lucas_lee
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Post by lucas_lee on Aug 30, 2022 9:28:37 GMT -5
Yup and in that situation is why I thought MJF was being selfish by pulling this move and potentially cutting out the legs of a potential face of the company. I feel for Wardlow in this. Hopefully they patched things up.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2022 10:01:29 GMT -5
Yup and in that situation is why I thought MJF was being selfish by pulling this move and potentially cutting out the legs of a potential face of the company. I feel for Wardlow in this. Hopefully they patched things up. I get that anything MJF related at this point is just TK making chicken salad out of chicken shit, but it's hard to argue that Max almost f***ed Wardlow over. Honestly, if Max ever wins the title in AEW, I feel like Wardlow should be the one to chase and beat him at this point. It'd be both fair in real life, and makes sense in kayfabe in terms of "Wardlow is always going to kill Max in a fair fight".
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champchumpchange
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Post by champchumpchange on Aug 30, 2022 13:20:33 GMT -5
He says in the same interview that everything has seemed off since that match and that he is hoping to « get back on track » - so he’s definitely aware that the company dropped the ball with him.
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Post by Legion on Aug 30, 2022 15:30:45 GMT -5
He says in the same interview that everything has seemed off since that match and that he is hoping to « get back on track » - so he’s definitely aware that the company dropped the ball with him. That's kinda Tony's MO at this point. He can write such an excellent and compelling chase, but once the chase is over, he doesnt know what to do with anyone after that. He gives them a title/wins the feud, then he moves on to the next toy.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Aug 30, 2022 15:59:28 GMT -5
He says in the same interview that everything has seemed off since that match and that he is hoping to « get back on track » - so he’s definitely aware that the company dropped the ball with him. That's kinda Tony's MO at this point. He can write such an excellent and compelling chase, but once the chase is over, he doesnt know what to do with anyone after that. He gives them a title/wins the feud, then he moves on to the next toy. I don't blame Tony for the MJF situation. There's a lot of things you can blame Tony for in booking but they were clearly talking about MJF walking out
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 30, 2022 17:50:17 GMT -5
Wardlow has had a run of bad luck since becoming champ and none of it is his own. First there was the MJF situation and then whatever they had planned with Scorpio Sky and MOTY fell apart due to Sky's injury. That's two back-to-back programs that didn't go the way they should have.
It's a shame that AEW didn't figure out a defense for Wardlow's first PPV as a champion though.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Aug 30, 2022 17:54:24 GMT -5
It's a shame that AEW didn't figure out a defense for Wardlow's first PPV as a champion though. That part feels both intentional and like part of the title's concept, to me. The TNT title has had most of its title changes and memorable defenses on TV, and most PPV cycles, the champion has been involved in a tag match (Brodie in a Dark Order tag, Darby against Team Taz, Sammy in the Inner Circle/ATT feud, Scorpio in a tag match opposite Sammy). At this point, I think "the TNT champion is in a tag match at the PPV" has happened often enough to be considered an intentional booking strategy.
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Post by Cyno on Aug 30, 2022 18:05:25 GMT -5
The TNT Championship is very much a TV Championship. Only Miro and Cody have defended the title on PPV (Miro successfully defending against Eddie Kingston and Lance Archer; Cody losing to Darby Allin).
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Post by chrom on Aug 31, 2022 10:49:45 GMT -5
Wardlow has a right to feel aggravated, his big moment got undermined and despite becoming a champion has been stuck in a deadend feud
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