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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 12, 2024 13:42:19 GMT -5
Can't wait for drones (and Meltzer) to talk about how this doesn't move the needle even half as much as Tama Tonga to NXT will.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 12, 2024 13:47:03 GMT -5
Can't wait for drones (and Meltzer) to talk about how this doesn't move the needle even half as much as Tama Tonga to NXT will. No one will say that! Watch out if NXT gets Nakajima, as is rumored, though. |
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Post by One of the Cooler, Candid TOKs on Feb 12, 2024 14:46:43 GMT -5
Can't wait for drones (and Meltzer) to talk about how this doesn't move the needle even half as much as Tama Tonga to NXT will. If Meltzer has any reaction to this other than a Meg Ryan-esque full body orgasm I'd be stunned |
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 12, 2024 14:48:46 GMT -5
Can't wait for drones (and Meltzer) to talk about how this doesn't move the needle even half as much as Tama Tonga to NXT will. If Meltzer has any reaction to this other than a Meg Ryan-esque full body orgasm I'd be stunned If he ever comes out of his Doom and Gloom cycle. |
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Post by kingoftheindies on Feb 12, 2024 15:07:52 GMT -5
If Meltzer has any reaction to this other than a Meg Ryan-esque full body orgasm I'd be stunned If he ever comes out of his Doom and Gloom cycle. The hiring of Kosha Irby seems to be helping with a lot of the negativity many had around AEW. |
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Post by One of the Cooler, Candid TOKs on Feb 12, 2024 15:13:28 GMT -5
If he ever comes out of his Doom and Gloom cycle. The hiring of Kosha Irby seems to be helping with a lot of the negativity many had around AEW. Genuinely astonished how TK thought hiring the mastermind behind TNA's "do literally zero local promotion for shows" strategy to do the same exact thing was a good idea |
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Post by Hanky McCranky Jr. on Feb 12, 2024 15:21:40 GMT -5
The hiring of Kosha Irby seems to be helping with a lot of the negativity many had around AEW. Genuinely astonished how TK thought hiring the mastermind behind TNA's "do literally zero local promotion for shows" strategy to do the same exact thing was a good idea Only thing I can think of is that Khan was looking for anyone who had prominent positions in other wrestling companies and thought Morrfi wasn't directly responsible for "do zero local promotion." Otherwise, it's baffling to me.
Wonder who in TNA was responsible for that TNA billboard in Stamford that was on a road kinda, sorta near WWE HQ.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Feb 12, 2024 15:21:57 GMT -5
The hiring of Kosha Irby seems to be helping with a lot of the negativity many had around AEW. Genuinely astonished how TK thought hiring the mastermind behind TNA's "do literally zero local promotion for shows" strategy to do the same exact thing was a good idea I think a lot of people will point to Dixie being genuinely incompetent to giving Morffi a pass, but not just that the "smaller" markets/venues he booked as well as some other philosophies he had are... perplexing the more you read. |
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Post by One of the Cooler, Candid TOKs on Feb 12, 2024 15:29:02 GMT -5
Genuinely astonished how TK thought hiring the mastermind behind TNA's "do literally zero local promotion for shows" strategy to do the same exact thing was a good idea I think a lot of people will point to Dixie being genuinely incompetent to giving Morffi a pass, but not just that the "smaller" markets/venues he booked as well as some other philosophies he had are... perplexing the more you read. The venue he booked on Long Island was an indoor soccer stadium used by kids teams! And they still got regularly outdrawn there by Create A Pro back when Hawkins was their most well-known graduate! |
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Post by Platypus Mod, with a new hat on Feb 12, 2024 15:33:04 GMT -5
I think a lot of people will point to Dixie being genuinely incompetent to giving Morffi a pass, but not just that the "smaller" markets/venues he booked as well as some other philosophies he had are... perplexing the more you read. The venue he booked on Long Island was an indoor soccer stadium used by kids teams! And they still got regularly outdrawn there by Create A Pro back when Hawkins was their most well-known graduate! that's not true... sometimes he booked the Westbury Music Fair (or whatever it's called now...) which has a massive lighting rig that gives people like 2 feet of clearance when the ring is setup... |
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Post by One of the Cooler, Candid TOKs on Feb 12, 2024 15:35:04 GMT -5
The venue he booked on Long Island was an indoor soccer stadium used by kids teams! And they still got regularly outdrawn there by Create A Pro back when Hawkins was their most well-known graduate! that's not true... sometimes he booked the Westbury Music Fair (or whatever it's called now...) which has a massive lighting rig that gives people like 2 feet of clearance when the ring is setup... I forgot about that...did they keep the ring set up rotating? |
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Post by kingoftheindies on Feb 12, 2024 15:35:38 GMT -5
I think a lot of people will point to Dixie being genuinely incompetent to giving Morffi a pass, but not just that the "smaller" markets/venues he booked as well as some other philosophies he had are... perplexing the more you read. The venue he booked on Long Island was an indoor soccer stadium used by kids teams! And they still got regularly outdrawn there by Create A Pro back when Hawkins was their most well-known graduate! I'll say his decision to book a Saturday show in State College PA, one of the top 5 party college towns in the country and not advertise was an insanely dumb decision |
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Post by raymondo316 on Feb 12, 2024 16:28:46 GMT -5
The hiring of Kosha Irby seems to be helping with a lot of the negativity many had around AEW. Genuinely astonished how TK thought hiring the mastermind behind TNA's "do literally zero local promotion for shows" strategy to do the same exact thing was a good idea When Morffi was in TNA he booked the Alamodome for a PPV, Christ knows why in 2013 he thought booking a stadium that can hold 60-70 thousand people was a good idea for a company that never drew big crowds in the states. |
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Post by Platypus Mod, with a new hat on Feb 12, 2024 16:28:55 GMT -5
that's not true... sometimes he booked the Westbury Music Fair (or whatever it's called now...) which has a massive lighting rig that gives people like 2 feet of clearance when the ring is setup... I forgot about that...did they keep the ring set up rotating? unfortunately no... that would have been interesting <_<  |
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Post by Hanky McCranky Jr. on Feb 12, 2024 16:29:39 GMT -5
This is fantasy booking spitballing from the other thread about Okada possibly being a heel and aligning with his good buddies Matthew and Nicholas Jackson.
Assuming the deal is done by Revolution: imagine if he's the one to visibly "retire" Sting as the Jacksons' trump card post-match with a 100% power Rainmaker knocking him out. Dude would be a made man immediately with people not familiar with his NJPW work.
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Post by One of the Cooler, Candid TOKs on Feb 12, 2024 16:34:52 GMT -5
Genuinely astonished how TK thought hiring the mastermind behind TNA's "do literally zero local promotion for shows" strategy to do the same exact thing was a good idea When Morffi was in TNA he booked the Alamodome for a PPV, Christ knows why in 2013 he thought booking a stadium that can hold 60-70 thousand people was a good idea for a company that never drew big crowds in the states. I still don't think that was a bad decision. It's still their US attendande record, the Alamodome is dirt cheap to rent and they've using temp seating to make it much more intimate for decades |
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Post by Legion on Feb 12, 2024 16:48:11 GMT -5
A little bit disappointed not to be seeing Okada going to WWE but like I said in another thread he does feel like more of a natural fit for AEW's roster. I sometimes wonder if had it existed at the time would guy like AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura or even Finn Balor have gone to AEW instead. Either way, Look forward to seeing him on Dynamite. Honestly if AEW was around a good 5 years before they were, i reckon the likes of AJ, Asuka, Shinsuke, Finn, Shayna, Iyo and such would all be there for sure as none of them are traditionally WWE hires or people Vince would have cared to bring in, WWE is quite lucky they hoovered up talent like that as they did as if they had not done so, the roster would probably be filled with muscle men, hosses, models and such with very little indy or international talent. WWE just isnt a place most top pro wrestlers want to go to. I dont think Okada had to think twice really as AEW offers so much for him to turn down. I think you're projecting your WWE hate on to decisions being made by talent that you only have an outsiders view of. Every pro-wrestler will have different priorities and desires at any moment in time - and most of those people you mentioned have had the chance to not re-sign and leave, and have not. |
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Post by Crow Dust on Feb 12, 2024 16:59:23 GMT -5
Can't wait for drones (and Meltzer) to talk about how this doesn't move the needle even half as much as Tama Tonga to NXT will. No one will say that! Watch out if NXT gets Nakajima, as is rumored, though. Huge Nakajima fan that sounds so bad they would neuter Katsuhiko wow just mind numbingly bad decision on they're part and his if they do. |
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Feb 12, 2024 17:03:40 GMT -5
Okada and Ospreay are two pretty huge additions to the AEW main event scene, I'll be curious to see who kind of gets cycled out to make room. They should be in the top 4-6 featured guys in the company at this point. Hangman, Swerve, Danielson, Moxley, Okada and Ospreay should be your core 6 guys to build each show around.
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Post by daaave on Feb 12, 2024 17:24:28 GMT -5
This is fantasy booking spitballing from the other thread about Okada possibly being a heel and aligning with his good buddies Matthew and Nicholas Jackson. Assuming the deal is done by Revolution: imagine if he's the one to visibly "retire" Sting as the Jacksons' trump card post-match with a 100% power Rainmaker knocking him out. Dude would be a made man immediately with people not familiar with his NJPW work. I do quite chuckle at the idea of Bucks getting Nakazawa to translate for them as they tell Okada loads of bullshit. "Michael, tell Okada that Darby said he sucks and that his Dominion match with Omega was overrated" |
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