He doesn't even realize it. He keeps calling Ziggler Jericho.
The was no blessing to get. He wasn't under contract.
Hope they don't sign an actual tv deal with anyone.
Do like a netflix or hbo streaming deal instead or something like that. I can't give anymore shit for local or cable tv. Its nearly impossible to stomach RAW with all the ads.
The was no blessing to get. He wasn't under contract.
The relationship went south when Vince denied the NXT talent from being used on the cruise.
I'd bet Jericho still told Vince. He still told Vince about New Japan last year. There's probably still some loyalty there
Oh! I didn't even know about that. 12 months ago he was saying he would never work on American soil unless it was for Vince.The was no blessing to get. He wasn't under contract.
The relationship went south when Vince denied the NXT talent from being used on the cruise.
I'd bet Jericho still told Vince. He still told Vince about New Japan last year. There's probably still some loyalty there
That was probably before he realized Cody was going to get backed by a guy richer than him, sign contracts and have TV deals lined up though.He talked to him about the first All In and Vince told him he wished Cody would have called him and spoken to him about it so he could have given him advice
At the time All In and NJPW weren't direct competition, but I'm sure the thinking was the same as it is now: this is good for wrestling.He talked to him about the first All In and Vince told him he wished Cody would have called him and spoken to him about it so he could have given him advice
Wrestling cool again? Not when they continue to book stuff like WWE if not even cringier.
I have no doubts about the technical quality it will have or the match quality, but the entertainment so far, at least on All In, BTE and the Rally was WWE to the bone and I don't really like that.
Penis druids and mascot segments are more cringy then cool. Hope they will be a bit more different here in the end.
Yep.At the time All In and NJPW weren't direct competition, but I'm sure the thinking was the same as it is now: this is good for wrestling.
Let Jericho or whoever get their money now. For Jericho he'll end up back home. For everyone else they'll be in WWE when it's their season. And if WWE starts to decline it'll shift with the times. They're a long ways from going out of business.
All of this is good for wrestling.
That changed some time around All In. I think it took Jericho a while to realise how popular NJPW (and the Elite in particular) had become, even in the west. Once he did, he realised he could ride that wave and be treated like a star, not just the upper midcard gatekeeper he's been for years in WWE.Oh! I didn't even know about that. 12 months ago he was saying he would never work on American soil unless it was for Vince.
This kind of talk is just blurgh to me. WWE is Jericho's former employer, not his home. If AEW sticks around, pays Jericho well and treats him with respect, why should he go back? And why should we assume every wrestler should go to WWE? This WWE centric outlook of the wrestling industry is bad for wrestling IMO.At the time All In and NJPW weren't direct competition, but I'm sure the thinking was the same as it is now: this is good for wrestling.
Let Jericho or whoever get their money now. For Jericho he'll end up back home. For everyone else they'll be in WWE when it's their season. And if WWE starts to decline it'll shift with the times. They're a long ways from going out of business.
All of this is good for wrestling.
On the one hand, I think their brand of wacky is a million times more entertaining than the WWE's because it's written by far more talented people and Vince's brand of humour is trash.This. It's still wacky. If they want to attract a combat sports audience they need to produce a product which is nothing like the WWE. I'm not sure someone is brave enough to do that in the US.
Normal human Tony Khan shakes Jericho's hand as they complete his deal.
I see these three names suggested a lot. Does anyone even know when their contracts are up?
Joey Ryan's mental breakdown into a isolated mess drinking his own piss when hangman called him a penis pretender was a good bit. It was a fun dumb story.
I wonder if Joey Ryan gets a deal. One of the nicest dudes on the indies.
Joey Ryan's mental breakdown into a isolated mess drinking his own piss when hangman called him a penis pretender was a good bit. It was a fun dumb story.
I wonder if Joey Ryan gets a deal. One of the nicest dudes on the indies.
Here's a pick for AEW: Candice LeRae
The way they've booked her in NXT is goddamn criminal.
I hope not, I can't stand his character, and the style that's been suggested doesn't lend itself to that sort of comedy. He can stay in DDT and those sort of comedy promotions. I also don't see a TV station letting them get away with giant penis druids. :p
I agree with this.I hope not, I can't stand his character, and the style that's been suggested doesn't lend itself to that sort of comedy. He can stay in DDT and those sort of comedy promotions. I also don't see a TV station letting them get away with giant penis druids. :p
On that note, I wonder if intergender wrestling is in consideration at all. I know it's forbidden completely in WWE as men hitting women would upset their sponsors with them targeting a younger audience and all, but if AEW is going for something totally different tonally maybe they could work it in.If her and Joey Ryan can reform The World's Cutest Tag Team I'd be all for it.
On that note, I wonder if intergender wrestling is in consideration at all. I know it's forbidden completely in WWE as men hitting women would upset their sponsors with them targeting a younger audience and all, but if AEW is going for something totally different tonally maybe they could work it in.
Boooooooo.
Intergender matches is basically the one of the reasons why Lucha Underground couldn't get a better station.On that note, I wonder if intergender wrestling is in consideration at all. I know it's forbidden completely in WWE as men hitting women would upset their sponsors with them targeting a younger audience and all, but if AEW is going for something totally different tonally maybe they could work it in.
He's wearing the AEW hoodie. So, he's telling his brand at least and not just being dumpy like Dana White.
Intergender matches is basically the one of the reasons why Lucha Underground couldn't get a better station.
They thought they were being revolutionary but most networks saw it as a strike against them.
not only that but it killed their ratings. Seeing Pentagon jr. absolutely destroy girls for 90% of the match is not fun TV.
It didn't help that they pushed the wrong woman. Sexy Star is a garbage human being.
The best episodes were easily when they brought in Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo (Sane), and Mayu Iwatani.
Been saying since 2014, podcasts are the Lloyds of London wrestler scam for the new millennium.
That's really shitty. I guess people just weren't ready for that.
Weren't the Black Lotus Trio or whatever they were called canonically KILLED in LU lore? Pentagon being a serial killer is a bit much.
So does Adam Cole, yet Britt Baker just signed with AEW.Extremely doubtful she'd leave when her husband Gargano is in NXT and has a good spot.
Weren't the Black Lotus Trio or whatever they were called canonically KILLED in LU lore? Pentagon being a serial killer is a bit much.
I hope not, I can't stand his character, and the style that's been suggested doesn't lend itself to that sort of comedy. He can stay in DDT and those sort of comedy promotions. I also don't see a TV station letting them get away with giant penis druids. :p