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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 1, 2024 21:28:24 GMT -5
With the current story of the Elite getting their evil boss on and abusing their power kicking into full gear, what’s everyone’s general thought on Tony Khan installing a commissioner or GM character to counteract the EVPs’ authority? Would you be for another authority figure character or is it too much?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on May 1, 2024 21:36:11 GMT -5
There needs to be one, otherwise weekly TV would just become a whole lot of… What was it that you lot kept calling WWE whenever the shows were heel-dominant with no regular comeuppance from the babyfaces?
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Post by Mozenrath on May 1, 2024 21:40:21 GMT -5
Probably, yeah. The issue with doing this with Sting, for instance, is that there'd be an expectation of him facing the Bucks again, etc.
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Post by random420 on May 1, 2024 21:40:59 GMT -5
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 1, 2024 21:45:53 GMT -5
Probably, yeah. The issue with doing this with Sting, for instance, is that there'd be an expectation of him facing the Bucks again, etc. Could work for Sting if he’s treated like a Jack Tunney-style figure whose presence on the shows is occasional (and any edicts when he’s not around given off-screen to Schiavone or something) and he shows up in person when shit goes down. |
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on May 1, 2024 21:50:13 GMT -5
I really want it to be Sting lol
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 1, 2024 21:54:21 GMT -5
I really want it to be Sting lol he's probably the only guy under AEW contract who makes sense to be the commissioner. |
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Post by thegatewaydrug on May 1, 2024 23:30:56 GMT -5
Dodged a bullet that the Elite never booked Flip, or else we might be stuck with Commissioner Gordon!
...Hey, we already have the Hook signal.
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Post by bearned on May 2, 2024 1:44:18 GMT -5
At this point, Sting makes the most sense.
Or Big Stoke.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on May 2, 2024 1:53:55 GMT -5
I really want it to be Sting lol hell he is the only person I can think of now that the elite would be scared of |
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Post by polarbearpete on May 2, 2024 8:44:57 GMT -5
My favorite face commissioner of all time is probably Foley. I wonder who would be a comparable pick now - a legitimate former main eventer who can cut very good serious promos and also add comedy to the show.
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Post by chronocross on May 2, 2024 8:55:06 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind seeing Sting in that role either.
Regal would have made a great choice if he was still there.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 2, 2024 8:56:36 GMT -5
No more than an occasional appearance?
Fine.
The authority figure, heel or face, being central to booking was run into the ground completely for me over the last 30 years by WWE and I'm through with it.
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Post by polarbearpete on May 2, 2024 9:13:12 GMT -5
No more than an occasional appearance? Fine. The authority figure, heel or face, being central to booking was run into the ground completely for me over the last 30 years by WWE and I'm through with it. Could be interesting to see another (non-TNA) company’s take on the role. |
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Post by sasqwatchers on May 2, 2024 16:22:13 GMT -5
Logical choice is sting, but what factors contributed to his retirement? If travel was an issue, he showed up about once a month anyway, then I doubt he would want to be weekly on screen character.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 2, 2024 20:52:16 GMT -5
Logical choice is sting, but what factors contributed to his retirement? If travel was an issue, he showed up about once a month anyway, then I doubt he would want to be weekly on screen character. He wouldn’t. Occasional appearances on-screen for when shit gets real and most of his decisions being off-screen (“I just got word from AEW Commissione Sting that _______” said by the commentators) is how to do it. |
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Post by THE FVNKER on May 5, 2024 18:48:02 GMT -5
I saw someone else on a different site suggest Bret Hart. I like the idea of that actually as I feel like a former wrestler carries more ‘weight’ than someone who never did (although there are tons of guys who are an exception to that). I’d be worried about him having to go back and forth with someone on the mic and length. I remember when MJF did his shtick to him on Dynamite or something and he really didn’t know what to say.
I can’t think of anyone else besides Sting who would really just be the perfect fit. I think it’s a perfect spot for a legend-type personality but all those guys from that generation are sadly aging and it’s hard to tell how they’d perform.
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Post by Wieners=$$$ on May 5, 2024 20:50:35 GMT -5
WWF had Jack "On the Take" Tunney.
AEW has Tony "On the Coke" Khan.
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