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Post by mistery on Jan 10, 2023 23:01:39 GMT -5
Is this good or bad for AEW by the way? Bad for wrestling as a whole. Because it means the largest tape library in the world is now owned by the Saudi government. And in the case of talent bidding wars, Vince pretty much has a blank check. Tony could offer a top name talent a $3m/yr contract, and Vince could offer that same person a $15m/yr contract.
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Post by J. Hova on Jan 10, 2023 23:01:48 GMT -5
So guys, did I miss anything?
Well, shit.
I'm going to reserve judgment until something other than rumors say the Saudis are buying it, but if they are, f VKM and the WWE. Thirty one years I've been watching in some capacity (very little the past five years outside of big events), but I cannot and will not support a company owned by some of the most despicable people on this planet.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2023 23:02:02 GMT -5
Is this good or bad for AEW by the way? i think most people will say good but for me, i think it is awful. aew isn't prepared to make that next leap to WWE tier. financially, mediawise, etc. that isn't indicative of how well AEW is doing, it's just such a bigger thing for so many reasons. imagine the amount of wrestlers released, people like sami needing a job...... knowing that if you release someone, their next option is to work for saudi arabia.... i do not envy tony khan. i don't envy him one single bit right now
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jan 10, 2023 23:02:17 GMT -5
I have to wonder how long this has been discussed between only Vince and top Saudi officials...was this always the long-term plan? Was it something he conjured up awhile away last year? Either way, Vince is a very sad man, and this outcome flat out sucks.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 10, 2023 23:02:17 GMT -5
Is this good or bad for AEW by the way? probably indifferent
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Post by Chiral on Jan 10, 2023 23:02:17 GMT -5
This week in WWE:
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 10, 2023 23:02:40 GMT -5
Is this good or bad for AEW by the way? It's hard to say. A lot of the type of WWE fanbase that would be disillusioned by all this have probably already made their choice regarding watching AEW or not. That might change depending on what happens with the talent, though.
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Post by Fade on Jan 10, 2023 23:02:45 GMT -5
WHERE IS JA?!
sorry I read it on wreddit and I chuckled.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Jan 10, 2023 23:02:59 GMT -5
By the way, none of us were "foolish" for being excited about the future the company over these past few months. None of us were "foolish" for daring to imagine what a Vince-free WWE would be like. People are much more hopeful than they are foolish, and none of us should feel bad wishing for something better.
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Post by City Duck on Jan 10, 2023 23:03:03 GMT -5
Big L and I ain’t talking bout Cool J This shit makes me wanna lick my hand like a pussy until I can't feel my hand or my pussy
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2023 23:03:40 GMT -5
Big L and I ain’t talking bout Cool J This shit makes me wanna lick my hand like a pussy until I can't feel my hand or my pussy what she said
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Post by spagett on Jan 10, 2023 23:03:53 GMT -5
Is this good or bad for AEW by the way? Bad most likely. There's a multitude of reasons why but one possible reason it's bad is that money is now genuinely bottomless in WWE. It's all about sportwashing so there's zero pressure to balance books or please shareholders. They could just offer MJF $20M a year in 2024 and it would just be a drop in the ocean for them. How would AEW compete with that?
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 23:04:01 GMT -5
The only thing I can say about AEW in this time is, if there was ever a time to have a knock your ass off Mini PPV show, this week is it
If you had anything saved in the chamber, now is the time to fire, especially if executives are present. Not to show that you're better, but to show that you're worth investing in for that new TV deal... the thing you probably want and need most right now, after all this, is certainty and stability.
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Post by Red Mage Riot on Jan 10, 2023 23:04:12 GMT -5
independentwrestling.tv/vodFor people who are done with WWE after all this, things like this are viable alternatives to give your money to. WWE is gonna be....what it's gonna be, but that doesn't mean wrestling as a medium has to die. There are alternatives.
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Post by City Duck on Jan 10, 2023 23:04:38 GMT -5
By the way, none of us were "foolish" for being excited about the future the company over these past few months. None of us were "foolish" for daring to imagine what a Vince-free WWE would be like. People are much more hopeful than they are foolish, and none of us should feel bad wishing for something better. THANK YOU HOLY SHIT
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 10, 2023 23:05:35 GMT -5
Is this good or bad for AEW by the way? Bad for wrestling as a whole. Because it means the largest tape library in the world is now owned by the Saudi government. And in the case of talent bidding wars, Vince pretty much has a blank check. Tony could offer a top name talent a $3m/yr contract, and Vince could offer that same person a $15m/yr contract. And even with that potential power, I can see a lot of talent walking when this is made official It'll all be about what they value more, but I don't think we're ever seeing John Cena or Rock again, and we might never see Sami Zayn again either.
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Jan 10, 2023 23:05:52 GMT -5
If there actually was either a backroom deal negotiated by Vince when he was away or a secret clause to the Saudi deal that put this in motion years ago, they're either going to have to pay like 3x the share price to pay everyone off or face an absurd amount of litigation.
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Post by Starshine on Jan 10, 2023 23:06:22 GMT -5
Woof.
This would be prety akward for Sami Zayn.
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Post by Fade on Jan 10, 2023 23:06:37 GMT -5
By the way, none of us were "foolish" for being excited about the future the company over these past few months. None of us were "foolish" for daring to imagine what a Vince-free WWE would be like. People are much more hopeful than they are foolish, and none of us should feel bad wishing for something better. That literally pulled at my heartstrings. Thank you for that.
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Post by Mecca on Jan 10, 2023 23:06:44 GMT -5
Is this good or bad for AEW by the way? Bad most likely. There's a multitude of reasons why but one possible reason it's bad is that money is now genuinely bottomless in WWE. It's all about sportwashing so there's zero pressure to balance books or please shareholders. They could just offer MJF $20M a year in 2024 and it would just be a drop in the ocean for them. How would AEW compete with that? What if they struggle to get on tv cause no one wants to deal with Saudi?
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