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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 18, 2024 20:37:35 GMT -5
Ethan Page is someone where I don't really get why they signed him in the first place since it's never come off like TK is even slightly interested in actually using him for anything. Like, I don't really get his appeal myself admittedly, but it really does just come off like they signed him entirely to keep WWE from doing so.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Feb 18, 2024 20:41:07 GMT -5
Mark Briscoe.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 18, 2024 20:52:38 GMT -5
Ethan Page is someone where I don't really get why they signed him in the first place since it's never come off like TK is even slightly interested in actually using him for anything. Like, I don't really get his appeal myself admittedly, but it really does just come off like they signed him entirely to keep WWE from doing so. I don't really know if he would have flourished in WWE either... I don't really know what it is, he has the talent to be something but it seemed really evident he peaked in Impact and since he's just kind of ceiling'd in AEW The Firm collapsing because of Punk's injury has left him aimless since, which is weird because everyone else in The Firm has found new shit to do somewhere. Ethan meanwhile's on an ROH run.
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Post by jm on Feb 18, 2024 21:01:19 GMT -5
I say it again and again: Mark Briscoe should be one of the biggest babyfaces in the entire company.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Feb 18, 2024 21:05:54 GMT -5
Yeah, it's really hard to do much with a guy you know is gonna balk at the idea of looking at the lights. My answer for this tho Jay White. Yes, he's in a prominent position but he really should be a constant main event threat. Not his fault, not TK's fault, the company is just so f***ing top heavy that guys are gonna get lost in the shuffle and he's one of them. And it's not likely to improve with Ospreay and (possibly) Okada coming in The perk of Jay White is how he has thrived in any position he's ever been put in whether he's the toppest top guy or doing other angles elsewhere on the card, currently the BBSG is one of the most over acts in the company, so he's never going to be in danger of falling by the wayside even when the inevitable turn happens because Bullet Club Gold got way over in their own rights, which is nice to see because Gunn Club gotta be one of the more feel good stories in wrestling of so many people rejecting them at the onset seeing them as "nepo babies" and really growing into a stable act on mic and as wrestlers Jay White is pure brilliance, he could be in a Dolph Ziggler like role and absolutely kill it. He can make anything work, but in AEW even tho he got the main event at Full Gear, he generally just feels like another guy when he should be a superstar. I wish he had ended up in WWE to be honest, just because of how top heavy AEW is. I could absolutely see him being a killer rival for Cody or Seth I do agree about the Gunn Club, those dude's have absolutely proved me wrong and they deserve to be where they are. Also, god I hate the phrase "nepo baby". It's f***ing disgustingly applied and is insanely insulting to so many talented people
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Post by Dub H on Feb 18, 2024 22:04:14 GMT -5
Ethan Page is someone where I don't really get why they signed him in the first place since it's never come off like TK is even slightly interested in actually using him for anything. Like, I don't really get his appeal myself admittedly, but it really does just come off like they signed him entirely to keep WWE from doing so. I'm surprised TK just didn't throw out e everyone involved in the tbt title saga of Ethan sky and Sammy honeatly. Erhan for me seems like the definition of a solid midcarder ,he Andrade but with charisma
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 18, 2024 22:46:12 GMT -5
I say it again and again: Mark Briscoe should be one of the biggest babyfaces in the entire company. I do appreciate at the very least they use Mark and use him well He's not winning a ton right now, he's kind of in the Eddie Kingston position before he had this big time run this year, and I do think he could get that too, if he stays healthy
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Post by deezy on Feb 19, 2024 0:43:50 GMT -5
Ethan Page. Kahn has dropped the ball big time with him. Would love to see him go back to TNA or go to the WWE.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 19, 2024 0:48:54 GMT -5
Ethan Page. Kahn has dropped the ball big time with him. Would love to see him go back to TNA or go to the WWE. I'll be honest, idk if anyone should be going to TNA right now, it seems like half the roster or more might walk out when their own deals are done, Anthem's dropped the ball harder than anyone recently, and this is a wrestling world with Billy Corgan in it currently...
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 19, 2024 2:20:32 GMT -5
most of my choices have been stated... Dark Order, Black, Miro, Ethan Page...
but here's a dark horse.
Danhausen, alright maybe not like the main event style big name... but he's one of their big merch movers, the few things AEW always has in stock at the shows I've been too have been like Danhausen Masks and Shirts... you'd think they'd have him do something.
edit: hell give him 5-10 minutes on Collision to do the Conan O'Brien style talk show to push storylines. It plays to his strengths as basically Horror Host Conan O'Brien, and it's a way to move stories that AEW really hasn't done.
(yes WWE has basically given everyone their own talk segment but AEW doesn't really have that baggage, and again it literally plays to the gimmick)
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Post by 4real on Feb 19, 2024 4:46:38 GMT -5
Ethan Page is someone where I don't really get why they signed him in the first place since it's never come off like TK is even slightly interested in actually using him for anything. Like, I don't really get his appeal myself admittedly, but it really does just come off like they signed him entirely to keep WWE from doing so. Didn’t somebody say in a promo they only signed him to get to Josh Alexander? Malaki I feel if he was on his own would have got a bigger push maybe. Ever since Brody, Buddy & Julia came into the picture he’s been a permanent tag guy. My desire to see him get pushed as dwindled as well I’d much rather see Brody get that spot.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Feb 19, 2024 5:30:59 GMT -5
Jay Lethal - while he had clearly long passed his peak I thought that being a former ROH champ and one of the charismatic highlights of TNA during its peak he'd be used more than a silent goon. His work is still good (in many ways he was the ideal choice to be San Marino for the Continental Classic) and he seems content to collect a paycheck but its difficult to believe that the current dull as dishwater incarnation and the man who cut that promo on Ric Flair in 2010 are the same wrestler. I don't know what happened to him after he left TNA. But when he became THE guy in ROH during the Sinclair era, he became like a vacuum of charisma. The baggage around him being accused of sexually harassing Taeler Hendrix and possibly other women in ROH doesn't exactly warm him up to people, either. Jay Lethal cosplaying as Macho Man? Great. Jay Lethal being Jay Lethal? Not as great. His ROH run was not good. They make him the double champ as a heel, and he drops both belts to guys who had already had those belts. Should have dropped the TV title to Dalton Castle while Castle was red hot. Ethan Page is someone where I don't really get why they signed him in the first place since it's never come off like TK is even slightly interested in actually using him for anything. Like, I don't really get his appeal myself admittedly, but it really does just come off like they signed him entirely to keep WWE from doing so. Didn’t somebody say in a promo they only signed him to get to Josh Alexander? Malaki I feel if he was on his own would have got a bigger push maybe. Ever since Brody, Buddy & Julia came into the picture he’s been a permanent tag guy. My desire to see him get pushed as dwindled as well I’d much rather see Brody get that spot. They've positioned Julia as the leader for months. They know Black's leaving at the end of his deal, so it's Julia's group now.
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Post by Pgarodactyl on Feb 19, 2024 7:44:46 GMT -5
Ethan Page is someone where I don't really get why they signed him in the first place since it's never come off like TK is even slightly interested in actually using him for anything. Like, I don't really get his appeal myself admittedly, but it really does just come off like they signed him entirely to keep WWE from doing so. Didn’t somebody say in a promo they only signed him to get to Josh Alexander? That was Brandi Rhodes. So yeah, might have had a little weight to it.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Feb 19, 2024 8:48:40 GMT -5
Maki Itoh. I thought she'd be signed as soon as travel restrictions allowed it, she wants to, but TK has no interest. Weird as her few appearances were memorable and she's only got better since. Personally glad she hasn't, rather see he most weeks in tjpw and gcw than have disappear for months in aew. Honestly? John Silver ,but like everyone on the dark order tony Khan decide to f*** then over and over That's such a weird one. He's one of those youd think all promotors would want, particularly kid friendly while still being popular with the general audience. Or was back when an over face. Could be used to warm up the crowd in the lower card at least but is barely used. A strong sexually suggestive guy who is somehow also kid friendly. They basically had a mini white Big E dropped in their lap.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Feb 19, 2024 8:50:32 GMT -5
Danhausen and Ethan Page should be bigger stars on the show than they are at this point in time and there's no excuse I'd take at this point beyond mismanagement. Danhausen in particular makes more money than 90% of the roster on merchandise. Tony doesn't see it, so he doesn't use the guy. My guess is he's about to go on a tear on the indies.
Ethan also has a huge following and I think he'd do better in WWE than AEW at this point. He may be the type that needs to be pointed in a direction to make the most of things.
I read something the other day about how Tony has a hard time pushing some of the bigger guys Hobbs, Wardlow, etc. because he doesn't see himself in them the same way Vince saw himself in big roided up guys. It was an interesting point.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Feb 19, 2024 9:02:30 GMT -5
I don't know what happened to him after he left TNA. But when he became THE guy in ROH during the Sinclair era, he became like a vacuum of charisma. The baggage around him being accused of sexually harassing Taeler Hendrix and possibly other women in ROH doesn't exactly warm him up to people, either. Jay Lethal cosplaying as Macho Man? Great. Jay Lethal being Jay Lethal? Not as great. His ROH run was not good. They make him the double champ as a heel, and he drops both belts to guys who had already had those belts. Should have dropped the TV title to Dalton Castle while Castle was red hot. Didn’t somebody say in a promo they only signed him to get to Josh Alexander? Malaki I feel if he was on his own would have got a bigger push maybe. Ever since Brody, Buddy & Julia came into the picture he’s been a permanent tag guy. My desire to see him get pushed as dwindled as well I’d much rather see Brody get that spot. They've positioned Julia as the leader for months. They know Black's leaving at the end of his deal, so it's Julia's group now. Lethal was great in ROH as part of House of Truth leading up to his first world title win, then it quickly became clear neither he nor ROH knew what to do anymore. And yeah with Malakai it's been heavily intimated by a few people that AEW has put more focus on Brodie and Julia because they are the two that are happy in AEW and want to be there long term.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 19, 2024 9:10:40 GMT -5
2.0 I never thought they'd be like mega stars... but I feel like JAS massively hurt them. I mean do they even have a tag name any more?
Menard is admittedly doing better than Parker, and while I loved Menard's 0-60 madness, Parker's more subdued comedy bounced off it perfectly. .
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 19, 2024 9:24:12 GMT -5
2.0 I never thought they'd be like mega stars... but I feel like JAS massively hurt them. I mean do they even have a tag name any more? Menard is admittedly doing better than Parker, and while I loved Menard's 0-60 madness, Parker's more subdued comedy bounced off it perfectly. . They're actually very over in their own separate storylines and doing extremely well Angelo's storyline with Ruby is very fun and seems to be getting Dynamite play this week, while Mernard's been getting a lot more commentary and promo stints stints as Daniel Garcia's veteran mentor They still tag and have been tagging together but they're shown some flourish away from each other too, I think they're being used really well
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Post by kingoftheindies on Feb 19, 2024 9:41:14 GMT -5
2.0 I never thought they'd be like mega stars... but I feel like JAS massively hurt them. I mean do they even have a tag name any more? Menard is admittedly doing better than Parker, and while I loved Menard's 0-60 madness, Parker's more subdued comedy bounced off it perfectly. . They're actually very over in their own separate storylines and doing extremely well Angelo's storyline with Ruby is very fun and seems to be getting Dynamite play this week, while Mernard's been getting a lot more commentary and promo stints stints as Daniel Garcia's veteran mentor They still tag and have been tagging together but they're shown some flourish away from each other too, I think they're being used really well I also get the impression both are kind of winding down their in ring career and being transitioned to the coach/producer role
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Feb 19, 2024 9:41:48 GMT -5
I say it again and again: Mark Briscoe should be one of the biggest babyfaces in the entire company. I do appreciate at the very least they use Mark and use him well He's not winning a ton right now, he's kind of in the Eddie Kingston position before he had this big time run this year, and I do think he could get that too, if he stays healthy This one obviously has a massive mitigating circumstance behind it. He’s probably been dealing with so much since the accident, I doubt being TNT Champion or anything is really at the top of his priority list right now. It might just be easier on him to not be a huge focal point of anything at the moment.
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