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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2023 12:34:28 GMT -5
I think the way he left NJPW made WWE feel more likely than AEW. He lost a loser leaves Japan match, and then after that lost another match in the US that kicked him out of American NJPW shows, too. People felt that they wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to banish him from NJPW shows if he was just going to work for a company that regularly works with NJPW. I mean if the reports are correct they were in deep talks and WWE just... stopped talking to him I feel like he was all but there but maybe the merger froze talent hires or White got wind that Vince was getting more and more power until what we inevitably have seen take course this week, but all in all you can't say there wasn't anything there, in the end White just went with AEW and it happens I liked the debut, I didn't expect him to just walk out to start the show and the Long Island crowd didn't either. They'll likely only continue to show and build White up as a big deal, and being in promo offs with someone like Starks is a really good way to start that. Okay but you cant say "if these reports are correct" then constantly report things and go on as if they are fact and not speculation then double down on it by adding more as you did; that is what happens so much online when it comes to wrestling negativity where people truly do work themselves into a collective shoot freak out. Either way (edgelord or not) Jay White is going to get paid and that is a great thing for him.
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mc74
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Post by mc74 on Apr 6, 2023 13:48:07 GMT -5
He probably did consider WWE, but as soon as Vince came back, he saw the writing on the wall and that was it. Regardless, I'm glad he dodged a major bullet there. I'd hate to see Vince booking him into oblivion.
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Post by khali on Apr 6, 2023 14:32:23 GMT -5
I think it’s a little disingenuous to say it’s not a big deal because he’s appeared on AEW TV before. There’s a big difference working a few matches and signing what is presumably a multi year contract. He was a big name free agent and ended up in AEW and not WWE.
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Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Apr 6, 2023 15:07:41 GMT -5
I think it’s a little disingenuous to say it’s not a big deal because he’s appeared on AEW TV before. There’s a big difference working a few matches and signing what is presumably a multi year contract. He was a big name free agent and ended up in AEW and not WWE. Even if it's only perception, it's a signal of talent thinking AEW is the better option, which is a good PR bump. It will obviously not pan out that way for every wrestler, because there's a whole range of motivations, and WWE will always have something to offer. But if you're into the competition stuff, yeah, a big name free agent's choice of destination will feel like a point scored.
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