champchumpchange
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Post by champchumpchange on Nov 28, 2022 7:54:10 GMT -5
How does he go from saying "he's on a one year contract, he's most likely leaving" to "oh yeah, he's on a three year contract, soooooooo...."
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Post by smokinvokoun86 on Nov 28, 2022 9:33:35 GMT -5
It would have been really dumb of Tony to put Regal in a major storyline and presumably in a long term partnership with MJF on a one year that was gonna expire soon and let just let him leave. So I figured it had to be a longer deal than just one. Besides, Triple H has Shawn Michaels there presumably to do what Regal’s job.
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Post by Cyno on Nov 28, 2022 10:41:01 GMT -5
That's a hell of a correction.
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Post by eJm on Nov 28, 2022 11:19:42 GMT -5
That's a hell of a correction. A correction to something on the basis of an overthinking overreaction sounds like a wrestling thing for sure.
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Post by XIII on Nov 28, 2022 11:22:38 GMT -5
Meltzer and those guys don’t know shit really. The entire Punk saga confirmed that. lol
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Post by Kalmia on Nov 28, 2022 11:46:13 GMT -5
Maybe it's just me, but if I made my living from reporting wrestling news, I'd probably have a database or something where I kept track of stuff like this so I could pull out the receipts as soon as speculation started instead of several days later when I look like a fool.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Nov 28, 2022 11:51:22 GMT -5
This sounds to me like Dave didn't actually know, and someone in AEW actually told him and he corrected it
This likely happened because they don't want WWE leaning in and tracking that Regal might only have a couple months left on a deal to swoop in. Sounds like that won't be the case for awhile then.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Nov 28, 2022 12:14:43 GMT -5
When I said "his contract is done and he's leaving" I actually meant "he has three years, he's definitely not leaving". Words are hard.
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Post by Cyno on Nov 28, 2022 12:27:54 GMT -5
This sounds to me like Dave didn't actually know, and someone in AEW actually told him and he corrected it This likely happened because they don't want WWE leaning in and tracking that Regal might only have a couple months left on a deal to swoop in. Sounds like that won't be the case for awhile then. Triple H did have that "Regal saying War Games!" compilation video he posted this weekend on social media. But that came off to me more like "Damn my father in law for firing you" more than "he's coming back soon!"
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Post by I'm A Pop Sensation on Nov 28, 2022 13:05:49 GMT -5
This sounds to me like Dave didn't actually know, and someone in AEW actually told him and he corrected it This likely happened because they don't want WWE leaning in and tracking that Regal might only have a couple months left on a deal to swoop in. Sounds like that won't be the case for awhile then. Triple H did have that "Regal saying War Games!" compilation video he posted this weekend on social media. But that came off to me more like "Damn my father in law for firing you" more than "he's coming back soon!" I would be pissed off at Vince too if he was my father-in-law and fired William Regal. I'd go all ham on his stupid old ass and put him in that crooked home that I heard about on 60 Minutes.
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Post by raymondo316 on Nov 28, 2022 13:05:56 GMT -5
It's known that Tony & Dave are friends, so I wouldn't be surprised if Tony has just contacted Dave and let him know the real contract length to stop all the speculation.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Nov 28, 2022 13:07:56 GMT -5
I think the lesson here is WWE will mention almost anyone now so any tweets/commentary mentions probably aren't that deep.
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Post by Fade on Nov 28, 2022 13:16:57 GMT -5
“..Three years..”
*sad hhh noises*
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Nov 28, 2022 13:20:00 GMT -5
I think the lesson here is WWE will mention almost anyone now so any tweets/commentary mentions probably aren't that deep. Michael Cole now mentions WxW, Progress, PWG, and other indies and companies on a whim, so yeah, they are no longer acting like they're the only wrestling game in town anymore, and that's a drastic upgrade from "Boy they were gone a long time... doing stuff, now they're back!"
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2022 13:33:20 GMT -5
It would never happen, but imagine a mutual respect and love for William Regal being the only thing that could get AEW and WWE on the same page for something.
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Post by Cyno on Nov 28, 2022 18:30:01 GMT -5
I think the lesson here is WWE will mention almost anyone now so any tweets/commentary mentions probably aren't that deep. Michael Cole now mentions WxW, Progress, PWG, and other indies and companies on a whim, so yeah, they are no longer acting like they're the only wrestling game in town anymore, and that's a drastic upgrade from "Boy they were gone a long time... doing stuff, now they're back!" Michael Cole and Excalibur need to have a wrestling nerd-off one of these days.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Nov 28, 2022 20:57:17 GMT -5
Michael Cole now mentions WxW, Progress, PWG, and other indies and companies on a whim, so yeah, they are no longer acting like they're the only wrestling game in town anymore, and that's a drastic upgrade from "Boy they were gone a long time... doing stuff, now they're back!" Michael Cole and Excalibur need to have a wrestling nerd-off one of these days. AEW just starting one night with “Listen f***head, it’s Wednesday night!”=the greatest night in the history of our sport.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 28, 2022 21:55:47 GMT -5
It's known that Tony & Dave are friends, so I wouldn't be surprised if Tony has just contacted Dave and let him know the real contract length to stop all the speculation. Probably, or someone else in the know. I know dunking on newz types is fun. It's a song everyone can dance to, but it's not really any different than any other reporting on stuff that's with privately-owned companies, etc. They're limited to what people will tell them, and have to make, at-best, educated guesses from there. That's why Meltzer breaks news more often than most of these types, he's had time to cultivate better sources than most of them have.
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Post by raymondo316 on Nov 29, 2022 9:27:09 GMT -5
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Post by eJm on Nov 29, 2022 9:35:32 GMT -5
I have... no idea what Dave's trying to say here.
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