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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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Lowkey hoping Trevor Lee skips NXT and jumps straight to 205 Live since they've promised some new stars for the show
Honestly don't think Omega, the Bucks and Cody can carry a promotion that expects to do anything mainstream they are super ultra cheesy.
Omega's weird whisper promo thing looks real bad IMO
Omega's weird whisper promo thing looks real bad IMO
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He can do a lot more than that. Guy is loaded with personality.
Partially to prevent them from being signed up by some other company
Omega is the only member whose absence will really be felt IMO
LIJ >>>>>> The Elite
I just hope AEW compells WWE to present a more compelling product at its most mainstream level(RAW, Smackdown). I want to see AEW and all the other promotions out there currently thrive and have this be a new golden era of wrestling.
to be fair a lot of people got into new japan when omega came up
I of course got into new japan when okada first beat tanahashi
Omega was the only real valuable one , and he is one of the reasons NJPW is more popular , but The Elite as a whole really didn't do anything worthwhile (and the less said about Cody, the better). I am just reacting to what some funny fans say about how NJPW is going to crumble because they left.... which is a funny joke really.
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That is the rumor, yes. (not necessarily 205, but him getting signed by WWE)
Cool what if his debut nxt match was with jesse sorrnsen lol.
Modern WWE sort of reminds me of AAA in the nineties, with their bloated roster and creating/copyrighting their workers names, limiting their ability to draw outside of AAA. I'm not surprised a promotion like AEW is springing up.
I have no idea why anyone would wish 205 Live on someone they like
Hilarious. The success and failure of New Japan goes way beyond what Omega or the Elite do.
FFS I have seen New Japan implode before when it had amazing wrestlers on the books.
Their Japanese audience will be fine. Okada, Naito, and Tanahashi are there.
Their western audience on the other hand, the one with the sea of Bullet Club shirts at the US G1 show, might have an issue. It's the reason why they're trying to push Switchblade to the moon.
If he's gonna be in WWE the best in-ring work in the company happens on 205 Live, outside of Takeovers of course.
Shout out to my diabetic brother, I always loved O'Reily when he first broke out with Adam Cole in ROH.
I think Jay's a great wrestler, but he's not anywhere near as charismatic as Kenny. Juice might have been a smarter bet- even if Juice is a notch below Jay or Kenny in-ring (still very good though) , he's got the chasima.
The AAA comparison listed above is very interesting- I remember AAA's shitty La Parka ripoff. Penta is also a victim of that AAA.
With word on how much they're offering wrestlers, the Elite guys (Bucks, Cody, and Omega) might not even be the focus of AEW in terms of drawing power. I mean when Jericho says AEW offered him the best deal he's ever gotten in wrestling, you know they're doing something right.
I think their best bet would be to poach one or two big guys from WWE who aren't being used right. It would grab some headlines and legitimize the brand in the eyes of fans who won't be familiar with a bunch of ex-NJPW/ROH/indie dudes.
Rusev seems to be upset about his contract and standing in the company about once a year, maybe AEW could capitalize on the next one and snatch him up. If they can offer dudes like Joe and Nakamura similar schedules with better money, they could probably poach that caliber of wrestler.
La Parka (LA Park), Mosco de la Merced (now X-Fly), then there is Psicosis (same guy who was in WCW), El Alebrije, and Histeria (Super Crazy), who are up to their 3rd version. They even considered using Black Abyss as a full replacement for Abismo Negro (having him appear as Abismo Negro and Abismo Negro II on untelevised house shows) until Abismo was found dead in a river.
It's starting to sound like AEW is going to have a G1 type of competition. I'm so glad to hear what he's saying. I just hope he can back it up.
Hopefully if they can get their TV deal done by February and start airing in March/April, they can start a tournament for their titles. With the finals for the championships at Double or Nothing. It would be a good way to introduce the wrestlers and start feuds.
I wouldn't expect them to start airing until closer to the end of the year, if not early 2020.
Well, I hope they can keep the buzz going with just 1 or 2 shows. A whole year is a long time to just have their talent sit around.
Cody was a WCW fan?
I knew I liked this guy.
His dad was Dusty Rhodes lmao.
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The plan is three shows. Double or Nothing, the Jacksonville show in July, then another Chicago show in September. Then they'll start TV in the fall.
G1 is awesome. I liked the BFG series before in became convulted and stupid.
Undisputed Era is one of the best parts of NXT, so this backhanded compliment is weird.
Someone trying to take down Undisputed Era really shows their knowledge of talent evaluation. Also...
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