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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 20, 2023 17:48:14 GMT -5
It might be personal preferences or what they want right now too It says a lot if they're essentially ignoring White to go after someone else. Means they aren't interested in signing both White and mystery person at the same time as it stands right now. I get personal preferences but, I don't see the harm in getting them both if you can afford them. They desperately need new stars to carry them forward while they tighten the screws on their talent development strategy and figure out which guys they're bringing back are worth anything. It's also a preference of "How in control is Vince?" for some of these dudes. Cause it sure sounds like he is slowly but surely getting more power and adding more notes on the booking side of things since coming back. Some guys might wanna wait for the inevitable sale before signing to a big deal, but we don't truly know what anyone's thinking right now or who they're even going after at this point.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 20, 2023 17:51:40 GMT -5
I get personal preferences but, I don't see the harm in getting them both if you can afford them. They desperately need new stars to carry them forward while they tighten the screws on their talent development strategy and figure out which guys they're bringing back are worth anything. It's also a preference of "How in control is Vince?" for some of these dudes. Cause it sure sounds like he is slowly but surely getting more power and adding more notes on the booking side of things since coming back. Some guys might wanna wait for the inevitable sale before signing to a big deal, but we don't truly know what anyone's thinking right now or who they're even going after at this point. If I'm advising anyone on whether to sign for WWE or not, I tell them wait for the smoke to clear on this whole thing before then.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Feb 20, 2023 17:58:59 GMT -5
I don’t think Omega leaving for WWE would be a death blow to AEW but it would be a hell of a blow from a perception standpoint. But that’s about it.
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Post by Killah Ray on Feb 20, 2023 18:18:05 GMT -5
I just don’t see Kenny wanting to go to the E ever unless he just wants a huge payday with no responsibilities and working a style much easier on his body. But TK surely would match any money offer for him so I stand by I don’t see Kenny really wanting to go unless he just has to have a Mania match which I could respect given he’s done everything else he possibly could in wrestling.
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Post by thehottag on Feb 20, 2023 18:20:21 GMT -5
Omega did say one of his 'career goals' was to have a match with AJ Styles at Wrestlemania. If Omega still feels that way, it may be a now-or-never kind of situation.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Feb 20, 2023 18:32:16 GMT -5
I just don’t see Kenny wanting to go to the E ever unless he just wants a huge payday with no responsibilities and working a style much easier on his body. But TK surely would match any money offer for him so I stand by I don’t see Kenny really wanting to go unless he just has to have a Mania match which I could respect given he’s done everything else he possibly could in wrestling. Yeah I don’t think he’ll ultimately end up jumping but time, injuries and age can change priorities.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 20, 2023 18:49:31 GMT -5
Omega did say one of his 'career goals' was to have a match with AJ Styles at Wrestlemania. If Omega still feels that way, it may be a now-or-never kind of situation. It'd also depend on if that singular match outweighted any other potential career opportunities. Like it'd suck if he never got to face AJ in a match where both were still in their primes again, but sometimes those things just don't line up. I have to imagine both AEW and New Japan want Kenny in their long term future plans, so it really depends on what Kenny'd want in the end I don't see him leaving for WWE, would he ever go? Who knows, we don't even know if this is who WWE's talking about, he's just one of the few people we can think of they'd ignore Jay White over...
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Post by Fade on Feb 20, 2023 19:09:16 GMT -5
I can’t fricken wait for Jay in WWE. So do you think that the "other signing" thing is a ruse to sign him easier, or that he's just gonna end up in WWE anyway despite the reports they aren't currently interested? I think Jay’s a lock. We don’t even know for sure if the other signing is Kenny, but I doubt that very much. And I PRAY it’s not phil Lmao
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 20, 2023 19:18:15 GMT -5
So do you think that the "other signing" thing is a ruse to sign him easier, or that he's just gonna end up in WWE anyway despite the reports they aren't currently interested? I think Jay’s a lock. We don’t even know for sure if the other signing is Kenny, but I doubt that very much. And I PRAY it’s not phil Lmao It can't be Punk, he has time left on his deal and is still injured I think, unless there's some buyout that happens I don't think Jay's a lock just off the reports WWE's prioritizing someone else. I think we'll know for sure if he doesn't show up on AEW soon. My guess is he faces Cole at Revolution, it'd make a lot of sense given how vague they've been giving him an opponent so far.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 20, 2023 19:44:51 GMT -5
There's no reason that WWE can't afford to sign both Jay White and Kenny Omega. I get they want to save money for the sell but, come on. It's two guys who will bring more value to your product than any cost-cutting release ever could. It might be personal preferences or what they want right now too It says a lot if they're essentially ignoring White to go after someone else. Means they aren't interested in signing both White and mystery person at the same time as it stands right now. Most reports are still WWE is the favorite for White. And Omega is pretty much confirmed as the other guy Meltzer was referring to.
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Post by Chiral on Feb 20, 2023 19:49:46 GMT -5
Am I missing something or has there been actual new news saying it's Kenny cuz isn't he still signed and not a free agent? I just am seeing a lot of "Yeah its definitely kenny" but wasn't this the latest on Kenny's contract status? For whatever it's worth, Ryan Frederick who works on the Observer site and is in touch with Dave said this on their board: "Not in negotiations with WWE. Was told Kenny had time added to his AEW deal. Unknown when it ends. And that he was in negotiations on a new deal."
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 20, 2023 19:53:27 GMT -5
Am I missing something or has there been actual new news saying it's Kenny cuz isn't he still signed and not a free agent? I just am seeing a lot of "Yeah its definitely kenny" but wasn't this the latest on Kenny's contract status? For whatever it's worth, Ryan Frederick who works on the Observer site and is in touch with Dave said this on their board: "Not in negotiations with WWE. Was told Kenny had time added to his AEW deal. Unknown when it ends. And that he was in negotiations on a new deal." Ryan later clarified he had not talked to Dave directly about this and assumed it was Kenny but there's nothing definitive I've seen that says "yeah it's Kenny" I think the best bet is it's about Kenny but Dave probably should have used different language because it seems like he's not an actual free agent and his wording seemed to indicate they were after a current free agent.
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Post by Killah Ray on Feb 20, 2023 20:19:57 GMT -5
I really don’t take much stock in that anyone is of more importance than White honestly. White has been called the ultimate goal of HHH for years now…
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Post by Fade on Feb 20, 2023 20:36:49 GMT -5
I really don’t take much stock in that anyone is of more importance than White honestly. White has been called the ultimate goal of HHH for years now… Trips is gonna give Jay like three reign of terrors
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Post by Killah Ray on Feb 20, 2023 20:40:34 GMT -5
I really don’t take much stock in that anyone is of more importance than White honestly. White has been called the ultimate goal of HHH for years now… Trips is gonna give Jay like three reign of terrors To hell with going back TV 14, he’ll make Raw TV MA so White can let off however many f***s he wants to in his promos.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Feb 20, 2023 20:59:52 GMT -5
Trips is gonna give Jay like three reign of terrors To hell with going back TV 14, he’ll make Raw TV MA so White can let off however many f***s he wants to in his promos. New boom period.
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Post by Killah Ray on Feb 20, 2023 21:26:26 GMT -5
To hell with going back TV 14, he’ll make Raw TV MA so White can let off however many f***s he wants to in his promos. New boom period. The rating would make them prestige tv and we can get the Bloodline angle the Emmy it deserves.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Feb 20, 2023 22:04:11 GMT -5
The rating would make them prestige tv and we can get the Bloodline angle the Emmy it deserves. Exactly. Hell Roman will win an Oscar for a new category they make just for him, and Cody will become President. And STILL no one will thank Jay White.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Feb 20, 2023 22:16:56 GMT -5
If it's just for a couple of big matches you choose Kenny and have him face Roman/Seth/AJ. If it's for a long-term deal you choose Jay as he's a lot younger and less physically beaten up. That's assuming it's a weird hypothetical were you can only go after one. Realistically you at least look into signing every top free agent.
Jay is at least realistic. I'm not sure where the Kenny talk is even coming from. It would be really jarring if another EVP left. I think most in 2019 were under the impression they were lifers and even when they retired in-ring they'd help run the company behind the scenes. It feels weird that now they might seemingly just be like any other wrestler and will explore their options. It would be like 15 years ago HHH's contract coming up and talk of possibly negotiating with TNA. Like, I thought he was locked into a lifetime position and would never leave.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 20, 2023 22:21:53 GMT -5
I like Jay White a lot but I feel like his skillset really just isn't suited to WWE. Feel like it's very likely if they brought him in there'd be a pretty quick, "What's the big deal about this guy?" sentiment because I just don't see him setting the world on fire slotting into having random matches on Raw and having to be PG.
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