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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2019 11:14:27 GMT -5
At the same time, AEW won't have room for everyone. Let's say they have a two-hour weekly show, plus a PPV event on average every 5-6 weeks. Do they really need a roster of more than 50 men + women (currently 39 listed on their roster page which doesn't count SSB, Mox, Spears, Dustin, Riho or Gibbs)? I'm all for creative freedom and getting folks paid, but there's only so much time to go around. Pretty much, they need to be very selective in who they bring over from the WWE. Has to be someone with some upside for AEW and not just a guy that was unhappy with how the WWE used them. Hopefully people and the wrestlers themselves understand this. |
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Post by Juice on May 27, 2019 11:16:57 GMT -5
So I reckon Moxley is on an accelerated trajectory that will be the path for anyone in WWE to follow, if they want to get to AEW - let your contract run down, accept indie bookings, work in Japan, and after that I think AEW may be interested. But for most guys, I don't think jumping straight over will be an option. I think AEW will want to avoid being seen as the place for 'failed' WWE guys to go. Having said that, if Rusev and Cesaro found themselves there, a year from now? I'd be genuinely thrilled. Yep, talent is talent, and AEW can avoid having the "home for WWE rejects" aura that TNA developed if they bring in talented wrestlers whom they have actual creative plans for. Too often TNA would bring someone in with no real clear idea in mind what they wanted them to do, but I have faith these guys will be smarter than that. Rusev almost feels like a given at this stage; I'd be less sure about Cesaro, but, well...he does have a whole lot of his old Chikara buddies hanging around AEW... Come to think of it, I wouldn't put money on them jumping either, but the Bucks are still close with Steen and Generico. The connections are absolutely there, so who knows? I believe steen just signed with E again |
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Post by Convoy on May 27, 2019 11:26:39 GMT -5
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Post by lionheart21 on May 27, 2019 12:07:24 GMT -5
Even after all those years in the WWE, just takes one promo in AEW to show that on the mic, this man has not lost a step. He is clearly having he time of his life right now. |
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Post by ronin705 on May 27, 2019 12:49:52 GMT -5
Huh, i figured AEW and New Japan would be a lock for a working relationship.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 27, 2019 12:52:52 GMT -5
Huh, i figured AEW and New Japan would be a lock for a working relationship. That’s not to say it won’t happen but Japanese promotions have a work ethic that relies on loyalty over not much else which is why there isn’t the same job jumping as there is in the west. So it’d be hard for them to straight away back off the ROH deal because of everything they’ve done for their American endeavors and such. I’ll be bold and say if it was an American company, they’d at least be really considering it if not flat out getting out of the deal with a clause put in. |
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on May 27, 2019 12:54:37 GMT -5
Hm.
Wonder if they’ll let guys work other promotions once the TV deal kicks in
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Post by lionheart21 on May 27, 2019 13:19:50 GMT -5
Hm. Wonder if they’ll let guys work other promotions once the TV deal kicks in For the time being, it seems that the only promotions that they can't work is Impact, ROH, and of course the WWE. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 27, 2019 13:21:28 GMT -5
Hm. Wonder if they’ll let guys work other promotions once the TV deal kicks in I wouldn't even say then More so right now, they are good. They can play "fast and loose" in attracting talent and basically giving in to their needs in hopes it serves the purpose of AEW However, as AEW continues to grow, they are going to want guys on exclusive deals at some point. You don't want for example a big time program between Moxley and Omega f***ed up because Dean broke his leg or something like that. Right now that isn't a worry because they are still building but it will be interesting to see how these tactics go HHH, has shown that flexibility with NXT UK with guys like WALTER but that is a program within the big program of WWE so they are afforded that luxury |
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Post by Allie Kitsune on May 27, 2019 13:53:14 GMT -5
Hm. Wonder if they’ll let guys work other promotions once the TV deal kicks in I wouldn't even say then More so right now, they are good. They can play "fast and loose" in attracting talent and basically giving in to their needs in hopes it serves the purpose of AEW However, as AEW continues to grow, they are going to want guys on exclusive deals at some point. You don't want for example a big time program between Moxley and Omega f***ed up because Dean broke his leg or something like that. Right now that isn't a worry because they are still building but it will be interesting to see how these tactics go HHH, has shown that flexibility with NXT UK with guys like WALTER but that is a program within the big program of WWE so they are afforded that luxury If TV's going to be live every week, it's probably going to depend on the taping schedules for a promotion like, say MLW. I imagine that if they can at all help it, they don't want to cut MLW off at the knees, or piss off AAA. But if it comes to the point where MJF or the Lucha Bros. are in a major feud and need to be at Live TV every week, well, things are definitely going to tighten up. |
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Post by cabbageboy on May 27, 2019 14:14:35 GMT -5
The fact that AEW has clauses in contracts that allow someone to work NJPW is the equivalent of sending someone to NJPW. WWE wouldn't allow it.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on May 27, 2019 16:51:00 GMT -5
AEW bringing in the likes of Luke Harper, The Revival, CM Punk and Shinsuke Nakamura wouldn’t be seen as “Oh we’re just bringing in every ex WWE guy now” These guys would legit fit the company and take it to new levels. I think Nak re-signed with WWE not long ago, either that or Meltzer said he's not leaving. His family lives in Florida, he gets to surf, and doesn't have to wrestle as physical of a style in WWE that he would in other places (so he can take it easier in the ring). Hm. Wonder if they’ll let guys work other promotions once the TV deal kicks in I wouldn't even say then More so right now, they are good. They can play "fast and loose" in attracting talent and basically giving in to their needs in hopes it serves the purpose of AEW However, as AEW continues to grow, they are going to want guys on exclusive deals at some point. You don't want for example a big time program between Moxley and Omega f***ed up because Dean broke his leg or something like that. Right now that isn't a worry because they are still building but it will be interesting to see how these tactics go HHH, has shown that flexibility with NXT UK with guys like WALTER but that is a program within the big program of WWE so they are afforded that luxury Triple H ain't an idiot, he's not going to tell WALTER he can't do something. Do you really want to deal with a pissed off WALTER? |
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Post by corndog on May 27, 2019 18:20:49 GMT -5
Huh, i figured AEW and New Japan would be a lock for a working relationship. They still have a working relationship with ROH for the time being. But I would not be surprised at all if New Japan makes an official working relationship once AEW's tv is up and running, especially with Jericho and Moxley working both. Now Kenny is almost a lock to return and I bet the reason the Bucks trash talked New Japan is to build an AEW vs New Japan angle down the line. The question is does ROH stay in that relationship or are they gone? |
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Post by chrom on May 27, 2019 18:59:11 GMT -5
With ROH, it won't surprise me if they quit working with them soon. This isn't like in 2015 where their was ReDragon, Adam Cole and ACH.
AEW will be on a bigger channel with more viewership than ROH can ever dream of, and a better roster
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Post by Doctor No on May 27, 2019 20:14:57 GMT -5
“AND WHAT’S THAT SMELL?!?!?” |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on May 28, 2019 1:08:36 GMT -5
Robinson/Moxley for June 5th
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Post by HMARK Center on May 28, 2019 6:02:50 GMT -5
The fact that AEW has clauses in contracts that allow someone to work NJPW is the equivalent of sending someone to NJPW. WWE wouldn't allow it. Not exactly; Moxley could've chosen to work with any other company in Japan if he wanted to do this. The contract he has is a passive gesture on AEW's part: "You can go and work some place else under these parameters, you're free to do so." Actively sending him there would mean there's a full-on cooperative agreement between the two promotions, ala when NJPW and WCW had a partnership going through the 90s, but that's not what this is. By all accounts, though, the two are at least keeping on decent terms with one another, so it's not unfair to project a future relationship between the two that's more active. |
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Post by RKTaker on May 28, 2019 6:21:29 GMT -5
Huh, i figured AEW and New Japan would be a lock for a working relationship. new japan still has a working relatonship with roh so right now it won’t happen |
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on May 28, 2019 9:17:33 GMT -5
Robinson/Moxley for June 5th The promo Juice cut on Mox was incredible. He's such a fiery and modest babyface that it's going to be heartbreaking to see him get violently destroyed and lose his title. I wonder what sort of situation Mox will be in for NJPW. A Jericho-style schedule? Will he join any particular faction? Exciting stuff. |
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Post by Convoy on May 28, 2019 9:51:50 GMT -5
If they're going straight to a title match on 6/5 (instead of a showcase tag or something similar), my guess is Mox will have a Jericho situation. No faction affiliation - just show up to work specialty singles matches and leave until the next one. Otherwise he would likely show-up on 6/5 to attack Juice, and have the title bout at Dominion on 6/9.
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