskets on Mar 19, 2022 12:42:40 GMT -5
How about Jack Swagger ?
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Post by chazraps on Mar 19, 2022 12:45:00 GMT -5
Don’t want Jericho back after the things that have come out about him these last few years. Ambrose maybe in the future but I think at moment he would bring Reigns & Rollins down. Pretty horrible of him to donate to Daniel Garcia’s accident right? Tell me, what happened on that same day two years later?
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 19, 2022 13:02:29 GMT -5
Honestly, of any of the ones mentioned, I could see them hiring him. I don't think he'd come back to do anything big, but he asked for his release the first go-round, and Jericho got him the AEW job to begin with. If things ended with AEW, I could see Jake going back to WWE as a warm body. I don't think they'd put a major title on him, but a Rumble appearance or the like, possibly.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Mar 19, 2022 13:06:01 GMT -5
Until proven otherwise, the answer is always yes (if you're a big name that is, of course there are random midcarders who will never be asked return). Ventura. Hogan. Sable. Bret. Bruno. Warrior. Jarrett. Cody. Even Punk was halfway there with that Fox show and admitted on Renee's podcast he was open to an actual WWE return if the money was right. All the most unlikely ones always end up happening. Even Scott Steiner after years of shit talking is rumored for the Hall of Fame this year.
All of those listed will eventually go into the Hall of Fame and some (Danielson, Jericho, Moxley with Shield) will probably have final nostalgia runs too.
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Post by koreycaskets on Mar 19, 2022 13:23:40 GMT -5
Honestly, of any of the ones mentioned, I could see them hiring him. I don't think he'd come back to do anything big, but he asked for his release the first go-round, and Jericho got him the AEW job to begin with. If things ended with AEW, I could see Jake going back to WWE as a warm body. I don't think they'd put a major title on him, but a Rumble appearance or the like, possibly. I was thinking he sees Ziggler getting the NXT title and may want a piece of the action.
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Post by dgenerationmc on Mar 19, 2022 13:43:10 GMT -5
I personally don't see it for anyone else outside of HOF inductions. By the time any of them are done with AEW, I wouldn't be surprised if they're too old to go back to WWE in a wrestling compacity, whether it be by company standards or the wrestlers themselves simply not having the itch anymore after AEW.
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Post by Cyno on Mar 19, 2022 13:49:48 GMT -5
Jericho and Danielson I can see going back eventually.
I really can't see Moxley considering it unless Vince is gone. With him out of the way, it becomes a lot more likely. Punk is even less likely because his grievances with WWE weren't just with Vince like it was with Mox.
Money changes a lot and WWE can throw some serious money at wrestlers looking at free agency, but it's not like AEW is run by a pauper, either.
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Post by King Boo on Mar 19, 2022 13:50:40 GMT -5
Pretty horrible of him to donate to Daniel Garcia’s accident right? Tell me, what happened on that same day two years later?
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Mar 19, 2022 13:53:08 GMT -5
Jericho and Bryan for sure. Mox I hope and could happen. But what about Punk? Punk is past expert at holding grudges. Even now he and Colt seem to be doing their best to avoid being in the same room as each other. I think him returning would require a sincere "I'm sorry" from Vince and Hunter, and I don't think that's going to happen.
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Post by fortknox on Mar 19, 2022 14:00:13 GMT -5
Ok, correct me if I'm wrong I thought Punk was cool with Vince but, his main beef/problem was with Triple H aka the duffus son in law.
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Post by dgenerationmc on Mar 19, 2022 14:26:46 GMT -5
Ok, correct me if I'm wrong I thought Punk was cool with Vince but, his main beef/problem was with Triple H aka the duffus son in law. I think Punk always had a problem with the WWE system (remember the "douchebag yes men" line from the Pipebomb?) as a whole, given that the two sides were playing a spitefully game of chicken his whole tenure there and then another 7 years after he left. That last conversation Punk and Vince had in McMahon's office the night after Rumble 2014 sounded to me like Punk had had enough of Vince's Jedi mind trick shit, which he fell for repeatedly with the whole trying to convince WWE to let him main event WM thing. So, Punk and Vince might've had a weird connection (late night texting, Vince telling Punk he was more miserably focused on wrestling than HBK on drugs, etc.) while he worked there, but the relationship ran of steam with Punk feeling like he was taken advantage of and he got completely sick of being in WWE behind repair after years of kinda brushing it off just to chase the dragon of being a top guy.
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Post by eJm on Mar 19, 2022 14:51:08 GMT -5
Like, could Punk be back in the WWE fold? Sure. But think of how much it took WWE to get Bruno back in the fold and times that by 100 and you'll get somewhat close to what it'd take to get Punk back.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Mar 19, 2022 14:57:10 GMT -5
Jericho will be 54 years old when his current deal expires and WWE hasn't seen much in him the past few runs - at least relative to where Jericho sees himself. And unlike some of the older guys they've pushed (Goldberg, Taker, even Sting), they don't see him at that level. Chris is still a business man and will obviously listen to offers if he hits the market but he's also someone who is acutely aware of WWE's shortcomings and what system he would be getting himself into. He also has expanded his work outside of his primary employer which is easier to maintain in AEW than WWE (whether it be his cruise or New Japan or anything else). Chris will definitely not be a top of the card guy forever in AEW but they seem to value him as more than that. Obviously there's a chance he returns to WWE for a full time run but I don't think it's at all a guarantee. I would think it was more likely as well if they didn't just sign Cody. WWE now has their big AEW star to come over. Having a 54 year old Jericho leave post new TV deal after all that just won't have the same impact and I don't think Vince will break the bank for him. I do think he could go into the HOF if they're desperate for a headliner and as long as Vince is willing to work with Tony Khan on it, I'm sure they could come to a deal.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Mar 19, 2022 15:00:15 GMT -5
On Mox, there's always a chance and he's mentioned that although some of the lines in the sand he's drawn might not be easy to negotiate. I do think one of the bigger issues could be Renee's experience towards the end. While it's not a death blow, she had a rough time with COVID and their policies on top of some of the other issues she had. I think as long as he's taken care of financially, I think we're a ways away from a return. A post-Vince WWE could be a different story if that ever happens, especially if Mox is more looking to do an Edge type of schedule where he works a few feuds a year.
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