Notes On Stars Unable To Appear At Tapings

[markymark]

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that AEW’s brand new Death Triangle faction has been put on hold because of the travel restrictions preventing PAC and Pentagon Jr from entering the country. PAC lives in the UK and Pentagon lives in Mexico.

At the most recent tapings, the group that lives in California (The Young Bucks, SCU, Rey Fenix, Excalibur, referee Rick Knox and others) were unable to show up. Neither Jim Ross nor Taz were at the taping, either for health concerns or inability to travel. That’s why Tony Schiavone ended up calling the show with Cody and Kenny Omega. bea Priestley lives in Japan but is currently in the UK, so she was also unable to appear, as is Yuka Sakazaki. Priestley was being set for a program with Nyla Rose before this.

Its truly devastating how the corona stuff has put the women division on the shelf. 

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Mar 27, 2020 11:56:28 GMT -5 markymark said:

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that AEW’s brand new Death Triangle faction has been put on hold because of the travel restrictions preventing PAC and Pentagon Jr from entering the country. PAC lives in the UK and Pentagon lives in Mexico.

At the most recent tapings, the group that lives in California (The Young Bucks, SCU, Rey Fenix, Excalibur, referee Rick Knox and others) were unable to show up. Neither Jim Ross nor Taz were at the taping, either for health concerns or inability to travel. That’s why Tony Schiavone ended up calling the show with Cody and Kenny Omega. bea Priestley lives in Japan but is currently in the UK, so she was also unable to appear, as is Yuka Sakazaki. Priestley was being set for a program with Nyla Rose before this.

Its truly devastating how the corona stuff has put the women division on the shelf. 

I think Hangman Page was another who I think tweeted couldn't travel for the show. Honestly until this is all over, we may not see a lot of talent for a while. Mainly anybody who lives out of country.

[Dub H]

I think at this point you put the wrestling itself on hold. Do something from the compound for example or something special.

[markymark]

Mar 27, 2020 12:02:17 GMT -5 Can you afford to pay me, Gah said:

Mar 27, 2020 11:56:28 GMT -5 markymark said:

Its truly devastating how the corona stuff has put the women division on the shelf. 

I think Hangman Page was another who I think tweeted couldn't travel for the show. Honestly until this is all over, we may not see a lot of talent for a while. Mainly anybody who lives out of country.

I think they might use the ones who reside in Florida(Hikaru, Penelope, Kip, Jimmy), gotta give them indy talents to squash imo.

Mar 27, 2020 12:07:22 GMT -5 Dub H said:

I think at this point you put the wrestling itself on hold. Do something from the compound for example or something special.

Probably use more cinematics like the one with Archer.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Mar 27, 2020 12:07:22 GMT -5 Dub H said:

        I think at this point you put the wrestling itself on hold. Do something from the compound for example or something special.

Yea, wrestling in general needs to be locked down
  

[thegatewaydrug]

All the single wrestlers without family should have a weekend slumber party at the Khan mansion in or around Jax and tape two or three weeks of shows.

[Chiral]

If they have to shut things down, I wonder what they could do if they aren't like fully off air. Some ideas:
-Recap AEWs story so far via TV and PPV matches and new interviews
-Just PPV matches as premiere events, they probably have a few shows worth in raw hours of PPV
-A Deletion or multiple Deletions
-Dynamite basically becoming BTE
-one that won't happen that I'd like: some way to recap the Elite and others' stories pre AEW in NJPW and ROH and such for people new to them. Pipe dream would be some sort of deal with NJPW/ROH to get the biggest matches to air on Dynamite.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Mar 27, 2020 12:07:22 GMT -5 Dub H said:

I think at this point you put the wrestling itself on hold. Do something from the compound for example or something special.

An idea I had was to dedicate an episode to each of their four PPVs' top matches which can carry them for a month while also showing some badass stuff that a lot of their audience hasn't seen before. 

[chrom]

Their working with the barest of skeleton crews right now, I don't even think they did Dark this week.

[thegatewaydrug]

Skeleton Crew? Dark?

Sounds like the perfect opportunity for TH2 to step up!

[cabbageboy]

I have to ask the question: Why fly in so many overseas talents in the first place? I can see it if someone was a big draw but overall it seems like AEW flies a bunch of talent in that really doesn't move the needle.

[eJm]

Mar 27, 2020 22:24:19 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

I have to ask the question: Why fly in so many overseas talents in the first place? I can see it if someone was a big draw but overall it seems like AEW flies a bunch of talent in that really doesn't move the needle.

I mean, most of them live in the area so it’s not that big a deal.

Havoc and Sabian moved to the US when they signed with AEW.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

I really don't know what they do from here if guys can't travel, they really should have just stayed in Florida but I guess they didn't know the travel bans were going to get worse

I don't really know what AEW does this week or the weeks beyond, they better get creative if they still can't have talent travel.

[KofiMania]

Mar 28, 2020 2:12:17 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

I really don't know what they do from here if guys can't travel, they really should have just stayed in Florida but I guess they didn't know the travel bans were going to get worse

I don't really know what AEW does this week or the weeks beyond, they better get creative if they still can't have talent travel.

Just stay in Florida for weeks and not see their families? They should’ve been smart and block taped shows when they had the chance.

[timelimitdraw]

Mar 28, 2020 5:46:52 GMT -5 KofiMania said:

Mar 28, 2020 2:12:17 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

I really don't know what they do from here if guys can't travel, they really should have just stayed in Florida but I guess they didn't know the travel bans were going to get worse

I don't really know what AEW does this week or the weeks beyond, they better get creative if they still can't have talent travel.

Just stay in Florida for weeks and not see their families? They should’ve been smart and block taped shows when they had the chance.

100 percent. I understand them preferring to do the shows live, but they could have stayed an extra night and shot enough in-ring matches and segments to spread out over another 2-3 episodes just in case.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Mar 28, 2020 5:46:52 GMT -5 KofiMania said:

Mar 28, 2020 2:12:17 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

I really don't know what they do from here if guys can't travel, they really should have just stayed in Florida but I guess they didn't know the travel bans were going to get worse

I don't really know what AEW does this week or the weeks beyond, they better get creative if they still can't have talent travel.

Just stay in Florida for weeks and not see their families? They should’ve been smart and block taped shows when they had the chance.

This was my point. Stay in Florida, tape things. I feel like them wanting to say live every week is gonna bite them now.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

I have to agree they should have last week stayed a day and tapped several weeks of shows. When they still had most of the roster there. I get wanting to be live but we can all live with putting it on hold for a while until we know the travel situation.

[KofiMania]

Mar 28, 2020 17:32:47 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Mar 28, 2020 5:46:52 GMT -5 KofiMania said:

Just stay in Florida for weeks and not see their families? They should’ve been smart and block taped shows when they had the chance.

This was my point. Stay in Florida, tape things. I feel like them wanting to say live every week is gonna bite them now.

Gotcha, I thought you meant stay there in Florida for weeks.

Has there been any word of what they’re doing this Wednesday?

[markymark]

Mar 28, 2020 20:21:41 GMT -5 KofiMania said:

Mar 28, 2020 17:32:47 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

This was my point. Stay in Florida, tape things. I feel like them wanting to say live every week is gonna bite them now.

Gotcha, I thought you meant stay there in Florida for weeks.

Has there been any word of what they’re doing this Wednesday?

Confirmed so far is Archer in ring debut.

[KofiMania]

Mar 28, 2020 21:05:36 GMT -5 markymark said:

Mar 28, 2020 20:21:41 GMT -5 KofiMania said:

Gotcha, I thought you meant stay there in Florida for weeks.

Has there been any word of what they’re doing this Wednesday?

Confirmed so far is Archer in ring debut.

So I guess Jacksonville didn’t issue a 2-week shelter in place like Orlando did?