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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Aug 2, 2023 9:05:54 GMT -5
Neato. It’d have been f***ed if there were literally no more Elite guys in the company that bears their name.
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jm
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Post by jm on Aug 2, 2023 9:25:15 GMT -5
Thank the Lord!!!!
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Kalmia
King Koopa
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 2, 2023 9:34:54 GMT -5
As someone who stopped watching WWE a couple of years ago, I'm very happy the Elite are staying where they are. I know WWE apparently has a hiring freeze but if they didn't want at least Omega, then what are they doing?
Reading the article and seeing each of the wrestler's reasons for staying is interesting. As expected, the schedule has a lot to do with it for the three fathers but it shows that in a "fake" sport, there are many different ambitions you can have. Building a company, helping others, wrestling as many styles as possible, doing other things, or spending as much time with your kids as possible are just as worthy ambitions for a wrestler as headlining Wrestlemania is.
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Dennis Stamp
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Post by jm on Aug 2, 2023 9:51:34 GMT -5
"We are the heart!!! We are the soul!! We are the spirit of AEW!! We are The Elite!!!"
Tell 'em Hangman!!!!!
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Post by Mid-Carder on Aug 2, 2023 9:54:41 GMT -5
That's great news. It just wouldn't be the same without them.
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Post by Hypnosis on Aug 2, 2023 10:04:08 GMT -5
Thank goodness. AEW without any Elite members (or BTE) wouldn't have felt right.
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Post by polarbearpete on Aug 2, 2023 10:13:38 GMT -5
Was hoping Omega would switch to freshen up both companies, but still good for the business as a whole to see they’re not losing all of them.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Aug 2, 2023 10:21:31 GMT -5
Good. AEW would feel wrong without them and I'm glad we're at a point that (in the US) we can get back to having people who were "Greatest to never be in WWE" and be their choice and not WWE's.
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lucas_lee
Hank Scorpio
Heel turn is finished, now stripping away my personality
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Post by lucas_lee on Aug 2, 2023 10:43:07 GMT -5
And this is why having a viable alternative kicks ass. Wrestler can see if they can get the bag
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Post by Chiral on Aug 2, 2023 10:47:57 GMT -5
"Pro wrestling has given me so much, starting with free hot dogs, and now the ability to provide a secure future for myself and my family,” says Page. “I want to eventually leave it better than I found it for future generations.”
God I love Hangman's way with words hahahaha
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Post by krozor on Aug 2, 2023 11:24:18 GMT -5
"Pro wrestling has given me so much, starting with free hot dogs, and now the ability to provide a secure future for myself and my family,” says Page. “I want to eventually leave it better than I found it for future generations.” God I love Hangman's way with words hahahaha Perfect statement, and it introduces a non-zero chance that any talks of moving to WWE stalled because Hangman asked about getting free hot dogs and Vince didn't know what a hot dog is.
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Post by markymark on Aug 2, 2023 11:36:54 GMT -5
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Post by Doo Doo Dickhead on Aug 2, 2023 11:39:02 GMT -5
Tony Khan after they signed their contracts: "Thanks, guys."
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Post by Cyno on Aug 2, 2023 11:40:22 GMT -5
Not only are they staying, but the Jacksons and Omega are remaining as EVP's. Good stuff overall. And I love how Matt, Nick, and Adam talk about stuff like family, Kenny just wants to be a real life Street Fighter character.
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Post by salz4life on Aug 2, 2023 12:44:12 GMT -5
Would really like to see Kenny get a run/Wrestlemania match... but all-in-all, probably the best for the Elite as a whole. They can continue to build AEW into a true alternative to "having to go to WWE to be big time". I say this as an "old-head" that probably still prefers WWE, but still will pay attention to what's going on in AEW.
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Post by dynamitekidd on Aug 2, 2023 12:44:48 GMT -5
Great. These boys got me back watching wrestling again which I thought would never happen. If they left I’d probably stop watching. So I’m here a little while long lol.
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Kalmia
King Koopa
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 2, 2023 12:52:42 GMT -5
Tony Khan after they signed their contracts: "Thanks, guys." I hope he gave them all a patented Tony hug.
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Post by XIII on Aug 2, 2023 12:53:20 GMT -5
Both surprised and unsurprised at the same time somehow. Thought for sure that Kenny would go further into negotiations with WWE.
The promotion is named after them, you I kind of have to re-sign them if you’re AEW though. Good for them.
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Post by Cyno on Aug 2, 2023 12:56:22 GMT -5
Good. AEW without The Elite would just feel wrong.. AEW would become this:
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Post by Hypnosis on Aug 2, 2023 12:59:06 GMT -5
Tony Khan after they signed their contracts: "Thanks, guys." I hope he gave them all a patented Tony hug.
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