Tony Khan teases being in talks with 'big names'

[moxfan1]

Nov 21, 2020 14:58:44 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Nov 21, 2020 14:55:22 GMT -5 Harry The Arrow was Wrong! said:

Rush or Lee would be super cool.

If it's someone like Ryback I will honestly not watch any shit he is in

Does Ryback even wrestle anymore? Kinda feel like he wouldn't be one of the names to consider, I haven't heard a thing from him in awhile. 

Rush or Lee make sense with the expiring deals. AOP makes sense with their 90 day nearing its end

Ryback claims he's been hurt and getting stem cell to get back to 100 percent. He said he's probably ready now. But wants to wait until 2021 when fans are back. He also said AEW is where he wants to go. So if Tony Khan has any interest. Well there's no doubt he's gonna be option for ARE

[moxfan1]

Nov 21, 2020 15:29:56 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

I really like Tony Khan, but this is some Dixie Carter type shit. All he's going to do is disappoint people when it isn't who they want or isn't at least someone they view as a big star. It could hurt goodwill toward the company and their image. Why not just debut this person and then let the fans decide how big of a deal it is for themselves?

Yeah unless it's Brock, CM Punk, Sting, Kurt Angle or top guy from Japan. Well fans are going to be disappointed. I understand he wants to keep ratings high during the holidays. But yeah he's setting people up for disappointment. Unless he really has one of the big names above coming in.


When guys like Lance Archer or Brian Cage debuted. He didn't tease big surprise. Heck he didn't tease even FTR was even coming in. So no reason to do it now. Unless Brock or CM Punk are showing up. Heck even Sting or Angle are big names. But wouldn't be that big of deal since both would do very limited wrestling if at all. My hope is it's CM Punk, but my guess it's Ryback. Who would feel more like Jake Hager surprise on the first show then Jon Moxley debut surprise at Double or Nothing lol.

[Chiral]

IDK the Dixie TNA teases were like a weekly "TUNE IN TONIGHT FOR A BIG GAME CHANGING SIGNING SUG" when it was like Chunk McBlop debuting while this is more just a boilerplate "Big things are coming" vague-ish tease of the future.

[Cyno]

I wish when people invoke the name of Dixie Carter or her era of TNA, it was even close to being as ridiculous as the sort of things they did. It's getting obnoxious.

[thegatewaydrug]

Dear TK,

Build what you have. That's why WWF got hot in 1998 and WCW fell apart.

Unless the shiniest of shiny objects comes along (Okada, New Day, Becky Lynch), don't pull out the stops to auto-push a new guy for a few weeks and then allow him/her to fall back in line. (See - Brian Cage.)

So many in-house talents could be the next big things and deserve more time to grow on-screen. I get that you gotta go for FTR and Mr. Brodie Lee, but Matt Cardona? C'mon.

They've been doing pretty good for the most part, but I want more P&P, MJF, Fenix and Ricky Starks and less Matt Hardy going over.

All that said, I do dig the Dynamite booking strategy of not using only the same top guys and gals every week and blowing through a feud in paint-by-numbers tropes.

[The Ichi]

Nov 21, 2020 16:48:12 GMT -5 Cyno said:

I wish when people invoke the name of Dixie Carter or her era of TNA, it was even close to being as ridiculous as the sort of things they did. It's getting obnoxious.

People are just getting silly by comparing the two. Khan gets a little excited yes, but mostly when he says something is happening, he delivers. Dixie would quite literally hype a BIG SUPRISE I MEAN THIS TIME GUYS weekly, which would usually at most be another Bram re-signing.

[Glitch]

AEW better get their boarding passes ready, because there's a Freight Train coming into Dynamite. Choo choo!!

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Nov 21, 2020 14:09:15 GMT -5 eJm said:

Nov 21, 2020 14:03:39 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

Mance Warner and Ethan Page

They were rumored to be in talks with Mance, right?

Ethan is an interesting one, I guess, because his contract is supposed to be expiring in January and I could easily see a scenario where Impact signs him to a long term deal rather than let him jump but who knows?

Mance has been on their radar since at least January this year.

Ethan Page is interesting one he says in his blog he’s finished with impact after this past set of tapings. But he says that doesn’t mean he’s finished with the company or that’s he’s going some where else. There was rumors in the past where he might get a Marty type contact where they resign him but he also gets the booking job.

I still expect him in AEW in January.

[The Ichi]

Man, I hope it's not Ethan Page. Never seen any appeal to him. The definition of a good look and nothing else.

[markymark]

Nov 21, 2020 14:57:15 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Rush or Dragon Lee would be huge in terms of just adding all the more work rate to an already stacked roster

Authors of Pain would be cool for a stacked tag division, add some hoss power to it, Rowan would be neat

I'd probably stay away from a Ryback or an Eli Drake right now

Sting would just be a huge moment, I still think he he was Darby Allin's mentor it'd be perfect.

Guess we'll see, cool to see AEW continuing to at least keep options open

What did Eli Drake do? 

[Shark]

Nov 21, 2020 15:49:46 GMT -5 moxfan1 said:

Nov 21, 2020 13:38:36 GMT -5 markymark said:

I wonder if he is talking about Rush and Dragon Lee(their ROH contracts are expiring next month), free agents are also Authors of Pain, Rowan, James Storm, Eli Drake.

None of those names would be considered big names. CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, Sting, Kurt Angle and maybe Ryback would be big names.

They're names amongst a certain group of fans, but not with others. 

[Deleted]

Daveyboy Smith Jr contract is up soon with MLW and Pillman Jrs not to long after.

Zicky Dice would be a good pick up once he’s done with NWA

Swerve they sign the Rascals

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Nov 21, 2020 17:26:13 GMT -5 thegatewaydrug said:

Dear TK,

Build what you have. That's why WWF got hot in 1998 and WCW fell apart.

Unless the shiniest of shiny objects comes along (Okada, New Day, Becky Lynch), don't pull out the stops to auto-push a new guy for a few weeks and then allow him/her to fall back in line. (See - Brian Cage.)

So many in-house talents could be the next big things and deserve more time to grow on-screen. I get that you gotta go for FTR and Mr. Brodie Lee, but Matt Cardona? C'mon.

They've been doing pretty good for the most part, but I want more P&P, MJF, Fenix and Ricky Starks and less Matt Hardy going over.

All that said, I do dig the Dynamite booking strategy of not using only the same top guys and gals every week and blowing through a feud in paint-by-numbers tropes.

Cardona was always a few show deal just to get his name out there. I get Khan shouldn't go for all the shiny new toys but if Dragn Lee and RUSH are available? You do not ignore them, they could fit in anywhere on AEW and make a difference. Dragon Lee vs Rey Fenix alone is worth a contract (Rush and Dragon Lee actually feuded with Lucha Bros and rocked at doing it so...)  

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Nov 21, 2020 19:33:41 GMT -5 @uppitynerd said:

Daveyboy Smith Jr contract is up soon with MLW and Pillman Jrs not to long after.

Zicky Dice would be a good pick up once he’s done with NWA

Swerve they sign the Rascals

Mance Warner was also rumored to be in talks with AEW

Zicky Dice went to Impact I think

Pillman Jr.'s absolutely going to AEW considering how much they've used him.

Smith Jr. might be a no-brainer if they could

Rascals would just be another good tag team to add to the mix. Rush and Dragon Lee would also be perfect for anything they wanna do.

[RKTaker]

Nov 21, 2020 13:49:18 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

"Big name"

Here comes James Storm or Ryback

A big name would be Sting, TK

nobody wants sting

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Nov 21, 2020 19:11:56 GMT -5 markymark said:

Nov 21, 2020 14:57:15 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Rush or Dragon Lee would be huge in terms of just adding all the more work rate to an already stacked roster

Authors of Pain would be cool for a stacked tag division, add some hoss power to it, Rowan would be neat

I'd probably stay away from a Ryback or an Eli Drake right now

Sting would just be a huge moment, I still think he he was Darby Allin's mentor it'd be perfect.

Guess we'll see, cool to see AEW continuing to at least keep options open

What did Eli Drake do? 

I can only assume he's talking about the way Eli Drake left Impact

He didn't want to wrestle Tessa Blanchard which is his right but he made himself out to be a bit of a bitch with the way he complained to the point nobody in the lockerroom liked him on his way out. If I remember correctly he was talking shit about almost everyone and Impact kicked him out on his ass

Since then, he has been on his best behavior, as far as I know 

[Legion]

They dont need anyone.

They need to avoid falling in to that Impact trap of just hiring anyone WWE releases.

They dont need big names, they need to make their own names.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Nov 21, 2020 20:17:12 GMT -5 Legion said:

They dont need anyone.

They need to avoid falling in to that Impact trap of just hiring anyone WWE releases.

They dont need big names, they need to make their own names.

Dragon Lee and RUSH aren't exactly "Household Names" despite having a sting on ROH. So I think they'd be a fine signing

AEW's for sure making their own names, but the better wrestlers you sign with great track records of work rate they could nab, the better that talent will also develop.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Nov 21, 2020 20:03:16 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Nov 21, 2020 19:11:56 GMT -5 markymark said:

What did Eli Drake do? 

I can only assume he's talking about the way Eli Drake left Impact

He didn't want to wrestle Tessa Blanchard which is his right but he made himself out to be a bit of a bitch with the way he complained to the point nobody in the lockerroom liked him on his way out. If I remember correctly he was talking shit about almost everyone and Impact kicked him out on his ass

Since then, he has been on his best behavior, as far as I know 

Then maybe Eli wouldnt be a bad waiver to catch

He did get quite over in his NWA run

AOP would also be a great hoss team, but only if they also get Ellering imo 

[markymark]

Nov 21, 2020 20:38:17 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Nov 21, 2020 20:17:12 GMT -5 Legion said:

They dont need anyone.

They need to avoid falling in to that Impact trap of just hiring anyone WWE releases.

They dont need big names, they need to make their own names.

Dragon Lee and RUSH aren't exactly "Household Names" despite having a sting on ROH. So I think they'd be a fine signing

AEW's for sure making their own names, but the better wrestlers you sign with great track records of work rate they could nab, the better that talent will also develop.

Rush was a main eventer in ROH, with AEW now trying to expand in South America, Rush is a known name since he was also a main player in AAA.