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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on May 2, 2024 22:33:59 GMT -5
Fightful confirmed he is gone. He wanted out which I can't blame him on Idk what it is but Ethan Page can't seem to break out where he goes... Impact, AEW, ROH now... just... I don't really get it. I wonder if WWE will take a shot.
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Post by mystermystery on May 3, 2024 4:31:01 GMT -5
Crazy how this guy took a blind Coffin Drop while literally in a coffin and the company appreciated such a crazy, visual moment so much that they just used him as fodder for the rest of his time there.
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Post by stan1337 on May 3, 2024 5:23:41 GMT -5
Crazy how this guy took a blind Coffin Drop while literally in a coffin and the company appreciated such a crazy, visual moment so much that they just used him as fodder for the rest of his time there. Yes, they should keep pushing someone indefinitely who can't get themselves over because once they did a cool spot. /s I like Ethan but the average quality of AEW has surpassed where his ceiling appears to be. I wish him the best but folks making this out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever are just hyperbolic as all heck.
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Post by Hypnosis on May 3, 2024 6:52:08 GMT -5
AEW not finding a use for Ego is egregious. I hope he goes to WWE and pulls an LA Knight. I'd love to see Ethan on NXT.
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Post by Legion on May 3, 2024 7:42:53 GMT -5
Hope he gets to go somewhere that'll use him.
He's another one of those guys who Tony could have used to make a real AEW talent, but he got distracted by new toys and Page got left out.
His toy hunt video on YouTube are a lot of fun, and made me a fan of a lot of other people who guest appear on it
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on May 3, 2024 8:55:24 GMT -5
Crazy how this guy took a blind Coffin Drop while literally in a coffin and the company appreciated such a crazy, visual moment so much that they just used him as fodder for the rest of his time there. Yes, they should keep pushing someone indefinitely who can't get themselves over because once they did a cool spot. /s I like Ethan but the average quality of AEW has surpassed where his ceiling appears to be. I wish him the best but folks making this out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever are just hyperbolic as all heck. I'm not trying to make it out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever, but I do think it's AEW's most egregious "what if" so far in its existence. Ethan Page is at least above average in all facets of professional wrestling. He's a good promo, he's good in ring, and he's in his prime. For me personally, I think he did have a world championship ceiling, but even if he was never going to get there I don't understand why he couldn't at least occasionally have the heel JTTS role that Brian Cage is currently almost exclusively occupying. It's wild to me that there wasn't at least some role for the guy. I think that debuting during the height of the pandemic and then getting stuck in ill-fated angles like American Top Team and the Firm just completely took the wind out of his sails and he was never quite able to reestablish himself, unfortunately.
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Post by stan1337 on May 3, 2024 10:05:30 GMT -5
Yes, they should keep pushing someone indefinitely who can't get themselves over because once they did a cool spot. /s I like Ethan but the average quality of AEW has surpassed where his ceiling appears to be. I wish him the best but folks making this out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever are just hyperbolic as all heck. I'm not trying to make it out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever, but I do think it's AEW's most egregious "what if" so far in its existence. Ethan Page is at least above average in all facets of professional wrestling. He's a good promo, he's good in ring, and he's in his prime. For me personally, I think he did have a world championship ceiling, but even if he was never going to get there I don't understand why he couldn't at least occasionally have the heel JTTS role that Brian Cage is currently almost exclusively occupying. It's wild to me that there wasn't at least some role for the guy. I think that debuting during the height of the pandemic and then getting stuck in ill-fated angles like American Top Team and the Firm just completely took the wind out of his sails and he was never quite able to reestablish himself, unfortunately. Those are all good points. I was focusing on the one sentence posts but I don't want to make it seem like I'm lumping in all who are displeased with him leaving as doomers. You are absolutely correct about it being a very big "what if". He has talent in the ring, can talk, and seems creative on the fly. I hope he finds a good role where he ends up.
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Post by mystermystery on May 3, 2024 18:56:36 GMT -5
Crazy how this guy took a blind Coffin Drop while literally in a coffin and the company appreciated such a crazy, visual moment so much that they just used him as fodder for the rest of his time there. Yes, they should keep pushing someone indefinitely who can't get themselves over because once they did a cool spot. /s I like Ethan but the average quality of AEW has surpassed where his ceiling appears to be. I wish him the best but folks making this out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever are just hyperbolic as all heck. "/s" aside, I personally feel the "Can't get themselves over" part falls apart when you see that Roderick Strong is currently a champion being set-up for a PPV match with Will Ospreay. Our opinions probably don't match, but that's my point. You push who you push. I don't have the opinion that AEW is doomed for not pushing Ethan Page. I have the opinion that Ethan Page showed himself to be a solid wrestler, a solid talker, and a solid addition to any sinking ship he was thrown on. The outright lack of try with him is simply disappointing.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on May 3, 2024 19:00:44 GMT -5
Crazy how this guy took a blind Coffin Drop while literally in a coffin and the company appreciated such a crazy, visual moment so much that they just used him as fodder for the rest of his time there. Yes, they should keep pushing someone indefinitely who can't get themselves over because once they did a cool spot. /s I like Ethan but the average quality of AEW has surpassed where his ceiling appears to be. I wish him the best but folks making this out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever are just hyperbolic as all heck. The problem is that the phrase 'keep pushing someone indefinitely' implies they ever started pushing him, and I think you'll find that the main point of complaint is that it felt like he never really had a push, he was just a roster guy who didn't even get the shiny new toy treatment of tons of matches with main eventers, he showed up and pretty quickly became a Youtube Show Guy whose only storyline ever was being attached to Dan Lambert.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on May 11, 2024 10:20:25 GMT -5
I can’t imagine Danielson leaving, but I’d assume he’d probably be polite enough to hear out a WWE offer. I can’t imagine him taking one unless they allow him to do the freelance thing that AEW definitely already allows him to do. And that’s even before you factor in his roles off-screen.
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Post by polarbearpete on May 11, 2024 10:27:59 GMT -5
I can’t imagine Danielson leaving, but I’d assume he’d probably be polite enough to hear out a WWE offer. I can’t imagine him taking one unless they allow him to do the freelance thing that AEW definitely already allows him to do. And that’s even before you factor in his roles off-screen. I think he’ll re-up with AEW at least for a few more years, working freelance and most of the big PPVs, plus continuing some sort of backstage role.
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Post by HMARK Center on May 11, 2024 10:50:29 GMT -5
Doubt Danielson's leaving, given the backstage role he's built in AEW and how much Khan respects him, with the whole "he's in charge if anything happens to me" deal.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on May 11, 2024 11:58:43 GMT -5
I imagine his contract is set to expire because Bryan is trying to figure out himself what he wants his schedule to look like over the next few years given what he's said about this being his last full time year.
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Post by Cyno on May 11, 2024 12:02:12 GMT -5
I wonder if Khan would extend his contract due to injury. It's happened before and it's a good way to ensure he'd get to finish up at WrestleDream without hassle.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on May 16, 2024 7:56:03 GMT -5
Crazy how this guy took a blind Coffin Drop while literally in a coffin and the company appreciated such a crazy, visual moment so much that they just used him as fodder for the rest of his time there. Yes, they should keep pushing someone indefinitely who can't get themselves over because once they did a cool spot. /s I like Ethan but the average quality of AEW has surpassed where his ceiling appears to be. I wish him the best but folks making this out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever are just hyperbolic as all heck. In fairness, it's not like I think he should be main eventing over, say, Okada. What I would like is for him to be featured doing *literally anything* which he really wasn't for a surprisingly large amount of his run.
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Post by dreidemy on May 17, 2024 7:36:34 GMT -5
I hope that Tony forces a world title reign on the new contract
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 17, 2024 19:10:53 GMT -5
Yes, they should keep pushing someone indefinitely who can't get themselves over because once they did a cool spot. /s I like Ethan but the average quality of AEW has surpassed where his ceiling appears to be. I wish him the best but folks making this out to be the biggest booking tragedy ever are just hyperbolic as all heck. The problem is that the phrase 'keep pushing someone indefinitely' implies they ever started pushing him, and I think you'll find that the main point of complaint is that it felt like he never really had a push, he was just a roster guy who didn't even get the shiny new toy treatment of tons of matches with main eventers, he showed up and pretty quickly became a Youtube Show Guy whose only storyline ever was being attached to Dan Lambert. Don't forget that one match where they had him wrestle himself! and Ethan's toy hunt vlogs were pretty damn popular from what I remember. but yeah, he was NEVER pushed in AEW.
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