He is slightly better. Barely better then average. Whenever he works a New Japan show he looks exposed
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All Elite Wrestling announced; bankrolled by Tony Khan, son of Jacksonville Jaguars and Fullham FC owner Shahid Khan
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He is slightly better. Barely better then average. Whenever he works a New Japan show he looks exposed
Jericho and JR being involved with Khan was actually the rumour before The Elite were involved, so it would make sense.
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I can see this being pretty damn successful given how well All In did. Several TV networks are already interested too, and having Cody and the Young Bucks is a damn nice start. Will be curious to see what relationship they will have with NJPW.
If they went Mondays stupidly, it would be the 3rd Monday Night War.
How dare you forget TNA's move.
I remembered TNA being Thursday. I guess TNA was just forgettable once Hogan came
TNA was short lived
They moved to Mondays shortly after Hogan got there because they thought that with him and all his old fart friends that they could actually take on WWE. Instead their ratings dropped so fast they had to run back to Thursdays to recover.
They're still around.
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That's the second All In event.
TNA/Impact is "still around" in the same way that a zombie is "still around"
The sad part is that they put out a much better product now than they did in their """""""prime,""""""" but they're still left paying for the sins of Hogan, Russo & Carter.
Close. Their current show is on (what used to be) the TV Guide Channel.
It's clear from their initial intent they do not intend to directly compete with the WWE (the fact they're not looking to clash with them TV-wise is an indicator of that.
I think on the short term they should look at being a refreshing alternative to WWE much like NJPW is right now - both in terms of the content they're offering and for talent looking to work. If anything, they're competing with ROH. I'd guess they'll use the same kind of model in their early days, with All-In type big shows every quarter..
The question for me is... how I can I see this in the UK..
Yeah same.
I hope they have a streaming service/partner with one of the big streaming services personally. I don't have Sky, Virgin or Freeview and one wrestling show ain't enough to get me back on that shit.
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Not anymore. In a week they are moving to a hunting channel called Pursuit, which is in half the homes that their current channel is.
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The channel they are moving to is literally partially owned by the same company that owns Impact, so that's probably rock bottom until they finally decide to sell to WWE (which almost happened a few months ago).
I don't think there's enough money in it, especially with the crazy money a lot of TV networks are throwing around to sports and other live attractions.
The sad thing is TNA's lasted longer than WCW...
Anyway, this announcement has been pretty obvious for a while now but it's still really exciting news. It's always great to have genuine competitors out there and to be headed up by wrestlers who've managed to build themselves into legit stars outside of the WWE is really exciting. Especially since they can now get away from all the RoH baggage. Can't wait to see who they sign.
I sure hope they manage to come to some sort of deal with NJPW, as AEW would be FAR more valuable to them than RoH, especially if it let Kenny stay in NJPW full-time but also work the occasional AEW card. But NJPW's very loyal to their partners, so things could easily turn to shit. NJPW would recover, just like they did when Nakamura, AJ and Karl Anderson left, but it'd still suck.
I don't think it's their decision. They're a wrestling promotion backed by a billionaire and that alone makes them a huge threat in Vince's eyes. There will definitely be a war and WWE will play it nasty. The first battleground will be signing independent talent and Vince andd Hunter will make sure there's nothing left for AEW's plate.
They need to get along with WWE well to stay true independent. We need competition, not war. Wrestling wars always end badly.
I stopped following the day to day stuff with wrestling, but goddamn how long was this in motion?
Does this mean the Elite are leaving NJPW after Wrestle Kingdom?
Also put their show up against Smackdown (WWE's flagship show) and let's get a new war going
Does this mean the Elite are leaving NJPW after Wrestle Kingdom?
Also put their show up against Smackdown (WWE's flagship show) and let's get a new war going
My thoughts as well.
The long-term viability of this thing is going to heavily depend on which TV network they land on, so I'm interested to see which networks are in contention
They really need to hitch themselves to a streaming service. Something like Amazon Prime who have started to buy up some sports streaming rights would be perfect. I love NJPW but something that stops me from following them more closely is how bad their app is (and how you can still only get it on certain devices).
I fell out of wrestling and check back in every now and then, but the WWE fucking sucks. These guys are fun to follow and got backed by a billionaire, so it should be interesting to see at least.
If they get a tv deal on a major network that would be big, and it'd be great if they actually brought something new and different in terms of presentation, storylines, etc.. instead of coming off looking like WWE-lite. I hope they succeed because WWE needs a good kick in the pants.
Hopefully for AEW's sake Khan is a money mark like Turner was, because that's what they'll need to survive, a guy who doesn't care if he loses money to start, a guy who just wants to bankroll wrestling and doesn't see it as a way to make money primarily
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It's been known in a general sense since All In, but these specific trademarks leaked in late November.
The Elite are most likely done with NJPW, at least for now, after WK.
Didn't jericho say to vince he wouldn't wrestle in the US for another company?
A man of his word huh?
Yes and it was a fantastic ppv but I'm curious as to what they would do with a weekly 2 hour tv show and how much different would it be from the competition.
I don't know if he said that to Vince, that was just his own rule since he figured if he was wrestling in the US, it should be for the big leagues. He's changed his mind since then though.
Between Impact, ROH, and AEW the competition for #2 is going to be intense, and Impact's very likely to lose out due to lack of funds.
NJPW might be the tiebreaker in all of this- whether they stay with ROH or go with Kenny.
Indie talent is going to benefit heavily.
NJPW might be the tiebreaker in all of this- whether they stay with ROH or go with Kenny.
Indie talent is going to benefit heavily.
If any member of the elite leave WK13 with a title then we will know more clearly what their relationship with NJPW is.
I think Kenny's Quest won't air at WK13 because it seems NJPW are going to turn Kenny heel. The video makes Kenny look like the face. All the interviews with Tanahashi and Kenny keep bringing up Kenny as willing to turn heel. Either that or the video was too much of a spoiler for the match.
I think Kenny's Quest won't air at WK13 because it seems NJPW are going to turn Kenny heel. The video makes Kenny look like the face. All the interviews with Tanahashi and Kenny keep bringing up Kenny as willing to turn heel. Either that or the video was too much of a spoiler for the match.
I also noticed the word Elite in All Elite Wrestling is gold. Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi confirmed?
Yeah the video gets the feud completely backwards and also is terrible at informing the casual fan as to what it's all about.
Who is Tanahashi? What's a cortisol shot? Who is Harold Meiji? Why doesn't Ibushi want to help? What is literally any of the background to this match?
If AEW really has a major TV deal in the works ( Hopefully from Paramount or TBS) no question it's the #2 Wrestling company in the US.
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